@quellingly.bsky.social
The toad beneath the harrow knows
Where every separate tooth-point goes
The butterfly upon the road
Preaches contentment to that toad
Where every separate tooth-point goes
The butterfly upon the road
Preaches contentment to that toad
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TONIGHT: Coinciding with the winter solstice at 4:21PM, volunteers with SHARE/WHEEL will hold a vigil for the 245 homeless people who died in the Seattle area this year. Since 2022, the group has honored more than 1,100 people who passed away while unhoused or in public due to violence.
December 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
TONIGHT: Coinciding with the winter solstice at 4:21PM, volunteers with SHARE/WHEEL will hold a vigil for the 245 homeless people who died in the Seattle area this year. Since 2022, the group has honored more than 1,100 people who passed away while unhoused or in public due to violence.
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Bari Weiss’ rebrand of CBS News as “Fox News but way less successful!” is coming along apace.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Bari Weiss’ rebrand of CBS News as “Fox News but way less successful!” is coming along apace.
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I love my doctor so much. She called and reamed out CVS and my insurance company about a med I've been taking for 7 years. It was available within an hour. ☮️❤️
January 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I love my doctor so much. She called and reamed out CVS and my insurance company about a med I've been taking for 7 years. It was available within an hour. ☮️❤️
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A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
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I will give CBS this much: It takes some balls as a news organization in this era to call out the big problem as too much expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I will give CBS this much: It takes some balls as a news organization in this era to call out the big problem as too much expertise.
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Forest canopy.
I captured a "cathedral forest" where the treetops form a golden canopy that envelops everything. In this composition, I wanted the viewer to feel surrounded, almost embraced by the foliage.
#nikonphotography #atumn #fall #woodlandphotography #nature
I captured a "cathedral forest" where the treetops form a golden canopy that envelops everything. In this composition, I wanted the viewer to feel surrounded, almost embraced by the foliage.
#nikonphotography #atumn #fall #woodlandphotography #nature
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Forest canopy.
I captured a "cathedral forest" where the treetops form a golden canopy that envelops everything. In this composition, I wanted the viewer to feel surrounded, almost embraced by the foliage.
#nikonphotography #atumn #fall #woodlandphotography #nature
I captured a "cathedral forest" where the treetops form a golden canopy that envelops everything. In this composition, I wanted the viewer to feel surrounded, almost embraced by the foliage.
#nikonphotography #atumn #fall #woodlandphotography #nature
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Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
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Aside from the fact that this is grossly insipid and jingoistic, it's also schlocky writing.
If you've written "Franklin's famous line,"* you're signaling, loudly, that you have nothing to say worth listening to.
*Also, it was a remark; "line" rather implies that it's something he wrote.
If you've written "Franklin's famous line,"* you're signaling, loudly, that you have nothing to say worth listening to.
*Also, it was a remark; "line" rather implies that it's something he wrote.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Aside from the fact that this is grossly insipid and jingoistic, it's also schlocky writing.
If you've written "Franklin's famous line,"* you're signaling, loudly, that you have nothing to say worth listening to.
*Also, it was a remark; "line" rather implies that it's something he wrote.
If you've written "Franklin's famous line,"* you're signaling, loudly, that you have nothing to say worth listening to.
*Also, it was a remark; "line" rather implies that it's something he wrote.
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Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
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Finally checked out the new and improved art museum at @princeton.edu
January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Finally checked out the new and improved art museum at @princeton.edu
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..they are economically destructive. You cannot build prosperity by excluding people or governing through fear and resentment.
The midterms are our moment. Our chance to speak back, to show up, and to make it clear that this country belongs to all of us. Every voice matters—and we must use them.
The midterms are our moment. Our chance to speak back, to show up, and to make it clear that this country belongs to all of us. Every voice matters—and we must use them.
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
..they are economically destructive. You cannot build prosperity by excluding people or governing through fear and resentment.
The midterms are our moment. Our chance to speak back, to show up, and to make it clear that this country belongs to all of us. Every voice matters—and we must use them.
The midterms are our moment. Our chance to speak back, to show up, and to make it clear that this country belongs to all of us. Every voice matters—and we must use them.
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Dr. Dana Ulery was born #OTD in 1938.
