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Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 10h

friday is for kafkaposting

tumblr post poem by kleinergeist

I don't care if Monday's stressed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Kafkaesque
Thursday, feeling like a pest
It's Friday, I'm a bug

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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 3h

Outstanding article about the nonfiction book market. This is also the biggest shoutout Scratch has received, and I’m grateful for it. www.talkscratch.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 6h

Far too many people simply hate children for existing

Neighbor blasts an ultrasonic device audible and painful only to children whenever they pass on the public sidewalk.

Was riding bikes with my daughter and a friend to school this morning. We passed a house and they both started yelling, "Ow! It hurts my ears." Really strange, right? Then I hear a voice play through a speaker who says, "If it hurts your ears, ride your bikes somewhere else!"

Now I'm angry. Literally doing nothing but riding bikes to school, probably one of the most wholesome activities a person could imagine, and...I can't even get my brain around it.

It's apparently not loud, but it is tuned to a frequency higher than I can hear. If it's low enough for my children to hear it, it's going to be almost useless as an animal deterrent. It is specifically designed to cause pain to humans and serves no other purpose.

How is this legal?

Location: Minnesota, Twin Cities suburb

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 2h

Another round for Hudson! ⚽ The massive muskox is getting faster at popping his inflatable balls, but no worries, he and the herd have plenty of other “muskox-sturdy” barrels, balls, and enrichment items to enjoy. Enrichment plays an important role in animal care by encouraging natural behaviors.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 3h

Since pulling my work off-line, I've been contacted by 2 local galleries. So, now I have my first/solo show April 2027 in The Gallery at The Palms!

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OmegaMom (she/her) @omegamom.bsky.social · 3h

Heh. That extra $90 for Social Security recipients? If you have direct deposit, it just shows up in your account with no fanfare. Woohoo! I’m rich!!! I think maybe I will go out to eat tonight.

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Amy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social · 8h

I know the feed is bleak, but please have a brand new lamb picture. I wasn’t expecting this one, and he might be a premie, but his mom is great and he is eating well.

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OmegaMom (she/her) @omegamom.bsky.social · 3h

Carrrrrrrnitaaaaaaas. Mmmmm.

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Shava Nerad @shava23.bsky.social · 5h

Female Black African ICC Judge The peace prize committee must be trying to give Trump a heart attack. Oh, and older than him and super clear headed and productive still. www.reuters.com/world/navane...

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Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 5h

This is Nigel the Eastern Screech-Owl at the Avian Behavior Conservancy in Escondido, CA. Screech-owls have fairly complex vocalizations & Nigel has specific mews & trills he uses with humans to direct them to give him mealworms. It's =highly effective=. Meaning: He's domesticated his humans.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Last month was the hottest September ever recorded in the contiguous U.S.—a sobering record for an already historically hot year.

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This September was the hottest ever on record for the U.S.

It’s been a blistering year. A record-hot September doesn’t bode well for the rest of it

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 12h

Plug-in solar was approved in CA, and it's turning homes into a distributed network of tiny power plants. “It’s really ideal to use renewable electricity exactly where it’s generated.” - @amandadsmith.bsky.social, sr. scientist @mrmattsimon.bsky.social bit.ly/4xSqxCf #cleanenergy

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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants

The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 7h

Oh crap. M 8.0 earthquake 14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama. 33 km deep. Exact location and magnitude may change as we get more data earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Map showing the location of the earthquake in southern Panama

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 7h

Got to see & hold the most famous Roman coin in history, the Ides of March coin Brutus had struck after assassinating Julius Caesar. The numismatist said it was Caesar putting his own face on coinage that precipitated his assassination, so Brutus doing the same thing did not go over well.

Two fingers give scale to a small silver-green coin featuring two knives and a Liberty cap between them. Under them is written in capital letters Eid Mar which is the Ides of March

Two fingers give scale to a small silver-green coin featuring the face of Brutus and the legend BRUT IMP

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 7h

With a Hurricane Warning for Isaias on the Gulf Coast, along with a Tropical Storm Watch on the West Coast for Rachel, it’s the first time the National Hurricane Center has issued watches/warnings simultaneously for both coasts. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/cate...

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Category 3 Hurricane Isaias closes in on the Florida Panhandle » Yale Climate Connections

The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with impacts spreading across the Southeast on Saturday...

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 7h

This is true, & at the same time worse than simply advanced RFK Jr.'s agenda. This sets the stage for exposing vaccine makers to civil suits w. no liability limits. That's what the current vax injury program replaced...becoz unlimited liability had forced all but 1 vax maker out of the market.

