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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 11h

#dahlia #bloomscrolling #bumblebee #microphotography

Close up of a pink dahlia. In three of the petals you can see some water drops. In the center with yellow stamen, there is a fuzzy bumble bee.

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 16h

When reading near future SF, even dystopian fiction, it is easy to see how no one imagined the second Tr*mp administration.

#booksky #SF #sciencefiction #dystopia

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 1d

Mine is Antifa Bake Sale

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 1d

#dahlia #bloomscrolling #purple #white

Close up of a white dahlia with purple edges on each petal and a lavender starting on the tip and getting lighter until it turns to white.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 1d

You may feel like you’re getting old, but you’re very much not.

The sooner you stop caring what other people think of you, the better. You will get there.

You don’t have to “cherish every moment.” That is bullshit.

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 2d

#MacroMonday #bloomscrolling #grasshopper

A close up of a grasshopper poking out of a yellow dahlia flower on the top left and there is part of a coral colored dahlia flower on the bottom right.

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 2d

This is objectively terrible.

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 2d

But then I won’t be able to glaze my pots.

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 2d

😂

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 3d

The list keeps getting longer….

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 3d

No imposter syndrome needed. LOL

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 3d

Or trains?

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 3d

What about Minecraft?

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 3d

Why is it going to be 84° in New England in early October. #ClimateChangeIsReal

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 6d

This is a filter but I like it.
#artsky #naturesky

Altered photo that looks like an oil painting of a fall scene of trees around a small pond.

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 7d

I really hate that politicians lying about the truth is acceptable and accuracy is inconsequential. It’s just SO MESSED UP.

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 7d

Turns out my car blinker and Blitzkrieg Bop have the same BPM. They never went out of sync.

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 11d

It’s another beautiful day in New England. Does this portend a bad winter or is it simply climate destruction?

Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 11d

No thanks.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13d

This is really bad. It won’t get the popular opposition the Kimmel incident did, but it’s way more sweeping and authoritarian. This is an effort to bring the full force of government down on any and all opposition to this administration.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 13d

Maybe my understanding is off…

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 13d

I thought the male loneliness epidemic was about how America socializes men to not have any emotional availability with other men leaving them to overburden women even more with the emotional labor of their well being.

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 13d

Antifa Bake Sale is my band name.

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Nathan (they/she/he) @rlnathan.bsky.social · 16d

Generally, my feelings about Jimmy Kimmel do not exist