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Anna Biela
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Nuclear engineer, enby queer, and collector of hobbies. Any pronouns.
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Anna Biela @nuclearanna.bsky.social · Nov 9
If anyone would like to join me in memorializing my father, Tom Biela, please consider donating to the Joslin Diabetes Center or the American Diabetes Association.

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Starting a new thread because I started dunking on the guy quoted in the article instead of making the point I actually intended:

Look at the way the article described the actions taken by a parish lead by an actually ordained representative of the Church…
“Over the past decade, Father Stephen Jasoma has used the nativity scene to "hold a mirror to the world" for self-reflection, he told Boston 25 Monday. In years past, he and his parish peace and justice group have decided to make statements surrounding mass shootings, global warming, and immigration issues across the country. In 2018, he displayed Jesus in a cage, another statement on immigration.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
I looked up the guy quoted here because I’ve never heard of the “catholic action league.” Turns out, their homepage is just a collection of articles written by this crackpot (C J Doyle) quoting himself 💀

Here, he’s mad someone wanted to name a pub The Hail Mary and is ready to do a schism about it
“As the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts reported in May, a South Boston bar owner decided to expropriate the name of Our Blessed Lady, trivialize it, and exploit it for commercial marketing, by calling his pub The Hail Mary. This was a callous and sacrilegious act of contempt towards the Mother of God, and a gratuitous insult to the beliefs and sensibilities of faithful Catholics. The Catholic Action League was the only Catholic organization to speak out at a public meeting in South Boston against this buffoon receiving a City of Boston liquor license.” “”Now, more than sixty-five years later, any crackpot can insult us with impunity. "At a time when the Hierarchy seeks to ingratiate itself with pro-abortion financial, media and political elites in the Commonwealth, it will be up to the Catholic laity to defend what remains of the Faith here in post-Christian Massachusetts. "The Catholics of South Boston are to be commended for their determined and successful resistance to a tawdry attempt to exploit and demean the august name of the Mother of God."”
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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banditelli.org
This morning, after 4 years of chasing them down, I got 2 in flight female bufflehead videos. I thought I got THE VIDEOS. I didn't. Of the 1800 or so frames between the two videos only these couple were useful, BUT the advantage of having so few usable frames is we can make a gif!

Still a W. 🪶
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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rspb.bsky.social
Robins warming up for their festive shift...

It's 1st December!

#MondayMotivation

📷 Vicky Outen
A Robin stands on a branch with its tail flicked high, feathers fanned out like it’s doing an exaggerated warm-up stretch before a big day. Its red orange chest is puffed proudly and its tiny feet are braced as if limbering up to be a festive icon.
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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jeremycshipp.bsky.social
Here are some recent pics I took of my buddy Muscovy duck. I thought you might like to see him.
Here's a lovely photo of Muscovy duck standing at the edge of the cut grass, stretching down and drinking water from the pond. Here's a lovely pic of Muscovy duck resting on a thick root at the edge of the water. Pond water ripples gently in the background.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
broke: après ski
woke:
Screenshot of jacket on sale. The title says “Women's Apres Arson™ II Winter Long Down Jacket”
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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comraderobot.bsky.social
statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
collage of ocellated turkeys which have blue skin and bright red and yellow dots on their heads and brilliant red rimmed eyes. they have a fit on top of their head and their foliage is an iridescent delight
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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xkcd.com
Fifteen Years

xkcd.com/3172/
Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
“can you assist in an evacuation in case of an emergency?”

Hell yes I can. I long to pull the forbidden red bar. Really, they should be asking if I can resist temptation for a whole 2 hours
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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stuntmaenbob.bsky.social
Crow, but my autofocus panicked 🫨
Crow (Pixel Art) - but created with a bad autofocus 🤗
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
Someday I’m going to be president and I’m going to make 6 am illegal

Like, it’ll still exist technically I suppose, if it must… but you’re not allowed to speak of it and certainly not allowed to schedule things within the hour
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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darkwaterphotos.bsky.social
📌🤠🤙📿
BlueSky Special Edition.

Blue Jay in the early morning's light, looking back at you on the Credit River Trail, Mississauga, Ontario.

#Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Archives 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿
In the Credit River Valley along the Culham Trail, golden sunlight spills across the early morning giving our wonderful blue jay a stand out appearance resplendent in his dress blues adorned with white and black markings. He spies you standing there on the trail taking in the gold brown woodland scene. This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.
January 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.

She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.

That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.

Fight for universal healthcare now!
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
great night at Indiana Dunes
Photo of the aurora over Lake Michigan with very vibrant green lines below a gentler, wavy pink Photo of the aurora over Lake Michigan, featuring vibrant pink vertical lines and green horizontal lines, reflected indistinctly in the water. In the foreground there’s a camera on a tripod with a small glowing red light. Photo of aurora over choppy waters, vibrant pinks and greens fading into a bluish yellow
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
what does this mean
Three red flares at a railroad crossing
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
I love that you can pay Costco to write weird stuff on a cake for $27 and they’ll do their damndest to make it look good
Photo of a cake with chocolate frosting and a rainbow and the words “survived the 2025 Calvert CEA swap”
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
Trying to do a warranty exchange on an ikea mattress but couldn’t find the purchase on my bank statements…

Until my former roomie reminded me that we had multiple “they’re doing WHAT in the Capitol???” “they want to off PENCE????” conversations with strangers. While shopping for a mattress.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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propublica.org
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.

It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.

(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
???

what are they doing with that mayo and a whole turkey
Screenshot of a Costco email advertising a sale on mayo by showing a freakishly large jar next to a roasted and stuffed turkey
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
Hello Friends! I need your help.

I've submitted a proposal to the Illinois Supreme Court, docketed as Proposal 25-05, to guarantee that undocumented immigrants, disabled people, and legal aid and pro bono attorneys can appear in court remotely. My proposed language is the underlined text below!
The term “low cost legal provider” means an attorney, legal aid agency, law firm, law school clinic, or other legal services provider, including an attorney representing a client pro bono, who is charging a flat fee of $1000 or less for their services in the relevant matter. (6) The term “undocumented immigrant” means a person whose immigration status means they pose a reasonable risk of being detained and/or removed by federal immigration authorities. (7) The term “disability” means a medical condition which affects one or more major life activities and which makes in-person court attendance reasonably impracticable. (f) Notwithstanding any foregoing provision, a Court shall permit the remote appearance of an attorney or party for any court appearance, including those where an in-person appearance would otherwise be permitted or required hereunder, under the following conditions: (1) The attorney is representing a client as a low cost legal provider, except in instances where witness testimony is to be heard or witnesses will otherwise be examined in open court; (2) The attorney or party is an undocumented immigrant; or (3) The attorney or party has a disability. In such cases the attorney or party shall file a declaration with the Court contemporaneously with their appearance or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable. The declaration shall state under penalty of perjury that they are entitled to appear remotely under one or more provisions of this Rule 45(f), and upon filing thereof, the Court shall permit and accommodate such remote appearances. An in-person appearance notwithstanding the filing of such a declaration will not constitute a waiver of the right to appear remotely absent a finding by the Court that the Declaration of the party or attorney was materially false or submitted in bad faith
October 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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hardwaterhacker.bsky.social
TAKE THE F*CKING PICTURE ALREADY!
A male red-winged blackbird, perched on the tattered remains of a cattail reed against a blurry background of dried and green reeds. The bird is looking directly at the camera, mouth open, and appears angry. The bird is jet black except for a red shoulder patch above a yellow stripe. A metal band can be seen on the bird's left leg.
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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nedpyle.com
Helsinki dog is on the tram but her ears are ready for the airport
A very cute medium small golden brown dog with ears stuck in the horizontal. She’s sitting politely on a tram I’m riding to work
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
nuclearanna.bsky.social
Something is wrong with my back such that it generally hurts (one specific spot to the left of my spine), but it becomes unbearable after like an hour in an office chair 🥲
October 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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yvaeith.bsky.social
I haven't opened this app in months, i didn't expect all the notifications 🫣 hello everyone

Since you guys seemed to like my other bird griffin post, here's some recent bullfinch mini griffins 🪶
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM