Reposted by Melisande Blackwood🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Snowy owl 20-28 cm Breed arctic tundra across North America, Europe, and Asia Migrate spend winters in southern Canada northern US, Northern Europe  Female builds nest on the ground, incubates the eggs 31 days both parents feed chicks 7 weeks and 4 more months after they fledge, learning to hunt. 742922475
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2635209975728
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The fuck? Since when do people who are accused of actual terrorism get out on bail? 4423406876
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NO 👇 LIES DETECTED...... 346140894650
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/09/2026Last month, we refurbished 10 tennis courts in Crotona Park — the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for night play. We stopped by recently to see how things were going. Thank you to NYJTL, USTA and Yonex for helping us deliver high-quality public spaces that New Yorkers deserve. 264139342381
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The horror! 715153623135
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey announced Monday that he is leaving the bureau and returning to Missouri to be with his familynews4jax.comThe Latest: Trump administration lowers fuel economy standardsThe Trump administration has released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. 010
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 27/09/2026group A strep and rhinovirus/enterovirus are increasing nationally, with more strep-related emergency visits as children return to school. It is not the winter peak yet, but the seasonal shift has begunportugues.cdc.govRespiratory Illnesses Data ChannelView data for COVID-19, flu, and RSV activity in your community and across the United States. 030
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚 321120612895
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodWildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens): 14cm (5.5in).This Australasian wren is aka simply the splendid wren or more colloquially in W. Australia as the blue wren. The splendid fairywren is found across Australia. Brilliant photo taken by Mitch Anderson in Australia #fairywren #australia #bird #bsky 463258436
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s a cult. bsky.app/profile/atru... 120289101760
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodA.J. @andynear70.bsky.social · 25/09/2026substack.com/@politepoet/...substack.comPolite Poet (@politepoet)Great idea. 31988082515
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Could we finish bumblefucking our way through the war in Iran before we start one with Cuba? Thanks 59971041998
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Clarke: spent a lot of time with Nolan Wells’s mother and father, and they are grieving. Nobody has been able to put forth anything that can explain why their son is not here today. There needs to be more focus on the blunt force trauma to the back of Nolan Wells’s head. 8452131685
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 25/09/2026America has a growing electricity problem alongside an energy-policy debate. AI needs more power, while Washington is reshaping which energy technologies receive federal supportaxios.comAxios House: Politics complicates U.S. ambitions in energy racePolitics is an obstacle to the country's competitive energy and climate efforts at a critical time, industry leaders say. 030
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None. 299169784985
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It just keeps getting better. 38049921789
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodSue Carr @scarr54.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’ve been saying exactly this for over a year. 713113063569
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodMark Tolman (he/him) 🏳️🌈 🖖 @mtolman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is true, that's what makes it both funny and sad. 348149914055
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodJosh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Taking brisket away from Texans might be what turns Texas blue 156481626
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984 387154485801
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works. 916112043707
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As biologic medicines get more complex, regulators need better microscopes. FDA is exploring next-generation sequencing to detect hidden biological contaminantsfda.govNext-Gen Sequencing for Adventitious Agent Detection in BiologicsThe workshop will include subject matter experts and key stakeholders to discuss the readiness of NGS technologies for AA detection, identify challenges, and explore potential solutions to accelerate ... 020
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In case anyone is unclear why Trump really backs A.I. 👇🏽 14039861625
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Scientists have identified a set of 13 unusual fatty acids in cat urine that may function as a durable chemical identity signal. The finding suggests cats may have a more sophisticated scent-recognition system than previously understoodsciencedaily.comScientists discover a hidden “ID card” in cat urineCats may identify one another through a surprisingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in their urine. The compounds appear linked to mysterious fat droplets in the kidn... 040
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026His brain is completely broken. What the actual fuck is this nonsense 3474147473783
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodEloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Spectacled Owl With Chicks This is a large tropical owl native to the neotropics. It is a resident breeder in forests from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina. Uncommon but unmistakable. 📸: @luis_miguel_constantino 572623373
