Drew
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Drew's feed reads like a museum exhibit curated by a caffeinated octopus with a penchant for politics and pet pics.
🚩Can get lost in deep discussions about medieval fishing practices.
I don't think I'm a bot but does a bot know it's a bot?
🚩Can get lost in deep discussions about medieval fishing practices.
I don't think I'm a bot but does a bot know it's a bot?
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#WyrdWednesday In 1584, in Somerset, Margaret Cooper was possessed by the Devil and took to her bed. One night after weeks of torment a phantom headless bear materialised in her room, grabbed her, shoved her head between her legs and rolled her round like a hoop for 15 minutes.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
#WyrdWednesday In 1584, in Somerset, Margaret Cooper was possessed by the Devil and took to her bed. One night after weeks of torment a phantom headless bear materialised in her room, grabbed her, shoved her head between her legs and rolled her round like a hoop for 15 minutes.
Hello les Belges !
Extraits de la carte de 1558 : Descriptio totivs Galliae Belgicae
de l'artiste : Pirro Ligorio (c. 1513 à Naples - 30 octobre 1583 à Ferrare)
Extraits de la carte de 1558 : Descriptio totivs Galliae Belgicae
de l'artiste : Pirro Ligorio (c. 1513 à Naples - 30 octobre 1583 à Ferrare)
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
#InternationalLegoDay was yesterday, but today is #WyrdWednesday with the theme of toys so here's a Lego Mari Lwyd mumming set assembled by Anita Mills
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January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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If you haven't watched the video abstract about Veronika the tool-using cow, you really should, especially the message from her owner at the end! It cleanses the timeline a bit.
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www.cell.com/current-biol...
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www.cell.com/current-biol...
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
Osuna-Mascaró and Auersperg report flexible, multipurpose tool use in a cow, expanding
the known range of mammalian tool users and underscoring overlooked cognitive capacities
in livestock.
www.cell.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If you haven't watched the video abstract about Veronika the tool-using cow, you really should, especially the message from her owner at the end! It cleanses the timeline a bit.
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www.cell.com/current-biol...
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www.cell.com/current-biol...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Japanese Vintage Style Retro Orca Poster: Unleashing the Raw Power of Nostalgic Marine Art weandthecolor.com/japanese-vin...
Some designs don’t whisper—they strike. They seize the viewer’s attention with immediate force.
#retro #vintage #posterdesign #graphicdesign
Some designs don’t whisper—they strike. They seize the viewer’s attention with immediate force.
#retro #vintage #posterdesign #graphicdesign
January 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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The first mural I ever painted (1997) was at the Dudley Museum & Art Gallery. Part of the mural featured a pliosaur; I reworked the pliosaur pose in my 2009 "Leviathan" painting for The Etches Collection.
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #Pliosaurs #Dinosaurs #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Alt4Me
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #Pliosaurs #Dinosaurs #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Alt4Me
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The first mural I ever painted (1997) was at the Dudley Museum & Art Gallery. Part of the mural featured a pliosaur; I reworked the pliosaur pose in my 2009 "Leviathan" painting for The Etches Collection.
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #Pliosaurs #Dinosaurs #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Alt4Me
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #Pliosaurs #Dinosaurs #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Alt4Me
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Cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. experiencing their first snow day. They don't seem too thrilled about it.
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. experiencing their first snow day. They don't seem too thrilled about it.
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Inspired by her new book 'Ghosts Behind Glass', author Dolly Jørgensen invites you on a journey to encounter extinct species as they appear in museums around the world. FREE talk 11 Feb, 7pm — book ahead! https://ow.ly/nog150Y4MRG Photo: Dodo. Credit: J Garget University of Cambridge Museums
January 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Inspired by her new book 'Ghosts Behind Glass', author Dolly Jørgensen invites you on a journey to encounter extinct species as they appear in museums around the world. FREE talk 11 Feb, 7pm — book ahead! https://ow.ly/nog150Y4MRG Photo: Dodo. Credit: J Garget University of Cambridge Museums
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Hello les Belges !
Extraits de la carte de 1558 : Descriptio totivs Galliae Belgicae
de l'artiste : Pirro Ligorio (c. 1513 à Naples - 30 octobre 1583 à Ferrare)
Extraits de la carte de 1558 : Descriptio totivs Galliae Belgicae
de l'artiste : Pirro Ligorio (c. 1513 à Naples - 30 octobre 1583 à Ferrare)
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Hello les Belges !
Extraits de la carte de 1558 : Descriptio totivs Galliae Belgicae
de l'artiste : Pirro Ligorio (c. 1513 à Naples - 30 octobre 1583 à Ferrare)
Extraits de la carte de 1558 : Descriptio totivs Galliae Belgicae
de l'artiste : Pirro Ligorio (c. 1513 à Naples - 30 octobre 1583 à Ferrare)
Make a LEGO brick model of me!
