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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 7h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 2h

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 2h

Not Trump. Thank goodness there is still sanity.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 12h

A park employee, who spoke with SFGATE on the condition of anonymity to protect their job, said they know of only one wilderness ranger working the entire park. And technically, that person is not even a ranger, the employee said, but a volunteer.

SFGATE @sfgate.com · 13h

"It's the Wild Wild West."

Squatters, illegal BASE jumpers invade Yosemite amid federal shutdown

"It's the Wild Wild West."

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benteh @benteh.no · 12h

life goal

David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 13h

Fun fact, I used to work for one of the only living fungus gnat experts.

He researched gnats that lived in the wild and basically had zero impact on humans. I collected some in Latin America for him and hoped to have a fungus gnat species named for me but I don’t think he will ever describe it.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t forget forfeiture of the property as well.

(If I’m reading it right).

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23h

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 · 23h

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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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 12h

Me too.

I don’t have any tattoos but I would totally get this species’ distinctive and characteristic genitalia tattooed on my body.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 12h

The only organized race I ever ran was a marathon. But I did train, my goal was to finish, and my toenails fell off and I had weird blood test results the next week (probably muscle damage).

I did it because my (now) ex-wife said I couldn’t.

That’s also a reason. And probably a bad one.

David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 12h

I think the only economically important species is the species in New Zealand that has bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that people do boat tours to see the “glowworms” in caves!

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 13h

Fun fact, I used to work for one of the only living fungus gnat experts.

He researched gnats that lived in the wild and basically had zero impact on humans. I collected some in Latin America for him and hoped to have a fungus gnat species named for me but I don’t think he will ever describe it.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 16h

I want an unprecedented meltdown on the right so I want Greta Thunberg to get the Nobel Peace Prize this year

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Brian Wasik @brianrwasik.bsky.social · 16h

That other things continue to happen should never take away from the fact that RFKJr is a sociopathic con man and should be nowhere near any power affecting the health and wellbeing of any person, in perpetuity.

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 15h

Vote 2567 for Merlin.

But we do need a Shazam for frog and toad calls.

Ribbit.

A green bullfrog with protruding eyes sitting on a rough road surface.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21h

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 1d

This is an amazing track.

Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Texas Sun (Official Video)

YouTube video by Dead Oceans

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Dang, that was awesome.

Have you heard this one? Just found it yesterday.

And my life is better for it.

youtu.be/24uC02FZBCY?...

Hermanos Gutiérrez - "Elegantly Wasted" (feat. Leon Bridges) [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Easy Eye Sound

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

this is very very funny, but I think my favorite part is the implication that Keanu Reeves got suckered into saying yes to a bad play

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Annastasia @annastasia77.bsky.social · 2d

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 1d

For #spacetober_challenge day 8 prompt propulsion, my portrait of #mathematician, aeronautical #engineer, philanthropist & Cherokee ‘hidden figure’ of the space race: Mary Golda Ross (1908-2008).⁠ 🧪🐡🧮🔭👩🏻‍🔬 #histsci
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Great-great-granddaughter of Chief John Ross, who was forced to lead his people on the

Linocut portrait of Mary Golda Ross looking over her shoulder in a gradient of green (at bottom) to gold (at top) surrounded by vehicles important to her career including P-38 Lighting fighter plane, and Agena rocket, important to Apollo missions in grey.

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 1d

Eels - Souljacker Part I

youtu.be/PNEVbhqkKhY

Eels - Souljacker Part I

YouTube video by EelsVEVO

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Meghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social · 1d

The science is in: COVID boosters are worth it, even if you've been vaccinated and/or infected before. Stay safe out there, friends!: 🧪 🛟 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada.

a man walking in front of a sign that says welcome to nevada the silver state

Alt: a man jumping madly in front of a sign that says welcome to nevada the silver state

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Curse our commoner blood!

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David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 1d

Dude, I feel fucking attacked here!

And DEN-SLC is pretty fucking scenic, btw.

Rocky Mountain high, yo!

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