Monica V
@classyearlgrey.bsky.social
Former scientist, public involvement professional, transforming a failed farm into wildlife habitat and a food forest. Every day is an adventure, bruises and a few scars expected along the way.
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Good morning from the harbor seal factory!
We got several working harbor seal families ready to challenge the establishment!
Here you can see a mother teaching their baby about the union.
Get em started young!
#UnionsForAll #SealSky 🦭 🦑
We got several working harbor seal families ready to challenge the establishment!
Here you can see a mother teaching their baby about the union.
Get em started young!
#UnionsForAll #SealSky 🦭 🦑
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Good morning from the harbor seal factory!
We got several working harbor seal families ready to challenge the establishment!
Here you can see a mother teaching their baby about the union.
Get em started young!
#UnionsForAll #SealSky 🦭 🦑
We got several working harbor seal families ready to challenge the establishment!
Here you can see a mother teaching their baby about the union.
Get em started young!
#UnionsForAll #SealSky 🦭 🦑
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Only in America do you have Cooper Kupp, who grew up in a small city in Eastern Washington, talk to the Super Bowl press corps about his pregame pho ritual before the second-biggest football game of his life.
This is what makes America great.
This is what makes America great.
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Only in America do you have Cooper Kupp, who grew up in a small city in Eastern Washington, talk to the Super Bowl press corps about his pregame pho ritual before the second-biggest football game of his life.
This is what makes America great.
This is what makes America great.
Yeah, but tell me how vaccines are the cause of every known ailment known to man.
PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," helped spur innovation. But they're also insidious to human health. https://to.pbs.org/4qRXD2m
How PFAS harm our health — and why they're everywhere - Horizons
What do non-stick pans, firefighting foam and many of our couches, carpets and cosmetics have in common? They’re all made with PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals helped spur innovation, but they’re...
to.pbs.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Yeah, but tell me how vaccines are the cause of every known ailment known to man.
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The Boston Ballet accepted the challenge!
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Boston Ballet accepted the challenge!
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Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Dawn also performed three songs by Canadian modern Celtic artist Heather Dale. These songs explore life lessons from mythology. Here is part of “Mordred’s Lullaby“ from King Arthur legends, describing serious inherited baggage from parents.
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Dawn also performed three songs by Canadian modern Celtic artist Heather Dale. These songs explore life lessons from mythology. Here is part of “Mordred’s Lullaby“ from King Arthur legends, describing serious inherited baggage from parents.
We have a really wonderful local arts scene, with artists training in the next generation to create real music and theater by real humans. Here is Dawn Madsen of Dawn and the Dead, trained locally herself. Impressive range of musical styles. And so generous crediting and promoting songwriters.
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
We have a really wonderful local arts scene, with artists training in the next generation to create real music and theater by real humans. Here is Dawn Madsen of Dawn and the Dead, trained locally herself. Impressive range of musical styles. And so generous crediting and promoting songwriters.
Heroic production of “Murder on the Orient Express” by Red Curtain for the Arts in Marysville. The set changes were literally large rolling train interiors, difficult in a really small space. The cast was excellent as always.
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Heroic production of “Murder on the Orient Express” by Red Curtain for the Arts in Marysville. The set changes were literally large rolling train interiors, difficult in a really small space. The cast was excellent as always.
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Orion... Jupiter... Aurora !
I've uploaded a short video to YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK5d...
You can see more like this (+ LIVE sky cameras 24/7) on my YouTube channel here...
www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...
#DarkSkies #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
I've uploaded a short video to YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK5d...
You can see more like this (+ LIVE sky cameras 24/7) on my YouTube channel here...
www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...
#DarkSkies #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
Orion... Jupiter... Aurora ! Real-Time Aurora Borealis with the Sony a7S II
YouTube video by Northumberland Astro
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Orion... Jupiter... Aurora !
I've uploaded a short video to YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK5d...
You can see more like this (+ LIVE sky cameras 24/7) on my YouTube channel here...
www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...
#DarkSkies #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
I've uploaded a short video to YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK5d...
You can see more like this (+ LIVE sky cameras 24/7) on my YouTube channel here...
www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...
#DarkSkies #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
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About 100 people applauded in Mountlake Terrace City Hall Thursday after City Council voted 6-0 to adopt a resolution affirming support for immigrants.
Three city proclamations were made: Lunar New Year, Ramadan & Black History Month.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
mymltnews.com/mlt-council-...
Three city proclamations were made: Lunar New Year, Ramadan & Black History Month.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
mymltnews.com/mlt-council-...