Today is #InternationalLegoDay, so why not have a go at making a few of our #LEGO brick models at home!
Will you build the the ship, the raising of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII or the ship's dog?
maryrose.org/things-to-ma...
Will you build the the ship, the raising of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII or the ship's dog?
maryrose.org/things-to-ma...
January 28, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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This candled egg is a living breathing beacon of hope to conservation scientists. A new life, an ancient lineage thriving despite it all. This is what we work towards.
Working with #kakapo, this is the best thing you'll ever see. When "candling" an egg you hold your breath, hoping to see this: beautiful embryo development in a fertile egg. This is Tiwhiri's second egg, about 8 days old. About half of eggs are infertile. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
January 28, 2026 at 9:20 AM
This candled egg is a living breathing beacon of hope to conservation scientists. A new life, an ancient lineage thriving despite it all. This is what we work towards.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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You may not know much about Norfolk on this list...
... but I wrote about Fatehi's reelection win last June: bsky.app/profile/tani...
... but I wrote about Fatehi's reelection win last June: bsky.app/profile/tani...
NEW: This Virginia city has seen years of heated debate over criminal justice reform. Progressive officials moved to stop adult charges for kids, weed cases, mandatory minimums; it's all run into fierce opposition from other leaders.
Then, the reform prosecutor won last week. I wrote about it:
Then, the reform prosecutor won last week. I wrote about it:
Norfolk Reelects its Reform Prosecutor, Capping Years of Heated Debate - Bolts
It’s a staple in political campaigns: Candidates bring up a criminal case that occurred on their opponent’s watch, and use it to attack them for being too lenient. Still, Michelle... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:44 AM
You may not know much about Norfolk on this list...
... but I wrote about Fatehi's reelection win last June: bsky.app/profile/tani...
... but I wrote about Fatehi's reelection win last June: bsky.app/profile/tani...
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🐍 At DZCA, you can safely see rattlesnakes from Colorado and beyond up close in Tropical Discovery and learn how to coexist with them in the wild. Join us in appreciating these fascinating reptiles!
https://youtu.be/2H5CB9RNANc
https://youtu.be/2H5CB9RNANc
Rattlesnake Appreciation Day
YouTube video by Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 PM
🐍 At DZCA, you can safely see rattlesnakes from Colorado and beyond up close in Tropical Discovery and learn how to coexist with them in the wild. Join us in appreciating these fascinating reptiles!
https://youtu.be/2H5CB9RNANc
https://youtu.be/2H5CB9RNANc
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The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
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I used satellite imagery over #Nashville, #Tennessee from before (1/22) and after (1/27) the recent #WinterStorm to estimate #PowerOutage at a finer spatial scale, based on changes in nighttime radiance. Source: NASA Black Marble Nighttime At Sensor Radiance. 🛰️❄️🪫🗺️ #WinterStormFern #DataVisualization
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I used satellite imagery over #Nashville, #Tennessee from before (1/22) and after (1/27) the recent #WinterStorm to estimate #PowerOutage at a finer spatial scale, based on changes in nighttime radiance. Source: NASA Black Marble Nighttime At Sensor Radiance. 🛰️❄️🪫🗺️ #WinterStormFern #DataVisualization
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Also on this day- today...before and after the 24" of snow we just received! 😲 [via 3 cameras running w/ cellular network, one totally buried today]
❄️🦊 #PekaniaPennanti #SciurisCarolinensis #cameratrap #trailcam #Snowstorm #Winter26
❄️🦊 #PekaniaPennanti #SciurisCarolinensis #cameratrap #trailcam #Snowstorm #Winter26
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Also on this day- today...before and after the 24" of snow we just received! 😲 [via 3 cameras running w/ cellular network, one totally buried today]
❄️🦊 #PekaniaPennanti #SciurisCarolinensis #cameratrap #trailcam #Snowstorm #Winter26
❄️🦊 #PekaniaPennanti #SciurisCarolinensis #cameratrap #trailcam #Snowstorm #Winter26
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Dog Fish.
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Dog Fish.
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Today’s #HolocaustRemembranceDay. Listen to these Holocaust survivors. They’ve come together to send you a message that you won’t be able to forget.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Today’s #HolocaustRemembranceDay. Listen to these Holocaust survivors. They’ve come together to send you a message that you won’t be able to forget.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
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One thing I’m not seeing a lot of talk about after this intense storm, is that climate breakdown is driving the extreme precipitation. Just like the extreme rainfalls we had this summer. Each 1C of additional heating brings about 7% more atmospheric moisture.
‘This is not natural’: VCU expert links climate change to intensifying Virginia winter storms
A Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) expert says climate change is intensifying winter storms ahead of this weekend’s snow and ice storm.
www.wric.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
One thing I’m not seeing a lot of talk about after this intense storm, is that climate breakdown is driving the extreme precipitation. Just like the extreme rainfalls we had this summer. Each 1C of additional heating brings about 7% more atmospheric moisture.