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David G Haskell @dghaskell.bsky.social · 10h

Big night
#birdcast

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 17h

Here they are.

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West Virginia Snake Church

YouTube video by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 17h

Pinned to the wall by this.

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 17h

Bumper crop of picks here

John Coulthart @johncoulthart.com · 18h

New blog post: Weekend links 799

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A Night Alarm: The Advance! (1871) by Charles West Cope. • At Spoon & Tamago: Meet the artist creating humorous, nihonga-style images of daily life with their rescue cat. • The thirteenth installment of Smoky Man’s exploration of The Bumper Book of Magic has been posted (in Italian) at (quasi). • New music: I Remember I Forget by Yasmine Hamdan; …

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 17h

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Rock and Roll Was Stolen From God By Satan, by Sublime Frequencies

from the album West Virginia Snake Handler Revival “They Shall Take Up Serpents”

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 17h

This album. I am reborn!

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 22h

Oh what’s that? They will depreciate at roughly 3 times the rate previously touted and require constant replacement and 2-3x the revenue to match initial expenditure?

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Xeno-canto @xeno-canto.bsky.social · 1d

... let's sonify that xeno-canto.org/species/Alyt...

Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 1d

Our friend the Catalonian Midwife Toad was first described as a new species in 2021 when it was separated from the Common Midwife Toad! Like other midwife toads, the male protects the eggs by carrying them until they hatch! (photo by Léo Souillard)

A dark greenish brown toad, mottled with black spots! They are carrying a clutch of dark eggs between their hind legs!

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 1d

won't get fooled again, etc.

Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 1d

Alas: It’s actually Rostock 2007, photo by Fabian Bimmer. (Apologies)

Portland clown school grads still sitting on their degrees.

Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry for that "Portland clowns" photo. Not Portland. Definitely clowns... in Rostock (Germany), 2007.

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 1d

Never mind, this is bullshit. "It’s actually Rostock 2007, photo by Fabian Bimmer."

Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 1d

CLOWN POWER

Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 1d

aka "Portland: The Clown Wars" (2025)

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

News footage from Portland shows a calm, tranquil city. But an AI video that Stephen Miller texted to Donald Trump shows the city as a burning hellhole. The truth may lie somewhere in between.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Historians argue that Trump indicting his enemies one-by-one rather than having them murdered in a single night proves he’s not a fascist.

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Flash Strap @flashstrap.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & Give the Drummer Radio: we'll dive into Red Noise & the rest of the Futura label's wild, revolutionary rock & experimental offerings, a small but extremely potent selection of LPs with the spirit of 1968. 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/Kenzo/admin/...

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byron coley @byroncoley.bsky.social · 2d

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EXCLUSIVE: Thurston Moore’s New Book on Monumental Free Jazz Recordings - JazzTimes

JazzTimes is thrilled to present the following exclusive excerpt from NOW JAZZ NOW, co-authored by music writer Byron Coley, baritone saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and iconic … Read More "EXCLUSIVE: Thu...

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 2d

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[Landline-paywall removed] Immortals

John Whitson's Holy Mountain, James Brown's TV show, Ray Hudson's shocking joy

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Elaine Lee @elainelee.bsky.social · 2d

When you have a president who behaves as horribly as Donald Trump, that type of behavior spreads through his followers out into the broader populace and we get shameful scenes like at the 2025 Ryder Cup. I'd like to thank Rory McIlroy for promising to boycott future US tournaments. He's helping us.

Rory McIlroy Says "He Won’t Play in the U.S. Again” #RoryMcIlroy #GolfNews #RyderCup2025 #Sports

YouTube video by Tysonomo Multimedia

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Authorities have arrested a Florida man for intentionally starting the fire that burned Los Angeles's Pacific Palisades. So why does it feel like the fire was started by a cat-eating immigrant from war-ravaged Portland, Oregon?

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Stephanie @forest-elf.com · 4d

Finally found out what happened to MY FRIEND who was detained by ICE back in May that I haven't heard from since. I've known him for years....been here for over 20 years legally, detained for not declaring a marijuana charge from when he was a teenager.

www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tucson-...

He’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperwork

Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He's been in federal lockup since late May.

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