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Wood, bio prof. (I represent my own opinions, no other entity.) "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -DDE

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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 23h
A lovely preying mantis in my driveway this afternoon... looks gravid. I hope for more in the future.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). The name comes from markings on the underside of the hind wing. The underside of the wings look like dried leaves. Sorry, I did not get a pic of those. #butterflies #lepidoptera
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Maybe if we convince the Dept of Defense that they are helping the "woke" cause of ending commercial fishing they'll stop blowing fishermen out of the water with missiles.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
MAGAt: They're job creators! You should thank them. Me: So, if we don't to take the jobs, they'll be OK? MAGAt: No. They need workers. Me: So we thank them for something they need from us? Sounds like asking a customer to thank you for letting them buy your product. MAGAt: But, they earned it.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026
“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever
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Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
WASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was...
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every otherwise reasonable person that shirks comparisons of Drumpf to Hitler forgets that they learned the Reader's Digest Condensed version of how 'Make Germany Great Again' led to the holocaust. You cannot watch your own hair grow. This shit is happening now. We have concentration camps now.
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump raped kids. Paxton is a crook. Collins accepted bribes. The list goes on and on. Today the NYT has a story about Peltola that reads like "women are too emotional to lead" because of her struggle with grief after losing her husband while raising her kids. Priorities?
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Mary Peltola’s Campaign in Alaska Senate Race Is Rocked by Tumult, With Angry Outbursts and Slurs (Gift Article)
Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#fungi
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lauren Boebert paid $200,000 in hush money to hide a sexual affair while Donald Trump paid $130,000, which is the only time in history that somebody made a worse deal than Donald Trump.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.lol · 19/09/2026
Good morning and happy Saturday to everyone who will never get tired of watching scumbag traitor Senator Tommy Tuberville fall down the stairs.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If state university Boards of Trustees have a fiduciary duty to the Uni's mission, how do they justify losing money to athletics while closing study programs & laying off faculty that align with the mission? Either I am missing something or it needs a @andrewtorrez.bsky.social deep dive?
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When is Josh Heder going to star in the Tom Petty biopic?
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It was a weird turn of events this week that I learned what 'Hyrox' was. Anyway. Uh... yeah.
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P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Come for the in-depth discussion of the Trump administration's antitrust "win" over Google, stay for the Patreon bonus about one of college football's unquestioned villains, Lane Kiffin. & much, much more! with @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Ep 264 — Mission Accomplished-ish
Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · September 18 · 59m
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'Most' grotesque? ... I might have gone with that little girls thing, but you be you. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
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Opinion | The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Most Grotesque Obsession (Gift Article)
Nothing has so thoroughly highlighted his indefatigable petulance.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am just waiting for one report to say to this jackboot, "Well, I guess we have to trust you. Before we go, can we get you to look at the camera and give us your best 'Show me your papers'?"
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's almost like electing the guy that wanted to be president in order to stay out of jail was a bad idea.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is it that difficult to belief that someone who threatens to destroy the Kennedy Center unless he can have his way with it is a rapst?
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Y'all see that video of the ICE agent point at that videographer with some white power gesture like he was a Jedi and it was going to make him less of a bitch?
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If Trump's cognitive decline was happening to anyone else I would feel bad for them.
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Forrest Gump: That's All I Have To Say
ALT: Forrest Gump: That's All I Have To Say
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.' -- George Orwell, 1984
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This upside-down butt-crack also has claimed that Trump's approval rating were in the 90s, "higher than any president."
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So, we'll 'look into' BS conspiracy theories, but we will turn a blind eye to CO2, mercury, or arsnic emissions from coal plants? Good Lort, Almighty.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every corporation: "Whoops-a-daisy! It's OK cuz I didn't mean to." (Every parent should be rolling their eyes at this.) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Damn
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Y'all remember when people in Biden's White House kept saying' "He's sharp. So sharp," and Republicans (rightly so) said, "Uuummm..." Now when Trump bumbles things and Mitch votes incorrectly: crickets. Maybe we should have age limits? If you really are that sharp at 80, you'd understand why.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Out collecting seeds today, and this fella was looking at me like, "Dude, those are mine, but it's too damn hot to bark at you." Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) chilling in a hickory (Carya spp.) tree. US Midwest. #squirrels #nature
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Lumi @lumieregrl83.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🤔🤣 okay, that’s better than nascar.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Anyone else looking forward to the day Trump shows up to the courthouse with his brand new Weinstein-Cosby series walker?
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Can Trump supporters just please take an actual, in-practice stand against abuse of kids in all forms? For the Trump fans out there, 'against' means, "No! I don't like it."
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Cooler If You Did
ALT: Cooler If You Did
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"We don't need workplace safety regulations. The companies will take care of their employees, or their employees will go elsewhere." Uh-huh...
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Fagatha Christie @joelnb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard than calling the oesophagus the 'food pipe' in headlines.
Headline of 'Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk' with a photo of a hand reaching for a mug with steam coming off it
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"And then two of God's chosen people pulled me from the RUBBLE of Jerhico shortly after the tumpet BLAST!!! It was a blast, a BIG blast. Biden could never do it. THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. -Your BEST president Donald Jerhico Trump
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P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What do Don Henley, the greatest minor league baseball team of all time, port-a-potties, and the city of Utqiagvik, Alaska all have in common? THIS SHOW! With @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Ep 261 — If You're Gonna Steal, Steal Big With AI
Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · September 8 · 55m
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Say you're Mitch McC. You died. Rather than your friends and family gathering to honor your life and memory, they pretend you're alive for their own political gain. How shitty were you that you meant nothing to them? You might as well have been a photocopier at the office.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
When liberals put a POC in what seems like a 'token' spot, it is because they want others to see representation. When conservatives do it, it's so they can say, "See? I'm not racist. I have a friend." Looking at you, Alito.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The entirety of ICE's cruelty is an affront to humanity. How can a judge approved "involuntary medical procedures" while the prisoner is cogent? Of course, MAGAts will drooly scream-cry at me if I make a comparison of this to any other significant time in history. @andrewtorrez.bsky.social
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ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Holy hell...
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you locked your kid in a room, the house caught on fire, and the kid died, then it is an easy argument that the parent was to blame in the kid's death because of choosing to lock the door. However, when it comes to a child dieing from measles, it's 'freedom' all of a sudden? Insane.
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Of course the US was the one dissenting vote. This picture contradicts Trump's belief that Greenland is "Uge. Bigger than anything."
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It’s a cleaner look tho
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Xylophile @islaven.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Square-peg Fetterman was elected because the other option was Dr. Oz... it goes to show how important primaries are.
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