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posts too much ecol/biologist in climate change settler. knitter. antiracist. chronically ill. #yeg Edmonton Alberta Treaty 6 Canada born @ 340ppm CO2 #BiInSci Wildfire resources: https://bsky.app/profile/alisonborealis.bsky.social/post/3lqep5ttvnt25

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · Jan 18

2025 challenge for everyone (myself included):

- Have you read the entire thread before replying?
- Have you looked to see if other people have already replied with what you want to say?
- Are you thinking of "well, actually"-ing?
- Do you you and the person know each other well enough to say that?

alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · Nov 29

Will be applying a new policy from here on out.

If you come into my mentions to tell me that [thing] isn't worth my attention or bringing it to the attention of others, I'm going to assume you're a bad actor and block you.

ESPECIALLY if you're an 8 follower account with primarily replies.

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 4h

Password was too hard. Couldn't remember it.

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It's me, Serena in YEG @itsmeserenat.bsky.social · 9h

If you ever joined us on Friday mornings for coffees or rode with him, msg me and you can have a sticker too for your bike.

It's me, Serena in YEG @itsmeserenat.bsky.social · 10h

I recently rode back home from University, and flying past gridlocked cars on 114st made my heart feel lifted again. Driving to and from work so regularly was crushing my soul, and I had to force myself to repeat mantras to find the motivation to get through the day.

Photo of a red bike. It is an up close photo from behind, seeing through the bars of the bike frame. There are 3 stickers on the bike frame, in particular one small one of a person sitting on a bench.

Digital drawing of a man sitting on a bench, his bike resting against the back side of the bench. The scene is of the back of the bench, and the man has his back to us. He is holding a hot beverage.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 5h

Taking frogs back from the alt right 🫡

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 5h

Yep

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 4h

🐓 guy interview

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 7h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 4h

I am going to fall asleep before this next episode loads.

My computer is thinking too hard.

alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 4h

Honestly, sometimes the best learning occurs under these circumstances.

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 1d

native plants are important too

a flower field with text that says "Yeah I'm into BDSM, Bio-Diversity Supporting Meadows"

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Mary Hrovat @maryhrovat.bsky.social · 2d

Cloudy moon.

Night photo of the moon surrounded by and partially covered by gauzy clouds. The branches and needles of a pine tree are visible in the foreground.

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 4h

Nobody tell these people their stomachs produce hydrochloric acid...

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 23h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 18h

Why is Mel Gibson allowed to make movies

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 9h

Real chicken or the egg here with people who use AI for everything

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 11h

You know how there’s been this big push towards encouraging older people to do puzzles, cognitive games, and to learn new things to keep them from succumbing to dementia?

Wonder where that’s gonna go with the rise of “outsource your cognitive functions to AI, it’ll be convenient” culture

SteveIsDamaged @steveisdamages.bsky.social · 11h

Cognition is like strength. Use is required to not just gain, but maintain. The more thinking and cognitive work we offload, the duller we become as a result.

It's like deciding you'll use a mobility scooter without need and then figuring out a year later that you can no longer walk.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 9h

I'm doing another print run of these "Biology is Bigger than Binaries" shirts!

Back, quite literally, by popular demand. Bullying works, sure, but so does a bunch of nice cutie patooties politely asking!

Order 'em now, I'll mail 'em in early November.

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a woman with short bown hair, glasses, and tassel earrings, wears a purple KN95 and looks cool as hell in her biology is bigger than binaries shirt, in orange

a woman with green glasses takes a selfie lookin' cool as hell in her pink biology is bigger than binaries shirt. She's also got ice cream, that lucky dog.

a woman with long brown hair and glasses hangs out in the back yard with her pink biology is bigger than binaries shirt

A man with a hat and sunglasses stands in hero-pose with his biology is bigger than binaires shirt (orange)

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 4h

Probably has a tape recorder going all night just to catch his latest half-awake ideas so they can't slip through his fingers.

alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 5h

A thing I often forget about is just how much muscle is involved in kitchen work.

You could easily have some amazing triceps just by mincing herbs and spices all day.

alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 5h

Wow! Looks great!

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Cen Galdre @cengaldre.com · 11h

Looking for a unique mindfulness ritual? I wrote "A Box of Seven Devils" as a means to divide, externalize, and resolve those anomalous feelings that often ail us.

www.galdrecraft.com/product/a-bo...

Walnut "devil" tiles and drawstring pouch

The Full Kit, Tanoak Slide Tob Box, Tiles in bag, and booklet

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KiwiRed @kiwired.bsky.social · 5h

For those who need it.

A fake Magic: the Gathering cake titled "Chicken of Executive Function". Ability text reads "Dispel Malaise. You are granted executive function for one turn." Flavour text reads "You have been visited by the chicken of executive function. Stop scrolling and go and do one thing you've been putting off."

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 5h

ate too much for supper.
no regrets.
Still not sure how all the shredded cabbage disappeared and I had more noodles, though.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 5h

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 5h

LMAO! ICE hit Daredevil. Knocked him right in the head too. He's gonna get out the other black costume now.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 8h

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 5h

It’s a material reality that right now the AI tech bubble is holding up the empire. It increasingly powers all commerce, and is central to the most invasive surveillance apparatus the world has ever seen. Predictive analytics trained on our data have allowed billionaires to track us like wildlife.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 5h

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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alison (she/her) FREE LINK @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 5h

AWESOME!