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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 7h

Because it's Forbidden?

DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 8h

In my completely unbiased opinion as a former WSU student, it's very good cheese (that's supposed to keep safely aging when kept refrigerated in its unopened tin).

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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 9h

Forbidden Cheese just had a birthday.

Tin of Cougar Gold with
"Made by Jeff, October 8, 2007
STORE UNDER REFRIGERATION"
stamped on the top.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 11h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 14h

PSL season!

Toothy armor, suction cups: Pacific spiny lumpsuckers persevere in Puget Sound

The small, clumsy fish isn’t the strongest or fastest creature living in Puget Sound. But it has developed other tools to survive in rough waters.

www.knkx.org

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 1d

Use only water or fresh air on tear gas or pepper spray.

No milk, vinegar, antacids, urine, etc. and especially not in eye.

Thank me later,

An actual expert

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 18h

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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spookygorski @cpgorski.bsky.social · 1d

*applause*

Pack it up... We have a winner for today, y'all

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.s... • 1h
ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and Al in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used Al to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

MotherofCorgs @motherofcar... • 22m
It's only fighting if that was a dance off.
And you know those feds can't dance.

Goo-orge W Horrors @bullcityfats.bsky.social
And if they can't dance they're...no feds of mine

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 1d

As I've said before, FDA recalls are broad for even the suspicion of contamination. This is what they're supposed to do and it's a thankless task. The goal isn't to terrify people, but you need those things off the shelf.

I'm glad Paris put this round up together for folks. Been waiting for it.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Dee @mochamustelid.bsky.social · 1d

Still up to some fibre art shenanigans. I was hoping to get this and another piece done way earlier, but they may end up being solstice presents for some family members.
#embroidery

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 2d

Meowlignant (2021)

A woman with long brown hair and a vest seen from behind and the cat is being carried in the vest with only its face showing at the back of the woman’s head, reminiscent of Gabriel in Malignant (2021)

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 3d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Spooky Scary SkeleFalco @falco.works · 2d

Day 7 -- Feline

Every well educated apprentice witch knows that treats are vital to a familiar's magic focusing abilities ow ow shoot ow dang it ouch

A little witch girl carrying a jug of milk is swarmed by black kittens, who scream and climb her overalls because she's not dispensing the milk fast enough

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Brad Guigar — Follow my #HaHaHaHalloween Countdown 🎃 @bradguigar.com · 9d

A caricature of Lt. Columbo (art by Brad Guigar). The header says “Just One More Thing…” and the text reads: “Y’know, I hate to bother ya, but… I noticed your sketchbook there. Looks like you’ve been savin’ the ‘good paper’ for somethin’ special. Thing is… I’ve seen a lotta cases, and the good stuff? It usually never gets used. Might be better to mess it up now while you still got the idea fresh.”

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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 2d

for the 🪶

DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 2d

Barrow's goldeneyes in the gold foil at Le Hardy Rapids in Yellowstone National Park.

A trio of ducks swimming in gold colored water

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 2d

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 2d

Barrow's goldeneyes in the gold foil at Le Hardy Rapids in Yellowstone National Park.

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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 2d

@tkingfisher.com is
"The smell of
Hoopoes has been
likened to that of
rotten meat"
something you already knew?

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old uncle BATface @catfacejoe.bsky.social · 4d

tweet screenshot
Matt the outlaw
@cursedgloryhole
Lady behind me at the thing screening last night to her partner "why are they shooting at the dog?" and her partner says very firmly "have you never seen a film before? you watch and information is revealed"

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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 2d

Back when I took Ornithology we were at the [turkey vultures having a sense of smell is a outlier for birds] stage, and seeing the sniffer bird category get expanded via new research since then is always neat.

Marc Gilles @marcgilles.bsky.social · 3d

Want to know everything about bird smell?
I wrote an "Ornithological masterclass" on Avian Olfaction for BTO News @btobirds.bsky.social #ornithology
Link to the article 👉 www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 3d

Just to be clear, an English degree - learning to critically assess texts - is actually one of the most dangerous for people such as Badenoch.

An educated population, able to bring hundreds of years of context to statements in a dawning age of AI slop and attention-seeking dishonesty is also vital.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 3d

sociology and anthropology are dangerous to them, because those fields help us understand the power dynamics, ethics, and human cost of what the industries they like better are doing.
Performing arts is hugely important for the economy, but it doesn't benefit them directly.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · 2d

Tumblr post from fictionadventurer

One of the more profound things I’ve heard recently came from a Mr. Rogers documentary. In a clip from his show, Mr. Rogers had just visited with a musician, and tells his audience that some people play music, and some people don’t, and that’s okay.

And then he said, “The important thing is to find something you feel good about doing.”

That phrasing struck me. “Something you feel good about doing”. Most people would have phrased it as “something you enjoy doing”. Or “something you’re good at doing”. But Mr. Rogers’ subtly different phrasing leads to a profoundly different connotation. “Something you feel good about doing” may not be enjoyable–people who work in hospitals or in disaster zones might not enjoy much of their day, but they probably feel good about helping people. “Something you feel good about doing“ may not be something you’re particularly good at–you may be a terrible artist by any objective standard, but if you feel good about making your art, then it’s a worthwhile endeavor. Looking for “something you feel good about doing” can help you find a truly satisfying life path.

That phrasing struck me. “Something you feel good about doing”. Most people would have phrased it as “something you enjoy doing”. Or “something you’re good at doing”. But Mr. Rogers’ subtly different phrasing leads to a profoundly different connotation. “Something you feel good about doing” may not be enjoyable–people who work in hospitals or in disaster zones might not enjoy much of their day, but they probably feel good about helping people. “Something you feel good about doing“ may not be something you’re particularly good at–you may be a terrible artist by any objective standard, but if you feel good about making your art, then it’s a worthwhile endeavor. Looking for “something you feel good about doing” can help you find a truly satisfying life path.

That phrase is also helpful with daily decision-making. Too often, I can make choices based on “what feels good.” I put aside tasks that are too stressful or avoid activities that seem too difficult, in favor of mindlessly browsing the internet. And I enjoy myself. I feel good while I’m doing that. But at the end of the day, I don’t feel good about how I spent my time. However, reminding myself to do “something I feel good about doing” can motivate me to accomplish those more difficult tasks. It can push me to do something outside of my comfort zone, to try something new that I might not be much good at. And maybe this is a blindingly obvious philosophy to everyone else. But I’m grateful for the reminder.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 3d

I came back from a trip at the end of Sept to a yard tree that looked transplanted from PDX. The questionably damp high desert (even if you're farther from the Rio Grande) of the past month maybe helped alongside the cooler temperatures.

Tree trunk that is entirely too covered by green growth.

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