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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yes. That traffic circle is on a small island.

Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 17/09/2026

NEW CAT NEW CAT NEW CAT NEW CAT I love it when scientists find a thing and the indigenous locals knew about it the whole time. "Yeah, that's a tilcayo. It doesn't have another name." Fortunately in this case, the scientists chose to honour that.

Screenshot of text from article linked in quoted post:

Nogales-Ascarrunz said, however, that local communities in Bolivia have been aware of the species’ presence for generations.

“This cat, they call it tilcayo. And when you ask, ‘Does it have some meaning in Quechua or Almyra and other Indigenous languages?’ they say, ‘No, my grandpa told me that’s the tilcayo,’” Nogales-Ascarrunz said. “This is a traditional knowledge that they have in the community. We want to preserve that knowledge and we didn’t want to give it another name.”

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 06/09/2026

Well, Rowling has been using her money to go down this list like a goddamn checklist in regard to trans people. So yeah, makes sense to me.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 23/08/2026

Wow, OracleSkydanceParamount. Maybe if you don't want people using words like "apartheid" and "genocide" about your business transactions, you shouldn't be doing business transactions with people doing those things.

Screencap from article linked in previous post: "After Ruffalo’s initial post, a spokesperson for Paramount said in a statement that the company is “troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe. This doesn’t deserve a response in kind — and to be clear, we don’t tolerate prejudice of any kind, against anyone.”"

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 01/08/2026

Seems pretty clear to me. Even including this guy doing stage 10.

Chart of the 10 stages of genocide, from Gregory H. Stanton and the Holocaust Memorial Center.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 16/07/2026

Current active wildfires map from the ministry of natural resources, sir. You and Premier Smith might note that a lot of her province is ON FIRE. And we know for a fact it's the direct result of climate change caused by fossil fuels. Maybe you both should address THAT instead of pumping more oil?

Current active wildfires map from the Canadian ministry of natural resources.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 17/06/2026

Since a friend of mine on discord was like "that's not a ladybug, that's scary!" And I had to be like "right, because it's a ladybug larva, because that's what the chart is about." So here you go, everyone like my friend:

A chart of the life cycle of a ladybug, showing eggs, three black, angular, scary-looking larval stages, three round, orange pupal stages, and finally the round, red-with-black-spots adult stage most people are familiar with.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 12/06/2026

Didn't the Republicans nearly riot over Obama wearing a very similar outfit? Your "colleagues" are hypocrisy manifest.

President Obama wearing a light tan suit.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 04/06/2026

I hope every DOGE idiot has his eyes eaten by screwworms. Anyone who has ever uttered the phrase "move fast and break things" in seriousness, in fact. Congratulations, everything is broken. Now fuck off and die while we fix your mess.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 30/05/2026

If you're waiting for stage 9 before you're willing to call a spade a spade, you're just doing stage 10.

A graphic of the 10 stages of genocide, per Gregory H. Stanton.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 04/04/2026

Oh! The company that made the non-tipping raktajino mugs for DS9 still makes a version of them, and they actually do have a sippy lid that fits down inside. highwave.com/products/hotjo Clearly, Chief O'Brien had *opinions* about open containers in working areas.

An advertising image for a blue, stoneware mug with a flared, conical base. It has a plastic insert in the top to reduce spills. It reads: "FEATURES
- Made from durable stoneware
- Comes with drink through lid
- Easy to clean
- 14oz capacity
- BPA free"

An image of the plastic insert lid for the mug in the previous image. It is a cup-shaped insert with curved tines to either side, presumably to lock it in place inside the flared mug.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 06/03/2026

While true, I suspect that a major factor in the design choice was Han Solo's heavy blaster in Star Wars (which of course was based on the same family of broomhandle guns)

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 13/02/2026

Although Amargasaurus was also pretty cool, if only for rocking the punk double mohawk 125-ish million years before it was cool.

Amargasaurus, a sauropod-type dinosaur with four legs, a long neck, and a long tail. Its distinguishing feature is the double row of sharp spines running the length of its neck.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 19/11/2025

My cat Goblin is very excited about his new carrier. He has basically refused to leave it since I assembled it yesterday.

A tuxedo cat in loaf pose on a couple of pillows inside a blue pet carrier. He is wide awake and alert, but seems completely uninterested in leaving the carrier.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 15/11/2025

Bolara, my Orc wizard. Everyone assumes she's a necromancer because of the goth aesthetic, but she's actually a metal elementalist.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 20/10/2025

The top 10 biggest metros in the US. They not what you think! If you look at this list and think "hey! my <insert deep blue metro> is bigger than that," you're part of why a lot of red state voters feel neglected by the @democrats.org. Why aren't there Dem rallies in Houston, DFW, Miami, Phoenix?

