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Sluagh Sith

@dsidhe.bsky.social

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They/sidhe. Mixed plural. Anti-endos DNI. Cat lover! Ranty queer pagan cryptid. TMIgraineur. Oversharer. Read the pinned BYF Avatar: Fisher price Little People toys. Banner: Black and white cat looking through a window at a frog stuck to the other side

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · Dec 31

Re-working my pinned. There will be sub-threads so you can find what you need to know.

Old pinned here for now, it will eventually be combined into the new one. Keep reading this thread for new info.

bsky.app/profile/dsid...

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 3h

Reminder that WE DON'T HAVE YARDS HERE.

Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 3h

Wondering why the grounds crew is still out there leaf blowing this evening. They're not. One of my neighbors bought their own leaf-blower and is using it on the parking lot, despite a serious lack of leaves because the grounds crew was already here today.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1d

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 1d

I know I missed this when it was a trend, but I finally got pictures of my basement museum from when I was in 2nd grade sent to me so here is my
"How it started/How it's going" 🦕🦑🐌⚒️

Good to see I had some early mollusk representation

A display of dinosaur and other prehistoric creatures on a display stand with name tags on each. A globe with different dinosaurs on it and where they are found hangs from a pipe next to it

Childhood exhibit section with dinosaur, plesiosaur, and pterosaur art (bad), modern and fossil mollusk specimens, some fish displays, and a fake ammonite arrangement that you dig out of those clay children's activities

Overview of a museum exhibit showing the Gastropod section with several cases and didactics and a Giant squid decal on the wall with 3D tentacles coming out

Several ammonoids in a display case with a didactic

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 12h

In the early days of the Alt-Right I'd refer to them as the Frog Squad in my newsletter because of how they'd stolen Pepe the Frog cartoons for their memes.

I'm absolutely delighted that Portland is reclaiming the frog. It's a full circle moment.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 11h

ANTIFA SUPERSOLDIER COMMANDOS, AMPHIBIOUS BRIGADE

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 12h

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · 18h

Some rich green goodness from the Olympic National Forest 🌲

#ForestFriday #Trees #PNW #Washington #Moss #Lichen #Scape #Photography #Nature

A close-up of two large old growth, trees covered with moss and lichen in the middle of a forest with other trees and greenery around them. There is a fallen tree between the two large ones that is covered with moss.

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · 13h

A vintage vinyl Ozzy Osbourne interview picture disc for today’s #Spooktober theme of #Vampire 🧛

#31DaysOfHalloween #Ozzy #SharpTeeth #Fangs #Rocker #Vinyl #Photography #FridayFun

A vinyl picture disc that has a picture of Ozzy Osbourne dressed in a tuxedo with a medal draped around his neck. He is a vampire with an open mouth and sharp fangs, including not just his incisors, but some of his front teeth as well. The album is labeled on the bottom as being an interview picture disc Limited Edition made in England.

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 11h

Well, I still have a couple more things to do this evening, but yeah, I am greatly enjoying that I do not have to spend tomorrow listening to my mother and sister bicker.

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Tomb Hellton @tvhilton.bsky.social · 12h

Someone in the press needs to as Mike Johnson what part of “No Kings” he disagrees with

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 12h

me: can you tuck me in
them: ??? you handed me a shovel
me: yeah just spread the dirt over me as evenly as you can thanks.

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 11h

Can't wait till he starts demanding honorary degrees as he extorts the schools. "What do you mean I can't prescribe medicines? I have a doctorate!"

Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 11h

We're about halfway through the week, my partner gets back late Tuesday. I made a couple calls, reordered the cat's meds, changed a litterbox, found a food she's willing to eat today, stuck a needle in myself, and I am now getting stoned and watching Best in Miniature today, because fuck reality.

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness @joyousjoyness.com · 12h

This is my custom portrait of Hazel the cute white cat! This portrait will eventually become a reflective foiled print, and this particular style helps foil release cleanly from the print.

#art #cat #whitecat

Black and white drawing of a cat named Hazel, with the left half of the image being the reference.

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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 1d

We have just 7 days left to stop Texas from executing #RobertRoberson — an innocent man on death row. Please, take a moment to call Gov. Abbott and urge him to do the right thing and grant Robert a stay of execution at 737-277-6778. Find a script here:
saveroberson.org

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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 1d

While this is certainly good news, his fight for justice isn’t over. Robert’s legal team is still pushing for a retrial. Take a moment to read more about his story, and learn how you can stay involved as his fight continues: innocenceproject.org/petitions/ju...

Stop the Oct. 16 Execution of Robert Roberson

Add to your name to stop Texas from executing an innocent person.

innocenceproject.org

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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a STAY in hashtag#RobertRoberson’s case, just seven days before his scheduled execution. innocenceproject.org/news/texas-c...

Robert Roberson's Execution is Stayed by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Roberson Was Scheduled to Be Executed on October 16 Despite Overwhelming Evidence of Innocence

innocenceproject.org

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight

Before the Spanish study, some scientists had been sceptical about the mammals attacking migratory birds

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 1d

Day 159 of photoshopping John Oliver of @lastweektonight.com with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution

John (H. sapiens) relaxing with a tooth of Otodus megalodon (PRI111611)
#savePRI #fossilfriday #JohnOliverCoprolitasticShed #paleontology #geology ⚒️🧪 #sharks

John Oliver with his feet up on his desk pointing to a large fossil shark tooth in a small amount of matrix rock on his desk

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 1d

Woke up from a nap and am convinced my skin smells like mildew. Took a shower, pretty sure it's not a real thing, just a brain thing.

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness @joyousjoyness.com · 1d

Throwback art! Before I did foiled prints, I dabbled in shrink plastic art! This alpaca keychain was for a good friend!

#alpaca #art #drawing #sciart #fineart

A left hand holding a shrink plastic keychain with a llama drawing on it in colored pencil.

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Sara THE MURDERIEST UNICORN @saraterror.bsky.social · 1d

My tiny dog often goes to bed really early and then decides it’s time for me to go to bed too. She barks more and more impatiently while I yell “YOU’RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!” She always wins though.

But I have thought of a brilliant gambit: “GO TELL HR ABOUT IT!”

This seems to have stumped her. HA!

elmo is surrounded by flames and the word victory is written above him

Alt: elmo is surrounded by flames and the word victory is written above him

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Sluagh Sith @dsidhe.bsky.social · 1d

I would argue that a primary disqualifier for a Nobel Peace Prize is "Doing things to win the prize, rather than to bring peace". The recognition may be awesome, but if you're helping humanity just for the plaudits, you do not represent the current spirit of the award.

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · 1d

If you need something bright and cheery, gaze upon this yellow Crown Imperial for a bit 🌞

#Flowers #Bloomscrolling #ColorADay #YellowThu #Yellow #Anthophile #Photography #FlowerGirl

A large sunlit bright yellow crown imperial flower with bright green leaves on top of it. Additional flowers and greenery can be seen in the background.

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Andrea Peterson @andreapeterson.bsky.social · 1d

A green and black poison dart frog at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Draper, Utah 🐸

#Frogs #Spooktober #Poison #Amphibians #Photography #Green

A green and black poison, dart frog on a variegated, green and white leaf additional leaves are above and around it

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