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PhotOooober the Ninth | R.C. Murphy

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 13h

Finally got around to editing some of the photos from Natural Bridges State Beach.

*Slaps rock* This thing can fit so many cormorants on it.

An arched rock sitting just offshore and absolutely covered in black birds. Other birds swim in the choppy water around the rock. The black and white style makes the waves look like ink blobs.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

PhotOooober the Ninth leans into the creepy season with a really cool tree.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 13h

Finally got around to editing some of the photos from Natural Bridges State Beach.

*Slaps rock* This thing can fit so many cormorants on it.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 15h

I was in bed by 7:30 last night after having the same internal debate/check-in.

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 16h

Seasonal art from the Larchives.

cartoon: 3 dogs re-enacting the SNL skit David S Pumpkins
Caption: David S Pupkins

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 19h

Wanna see a really cute skunk?

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a guinea pig wearing glasses and holding a pencil with the words hammy please no eating the school supplies below it

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 23h

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T.'s 2025
PHILANTHROPY FRIDAYS
SO LATE IT'S EARLY EDITION
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Months ago, I promised to help Crayons2Calculators raise $5K for their Fill That Bus school supply drive. But then work happened 😩

I'm kicking in $5/donor, with 3 matchers!

Donate here: bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com/tgregdoucette

Alt: GIF of a Guinnea pig with a set of plastic eyeglasses and holding a pencil it is inserting into a pencil sharpener. Overtop the image, text reads "Hammy, please, no eating the school supplies"

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 19h

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 19h

So what I'm hearing is the podcast flopped and now he's going extreme measures.

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 20h

When I saw a beanie baby owl in a shrub in the urban park behind my house I wondered if someone was trolling me, but then I saw the "Please don't touch, doing science" note an noticed the owl was above a tray of peanuts, with a predator-model-free (owl-less) tray nearby haha

Fluffy white beanie baby owl with large eyes and tiny colorful wings, tucked in the crook of a small sapling so it is over a tray of peanuts.

Half a sheet of notebook paper taped to a tree trunk. In very small, almost unreadable handwriting it says "Please don't touch doing sciences" in blue ink. Definitely could be written larger on the sheet; I had to use binoculars to read it from the path.

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 23h

From the Larchives: Another seasonal pin up: The Bride of Frankenstein

cartoon: Bride of Frankenstein pin up - the Bride reclines on an electric chair

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 23h

Luka's is as safe as I can get it, but I've seen too many horror stories and my oh-so-helpful brain loves to latch onto information like that.

An Abundance of White Mediocrity

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 23h

This and my tortoise's ceramic heat emitter are what keep my stomach in knots just thinking about the potential.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 1d

#RECALL: ESR HaloLock Wireless Power Banks Recall Expanded to Include Additional Model; The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. 1/2

Recalled ESR HaloLock Wireless Power Banks.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

This week on VIBE CHECK, we talk about white mediocrity: the moral mediocrity of Ezra Klein and the media mediocrity of Bari Weiss, hehe.

Podcast Episode · Vibe Check · 10/08/2025 · 58m

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

PhotOooober the Ninth leans into the creepy season with a really cool tree.

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PhotOooober the Ninth | R.C. Murphy

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 1d

HEY! YOU!

THE COMICS READER WHO'S TIRED OF TINY BREAKABLE WAIFS!!!

CHARLIE'S MOM'S GOT IT GOING ON!!!

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A giant woman with dark skin, white hair, and firey eyes looks enraged as she points a battleaxe at the reader.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

I might be a tad influenced by the promo shots of Oscar Isaac in Del Toro's Frankenstein.

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Finally getting my hair cut this weekend and I can't wait to tell the stylist my inspo is, "Curly-haired fuckboy."

PhotOooober the Eighth | R.C. Murphy

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

PhotOooober the Eighth has some adorable fuzzy guests.

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