Chris Noto
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Reader, music lover, sailor, gardener, husband, father, grandfather. He/him.
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Good Morning ☀️ Bluesky
Went to Bombay Hook NWR yesterday. Finally got to see the Northern Harrier somewhat close. Two years of repeat visits 😁
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds
Went to Bombay Hook NWR yesterday. Finally got to see the Northern Harrier somewhat close. Two years of repeat visits 😁
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Good Morning ☀️ Bluesky
Went to Bombay Hook NWR yesterday. Finally got to see the Northern Harrier somewhat close. Two years of repeat visits 😁
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds
Went to Bombay Hook NWR yesterday. Finally got to see the Northern Harrier somewhat close. Two years of repeat visits 😁
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #birdphotography #birds
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Field Notes from November in the East Austin edgelands, with frisky deer, late bloomers, cold moons, riverine fog, and the passing of a legend: fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/p/spirits-of...
Spirits of the Rutting Moon
No. 188
fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Field Notes from November in the East Austin edgelands, with frisky deer, late bloomers, cold moons, riverine fog, and the passing of a legend: fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/p/spirits-of...
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43 years ago today, Sidney Lumet & David Mamet delivered the ultimate courtroom drama masterclass, THE VERDICT (1982), starring Paul Newman.
Celebrate its anniversary and dive deep into its brilliance:
cinephiliabeyond.org/verdict-sidn...
Celebrate its anniversary and dive deep into its brilliance:
cinephiliabeyond.org/verdict-sidn...
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
43 years ago today, Sidney Lumet & David Mamet delivered the ultimate courtroom drama masterclass, THE VERDICT (1982), starring Paul Newman.
Celebrate its anniversary and dive deep into its brilliance:
cinephiliabeyond.org/verdict-sidn...
Celebrate its anniversary and dive deep into its brilliance:
cinephiliabeyond.org/verdict-sidn...
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PTA and DiCaprio talking about movies for 30 min. 💯
On a parlé vrai cinéma avec Leonardo Di Caprio et Paul Thomas Anderson
YouTube video by Konbini
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December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
PTA and DiCaprio talking about movies for 30 min. 💯
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what a (pretty!) wasteland
Snowing on the Hennepin Avenue Bridge in downtown Minneapolis
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
what a (pretty!) wasteland
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Danger Rug, Danger Rug, Nuthin's Stranger'n Danger Rug! 🦈🦈🦈
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Danger Rug, Danger Rug, Nuthin's Stranger'n Danger Rug! 🦈🦈🦈
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A very quick #SundayFishSketch of the dwarf topminnow (much better name than "least killifish")
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A very quick #SundayFishSketch of the dwarf topminnow (much better name than "least killifish")
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It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
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I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
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"Eight pieces of …" ( #jazzsky series 34)
TRAIN
#4: K4 Pacific (Gerry Mulligan)
GM bars
"Bud" Shank fl
Bob Brookmeyer vlv-tb
Tom Scott ss
Roger Kellaway p
Chuck Domanico db
Joe Porcaro d
Emilio Richards perc
Howard Roberts g
+
Ernie Watts ts + 4 brass (in the theme-out chorus)
LA, July 1971
TRAIN
#4: K4 Pacific (Gerry Mulligan)
GM bars
"Bud" Shank fl
Bob Brookmeyer vlv-tb
Tom Scott ss
Roger Kellaway p
Chuck Domanico db
Joe Porcaro d
Emilio Richards perc
Howard Roberts g
+
Ernie Watts ts + 4 brass (in the theme-out chorus)
LA, July 1971
K-4 Pacific
YouTube video by Gerry Mulligan - Topic
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December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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This tree looks like it belongs in a fairy tale. It's an Amur maple (potentially invasive in some places). I don't know what's going on with that remarkable bark (can a tree have that many galls?).
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This tree looks like it belongs in a fairy tale. It's an Amur maple (potentially invasive in some places). I don't know what's going on with that remarkable bark (can a tree have that many galls?).
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Can anyone recommend a good book about Beethoven’s late string quartets?
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Can anyone recommend a good book about Beethoven’s late string quartets?
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Pictures from Walmart parking lot…
Cloud shadows…
Cloud shadows…
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Pictures from Walmart parking lot…
Cloud shadows…
Cloud shadows…
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Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
A compilation by Western Vinyl, the artists wrote and recorded these songs in gratitude for and protection of that same place. Home, as we know it, is at risk.
A compilation by Western Vinyl, the artists wrote and recorded these songs in gratitude for and protection of that same place. Home, as we know it, is at risk.
Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers, by Western Vinyl
17 track album
westernvinyl.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
A compilation by Western Vinyl, the artists wrote and recorded these songs in gratitude for and protection of that same place. Home, as we know it, is at risk.
A compilation by Western Vinyl, the artists wrote and recorded these songs in gratitude for and protection of that same place. Home, as we know it, is at risk.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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It's me on the Coode Street Podcast Advent Calendar!
The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 4 - Martha Wells
Martha Wells joins Gary and Jonathan to discuss favourite books, seasonal favourites and what she's been working on.
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Martha Wells joins Gary and Jonathan to discuss favourite books, seasonal favourites and what she's been working on.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-iyi2x...
Episode 692: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 4 - Martha Wells
The end of the year is fast approaching, we're behind on episodes and we're keen to end the year on a high note. So this year we're going back to something we did in 2022. We’ve invited 24 creators of...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's me on the Coode Street Podcast Advent Calendar!
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Volvo Trucks - Look Who’s Driving feat. 4-year-old Sophie
YouTube video by Volvo Trucks
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December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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reactor writers sound off
What's the best book *review* you wrote, read, edited, or published this year? I'm rounding them up again for Lit Hub.
(Must have a 2025 pub date, no exceptions.)
(Must have a 2025 pub date, no exceptions.)
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
reactor writers sound off
I’m hunting for more videos of a small room performance by Julian Lage and Bill Frisell, and a very sweet track with Gyan Riley shows up, and John Zorn is mentioned. A commenter says he’s been listening to the albums, Which I’ve Never Heard Of! “Teresa de Ávila!” Zorn. Go. Listen! Be well. 😊
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’m hunting for more videos of a small room performance by Julian Lage and Bill Frisell, and a very sweet track with Gyan Riley shows up, and John Zorn is mentioned. A commenter says he’s been listening to the albums, Which I’ve Never Heard Of! “Teresa de Ávila!” Zorn. Go. Listen! Be well. 😊
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
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Later evening meditations, Nala Sinephro and ‘Endlessness’ (2024, CD). Exactly what I need right now …
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Later evening meditations, Nala Sinephro and ‘Endlessness’ (2024, CD). Exactly what I need right now …
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Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Was reminded of my very favorite tweet of all time today:
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I'm reminded of a funny tweet I saw on Twitter a few years ago, about Star Trek episode titles.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm reminded of a funny tweet I saw on Twitter a few years ago, about Star Trek episode titles.
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There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
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A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed