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Boterfleoge

@boterfleoge.bsky.social
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Collector of weird science and history facts and also memes. Sometimes, I make art. She/they, 🏳️‍🌈, pan, poly *Please use alt text so we can all enjoy the images you share!*

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I had thought a lot about how AI slop would make fake ones more likely and had perhaps insuffiiently considered how climate change might make real ones more likely
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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 25/09/2026
Hey you guys know the oceans are rapidly acidifying right
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TANG @kjredux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It would be awesome if we tried to hire people who would be good at the job instead of finding stupid breaches of pretend etiquette and unilaterally making them disqualifying for no reason anyone has ever been able to articulate.
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: When elected officials and advocates in Danbury, Connecticut, said ICE arrested a parent at a school bus stop Aug. 26, federal officials denied their accounts. I got video that appears to show such an arrest. My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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Video appears to show ICE arrest near CT school bus stop, despite federal denials
ICE has denied it made an arrest at a school bus stop, but confirmed it made 118 arrests in Connecticut that week.
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Nu Metal Mr Rogers @numetalmrrogers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is like when your dog looks like he’s smiling, but he’s actually very nervous.
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Anya Taylor-Melancholy @interdiction.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is this what they meant by 'dead people are voting'?
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babs ✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
get a covid vaccine as a tribute to dolly parton challenge
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Boterfleoge @boterfleoge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This thread is wonderful
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veliasia.bsky.social @veliasia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
More generally, I've always believed the reason it feels like more good people than bad pass is that there really are a lot more heroes than villains in the world.
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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I want to add that Dolly wrote this song less than a decade after eugenicist Harry M. Caudill's Night Comes to the Cumberlands was published, pathologizing Appalachia during the country's "War on poverty." That "Despite your contempt, the things I love are worth loving" part runs DEEP.
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Frances Meh @francesmeh.reviews · 17/07/2026
i don't want to have another era or explain my lore to strangers i want to sink into a mossy glen and learn the secret names of all the salamanders
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I am very tired of my government trying to kill me and everyone I think is cute.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 13/07/2026
What to do if you find a baby bunny. Thanks @portmanteauface.bsky.social for the suggestion!
A six-panel comic titled "what to do if you find a wild baby bunny in North America." There's a drawing of a cute baby bunny on a patch of grass with some daisies, and it's saying "You found me. Hello."

A drawing of rabbit nests. The text says "Most North American rabbits don't burrow. The mom rabbit makes a nest on the ground." There's an image of a circle of dried grass against a green lawn, labeled "It's well-hidden under dry grass or leaves." Then there's an image of baby rabbits curled up in fur, labeled "Underneath, the young are in a fur-lined bowl". "Check your lawn before you mow!"

An image of a mom rabbit nursing her tiny young who are crawling out of the nest against green grass and daisies. Text says "If you find a nest and don't see the mom, don't worry. She only visits for a few minutes every day to nurse." The mom says "Dinner is served." Text at the bottom says "Leave the nest alone and be sure to keep dogs and cats away."

An image of the top of the nest against green grass with a tic tac toe pattern of dried grass on it. Text says "If you think the babies have been orphaned, do this test: Use sticks or long grass to make a Tic Tac Toe pattern on the nest. Come back after at least 18 hours. If the pattern hasn't been disturbed, contact a wildlife rehabilitator."

An image of a small baby bunny sitting on some green grass. Text says "A baby bun leaves the nest in 3-4 weeks. If you find a bun on its own that looks like this, ears stick up, open eyes, 4-5 inch (10-13 cm) long, hops well, furred, uninjured, then it's just fine. Don't kidnap it!"

A cute bunny is jumping over green grass, and another is sitting up and saying "Thank you for bunderstanding." Text says "If not, or if a bun was touched by a cat, contact a wildlife rehabilitator. These are just the bun basics. For more detailed advice, consult your local wildlife rescue!"
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
They say books won’t change the world. Tell that to every colonizer who burned them. To every enslaved person who was punished for reading. Literacy is resistance. Literacy is liberation. The library is a battlefield.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/07/2026
most of the rest of what I want to say about him is unprintable so I will simply go with lol and lmao for now and come back with ruder things to say in the morning
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Born Sinner @antwheels1.blacksky.app · 12/07/2026
If you out lived Lindsey Graham make some noise
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This is an important point that it seems like a lot of people don't fully grasp. We don't impose *legal* penalties until something is proved to appropriate standards in a court case. But we don't need legal findings to make judgements like "I don't trust him" and vote for someone else.
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Nick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Usa usa usa

