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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 1d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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WhimsickleSquirrel @whimsicalsquirrel.bsky.social · 8h

Sally:

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 10h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 2h

It’s a #SquirrelAwarenessMonth miracle! 🐿️ #PowerToTheRodents!!!

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rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · 3h

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Spooky Season Post Monger @dwaynefuhlhage.bsky.social · 3h

A mighty squirrel for @ratatosk.bsky.social and @artologica.net

rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · 3h

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 10h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Only like-mindeds agreed.”

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Suzi and Rose @suzirose.bsky.social · 22h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“There’s no recovery plan”

Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 23h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Pressed into active ferment"

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 11h

Now look into why LSD was made a Schedule 1 controlled substance when it clearly does not meet the legal criteria.

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 11h

#SquirrelMeme has a special message for Fairy Tale fans.
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#MuffinMan

A black squirrel in a tree says “I do not know the Muffin Man but I do know Madame Macaron.”

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JD is on the case 🕵‍♀️ @flackjd.bsky.social · 23h

"For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother
Would even infect my mouth, I do forgive
Thy rankest fault, all of them..."

The Tempest
Act 5, Scene 1
#ShakespeareSunday
Theme: Forgiveness & Revenge

a dog is sitting next to a cat on a couch .

Alt: A Golden Retriever pats a grey striped tabby cat on the head. The gif is captioned "ITS ALL GOOD."

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 11h

And what Count Duckula?

a cartoon duck is wearing a tuxedo and a vampire costume and waving his hand .

ALT: a cartoon duck is wearing a tuxedo and a vampire costume and waving his hand .

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Benjamin Dewey @benjamindewey.bsky.social · 11h

Yesterday I heard some dude recounting a borrowed Internet meme about how the 1st Indiana Jones movie would play out the same without him. Ugh. Indy is the point of view character. He tries to stop it & even though he fails we get to witness the results of Nazi hubris because we followed his story.

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 16h

In their defence, I am unbelievable.

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 16h

“I am the Platonic Form of the ideal squirrel, taking on the appearance of whatever squirrels are nearby, except much bigger.” Thus spake the #NorseSquirrelGod!
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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 1d

It costs moulah to look like an unkept schlep.

I will not be fielding questions now, only at Christmas.

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 1d

A rare white beaver! 🦫🤍 #PowerToTheRodents!!!
#Beaver
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Rare white beaver wows Ottawa-area wildlife watchers | CBC News

Ottawa wildlife photographers have captured stunning images of a rare leucistic beaver.

www.cbc.ca

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 1d

“Who has summoned me here?” Thus spake the #NorseSquirrelGod!
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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 7d

Sounds like people need less #DoomScrolling and more #SquirrelScrolling.

The good news is, you can expect to see more squirrels in your Bluesky feed all this month. October is #SquirrelAwarenessMonth!

a squirrel sits on a picnic table under an umbrella with condiments

ALT: a squirrel sits on a picnic table under an umbrella with condiments

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, #SquirrelAwarenessMonth is a good time to shop for festive holiday decorations.
🎃🐿️🎄
#ChristmasNeedsSquirrels

Two outdoor squirrel decorations with lights inside them. They are wearing scarves and appear to be standing on snow.

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 1d

Extinction is forever www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country

www.theguardian.com

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 1d

Current Status: phys.org/news/2025-10...

Escalating Amazement Meme:

Cool: Dinosaur Tracks: Dinosaur footprints: how do they form and what can they tell us? by Emily Osterloff for the Natural History Museum

Very Cool: Fossilized Weaning in Neanderthal Teeth: Austin et al. 2013. Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates. Nature, 498(7453), 216-219.

So Cool: Giant Sloth Hunt Tracks: Fossilized Human Footprint Found Nestled in a Giant Sloth Footprint by Ed Yong for the Atlantic

AMAZING: Fossilized Mutual Destruction Nimravid Battle: The Dakota Badlands Used to Host Sabertoothed Pseudo-Cat Battles by Riley Black for the Smithsonian

OH HOLY SHIT AMAZING: Fossilized Rock Hyrax Booty Skootch Tracks: Charles W. Helm et al, The unusual, unique ichnology of the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and possible Pleistocene tracks and traces from South Africa, Ichnos (2025). DOI: 10.1080/10420940.2025.2546373

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chawkey @chawkey.bsky.social · 1d

Covered!

A Halloween decoration that is a squirrel dressed as a mummy and carrying a pumpkin trick or treat bucket.

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 1d

Remember: #SquirrelAwarenessMonth includes the night of Halloween!
🎃🐿️☠️ #HalloweenNeedsSquirrels

A small squirrel sculpture beside two ceramic pumpkins and some tiny plastic toy bones.

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · 1d

A special #SquirrelAwarenessMonth message this find Ratatoskday morning.

A grey squirrel says “All my posts are bespoke, handmade for your edification and amusement.”

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · Oct 26

Japan’s native Sciurus lis, the Japanese Squirrel.
#SquirrelsOfTheWorld #SquirrelAwarenessMonth
🇯🇵🐿🌏 #sqrlpix

A Japanese Squirrel (Sciurus lis) on Mount Takao, Japan [source: https://www.takao599museum.jp/treasures/selected/543/?lang=en ]

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Ratatosk the Norse Squirrel God™️ @ratatosk.bsky.social · Oct 26

Here’s a Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) in the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa. The photo is by Vladimír Cach. #SquirrelsOfTheWorld  🇪🇸🐿🌍 #SquirrelAwarenessMonth #sqrlpix

A Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) in the Canary Islands [Source: https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id114981/]

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