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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 01/10/2026
did you know that @katewagner.wehwalt.net writes wonderful and quite scary short fiction (that would be so great as a film)?? she does you can read it at @flaminghydra.com
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Flaming Hydra @flaminghydra.com · 01/10/2026
TODAY: @katewagner.wehwalt.net with new fiction. “John closed his eyes and could see in the orange fields of his eyelids a parade of white shapes and tessellations. He wondered, in his ragged anxiety, whether these were illusions and whether he was really seeing them.” flaminghydra.com/the-episode/
flaminghydra.com
The Episode
One day in springtime John couldn’t stop talking and the blue of the sky seemed as audible to him as the peal of a bell, and as he walked the long Elysian fields of campus he began to laugh, at the th...
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 5h
Convinced that mRNA vaccines are gonna go down in history like the invention of antibiotics
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 5h
Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Novel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic Plague
The study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice....
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 6h
We are so back
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MacRumors.com @macrumors.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Apple Says iPhone 18 Pro Max Users With AT&T Cellular Issue Need to Have Device Replaced
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Apple Says iPhone 18 Pro Max Users With AT&T Cellular Issue Need to Have Device Replaced
Apple today confirmed that a "small number" of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on the AT&T network have experienced an issue that causes the device to lose cellular service, thereby preventing phone calls, text messages, and data from working. Thousands of users complained about the issue across the Apple Support Community and other platforms. Apple said it released iOS 27.0.1 earlier this week and an AT&T carrier settings update earlier today to help prevent more iPhone 18 Pro Max users from being impacted by this issue going forward. In a statement shared with MacRumors, Apple strongly encouraged all iPhone 18 Pro Max users to update to iOS 27.0.1 now. To install the update, open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap on General → Software Update. The carrier settings update for the iPhone 18 Pro Max will automatically download for AT&T users over the next 14 days, according to Apple. To manually trigger the update, users can open the Settings app and tap on General → About. Apple's full statement:We have identified an issue affecting a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on the AT&T network that may cause a device to lose service and be unable to make calls. We released iOS 27.0.1 earlier this week and strongly encourage all iPhone 18 Pro Max users to update now, and are also issuing a carrier settings update today. These updates together are meant to help prevent this issue from occurring.Notably, Apple said that iPhone 18 Pro Max devices that have been affected by this cellular issue on the AT&T network cannot have service reactivated with a software update. Instead, Apple said the device must be replaced entirely, and it advises affected customers to contact Apple Support or AT&T, or visit an Apple Store or AT&T location. Apple said it has only observed this issue with iPhone 18 Pro Max users on the AT&T network. No other iPhone models or carriers are known to be impacted. Apple did not disclose the underlying cause of the issue. U.S. models of the iPhone 18 Pro Max rely on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X85 modem for cellular connectivity, while variants of the device sold in all other countries are equipped with Apple's custom C2 modem. It is unclear if this modem difference was a factor in this AT&T issue. It is also unclear if there will eventually be an Apple Service Program dedicated to this issue. In the meantime, it sounds like Apple Stores will replace affected iPhone 18 Pro Max devices for free, so book an appointment with the Genius Bar if necessary.Related Roundup: iPhone 18 ProBuyer's Guide: iPhone 18 Pro (Buy Now)Related Forum: iPhone This article, "Apple Says iPhone 18 Pro Max Users With AT&T Cellular Issue Need to Have Device Replaced" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
just watch the first minute of this www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...
youtube.com
Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary
YouTube video by Valve
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
every game has a human story behind it. the architecture of a childhood home. the crazy new ideas that came into view in adolescence. the relationships they held close, or suffered through. uncovering these personal truths just makes me love games even more. Viktor was an artist. he gave us himself.
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Viktor Antonov of Half-Life 2 fame was an environment artist on this game. He studied architecture in university and his ability to build contemporary worlds is what got him the Valve gig. We talked about doing a Kingpin focused interview but he tragically passed a few months later. He was a gent.
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 04/10/2026
A summary of the report's findings (which we published through our Technology Assessment Project). And here's the executive summary: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/sites/stpp/f...
A summary of the findings of STPP's Technology Assessment Project report on Advanced Nuclear Energy.
