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Grottan
@grottan.bsky.social
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Let your anger be as a monkey in a piñata... hiding amongst the candy... hoping the kids don't break through with the stick!
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meadowdays.bsky.social
Good morning ☕️
A pie chart of galaxies with three slices. The smallest says "stuff you know," a slightly larger one says, "stuff you know you don't know," and the large majority is full of stars and says, "stuff you don't know you don't know."
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
grottan.bsky.social
One of my favorite places... I can't recommend it enough if someone likes a little nature time or has kids. It's right by Texas State in San Marcos, and it's free. I am sharing because it's garweek and this is my spot I'd pick to see gar in the wild. #garweek #sanmarcos

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Wetlands Boardwalk || Exploring San Marcos, Texas
YouTube video by I Love the ATX
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November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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labwaggoner.bsky.social
Single antivenom nanobody protects against 17 different snakebites @nature.com
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@andreaslaustsen.bsky.social
Single antivenom protects against 17 different snakebites
Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent cocktail.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
grottan.bsky.social
I'm watching 1997's HBO Spawn because it feels right.... punishment for evil and stuff
October 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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jmritchey.bsky.social
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
jacobinmag.bsky.social Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · Oct 16
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
grottan.bsky.social
During the first term, NPR tweeted the Declaration on the 4th of July. Maga got really upset thinking it was about Trump

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October 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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toadfacts.bsky.social
Our friend Melanophryniscus spectabilis lives in the Santa Catarina and Paraná states of southern Brazil! They are known for their brightly colored patterns and the large lump on the end of their nose! (photo by Alan Hentz)
A black toad with bright orange face and shoulders, small occasional orange patches on their back, and bright red toes and belly! They are covered in lots of large warty bumps and have a very large lump on top of their nose!
October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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instbirdpop.bsky.social
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Photo by Julio Mulero of a White-throated Swift in flight with a large bulge below its beak. Text on the image says: Hope your weekend is as full of fun as this White-throated Swift's mouth is full of insects! Bonus Unsolicited Bird Fact: When White-throated swifts are collecting insects to bring back to their nestlings, they glue them together with their saliva to form a "bolus" (that's science speak for blob.) They hold the bolus in their mouth, not their crop, so there's often a visible bulge.
September 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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iwantyoustudio.bsky.social
Upside-down and back-to-front.
ONE MAN WAS FIRED FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK. ANOTHER MAN WHO SAID WE SHOULD “JUST KILL” HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH AN “INVOLUNTARY LETHAL INJECTION, OR SOMETHING”, STILL HAS HIS JOB. NOTHING SAYS MORE ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF AMERICA.
September 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
In summary:

The hateful Charlie Kirk was shot by the acolyte of a more hateful version of Charlie Kirk.

It wasn’t any of the imaginary bogeymen they were hoping for.

Just a case of them slowly drowning in their own hate.
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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instbirdpop.bsky.social
🪶🌎🦜Can you imagine seeing flocks of native parakeets in Illinois? 😩 More info about the Carolina Parakeet in Burgio et al, 2017 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Graphic showing a photo of a taxidermied Carolina Parakeet by Ryan Mandelbaum. Text on the graphic says "Unsolicited Bird Fact: Huge flocks of Carolina Parakeets once called the US home before some combo of over-hunting, deforestation, disease and invasive species led to their extinction. Flocks were shot en masse by European settlers in part because they tended not to"flee under fire, but to remain near wounded conspecifics that were calling in distress." (crying face emoji) Carolina parakeets were found in the Midwest, Florida,& along the SE coast. They were associated with Bald Cypress trees, & were one of the few species that could eat their unopened cones. They also ate toxic cockleburs & were immune to their toxin, which in turn may have made the birds toxic to predators.
September 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
grottan.bsky.social
In 1979, Attenborough had a nature documentary mini-series called Life on Earth. With 13 episodes it was a crash course on the natural history of this planet. Yesterday I looked on YouTube for a clip of it & the first suggestion was an AI video hyping up the series... why that and not actual clips?
Cover of Life on Earth by David Attenborough video featuring a Redeye Tree Frog David Attenborough in his early 50's standing in a forest David Attenborough lying down in a forest with two Gorillas
September 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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thedevil.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
grottan.bsky.social
Do it lady!

#meme #chit #nolaws
Chit from the social media skits, faceswapped over The Most Interesting Man in the World from the old Dos Equis ads.
August 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
grottan.bsky.social
The front of a series of books in a library folds down to reveal a miniature scene of a bunch of plastic toy soldiers worshipping Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc
August 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
grottan.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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sina21.bsky.social
Y’all have got to watch this 😭
July 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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thedevil.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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chiitan.love
Chiitan works at a restaurant

元祖どないやちゃんのイメージキャラクターに任命されましたっ☆接客はお任せあれですっ☆ちぃたん☆ですっ☆
June 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Happy Bastille Day! A national holiday that celebrates an armed crowd storming a prison that held people jailed by an autocratic leader with no due process, kicking off a revolution that did not end well for wealthy elites but did lay the groundwork for western liberal democracy
July 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
grottan.bsky.social
"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"
chiitan.love Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · Jul 7
Can I come over to your house to play?

あなたのお家に遊びに行っていいですかっ？☆
July 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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animalflix.bsky.social
If you're having a bad day, here's a cute Red Panda eating an apple for you ... ☺️ #bluesky
July 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
grottan.bsky.social
I've always used this same thing as an example of why quick and easy answers that most people believe aren't always that accurate because most things are complex and messy. This guy explains it perfectly.

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Why Is 🇺🇸 Independence Day on July 4th?? #shorts #history #funny #independenceday #july4th #ypr
YouTube video by Youth Pastor Ryan
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July 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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wordwatcher.bsky.social
We all need a place where we feel safe…

Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
June 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM