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Mike G
@mbg133.bsky.social
2.9K followers 3.9K following 3K posts
No DMs unless I know you. Zone 7, TN valley area. Old gray guy, retired mapmaker, engraver, botanical garden worker, designer builder.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 10h
Pineapple #sage #Salvia elegans survives here in northern zone 7 in a sheltered south side corner.
Bright red flowers of pineapple sage.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 10h
#Bouvardia ternifolia in a greenhouse.
Small bright red trumpet flowers of Bouvardia ternifolia in a greenhouse.
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 1d
We will not allow ICE to operate in the shadows while they surveil us and violate our rights.

Our responsibility is to protect civil liberties, not surrender them. @repshontelbrown.bsky.social, @repyassansari.bsky.social and I are demanding answers about their use of spyware against US citizens.
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE
The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”…
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18h
My statement on Middle East peace
A white graphic with a blue border includes the following text: My Statement on Middle East Peace October 9, 2025 After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited with their families; and that vital aid can start reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered. More than that, though, it now falls on Israelis and Palestinians, with the support of the U.S. and the entire world community, to begin the hard task of rebuilding Gaza – and to commit to a process that, by recognizing the common humanity and basic rights of both peoples, can achieve a lasting peace.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 1d
#Hydrangeas
Foliage of native #Hydrangea arborescens radiata with silvery white under leaves. Newer kinds of Hydrangea paniculata fading to shades of rosy pink.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 1d
They remind me of yuccas.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 1d
#Gladiolus murielae from a past summer. Hardy here in zone 7 but edible for the rodents.
An Abysinian Gladiolus murielae with white petals and violet-purple inner markings.
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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 2d
🚨Texas!! Abbott and Cornyn are up for reelection next year. Light up their phones! Not just theirs, but every TX voting member!

As it is, Texas is one of only a handful of states that refused to expand Medicaid. Now this??👇🏽

Find your Texas representatives here:
wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d
Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%
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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 1d
The wood is a constant promise to the witch. It whispers of magics, wild harvest and omens to be found on its paths. It never breaks it oaths to her. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #WitchSky
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BlueSky Blogger @smblogger.bsky.social · 2d
Hmmm... how's that working for you?
All MAGAts... today, losing Grandpas 40 acres and a mule...
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 2d
news.mit.edu/2025/printab...
Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts
MIT engineers have developed a recipe for a printable aluminum alloy that can withstand high temperatures and is five times stronger than traditionally manufactured aluminum.
news.mit.edu
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 2d
www.erowid.org/experiences/...
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Jen Langston 🏴‍☠️ 🇨🇦 @jen-bookfreedom.bsky.social · 2d
I love this! 🤣
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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 2d
Even wild cats can't resist the call of the box.

#cat #catday #bluesky
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 2d
Is it thorny? I read that thieves would put Leonitis in their hair. In case they had to flee they could not be grabbed by the hair.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 2d
🌱 reblooming again #Iris 'Immortality'
White reblooming Iris 'Immortality'
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 2d
🌱🐕 sweet scented #Abeliophyllum distichum or White Forsythia flowering out of season. My dogs actually stop to smell these.
Out of season, sweet scented White Forsythia flowers on bare twigs today.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 2d
#Nasturtium 'Milkmaid'
White flowered Nasturtium 'Milkmaid'
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LithiumChaser @lithiumchaser.bsky.social · 3d
Alfred Hitchcock by William Craemer in front of the Bates Motel house while promoting Psycho (1960)
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 3d
🌱 #October #calender personified
A drawing and poem of October.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 3d
The green one is Sarracina oreophilla.
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 3d
🌱 Reblooming TB #Iris 'Black Magic' by Wayman, 1935. May be the same as 'Eleanor Roosevelt'
A deep purple Iris 'Black Magic'
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Mike G @mbg133.bsky.social · 3d
news.mit.edu/2025/ai-maps...
AI maps how a new antibiotic targets gut bacteria
Researchers used a generative AI model to reveal how a narrow-spectrum antibiotic attacks disease-causing bacteria, speeding up a process that normally takes years.
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Woody Raccoon Dog @woodyraccoon.bsky.social · 5d
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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 4d
#filiphodas #bender #futurama
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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 4d
I've always been kind of fascinated by the sheer variety of mustelids, especially with how many different environments evolving into a long, skinny tube was handy. This is a marbled polecat with a range that stretches from the Balkans to northern China.
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