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Paul Nance

@paulnance.bsky.social
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Student of the flora of Albany's Pine Bush and of the tallgrass prairie, photography, language, music, the Horn and the history of "this Antient and respectable City of Albany."

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 22h
JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a stunning Egyptian glass vessel in the shape of a #fish, it was probably used to hold ointments. Found in El-Amarna, #Egypt, 14th century BC. 📷 British Museum
Colorful ancient glass vessel in the shape of a fish, shown in profile on a neutral gray background, with wavy blue, white, and yellow stripes forming its scales, fins, and tail, and a small round eye and protruding lips at the right end.
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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 28/09/2026
Greetings from the path from Prague to Stará Boleslav, where Czechs (and at least one Englishman) are gathering in honour of that "good king" from the carol. For the day that's in it, here's a new piece about why his name in English has an N, but not so in Czech. dannybate.com/2026/09/28/g...
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Good King Václav
Every September 28th, thanks to a brutal fratricide over a thousand years ago, the Czech Republic gives itself a day off. The victim of that crime was Wenceslaus, ruler of Bohemia from 921 to maybe…
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Aspen above Nederland now 🌿
Golden aspen trees and blue sky
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NullPointer 🍄 @nuiipointer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Red-banded webcap, showing why it is called a webcap. (Cortinarius armillatus) At the Estonian Museum of Natural History yearly mushroom exhibit. #fungifriends
The bottom of a brown, gilled mushroom, showing some half disappearing webbing over the gills.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
There have to be so many prosecutions. This all can’t just be forgotten or papered over.
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Peter Sokolowski @petersokolowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"a public strumpet" was Samuel Johnson's definition about 25% of Webster's big 1828 dictionary was from Johnson, but "a public strumpet, a mere hireling" is word-for-word from Entick's 1791 dictionary, primary source for Webster Entick was looking at Johnson's 'Dictionary'
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Carolannie @carolannie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
More prairie closeups! Love the gay feather! #Ecology #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Restoration #USPrairie prairieecologist.com/2026/09/11/p...
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Photos of the Week – September 11, 2026
I’ve been very lucky so far this month to have a lot of time to wander through prairies with my camera, both during and outside of work hours. Here is a selection of images from the first 10 …
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706 – 1783), Bavarian painter and engraver known for her still lifes and flowers paintings #womensArt
Painting of a close-up of a thistle with spiked green leaves and two pink flowers with two butterflies, all against a black background
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markn02.bsky.social @markn02.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
September 3, 2023
Circular patterns of light green and darker lichen on a quartz-rich boulder.
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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 30/08/2026
dew strawberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1897
dew strawberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1897
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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 23/08/2026
lacker apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1896
lacker apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1896
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Philolithia@bsky.social @philolithia.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The 3m tall standing stone at Maes Coch in the hills above Dolgellau for #StandingStoneSunday. Too big for a medieval stone, but in a strange position on the hillside for a prehistoric one (acc to online records) - so a mystery!
Photo of a tall, irregular, grey stone, splotched with white lichen, towering out of tall bracken, as tall as the nearby thorn tree.
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Paul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
At Avebury, July 2023. #StandingStoneSunday
Three standing stones and tree
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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 10/08/2026
scala loquats, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1909
scala loquats, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1909
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org
WASHINGTON — Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That brings the total net number of women who have left the labor force since January this year to 845,000. In comparison, there are 406,000 fewer men in the labor force now than in January. 

