Reposted by MelindaJohn @gemiston.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s exceedingly rare to see an osprey skim the water like this. 491964255
Reposted by MelindaBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This Supreme Court allowed Alabama to keep killing people in 2022 after the state repeatedly botched its executions and left inmates on gurneys, cut up by needles. Of all the Roberts Court’s sins, its death penalty rulings have been especially nihilistic. 526966
Reposted by Melindahookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Another day spent fruitlessly searching for the Black Library in Weychester Cathedral. Another dozen subterranean rooms visited, but no new clues. It remains firmly occulted. Remains legendary, an engine of the imagination. – #MattAdams 524633
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Looking west this morning at sunrise 🌊🌊 315112
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 26/09/2026Current* conditions near Chicago, IL: 0155
Reposted by MelindaEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The 12yo has declared it Mountain Viper Awareness Day! The protected endangered Montivipera albizona is a venomous viper endemic to the mountains of central Turkey. This one appears to read the newspaper but usually they prefer rocky and dry mountain fields.en.wikipedia.orgMontivipera albizona - Wikipedia 1232
Reposted by Melindahookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Pew ends that functions in many churches as wooden bestiaries are often polished by playful hands of children bored by the drone of a poor Sunday homily. It interests me to see which animals they will not touch. For instance, they refuse to handle the Fethrower. – #CLNolan 522827
Reposted by MelindaLake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 13/09/2026Current* conditions near Marquette, MI: 021
Reposted by MelindaGiles for You @gilesforyou.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hear, hear. And for the record, I believe one's home palette should be more conducive to matching brightly-colored toys. 0615
Reposted by Melindadmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is such a shame. Central Manufacturing District Clock Tower, 2000 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago. 1917, Samuel Scott Joy, architect. The tower served as a water tower and concealed a large tank which served as a centralized fire suppression system for the entire CMD complex. 5458
Reposted by MelindaSK @sk-76.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Southgate Housing, Runcorn, Cheshire (1978) Photo: Roy Herman Kantorowich / RIBApix 0186
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 08/09/2026Current* conditions near Waukegan, IL: 1103
Reposted by MelindaKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible. 392326824
Reposted by MelindaShot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Paywall for this story has been lifted. Check it out and send it to a friend! @lataco.bsky.social 010272
Reposted by MelindaJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 01/09/2026It breaks my heart that it wasn't the ankle monitor that broke him—it was the way his college classmates treated him for having to wear It. Which says so much about the kinds of hatefulness that permeate American culture and that made it possible for MAGA to gain so much power. 281261435
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 01/09/2026Current* conditions near Chicago, IL: 0235
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Reposted by MelindaAndrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots 251161367
Reposted by MelindaLake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 31/08/2026Current* conditions near Marquette, MI: 071
Reposted by MelindaRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584482882
Reposted by MelindaGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comNepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet borderEntire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims 20243781811
Reposted by MelindaDiscontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 17/08/2025As summer winds down, celebrate with a potato salad loaf 82711130
Reposted by MelindaPile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 17/08/2026How to win at most all things: 93102963418
Reposted by Melindamaureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026invasive species at the lake are getting out of control. 113526
Reposted by MelindaGary Hornseth @garyhornseth.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Keiko Minami (Japanese, 1911-2004) Cherry Tree (Cerisier) 1959-62 Etching with aquatint; ink and color on paper Minneapolis Institute of Art, this afternoon 39223
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 20/07/2026Current* conditions near Evanston, IL: 03910
Reposted by MelindaLake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 18/07/2026Current* conditions near Marquette, MI: 061
Reposted by MelindaDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Absolute best entrance I've ever seen 7475105
Reposted by MelindaPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Tomorrow is a big day in Chicago! It's the groundbreaking ceremony & celebration of the historic Chicago Torture Justice Memorial. The Memorial is the first state sponsored monument in the nation to commemorate law enforcement violence. 2528166
Reposted by MelindaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/07/2026Incredible news. Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a law removing testosterone HRT from the PDMP program, a program other states can use to access people's prescription records across state lines. It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comIL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring ProgramPrescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) could be exploited to carry out anti-trans attacks. Illinois just made it harder to do. 4759131400
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 05/07/2026Current* conditions near Petoskey, MI: 051
Reposted by MelindaBruno @bavurnavo.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026#Photography #Photographie #UnJourUnePhoto #PhotoJune 02/06 Lisse 110721
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 05/06/2026Current* conditions near South Haven, MI: 081
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 02/06/2026Current* conditions near Charlevoix, MI: 0102
Reposted by Melindahookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The lithic lookouts of Ashcourt Necropolis wear their scars with weary patience. Wounded by weather and pollution, they begin to pray less fervently for the dead. Slowly their stone faces seem to shift. Across the years, a certain disdain for the dead manifests. – #CLNolan 315316
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 31/05/2026Current* conditions near Union, WI: 081
Reposted by MelindaFlorida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Bark Beetle Calligraphy 🪲 Can insects create art? In huge numbers, bark beetles inscribe their life stories onto dead wood. It is beautiful, and it lets you peek into a universe where life pulsates fast and at a tiny scale. Online exhibit with Jiri Hulcr: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/onl... 13313
Reposted by MelindaDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islandsscientificamerican.comTiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos IslandsThis teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain 1428664
Reposted by MelindaDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...youtu.beOnly In Monroe --- May 22, 2026YouTube video by Stephen Colbert 734285237663
Reposted by Melindahookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026It is not only those limbs made phantom by Dr. Beeching that twitch and thrum with temporal shades. The railway is a vast ghost machine Even its obsolete signal boxes hold watching spectres that itch to pull levers long disconnected. – #CJosiffe #Ghosts 525233
Reposted by MelindaEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 22/01/2026My child has declared this Elephant Bird Awareness Day and wants me to tell some people. Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.en.wikipedia.orgElephant bird - Wikipedia 32940182
Reposted by MelindaJay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 20/05/2026This past Sunday I caught the first part of a local radio re-broadcast of a Casey Kasem 1973 American Top 40 countdown and it was just...insane. Temptations. Raspberries. Spinners. LOU REED. Perry Como. A novelty record about Shaft, Superfly & Nixon. therealamericantop40.fandom.com/wiki/May_19,...therealamericantop40.fandom.comMay 19, 1973Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (↑1) Dawn ft. Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (↓1) Sweet - Little Willy (↔) Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (↑3) Elton John ... 2142
Reposted by MelindaHildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/05/2026GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th! 291310781
Reposted by MelindaLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 17/05/2026Current* conditions near Frankfort, MI: 061
