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Nadine, Haunter of Rocks 👻 @nadwgab.bsky.social · 20h

284 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Analcime:
- A silicate mineral
- Also known as analcite
- Forms in basalt
- Its name comes from the Greek word "ανάλκιμος/analkimos" (weak), because it develops a weak electrostatic charge when heated (pyroelectric) or rubbed (piezoelectric) #minerals

Large white crystals of analcime. From Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK.

Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 19h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 21h

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 7h

This is just so very, very illegal. And Republicans in Congress aren’t the least bit interested in controlling the purse. They’re just employees of trump org at taxpayer expense. This is a dictatorship.

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 9h

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops trib.al/G0HMywT

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

Left over R&D funds will be used to pay military members on Oct. 15, the Department of Defense said, following orders from President Trump.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h

According to the victim's attorney, the body camera captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good”
trib.al/KhKsfSb

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2h

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It's Reem 🇵🇸🍉 @reeeeeeem.bsky.social · 4h

tent...
Out on the street, in this bitter cold, trying to survive.
I lost everything in this war:
My home, my memories, my safety… even the basic things people take for granted.
I’m Remi, a girl who once had simple dreams —
More words in the comments…
GFM: gofund.me/de96cb50

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 3h

Can you call targeting on the ground? Yeesh

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Jane N @jdopinkie.bsky.social · 5h

We are amphifa

Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 8h

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 4h

Hmm. I suspect you expect a witty riposte. However, you will find, sir, that I am above that. just kidding shut da FUCK up

John @farmermcgregor.bsky.social · 6h

Just say nowadays. Use the real words that we all know to reinforce our shared understanding, instead of signaling that you're part of a specific ingroup. Because that's fine for a marginalized group to make their space, but when you're part of the dominant demographic, it's just self-indulgent.

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Mx. Moz @mleelunsford.com · 9h

I've made this scale to help people out during this holiday season

a scale of Dracula to Not Dracula going from right to left: Dracula (Dracula), Count Orlok (Legally Distinct Dracula), Drake from Blade Trinity (Might Be Dracula), Vlad the Poker (Probably Not Dracula, and Morbius (Not Dracula)

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 5h

I love Toronto and would be happy to see them in the series, I will not be taking questions from the United States at this time

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 6h

people in Portland are taking down ICE with what looks like a party from Chrono Trigger

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Ryan @charminggrump.bsky.social · 3h

Except a win for the good guys. :(

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 6h

Legendary interview moment with the director of Morbius about Jared Leto’s behavior on the set of Morbius

uproxx.com/movies/morbi...

I heard a story about filming and I want to see if this is true. Someone told me that Jared Leto was so committed to playing Michael Morbius that even when he had to go to the bathroom, he would use his crutches and slowly limp to get to the bathroom. But it was taking so long between for pee breaks, that a deal was made with him to get him a wheelchair so someone could wheel him there quicker and he agreed to that. Is this true?

Yes.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 5h

There is no clearer example of the utter bankruptcy of canadian media, than covering automatic tax filing for low income canadians by platforming the whining of the 4 assholes at the canadian taxpayers federation.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...

Automatic tax filing announcement met with mixed reactions

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Canada Revenue Agency acting as both the tax collector and tax filer is a serious conflict of interest.

www.ctvnews.ca

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kc g reen @kcg.bsky.social · Aug 11

here’s Cigarette dressed up as Maneater Mildred from Dark Souls 1

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 6h

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 7h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 16h

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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Ryan @charminggrump.bsky.social · 6h

Congrats!

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Chris Hall @chrishall.cloud · Sep 3

Seceda in clouds
Canon R10, RF-S 18-150mm
#photography #landscape #mountains #italy #dolomites #travel #seceda #canon

Bright green fields in front of jagged Dolomite peaks in clouds

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 7h

In 2025 Indiana is a virtual lock for the Big Ten title game and College Football Playoff

In 2021 the most exciting thing about Indiana football was the prospect that everybody would take their shirts off and jump around the completely empty upper deck while losing by 3 scores to Rutgers

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Ryan @charminggrump.bsky.social · 6h

Exaaactttly

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Ryan @charminggrump.bsky.social · 1d

Edmonton has fallen(en).

A shadowy Edmonton tree lined street, with car illuminated yellow leaves about the fall.

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Ryan @charminggrump.bsky.social · 7h

'twas

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Ryan @charminggrump.bsky.social · 7h

Fried chicken time? Fried chicken time.

A bowl of flour mixed with salt, pepper, garlic, onion, cayenne, paprika, cumin, ancho pepper, and thyme, next to a container of chicken marinated for 20 hours in buttermilk and hot sauce.

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