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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today (for Cat) I sang his nickname (Ki-ki Butthole) to the tune of Handel's Hallelujah and yes, also, I am a very serious scientist. Apologies to my family. Except Ki-ki Butthole, of course.

Photo of a grey tabby noping out. (Sleeping with his paw over his eyes, his tongue hanging out, in a blue outdoor chair the sunshine.)

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Literally do not know what to expect from Strange New Worlds each week anymore but I think I am here for it?

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Sliding into Friday evening like...

A grey/mocchiatto tabby cat with a bright white chin lying flopped upside down on hia head showing his bright teefs, his legs sprawled everywhere across his humans' bedding, including a soft teal comforter and pastel rainbow fuzzy blanket.

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 25/07/2026

I need you all to know that the Berkeley Public Library has solicited submissions for a new mascot, and you can now vote for the contestants and I'm losing my mind. berkeleypublic-library.github.io/Fiber-Mascot...

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Fiber Mascot Contest — Berkeley Public Library

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Kittyboo made it past the child locks into the toilet paper cabinet. Doesn't he look pleased?

A grey tabby, aside a slightly shredded roll of toilet paper, looking very pleased with himself.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is such a beuatiful book. If you like dystopian/climate fiction/science fiction with a poetic bent and can handle stories of pandemic and death and grief (with a lovely helping of hope and connection), this delivers.

Photo of the cover of How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"I am but skin and bones, Mother."

Photo of a grey/tan tabby lying on his back on the floor, forepaws in prayer pose, head draped dramatically back.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

All her life she had looked into dark; but this was a vaster darkness, this night on the ocean. There was no end to it. There was no roof. It went out beyond the stars.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A beautiful and thoughtful thread.

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Himbo Beefcake, PhD 🔞💪 @jendrawscomics.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

This picture of a juvenile secretary bird appeared on my tumblr feed the other day and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. the legs, the hairdo, the expression?? what am I supposed to do with this information

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

just finished my design for a shrimp powered air conditioner. now to take a sip of coffee and check out bluesky

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 25/06/2026

air conditioning is good and right and a just climate future has zero emissions and also air conditioning and we should build a better world where people don’t die in heat waves

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Pretty much unable to put to words how beautiful things are. #hiking #mountains

Happy Pride from Rainbow Falls in Gorges State Park, NC.

Whitewater Falls, allegedly the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi at 410 feet.

Upper Bearwallow Falls in Gorges State Park, NC.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Another really amazing day.

Photo of Dry Falls, which is impossible to stay dry at.

Photo of Dry Falls, a tall and powerful waterfall surrounded by lush greenery and moss.

Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a roadside waterfall.

A view of Glen Falls in the Santa Nantahala forest.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Today is pretty good so far.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I think this story may fuel me on rage alone for days.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Christ a-mighty today is also super stressful.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Further, there is nothing AI can do for me. Nothing I *want* it to do for me. Even if it wasn't an inept plagiarism machine, I like writing, editing, rewriting, planning, researching, all of it. I want to do all of it. I want humans to handle the stuff beyond my capacity.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Christ a-mighty today is stressful.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/05/2026

At this point, solving climate change is cheaper than not solving it -- not only on some grand 50 year time horizon, but tomorrow, today, immediately. Soving climate change *is* affordability. Maybe Dems should tell voters about that.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Just another gobsmackingly beautiful day outdoors. #hiking #mountainstrong

View from Cragway Trail, Grandfather Mtn, NC

View from Flat Rock, Grandfather Mtn, NC

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Honestly don't know how to talk about what an amazing day it was. Today we were mountain goats it was at times terrifying and beautiful.

A view from the Grandfather Trail ridgeline.

Viee from Calloway Peak, McCrae Peak in distance.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

More of this pushback against the fossil fuel lies, please!

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Solar and wind now dominate global electricity generation. Worldwide, solar and wind power will each surpass nuclear in 2026. This surge has halted fossil fuel power generation rise, with renewables overtaking coal, supported by battery storage providing system flexibility at scale.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

After weeks of abnormally warm and dry weather, it looks like the dam of cold and wet will break just in time for our camping trip. There is now even a chance of snow. *sigh* What will be will be. At least it will be Away from Everything.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The amount of misinformation we’re getting about an incident that just occurred in front of 1,500 news reporters is truly the metaphor of our generation.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

1979-03-01 - 4:41 UT Jupiter (Voyager 1) - From Ian Regan - flic.kr/p/2kye6vP

Six-frame Voyager 1 mosaic of Jupiter, taken around 4:40 UT on March 1st, 1979.
The observation is listed as "TWO COLOR (O,V) 2X3 NA MOSAIC + 6 WA (G,V,O; CH4; V,G)"
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Credit: NASA/JPL/OPUS/Ian Regan

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Just remember there are outlets scouring this site tonight looking for reaction posts to include in their articles about this incident. You don’t want your post to be one of the ones they choose. Trust me on that.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I made it a point to read books and do healthy things offline today and see I have returned right on time.

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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It's time once again for Bluesky's favorite game, Try Not To Have A Visit From the FBI Tomorrow!

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Would really appreciate if the ol' brain could stop rudely giving me dreams that feed into my insecurities.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

One of my favorite trees. 💚🧡💛🧡💚

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Got some bad news yesterday and need the universe to be kind going forward. I know life is unfair, but man it feels rough at this moment.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

At least someone is enjoying the porch and sunshine today.

A grey/tan tabby is stretched out on his back on some.blue-grey outdoor furniture. His legs are sprawled wide exposing his belly, and his eyes are largely closed as he is snoozing half in the sunshine like the freeloader he is.

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🎨 [Water-color sketches of plants of North America and Europe] [Source]

Watercolor sketch of a slender plant branch from Virginia, dated May 12, 1894, featuring elongated green leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pink and white flowers. The illustration includes handwritten botanical notes identifying the plant as Ericaea Heath family, Andromeda polifolia L., highlighting delicate details of its foliage and blossoms on a plain, off-white background.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Low key sad I am not on the Bsky anti-AI ban list.

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

In honor of Earth Day: a thread of environmental wins

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I love that someone was found to carry on this work!

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

You're looking at velvet malachite, Cu2CO3(OH)2. A few warnings: Please resist the urge to touch it to feel how soft it is. Absolutely /do not/ lick it. Keep far away from any Supermen. If a wingéd creature emerges, do not agree to any pacts. Let's talk about the science here.

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

On this day in 2019, I witnessed one of the coolest things ever. A lenticular cloud lit-up by a setting sun over the Perito Morena Glacier in Argentina.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Took a mosaics class today and don't hate the results.

A mosaic of a yellow tulip-like flower surrounded by blue-green and iridescent glass and flecks of color with gray grout, in a black frame.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Waking up to discover that evidence has been released proving something we all knew. The Supreme Court's efforts to stop the Obama clean power plant rules were rooted in explicit, corrupt efforts to protect the fossil fuel industry.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Thinking about the season finale for The Pitt and how the lady who wanted the wild birth is alive but also now probably also heavily traumatized from losing all agency over her birth plan (not too mention the medical trauma itself).

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Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch sits in an U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of the San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) after returning from space on Apr. 10, 2026.

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2ndverse @2ndverse.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Cat escaped the back porch again last night by sneaking through the top of a screen, but when I went to find him, he was standing outside the porch on his hind legs, paws on railings, trying to figure out how to get back in before being caught. Picked him right up. Not sure he is very good at this.

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Welcome to Night Vale @nightvaleradio.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Be the temporary & insignificant lump of organic material you wish to see in the world.

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