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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 6h

The personal space of animals should be respected.
If you're approached by a friendly cat or dog, show it some love.
If it's just sitting there quietly, say hello/wave but leave it alone.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 21h

It's that kind of Sunday

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☾Penelope Pitstop✯ @isispendragon.bsky.social · 21h

Frankie is late for #Caturday. He was enjoying his rights. 😉

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Coffee The Husky @coffeethehusky.bsky.social · 1d

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Jady Marmalade @rabid-child.bsky.social · 1d

Look at the magnificent doofuses.

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 2d

Without downloading anything, post an image or gif of where you are mentally.

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NSF NRAO @thenrao.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay Dedication of the NRAO - October 17, 1957.

Hard to believe it's been 68 years!

👤 From left: Richard M. Emberson, Lloyd V. Berkner, G. A. Nay, John W. Findlay, Ned L. Ashton, David S. Heeschen, H. Hockenberry, with model of 140 Foot Telescope

#OTD #FlashbackFriday #NRAO #RadioAstronomy

Black and white historical photograph of a group of 7 men standing around a model of a radio telescope

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @vrubinobs.bsky.social · 2d

Eye on the southern sky 🌌

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is like a cosmic watchtower, capturing the entire visible sky every few nights.

Before, scientists would spend their careers looking for supernovae. But Rubin will accomplish in minutes or hours what used to take a lifetime! 🔭🧪

A boot-shaped observatory perched on its rocky mountain summit site under a star-filled sky with the Milky Way galaxy arching overhead.

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to meet another fan of this🤩
The Weatherscan music has a home among my playlists

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 3d

There are still some good things in this world.
gizmodo.com/were-addicte...

We're Addicted to This Gloriously Retro Digital Weather Channel

Add a little dose of nostalgia to your daily weather forecast. You know you want to.

gizmodo.com

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Adriana Horstman @ingadriana.ro · 3d

Earlier I'd prepared two posts, but then we went on a walk and now I think these #autumn photos are way better for happiness 🤍🍂🏔️

Photo of a walnut tree in a meadow, with autumn colored trees in the background, blue sky

A photo of hills covered in autumn colored trees, with brown long grass in the foreground, blue sky

A photo of a grass field surrounded by autumn colored trees and a path blocked by a wooden gate, a hill covered in trees in the background, mountains behind that with tops covered in snow

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 4d

This is genuinely cool👏

City and County of San Francisco @sfgov.sf.gov · 4d

San Franciscans with an EBT or Medi-Cal card can enjoy the city’s cultural treasures through the SF Museums for All program.

Get free or discounted admission to over 20 museums. Each cardholder can receive up to 4 tickets per visit, perfect for families and friends.

🎟️ More at: sfhsa.org/museums

Person viewing art in a museum, with overlay text “How to get 4 free or discounted museum tickets for every visit.”

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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 4d

Big main character energy here from Gemini South. Sure, the telescope conducts world-class research and captures jaw-dropping images with its 8.1‑meter mirror… but honestly, it knows it’s photogenic too. #astronomy

📷: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Kwon O Chul

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Coffee The Husky @coffeethehusky.bsky.social · 4d

Good Morning Blusky!

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 4d

I'll decline all Teams invitations today just to be safe😄

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☾Penelope Pitstop✯ @isispendragon.bsky.social · 4d

Frankie #cat

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 4d

Years ago someone wrote that Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapons while the US should because Iran couldn't be trusted to not use them to threaten other countries over, say, fishing rights.

Now tariffs and visas aren't nukes, but........
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote

American officials have threatened supporters of measure to reduce emissions with tariffs and other retaliatory action

www.theguardian.com

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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 5d

Visit our website and send feedback! #astronomy

US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d

Want to know more about us? The US NGO is part of the NSF NOIRLab. Our main goal is to support US Gemini users in the phases of the astronomical observing cycle, from proposal preparation to data analysis. More info about us and what we do 👉 noirlab.edu/science/prog...

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 5d

On the way home I stopped at the Polish grocery, and bought a kebab from a Pakistani restaurant.

This post has been brought to you by immigration.

A large pack of egg noodles next to a bag of kielbasa and another of white pudding.

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Oslo Center for Environmental Humanities @uio-oceh.bsky.social · 6d

👣🌾 Landscapes aren’t just made by humans.

They’re shaped through relationships - with animals, plants, microbes, and even the soil beneath our feet.

Meet the Multispecies Landscapes Lab, a group at OCEH exploring landscapes as more-than-human worlds.

www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...

Multispecies Landscapes Lab - Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History

How have humans historically cultivated practices of co-existence with other species? How have these interactions shaped the landscapes where humans have built, worked, lived, migrated, and wandered?

www.hf.uio.no

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 6d

I'd say more but I have to go. I think I see a mountain lion.

Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 6d

Say what you will about the movie 'Birdemic', but it's the reason I know about Half Moon Bay and its annual pumpkin festivities.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 6d

Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa won the 2025 Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off with a 2,346-pound pumpkin.

🎥: Jessica Christian

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South Pole Telescope @sptelescope.bsky.social · 6d

First plane of the 2025-2026 Austral summer season landed at #southpole today! Pic by SPT winterover Sim Bash. This flight is an KBA flight Bassler plane, which is just transiting through @NSF Amundsen-Scott South Pole, on its way to an Italian base. #Antarctica @UChicago

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UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab @cssl.bsky.social · 6d

10/13/25 9:30am Update:

Not enough #snow for a measurement this morning because we only measure accumulation greater than 0.5 cm (0.2"). Something tells us we'll have enough within the next 24 hours though...

#CAwx #CAwater

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Master Ninja Theme Song @mscninjutsu.bsky.social · 6d

Outside my childhood house was a small piece of land that my parents wanted to keep things off of so they filled it with Century Plants. Nothing ever went there and nobody messed with those plants.
Downside is that when one dies, getting it out is a royal pain.

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