drokka
@drokka.bsky.social
Rabid stitch-doll who loves animals, history, anthropology, and arts.
(She/her/they/them)
A like is not necessarily an endorsement, rather a means to push a post.
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A like is not necessarily an endorsement, rather a means to push a post.
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Contracts are signed. I am officially part of the @shotgunhoney.com family now. Look for reissued Bishop Rider books sometime next year with a new Bishop Rider book dropping in 2027. Big thanks to @ronearl.bsky.social for taking a chance on my type of retribution.
Bishop Rider Lives!!
Bishop Rider Lives!!
December 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Contracts are signed. I am officially part of the @shotgunhoney.com family now. Look for reissued Bishop Rider books sometime next year with a new Bishop Rider book dropping in 2027. Big thanks to @ronearl.bsky.social for taking a chance on my type of retribution.
Bishop Rider Lives!!
Bishop Rider Lives!!
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Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
news.mongabay.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Peru gives legal rights to stingless bees in recognition of their critical importance to the health of the Amazon rainforest as well as humans
Legal protection appears similar to protections given to plants & animals listed on the US Endangered Species Act
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Legal protection appears similar to protections given to plants & animals listed on the US Endangered Species Act
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Peru gives legal rights to stingless bees in recognition of their critical importance to the health of the Amazon rainforest as well as humans
Legal protection appears similar to protections given to plants & animals listed on the US Endangered Species Act
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Legal protection appears similar to protections given to plants & animals listed on the US Endangered Species Act
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Please be kind enough to explain when and where and under what authority you gained access to this material.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"
December 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Please be kind enough to explain when and where and under what authority you gained access to this material.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"
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Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the YEAR!
December 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the YEAR!
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I’m extremely concerned by reports the Trump administration destroyed a facility during a covert action in Venezuela.
If this was done without Gang of Eight oversight, it’s a serious violation of federal law and a dangerous escalation that pushes us closer to war: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
If this was done without Gang of Eight oversight, it’s a serious violation of federal law and a dangerous escalation that pushes us closer to war: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Trump says the U.S. took out a 'big facility' in Venezuela amid strikes on alleged drug boats
The president did not provide details about the apparent strike, which NBC News has not independently confirmed.
www.nbcnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m extremely concerned by reports the Trump administration destroyed a facility during a covert action in Venezuela.
If this was done without Gang of Eight oversight, it’s a serious violation of federal law and a dangerous escalation that pushes us closer to war: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
If this was done without Gang of Eight oversight, it’s a serious violation of federal law and a dangerous escalation that pushes us closer to war: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
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This is a public health crisis and cis people acting like it isn’t because it targets trans children primarily (even though it will affect cis children too!!) is nasty business
RFK Jr. announces new rules targeting care for transgender youth
If approved, the proposed federal regulations would dramatically impact an already challenging landscape.
19thnews.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is a public health crisis and cis people acting like it isn’t because it targets trans children primarily (even though it will affect cis children too!!) is nasty business
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Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend over two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules. International organizations have said Israel's rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
https://to.pbs.org/49yw6wH
https://to.pbs.org/49yw6wH
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026, including Doctors Without Borders
The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned on Jan. 1 did not meet its new requirements for sharing staff, funding and operations information.
to.pbs.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend over two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules. International organizations have said Israel's rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
https://to.pbs.org/49yw6wH
https://to.pbs.org/49yw6wH
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SEEKING OWNER. This white Great Pyrenees neutered male dog was found near Downey Rd & Laird Rd in Guelph on Dec 29, 2025. Around 2-4 yrs old. If he's yours or you have any info about him contact #Guelph Humane Society at 519-824-3091 or [email protected] (2000379255)
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
SEEKING OWNER. This white Great Pyrenees neutered male dog was found near Downey Rd & Laird Rd in Guelph on Dec 29, 2025. Around 2-4 yrs old. If he's yours or you have any info about him contact #Guelph Humane Society at 519-824-3091 or [email protected] (2000379255)
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Thought I'd share this clip. To me its shows perfectly how far maga has strayed from any actual politics. Its all built on lies and feelings.
No facts or evidence of anything besides made up junk to attack people personally.
Thank you @commonrevolt.bsky.social for putting this together.
No facts or evidence of anything besides made up junk to attack people personally.
Thank you @commonrevolt.bsky.social for putting this together.
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thought I'd share this clip. To me its shows perfectly how far maga has strayed from any actual politics. Its all built on lies and feelings.
No facts or evidence of anything besides made up junk to attack people personally.
Thank you @commonrevolt.bsky.social for putting this together.
No facts or evidence of anything besides made up junk to attack people personally.
Thank you @commonrevolt.bsky.social for putting this together.
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Texas is going to make sure our education system is properly whitewashed.
Texas is overhauling what students will learn in social studies. What to know — Houston Chronicle
A rewrite of Texas’ social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the state’...
apple.news
December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Texas is going to make sure our education system is properly whitewashed.
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Poland’s top military commander warns the country is in a “pre-war” phase, saying Russia is already preparing for possible aggression by trying to destabilize Poland, undermine trust in state institutions, and create conditions for future attacks.