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/09/2026DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin pushes the big lie on Fox News to no pushback: "The president was right when he said there was tremendous amount of fraud in the election. We continue to see that." 165716144
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodJohnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The fraud is coming from the right. Just like the corruption. And the cheating. And the violence. And the lying. 18535491862
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19/09/2026To the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Welcome to the world’s city. 189101021910
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It was Jackson's Time Yesterday, Bye My Friend, Run In Peace.....💔 8005991271
Reposted by Melisande Blackwood𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026For decades, music floated across the Potomac from a barge beneath the Watergate steps. When the concerts ended, their spirit endured nearby in the Kennedy Center, where Washington built a permanent home for the arts beside the river that first carried the sound. 6944741010
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“Well Harvey’s his name!” HARVEY (1950) Jimmy Stewart describes how he met Harvey — a 6 ft 3½ tall white invisible rabbit — in this wonderful film. 55753139
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws. 29172271876
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/09/2026WOW! The fact that Republicans think Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr, and Todd Blanche will help win over voters on the campaign trail is a sign they are truly scraping the bottom of the barrel. Great for Democrats though. 1051452364
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/09/2026Dr Oz is struggling on Fox News 110958173
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/09/2026I'm with Noah Wyle on the HBO set of Emmy-winning The Pitt to sign legislation strengthening our amazing California Film & TV Tax Credit for productions in the Golden State. California is THE entertainment capital of the world — and we aren't letting that go. 16064381334
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is hilarious. 😂 😂 1260174383873
Reposted by Melisande BlackwoodMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026Hussain Albukhaiti on perceptions of U.S. military power in Yemen: “It showed us how the United States actually cannot and is not able to conduct war like they used to do before.” “If you think that you are covered by the United States… you still naked. That umbrella will not cover anything.” 511199361
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Just because I cursed out an Elon Musk bot and rejected the gift cards and presents it was peddling, I got labeled as spam! I’m absolutely shocked! Bluesky, what on earth are you doing? 040
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Scientists are studying whether kelp farms in Southeast Alaska can function as new habitat for fish and invertebrates. The farms may have ecological effects beyond simply producing kelp.fisheries.noaa.govNews and Announcements | NOAA Fisheries 021
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Whether lightly made up or heavily adorned, she is always enchanting 1150
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Rising electricity costs are becoming a major political and household issue as AI data centers increase demand on local power grids. Analysts expect U.S. residential electricity prices to rise roughly 5% this yearaxios.comCosts take center stage at New York's Climate WeekWith the Iran war pushing up energy costs, the AI boom driving power demand and the midterms looming, affordability is becoming a central test for climate action. 0215
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 18/09/2026U.S. stocks had their strongest day in six weeks as oil prices and Treasury yields eased. But market gains do not directly translate into lower household costsapnews.com 080
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Novo Nordisk is partnering with Anthropic to use Claude in actual drug discovery and development. The significance is that frontier AI is moving deeper into the pharmaceutical R&D pipeline, where it can help researchers analyze biological data, identify targets and accelerate candidate selectionreuters.comNovo partners with Anthropic to speed up drug development with ClaudeNovo Nordisk has partnered with Anthropic to use the AI giant's Claude models to speed up discovery and development of new medicines, the companies said on Wednesday. 1254
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The FDA has formally launched a pilot aimed at speeding up early-stage clinical development. The focus is the painful bottleneck between promising laboratory science and getting a drug safely into human testingfiercebiotech.comFDA launches pilot program to speed up sluggish phase 1 trialsAfter teasing a new initiative to speed up early-stage clinical trials over the summer, the FDA today 2182
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NASA's lunar AI model points toward a future in which spacecraft may analyze scientific data autonomously instead of simply sending everything back to Earth. A rover could eventually identify an unusual geological feature and decide where to investigate nextscience.nasa.govNASA, IBM Launch AI Foundation Model for Lunar Science - NASA ScienceNASA is bringing artificial intelligence to the study of the Moon, helping researchers transform how they analyze the Moon’s surface. In an ongoing 0162
Melisande Blackwood @melisande86.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The U.S. has publicly acknowledged deploying weapons in orbit for space-control missions, marking a shift from strategic ambiguity toward openly recognizing its offensive and defensive space capabilitiesapnews.com 4172