Mackaracka
@mackaracka.bsky.social
#uglydogs
Michigan
I'm here for dogs, art, nature, science, fun stuff. Lots of misspellings, as I turned off autocorrect.
Not here for politics.
Michigan
I'm here for dogs, art, nature, science, fun stuff. Lots of misspellings, as I turned off autocorrect.
Not here for politics.
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Mackaracka
@mackaracka.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I've been updating my Starter Pack, adding ppl as theycome over from the other place. If you used it before, you may want to check it again.
go.bsky.app/SRq2TZ5
go.bsky.app/SRq2TZ5
This post, and my replies to it, contain a collection of helpful starting tips.
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Pretty glow in the sky this morning
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Pretty glow in the sky this morning
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A slimy white and purple mushroom, probably some kind of Cortinarius, shows off in dull, tree-diffused light
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/4, ISO 400
Stack of 14 images
11/3/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/4, ISO 400
Stack of 14 images
11/3/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A slimy white and purple mushroom, probably some kind of Cortinarius, shows off in dull, tree-diffused light
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/4, ISO 400
Stack of 14 images
11/3/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/4, ISO 400
Stack of 14 images
11/3/24
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
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Californians are NOT going to vote for Gavin Newsom. They're telling you now, with YEARS to go before the election. Fair warning. Please support better candidates, there will be many to choose from.
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Californians are NOT going to vote for Gavin Newsom. They're telling you now, with YEARS to go before the election. Fair warning. Please support better candidates, there will be many to choose from.
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I think about this so often living in Detroit, a city that has been profoundly shaped by so many cultures and diasporas. Hamtramck in Detroit has the slogan “the whole world in two miles,” which I always find so beautiful, you can go there for Polish festivals and absolutely incredible Yemeni food.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I think about this so often living in Detroit, a city that has been profoundly shaped by so many cultures and diasporas. Hamtramck in Detroit has the slogan “the whole world in two miles,” which I always find so beautiful, you can go there for Polish festivals and absolutely incredible Yemeni food.
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OpenAI makes some money from paid subscriptions but needs more to pay for its over $1 trillion in financial obligations for the computer chips and data centers that power its AI services.
OpenAI plans to introduce ads based on your conversations with ChatGPT
OpenAI makes some money from paid subscriptions but needs more to pay for its over $1 trillion in financial obligations for the computer chips and data centers that power its AI services.
www.wmur.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
OpenAI makes some money from paid subscriptions but needs more to pay for its over $1 trillion in financial obligations for the computer chips and data centers that power its AI services.
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11 months after his release from the concentration camps, Viktor Frankl gave a set of lectures on moving beyond optimism and pessimism to find life's deepest source of meaning. They were lost for decades, never before published in English—and now they are: www.themarginalian.org/2020/05/17/y...
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
11 months after his release from the concentration camps, Viktor Frankl gave a set of lectures on moving beyond optimism and pessimism to find life's deepest source of meaning. They were lost for decades, never before published in English—and now they are: www.themarginalian.org/2020/05/17/y...
Fresh snow, with wind gusts between 35 mph and 45 mph, along with wind chills of -15 degrees to -35 degrees will make for very dangerous travel anywhere in Michigan Monday and Monday night.
www.mlive.com/weather/2026...
www.mlive.com/weather/2026...
Monday weather warning: It could be quite nasty in Michigan, here’s why
A combination of fluffy snow, strong wind gusts and dangerous cold should make at least one-third of lower Michigan extremely dangerous for travel. The rest of lower Michigan could also be extremely d...
www.mlive.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Fresh snow, with wind gusts between 35 mph and 45 mph, along with wind chills of -15 degrees to -35 degrees will make for very dangerous travel anywhere in Michigan Monday and Monday night.
www.mlive.com/weather/2026...
www.mlive.com/weather/2026...
Great Water
upnorthlive.com/news/local/t...
upnorthlive.com/news/local/t...
TRIVIA: What does the word 'Michigan' mean?
TRIVIA: What does the word 'Michigan' mean?
upnorthlive.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Great Water
upnorthlive.com/news/local/t...
upnorthlive.com/news/local/t...
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Idahoans with disabilities can now save money, through ABLE accounts, for disability-related expenses without losing eligibility for public assistance. #idleg #idpol
Idahoans with disabilities can now save money through ABLE accounts without losing public assistance • Idaho Capital Sun
Idahoans can now open ABLE savings accounts through a new website, the Idaho State Treasurer's Office announced.
idahocapitalsun.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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"Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world."
Susan Sontag, who would have been 93 today, on storytelling, her advice to writers, and what it means to be a decent human being
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/30/s...
Susan Sontag, who would have been 93 today, on storytelling, her advice to writers, and what it means to be a decent human being
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/30/s...
January 17, 2026 at 3:24 AM
"Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world."
Susan Sontag, who would have been 93 today, on storytelling, her advice to writers, and what it means to be a decent human being
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/30/s...
Susan Sontag, who would have been 93 today, on storytelling, her advice to writers, and what it means to be a decent human being
www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/30/s...
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"It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old waterproof on the coat rack to dry and put my worn and weathered felt hat on the rack above the bench and ordered a cafe au lait."
- Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
- Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old waterproof on the coat rack to dry and put my worn and weathered felt hat on the rack above the bench and ordered a cafe au lait."
- Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
- Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
The universe punished me for my comments about salt trucks. One cut across in front of me to make a left turn from a driving lane, then hogged both lanes after turning so that i couldn't pass. Another came up behind me, same thing, pinning me in. REVENGE OF THE SALT TRUCKS!!!
a close up of a woman 's face with the words revenge written above her
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the words revenge written above her
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The universe punished me for my comments about salt trucks. One cut across in front of me to make a left turn from a driving lane, then hogged both lanes after turning so that i couldn't pass. Another came up behind me, same thing, pinning me in. REVENGE OF THE SALT TRUCKS!!!
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Bhattacharya has a new article out that realigns the priorities of the NIH's Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease.
It looks about as expected, which is to say, not good. #NIH 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
It looks about as expected, which is to say, not good. #NIH 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Bhattacharya has a new article out that realigns the priorities of the NIH's Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease.
It looks about as expected, which is to say, not good. #NIH 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
It looks about as expected, which is to say, not good. #NIH 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
So i read that they arent salting the roads cuz theres a salt shortage ... really? In metro Detroit?
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
So i read that they arent salting the roads cuz theres a salt shortage ... really? In metro Detroit?
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Our appetite (how hungry we feel) and satiety (how long we feel full) are controlled by complex physiological signaling pathways.
When we follow very low-calorie diets, our bodies react by increasing appetite, reducing satiety, and even reducing energy expenditure (how many calories we burn).
When we follow very low-calorie diets, our bodies react by increasing appetite, reducing satiety, and even reducing energy expenditure (how many calories we burn).
We Were Wrong About Restrictive Diets, Decades of Research Says
Those hoping to lose weight this year might be tempted to try a diet challenge in the hopes of kick-starting their weight loss.
www.sciencealert.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Our appetite (how hungry we feel) and satiety (how long we feel full) are controlled by complex physiological signaling pathways.
When we follow very low-calorie diets, our bodies react by increasing appetite, reducing satiety, and even reducing energy expenditure (how many calories we burn).
When we follow very low-calorie diets, our bodies react by increasing appetite, reducing satiety, and even reducing energy expenditure (how many calories we burn).
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Link to the tool is in the article.
Consumers don’t know if their medications came from factories that used dirty water, were infested by insects or birds, or were outright banned from shipping drugs to the U.S.
Our new tool provides answers that the FDA won’t 👇
Our new tool provides answers that the FDA won’t 👇
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Link to the tool is in the article.
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@mackaracka.bsky.social ......🤭🤭🤭
Wife scooped a chihuahua type out of traffic and brought it home because *surely* somebody misses this dog! Turns out nobody misses this dog because that was 3 years ago. Yesterday she found her calling. That baby outweighs her by 25lbs and she's going up hill. When does Iditarod registration open?
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
@mackaracka.bsky.social ......🤭🤭🤭
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Three photographs of a tree peeping out of the mist. They were taken seconds apart looking down from Glastonbury Tor. Which is your favourite?
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Three photographs of a tree peeping out of the mist. They were taken seconds apart looking down from Glastonbury Tor. Which is your favourite?
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88 years ago you say? what a strange anniversary to celebrate i wonder why 88 is such a significant number to you folks at the boston police department?? anyway i would be very interested to learn about your history regarding this unique tradition!
The Boston Police Department Remembers the Service and Sacrifice of Lieutenant Edward J. Kelley Who Died in the Line of Duty on This Day 88 Years Ago
Learn More At: police.boston.gov/2026/01/14/t...
Learn More At: police.boston.gov/2026/01/14/t...
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
88 years ago you say? what a strange anniversary to celebrate i wonder why 88 is such a significant number to you folks at the boston police department?? anyway i would be very interested to learn about your history regarding this unique tradition!
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What are you making your salad with?
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM
What are you making your salad with?
"Trump’s Greenland concept was never absurd – it was strategic,” Lauder wrote. “Beneath its ice and rock lies a treasure trove of rare-earth elements essential for AI, advanced weaponry and modern technology. As ice recedes, new maritime routes are emerging, reshaping global trade and security.”
Billionaire oligarch Ronald Lauder, heir to global cosmetics brand Estée Lauder, who has never worked an honest job in his life is the prick who fed Pedophile in Chief to take Greenland. The oligarch class needs to be extinguished, they are a menace to society! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"Trump’s Greenland concept was never absurd – it was strategic,” Lauder wrote. “Beneath its ice and rock lies a treasure trove of rare-earth elements essential for AI, advanced weaponry and modern technology. As ice recedes, new maritime routes are emerging, reshaping global trade and security.”