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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Why would I want any content personalized to me? I don't read or watch movies or play games to look inside my head. I do them to see inside someone else's. Art is novelty. Art is surprise. Take it from my cold, dead hands.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

the year is 2030 and i no longer consume anything that isn't personalized to me. every game, every book, every movie extends to the limits of my own imagination and no further. i haven't been surprised in five years. i cry softly, in bewilderment, if i see a word i don't know

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Also, making sure the operant conditioning changes at exactly the correct rate to maintain novelty and also stability. That target rate will change each day, but if I miss it, it is still because I am bad.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Finish every day and be done with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes to his daughter in 1854.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A hobbit house, if it was built by dwarves. Fascinating what people choose to do.

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Nature @nature.com · 07/10/2026

None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

All relationships, by blood and marriage, should be conditional on them being good to you and positive in your life. I'm very lucky in the parent department, but I have other relatives who are out of my life because they're bad for me, and I don't miss them.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In school, I was taught the Tragedy of the Commons as settled economic truth. I had to unlearn it on my own. When more kids are taught Ostrom than Hardin—or at least Hardin is never taught without Ostrom as a response—we'll be in a lot better shape as a society. Happy birthday.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026

BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the last couple of years, we've seen multiple critical collections (museums, herbaria) close. The IUCN--the global authority on the status of biodiversity--recently published on how important these kinds of facilities are in conservation. Every day, the dead are working to protect the living.

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From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums

The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Interesting to watch the progression of data center related ads in Oregon this year. First the gov candidates, both negative. Now pro-data center ads by the lobby itself. The "big tough truck man" voiceover style is particularly funny. They see how unpopular they are, red and rural areas included.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 05/10/2026

Nine out of 10 unvaccinated individuals who come in contact with measles will get sick.

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Chester County has more measles cases than most entire states in the country

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of my relatives commented on FB they were very surprised that I would hunt a bird given that I'm an ornithologist, and sometimes I forget that "have you eaten your study organism?" is one of those common conversations biologists have that the general public is completely unaware of lmao

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HLK 🧛 @hlkfotos.com · 05/10/2026

A Eurasian griffon vulture makes use of its 8+ foot wingspan over the Spanish Pyrenees. #BirdOfTheDay #BlueSkies 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) soaring against a blue sky, seen from below and angled diagonally across the frame as it moves toward the right in golden-hued sunlight. It is a very large, brown old world vulture with a heavy, hooked, dark gray beak. Its broad wings are fully spread, with long, finger-like, dark flight feathers at the tips and tawny wing coverts. Its pale grayish-brown head and fluffy ruff are turned toward the camera, and its dark tail feathers are fanned out behind it.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

To add my bit to that last RT by @chuckwendig.bsky.social: Have you seen the people driving that train we're all going to supposedly miss? I feel much safer, and infinitely happier, walking along the tracks. I might get there slower, but slow and alive, slow and real, slow and mine, win every time.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I love when the leaves fall away and reveal the nonvascular plants that were always waiting underneath. Lichen and moss, it's your time.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 03/10/2026

"The Bureau of Land Management is considering placing centers on 17,600 acres of public land in six states: Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming." Every Republican must be asked if they support this and if so, why they stand with Big Tech instead of the American people.

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Trump Expands His Plan to Have Data Centers Take Over Public Lands

An overwhelming majority of Americans don’t want more data centers. The Trump administration is ignoring them.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No, you're right, that first pic is definitely a mantis leg.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think so. That or a large grasshopper, hard to tell with how eaten it is.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And one last pose for the fans. What a treat. Have all the bugs you can eat, on me. You are so welcome here. #insects #nature #oregon

A praying mantis, colored light brown and yellow with a pale blush of pink on the head, standing, antennae erect, claws shining.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The mouthparts and the claws add up to a pretty impressive arsenal. At her scale, she's a lion.

A light brown and yellow praying mantis from the side, highlighting their biting mouthparts and sharp claws of the front leg.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

She snack. When I was taking the pictures, I couldn't see that blush of pink on the head. What a gorgeous animal.

A praying mantis chews on a piece of dismantled prey, against a background of light brown dirt and a few blades of grass.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I had a great ten-minute unplanned photo session with a praying mantis at the farm today. I'm working through the photos now, but what a model. What a pro.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is infuriating. Can't stop thinking about it. For 35 yrs I've talked to experts, asked them for their time & expertise. IT IS WRONG to treat sources as Nicole was treated. Just shitty, one human to another, but also unethical and deceptive.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As a freelancer, it can be hard to keep up with the policies of a bunch of different outlets. But any staffer for USA Today or Gannett who knows about this policy, then doesn't disclose it to the source is, imo, committing a pretty serious breach of ethics. Who would talk under this condition?