December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Poland’s top military commander warns the country is in a “pre-war” phase, saying Russia is already preparing for possible aggression by trying to destabilize Poland, undermine trust in state institutions, and create conditions for future attacks.
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Yet again it pays to speak up & fight back!
NIH has agreed to “evaluate each application individually and in good faith” for plaintiffs whose applications were unlawfully held in fiscal year 2025. In return, the plaintiffs dropped the lawsuit. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
NIH has agreed to “evaluate each application individually and in good faith” for plaintiffs whose applications were unlawfully held in fiscal year 2025. In return, the plaintiffs dropped the lawsuit. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
NIH Agrees to Evaluate and Complete Review on Stalled Scientific Grant Applications | American Civil Liberties Union
Parties resolve claims on behalf of applicants harmed by unlawful directives
www.aclu.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yet again it pays to speak up & fight back!
NIH has agreed to “evaluate each application individually and in good faith” for plaintiffs whose applications were unlawfully held in fiscal year 2025. In return, the plaintiffs dropped the lawsuit. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
NIH has agreed to “evaluate each application individually and in good faith” for plaintiffs whose applications were unlawfully held in fiscal year 2025. In return, the plaintiffs dropped the lawsuit. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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since just asking for dms didn't work out as i expected, i'll just say it here:
i'm gifting a 3-months Sponsor deck.blue membership for artists on bluesky! just reach me out on the dms to get it and be able to schedule posts!
requirements: 1k+ followers, don't use ai and keep posting real art!
i'm gifting a 3-months Sponsor deck.blue membership for artists on bluesky! just reach me out on the dms to get it and be able to schedule posts!
requirements: 1k+ followers, don't use ai and keep posting real art!
if you're an artist with 1k+ followers that uses deck.blue to schedule posts, please reach me out over on the dms! i have something for you all
December 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
since just asking for dms didn't work out as i expected, i'll just say it here:
i'm gifting a 3-months Sponsor deck.blue membership for artists on bluesky! just reach me out on the dms to get it and be able to schedule posts!
requirements: 1k+ followers, don't use ai and keep posting real art!
i'm gifting a 3-months Sponsor deck.blue membership for artists on bluesky! just reach me out on the dms to get it and be able to schedule posts!
requirements: 1k+ followers, don't use ai and keep posting real art!
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War and organised crime claim record victims as 67 journalists murdered in 2025, with nearly half killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
By Barry White
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/k...
By Barry White
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/k...
Killed for doing their work: 2025 another deadly year for journalists.
War and organised crime claim record victims as 67 journalists murdered in 2025, with nearly half killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
War and organised crime claim record victims as 67 journalists murdered in 2025, with nearly half killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
By Barry White
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/k...
By Barry White
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/k...
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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Meet MACC’s Terrier-dactyl.
Pollux is 8 months old and 26 lbs. He is a perfectly perfect boy. He has lots of puppy energy and is still figuring out his legs. He has not been in playgroup yet but has done very well on parallel walks with friends. Come meet this one of a kind boy.
Pollux is 8 months old and 26 lbs. He is a perfectly perfect boy. He has lots of puppy energy and is still figuring out his legs. He has not been in playgroup yet but has done very well on parallel walks with friends. Come meet this one of a kind boy.
December 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Meet MACC’s Terrier-dactyl.
Pollux is 8 months old and 26 lbs. He is a perfectly perfect boy. He has lots of puppy energy and is still figuring out his legs. He has not been in playgroup yet but has done very well on parallel walks with friends. Come meet this one of a kind boy.
Pollux is 8 months old and 26 lbs. He is a perfectly perfect boy. He has lots of puppy energy and is still figuring out his legs. He has not been in playgroup yet but has done very well on parallel walks with friends. Come meet this one of a kind boy.
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Tell us: As the U.S. prepares to observe its 250th anniversary, what does being an American mean to you right now? https://bit.ly/3YCG6Pf
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tell us: As the U.S. prepares to observe its 250th anniversary, what does being an American mean to you right now? https://bit.ly/3YCG6Pf
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Gift article from The New York Times.
IMO the main point of this operation wasn't to destroy some dock, it was a test to ensure the CIA could be trusted to follow Trump's illegal orders.
A successful test, just like the Navy operations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
IMO the main point of this operation wasn't to destroy some dock, it was a test to ensure the CIA could be trusted to follow Trump's illegal orders.
A successful test, just like the Navy operations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Gift article from The New York Times.
IMO the main point of this operation wasn't to destroy some dock, it was a test to ensure the CIA could be trusted to follow Trump's illegal orders.
A successful test, just like the Navy operations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
IMO the main point of this operation wasn't to destroy some dock, it was a test to ensure the CIA could be trusted to follow Trump's illegal orders.
A successful test, just like the Navy operations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...
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The Women’s Safety Initiative claims to be protecting women and girls, but deeper investigation points to another agenda altogether | Robin Whitlock
When women’s safety meets the politics of division
The Women’s Safety Initiative claims to be protecting women and girls, but deeper investigation points to another agenda altogether
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Women’s Safety Initiative claims to be protecting women and girls, but deeper investigation points to another agenda altogether | Robin Whitlock
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