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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 22h
Our friend the Lesser Granulated Toad lives in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay! Their skin is covered in lots of warty and spiny bumps which looks a bit like gravel, and is where they get their name! (photo by Hugo Hulsberg)
A dark grey toad with lighter colored sides and a thin light stripe down their back! Their back is covered in lots of warty looking bumps, and their sides are covered in lots of spiny bumps! They are sitting near some green leaves and pink flower petals!
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16/10/2026
You should not vote for fascism because fascism is evil. But also, you should not vote for fascism because fascism is stupid.
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Nibedita Sen @hernibsen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
ALSO HEY UH THIS IS HAPPENING
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Our friend the Asiatic Toad lives throughout Asia including China, India, Russia, Vietnam, and the Korean peninsula! In 1998, scientists patented an antimicrobial peptide called Buforin, developed from studying these toads! (photo by ShaoYuZhang Zhang)
A stout, rough skinned, brown toad! They are covered in lots of warty bumps! They have a thin light brown line running down the middle of their back, and a long black line running from just behind their eye, across the bottom of their parotoid gland, and down their side!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Our friend Pallas' Spadefoot doesn't like cold weather and is known to burrow down to depths of almost six feet during the cold winters where they live in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and extreme western Russia! (photo by Рустам Сафаргалиев)
A red-gloved hand holding a smooth-skinned, rubbery looking toad! They are mottled in dark and light brown! They are quite plump and have a somewhat angry look on their face!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Our friend the European Fire-Bellied Toad has a dull, mud-colored back, but a very brightly colored belly! They are very popular in the pet trade, but probably prefer to live in their home near water bodies in the eastern part of mainland Europe! (photo by Sara Srša)
A person's hand holding a toad! The toad is on their back with their belly visible, their belly is black with bright orange splotches!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Our friend the Western Japanese Common Toad is normally a very rough-skinned and warty toad, but they become much smoother during breeding season! Individual females are known to perform amplexus with multiple males during breeding season! (photo by Edward)
A reddish-brown toad sitting on a rock with a solid black background! The toad has reddish-orange eyes, very rough skin, very long parotoid glands, and are covered in lots of black bumps!
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 11/10/2026
no one reads the articles. all of the quotes assume this is because the party is broke because of (spins wheel) whatever that person is mad about today, but the reason they’re scrambling is because they’re trying to run moonshot campaigns in deep red districts they ordinarily would never attempt
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I did this when my kid was selling Girl Scout cookies and people fucking HATED it lol
URGENT UPDATE: Elka's
cookie sales are heating up and she has just 24 hours to finish strong!
This sale could decide what kind of Girl Scout trinket the entire troop earns, so Elka needs YOU on her team! Please, will you personally buy cookies from Elka today? 

-Team Elka
Text STOP to quit
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I know that this point has been made repeatedly, but even if there was a shred of evidence that these were ACTUAL drug traffickers, that's still not punishable by summary execution
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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Y'all, it... it wasn't supposed to be a death game. Nobody told you to do *any* of that. You were supposed to go on a magical adventure and learn a lesson about setting aside your differences to overcome adversity. Where did you get the guns? HOW did you get the guns?
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our friend the Togo Toad lives in western Africa from Sierra Leone to Togo! They are a moderately sized toad, with males growing to about 2.5 inches long! A population in Sierra Leone was once known as the Tingi Hills Toad but is now considered synonymous with the Togo Toad! (photo by Alex Rebelo)
A rather stout looking brown toad with strong looking legs and very rough skin! They are covered in lots of warty bumps and have long, skinny parotoid glands!
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Excellent messaging, sir. You should make sure that every Republican candidate tells everyone how much they approve of what's been happening.
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Before you write a trilogy, have a basic idea of what its plot is
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our friend Balletto's Toad is a relatively common species who lives along the Red Sea coastline of Saudi Arabia and Yemen! When they feel threatened they like to dig down into the sand to hide! (photo by Denis Hlaváč)
A rather plump light brown toad, covered in sand!
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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · 23/09/2026
She's missed you. Knights of Guinevere returns October 9. The season will feature 8 episodes.
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our friend the Asian Yellow-spotted Climbing Toad lives in the Sarawak region of southern and western Borneo! Males of this species are dull and brown, while the females are brightly colored with yellow, green, and sometimes purple colors! (photo by Chun Xing Wong)
A brown toad covered in lots of small yellow spots! They have small parotoid glands above their visible eardrums! They have very large, webbed feet! They have large eyes with a somewhat orange colored iris! They are sitting on a mossy green surface!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our friend the Himalayan Toad is also known as Günther's High Altitude Toad because they live at high altitude throughout the Himalayan mountains and they were first described as a new species in 1864 by Albert Günther! They hibernate for up to six months each year! (photo by Ramnarayan K)
A very stout brown toad covered in lots of small, black, spiky bumps! Their back is light brown and covered in faint darker brown stripes! They have large parotoid glands that are several times the size of their eyes!