MLT Council OKs resolution affirming supporting immigrants | MLTnews.com
Takeaways MLT City Council voted 6-0 to adopt a resolution affirming support for immigrants. City Council made three proclamations for February: Lunar New
mymltnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
About 100 people applauded in Mountlake Terrace City Hall Thursday after City Council voted 6-0 to adopt a resolution affirming support for immigrants.
Three city proclamations were made: Lunar New Year, Ramadan & Black History Month.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
mymltnews.com/mlt-council-...
Three city proclamations were made: Lunar New Year, Ramadan & Black History Month.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
mymltnews.com/mlt-council-...
I am terrible at compressing giant image files for social media and keeping quality intact, but wanted to share this comically small short-eared owl harassing this bald eagle. The scruffy looking eagle was trying to land but oh noooo said the small #bird enforcement officer. 1/2
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I am terrible at compressing giant image files for social media and keeping quality intact, but wanted to share this comically small short-eared owl harassing this bald eagle. The scruffy looking eagle was trying to land but oh noooo said the small #bird enforcement officer. 1/2
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
And the start of sunrise, from my back porch.
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
And the start of sunrise, from my back porch.
We are not great for night skies, with clouds, valley fog, etc at night. But we do get the occasional gorgeous midwinter #sunset, with an amazing array of light coral to deep orange shades.
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
We are not great for night skies, with clouds, valley fog, etc at night. But we do get the occasional gorgeous midwinter #sunset, with an amazing array of light coral to deep orange shades.
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A progress update on yesterday’s partial sketch 🥰 Still very much a work in progress
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
A progress update on yesterday’s partial sketch 🥰 Still very much a work in progress
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
We notify HOAs and apartment managets about major project milestones through their online contact forms. We’re now being haunted by “Lea”: do you want to set up an appointment to view a spacious 3- bedroom? We have a lovely studio with a view. Does Feb 11 work for you?
WE’RE A SEWER UTILITY, LEA.💩
WE’RE A SEWER UTILITY, LEA.💩
February 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
We notify HOAs and apartment managets about major project milestones through their online contact forms. We’re now being haunted by “Lea”: do you want to set up an appointment to view a spacious 3- bedroom? We have a lovely studio with a view. Does Feb 11 work for you?
WE’RE A SEWER UTILITY, LEA.💩
WE’RE A SEWER UTILITY, LEA.💩
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Yew at Stoke Gabriel Church, Devon
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Yew at Stoke Gabriel Church, Devon
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
Believed to be 1,000 years old, & likely the original place of worship, & why the church was placed here
'Walk ye backward round about me
7 times round for all to see
Stumble not and then for certain
One true wish will come to thee'
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Gosh, I look forward to using arsenic for green, lead for orange, and mercury for red.
I mean, what could go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
I mean, what could go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
F.D.A. Relaxes Rules on ‘Naturally Derived’ Dyes
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Gosh, I look forward to using arsenic for green, lead for orange, and mercury for red.
I mean, what could go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
I mean, what could go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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Be bold, Louvre — put it back on display, unrepaired, on a slow rotating display stand. Talk about theft, pull out the copy of the Cursed Diamond Necklace of Bankruptcy (& Infamy) +5 and talk about the rumors and slander in that one. Jewel theft has been part of jewels forever. Lean into it.
“The museum’s decorative arts director, Olivier Gabet, said the museum staff didn’t know how much the restoration would cost, but were starting with an estimate of 40,000 euros.”
The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Be bold, Louvre — put it back on display, unrepaired, on a slow rotating display stand. Talk about theft, pull out the copy of the Cursed Diamond Necklace of Bankruptcy (& Infamy) +5 and talk about the rumors and slander in that one. Jewel theft has been part of jewels forever. Lean into it.
And in honor of the hater, here is a report. Respect 🫡 to Gladys Mae West.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
And in honor of the hater, here is a report. Respect 🫡 to Gladys Mae West.
Yesterday evening felt like spring. It’s hard to go inside when cloud streams stretch across the skies like a scarf lying against a dress of night and stars.
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday evening felt like spring. It’s hard to go inside when cloud streams stretch across the skies like a scarf lying against a dress of night and stars.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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The right wing Cato Institute has released a paper showing that, over 30 years, immigrants to the US created a fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion, and that without immigrants, US public debt would be twice its current level.
Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...
www.cato.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The right wing Cato Institute has released a paper showing that, over 30 years, immigrants to the US created a fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion, and that without immigrants, US public debt would be twice its current level.