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 04/10/2026
Last year, @stpp-um.bsky.social issued a report detailing the range of risks--geopolitical, economic, equity, social, and of course, environmental--of small, modular nuclear reactors. And we didn't even really talk about what might happen if they were built on the moon.
stpp.fordschool.umich.edu
The Reactor Around the Corner: Understanding Advanced Nuclear Energy Futures
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 04/10/2026
This is just nuts. "Microreactors may eventually end up on the moon, but none are proven and ready. Fundamental safety questions--how to get rid of heat, how to shield the reactor, how to maintain the structural integrity--have not been fully resolved for space reactors...."
nytimes.com
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (Gift Article)
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Birding road trip today. Might count a few Snow Geese today 😂 #birds
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High Yield @highyield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New video with @semianalysis.bsky.social M6 vs M5 Chip Deep-Dive youtu.be/uA7WLmlg1kM
youtu.be
Apple M6 vs M5 Chip Deep-Dive
YouTube video by High Yield
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👻 David Weiskopf believes in spooks 👻 @dave.bzky.team · 04/10/2026
"Ok explain again." "We have electronic beacons at the edge of the built environment, near the woods." "Right." "And they send data about potential fire conditions." "Ok." "And this new web tool lets you visualize the data and interact with it." "So it's..." "Yes sir. It's a WUI Buoy GUI."
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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Looking up at red zinnias against a blue October sky ... lovely afternoon still hanging on to late Summer ...
Looking up into two red zinnias against a pure blue sky
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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I marvel at how Jim Henson’s brain worked. This was a presentation piece to the executives at CBS when he was trying to get them, ultimately unsuccessfully, to pick up THE MUPPET SHOW... But if you’re a TV executive sitting in a boardroom watching this, there’s no way it’s not leaving an impression.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 03/10/2026
Don’t accept interviews with USA Today (or Gannet), apparently. Creepy.
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can someone in Taiwan send me something I got a real need for this.
Taiwanese tea thermosA different set in blue
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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PSA: My doctor emailed me last week to say she's already seeing flu cases in her practice and to go ahead and get the shot. In the past she's advised to wait until later in October because efficacy wanes over time but this year she says go ahead and get it ASAP.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 02/10/2026
arstechnica.com
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
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Ashley Belanger @ashleybelanger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was interested to see if Microsoft would possibly entertain making a new kind of deal that could meaningfully benefit communities neighboring their data centers in the long-term. But then I found out Microsoft got really weird any time anyone asked about it. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nuclear bros spent years talking about how nuclear is the fastest way to scale carbon-free electricity, and yet with massive demand driven by the richest companies in the world, there is little commercial activity. This is a great piece for understanding why: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org
Beyond the Hype: Assessing Hyperscaler Nuclear Commitments Against U.S. Energy Realities
The coming decade will require technology companies to decide how nuclear fits into their energy strategies—and grapple with the obligations that follow.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 02/10/2026
a masterpiece. ill be thinking about this video game until the day i die.
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Under the new bipartisan permitting bill, AI data centers and crypto miners would have to report their energy use to the federal government for the first time. This is already required for other large energy users. Has been long sought for data centers by Elizabeth Warren and others.
SEC. 2114. COLLECTION OF DATA ON COMPUTATIONAL
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LOAD ENTITIES.
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(a) DEPINITION OF DATA CENTER ENTITY.-
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(1) IN GENERAL.-In this section, the term
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"data center entity" means an end-user, or group of
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co-located end-users, the primary purpose of which
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is to house computing, networking, or data storage
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equipment used to process, store, or transmit digital
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data, including equipment used for
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(A) artificial intelligence training or infer-
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(B) cloud computing or data hosting; or
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(C) cryptocurrency mining or other distrib-
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uted-ledger or digital-asset computation.
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(2) ExcLUSION.—In this section, the term
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"data center entity" does not include computing or
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data storage equipment that is ancillary to a facility
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the primary purpose of which is commercial or in-
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dustrial activity other than an activity deseribed in
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paragraph (1).
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(b) DATA COLLECTION.—Not later than 90 days be-
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katie brigham @kbrigham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
hi energy freaks, as you surely know, the senate has a permitting deal! heatmap explains!
heatmap.news
The Senate’s Big Bipartisan Permitting Deal, Explained
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would remove longstanding roadblocks to expanding the power grid and developing new energy infrastructure. Here’s our guide.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 01/10/2026
The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut. www.theverge.com/tech/1003735...
theverge.com
Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff
Following the layoffs, the site has published new posts.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 01/10/2026
Massachusetts-based Progress Software paid $400 million for almost all of Domo’s assets.
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A Utah tech darling’s A.I. business just changed hands. Now, 175 local workers are losing their jobs.
Massachusetts-based Progress Software paid $400 million for almost all of Domo’s assets.
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
I look forward to seeing all the articles and videos this will spawn! Then someone else can explain who those star wars fellas are instead of me embarrassing myself in the alt text~
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Just a total treasure trove of unseen behind the scenes images, high res production stills, PR imagery, etc. Almost lost to time, but luckily grabbed by an eagle-eyed person who was interested in preservation, and now it's available for everyone. Preservation is important!
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I want you to understand that Meta’s VR Glasses aren’t the glasses the industry promised. They're intriguingly different. They might be even better. www.theverge.com/tech/1003034...
theverge.com
Can VR glasses save VR?
These aren’t the glasses the industry promised. They might be even better.
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I need more people on here making fmv games. Don't like being in front of a camera? Just film your cat! You probably shouldn't because directing a cat is a pain but it's an option! michael-klamerus.itch.io/the-missing-...
michael-klamerus.itch.io
The Missing Snack by Michael Klamerus
A very short prototype to test the Charles Engine
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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 01/10/2026
Can't draw? Don't know any artists? Don't be a bitch and turn to AI! There's nothing stopping you from making an FMV game. Any idiot can hold a camera. You don't even have to hold it well. Sometimes it's better if you can't!
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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
bird swash
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
USFS has announced a forest closure in southern Arizona in what is clearly a direct response to people attempting to protest the destruction of that forest land for the border wall. www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coronado...
fs.usda.gov
Coronado National Forest : Alert - Border Barrier Construction Closure
Going into or being upon the Described Area.
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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“You would never stand over the tailpipe of your car breathing in those pollutants, and yet people stand over the stove breathing the same pollutants day after day, meal after meal”
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Zachary Shirkey @zachary-shirkey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm assigning an article on the causes of the Russo-Japanese War in my junior-senior "Causes of War" seminar this semester. It's about the role of psychological biases. So a Poli Sci class and not a History class: academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
academic.oup.com
Information, Commitment, and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 1
Abstract. We apply a modified version of the bargaining model of war to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. We conceptualize the informati
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a lil guy and his mulberry branch 🪾
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In a rare Newsom W, today he signs AB 2222, the Community NEWS Act, which would establish some of the best tax incentives/rebates for newsrooms in the country. It would send $40M/year back into California newsrooms to keep journalists employed. Check out the presser happening live right now:
youtube.com
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation & Speaks with Media
YouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 30/09/2026
It really is the most Valve thing ever to have one of the biggest patch notes pages I've ever seen, and like two thirds down, in small text, casually mention they've added another 25,000+ voice lines to the game.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New Philly voice article on the fight to reopen the Academy of Natural Sciences! www.phillyvoice.com/academy-natu...
phillyvoice.com
Academy of Natural Sciences is closed, but the fight for the museum continues
A grassroots group is urging Drexel's board to disaffiliate from the institution and calling for a public process to decide its future.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 18/09/2026
"Some of us are looking at Bernie and saying, what happened?” one NYC DSA member says AI-wary DSA members say the question is whether or not to trust the ai companies when it comes to regulations: to focus on a catastrophic future vs what ai is doing right now
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 18/09/2026
publicly, sen bernie sanders has emerged as one of the strongest voices of ai safety in washington, and several left candidates have adopted many of his talking points but his embrace of silicon valley style ai alarm does not sit well with many leftists
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 18/09/2026
NEW: @telliotter.bsky.social & i took a look at the intellectual split happening on the left over how to regulate AI, and whether or not to believe the companies prophesying AI catastrophe www.wired.com/story/inside...
wired.com
The Leftist Split Over AI Doom
The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The level of Pfas in one of Sam’s duck eggs was so high that if she ate just one a week, she would exceed the European safe level 10 times over. Sam and her children had been eating these eggs every day for decades. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution
People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming results
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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here it comes... the large coronal hole is almost directly facing Earth now, which means fast solar wind is 3-4 days away. In fact, NOAA SWPC has just issued a G1/minor storm watch for Oct 2. This means there are chances for mid-latitude auroral displays Thu and Fri nights. #heliophysics
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
GS: We Estimate That, Once Diesel Storage Is Full, Each Week of a US Diesel Export Ban Would Likely Be Associated With $0.3/gallon of Upward Pressure on US Retail Gasoline Prices
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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You release prairie dogs by grabbing them firmly by the tail, taking care not to let them get purchase on you unless you want a bite that'll take six stitches to close. You put them in front of a hole, which they vanish into immediately. They are screaming bloody murder the whole time
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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today I went out to a Texas Wildlife Management Area to report on a story and immediately got roped into helping with prairie dog releases, which had nothing to do with my reporting but which I wasn't going to say no to. And let me tell you: those guys can *yell*
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