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NateintheWild

@nateinthewild.com

Tomorrow I fly back to the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Arctic. Last year the first night we arrived I filmed this outrageous combination of full moon rainbow combined with Northern Lights. Hard to imagine how this year could top it, but fingers crossed!

February 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM

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William Hamilton

@williamphamilton.bsky.social

FWIW, declaring martial law does not stop elections.

Trump abuses his power when people believe he can. If enough of us erroneously believe it, it only gives him more power.

January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM

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Captain Pooky

@captainpooky.bsky.social

Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.

What appears to be a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field is actually a normal sized praying mantis that's actually sitting on my windshield

January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM

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lobterium

@lo6termonster.bsky.social

another fun watercolour study

#artonbsky #watercolor

December 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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Movies Silently

@moviessilently.bsky.social

This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).

Josh Foreman @josh-foreman.bsky.social · Dec 3

Tumblr user nocryptographer:
I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation.
A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written.
AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence.
Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same.
There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that.
I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it.
If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene...
then it's real.

December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM

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Maggie Stiefvater

@maggiestiefvater.bsky.social

I'm just gonna post a piece of my art from my files every day til the New Year because WHY NOT.

Here's a colored pencil piece I did in 2021.

December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM

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Brymo

@brymo.bsky.social

Great Egret at Doran Beach, Sonoma County, California
I snapped this one driving by at 25 mph 😃
#photography
#art
#sunset
#birds

A photograph of a Great Egret standing on ice plants at the beach

December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM

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Iraq War Vet

@corgwynmom.bsky.social

December 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM

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blu-dot

@blu-dot.bsky.social

Blooming #Stunday
Thin, small, and leaning, this hollyhock shines brightly in our December garden.
#winter #resilience #garden #photography

A photograph of a deep raspberry colored hollyhock blossom. The blossom is poised amidst the hollyhock’s bright green leaves. It is the the last flower in a garden otherwise dormant and tan.

December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM

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Toad Facts

@toadfacts.bsky.social

We love a good unken reflex! Here our friend the Rivera Redbelly Toad is showing off the brightly colored parts of their body to convince a predator that they are not good to eat! They are a redbelly toad who lives in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay! (photo by lufefo)

A tiny, rough-skinned black toad in the palm of someone's hand! They are arching their back with their feet in the air, an unken reflex response that shows off the bright red undersides of their feet!

photo © lufefo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239852210

December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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EDC 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇸🇪

@simplyedc.bsky.social

People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf - Henry Rollins

November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM

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Cats of Yore

@catsofyore.bsky.social

This is one of my favorite sets in my collection. Somewhere out there in the 1960s, a kitten and bird were pals. 💕

A small tabby and white kitten and black bird, likely a jackdaw, standing together in a dirt yard, looking to the left. They seem relaxed and at ease with each other.

The same bird and kitten from the previous photo, this time strolling away from the camera in a different outdoor setting together, side by side.

November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Ginger Wages

@gingerwages.bsky.social

November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM

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Emmaeli

@emmaelie.bsky.social

Phil Greenwood
Welsh artist

Dream Clocks

Samhain🌿

etching, aquatint - sea of spherical white dandelions on spiky green stems in a vast field with deep blue night sky

November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM

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The Fake History Hunter

@fakehistoryhunter.net

Me (many years ago): Yay I found some good old fashioned vintage net curtains for my flat!
My cats: Yay indeed!

November 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM

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Raider

@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM

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Shellymäk

@shellymak.bsky.social

Evelyn® Its large, shallow-cupped blooms, each boasting over 100 petals, display a soft apricot hue often tinged with pink, creating a romantic and nostalgic appeal. The fragrance is a standout feature—rich and fruity, reminiscent of fresh peaches and apricots, layered over a classic Old Rose scent.

Evelyn® rose is a captivating English Shrub Rose introduced by renowned breeder David Austin® in 1991. Its large, shallow-cupped blooms, each boasting over 100 petals, display a soft apricot hue often tinged with pink, creating a romantic and nostalgic appeal. The fragrance is a standout feature—rich and fruity, reminiscent of fresh peaches and apricots, layered over a classic Old Rose scent.by Tan Ng.

October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM

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AltYellostoneNatPar

@altyellonatpark.org

If you're curious what that costume looked like before the cops tackled her and arrested her for lewd conduct.....

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Oct 18

Don’t be a Dick-Tator

October 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM

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CherieMarie66

@cheriemarie66.bsky.social

Also, we had naked cowboy so that counts triple, right? Golden, CO 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM

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EarthSky

@earthskyscience.bsky.social

Jason Dain in Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, captured this image of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). Thank you, Jason!
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