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Karen Schymanski

@bunnybear47.bsky.social
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Hanging out and having fun! Go Blue! 💛💙 Go Lions! 💙🤍 Be kind, everyone has trauma they are working through.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18h
I don’t want my entire intellectual world to be consumed by convincing people that their brains are worth using 😭
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 6h
In matters of motivation, Ralph does not understand the appeal of the carrot.
sidewalk chalk drawing of a small dog gnawing on a very large stick
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Anthony The Fish Necromancer @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 6h
We have fallen so far from grace
Pumpkin spice butt wipes
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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 8h
Wake up, babe! Oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere just dropped. (Also, they had the oldest needles and maybe the oldest domesticated dogs.) 🧪🏺🐾
livescience.com
Earliest pet dogs in the Americas may have lived at this 13,800-year-old site in Alaska
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient base camp in Alaska that has evidence of the oldest dwelling and possibly the earliest domesticated dogs in the Americas.
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Kitt B Wild… @bklyndreams87.bsky.social · 13h
To be Young, Black and Gifted yall… Shout out to the students at North Carolina A&T University. They were stripped of their polling station on campus so they all marched together the nearest one to vote early. They are the future that gives me hope. 👏🏾🤩✨🇺🇸
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North Carolina A&T students march back to campus tonight after voting on the first day of early voting in North Carolina. The Guilford County Elections Board removed their campus early voting poll...
North Carolina A&T students march back to campus tonight after voting on the first day of early voting in North Carolina. The Guilford County Elections Board removed their campus early voting polling ...
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Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20h
Brendan Larsen from Ngāmotu in Aotearoa and a member of the New Plymouth Astronomical Society took this stack over a couple of hours and estimates 14000 satellite trails. This is how bad it is now, it's set to get much much much worse - and then we lose Low […] [Original post on river.geek.nz]
Stacked series of long exposure astro landscape images depicting thousands and thousands of trails from satellites over the conical volcano Taranaki Maunga in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Karen Schymanski @bunnybear47.bsky.social · 5h
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sweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 7h
honey bunches of oh noes
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 10h
Was it Musk or Trump? Who intervened to hinder Ukraine's satellite internet access, protecting Russian targets from Ukrainian launches? Can stop debating, it looks like the answer is both. Both are Putin sympathizers who have acted to help Russia before, and it'd probably take both to work.
telegraph.co.uk
Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine
SpaceX founder had publicly blamed president for chaos over restrictions, but sources say he initiated them
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sweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
this dog will sell no wine before its time
thomasunfiltered1 on ig DOB: June 24,2021
* Professional human critic. Full-time
Debraaaa survivor. Love nuggies, naps — brussels griffon pup light brown with black snoot on a leather chair
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 15/10/2026
The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada, and other outdoor surveillance cameras.
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
you can't be serious. This reads Meta/Facebook/Insta is looking to grant itself the rights to scrape websites across the open web - and train Meta's AI - if a company after Oct 30, 2026 uses Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or other Meta services. So every biz. Read that again. Outrageous. 1/5
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 16/10/2026
Evidence for funerary behaviour and lethal trauma in a new Neanderthal individual from Shanidar Cave: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Evidence for funerary behaviour and lethal trauma in a new Neanderthal individual from Shanidar Cave - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Evidence for funerary behaviour and lethal trauma in a new Neanderthal individual from Shanidar Cave
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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
how does ohio boy vance keep walking right into the buzzsaw of one of the midwest's most Ancient Tribal Hatreds. dog no one in michigan cares what your OSU ass has to say
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
El-Sayed: JD Vance called me a little weasel today. No, what you’re talking about is a fucking wolverine.
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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
y'all... 🤭😭
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory October 15, 2026 On September 14–16, 2026, a set of 6 new eruptive fissure vents opened at #Kīlauea summit along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu. These vents opened after a period of repressurization of the summit magma storage system had taken place... #VolcanoWatch
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Volcano Watch — Where did the September fissure vent lava at Kīlauea's summit come from?
On September 14–16, 2026, a set of six new eruptive fissure vents opened at Kīlauea summit along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu. These vents opened after a period of repressurization of the summit m...
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Shiofune Kannon-ji Temple, Ome, Japan
This panoramic elevated view showcases the bowl-shaped hillside of Shiofune Kannon-ji in Ōme, Tokyo, during its famed spring azalea festival (tsutsuji matsuri). Thousands of meticulously pruned, spherical azalea bushes cascade down the natural amphitheater in a sea of vivid color, blending vibrant shades of crimson, magenta, coral, blush pink, and pristine white. Tall, ancient Japanese red pines (akamatsu) rise above the colorful floral tapestry, their dark trunks providing vertical structure against the rounded mounds. At the base of the hollow lies a serene green lawn featuring a small stone-lined pond, flanked by temple buildings and winding pedestrian paths that trace the natural contours of the valley.
Shiofune Kannon-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect, reportedly founded in the Taika era (645–650) by the legendary priest Bikuni. The temple derives its name (shiofune, meaning "tide ship") from its unique topography: a bowl-shaped valley surrounded by hills that resembles a ship floating on ocean waves.

The temple's extensive azalea gardens feature approximately 20,000 bushes across roughly 20 distinct varieties that bloom in succession from mid-April through early May. This integration of living horticulture into sacred temple grounds represents a magnificent tradition of monozukuri (master craftsmanship in garden design and horticultural stewardship), where centuries of careful pruning and landscape cultivation enhance the spiritual atmosphere of the sacred precinct.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🏺🧪 Great to see this out from @cam-archaeology.bsky.social colleague Emma Pomeroy & Shanidar team! I've commented elsewhere but here's some longer thoughts - hugely important for many reasons (& spear is convincing despite also wondering about tip of a goat horn!) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Text: "1 ldentification of injuries in individua
Neanderthals always triggers speculation on
possible wider meanings, and while this new
research is convincing in the analysis of damage,
it's also correctly cautious with interpretation, by
being clear we can't be certain whether this was
accidental or due to intentional violence. The cause
is suggested as an untipped wooden spear, but it
would be interesting to also compare whether a
wild goat horn, the most intensely hunted species
at Shanidar, might have been responsible. "Text: "2) Shanidar is one of our keystone sites with a long
record of skeletal remains, some of which appear
to represent intentional deposition of bodies
including within limited areas. The identification of
two injuries in this new individual, Shanidar A, adds
crucial new evidence on the resilience of particular
Neanderthals, in this case surviving serious facia
damage (recalling Shanidar 1)

The identification of an apparently fatal chest injury
is also a hugely important addition to our
knowledge, but its wider relevance depends on
whether it's certainly a spear or not, and how the
injury was acquired.
Even if a spear wound from violence, we still can't
be sure who was wielding it. But whether
Neanderthal or early Homo sapiens, life as a
forager was tough, and high accidental injury rates
are also seen in some recent hunter-forager
societies, as well as from fighting though mostly
this happens between rather than within
communities.

It's tempting to speculate about conflict between
species. and I'd expect that this was sometimes
the case across the huge range of time and space
where contact happened, but with Shanidar A we
just don't know enough detail to give this a higher
ikelihood than other explanations."
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Karen Schymanski @bunnybear47.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Adam K. Dubé @edtechprof.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Canadian teens who use AI every week score two years behind teens who don’t use AI. I looked into the PISA data, so you don’t have to. Why are they using AI and does AI literacy instruction help? Read more here.
theconversation.com
The release of AI chatbots has harmed teens’ learning and Canada needs to act
Teens use AI every day to help them learn, but new data shows they are falling years behind. Governments cannot afford to wait to regulate AI.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/10/2026
A perfect storm: how the super El Niño is devastating the fishing industry
theguardian.com
A perfect storm: how the super El Niño is devastating the fishing industry
Peru’s anchoveta have made up about a 10th of the entire global commercial fishing catch since 1970, more than any other fish. A combination of warming seas and decades-long overfishing spells disaster
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 14/10/2026
🚨 REPUBLICAN ANDY HARRIS WANTS TO RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE AND CUT YOUR HARD-EARNED SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"You wouldn't know it if you live in the USA or consume US media and politics, but the fight between EVs and ICEs is basically over. Internal combustion is on it's way out. First it'll look slow, then fast. Fleet turnover will lag sales. But ALL the growth globally is in EVs." - @jessedjenkins.com
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Skinnie Talls @skinnietalls.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I'm not sure what's going on, but I've never let that stop me before
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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
boo
simple doodle of a black kitty loafing on top of a very orange pumpkin
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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 13/10/2026
Meanwhile, at every home office in the world
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It’s John! @oddreally.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Our dystopia is a French remake of Terminator, Skynet’s first strike takes out all refrigerated cheese, and they have only just begun
itpro.com
French fridges hacked in country-wide supermarket attack
Internet-connected fridge temperatures raised remotely by hackers, spoiling food and sparking fires
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Big reporting from @joshkovensky.bsky.social. Pls read & share! A lot of stuff can coincidentally fall into yr lap after u write a big check for the ballroom. A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-ballr...
talkingpointsmemo.com
A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov
Ever since he contributed to the White House ballroom project last year,...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The most indebted corporations in America right now are, at their core, computer virus companies. They think the computer viruses are their girlfriends, so they think this absolves them of guilt. Let's find out!
www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org
Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices
Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
agreed, many many questions about the deal that go beyond the headlines, but ultimately, agree on the conclusion- this will not meaningfully reduce diesel prices. buying Russian diesel by a country who exports >50 million gallons per day is an abomination
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DSCOVR:EPIC @dscovr-epic.bot.country · 12/10/2026
11:29 on Saturday October 10th, over the North Atlantic Ocean
An image of the Earth from space.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
gadgetreview.com
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 12/10/2026
It's "one of the largest single AI infrastructure investments in US history."
trib.al
One of America's Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data Center
One of the few remaining chestnut groves in the US may soon be bulldozed to make room for a massive hyperscale data center.
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Shropshire and Beyond @shropshirebeyond.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Here are the Northern Lights above Hopton Castle, near Craven Arms, last night. I arrived at about 8pm, just in time for the start of the show. Grateful to the driver whose car lights illuminated the medieval walls for me! #Shropshire
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 12/10/2026
多肉植物みたいに可愛いウミウシ🌿,, ちなみにどれくらいの大きさだと思いますか?
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 12/10/2026
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.
freep.com
Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.
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Skinnie Talls @skinnietalls.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hot singles in your area are looking for a host organism
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Mike in Oly @mikeinoly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
'Uranium Belle', from 1959, is such a beautiful #iris. Child of the illustrious 'Snow Flurry' X 'Tobacco Road', it is a great grower and bloomer. And might be the only variety from this hybridizer left to us. A long time favorite of mine. 🌱 #bloomscrolling
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Sam Frantics @dsoart.com · 11/10/2026
This month’s sticker design for Patreon!
Medieval style rendering of Godzilla in front of a cloud of smoke and fire, with text written in red gothic letters that says “Go ahead and destroy the data centers, Godzilla. Make the people happy.”
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Electrek @electrek.co · 11/10/2026
Back in the real world: electric equipment is saving job sites BIG MONEY
electrek.co
Back in the real world: electric equipment is saving job sites BIG MONEY
For a lot of fleet managers, whether or not electrified equipment assets will lead to real world savings that are worth the higher up-front costs might feel theoretical, but early adopters Groupe Bellemare have been operating battery-powered heavy equipment for years – and their real-world results are real impressive. more…
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“I think it might be time to cut back on the energy drinks, Elliott.”
Two northern gannets stand by the water. One looks over at the other, whose head seems aglow, likely the effect of sunlight.
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Nature @nature.com · 11/10/2026
Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome go.nature.com/4ztdTeq
go.nature.com
Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might be to blame
Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome.
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