Paul Nance
@paulnance.bsky.social
Student of the flora of Albany's Pine Bush and of the tallgrass prairie, photography, language, music, the Horn and the history of "this Antient and respectable City of Albany."
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I have a fondness for the pronouns meaning 'with X' that you find in Spanish, Portuguese and Galician (like conmigo 'with me' and contigo 'with you'), because both the con- bit and the -go bit come from the Latin for 'with' – meaning that conmigo is etymologically 'with-me-with'.
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I have a fondness for the pronouns meaning 'with X' that you find in Spanish, Portuguese and Galician (like conmigo 'with me' and contigo 'with you'), because both the con- bit and the -go bit come from the Latin for 'with' – meaning that conmigo is etymologically 'with-me-with'.
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Penstemon penlandii, our endemic Penland's Beardtongue, blooming on the Troublesome Formation #Endangered #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 12 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 12 🌿
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Penstemon penlandii, our endemic Penland's Beardtongue, blooming on the Troublesome Formation #Endangered #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 12 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 12 🌿
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Monkshood flower buds and seed pods are fascinating, especially with their vein-like markings so vividly picked out by the sun behind them. This was being radiant and a little spooky at the Wynn Nature Center in Homer, #Alaska.
#ArtAdventCalendar #nativeplants #flowers #flowerphotography 🌿
#ArtAdventCalendar #nativeplants #flowers #flowerphotography 🌿
December 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Monkshood flower buds and seed pods are fascinating, especially with their vein-like markings so vividly picked out by the sun behind them. This was being radiant and a little spooky at the Wynn Nature Center in Homer, #Alaska.
#ArtAdventCalendar #nativeplants #flowers #flowerphotography 🌿
#ArtAdventCalendar #nativeplants #flowers #flowerphotography 🌿
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Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
Reporter: The senate in Indiana voted against the redistricting effort.
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
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This move, like Rubio in general, is worth mocking at face value. But also…
Calibri is apparently more accessible for people with certain visual disabilities. That’s what’s the Trump admin couldn’t abide.
A basic courtesy to an out-group is beyond the pale to this government.
Calibri is apparently more accessible for people with certain visual disabilities. That’s what’s the Trump admin couldn’t abide.
A basic courtesy to an out-group is beyond the pale to this government.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This move, like Rubio in general, is worth mocking at face value. But also…
Calibri is apparently more accessible for people with certain visual disabilities. That’s what’s the Trump admin couldn’t abide.
A basic courtesy to an out-group is beyond the pale to this government.
Calibri is apparently more accessible for people with certain visual disabilities. That’s what’s the Trump admin couldn’t abide.
A basic courtesy to an out-group is beyond the pale to this government.
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Liverwort Athalamia hyalina, looking like the advance party for a goofy alien invasion. The liverwort structures are about 1cm high. #liverwort #bryophyte #fungifriends
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Liverwort Athalamia hyalina, looking like the advance party for a goofy alien invasion. The liverwort structures are about 1cm high. #liverwort #bryophyte #fungifriends
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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Last week’s last minute pit stop on the way to the office
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Last week’s last minute pit stop on the way to the office
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A little bit more "Monday Mozart" - here's the opening of the second movement of Mozart's Concerto in E flat for horn (K447) with Irish Baroque Orchestra (dir. Peter Whelan) from our performance last October in Kilkenny.
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A little bit more "Monday Mozart" - here's the opening of the second movement of Mozart's Concerto in E flat for horn (K447) with Irish Baroque Orchestra (dir. Peter Whelan) from our performance last October in Kilkenny.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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camack apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1895
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
camack apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1895
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Historians Martha Jones and Kate Masur have filed a critical new brief in the birthright citizenship cases, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy for birthright citizenship unravels the admin's lead justification for its EO.
Read it ⬇️ www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
Read it ⬇️ www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
shared.outlook.inky.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Historians Martha Jones and Kate Masur have filed a critical new brief in the birthright citizenship cases, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy for birthright citizenship unravels the admin's lead justification for its EO.
