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Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 8d

New space mutiny nickname just dropped

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ptklein @ptklein.com · 16d

The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened on US screens 50 years ago today. Initially a major box office bomb, cult cinema outsiders and queer audiences quickly took up the film’s mantle and turned it into a unique and exciting way of engaging with the movies. Remember kids, don’t dream it—be it!!

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 18d

That Merlin app is addictive as hell, isn't it? 😁
Protip: I get a lot of my birds (and encourage myself to get up early) by putting my phone by the window to catch the morning chorus.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 19d

Irruption.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, two people are standing outside, facing each other; one is wearing an orange tshirt and one is wearing a green tshirt and a pair of binoculars. The first person says "I heard there's going to be a Red-breasted Nuthatch eruption. Should I be worried?" In panel 2, the second person says "No, it's an irruption - an unusual movement of birds into areas where they aren't usually found. It's great for birders." The first person says "No, I think they said-" In panel 3, both people look alarmed as the ground beneath them begins to rumble. in panel 4, the ground erupts and hundreds of Red-breasted Nuthatches shoot into the sky, lifting the two people into the air.

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 20d

Wildlife or your dog would leave behind pits. If there aren't a ton of pits in the yard, I'm afraid you might have fruit-snitching neighbors. We had one show up to our avocado tree with a laundry basket at 2am once. Unfortunate, but at least you don't have a bunch of rotten fruit around?

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 20d

My go-to explanation for little kids people I've just met is "I have a left-handed brain." and they IMMEDIATELY comprehend and adapt. It's an extremely good comparison that alltists can easily grasp.

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 21d

I see you are familiar with the local customs and our Airport Guardian! All Hail!

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 29d

~*OOOOHH YOU WANT TO COME ROLL DICE AT MY HOUSE OOOOHH*~

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 29d

I am setting notification on my calendar for the 30th to check in with you!

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 29d

By "feed" I mean "there is an entire home-cooked meal every session". I can accommodate many food allergies, as well as mobility and sensory issues.
There are also very cute animals that want you to pet them. Look at him. He needs you to come slay things with him

A very cute orange and white corgi looks beseechingly into the camera.

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · 29d

Anyone in the greater Denver metro area want to come play TTRPGs with me and my friends? We're having attendence problems and looking for more consistent members. Must be able to reliably attend a Sat or Sun game in Broomfield, okay with cats & dogs, and LGBT+/ND Friendly. We will host and feed you.

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · Sep 12

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

Photo of a missing slice of cheesecake that looks like a cheesecake hull floating in a deep blue ocean. The "ocean" is actually the blueberry topping on the large cheesecake that we don't see completely.

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · Sep 11

I saw one of these in the wild as a kid and it still lives vividly in my memory. Absolutely exquisite creature, like living jewelry.

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San Francisco Zoo & Gardens @sfzoo.bsky.social · Sep 11

We are proud to help spearhead this first of its kind headstart program in tandem with our many partners.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Sep 11

This snake, with deep red and turquoise markings, is considered one of the most beautiful in the U.S. It’s also one of the rarest, with all of them in the wild living in the Bay Area.

The Bay Area has one of the most beautiful snakes. Can scientists save it?

This snake, with deep red and turquoise markings, is considered one of the most beautiful in the U.S. It’s also one of the rarest, with all of them in the wild living in the Bay Area.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

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Echo @echo262.bsky.social · Sep 10

PSA for US healthcare friends: If you were trying to wait until the end of the year to schedule a test because you needed to meet your deductible, call and ask to be scheduled NOW. The office I work in is already scheduling tests into end of November and early December.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Sep 10

YAAAAY!

Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · Sep 10

Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink!

Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.

https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · Sep 7

It's so, so worth surviving to the Weirdo With A Home Studio phase, I promise .

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · Sep 7

life of an artist
a line from birth to death broken into gifted kid, burned out disappointment and an old weirdo with a home studio

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · Sep 7

Heads up for Colorado friends: as of yesterday, there is NO prescription requirement for the covid-19 vaccination. Get it and your flu shot today!

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · Sep 7

I know we're having fun but this post made me realize that English uses the imperative tense for both commands and invitations and this explains a solid 40% of the communication issues between me and my in-laws.
Someday I'll learn to speak my first language :/

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · Sep 7

In a related phenomenon, a friend of mine had a very expensive package stolen. She shared the doorcam video on the news and got it back next morning because the whole damn city rallied and searched for it. One thief to a couple thousand people willing to help a stranger? We should all be so lucky!

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Robbie @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin, “Architecture of return, escape (The British Museum)”, a deerskin map a floor plan of the British Museum and possible escape routes for various Indigenous cultural belongings held there.

An animal hide covered in blue felt with a floor plan of a museum drawn on it

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Skeletal Viking Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · Sep 7

No longer content with just stealing my seat when I get up, Boydog has now wedged his butt under mine to try to shove me out of it.

A person in a green shirt and black pants are sitting on a bed. A brown and white corgi has indeed wedged his butt under the person’s butt and is looking innocently at the camera.

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Gallus Rostromegalus @cryptidchicken.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tbh the ears you picked are a really good shape/size match for your face. You've got a good sense of aesthetics. If I wanted to be picky I'd suggest a warmer purple or pink like your shirt to match your skin tones better, but your joyful vibes here are what really make the look.

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