Tenar Arha, 🌻
@datenar.bsky.social
Hello__wait, what do we call the denizens here? New account, same @DaTenar. Moving is a process.
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Tenar Arha, 🌻
@datenar.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hey 👋 hello all you new followers.
What a lot of swifties domains & swifties intros. 🤷🏻♀️ you’re following my middle aged, mostly RS news/cats/animals/books/movies/Boston/very occasional mentions of music account.
So—Welcome! Note, I use BlueSky manners here (subscribe to mod lists & block freely)
What a lot of swifties domains & swifties intros. 🤷🏻♀️ you’re following my middle aged, mostly RS news/cats/animals/books/movies/Boston/very occasional mentions of music account.
So—Welcome! Note, I use BlueSky manners here (subscribe to mod lists & block freely)
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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Pretty boy is back this morning and obligingly rotates to show off his gorgeous plumage! #birds #PaintedBunting
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Pretty boy is back this morning and obligingly rotates to show off his gorgeous plumage! #birds #PaintedBunting
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Read our original story here:
DNA Finally Tied a Man to Her Rape. It Didn’t Matter.
Seventeen years after Louise was raped, Boston police told her they had a DNA match for her alleged rapist. But under Massachusetts state law, the case would be almost impossible to prosecute.
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Read our original story here:
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Resist this face. I dare you.
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Resist this face. I dare you.
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Tytan and Notty were rescued a week apart from different parts of Kenya, but for the same unusual reason: both mothers died in cliff falls. The pair became immediate and inseparable friends, and it has been lovely to see them heal and embrace their Nursery life together: swt.bio/tytan
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Tytan and Notty were rescued a week apart from different parts of Kenya, but for the same unusual reason: both mothers died in cliff falls. The pair became immediate and inseparable friends, and it has been lovely to see them heal and embrace their Nursery life together: swt.bio/tytan
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This is not a pivot. At all. They hired a new CEO. Everything he says in this article is a rinse and repeat of the last guy.
I'm still boycotting.
bsky.app/profile/fast...
I'm still boycotting.
bsky.app/profile/fast...
The Minneapolis-based retailer is pivoting amid declining sales and a massive surge of federal ICE agents in its hometown. f-st.co/ng6UNp8
Target just made a big change this weekend. Here's what to know
The Minneapolis-based retailer is pivoting amid declining sales and a massive surge of federal ICE agents in its hometown.
f-st.co
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
This is not a pivot. At all. They hired a new CEO. Everything he says in this article is a rinse and repeat of the last guy.
I'm still boycotting.
bsky.app/profile/fast...
I'm still boycotting.
bsky.app/profile/fast...
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fun fact the military didn't look into this at all when they were studying tear gas back in the 1960s
but in addition to stuff like irregular periods, there's evidence tear gas exposure can be linked to miscarriage
more than enough data to suggest caution
share.google/SoozTodiv791...
but in addition to stuff like irregular periods, there's evidence tear gas exposure can be linked to miscarriage
more than enough data to suggest caution
share.google/SoozTodiv791...
February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
fun fact the military didn't look into this at all when they were studying tear gas back in the 1960s
but in addition to stuff like irregular periods, there's evidence tear gas exposure can be linked to miscarriage
more than enough data to suggest caution
share.google/SoozTodiv791...
but in addition to stuff like irregular periods, there's evidence tear gas exposure can be linked to miscarriage
more than enough data to suggest caution
share.google/SoozTodiv791...
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#knitsky my Melt the Ice hat in the colorway Fuck Ice is done (not yet blocked). I think I have enough yarn left for a second hat (might make the ribbing longer as folding it up = uncovered ears, doesn’t accommodate curly thick hair well)
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
#knitsky my Melt the Ice hat in the colorway Fuck Ice is done (not yet blocked). I think I have enough yarn left for a second hat (might make the ribbing longer as folding it up = uncovered ears, doesn’t accommodate curly thick hair well)
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So the next step from democrats is: “it is illegal to do this without approvals and in 2029 we will hold all companies that take part criminally liable and seize all their assets to pay for restoration.”
He's totally tearing it down.
REPORTER: Do you plan on tearing down the Kennedy Center during renovations?
TRUMP: “I’m not ripping it out, I’ll be using the steel. So, we’re using the structure. We’re using some of the marble, and some of the marble comes down.”
TRUMP: “I’m not ripping it out, I’ll be using the steel. So, we’re using the structure. We’re using some of the marble, and some of the marble comes down.”
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 PM
So the next step from democrats is: “it is illegal to do this without approvals and in 2029 we will hold all companies that take part criminally liable and seize all their assets to pay for restoration.”
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Doctors ignored my reports if pain for years. In high school my mom would have to come pick me up because I was puking from agony. I'd pass out at work. I was told some discomfort is normal. At 23 a (cis woman!) doctor told me if I did not stop complaining the only solution was a hysterectomy.
So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes
Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease
www.science.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Doctors ignored my reports if pain for years. In high school my mom would have to come pick me up because I was puking from agony. I'd pass out at work. I was told some discomfort is normal. At 23 a (cis woman!) doctor told me if I did not stop complaining the only solution was a hysterectomy.
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This essay on what's wrong with protecting "free speech culture" (as opposed to free speech) by @kenwhite.bsky.social is excellent.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-fashio...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-fashio...
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
This essay on what's wrong with protecting "free speech culture" (as opposed to free speech) by @kenwhite.bsky.social is excellent.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-fashio...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-fashio...
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What you want is COPWATCHING. The cameras turned on THEM.
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
What you want is COPWATCHING. The cameras turned on THEM.
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people keep messaging me about this, but idk if I have any special insight. This CNN thing was a quote from a single anonymous source which Dana Bash used to lead into a panel discussion. The source could have meant a number of things, but it didn't seem like CNN had the knowledge for follow up 🧵
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
people keep messaging me about this, but idk if I have any special insight. This CNN thing was a quote from a single anonymous source which Dana Bash used to lead into a panel discussion. The source could have meant a number of things, but it didn't seem like CNN had the knowledge for follow up 🧵
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Cartoon: Happy One Holiday Closer to Hallowe'en :)
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Cartoon: Happy One Holiday Closer to Hallowe'en :)
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Just wait until they find out the Feds will sacrifice them & that qualified immunity by calling them contractors not employees
ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises
Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
ICE employees on Reddit complain about late salaries and missing insurance, despite promises made upon hiring
ICE employees have reported delayed pay and missing health insurance on Reddit, while critics question how staff tolerate dangerous duties for little or no compensation.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Just wait until they find out the Feds will sacrifice them & that qualified immunity by calling them contractors not employees
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Now I want to know who owns the middle man agency. Because that's going to be a wealthy fool. And there are so many options. But the fool running this must not value their own freedom
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Now I want to know who owns the middle man agency. Because that's going to be a wealthy fool. And there are so many options. But the fool running this must not value their own freedom
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one of the reasons that "there will be no elections you fools" is frustrating is because it erases the actual mechanics of voter suppression—including Greg Abbott blocking an election for this district for a year, because he knew it would be a Black D rep. 1
Congratulations to my new congressman, @cdmenefee.bsky.social! After almost a year without representation, this is exactly the energy that I need to hear, and exactly the agenda I voted to see in Congress.
My message to President Donald Trump.
February 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
one of the reasons that "there will be no elections you fools" is frustrating is because it erases the actual mechanics of voter suppression—including Greg Abbott blocking an election for this district for a year, because he knew it would be a Black D rep. 1
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It's #WorldWetlandsDay! Here's a Snowy Egret strutting its stuff to celebrate. Those yellow feet!!
#birds 🌿
#birds 🌿
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
It's #WorldWetlandsDay! Here's a Snowy Egret strutting its stuff to celebrate. Those yellow feet!!
#birds 🌿
#birds 🌿
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For all of February, every print order my shop comes with a free Valentine Mollycrabapple.com/shop
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
For all of February, every print order my shop comes with a free Valentine Mollycrabapple.com/shop
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HELLO DONNIE IS HERE
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
HELLO DONNIE IS HERE
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No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks
Face-coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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In autumn, 1945, American photographer Gordon Parks flew up to Yellowknife on an assignment with Standard Oil to do a photo feature on a northern mine but bad weather kept him in Yellowknife for days and from his intended destination. This led him to a nearby Dene community, which was much more to
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
In autumn, 1945, American photographer Gordon Parks flew up to Yellowknife on an assignment with Standard Oil to do a photo feature on a northern mine but bad weather kept him in Yellowknife for days and from his intended destination. This led him to a nearby Dene community, which was much more to