Read it ⬇️ www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
Read it ⬇️ www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
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Complacent vs Complaisant: Understanding the Difference
The distinction between "complacent" and "complaisant" is often blurred, leading to misuse. Complacent means smug or self-satisfied, while complaisant refers to a desire to please. Despite clear definitions, confusion persists, influenced by…
The distinction between "complacent" and "complaisant" is often blurred, leading to misuse. Complacent means smug or self-satisfied, while complaisant refers to a desire to please. Despite clear definitions, confusion persists, influenced by…
Complacent vs Complaisant: Understanding the Difference
The distinction between "complacent" and "complaisant" is often blurred, leading to misuse. Complacent means smug or self-satisfied, while complaisant refers to a desire to please. Despite clear definitions, confusion persists, influenced by historical usage and evolving language patterns, with complacent increasingly dominating in contemporary expressions.
jeremybutterfield.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Complacent vs Complaisant: Understanding the Difference
The distinction between "complacent" and "complaisant" is often blurred, leading to misuse. Complacent means smug or self-satisfied, while complaisant refers to a desire to please. Despite clear definitions, confusion persists, influenced by…
The distinction between "complacent" and "complaisant" is often blurred, leading to misuse. Complacent means smug or self-satisfied, while complaisant refers to a desire to please. Despite clear definitions, confusion persists, influenced by…
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Ironically, it says that they understand what it means to be a journalist. Thanks for asking, though.
"You can criticize me for not having a journalism degree…
But what does it say about the folks with degrees that I replaced them at the Pentagon?"
But what does it say about the folks with degrees that I replaced them at the Pentagon?"
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Ironically, it says that they understand what it means to be a journalist. Thanks for asking, though.
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President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the U.S. as he sought to refocus public attention on his anti-immigration rhetoric.
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants on Tuesday during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the U.S. as he sought to refocus public attention on his anti-immigration rhetoric.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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#postcardadventcalendar
2. Contestants in the August Posing Competition: "Health & Strength on the Sands", Port Dinorwic, August 28, 1934.
2. Contestants in the August Posing Competition: "Health & Strength on the Sands", Port Dinorwic, August 28, 1934.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#postcardadventcalendar
2. Contestants in the August Posing Competition: "Health & Strength on the Sands", Port Dinorwic, August 28, 1934.
2. Contestants in the August Posing Competition: "Health & Strength on the Sands", Port Dinorwic, August 28, 1934.
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Something new. A #postcardadventcalendar. Stick with me for some nicely odd vintage images for the month, and you may end up with an expression like our friend in a deckchair in front of painted sea. Hold tight. The thread starts today:
1. Woman in a deckchair.
Cheers, T.
1. Woman in a deckchair.
Cheers, T.
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Something new. A #postcardadventcalendar. Stick with me for some nicely odd vintage images for the month, and you may end up with an expression like our friend in a deckchair in front of painted sea. Hold tight. The thread starts today:
1. Woman in a deckchair.
Cheers, T.
1. Woman in a deckchair.
Cheers, T.
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A Rosette lichen (genus Physcia) growing on a Gambel Oak trunk at Deer Creek Canyon today 🌿
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A Rosette lichen (genus Physcia) growing on a Gambel Oak trunk at Deer Creek Canyon today 🌿
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Na de regen 🌦 ✏️ Mooier kan niet.
Groene Schelpzwammen (Sarcomyxa serotina) in #StadsparkGroningen
#FungiFriends
Groene Schelpzwammen (Sarcomyxa serotina) in #StadsparkGroningen
#FungiFriends
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Na de regen 🌦 ✏️ Mooier kan niet.
Groene Schelpzwammen (Sarcomyxa serotina) in #StadsparkGroningen
#FungiFriends
Groene Schelpzwammen (Sarcomyxa serotina) in #StadsparkGroningen
#FungiFriends
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Spa State Park the other day. #photography #saratoga
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Spa State Park the other day. #photography #saratoga
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pearl peaches, painted by bertha heiges, 1897
November 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
pearl peaches, painted by bertha heiges, 1897
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An ancient multiplication table in clay by a student named Suen-apil-Urim from the 1800s BCE
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
An ancient multiplication table in clay by a student named Suen-apil-Urim from the 1800s BCE
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…