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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 7h

The summer heat here has finally broken so I am in full HOT DRINK MODE. ☕🍵 Gift art for @scragglebird.bsky.social! #furry #art 🦢

A digital painting of a creature known as 'Scragglebird', described by their owner as 'a combination of vulture, pterosaur and few other things'. They sit on the branch of bare tree in morning light, upon a background of evergreen trees and snowy mountains. Their body is covered in brown fur, feathers, and scales. They look up into the sunlight, making a toasting gesture with a to-go cup full of a hot beverage in their hand.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15h

Wow! Texts are super rare for the Hittites, basically there’s just one archive and it’s 95% lists of prayer sacrifices to mountain gods, so this is really, really exciting!

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Do we really need to explain to people that it is really, REALLY important to read to young children? Like, you, personally, need to read to your child - your voice, your face, your hand gestures, your lap, your arms, your closeness. What kind of parent doesn't know this in their bones?

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Rob Burgess @robaburg.bsky.social · 12h

Being a sentient person in 2026 means arguing in public for issues you never thought you would have to articulate out loud: "Read to your children yourself instead of outsourcing it to a robot!" "Don't televise executions!" Things like that.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.

A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.

Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 9h

Tropical Storm Rachel, which is now expected to make landfall near MX/CA border, is not currently a very impressive-looking tropical cyclone, with sparse deep convection & clear dry mid-level air intrusion. However, ambient ocean conditions are extraordinarily warm... [Thread]

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Skip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know) @badposter.lol · 07/10/2026

more business owners need to be like this

Coldstuff Ice-cream • Follow

I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY FUCKING EMPLOYEES. They are children. This job, for most of them is their first. They are going to make mistakes. They aren't in charge of anything. This can all be fixed with a smile and a polite attitude. It's ice cream for crying out loud. Grow up and act your age.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 9h

A sign of things to come the next 8+ months, I bet: NOAA said "Record-high temperatures encompassed 16.7% of the Earth’s land and ocean surfaces—the largest spatial footprint for any month since records began in January 1951. This value surpassed the previous record of 14.2%, set back in May 2024."

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September 2026: 2nd-hottest September for Earth, hottest for the U.S. » Yale Climate Connections

Record-high temperatures in September encompassed the largest area of the globe for any month since records began.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 9h

Rules to live by.

Old valve wheel inscribed:
OPEN FULL
KEEP NUTS TIGHT
OIL OFTEN
CLOSE DOWN HARD

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 9h

This video of a Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) was taken by Sondre Eriksen Hensema (@itseriksen on IG). There are 4 species in genus Lynx & what's striking is that 2 of them are in North America, 2 in Eurasia... but the lynx line originates in Africa. Let's learn more about these right-sized kitties.

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OmegaMom (she/her) @omegamom.bsky.social · 6h

Y’know, he’s looking right at me and licking his chops. This does not bode well for me. 😉

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 9h

The NOAA National Hurricane Center has just issued a Tropical Storm Watch part coastal Southern California, including city/county of San Diego. This is only second time such a product has ever been issued for any part of California (TS Hilary in 2023 was other instance). #CAwx

Official graphic from NOAA NHC showing projected path of TS Rachel, including Tropical Storm Watches that have been issued for northern Baja, CA, MX and southern California, CA, USA.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 10h

There is another tropical system set to impact the West Coast. Tropical Storm #Rachel will be approaching southern California later this weekend. Tropical Storm Watches have been issued for southern California. Get the latest at hurricanes.gov and weather.gov.

$Note: The cone contains the probable path of the storm center but does not show the size of the storm. Hazardous conditions can occur outside of the cone. Details & Current Information:Storm: Tropical Storm Rachel Date & Time: Friday October 09, 2026, 8 AM PDT Advisory 50 Issuer: NWS National Hurricane Center Center Location: $22.8^\circ\text{N}, 124.6^\circ\text{W}$ Max Sustained Wind: 50 mph Movement: NE at 5 mph Forecast Positions:8 AM Fri: Tropical Storm ('S') 5 AM Sat / 5 PM Sat / 5 AM Sun / 5 PM Sun: Tropical Storm ('S') Watches & Warnings:Tropical Storm Watch (Yellow): Baja California Peninsula coast and Southern California coastline Map Description: Forecast cone showing Tropical Storm Rachel moving northeast from the Eastern Pacific toward the northern Baja California Peninsula and Southern California/Nevada region.$

Tropical Storm Watch vs. Tropical Storm Warning

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Tropical Storm Watch (Yellow):

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A Tropical Storm Watch is issued when tropical storm conditions are possible, typically within 48 hours.

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Prepare your home by securing loose items outside or moving them indoors. Have an emergency supply kit ready and charge your devices.
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Tropical Storm Winds Possible.

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Tropical Storm Warning (Blue):

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A Tropical Storm Warning is issued when tropical storm conditions are expected, typically within 36 hours.

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Follow the advice of local officials and be ready to seek shelter in a sturdy structure.
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Tropical Storm Winds Expected!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

Your regular reminder that the job of an ICE officer is dramatically safer than the job of a regular cop, such that not a single ICE deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since 1949 (and that was actually a stabbing inside an INS jail in Hawaii, not street enforcement).

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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump regime has battered NOAA, FEMA, etc.—leading to brain drain, understaffing, and burnout. Federal agencies are not things you can turn off and on again with the flick of a switch. Hurricane Vought/DOGE has made Isaias and other storms more dangerous than they otherwise would have been.

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How Trump Undermined Our Hurricane Readiness and Response Capacity | Revolving Door Project

The White House’s reactionary policy choices are leaving our society ill-equipped to plan for, withstand, and bounce back from worsening extreme weather, including hurricanes.

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OmegaMom (she/her) @omegamom.bsky.social · 6h

I was wondering, and worried. One good thing is it seems to be moving pretty fast, so once it hits, it should be gone fairly quickly. Stay safe!

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10h

I can’t help but notice that ICE keeps claiming that people it shoots were trying to ram the agents with a car, and then video keeps proving that’s a lie.

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Photography by Douglas 🍁 @darkwaterphotos.bsky.social · 20h

Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass, and I’m... probably looking for a field mouse. 🪶🦉🦅 #OhMyDouglas

A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk strides purposefully across a vibrant green lawn, looking directly at the camera with an intense, funny expression. Captured mid-stride with its legs wide apart, its heavily feathered thighs resemble poofy, spotted pants or trousers. The hawk’s white chest features a distinctive "belly band" of brown streaks, and its mottled brown and white wings are tucked tightly against its body. The bright sunlight accentuates its fierce yellow eyes, sharp beak, and yellow talons, contrasting sharply with the soft, out-of-focus grassy background.

#RedTailedHawk #HawkPants #FierceFluff #UrbanWildlife #Birds #RaptorTrousers #JuvenileHawk #StrutYourStuff #FluffyThighs #OhMyDouglas #Wildlife #TOPhoto

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 12h

its just weird how theyre never gaming out scenarios for curing cancer or anything like that, i couldve sworn they said that was one of their big goals

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OmegaMom (she/her) @omegamom.bsky.social · 7h

She is gorgeous, and extremely focused!

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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 14h

Grey Herons are unmistakeable tall birds with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathers. My drawing of this iconic bird is available in my Folksy shop... folksy.com/find/item/86... #GreyHeron #Heron #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ShopIndy #WildlifeArt #bsnm

A small artwork of a grey heron taking off with a little landscape background with a lake, distant trees and reeds in the foreground.
Grey Herons are unmistakeable tall birds with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathers. They eat fish, but also small birds and small mammals like voles and amphibians.
An original art work, please note that the frame is not included.
Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper
5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 13h

Here's a fancy rooster for today's #Whistober... also fits into #boktober and doubles as a coloring page should you so desire! #BirdArt

Digital black and white line illustration of a rooster with very full curved tail feathers walking through a field of stylized daisy-like flowers.

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Draw More! 🇨🇦🏔🎨😎 @doryr.bsky.social · 12h

Watercolour sketch. Happy Friday all😃! #birdart

Watercolour sketch of a hawk head, looking to the left, monochrome.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 13h

Setting up prints for this month! It'll be the Telekinetic Bunny, witch familiar I painted for a show earlier in the month. These head out at the Earth and higher tiers! patreon.com/fallenlights

watercolor painting of a white rabbit with pink spiral magic glowing out of its head where a third eye might be.

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Ed BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 14h

Grok make my favorite movie about my own boring ass life rather than transporting me and my imagination into another setting. Make Blade Runner but it’s me at the office. Do Barry Lyndon but it’s me and my friend Bob is also there. Lawrence of Arabia but he also needs to get his tires rotated.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 20h

Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.

Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share

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