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debmaluk.bsky.social

@debmaluk.bsky.social

if you partied too hard last night and feel a little ruffled, this Jay is here for you😊 Happy New Year! #birds

A Blue Jay sitting on the edge of a frosty green bird bath. The feathers are sticking out in several places

January 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM

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Governor Tim Walz

@governorwalz.mn.gov

Happy New Year, Minnesota! More grateful than ever to have the privilege of serving this great state. Looking forward to the work ahead in making Minnesota the best place to live, work, and raise a family.

January 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺

@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social

Family members of the unlawfully detained freedom fighters as well as a part of protesters gathered at the Gldani Prison for New Year’s too cheer our compatriots. They sang the national anthem too. #GeorgiaProtests #NewElectionsforGeorgia
📷 Inga Ghoghoberidze

January 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM

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Nedal Al-Amari

@nedalalamari.bsky.social

Massive celebrations sweep across Syria as the nation ushers in 2025, marking the start of a new era free from the former Assad regime. This footage captures the jubilant atmosphere in Damascus.

December 31, 2024 at 11:39 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

January 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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American Museum of Natural History

@amnh.org

Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨

Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.

Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr

January 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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Trevor Henderson 🍉

@slimyswampghost.bsky.social

Really love horror films that are of two times, that have one foot in the older world of what was regarded as frightening, but with the other foot in the murky undercurrent (or elements much less subtle) of what was on it's way. Films like TARGETS, SPIDER BABY and PEEPING TOM come to mind.

January 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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TizzyWoman

@tizzywoman.bsky.social

“Kennedy is dangerous. His beliefs are fueled by conspiracies and threaten our entire society — but no one more than those of us already dealing with serious illness like I am.” Read this excellent, personal essay from Victoria Brownsworth. epgn.com/2024/12/30/t...
Tell your senators to reject RFKjr

The imminent danger of American health care - Philadelphia Gay News

As I fight my own health care battle, I hope senators on both sides commit to holding the problematic systems accountable.

epgn.com

January 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM

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Mike Carlton

@mikecarlton01.bsky.social

It actually pulled a record national audience of 1.97 million people. These pissant, knuckledragging Murdoch serfs cannot help themselves…

Viewers blast the ABC for its 'woke' messaging during Sydney fireworks

The ABC has attracted criticism again for its coverage of the New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney, with viewers slamming the "woke" messaging of the event.

www.skynews.com.au

January 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM

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Coral City Camera

@coralcitycamera.bsky.social

You know the old saying… “a smiling porcupine pufferfish on New Years Eve brings good luck in the New Year!”
Happy New Years from Coral City 🐡✨📆 #pufferfishofcoralcity #happynewyear #newyearseve #cutiepie #goodluck #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

January 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷

@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social

To the surprise of no one - here's a Steller's Jay (from yesterday) to kick of 2025!

#birds #becurious 🪶

January 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM

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@amyb88(8/8 is my🎂, nothing else)bsky.social 🍄🍄‍🟫

@amyb8888.bsky.social

Waxcap/hygrocybe photo day 32: I wanted to post my favorite photos of 2024 today but there are just too many, but this choice was easy because this is my absolutely favorite photo of any mushroom in 2024. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

January 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM

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Toby Hadoke

@tobyhadoke.bsky.social

Doctor Who In Memoriam video coming within the hour.
When it appears I’d appreciate views and shares and likes and all that x

January 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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Jasmine 🌌🔭

@astrojaz.bsky.social

my favorite hubble images from 2024 🌌

$Thousands of bright stars shine against black space, more tightly condensed near the image’s center. The stars glint in shades of white, blue, and red, and diffraction spikes are visible around the foreground stars. Image credit: NASA, ESA, G. Piotto (Universita degli Studi di Padova), and A. Sarajedini (Florida Atlantic University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)$ $Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating nearby clouds that glow in pale blue. The clouds darken at the edges of the image, and are dotted with smaller stars, some also with diffraction spikes. Image credit: NASA, ESA, G. Duchene (Universite de Grenoble I); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)$

Clouds of gas and dust with many stars. The clouds form a flat, blue background toward the bottom, and become thicker and smokier toward the top. Stars on one side light the nebula. A thick arc of gas and dust reaches around from the bottom-right corner of the image toward the top-left corner. It begins as a dark and obscuring cloud at bottom right and gradually becomes brightly lit by many stars at the upper left. Other large, foreground stars lie between the nebula and the viewer.

Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Tan (Chalmers University & University of Virginia), R. Fedriani

Thousands of distant stars crowd the view against black space. A rosy, bloomlike tendril of red nebulosity shines near the center-top.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, M. Boyer (Space Telescope Science Institute), and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

December 31, 2024 at 6:33 PM

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Moon lover

@moon1over.bsky.social

January 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (English)

@demonslayerusa.bsky.social

Happy New Year's Eve from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba!🥢

Did you know? Toshikoshi soba is a traditional Japanese noodle dish eaten on New Year's Eve and nengajo are an important part of Japan's New Year's festivities where greeting cards are sent out. 📮