A screenshot from a chart on Wikipedia listing US metropolitan statistical areas by population. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 20/10/2025

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

The character Vash, a notorious archeology thief from several episodes of Star Trek The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. She is played by Jennifer Hetrick, is wearing a dark dress, and is confidently sitting in the Captain's chair on the bridge of the Enterprise with her feet up in the chair with her.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 16/10/2025

You know, if @thepwhl.com isn't allowed to *fight,* there are... other options, as demonstrated by the WNBA:

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 26/08/2025

Also, was there some sort of factor that influenced how much wealth the lower and middle class had in 1985? Some sort of measure to make sure that the wealthy were still paying a fair share? (Chart is for returns filed in April 1986, so covers the 1985 fiscal year.)

A chart depicting the federal tax brackets for returns filed in April 1986 (applicable to the 1985 fiscal year) reads as follows:
Federal - 1986 Married Filing Jointly Tax Brackets
Tax Bracket Tax Rate
$0.00+ 0%
$3,670.00+ 11%
$5,940.00+ 12%
$8,200.00+ 14%
$12,840.00+ 16%
$17,270.00+ 18%
$21,800.00+ 22%
$26,550.00+ 25%
$32,270.00+ 28%
$37,980.00+ 33%
$49,420.00+ 38%
$64,750.00+ 42%
$92,370.00+ 45%
$118,050.00+ 49%
$175,250.00+ 50%

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 23/08/2025

Except it doesn't. Devs *think* it does, but it actually slows them down.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 23/08/2025

A hell of a lot of Republicans owe @hillaryclinton.bsky.social a HUGE apology about that email thing.

An article headline that reads "Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn't Kept Text Message Data Since April." The subheading reads "The agency's response to public records requests indicated potential violations of federal records laws, experts said." The article is by Minho Kim, and a section of it is highlighted yellow. The highlight portion reads "the agency had not maintained text message data among top officials since early April, according to its communications with a nonprofit watchdog group."

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 22/08/2025

Hiring more devs, writers, and artists, paying them more, and treating them better (no crunch, etc.) will get games made so much faster and better than LLMs will.

A screenshot of a twitter post by @metr.org. It reads:
"We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.

The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't."
A graph demonstrating that data is attached as an image.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 29/07/2025

I don't know why it's so hard for conservatives to even pretend to have American values. This poster is from 1949, and is just as relevant today as when it was originally printed.

A public service poster from 1949 that features comic book character Superman lecturing a mixed group of schoolchildren. He says in a speech bubble "... and remember, boys and girls, your school - like our country - is made up of Americans of MANY different races, religions, and national origins. So..."
Superman's dialogue continues at the bottom of the poster, below the graphic. "... if YOU hear anybody talk against a schoolmate or anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin - don't wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN."
Below the dialogue in a blue box in white block letters, the poster reads "HELP KEEP YOUR SCHOOL ALL AMERICAN!"

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 18/05/2025

I'm sorry @democrats.org, but alienating the working class and the left just to chase fence-sitter Republicans is NEVER going to work. Go stump in Rust Belt and Bible Belt, emphasize how weird, gross, privacy-invading, and rights-violating basically every Trump policy is. Stop chasing McCains.

Screenshot of a twitter post with a graph. Post by @abenanav reads: "This is the chart. She spent months courting Republican endorsements, riding the 2016 Clinton strategy to certain defeat. They risked it all to build a centrist party of suburbanites and college kids and lost. It’s time to move on but I don’t think the Dems will move with us."

Chart is a bar graph titled "How registered Republicans voted." It shows results from the 2020 election, 94% Trump, 6% Democrat, side by side with results from the 2024 election, 94% Trump, 5% Democrat.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 04/05/2025

My favourite shirt. (Photo circa Aug 2020)

A trans girl on her apartment balcony, leaning against the railing with trees behind her. She wears a black shirt with the "I Like Trains kid" from the meme riding a steam locomotive. The locomotive and kid are black and white, but the train is streaming a blue, pink, and white trans pride banner behind it which reads "I LIKE TRANS" in black, heavy print.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 04/05/2025

Tonight's @fridaytea.com is Maple Houjicha (www.fridaytea.com/products/map...). It's really tasty! My partner is Canadian, and the maple makes me think of them, so I really enjoy it. (I might have steeped it a mite too hot, at 195° F instead of the recommended 180° F, but it still tastes good.)

A tapered, curved, Turkish style tea glass with gold trim on a matching saucer. The glass is filled with a deep red tea.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 28/04/2025

I know my community, I know I need to specify. Here she is:

A very zoomed in photo of a gray cat's face. She is laying on her side and looking directly at the camera.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 28/04/2025

This evening's tea is Hot Buttered Yum (www.fridaytea.com/products/hot...) from @fridaytea.com. It's *very* aromatic; you can strongly smell the toffee and butter rum. The flavor is not quite so overwhelming, though. I like it. It would be great on a rainy day. Might get more of this next winter.

A tapered, curved, Turkish style tea glass with gold trim on a matching saucer. The glass is filled with a golden brown tea. A few loose tea leaves rest at the bottom of the glass.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 22/03/2025

The man remains UNFAIRLY attractive.

