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Jessica Elena @byjessicaelena.bsky.social · 8h

A drawing for #peachtober prompt "strawberry"!

#art #illustration

A digital drawing of a dark background with lots of strawberries on top. The strawberries are bright red and white, and the leaves are a soft yellowy green.

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 4h

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kw @icedteakw.bsky.social · 13h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Vedek bareil from ds9 who is Kira's boyfriend for a time but since we all know she's a lesbian I'm taking some liberties here

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 12h

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

Sakaithunder, a 3-year-old panda wearing overalls, is a YouTuber from Fukui Prefecture. If you open the zipper on her back, it leads to the demon world.

A panda mascot in blue overalls with a lightning bolt on them poses in a park.

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Jen ✿˖° @jeeklaart.bsky.social · 26d

Fruit salad! 🍊🍈 🍎

[ #illustration #smiski ]

Illustration showing three green Smiski figures walking in a line, each holding a different type of fruit. The first Smiski is carrying an Orange, the second one is carrying a slice of green Melon and the third Smiski is carrying a red Apple. The background is a solid green shade, while the boarder around the figurines are a quilt pattern with different symbols on each rectangle.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19h

Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎

These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there's 50,000 of them

Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.

www.abc.net.au

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 18h

The Philippines just protected 200 square miles of ocean to safeguard “super reefs” that can withstand heat and bleaching. WHOI’s Anne Cohen says such protected areas not only save existing reefs, but also help new ones develop.

📲 Learn more from insideclimatenews.org: go.whoi.edu/icn-superreef

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 16h

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 13h

Rom would pass the empathy yawning test

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flying ghoti @flyingghoti.bsky.social · 13h

Can I just point out the incredible detail that Rom claps like a Bajoran? Never mind that the Bajorans are so well-developed they have their own unique form of applause, but to have a Ferengi character married to a Bajoran pick it up from her is so fuckin good. Put it straight in my veins.

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 13h

Massive Moist is a good band name

Redwall Feasts Bot @redwallfeasts.bsky.social · 13h

The centerpiece was a massive moist candied chestnut cake, decorated with candied chestnuts and surrounded by trifles of various colors—bright red-current, green gooseberry, pale pink rose, and delicate woodland violet.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 14h

REI is closing unionized stores. So many companies that like to pretend to be progressive remain still virulently anti-union at their core. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/b...

REI Co-Op’s Boston location is set to close next year - The Boston Globe

REI said it will close three locations on the East Coast, including a store in Boston, as it launches a new strategic plan.

www.bostonglobe.com

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 13h

Data being concerned that he has given the youth Jack London an erroneous impression about the benefits of capitalism fills me with joy

a woman wearing glasses and a necklace is smiling and standing in front of a purple background .

Alt: a woman wearing glasses and a necklace is smiling and standing in front of a purple background . She is full of delight

media.tenor.com

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 21h

My twelfth piece for my solo show at @gallerynucleus.bsky.social!

#kidlitart #illustration #watercolor #watercolour #gouache #originalpainting #fantasyart #fantasyillustration

watercolor and gouache painting of a girl in a feather cloak floating midair above a standing stone as a crow and a storm come to greet her

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 13h

At least half of the children’s books I read are meh that missed their chance at excellence because they weren’t edited enough.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 13h

You should be making merry with Jan Massys of Antwerp and his elegant friends, who are celebrating his day.

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 14h

YES

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: I wrote about Dallas City Hall. Designed by I.M. Pei, it's an incredible feat of architecture that was meant to embody progressivism and a new start after the JFK assassination. At the end of the month, city leaders could vote to tear it down: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

One of Texas' architectural masterpieces could soon face demolition

The building was designed by foundational architect I.M. Pei.

www.chron.com

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 16h

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 16h

Ypsilanti

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 18h

Another casualty that definitely isn't connected to the Bluesky CEO's ongoing meltdown.

Totally just a coincidence.

Excerpt from article:

Third update: The Follow Tracker labeller — the tool that showed who was following nine prominent racists, transphobes, and other figures popular with the US alt-right — is shutting down. Its operator insists this isn’t because of Bluesky’s CEO (and thus, presumably, not because the labeller identified her as following two well known anti-trans activists), but rather “because some of you can’t be trusted to use this information reasonably and responsibly,” which is a curious justification coming from an account literally named @for.shame.wtf.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 17h

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 17h

Today my classes learned about Filipino American history, the mid-Autumn moon festival, and the original Bigfoot scammer Ray Wallace.

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BelleAB @belleab.bsky.social · 16d

Just some tulips to brighten your #tuliptuesday 🌷💛🌷
#tulips #flowers #plants #gardening #bloomscrolling
#mobilephotography

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