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January 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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This afternoon in the Rio Grande Bosque, I saw a swarm of winged insects emerging from the ground, milling about, and leaving one by one. They were termites ready to fly, mate, and establish new colonies. Photo taken in Albuquerque, N.M. on January 15, 2026.
#insects #termites
#insects #termites
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Stand up, speak out, stick together.
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Stand up, speak out, stick together.
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Jess Findlay #Photography - Fiery Throated Hummingbird
January 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Jess Findlay #Photography - Fiery Throated Hummingbird
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Please join Affirmation Coyote in observing National Religious Freedom Day.
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Please join Affirmation Coyote in observing National Religious Freedom Day.
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
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The second installment of Scott Ritchie's favorite bird photos of 2025.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The second installment of Scott Ritchie's favorite bird photos of 2025.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
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He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
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Counterpoint: In fact, I do this all the time. I live in a tiny rural town, and the closest movie theater is one town over, I like taking my spouse out on dates, we get dinner and a movie and it's great.
So yeah, he's wrong.
So yeah, he's wrong.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Counterpoint: In fact, I do this all the time. I live in a tiny rural town, and the closest movie theater is one town over, I like taking my spouse out on dates, we get dinner and a movie and it's great.
So yeah, he's wrong.
So yeah, he's wrong.
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Portrait of a young Cooper Hawk
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #canonphotography #birdart #wildlife #nature #birdportrait #birdofprey
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #canonphotography #birdart #wildlife #nature #birdportrait #birdofprey
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Portrait of a young Cooper Hawk
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #canonphotography #birdart #wildlife #nature #birdportrait #birdofprey
#bird #birdoftheday #photography #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #canonphotography #birdart #wildlife #nature #birdportrait #birdofprey
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Just in from friends in New Zealand, hard to make out as it was raining heavily, but a couple of Tui for #BirdsSeenIn2026
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Just in from friends in New Zealand, hard to make out as it was raining heavily, but a couple of Tui for #BirdsSeenIn2026
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Puzzling red spots in photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are probably young supermassive black holes obscured by dense cocoons of gas
Mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ in Space Are Likely Cloaked Black Holes
Puzzling red spots in photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are probably young supermassive black holes obscured by dense cocoons of gas
www.scientificamerican.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Puzzling red spots in photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are probably young supermassive black holes obscured by dense cocoons of gas
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
I got my Haggis Ranger patch!!!
Now I have to cook some haggis if I can find a sheep stomach.
#Haggisanimal #wildhaggis @wildhaggisanimal.bsky.social
Now I have to cook some haggis if I can find a sheep stomach.
#Haggisanimal #wildhaggis @wildhaggisanimal.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I got my Haggis Ranger patch!!!
Now I have to cook some haggis if I can find a sheep stomach.
#Haggisanimal #wildhaggis @wildhaggisanimal.bsky.social
Now I have to cook some haggis if I can find a sheep stomach.
#Haggisanimal #wildhaggis @wildhaggisanimal.bsky.social
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Good news is always welcome and with a h/t to @lizneeley.bsky.social, "it seems that most science agencies now face [only] single-digit percent decreases in their budgets, rather than the devastating version put forward by the White House."
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www.aip.org/fyi/congress...
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www.aip.org/fyi/congress...
Congress Set to Finalize Science Budgets Rejecting Trump Cuts
The bipartisan deal still reduces funding for many science agencies, including NSF and NASA.
www.aip.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Good news is always welcome and with a h/t to @lizneeley.bsky.social, "it seems that most science agencies now face [only] single-digit percent decreases in their budgets, rather than the devastating version put forward by the White House."
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www.aip.org/fyi/congress...
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www.aip.org/fyi/congress...
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
This is Aki. He just realized how to unify Einstein's general relativity theory with quantum mechanics to solve the black hole information paradox, but then remembered he's supposed to be a dog. 13/10 (TT: katelyvxxn)
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Look at this amazing image “Squid (likely an Illex coindetii) observed During Dive 07 of the third expedition of Voyage to the Ridge 2022 at 631 meters (2,070 feet) in depth...” from NOAA you can use as a desktop image oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/s... #invertebrate #ocean
Squid - NOAA Ocean Exploration
Squid (likely an Illex coindetii) observed During Dive 07 of the third expedition of Voyage to the Ridge 2022 at 631 meters (2,070 feet) in depth on Lang Bank, northeast of St. Croix, in the Caribbean...
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Look at this amazing image “Squid (likely an Illex coindetii) observed During Dive 07 of the third expedition of Voyage to the Ridge 2022 at 631 meters (2,070 feet) in depth...” from NOAA you can use as a desktop image oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/s... #invertebrate #ocean
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🤔 Think 🤔 about it.
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🤔 Think 🤔 about it.
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As of today I have been alive 20,703 days, and the orbital period of 52692 Johnscalzi is 2078.369 days, so in fact I have been alive 9.96 ScalziYears, I'll be ten on April 4, 2026.
I have marked this auspicious date on my Calendar. AS SHOULD YOU ALL.
I have marked this auspicious date on my Calendar. AS SHOULD YOU ALL.
My calculations may be off, but I *think* in 52692 Johnscalzi years, John Scalzi just missed his eleventh birthday.
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
As of today I have been alive 20,703 days, and the orbital period of 52692 Johnscalzi is 2078.369 days, so in fact I have been alive 9.96 ScalziYears, I'll be ten on April 4, 2026.
I have marked this auspicious date on my Calendar. AS SHOULD YOU ALL.
I have marked this auspicious date on my Calendar. AS SHOULD YOU ALL.
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2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
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UPDATE: The database has been updated and now when anyone looks up this particular asteroid, my name is attached to it. Try it for yourself!
ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_l...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
UPDATE: The database has been updated and now when anyone looks up this particular asteroid, my name is attached to it. Try it for yourself!
ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_l...
ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_l...