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whatelizard 🔞 @whatelizard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
💀💀💀 DKFGLFK hope you don't mind that I made a page out of your comment, the image it put in my head was so funny
a greyscale comic page of olly assuring qifrey of the hammock's structural integrity
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our friend the Peru Coast Toad lives in a narrow strip along the Pacific coast of Peru from the Sechura Desert to the Pisco province! They are known to mostly live in arid, desert areas, but can sometimes be found in people's gardens! (photo by Antonio Chávez S.S.)
A stout brown toad, dark brown on the top and very light on their belly! Their back is mottled with small dark brown spots, and they have a very warty appearance!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our friend the Spotted Toad lives throughout the Amazon basin of South America! Males of this species are rather large at nearly six inches long, but females are very large at up to 10 inches long! They produce a toxin strong enough to cause heart failure in humans! (photo by sernat)
A large toad, light brown on top and dark brown on their sides and legs! They have reddish warty spots all over their back, and very large parotoid glands!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our friend the Bambuto Torrent Toad lives near streams at high altitudes in areas between Mount Manengouba and Mount Oku in Cameroon! They have no inner ear structures or vocal sacs, and it is believed they are all mute! (photo by Jean-Louis Amiet)
A dark green toad with a faded line of teal color along their sides! They have smooth, rubbery-looking skin! They have very stout looking legs!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our friend the Colombian Beaked Toad lives in high-altitude grasslands in the department of Antioch in Colombia! They are often found hiding among the leaves of large fuzzy-leaved sunshrubs known as "frailejones" or "big monks"! (photo by Khristian Venegas Valencia)
A small brown toad sitting on a pile of white moss! They have somewhat rough skin with a smattering of tiny bumps and have a rather striking elongated nose with a large bump on the end!
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our friend the Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad only lays a few eggs at a time during breeding, but breeds several times per year to make up for it! They have triangular pupils that sometimes look heart-shaped! They have a bright yellow belly! (photo by ilsignorvega)
An olive-green toad with heart-shaped pupils! They are very, very bumpy and covered with lots of warty bumps!
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Okay, hear me out: I think we should encourage him to spend less time President-ing and more time telling people about his fantasies of being cradled in the arms of strong men. Maybe get him a Wattpad account.
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 07/09/2026
😂
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big bleat from badsville @djepelgesh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
thank you The New York Post for what may be the funniest image of all time
a picture from the NY Post titled "	today’s leftists are possessed by the spirit of France’s 18th-century guillotine-loving revolutionaries" (way too long) that shows Mamdani (the specter haunting Europe) smiling in the sky as a bunch of French people goof around
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our friend the Canadian Toad lives in the prairie regions of western Canada and south into the upper midwest of the United States! Sometimes they are called the Dakota Toad! During winter they hibernate in mima mounds that can contain hundreds of toads! (photo by Dustin Snider)
A very stout brown toad covered in black and reddish-brown markings! They are covered in lots of warty bumps, some of which form a symmetrical pattern on the toad's back!
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 03/09/2026
Yup. And this is what it’s like inside the planes prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...
For the first few hours of the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight over the Atlantic Ocean, Mohamed Barry continued to act like himself, which is to say, he expected to be visible to the people around him.
So as GEO Group flight security guards stood over him and the other shackled passengers, chatting casually with each other, he asked them what country he was going to be deported to. They didn't answer.
When the guards started drinking from red and blue plastic cups and the smell of alcohol wafted over to his seat, he asked one of them point-blank, "Are you guys allowed to drink on the job?" No response.Then a man from Eritrea or Somalia, Barry isn't sure which, began to beg the guards to let him use the lavatory. Barry chimed in with an appeal to decency, telling the guards, "Please consider us as human beings." But the guards were boisterous by that point, he said, and they didn't appreciate the man's increasingly loud and desperate pleas crashing their party.
Barry watched as a guard turned and looked at the man dead in the face and said, "You. Can pee on. You." Another guard laughed.
"After seeing that, I just kept my head down," Barry, 52, told me over the phone last week.