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Any source who ever plans to talk to USA Today needs to know about this and assess whether it's worth the gamble. I've never heard of this for any publication I've worked with, but add it to the pile of unethical and dangerous practices to look out for in contracts.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My trailcam, which has picked up deer, elk, coyotes etc, caught a cat stalking my property. Go home, kitty. Did I mention we have coyotes? (I hope all my precious birds are as cautious as the one that watches and then flies away on the right side of the screen.) #oregon #birds #KeepYourCatsInside

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What they’re hoping for and acting for is germinating the seeds of extreme acts of violence against South Asians. That’s why they use the explicitly Nazi framing of the ‘Indian question’. They want the same results. Their followers are pretty open it on social media, too.

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Chelton's Bird and Wildlife Photography @bird-photography.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#BestBeaks goes to oystercatchers. The tropical red and orange blend of colors is so cool. And the beak color matches the ring around their eye! #birds #bird #photography #ornithology #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday 🦉 🪶

Standing on a pile of gooseneck barnacles, an oystercatcher faces left and eyes the camera. It has light pink legs, a dark brown body, a black head, and a beautiful, bright red and orange beak. Its visible eye is bright yellow with a tiny black pupil and a ring of bright red flesh surrounding it - the same color as its beak.

📷 Canon R5 Mk II
Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM
Av, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 640, 500mm
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Northern Oregon Coast

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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026

Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year. n.pr/4z0FPpq

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'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy

Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

September 2026 was the warmest September on record for the Contiguous U.S. since 1895 according to PRISM climate data. 🔥🔥🔥

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today is the day to commiserate with Charles Darwin, on the 161st anniversary of his confessing to Charles Lyell that he felt "...very poorly today & very stupid & I hate everyone & everything." Here's more of the back story on Darwin writing about this not-so-good day. www.npr.org/sections/kru...

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Charles Darwin And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Geniuses have it easy, right? They wake up and out pops the brilliance. Well, not really. And not if that genius is Charles Darwin, who's got lots to do and absolutely no desire to do it. Those days (...

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There have been five sexual assaults reported on or near the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene in the last week. We should absolutely keep the pressure on Cornell. But it's every campus. It's every day. #oregon www.kezi.com/news/local/u...

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UO alerts campus after five sexual assaults in one week

The University of Oregon reported five sexual assaults on or near campus in the past week.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Global model ensembles are in strong agreement that a prolonged &anomalous nearly West-wide autumn heatwave will develop this week & persist for 10+ days. While some daytime records may be set, this event will be more notable for its persistence & breadth. [Thread]

Map showing predicted temperature anomalies in early October from the ECMWF ensemble across the western U.S. Nearly the entire region is painted red and pink, indicating widespread very warm anomalies.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's almost time to start converting last year's garlic into next year's garlic. I'm finally to the point where I no longer need to buy seed. I just grow and replant, and eat and give away the compound interest. Happy almost October. #oregon #garlic #gardening

A hanging mesh bag with about 20 heads of cleaned hardneck garlic.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Inevitability is always a lie. I love Philly so much.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You don't run a marathon to get somewhere 26 miles away. A car can do that much faster. The running is the point, every hard step. I feel sincerely sad for anyone who skips steps in writing using an LLM. You're robbing yourself along with your audience. Yes, it's hard. But it's also so much fun.

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This starter pack (which rocks) is going around again, and you could do worse than just follow the whole darned thing! bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Urvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026

There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which.

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 28/09/2026

BREAKING: Ukrinform, the state news agency of Ukraine, reports that a Russian drone has struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, causing a fire. Last month, we reported on a visit to one of the research groups housed within the complex, which studies fungi across the country.

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Ukrainian Mycologists Are Not Giving Up

As the Russo-Ukrainian war continues, Ukrainian mushroom scientists struggle in their quotidian work.

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Remnants of hurricanes #Odalys and #Polo will send immense amounts of water vapor into the South-Central U.S. this week. Forecasts call for 1-in-10 to 1-in-25 year amounts of rain in a three-day span in parts of Arizona and New Mexico. September may end as Albuquerque's wettest month on record.

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Ian Rose @ianrosewrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The team at OSU put on a fabulous conference. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen, and everyone who made the trek to our little town. For all its issues, we have a cool job, largely because of the people we get to call our colleagues. Travel safe and keep in touch. #SciWri26

A wall with the words 'ScienceWriters26' written on it, each letter filled with drawings of animals, telescopes, and other sciency things for conference goers to color in.

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