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I think this is my favorite single photo from 2025. I’m not sure exactly why but I think it’s because of how casual the Bobcat looks.

(Bobcat, August 2025)

#mammals #cats #2025recap
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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umbrella slug (umbraculum)
December 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
master of the pit
December 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
there's a fire outside and my brother's making me a lemon drop except it's got grapefruit juice instead so it's a grapefruit drop
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
the cousins are shooting BB guns in the back yard kind of day
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Jethro Tull's Songs from the Wood is an excellent Christmas album
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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In 2024, the Department of Justice found that the Trenton police “ignores officer misconduct in plain sight.” A city council member hopes to create a civilian oversight board there, but state law prevents these boards from having real investigatory powers.
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
looking accusingly at each of my colleagues in turn at the faculty meeting
How many, think ye, have likewise fallen into Plato’s honey head, and sweetly perished there?
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"us" = illuminati
December 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"heritage American" sounds like a cracker brand, which I guess it kinda is
If immigrating from England makes you a "heritage American" then I guess I'm one too.
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Bitey
December 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm sorry but whenever anybody says "check the record" my mind instantly goes here and checks out for a few minutes youtu.be/KiDSoT5vy-I?...
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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At the risk of hugging the third rail, the truth of the academic job market, at least in history or classics, is neither DEI or anti-DEI.

It is that that 1) there are no jobs and 2) our hiring culture treats candidates like they 'spoil' after a few years.

No one knows who is mediocre or not.
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
we're watching Spinal Tap π and laughing our asses off
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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yes, tell your friends you love them. more importantly, tell pictures of animals you see online you love them
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
things I'm doing instead of grading final projects: cleaning the office, rewiring the guitar pedal board, installing a new bathroom sink drain,

... decided it's too cold to do oil changes on the cars
December 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ah. I love a quiet email inbox. that'll change once I submit final grades but for now
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I know it's not unusual for these fucks to be so confidently clueless but jesus christ
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.

What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?

Who in the USA gov runs the program?

R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
there it is
Limitless limpid jets of love hot and enormous .... quivering jelly of love ... whiteblow and delirious juice,
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I hope those kids get bullied mercilessly
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
eating Tajin-covered peach ring gummies, and while they're not my favorite, I can't seem to stop
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Picture of the staff who operate this bluesky account (not my pic)
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM