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Bird on sign: California Scrub-Jay. No trespassing? Scrubbies don’t take orders from anyone!
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A lemon damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis) who will probably attempt to kill you if you come any closer, despite being only a couple of inches long. No, it doesn't care that it's #Fishmas.
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
December 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A lemon damsel (Pomacentrus moluccensis) who will probably attempt to kill you if you come any closer, despite being only a couple of inches long. No, it doesn't care that it's #Fishmas.
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
#MarineLife 🐟🌿
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He got high on catnip, then passed out after trying to open a bag of cat treats he pilfered from an upper cabinet somehow. Happy #Caturday
December 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
He got high on catnip, then passed out after trying to open a bag of cat treats he pilfered from an upper cabinet somehow. Happy #Caturday
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Chancellor Merz:
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Chancellor Merz:
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
It’s a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine,against Europe.If Ukraine falls,it won't end.Just as the Sudetenland wasn't enough in 1938
Putin doesn't stop.Anyone who still believes he's had enough should carefully analyze his strategies,documents,speeches,public appearances
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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I don't want to be a "I'm not surprised" guy but covid made it clear that a substantial part of the population wants the freedom to do whatever they want even if it kills them and/or others
strangers are fighting to the death in my menchies over this pretty innocuous take and slinging devastating counterarguments like “what if I had to run away from a murderer” and “I like speeding”
one of my longstanding takes is that car manufacturers should be forced to install mandatory speed limiters in every new vehicle and people react to that like I'm advocating to strip them of their right to free speech
December 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I don't want to be a "I'm not surprised" guy but covid made it clear that a substantial part of the population wants the freedom to do whatever they want even if it kills them and/or others
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Kristi Noem claimed a few months ago that they arrested the girlfriend of the leader of Antifa and that was going to lead to the prosecution of the entire “organization.” What happened with that? Any updates?
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Kristi Noem claimed a few months ago that they arrested the girlfriend of the leader of Antifa and that was going to lead to the prosecution of the entire “organization.” What happened with that? Any updates?
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We live in a simulation.
December 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We live in a simulation.
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A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
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Everyone who thinks feminists have gone too far winds up going full fascist crazy. Many such cases.
Ugh why would they publish this not 48 hours after we recorded the Cursties on @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Everyone who thinks feminists have gone too far winds up going full fascist crazy. Many such cases.
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There are reports that the FDA intends to put a “black box” warning on COVID-19 vaccines.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
There are reports that the FDA intends to put a “black box” warning on COVID-19 vaccines.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
This is not in line with the science, which shows that COVID-19 are safe and have saved millions of lives.
This would be a serious abuse of power by FDA officials to further antivax political goals.
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Judges Neomi Rao and Justin Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday night blocked D.C. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg from beginning his scheduled Alien Enemies Act case contempt proceedings next week.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
Breaking: D.C. Circuit's Trump appointees again block Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry
DOJ keeps going to the D.C. Circuit, where Trump appointees on the court have repeatedly stopped the district court's effort to hold the Trump admin accountable.
www.lawdork.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Judges Neomi Rao and Justin Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday night blocked D.C. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg from beginning his scheduled Alien Enemies Act case contempt proceedings next week.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
It was, much too much, an echo of April.
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Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
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me: ok time to focus on the task at hand and get down to work
my brain:
my brain:
December 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
me: ok time to focus on the task at hand and get down to work
my brain:
my brain:
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Grateful to Governor Newsom and these emergency response teams from California for stepping up to help in a critical moment.
When our neighbors are in crisis, California doesn't hesitate to lend our support.
That's why I'm deploying @caloes.bsky.social Urban Search & Rescue teams to Washington State to help protect lives amid the ongoing severe flooding impacting the state.
That's why I'm deploying @caloes.bsky.social Urban Search & Rescue teams to Washington State to help protect lives amid the ongoing severe flooding impacting the state.
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Grateful to Governor Newsom and these emergency response teams from California for stepping up to help in a critical moment.
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This is the entire thing
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the entire thing
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The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, while Palantir and DOGE have already put everyone in databases. Where are all the 2A gun nuts who spent years losing their minds about someone taking their rights away? Crickets.
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, while Palantir and DOGE have already put everyone in databases. Where are all the 2A gun nuts who spent years losing their minds about someone taking their rights away? Crickets.
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It's always nice to see the Lilac-breasted Roller in action, as we did in South Africa in August. This species and the Sunbittern are the two birds that I will constantly be trying to improve upon when it comes to flight shots.
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's always nice to see the Lilac-breasted Roller in action, as we did in South Africa in August. This species and the Sunbittern are the two birds that I will constantly be trying to improve upon when it comes to flight shots.
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A bit of excitement at the house this morning as I was packing to #bird the Oregon Coast... where one of our targets would be a Townsend's Warbler.
Kelli shouted "Townie in the backyard!" and I ran to get my camera...
Kelli shouted "Townie in the backyard!" and I ran to get my camera...
December 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A bit of excitement at the house this morning as I was packing to #bird the Oregon Coast... where one of our targets would be a Townsend's Warbler.
Kelli shouted "Townie in the backyard!" and I ran to get my camera...
Kelli shouted "Townie in the backyard!" and I ran to get my camera...
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Nurses are essential to our health care system. As a co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Nursing Caucus, I’ll always advocate for these dedicated professionals to be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve - in education and on the job. 🧵
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Oppose New Limits on Student Loans for Nurses
At a time when our nation is facing a health care shortage, especially in primary care, now is not the time to cut off the student pipeline to these programs.
bonamici.house.gov
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Nurses are essential to our health care system. As a co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Nursing Caucus, I’ll always advocate for these dedicated professionals to be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve - in education and on the job. 🧵
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This is good news for Washington state and how it should always work when it comes to disaster relief.
We work together to respond and we work together to rebuild and recover.
We work together to respond and we work together to rebuild and recover.
I just received a phone call from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Secretary Noem informed me that the president signed our request for an emergency declaration. We have also received written confirmation of that emergency declaration.
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is good news for Washington state and how it should always work when it comes to disaster relief.
We work together to respond and we work together to rebuild and recover.
We work together to respond and we work together to rebuild and recover.
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Sass machine! Photo from my collection, no date/info.
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sass machine! Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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Ah yes, the famously “woke” Chamber of Commerce, long known for their far left proclivities. At some point, Trump’s efforts to simply boss reality into whatever form he wants will hit a wall, yes?
Poor Chamber. All those years carrying climate-denial water for the fossil fuel industry, and now they get turned on as “woke.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ah yes, the famously “woke” Chamber of Commerce, long known for their far left proclivities. At some point, Trump’s efforts to simply boss reality into whatever form he wants will hit a wall, yes?
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They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all