Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialKate Cox @kcoxdc.bsky.social · 10hThis is a thing I think about a lot, that your data (privacy, texts, DNA, voiceprint, image, all of it) are only as safe as your most credulous, least thoughtful contact makes them. Seems suboptimal! 425091
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Remember to remind yourself that you are strong, you are loved, and that when the world is a messy place, you have the right to be even messier. 29022
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialemmessenn 🇿🇼 @emmessenn.com · 13/10/2026Good morning to Ms Anok Yai and Ms Anok Yai only. Vogue Brasil cover star this month in Dior, Gucci, Alaia, Ashi Studios and Bottega Veneta #fashionsky 0196
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.social~Tilda is short for It's Decoratilda Gourd Season, Motherf***ers @hulcricket.bsky.social · 13/10/2026this is a very important point: the panic over medical care for trans kids is almost entirely about transmascs meanwhile, the panic over trans people in sports is almost entirely about transfemmes both are patriarchy and misogyny in action, just cutting opposite ways 4352102
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialI Liv, I Die, Oliviagain Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Being against generative AI is classist and ableist." When you say that, it just tells me you don't know any poor or disabled artists. Which is to say, you don't know many artists. 17818
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJay 🏞️🔜 Howloween @telekitnetic.bsky.social · 25/11/2025🌓 Ursa Major/Minor 🌗 (2025 Remake) #telekitneticart #formline #indigenousart 111000382
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialArden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you think an artist's style looks like AI but you can scroll back through their portfolio and see them doing the same work before 2020, congrats, you're not looking at an AI grifter. You're looking at one of the original victims whose entire style AI stole. 2669162601
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJames Webb 🔴 Gallery @webb-telescope.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jan 9, 2024) A stunning composite image of Cassiopeia A showcases data from Chandra, Webb, Hubble, and Spitzer, unveiling the mysterious 'Green Monster' structure and details of the supernova explosion. flic.kr/p/2prtYrg 1152
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJames Webb 🔴 Gallery @webb-telescope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Mar 7, 2025) NIRCam captures the intricate ejections of two forming stars in Lynds 483, showcasing remarkable detail from 650 light-years away. esawebb.org/images/weic2503a/ 193
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialNereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Think you know Jupiter? In ultraviolet light, it can look like almost another planet. Dark poles, a dark Great Red Spot, one bright oval that fades. #Hubble reveals clouds and hazes the eye cannot see. 📷NASA, ESA, Hubble, Judy Schmidt apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap18101... 🧪🔭⚛️ #planetsci #astronomy 321955
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJames Webb 🔴 Gallery @webb-telescope.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Jun 26, 2023) Webb's NIRCam captures the Orion Bar, marking the first detection of the crucial carbon molecule methyl cation in space. flic.kr/p/2oKGPkx 1161
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJames Webb 🔴 Gallery @webb-telescope.bsky.social · 15/09/2026ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Aug 10, 2026) The Lion Nebula (NGC 2392), a planetary nebula, reveals stunning dust structures shaped by a dying star's radiation, with cyan highlights forming the lion's mane. esawebb.org/images/weic2616b/ 1185
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There's nothing wrong with you, and you are not broken. The world that should offer us peace, warmth, and book clubs in the old forest with sophisticated animals in little tweed suits is broken. 631399
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Trumpian Doublespeak strikes again: The "Votesafe . org" website sounds like a helpful site intended to promote voting registration. It is actually a Musk and "America PAC" created monster for stealing data. Users must provide extensive personal information, and the site then plants trackers. 23402284
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJames Webb 🔴 Gallery @webb-telescope.bsky.social · 05/09/2026ESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (Nov 25, 2024) This mosaic image showcases the Sombrero galaxy, captured by Hubble in 2004. esawebb.org/images/weic2427d/ 3103
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialMargaret Shield @margaretshield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wow this detailed research into the big $$$ to the Hate initiatives on our WA November ballots is 🤯. Connect the family tie dots from mega-wealthy donors in Seattle (or do they live in Clyde Hill? so many mansions) to the sugar-daddy of Clarence Thomas. Wild! 02316
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Remember to remind yourself that many amazing creatures become even more beautiful as they age, molt, and shed, so you can too. 210027
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialVirginiaM - owlet @virginiam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026For your enjoymentpopularmechanics.com43 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They’re Tiny Heroes.It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem. 16344131
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops 6277262026
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Remember to remind yourself that forests are murky and tangled, so it's ok if you are too. 09931
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialRikibeth @rikibeth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I love this book. I’ve been recommending it to my fellow tiara nerds/royal watchers. As soon as the sequel is announced I’m mashing that pre-order button. 2287
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialAstronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Insane new video from the ISS orbiting above green auroras Shared by NASA astronaut @astro_Pettit today 213737
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026There's nothing wrong with you. There's something wrong with the world. Keep being weird. Keep collecting odd bones. Keep writing erotic stories about moon ghosts. Keep making art in the darkness, and hope for a better tomorrow. 413448
jelizapmcg.bsky.social @jelizapmcg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I'm looking for recommendations of urban fantasy with cultures or magical systems that are very pagan. Any suggestions? No grimdark. 010
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialKathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A King County Superior Court judge in Washington state has found that Kalshi’s trick of calling itself a “prediction market” doesn’t make it not gambling under the Washington Gambling Act, and has therefore ordered Kalshi to stop almost all activity within the state. Read more here:atg.wa.govJudge orders Kalshi cease numerous Washington operations | Washington StateA King County Superior Court judge issued a final order requiring KalshiEX (Kalshi) to cease many of its Washington operations after finding that Kalshi likely violated the Washington Gambling Act and... 241395330
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 15/08/2026That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial... A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country. (Published 2022)propublica.orgThat Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election DenialA previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country. 421435697
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialDr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 05/08/2026I'm tired of being angry about AI, so everyone say Happy Birthday to the Curiosity Rover 💗 14 years of Mars science! 17728
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.social🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Today is the day! Ballots must be dropped off by 8pm today, August 4, 2026. Track your ballot here: voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/l... 2174
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 02/08/2026If you believe this, and I hope you do, there is nothing stopping you from continuing to protect your vulnerable neighbors by wearing masks in crowded and indoor spaces, especially necessary spaces like healthcare facilities, grocery stores, and public transportation. Absolutely nothing. 8511208
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Remember: There is strength in strangeness. There is fortitude in freakiness. There is opportunity in oddness. There is wisdom in weirdness. 319077
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126197999
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialAndrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026If anyone uses Stripe to get payments, go to your Settings (Gear icon) > Plans and Fees > Radar (View plan details) > View Plans > Scroll to "More Options" and select "Lite" I want none of the money I earn to go to AI if I can help it. 412931245
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Ok so this lady says solar panels are getting built on "the most productive farmland" in her area. Which just ain't true at all. It ain't true here in NC either. Where I ALSO hear that talking point over & over again. Smells like astroturf! So let's get the dirt on solar farms & dirt ✨ 291180345
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialJosh Luke Davis 🏳️🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 28/07/2026this summer's cultural cross over we've all been waiting for jimothy x bayeux 14960265
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 28/07/2026If you have type-O positive blood and you can manage it, please consider donating blood *as soon as possible* - this is a very bad situation. 11542402
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I don't want to live in interesting times. I want to go back to mundane times when we were living in a cozy hollow tree in the old forest, drinking tea, discussing books, and having adventures with sophisticated talking animals in little tweed suits. 516239
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.social🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Created by Muckleshoot Tribe member Donny Stevenson, in the Salish tradition: #Jimothy 351951404
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Mark Zuckerberg's assistant at Meta, Josh Felker, who was responsible for Meta's "digital experiences for kids," was arrested after admitting he tried to sext a 13-year-old during an undercover sting. nypost.com/2026/07/20/u...nypost.comExclusive | Meta worker who developed ‘digital experiences for kids’ admits to trying to sext child in undercover NYC stingHe admitted he had been grooming and sexting someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl during a sting by vigilante group Predator Poachers Long Island. 16932881865
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/07/2026PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London. Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note. 65110903394
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialdr. hazel 🕸️🕷️ @hazelmonforton.com · 19/07/2026the jibonacci sequence 61844410
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialKelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development 240683920
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialMaureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 13/07/2026JKR and her new org apparently helped get the new Amnesty International report on how TERF organizations destroy lives taken down from their site. Well, guess what? The Streisand Effect is real. Here's the entire report in a thread. Read it. Share it. 1356614177
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialLaura Mariani @lauramariani.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The proposed rule would require ALL federal research grants to be approved by political appointees, instead of the current system of expert peer review. Research would be required to align with “Administration policies and priorities.” The deadline to comment is TODAY. Speak out now! 17656
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialHeather · transfem · she/her @girlnameheather.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I commented on OMB-2026-0034. It weaponizes “gender ideology” to ban trans care, puts federal research/ed grants under political control, & cancels funding mid-cycle. Deadline Mon 11:59PM. Submit: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM... #OMB #transadvocacy #scicomm 188
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If the Republicans ever succeed in repealing Obamacare’s protections for preexisting conditions, your smartwatch & health monitors could be the snitch that documents all of your preexisting conditions and costs you your health insurance coverage & possibly your life! Much worse than Luigi imagined. 16568262
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Things to celebrate when you don't feel like celebrating your country: - yourself - weird friends - cool grandmas - furry companions who don't like loud noises - books, burritos, & beer - ancient & undying creatures of the abyss, who also don't like loud noises 210932
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialNshrubs @nshrubs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Reminder that the WA GOP's hateful fascist turd Jim Walsh & his millionaire sugar daddy Brian Heywood are trying to push an anti-trans initiative that means girls will have to undergo GENITAL EXAMS to play sports. Creepy old men obsessed with children's genitals. 🤮#waleg www.knkx.org/law/2026-06-...knkx.orgHow the U.S. Supreme Court's trans athlete ruling affects WAThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws banning transgender girls from playing on school sports teams with girls and women. 014
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The rainier cherry harvest has begun in WA. This cherry is very delicate. Workers must be careful not to bruise it. They earn $10 per 25 lb bucket. In this very short one month season a very fast picker can make 40 buckets in a 8 hr day. But most workers pick much less. #WeFeedYou 22614152
Reposted by @jelizapmcg.bsky.socialEdmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Your daily affirmation: I'm strong enough, I'm smart enough, and it’s ok if I occasionally warp space and time around me with the gravity of my existence. 08226