Storms coming please evacuate

USA usa usa

Please evacuate

USA usa usa
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Doctors say that fluoride helps build strong teeth. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and takes raccoon penises home for “further study” says it causes autism. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Brilliance Proper @brillianceproper.com · 10/05/2026
Good morning Blacksky. Teach the babies to play instruments.
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librarypaste @librarypaste.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
As the Good Book says, an eye for a leg makes the whole world sit peeing down.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A Dutch lock is closed for the spring, and its employees want you to tell them when migrating fish come knocking by ringing a digital doorbell
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Ding-dong! The Dutch Fish Doorbell needs you to help migrating fish
A Dutch lock is closed for the spring, and its employees want you to tell them when migrating fish come knocking by ringing a digital doorbell
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Birds of a feather 🏳️‍⚧️ @robinyourgrave.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee
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Boterfleoge @boterfleoge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I just...
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Loudest Dog You've Ever Heard @fantasticmrshiba.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
[the most spoiled people in the history of the world, sitting on a throne of skulls]: what if things were also bad for me
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/04/2026
Struggling with the work/WW3 balance.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Because we all need something amazing today. #artemisII
Artemis II photo of a crescent blue and white Earth behind the limb of the closeup Moon, with craters across the gray surface of the Moon
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Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
No humans have ever seen this before.. a total solar eclipse seen from the far side of the moon! #ArtemisII
Total solar eclipse seen from behind the moon
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Boterfleoge @boterfleoge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This thread is lovely and feels like an ice pack to my soul.
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davi @porraonofre.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I feel like now is a good time to share this again
A black and white pic of Iranian-French graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi holding a cigarette in her hands. Beside her pic is a text of her words:

"The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same..."
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 07/04/2026
I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".
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♾️ UNCAИИY (they/them) VundaHalloweenathon Edition 🎃 @uncanny305.bandcamp.com · 07/04/2026
of all the things that aren't it, this is the most not it
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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 31/03/2026
The current 12-game Jeopardy champion works at an affordable housing finance agency in NJ, and shamed New York for not building more housing: "NJ's doing really well, we're ahead of NY, CT, PA. If you're from one of those states, shame on you, build more housing."
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Dr Thomas Clements @taphonomist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The beautiful preservstion of trilobite compound eyes will never cease to amaze me. On this little 400ish million year old Phacops you can see all the little lenses - each one a rigid calcite mineral crystal! Together they had excellent 360° vision, perfect for finding lunch on the seafloor.
A grey rock that has a beautiful fossil trilobite. The rock is rough, but the trilobite sections are smooth. One of the main features is a compound eye, made of of many lenses.
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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I wish it was easier to tell people how important they are to us while we have them Our culture doesn’t give us room for that I wish it did
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 24/03/2026
ME: *scrambling to find a way to tip the maid at hotel when I discover I have no cash* DESK GUY WHO SOUNDS LIKE BARRY WHITE: It’s okay, ma’am, we don’t expect… ME: MY GRANDMA TOLD ME IF YOU DO NOT TIP YOU GO TO HELL …if you’ve never heard Barry White trying not to crack up, it’s a sound.
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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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Friday’s press gaggle. Barely exaggerated: at 12:03 PM, President Trump told reporters he wanted a ceasefire with Iran. At 12:05 he declared victory. At 12:07 he announced he was sending Marines. At 12:08 he said no boots on the ground. At 12:11 he said he did not want a ceasefire. At 12:16 he declared victory again. At 12:17 he asked for a ceasefire. At 12:23 he told NATO they were cowards. At 12:29 he said Iran was begging for a ceasefire. At 12:31 he said everything was perfect. At 12:36 he said $500 oil was a good thing. At 12:37 he demanded Iran open Hormuz. At 12:39 he said Hormuz was never closed. At 12:41 he said the US was not at war with Iran. At 12:42 he declared victory in Iran
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Making the Strait of Hormuz safe for energy shipments would be a remarkable accomplishment, one that the world has never seen since the beginning of the month.
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horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is so tragic it's actually incredibly funny
The parents in the study were interested in the toy's potential to teach language and communication skills.

However, their children frequently struggled to converse with it. Gabbo didn't hear their interruptions, talked over them, could not differentiate between child and adult voices and responded awkwardly to declarations of affection.

When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
you ever sometimes think about how Frankenstein was a cautionary tale about instrumentalizing life by boiling it down to only its parts, and withholding love and the ability to learn in a safe environment, ultimately undermining personhood? I think about that sometimes.
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Paul [REDACTED] D. Cᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ 300K+ Yᴇᴀʀs Oꜰ Iɴʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ™ @paulwdawkins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The mayor from Jaws at the beach with people behind him, smiling, with a caption "The beaches are open, and people are having a wonderful time."
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/03/2026
never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Those three downed jets run around $90 million each. It cost $20 million a year to operate the food kitchens serving 816,000 people in Sudan.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 11/02/2026
Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary. Bondi: I'm Attorney General. Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 09/02/2026
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
two giraffes greet a newborn giraffe
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