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Nathan needs to put down the phone

@feralharp.bsky.social
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I live in the borders between. Total nerd & crackpot. Musician (electric harp, synth, etc.) interested in too many things: food, drink, nature, astronomy, history, languages, anthro-archaeo-paleontologies, movies (SFF-horror-comedy-arthouse), books, etc.!

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Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here's another lab note for dino-mummy melanosome research funding drive @tessasaurus.bsky.social, @boydpaleo.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social, and I have been holding. We hit out most recent stretch goal, so of course I had to go and sneak a little taphonomy into the mix at the 11th hour.
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Final Stretch!
Once again, we’ve hit our stretch goals with a little time to spare. Thank you all again for your amazing support!In lieu of adding a formal stretch goal, we’re sha...
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☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 9h
Actually, my go to halloween costume is literally now The Horrors of Aging
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 12h
(Reads about an influencer drinking radium water) STOP MAKING MY HISTORICAL RESEARCH PERIOD CURRENT EVENTS
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) looks like a ferret dressing up as a cheetah for Halloween. They're native to a semi-desert grassland strip from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Like a skunk, they can spray a foul-smelling fluid from anal glands. Let's talk about them. (📷: Petra Prager)
A marbled polecat photo from Petra Prager.  It looks almost exactly like a ferret, but the arched back is sort of orange with brown dots on it similar to a cheetah, and the head has a white stripe that reminds me of a skunk, with a long floofy tail and dark limbs.  This one looks alert and at rest.
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How's your Saturday night going? I've been spending mine watching the bonus features on the new FORBIDDEN PLANET UHD 4K release. That's a good time, as far as I'm concerned.
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@moviessilently.bsky.social You saw that Flicker Alley will be releasing King Vidor's "The Crowd" on blu-ray? I don't see a review of it on your website. I've never seen it. Would you call it a must-watch?
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👻 Saavik ‘Spooky Season’ Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I can’t believe I’m on the same side as Bill Kristol… but honestly he might be the person best placed to lead the investigations & penalty process we need against the Trumpists. Because if there’s no penalties, we’re just gonna be facing fascism again next election cycle…
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MaddWolf @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
10 new movies to break down this week!
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was at the laundromat, folding my clothes, and "Walk Like an Egyptian" was playing on their radio (yes, not streaming). Yeah, it's just a doofy-ass pop song, but it's better than 96.7%* of songs in the Top 40 these days. The songwriting and arranging are totally killer. *Approximately
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Becky Ferreira @beckyferreira.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Space, the final frontier....OF FEAR!!! 😱👽🌚 🎃 It is time to crown the SCARIEST SPACE MOVIE for Halloween. Is it the devilish EVENT HORIZON? The horrific ALIEN? The spectral Soviet SOLARIS? The impish LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE? Join me for the tournament! Roster TK bexfiles.ghost.io/the-bex-file...
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The BeX Files is back from outer space!
Thanks for tuning back into The BeX Files! Load up the boosters and start the countdown because it is time to re-launch this newsletter to weird and wonderful heights.   To start, I want to express m...
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This episode is stressing me out! Like, literally, I can feel my body's stress response happening.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
i have been with more patients than i can count at the end of their life in the icu and the goal has been to make them as comfortable as possible and to imagine someone struggling to breathe as the state attempts to execute them makes me physically ill
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I thought today was October 1 (oops), so I figured I'd watch a horror movie. Resident Evil was still showing, so I went to that. It was okay. At 1st, it seemed to be one of the better game adaptions. After a while, it felt more like watching someone else play a game. That got tiresome.
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Jeff Goldsmith @yogoldsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
John Carpenter (@TheHorrorMast) on They Live @AcademyMuseum : It’s about Yuppies The KKK, the white arian resistance, started the rumor that it was about Jews. And they asked me, was it about Jewish people taking over? I couldn't believe it. And I'm like these assholes. How dare you! Fuck you!
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A glorious start for a month of fun horror! Watch this. Trust me. @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social What the hell, dude?! How did this happen? It's awesome! youtu.be/VDoYc7eyA14?...
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Villain Diaries: Pumpkin Lady
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a red ball labeled "A SILLY MEME".
The second panel shows Sarah taking the ball and going through a door labeled "GROUP CHAT".
The third panel shows a group of women sitting together and consoling one woman in the center. The woman in the center is saying "...And that's how it happened. It's been the worst day of my life."
The fourth panel shows Sarah standing in the doorway behind them awkwardly holding the red ball.
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MaddWolf @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Columbus horror friends : join us for an author event and @frightclub.bsky.social podcast recording Oct. 7th!
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Kate Shaw / Tigerbat Tails @tigerbattails.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spent 6 hours yesterday researching for Strange Animals Podcast and the forthcoming Small Mysteries book. I read peer-reviewed articles, used udm14.com to help filter out AI results. When I record, I'll use my own voice and edit it without AI help. strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2026/09/28/e...
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Episode 504: The Mystery Roar | Strange Animals Podcast
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've got a passel of epic silent films on tap for my convalescence: Robin Hood (1922) The Black Pirate (1926) Madame Dubarry (1919) The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) [The 1st animated feature film, and a woman director, no less!] The Beloved Rogue (1927)
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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ
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MaddWolf @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Columbus horror and film fans, join us this Saturday for a special double feature with visiting filmmakers Joe Swanberg and Jenn Wexler!
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
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NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My nose is running like a house on fire. Wait.
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Karen Stollznow @karenstollznow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In this week's show we welcome Dr. Kristin LaFollette to discuss her new book Rehumanizing People of the Past about the language we use for the dead. www.monstertalk.org/s05e50-%f0%9...
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S05E50 💀 REHUMANIZING PEOPLE OF THE PAST - MonsterTalk
S05E50 💀 REHUMANIZING PEOPLE OF THE PAST Blake and Karen welcome Dr. Kristin LaFollette, Associate Professor of English at the University of Southern Indiana and a poet, to discuss her new book Rehuma...
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Perfection! Or should that be "putrefaction...?" So easy to get those two confused.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026
"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Post your favourite Dr Who. Wrong answers only:
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pocket coffee
Alt: Harpo Marx (left, in top hat and coat) pulls a hot cup of coffee on a saucer out of his pocket. He hands it to a down and out fellow (right, wearing a dark blazer and a fedora) who asked for money to buy coffee.
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Mr Jim Moon @hypnogoria.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HYPNOGORIA 316 - Kaiju History Part VII We open a new chapter of our Kaiju History series! In this episode we discover what happened to Willis O'Brien after The Lost World (1925) and what happened to his next dinosaur epic, the unfinished feature Creation... links in the comments!
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John Carpenter's Corey Beckner @captaincorey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Fright Club Podcast @frightclub.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Any Columbus, OH #frightclub podcast friends! Come out to our book signing and podcast on October 7!
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He's got his eye on you.
The nose and eye of a grey tabby cat, peeking out from under a purple sheet on a bed.
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Treyf Posting 🤌 @postingtreyf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So awful to hear of the passing of Dr Rena Maguire today. A huge loss, and gone far too soon. She had a unique understanding of prehistory as intimately tethered to cultural history. I will miss that insight. Rest in peace.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Fishtopher and Friends @fishtopher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
tfw you wake up not knowing what year it is
Fishtopher, a classic brown tabby cat, laying in a sunny window. He makes a silly face, he is squinting and his tongue is sticking out slightly. Mr Lover, an orange tabby cat, lays in a green bed in the background.
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just got home from seeing "Hope" at the local theater. My overall review: Meh. More specifically, it has good parts, and very bad parts. The writing and direction, however, seem as though they were done by at least 4 people who refused to communicate. What a mess.
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I couldn't stand this guy when he was the Mayor of San Francisco. He hasn't gotten any better. Time to kick his political future to the curb.
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Emily Lee @sfxmaven.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ve always wanted to put a bench like this in the graveyard near my apartment.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Video from Maura Hennelly captures her sunbeam snake named 'Vespira' in all her glory. Sunbeam snakes (genus Xenopeltis) are non-venomous snakes from SE Asia that kill small prey (frogs, rodents) by constricting. They burrow through soft dirt or leaf litter in humid jungles. (📷:@maurahennelly IG)
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Lisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 23/09/2026
Happy Gorbals Vampire Day!
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To hell with this guy.
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@frightclub.bsky.social A happy birthday to Sir George Wolf of Wolfington!
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Earth Wind Fire September Live Performance
Alt: Earth Wind Fire September Live Performance
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🧵 Mushroom! Mushroom! (iykyk)
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey all, this is a very important video and it's not being seen. The border wall is violating sovereignty for the Tohono O'odham nation and destroying sacred cultural heritage Please share widely and support those advocating on the ground
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 20/09/2026
Happy Sunday! (Art by Katie Mansfield. Link in comments)
Comic style Illustration of two girls in a hot pink convertible, one wielding a Molotov cocktail and one flipping the bird. The one flipping the bird is saying, "Get in loser. We're going to destroy a data center!"
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Behold, the days of Halloween have come upon us.
Trader Joe's Ghosts & Bats Potato Snacks
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/09/2026
What do you mean I can't have this mini-Bengal
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Nathan needs to put down the phone @feralharp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dayton, OH is odd. I just saw a gothic-looking brick building with giant Buddha heads flanking the entrance, and with a neon Bengals helmet above the door. Quite the porridge.
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