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Our friend the Falcon Toad lives in Colombia and Venezuela, and is named after the Falcón region of northern Venezuela! Their scientific name, Rhinella sternosignata, refers to markings on their chest! (photo by MaJo Rz)
A closeup of a rough-skinned brown toad! They have a dark patch on their chin and chest, before their belly fades to a light brown!
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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zmeess [commissions open!] @zmeess.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
his strengths: insight, business-savvy his weakness: inability to see how his decision will bite him in the ass a couple years down the line #WHA #WitchHatAtelier
first page of a sketchy comic featuring Qifrey and Oruggio from Witch Hat Atelier. in the first panel, Oruggio is pulling out his sheer silk cape out of a box on the table in front of him, a satisfied grin on his face. Qifrey, who is sitting opposite him, is asking, "You're aware this client is courting you, right?". Oruggio replies, "Duh", to which Qifrey responds with "And you're still going to accept this gift?"
in the second panel, Oruggio has lowered the cape as he stares at Qifrey with an unamused expression.second page of the comic.
the first panel is entirely taken up by Oruggio's deadly serious face, his eyes shadowed, and a giant speech bubble containing his response. he says, "Qifrey. this is pure marshwood silk. their silkworms are lauded throughout Zozah for being the fattest most beautiful creatures in the
world that shit out fibers strong enough to be used in the construction of heavy machinery, and soft enough so as not to irritate the skin of a newborn baby. it must cost more than what they paid me for that commission in the first place." then he adds, "if i die early you can sell it off and all the girls will have enough money to start their own businesses."
in the second panel, Qifrey is still sitting at the table, one elbow propped up on it with his cheek resting in the palm of his hand. he says, "Oru, if you accept it she
will assume you're accepting her courtship." an out-of-frame Oruggio exclaims, "she can think we're married for all I care, as long as she keeps sending me these."
in the third panel we see a close-up of Qifrey's face. his tiny smile is accompanied by a thousand yard stare, and next to him in the imaginary space there is a cute piggy bank titled 'Misery' with a +1 speech bubble coming out of the slot. Oruggio continues, still out of frame, "Qifrey, i think they used real gold for this embroidery, holy smokes-"
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Given that Markey won with a 30+ point margin, that wasn't a "victory" so much as a "curb-stomp"
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our friend the Texas Toad lives in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico! They are one of the most common toads in the United States! Since 2009 they have been the official state amphibian of Texas! (photo by Reid Hardin)
A stout, brown toad covered in lots of warty bumps! They have large, bean-shaped parotoid glands!
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henemimi 🎀☁️ @henemimi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
in a million years it would have not dawned on me to do fake ad reads to kill the monetization of harassment social media videos. thank you intelligent beautiful bird furry whose moving beak entranced me into paying attention
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marina grlica 🌱 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
see you space cowboy tim curry
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it's the only relationship he mentions in his book too! He refuses to talk about who he has dated, his sexuality, etc EXCEPT that he dated Miss Piggy
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our friend the Plains Spadefoot has a call that can be heard over a mile away and attracts both males and females, who gather in large mating groups of hundreds of toads! Each female can lay up to 2000 eggs! (photo by Tom Kennedy)
A somewhat surprised looking rubbery-skinned toad staring directly into the camera's soul! They have a brown back and creamy white belly and are covered in lots of small warty bumps! They have lots of small black markings on their back, and lots of very small reddish orange spots!
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Boner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Goddammit
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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Holy shit. No wonder Carney told the US to pound sand.
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our friend Rhinella stanlaii was named after the investment banker Stan Lai, who received the honor as a birthday gift through a donation to BIOPAT! They are a common toad who lives in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay! (photo by John Sullivan)
A small brown toad sitting on a dry brown leaf! The toad is light brown with a darker brown back and has a thin light brown line down their back! They have a very rough skin texture, and a slight ridge of bumps that runs down their side from their parotoid glands!
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chirabella.bsky.social @chirabella.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fucking ghouls
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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our friend the Pine Toad lives on the Central Mexican Plateau in the many different habitat types available on the plateau, including the pine forests that give them their name! (photo by Arturo Castro Castro)
A light brown toad with medium brown splotches, covered in lots of small spiky bumps! Some of the spiky bumps are reddish orange in color! They have prominent parotoid glands that are somewhat smaller than their golden eyes!
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
Panel one shows a bone. The bone says, "I make stem cells!"
Panel two shows a pancreas. The pancreas says, "I make insulin!"
Panel three shows the bone and pancreas and now a brain. The brain says "I make scenarios!"
Panel four shows the bone, pancreas, and brain. The brain is on fire.
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