In 1961, Ulery became the first woman engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where she designed automation real-time tracking systems for the Ranger & Mariner space missions. #WomenInSTEM #computerscience
In 1961, Ulery became the first woman engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where she designed automation real-time tracking systems for the Ranger & Mariner space missions. #WomenInSTEM #computerscience
January 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Dr. Dana Ulery was born #OTD in 1938.
In 1961, Ulery became the first woman engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where she designed automation real-time tracking systems for the Ranger & Mariner space missions. #WomenInSTEM #computerscience
In 1961, Ulery became the first woman engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where she designed automation real-time tracking systems for the Ranger & Mariner space missions. #WomenInSTEM #computerscience
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“Elon Musk isn’t a scientist. He’s a billionaire con man with a checkbook.” ~Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“Elon Musk isn’t a scientist. He’s a billionaire con man with a checkbook.” ~Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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This interview with a retired editor from the NYT who is transgender is really indightful and worth your time
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This interview with a retired editor from the NYT who is transgender is really indightful and worth your time
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Shout out to the top 5 ables in the world, veget, syll, valu, Lunch, and Les Miser.
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Shout out to the top 5 ables in the world, veget, syll, valu, Lunch, and Les Miser.
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This Upton Sinclair quote never misses
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
But can anyone tell me what this bit means? “For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.”
January 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This Upton Sinclair quote never misses
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
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Flip both houses of Congress so we can defund ICE please.
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Flip both houses of Congress so we can defund ICE please.
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Love this ❤️❤️❤️
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Love this ❤️❤️❤️
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Maybe the best thing in the USA - The National Parks.
Sunbeams among sequoia trees from along the Generals Highway. Photographed at Sequoia National Park.
Fine Art Print/Wall Art 👉 fineartamerica.com/featured/eme...
#SequoiaNationalPark #nature #fineart #LandscapePhotography #BuyIntoArt
Sunbeams among sequoia trees from along the Generals Highway. Photographed at Sequoia National Park.
Fine Art Print/Wall Art 👉 fineartamerica.com/featured/eme...
#SequoiaNationalPark #nature #fineart #LandscapePhotography #BuyIntoArt
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Maybe the best thing in the USA - The National Parks.
Sunbeams among sequoia trees from along the Generals Highway. Photographed at Sequoia National Park.
Fine Art Print/Wall Art 👉 fineartamerica.com/featured/eme...
#SequoiaNationalPark #nature #fineart #LandscapePhotography #BuyIntoArt
Sunbeams among sequoia trees from along the Generals Highway. Photographed at Sequoia National Park.
Fine Art Print/Wall Art 👉 fineartamerica.com/featured/eme...
#SequoiaNationalPark #nature #fineart #LandscapePhotography #BuyIntoArt
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"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals. It's a bad look and it's not who we are. [Whatever your rank or uniform] you need to meet height and weight standards and pass you PT test."
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals. It's a bad look and it's not who we are. [Whatever your rank or uniform] you need to meet height and weight standards and pass you PT test."
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
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There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
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The biggest trending topic on social media is how Elon Musks’s generative AI tool grok is being used to make CSAM and other explicit and abusive content.
But it’s not being covered by media or spoken by elected officials.
But it’s not being covered by media or spoken by elected officials.
January 2, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The biggest trending topic on social media is how Elon Musks’s generative AI tool grok is being used to make CSAM and other explicit and abusive content.
But it’s not being covered by media or spoken by elected officials.
But it’s not being covered by media or spoken by elected officials.
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For the very first #FossilFriday & #FernFriday of 2026, the leaf of a #fern that was growing in what is now southern France at the end of the Carboniferous, ~300 million year ago 🌿⛏️
#paleobotany #botany
#paleobotany #botany
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
For the very first #FossilFriday & #FernFriday of 2026, the leaf of a #fern that was growing in what is now southern France at the end of the Carboniferous, ~300 million year ago 🌿⛏️
#paleobotany #botany
#paleobotany #botany
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Whether it’s Barack Obama being the editor of Harvard Law Review or Donald Trump narrowly passing a cognitive test used to detect dementia, there’s plenty of serious intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama being the editor of Harvard Law Review or Donald Trump narrowly passing a cognitive test used to detect dementia, there’s plenty of serious intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.