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Marti Balcom
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Jersey girl obsessed with mushrooms, dogs, and justice.
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New Jersey Pinelands
Sandy soil/Leaf Litter
ID suggestions welcome!!

#mushroommonday
#mushrooms
#fungifriends
#mushroomsky
September 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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It’s Fungi Friday again!

Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
New Jersey Pinelands
#mushrooms
#fungifriday
#fungifriends
September 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Winner Winner!
11.3 pounds of chicken 😍
#mushroom
#fungi
#fungifriends
#mushroomsky
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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It’s Mushroom Monday!
#mushrooms
#fungi
#fungifriends

Magnificent chicken of the woods
New Jersey Pinelands
Pine needle and leaf litter
September 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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#SundayYellow
#Fungifriends
#mushrooms
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Happy Mushroom Monday

It’s honey time here in New Jersey

#mushrooms
#mushroommonday
#fungifriends
August 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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It’s mushroom Monday!

Boletus Viriipes found in south jersey in mixed forest in leaf litter.

Exciting for me to find a green mushroom— my first!

#mushrooms
#mushroommonday
#fungifriends
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Happy Fungi Friday from the Pinelands, New Jersey

#fungifriends
#mushrooms
#fungifriday
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Sweet and gentle Gemma is kind to all the creatures
#dogs
#dogsofbluesky
June 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Today’s beautiful bit!

Amanita of some sort. ID welcome!

New Jersey Pinelands. Growing in pine needle litter near water.

#mushrooms #fungi #fungifriends
June 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Today’s beautiful bit!

New Jersey Pinelands
Stereum Ostrea | False Turkey Tail

#Fungus #Fungi #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
May 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It’s been very dry here in the NJ Pinelands. Today was a big suprise to find Matsutake in the place we usually find them in November.
Not sure why but a happy discovery.
#mushrooms
#fungifriends
May 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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April 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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April 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Enjoy your day from Gemma and Popeye
(Our sweet Popeye gone but always in our hearts)
#dogs
#dogsofbluesky
April 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Sen. Cory Booker has the floor.
The image is a screenshot of a social media post by Laurie Hardman (@LaurieLyricalG ), posted 14 hours ago. The post features a photo of a sidewalk with a message written in white chalk: "THIS IS NOT A LEFT OR RIGHT MOMENT, IT IS A RIGHT OR WRONG MOMENT," attributed to "- SEN. CORY BOOKER." The photo is credited to @karinschall .
April 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I was interviewed at the Tesla Takedown in Cherry Hill on Saturday and mentioned that I wanted to see leadership from Booker and Kim and they delivered for all of us last night. Leadership!!
@booker.senate.gov
@kim.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Proud of New Jersey!
Thank you Cory Booker and Andy Kim!
April 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Happy #TransDayOfVisibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ #TDOV #NOH8
March 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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So much happening here!
New Jersey Pinelands
#mushroommonday
#mushrooms
#fungifriends
March 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Sweet Gemma
(Photo taken by a friend)
#dogsofbluesky
#dogs
March 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gov. JB Pritzker Gov. Tim Walz
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Play stupid games…
X post by John O'Connell (@jdjpoc ). The text reads, "THIS IS MASSIVE. Portugal has cancelled the order for F-35s from the US and will replace their F-16s with European fighters. 'We have to be able to count on the predictability of our allies, which is no longer the case with the United States.'" The attached image shows an F-35 fighter jet flying through the sky with a cloudy background. The post highlights Portugal's decision to opt for European fighters over U.S.-made F-35s due to concerns about U.S. reliability as an ally. X post by John O'Connell (@jdjpoc ), timestamped 21 hours after the first post. The text states, "Sweden likely to follow suit. Others, too. Other European nations and ANZACs all reflecting on the current chaos in the Oval Office and replanning military purchasing. THIS will hurt the USA, especially Lockheed Martin and Northrup-Grumman. (Both massive Trump donors)." The attached image shows an F-35 fighter jet in flight against a cloudy sky. The post discusses the broader implications of European nations and ANZACs reconsidering military purchases from the U.S., potentially impacting American defense contractors.
March 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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what the actual fuck!
these are the traitors that just handed Trump and Musk more power

Schumer (this fucking guy!)
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman (no surprise here- traitor)
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Shaheen (go ahead and retire, this is how you will be remembered)
March 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM