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Scottobear
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He/Him. Friendly. ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Minor psychic abilities, Anthropocene Megabiota, Data Guy, Yeti, Tyromancer, and occasional borborygmi. .ǝɯ ǝןʇɹɐʇs ʇ,uop ǝsɐǝןd

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Scottobear @scottobear.bsky.social · Dec 25
hey, I was just at "things got better" island and everyone there is talking about how excited they are to meet you
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King Jr. returns to brave the ice. That fur coat must be really cozy about now.

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Skunk making footprints in the snow feb 3 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk
YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear )
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February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Day 20,819 seed 570000021033
Birthday loot continues on my actual birthday from BHK Four mint-tin games! (She knows my fondness for games in the style of cheapass games back in the day) Mint-tin monster mashup Heritage Farms D…
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February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
scottobear.bsky.social
Could THIS be Marvel's best new character of 1977?
This is an image of the Marvel Comics character Machine Man, also known by his model number Aaron Stack (Z2P45-9-X-51). He is a robot character created by Jack Kirby. He has also used aliases such as Mister Machine and Machine Sentinel.
February 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
scottobear.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to me!

Today is also Daimon Hellstrom's birthday, and Groundhog Day.

Not to mention Imbolc and Candlemas.
an illustration of a groundhog celebrating a birthday The image features: A cartoon beaver wearing a party hat. The beaver is holding two lit candles. A pentagram symbol is visible on its stomach.
February 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
scottobear.bsky.social
The list -

Top 100 EBooks yesterday

1. Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services (12336)

2. Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville (3731)

3. Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (3500)

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Day 20,818
Interesting what’s at the top of project Gutenberg downloads –
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February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Timely 2026 quote

Lord John Whorfin:
"Sealed with a curse as sharp as a knife. Doomed is your soul and damned is your life."
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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Note to self, see how many of the top 100 gutenberg left to read on this list.

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Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Correct
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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First bit of birthday loot is heading my way - a xteink x4 reader. Looks pretty cute, so i harvested a passel of links to use when it gets here in a week or two

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Day 20,818 Birthday loot, item 1
Looks like I got an XTENK x4 for my birthday! Estimated arrival in 1-2 weeks. Looking forward to fooling with it. It looks like a cute little barebones reader, definitely small enough to toss in a …
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February 1, 2026 at 12:51 AM
scottobear.bsky.social
Happy National Gorilla-Suit Day!
The cartoon panel, titled "National Gorilla Suit Day," illustrates a man's failed attempt to use a "gorilla-detector machine" to avoid being fooled by people in gorilla suits. The character, Fester Bestertester, builds a machine to detect gorilla suits. He is confident that "They can't fool me now!!!" The machine fails to detect a real gorilla (disguised as the gorilla detector he just built) The gorilla proceeds to violently "YANK MANGLE SMASH SMUSH" the man.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Skunk comes to walk along the wall, I am so glad it has those digging claws on the *very* slick ice out in the yard.

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Skunk comes to check the drain atop the very slick ice in our yard #roanokeva #skunk #backyardzoo
YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear )
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January 31, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Just two more days!
Art by Mad's Don Martin of some dippy looking gorillas in leisure wear, and the words "National Gorilla-suit day January 31st"
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Tomorrow! Get your Gorilla Suits in order!

National Gorilla Suit Day, Jan 31!
A marker drawing gorilla in a striped suit #doodle #digitalmarkers #nationalgorillasuitday2026 #nationalgorillasuitday
January 31, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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Edith Wilson basically served as a proxy president for a year after Woodrow Wilson's stroke.

I'd rather watch a documentary on ANY first lady over Melania Trump.
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.

This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
scottobear.bsky.social
Only two more days! Are you ready?

National Gorilla-Suit Day is coming!
Art by Mad's Don Martin of some dippy looking gorillas in leisure wear, and the words "National Gorilla-suit day January 31st" (badly colored by me) #nationalgorillasuitday ##nationalgorillasuitday2026 #mad #donmartin #madmagazine Image sources pre collage is from "Don Martin Bounces Back", 1963
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
scottobear.bsky.social
A mole, or a weird mouse?

Speedy lil sucker, either way.
January 28, 2026 at 5:38 AM
scottobear.bsky.social
Just me stating the obvious.

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Day 20,815
He’s not the only one responsible for the mess we’re in. History never works that cleanly. But he is the face of it. The mascot. The loud, smirking permission slip for cruelty, ignorance, and the k…
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January 28, 2026 at 5:10 AM
scottobear.bsky.social
Neat to see Sedna on North of North (only seen the first episode so far, but its pretty good, and rhe music is sharp)

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Sedna (mythology) - Wikipedia
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January 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
scottobear.bsky.social
They came for Roe.
They're bringing back conversion
therapy.
They're coming for no-fault divorce.
They're coming for marriage equality.
They're coming for interracial marriage.
They're coming for our right to protest.
They're coming for a women's right to vote.

Pay attention.
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Congress has a critical government funding deadline on January 30th. It’s up to them to use it for good. Send an email to demand accountability and oppose additional funding for DHS without safeguards that rein in ICE’s violence and lawlessness:

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Tell Congress: Freeze Funding for ICE!
Congress has a critical government funding deadline on January 30th. It’s up to them to use it for good—by opposing additional funding for DHS without safeguards that rein in violent and lawless agent...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:08 PM
scottobear.bsky.social
I know all of these apps are tracking us in some way or other, but Larry Ellison's Oracle takeover of Tik Tok and their new Privacy Policy/ Terms of Service are on a whole other level.
Step 1: Turn on airplane mode. Step 2: Open the TikTok app and go to your profile. Step 3: Turn airplane mode off. Steps 4-6: Navigate settings to find and follow the prompts to permanently delete the account. If you haven't read the new terms and conditions of TikTok and you are a marginalized person (Black, LGBTQIA+, or otherwise) I strongly suggest you do and if you haven't deleted your account, you should ASAP. They will be using that data to find you. If you think ICE is just for pretending to look for people that have overstayed visas... think again. You can't bypass the terms on the app without clicking agree to delete your account. Keep that in mind. Pay attention. Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok! It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice. Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. I only hope that long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok. Thank you to Vice President JD Vance, and all of the others within my Administration, who helped bring this Deal to a very dramatic, final, and beautiful conclusion. I would also like to thank President Xi, of China, for working with us and, ultimately, approving the Deal. He could have gone the other way, but didn't, and is appreciated for his decision. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP Privacy Policy | TikTok Information We Collect Information You Provide may include sensitive personal information, as defined under applicable state privacy laws, such as information from users under the relevant age threshold, information you disclose in survey responses or in your user content about your racial or ethnic origin, national origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual life or sexual orientation, status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship or immigration status, or financial information. For example, we may process your financial information in order to provide you the goods or services you request from us or your driver's license number in order to verify your identity. We may also collect precise location data, depending on your settings and as explained below. We process such sensitive personal information in accordance with applicable law, such as for permitted purposes under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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And that data is 7 months old! Imagine how high that pesky top line is now
A line chart showing that ICE detentions of immigrants without criminal convictions spiked sharply in June 2025, surpassing detentions for those with criminal convictions.
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Man, I identify a lot with Ol'Quincy these days.

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Quincy's Riled Up Again | Quincy, M.E. | COZI TV
YouTube video by COZI TV
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January 27, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Rest in Peace, sir.

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Sal Buscema, Comic Book Legend, Dead At 89 | Comic Book Club
Sal Buscema, a comic artist best known for legendary runs on Marvel's Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man, passed away last Friday, just short of his 90th birthday.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM