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Cindy Calisher ❌👑

@buglady1104.bsky.social
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Artist, activist, cancer survivor and crazy bug lady. SoCal/North OC

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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 8h
Mitey fine!
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 8h
Aspirations!
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Suzanne @suzannevtw.bsky.social · 9h
A little garden helper! #Arachtober #Spider #AOFoto #Fall #VT #ECK #Photography
A pale yellow spider pauses on a rusty piece of edging in a garden.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 21h
Came here to say that. Thank you.
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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A long-bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides), silent, invisible and harmless to humans whilst being deadly to other spiders, even spider which are dangerous to people. A pest controller 🌱 #Arachtober #Spiders #Arachnids #MacroMonday #Wildlife #Nature
A long bodied cellar spider with very long near transparent legs
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kt @yxktxy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#spider #macrophotography #arachtober
European garden spider, frontal view, close-up
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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Taracus carmanah!!! Known only from its type localities and specimens. Somehow we found one individual during a bioblitz last weekend. These are the first photos of a live individual, and is the first individual seen alive! Still buzzing from this find. #arachtober #harvestmen #opiliones
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For #Fullerton voters: Here’s a down-ballot race that could have big consequences locally. Please read and share. TLDR: Jeffrey Brown for NOCCCD Trustee, Area 6. #LocalPolitics fullertonobserver.com/2026/10/03/o...
fullertonobserver.com
Opinion: Fullerton Voters – Don’t Split Our Vote! - Fullerton Observer
The question is: Why put the leadership of Fullerton College and the entire college board at such risk?
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s #Arachtober!
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wait a sec. Buglady here. I would like more information: This was a brand new box of crackers? A sealed box with a sealed bag of crackers inside? And also a spider? Was it dead or alive? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A few phone pics of various chunks of public land for National Public Lands Day. Keep Public Lands public. #publiclands #thislandisyourland
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Beautiful, all of them.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminds me of this one:
Photo of Trump from his first term, in which he appears to be yelling something at a young boy who is mowing the White House lawn.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Still snarling (into the void, apparently) as the season changes once again. Maybe this will provide context: youtu.be/mbhM1sghUSI?...
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On The Amazon
YouTube video by Don McLean - Topic
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I mean, the “fortunes” are silly and amusing (Saw something about “being seen picking your nose on Zoom”) but the ratio of posts to followers tells me it will quickly overrun my whole feed. Better to block.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Had a good time knocking on doors for #Shana4Fullerton today. Had a few good conversations, and a pleasant encounter with a mantis on one voter’s front porch, which I take as a sign of good luck. #localpolitics
A greenish brown praying mantis hanging from the underside of a greenish brown plant.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Recall poster for Fullerton City Council member Jamie Valencia. Currently there is a donor who has pledged to match every donation -dollar for dollar - up to $5,000,  to help this recall effort. For more info go to RecallValencia.com
#Fullerton
#LocalPolitics
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ah, darth. It’s threads like this that are making me dread your hibernation. Also, you know how petting a dog can reduce your blood pressure? I find watching them peacefully sleeping to be very calming as well.
2 shiny black dogs snuggling and snoozing on a colorful blanket on a brown couch.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#FoundThatLizard I missed doing these. Glad they’re back ☺️
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My daddy used to put applesauce on his Wheat Chex (and possibly other non-sugary cereals, I forget). Was it an idea forged out of a lack of milk, or just Dad being weird? The world will never know, but I eat my cereal that way too sometimes, mostly out of nostalgia, but it’s really not bad.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy birthday!
Close up of the face and front leg of an alligator lizard. The ground around him is covered with brown leaves with green weeds poking through.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’m grateful there are still beautiful sunsets here in dystopia.
Sunset in my SoCal neighborhood. Fiery orange clouds against a suburban street.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Baby Rattlesnake ⚠️🐍⚠️ Are they really more dangerous #myth #think #snake #teach #learn #youtube
YouTube video by RBI Snake Wrangler
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Back when I was in high school (waay back), my boyfriend said the word “tampons” out loud for the first time. He pronounced it “tamPOONS”. Omg, I laughed so hard (I was just 16) and he was so embarrassed.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
fullertonobserver.com/2026/08/13/r... #LocalPolitics
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Recalls of Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung and Council Member Jamie Valencia move forward as committees submit petitions for approval - Fullerton Observer
Following verification of both Notices of Intent to Recall, resident-led recall committees launch official websites and prepare for signature-gathering phase
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Current library haul is a stack of picture books for the grandkid.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Same! It shouldn’t be the thing that stays in my head from this whole post, but: 1) it is. 2) I hope I get a chance to use it myself, soon.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sheesh. May this initiative fail spectacularly.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
That MAGA 2028 poster. Ugh. Stupid ai. Vincent Van Gogh is rolling in his grave.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It’s at once mesmerizing and heartbreaking, as is the haunting soundtrack by Scott Buckley.
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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Nanjing Paleontological Museum has an in-house traditional Chinese artist, Li Chen, creating paintings of famous Chinese dinosaurs. These are from 2022 exhibition "From Dragon to Bird" and can be purchased in the museum as postcards or book《从龙到鸟系列 科学艺术化石复原图》
Anchiornis in traditional style Microraptor in traditional style
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ah, now that’s gotta be the funnest career I never had. Oh well, maybe in my next life.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This is so touching. Thank you for reposting. Pretty sure I was either not on Bluesky and/or not following you yet, so I’m seeing this for the first time.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Goodnight Blue Sky
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Need a little joy in your life? Have you considered: baby elephant in a sprinkler? You will certainly not regret baby elephant in a sprinkler. This is Sam Houston, an Asian elephant born April 1, 2026 to parents Bluebell & Romeo. 🐘 (📷: Fort Worth Zoo)
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BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨We're seeing critical climate protections being reversed & vital environmental safeguards undermined. 🌎This isn't just about policy; it's about our health, our future & the planet we leave behind.  🗳️Voting for climate champions is essential. ⇨Find your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is more than a head tilt. This is “Can you help me? I dropped my pen, and I think it rolled under the sofa.”
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Man caught speeding by AI Traffic Camera goes off on City Council. This is Jacob Rockwell at a Pensacola meeting about a ticket. Problem: he was 25 miles away in another state. Now hear him explain the corrupt system denying due process.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I liken this to whatever his natural head looks like under that carefully curated coiffure of his. I mean, we all have a pretty good idea what’s *not*under there, but he just cannot handle letting the public see it.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Aedes mosquito on my banana this morning?! This might be the same one I’ve been swatting at, unsuccessfully, for the last day or so. Do they do that? Suck on things that aren’t blood? I mean, if he needed water, we have sinks, toilets, doggie water bowls.
A mosquito, perched on a piece of peeled banana. It looks like its proboscis is in the banana.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
All is not lost as long as we still have (real, created by humans) art.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This girl just exudes love. Does she give you kisses every time you lean down to that sweet face? I feel like each of those photos ended with a little 👅 to your face.
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Bad Faith Times @dennycarter.badfaithtimes.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026
James Baldwin has a message for the doomers: badfaithtimes.com/i-cant-be-a-pessi…
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
He should be on there? On a friggin $250.00 bill? (which already sounds like Monopoly money. You wanna put one of those in your wallet and use it to buy gas? Groceries? Nope, and the only place he belongs is prison.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
As much as I’d like to distract myself doodling on my iPad, please accept this turtle birthday card from my archives. Have a great day!
A mellow, kinda retro-looking turtle. He is various shades of olive green, with pops of turquoise on his shell. The background is olive green as well, with “Happy Birthday!” spelled out in turquoise across the top.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
At last night’s regular Monday evening protest in #Brea, my sign was a plug for #BlueVoterGuide
Side one of my poster reads: Voting BLUE? Find your candidates on Blue Voter Guide.  
bluevoterguide.org Side two reads: Even the JUDGES are on Blue Voter Guide. 
Bluevoterguide.org
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
May 24, 2026
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May 24, 2026
For a while now, I’ve been hinting that my team was up to something.
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
That thing just pooped out a package. Plop!
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Cindy Calisher ❌👑 @buglady1104.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This was our “street tree” at our house in SoCal when I was a kid, back in the ‘60s. I can still remember the smell of those leaves. It wasn’t especially fragrant. Not stinky, but it’s a singular smell from my childhood that I still retain for some reason.
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