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Doctor Slay @heaposheep.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The public, esp "animal lovers", hates animal shelter workers. A man stormed the OR at an LA shelter and broke one of the vet's arms to take his dog off the table mid surgery. Comments are all "There's two sides to every story, who knows what those evil shelter workers did to make him act that way!"

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Doctor Slay @heaposheep.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My foster kitten is still looking for a home.

Sweet Patatas loafed on a blanket looking at the camera with a curious expression. Her hair is long and wild going in every direction like a mini Einstein

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 05/07/2026

Been a while since I posted anything! Last weekend I got very lucky and encountered a pair of canyon wrens out in the open the other day - this one was curious and brave #birds

A Canyon Wren - a small, red-brown bird with mottled brown feathers on its head and wing, big, round, dark brown eyes, a white throat and breast, and a bright red-brown striped tail, preparing to fly with its tail up and foot lifted off the white granite boulder, flecked with reddish orange and dark black, on which it is perched. The background is smooth, out-of-focus tan and beige, and the wren is backlit with diffuse light. Its long, slightly curved, dark grey beak is catching the light as the wren is faced forward and to the right.

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Ahead of its 250th birthday, I make the case that the greatest work of American art ever produced is made of garbage and was assembled at the behest of God by a Black man working the night shift as a janitor in DC johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/americas-g...

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America’s Greatest Work of Art Is Trash

Alternative title: FEAR NOT

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

they executed a nurse in the streets and frey and walz are flapping their mouths and saying nothing while democrats are writing checks to ICE

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 10/01/2026

they'll kill you then steal food from your neighbors for complaining

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Like the bible says: live by the sword, no worries

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!

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debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🤯 #aurora #ShareYourWeather Fabulous evening in Southern Manitoba

Green aurora with beams of pink and red raining down

Green aurora with beams of red and purple

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 24/10/2025

It's been a while since I posted anything here! I biked to the river mouth a couple days ago and, as I was scouting the flooded lagoon for grebes, this curious Black-bellied Plover walked up to me along the shoulder-height bank, letting me get these shots with the ocean in the background. #birds

A Black-bellied Plover in nonbreeding plumage - a white and tan, medium-sized white plover, with an upright posture, small round head, large, round, black eyes, and a small, pointed, black bill - standing amongst sparse grass, with an out-of-focus background of distant sand, crashing waves, and bright blue sky.

An action shot of a Black-bellied Plover - a white and tan, medium-sized white plover, with an upright posture, small round head, large, round, black eyes, and a small, pointed, black bill - stepping from left to right, small red bug in its open mouth, having grabbed it from a nearby blade of grass, surrounded by dry grass on the beach with the ocean and the sky in the out-of-focus background.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe

A transcription of a conversation between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and podcast host Theo Von on Von's podcast, in an excerpt from the Atlantic article "AI is a mass-delusion event" by Charlie Warzel:

"Sam Altman: I do guess that a lot of the world gets covered in data centers over time.

Theo Von: Do you really?

Altman: But I don’t know, because maybe we put them in space. Like, maybe we build a big Dyson sphere around the solar system and say, “Hey, it actually makes no sense to put these on Earth.”

Von: Yeah.

Altman: I wish I had, like, more concrete answers for you, but, like, we’re stumbling through this."

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Defector @defector.com · 16/07/2025

Bill shapes, ranked: defector.com/bill-shapes-...

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 26/05/2025

HOW IS THIS REAL AND HOW DID I GET THIS WITH SOMEWHAT CONSUMER GEAR!? #birds 🐣

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 26/05/2025

Pied-billed Grebe babies are back at the local lake! I think these little gremlins are my favorite young birds to photograph, they are so photogenic #birds

A pied-billed Grebe chick; a tiny grebe with a downy grey body, with streaks of pale orange on its breast, and a dramatic striped black and white face, with a bright orange crown, eyerings, and bill. It is facing exactly forward, looking at the camera, bill slightly open. It is surrounded by green water, streaked with bright grey reflections of the overcast sky.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 21/04/2025

I also briefly encountered this Spotted Sandpiper making its way around the lake yesterday - I've never seen one in breeding plumage before (they lose their spots in the winter when they're more likely to be here), so getting to see one with spots was a treat! #birds

A Spotted Sandpiper - a smallish brown and white shorebird with a medium-length, orange bill, orange legs, a dark stripe running across its eye accented by a white eyebrow, with a bright white belly, chest, and throat, punctuated by dark-brown polka dots, standing on an exposed tree root in front of dark green lakewater

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 21/04/2025

Poor lighting for photography yesterday encouraged me to try video, and I'm glad I did - I was lucky enough to capture the elusive Marsh Wren singing its unmistakable song through a gap in the reeds #birds

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 17/03/2025

The crows really do not like the kites! #birds

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 16/03/2025

I ran across the park and jogged up a hill hoping to photograph the White-tailed Kite hunting, but by the time I arrived he had already returned to where I had just been to give food to his mate mid-flight - I'm happy I was still able to get this series of shots from very, very, very far away #birds

A composite of five shots taken in quick succession, showing two White-tailed Kites. arrange left-to-right and upwards diagonally. The smaller male kite, above, has a vole in his talons. The female kite swoops upward from behind and below, and, swinging her talons upwards to meet the males, takes the vole from him before twisting away.

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It’s #BirdCast season, baby! These early stages of migration will be short distance migrants and “hardy” species that can push north early. Think sparrows, sapsuckers, Hermit Thrush, kinglets, Yellow-rumpeds, etc. #birds #spring #migration

NEXRAD radar map showing a small concentration of bird migration in the southeast along with weather systems moving throughout the U.S. This image wouldn’t be possible without NOAA and the National Weather Service.

BirdCast migration map showing an estimated 19 million birds in flight at 9:40pm EST on March 3, 2025. The birds are headed north and most of the migration is concentrated in the southeast states with a little movement in Texas.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 02/03/2025

Turns out there are two White-Tailed Kites! And it also turns out that they are VERY unfazed by the mobbing crows, haha. #birds

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 27/02/2025

This lone Snowy Plover landed near me while I was (mostly unsuccessfully) trying to photograph some bathing terns on the beach the other day. I'm glad it did, because this ended up being my favorite shot of the morning #birds

A Snowy Plover - a mostly white, tennis-ball-shaped sandpiper with little stick legs, a dark collar, and light brown back and cap with little, black round eyes and a short, stubby, kind of pointy bill - standing on sloped, soft, pale sand on a cloudy day. The surf is barely visible in the out of focus background. The Plover is positioned just left of center in the frame and is facing and looking forward-right just past the camera. Its bill is covered with sand.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 27/02/2025

This picture didn't turn out exactly as I'd hoped, but I do really like that you can see the reflection of the sunset over the ocean in this Black Phoebe's eye #birds

A close-up portrait of a Black Phoebe - a small, black flycatcher with a little crest, a bright white belly, and wise brown eyes - lit by the orange light of the sun setting over the ocean, facing forward but looking to the left, in front of a pitch-black background that fades to orange-tan in the upper left corner. The setting sun over the ocean can just be made out in the reflection in the phoebe's round, brown eyes.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 24/02/2025

I captured this Marbled Godwit the other day looking very pleased with its foraging while making the most of overcast conditions #birds

A Marbled Godwit - a large, tan shorebird speckled all over with gold and dark brown spots. It has an extraordinarily long, slightly upcurved, very narrow prehensile bill that is pink at its base and black at its end. It has large, dark brown eyes and is wading in shallow, foamy water. The lighting is very diffuse and the background and foreground have been overexposed, so the Godwit appears to be surrounded by soft, white light.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 24/02/2025

A surprising sight at Guajome park: a beautiful White-tailed Kite has been hanging out at the top of this eucalyptus for a couple of days, despite regular mobbing by the resident crows. I've only ever seen one at a great distance before, so this was cool to see, despite the stick in the way! #birds

A photograph of a White-tailed Kite - a medium-sized, bright white falcon with a flattish face, short bill, and very large, round, bright orange eyes, perched at the very top of a Eucalyptus tree, green with long and narrow oblong leaves. The background is a bright, completely clear blue sky, and the scene is lit by harsh, late morning sun.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 23/02/2025

American Pipits are still here - I watched this one foraging in the dew this morning. #birds

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 20/02/2025

Yesterday I was at LA City Hall with 100s of striking fast food workers Then I drove 300 miles to Yosemite I didn't understand parking, but I got this out of my sunroof while driving! This is what Musk, at best, wants to privatize for profit, and at worst, wants to destroy We wont let them! 🧵

horseshoe falls at yosemite national park taken tonight at 5:38PM, for several days a year when the sun sets on the falls and it looks like fire

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 17/02/2025

Captured this beautiful Northern Flicker calling from the top of a tree where Ash-throated Flycatchers nested last year - although I did my best to stabilize this video, it's still pretty shaky! I should've brought my tripod, but alas #birds

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 15/02/2025

Diving pelican lit by the sunset filtered through a raincloud #birds

A small-in-frame, almost completely silhouetted brown pelican, a very large bird with a massive, scoop-like bill, diving from a great height vertically into choppy water. The sky is uniform gold, and everything is lit by diffuse orange-yellow light. Large waves are frothing against the shore in the slightly-out-of-focus foreground.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 12/02/2025

Non-bird shot - saw this coyote a while back munching on some small critter across the parking lot from my car at Wilderness Gardens; very wary of me, but not too wary to not finish its breakfast before scurrying off.

A tan, light-grey, and dark brown coyote, mouth open comically, chewing on something unidentifiable covered in live oak leaf litter in front of two sawn log barriers to a parking lot. It is looking at the camera with its tail down in a mostly relaxed posture, standing amidst dried leaves and underbrush.

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 12/02/2025

I think this shot from last month is my favorite Ruddy Duck picture I've ever taken. I just got my camera back from Canon for a shutter repair, so hopefully I can brighten people's timelines with more bird photography soon. #birds

The dark brown, fan-shaped tail of a diving Ruddy Duck, poking just above the water, making a small splash. The background is bright gold, dry reeds reflecting the golden light of sunrise, and the water is extremely still, reflecting the same light, making the duck's tail appear suspended in smooth, golden light.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 02/02/2025

same methods, different era

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 29/01/2025

the right seized on a small group of people they thought couldn’t fight back, who they could scapegoat for any and everything, and then likened those people’s freedom to the collapse of the nation—and those in power who said they opposed such things failed to stop them

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chimera aunt @strangelittlevine.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I had the joy and good fortune of getting to playtest several sessions of Realis, on both sides of the table. I adored the places it pushed me to, and the places we were able to push it in turn. you need this one imo, no question

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 15/01/2025

Sometimes I think high key black-and-white is the only way to make photos taken on a dreary day pop - like this Nuttal's Woodpecker for #WoodpeckerWednesday #birds

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 08/01/2025

A very curious Marsh Wren that, after I took this picture, got so close to my boots that my lens could no longer focus on it - I had to zoom out to 200mm to get this shot! #birds

A Marsh Wren - a small, round, fluffy brown Wren with buff belly and throat, dark brown cap, medium brown wings, and a rectangular striped brown and black tail - perched on a twisted root overlooking smooth, pale blue lake water, facing forward, looking at the boots of the photographer (that's me!) and considering getting too close for the camera and lens to focus on.

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

where does the new york times even find these people

A screenshot of a New York Times update that says: In Grand Central Terminal, Leon Chang, 26, of Brooklyn, said he had not heard of congestion pricing and asked what it was. When explained it was a toll for cars entering Manhattan, he then asked “What do you mean? What is a car?” Walking outside, we showed him a vehicle parked on the street. He gently touched the hood of the car. “You wish to forbid these majestic beasts from entering the city,” he said in a wistful tone. “It is a folly of man. The desire to tame the world around us.”

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Jon @jondrobny.com · 03/01/2025

A very fluffy Marsh Wren at sunrise on a cool winter morning #birds

A puffed-up Marsh Wren - a small brown Wren with light tan breast and throat, dark, chocolate brown cap, striped tan and dark brown tail, a thin white eyering, and grey and medium brown smooth markings on its face and sides - perched on a curved dried reed, facing forward and looking left, surrounded by other tan, dried reeds.

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Doctor Slay @heaposheep.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

The pet food industry and pet parent consumers are just as susceptible to fad diets as in the human food industry. Raw, grain free, refrigerated - there is no inherent nutritional value for your pet with these. Cheap commercial diets are fine for almost all pets.

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