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Veterinarian and weenie dog herder. Pie-man, blue boxes, Treks and Discworld. She/her/Dr. LLAP
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“Fear is a strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows and makes weeding easy. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground”
Sir Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
Sir Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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Here's a site with a lot of tasty-looking museums with online shopping, nonetheless: museumstoresunday.org/find-an-onli...
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Here's a site with a lot of tasty-looking museums with online shopping, nonetheless: museumstoresunday.org/find-an-onli...
I have never loved a thread more than this
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have never loved a thread more than this
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Today's nudibranch is Diversidoris crocea. My book calls it a saffron noumea, but it doesn't seem to have any widely accepted common name, which seems a shame. Pic from Anilao.
#Nudivember #MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
#Nudivember #MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today's nudibranch is Diversidoris crocea. My book calls it a saffron noumea, but it doesn't seem to have any widely accepted common name, which seems a shame. Pic from Anilao.
#Nudivember #MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
#Nudivember #MarineLife #Invertebrates 🌿
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Day 24 of inserting a random Muppet into a random Star Trek screenshot
#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #TheMuppets
#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #TheMuppets
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Day 24 of inserting a random Muppet into a random Star Trek screenshot
#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #TheMuppets
#StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #TheMuppets
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November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Here are some more pics. Gosh but our local park is so stunningly gorgeous. I was feeling sad that all the late winter fragrant plants were finishing and then I remembered we're just now coming into rose season! Not that I've taken pics of any but I will. 🌱🇳🇿
![Two grey teal ducks dabble in a [newly, how?] clear pond stained tan with mineral deposits. They're under a tussock grass and next to a huge bush of giant rhubarb.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q3dthuanqipn7brsgsg56btw/bafkreibnw4bvswxn4k3pzxbdyy5ma6jifp3v3akxwsdi2n4f53zefteid4@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Here are some more pics. Gosh but our local park is so stunningly gorgeous. I was feeling sad that all the late winter fragrant plants were finishing and then I remembered we're just now coming into rose season! Not that I've taken pics of any but I will. 🌱🇳🇿
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Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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Well pass the whiskey and let’s pause in awe.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Well pass the whiskey and let’s pause in awe.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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After José's arrest sparked outrage in August, DHS attacked him in a press release, calling him a "criminal illegal alien, not a firefighter." DHS has cited a 12-year-old drug delivery charge while failing to acknowledge the charge was dismissed.
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
After José's arrest sparked outrage in August, DHS attacked him in a press release, calling him a "criminal illegal alien, not a firefighter." DHS has cited a 12-year-old drug delivery charge while failing to acknowledge the charge was dismissed.
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
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If you’re in Seattle check to make sure your ballot’s been counted!
UPDATE: latest round of ballots counted shows that Katie Wilson now leads Bruce Harrell in the Seattle Mayor's race by 1,346 votes.
That's currently within the 2,000 vote margin to trigger an automatic machine recount. Though there are ~1,000 ballots with signature issues that could change that.
That's currently within the 2,000 vote margin to trigger an automatic machine recount. Though there are ~1,000 ballots with signature issues that could change that.
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If you’re in Seattle check to make sure your ballot’s been counted!
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Safe travels to Nakadai Tatsuya (1932-2025), the great, great Japanese actor of both film and stage, who disappeared into every role he played. It's hard to imagine any story of Japanese cinema without him.
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Safe travels to Nakadai Tatsuya (1932-2025), the great, great Japanese actor of both film and stage, who disappeared into every role he played. It's hard to imagine any story of Japanese cinema without him.
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Everything *doesnt* happen for a reason. A lot of the suffering in the world is inherently meaningless and random. Any meaning it has comes from how people choose to respond to it.
9. What is a truth people don't want to hear?
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Everything *doesnt* happen for a reason. A lot of the suffering in the world is inherently meaningless and random. Any meaning it has comes from how people choose to respond to it.
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One thing I’m glad I learned young was everyone at their best is temporarily ablebodied. Disabled people are the largest minority group that you can join at a moments notice. If it’s an accessible space, when you need it you’ll have better access yourself. Selfishly you should want access for all
Your new motto should be: if it’s fine for disabled people, it’s fine for me.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
One thing I’m glad I learned young was everyone at their best is temporarily ablebodied. Disabled people are the largest minority group that you can join at a moments notice. If it’s an accessible space, when you need it you’ll have better access yourself. Selfishly you should want access for all
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy 🌿
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy 🌿
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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Arizona sunrise
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Arizona sunrise
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Please share, deadline approaching soon!
The 2026 plant science conference travel award program is open!
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Please share, deadline approaching soon!
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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