Oded Fehr as Fleet Admiral Charles Vance in Star Trek: Discovery. He is wearing a gray uniform with red piping on the hems.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 20/03/2025

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 17/03/2025

Tonight's tea is @fridaytea.com's Lavender Earl Grey (www.fridaytea.com/products/lav...). It's bright and classic, exactly what you'd expect from the name. The lavender aroma is very strong, and this tea is exactly what I needed to soothe my migraine tonight.

A tapered, curved, Turkish style tea glass, on a matching saucer and filled with dark red tea. A couple little lavender buds float in the top.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 02/03/2025

Drinking @fridaytea.com's Haunted Maze tonight. www.fridaytea.com/products/hau... The combo of puer tea and oolong tea is interesting. It gives the flavor a complexity I wouldn't have expected, and the white sage adds a fun smokiness. I really like this one. Definitely going on my list to get again.

A curved, tapered, Turkish-style tea glass with gold trim on a matching glass saucer, filled with a red-gold tea slightly clouded by honey. It sits on a pink lap desk next to a black computer mouse and a black USB hub.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 20/02/2025

No Man's Sky, my cat Goblin, and @fridaytea.com's Nepali Silver Yeti (www.fridaytea.com/products/nep...) makes for a lovely, chilly afternoon. The tea is quiet and subtle, but also pleasant and fragrant, and makes me think of winters around the wood stove in my grandfather's cabin in Colorado.

A curved, tapered, Turkish-style tea glass with gold trim, containing a pale, gold-colored tea. The glass and its saucer sit on the keyboard of a laptop displaying a screen capture of the game No Man's Sky, a space exploration game. A black-and-white tuxedo cat curiously pokes his face around the side of the laptop screen from behind.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 17/02/2025

Drinking @fridaytea.com's Magpie today. www.fridaytea.com/products/mag... On her suggestion, also vibing with the album that inspired it. The tea has a strong floral vibe, and is lovely with a little wildflower honey. Also has a tart, melancholic note that I can't quite describe. Very satisfying.

A curved, tapered, Turkish tea glass with gold trim, with red-gold tea inside, slightly clouded by honey. It sits on a glass saucer on a laptop keyboard. Behind the glass, the laptop's screen displays the album art for "The Magic Position" by Patrick Wolf. The album art features a tall, lean white man dressed in a red, childlike outfit, riding a children's merry-go-round that is much too small for him and his long legs.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 10/02/2025

They don't care that they could simply house these people for that much money. The cruelty is the point.

Screenshot of a quote from the article: "Emails obtained by the Guardian show that Workforce Group revised that figure upwards even further to “include the pass through costs”, making the total $17.5m for three months. That is about twice what Unity, the lead agency coordinating homelessness services, spends on program services over the same amount of time for all unhoused people in New Orleans.

The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population."

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 08/02/2025

I want to make sure that someone like @strangebedfellas.bsky.social sees this tumblr post. www.tumblr.com/bleppyboy/77...

A screenshot of a long tumblr post describing entomological research and bug tongues. The bug tongues strongly resemble exotically shaped dildos. Link to tumblr post in the original bsky post.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 07/02/2025

You know @oldspice.bsky.social, you're really missing out on the "women who want to smell like a vengeful sea witch" demographic.

A screenshot of a tumblr post:
aliensnipe: What if there were women's cleanliness productsthat were marketed the way Old Spice stuff is? Like they had names like "Lioness" and "Sycamore" and "Wildfire" and "Hunter's Moon" and they were touted as making you smell like a warrior queen who does not suffer fools and conquers all she beholds?
31-rabbits:
HELLO LADIES
have you felt the primal call of the unmerciful sea calling you to strike down those who would defy you? no? well if you stopped using overpriced flower-scented body wash and switched to SEA HAG, you might.
look down.
back up. where are you? you're a siren, bare-breasted and shrieking as you lure the unwary to their doom on the rocks below. and you smell amazing.
what's in your hand? back at me. it's a vial of skin-nourishing ingredients, derived from the seaweed you used to strangle a hated foe. it does wonders for your skin tone and resilience, and we can all agree that we will need that resilience in the coming war.
look again: the seaweed is now a formal apology from the last man who unnecessarily tried to explain something to you.
anything is possible when you smell like a vengeful sea witch and embrace your own rage. i'm on a narwhal.

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Explorer Rowan @explorerrowan.northsky.social · 20/01/2025

Since I'm not a morning person, I forgot to get a photo of it in my pretty cup before I drank the whole pot, but look at the change in the leaves! They unfurled like a scroll! Pretty cool.

Sachet of tea labeled "Golden Snails, Ingredients: Chinese black tea." The tea inside looks like tiny, coiled, golden snail shells.

Wet tea leaves in the bottom of a teapot. They retain a similar golden color to the "snails" of the previous photo, but they have unfurled into full leaves.

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