A total of 165,000 women, aged 20 and over, left the labor force last month — meaning they are neither working nor looking for work — while men's labor force participation was unchanged. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Women accounted for all of these losses, losing 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000 jobs. Women make up 50.1% of the workforce.
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kɛbɹah zmɪeʒd @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Toronto at dusk, from Biidaasige Park
Foreground: shrubs and grass in dim light; background: downtown Toronto shortly after sunset, with a backdrop of clouds and a sky shading from peach to dull blue
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Cindy Crosby @phrelanzer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#18 in our “26 in 2026” hikes: Shepard Prairie at Knox College’s Green Oaks Research area (Victoria, IL -Knox County). Second oldest institutionally planted prairie in the world (1950s). Beautiful! #prairie #hiking #nature #illinois #midwest
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Cindy Crosby @phrelanzer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#19 in our “26 in 2026” hikes: Brownlee Cemetery Prairie (Alexis, IL, Mercer County). Beautiful remnant tallgrass; poignant to think our last vestiges of original prairie are in these out-of-the-way rural places. Thanks to everyone who cares for them!#nativeplants #prairie #conservation #nature
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ten years ago today 🌿 Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi, our Scarlet Gilia, blooming near Rabbit Ears Pass. #nativeplants
White five-lobed tubular flowers flecked with purple-pink spots. Bright yellow anthers barely stick out if the flower mouths.
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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 27/07/2026
apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1908
apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1908
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Gray @grays.art · 24/07/2026
Happy #FlyDay. We made it! Bristle fly nectaring (Peleteria iavana) on Shrubby False Buttonweed (Spermacoce verticillata) CREW flint pen strand trails & lakes Bonita Springs, #Florida 7-6-26 #bugsky #eck #flies #diptera #macro #photography #macroPhotography #nature #art #threewordgenre #insects
Top down view of brown, white and black fly with red eyes nectaring on a spherical, white and green flower itself composed of small florets, against a natural greens bokeh background.
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Season of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Big Sunday Hike! 🧵 Incoming! Seven glorious posts for your Monday morning. Whooooweeee nearly 12 miles / 19 km and +2600 ft/800 meters in elevation gain. Big mountains, big views! 1/7
View of a hiking trail high on a mountain with a lake in the distance. There’s mountains on the far horizon and a mostly clear sky. There’s mountains vegetation are low wildflowers and conifers A hiking path with small boulders on either side of the path going through shady conifer treesA hiking path going through a field of wildflowers, including coyote mountain mint, and woolly mule ears. There’s aspens in the background and some conifers. The sky is a mix of thin clouds and clear.
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Four years ago today 🌿 Aquilegia saximontana, our endemic Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine, blooming on a moraine slope above the Grays and Torreys Trailhead, ~11,650’. So small these are compared to thumb! This species & its North American cousins diverged about 2.29 Mya per Hodges. #nativeplants
Blue and white columbine flower with short, hooked spursDiminutive blue and white columbine flower.
Thumbnail is 15 mm wide for scale
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Six years ago today 🌿 Mentzelia multicaulis, our Manystem Blazingstar, blooming on shale bluffs above Green Mountain reservoir #nativeplants
Bright yellow flower with extra petaloid staminodes
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Nine years ago today 🌿 Mitella pentandra, our Alpine Mitrewort, blooming in Indian Peaks Wilderness #nativeplants
Pale green flowers with reddish center and pinnate petals
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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Central Warehouse would like to remind tourists that whatever might befall them inside its crumbling walls, they will almost certainly not be attacked by a beaver.
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Two years ago today 🌿 Horseshoe Cirque
Mountain cliffs with snow showing limestone layers
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...
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RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS (Published 1981)
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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 30/06/2026
The word 'wilderness' visibly comprises the elements 'wild' and '-ness', but where does its middle ER come from? A third ingredient has gone into the word, namely Old English dēor 'animal' (the source of today's narrower term 'deer'), making 'wilderness' literally 'wild-animal-ness'.
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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The would be a pretty funny bit of satire, except it's not satire.
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JB 🎃| Native Plant Gardener (WI) @jbtheexplorer.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I never did share my morning prairie hike from the other day. #prairie #nativeplants #hiking #Wisconsin
Prairie restoration facing east.Baptisia albaPenstemon digitalis with splashes of purple from tradescantia in the backgroundEuropean skipper on oxeye daisy. Lots of non-native things in this photo.
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
One year ago today 🌿 Hoffmannseggia glauca, our Indian Rushpea, blooming near Comanche National Grassland in Higbee Cemetery #nativeplants
Yellow flowers with sticky red glandular hairs
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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, France 1894 memorial window to the River Seine pilots. 50+ died in ship wrecks while navigating on the river. Hazards to contend with were violent currents & whirlpools, the treacherous river bottom due to the perpetual shifting of the banks, fog & ice. #StainedGlassSunday
Christ stands in the bow of the first two sailing vessels, surrounded by crew, as they navigate the River Seine.
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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Times Union editorial board on the nomination of Trump toady Todd Blanche as AG: “it’s hard to imagine a worse choice.”
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Editorial: The corruption of Justice
After Todd Blanche engineered a generous deal for the president and his allies, Mr. Trump nominated his personal lawyer for attorney general. The Senate must reject this cronyism.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/06/2026
Just announced: OpenAI plans to lease a 9.2 gigawatt 100% fossil-fuelled data centre on Ohio. Its emissions will be between 20 - 37 MTCO2-e - somewhere between the total grid emissions of France -> Netherlands As much GHGs as 9.5 average coal plants. Will raise US total emissions by 0.5%
OpenAI in talks to lease 10GW data center from SB Energy in Ohio
Data center project on federal land in the state

June 10, 2026 By Georgia Butler  Have your say
OpenAI is in discussions regarding leasing a proposed 10GW data center being developed by SB Energy in Ohio.

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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Ranunculus trichophyllus, our Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot, blooming today in Gore Canyon #nativeplants 🌿
White five-petal flowers with yellow centers
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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Last week, I gave a guest lecture on Jewish-Arabic Bible translations. I began with a series of examples of their physical form to illustrate the diversity of the Arabic Bible. I’m sharing the images here for your viewing pleasure in this thread, along with a few notes. 1/n
Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, T-S Ar. 53.8
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Jeremy Butterfield @jeremybutterfield.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Exploring the lexical delights of words with the -arian suffix The author explores the suffix "-arian" in words, using the Oxford English Dictionary as a rich resource. Notable terms include "flexitarian," "Trustafarian," and "antidisestablishmentarian," highlighting their meanings and historical…
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Exploring the lexical delights of words with the -arian suffix
The author explores the suffix "-arian" in words, using the Oxford English Dictionary as a rich resource. Notable terms include "flexitarian," "Trustafarian," and "antidisestablishmentarian," highlighting their meanings and historical contexts. The discussion reflects on language evolution, the charm of neologisms, and the cultural implications of these terms.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
With each passing day, I'm liking Jon Ossoff more and more. I think he may be the real deal.
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Times Union @timesunion.com · 02/06/2026
Mailers to residents in Democrat districts had photos and contact information for their legislators. Letters sent to Republican districts did not.
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GOP legislators left off Albany County informational mailers
Mailers to residents in Democrat districts had photos and contact information for their legislators. Letters sent to Republican districts did not.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
For #MosaicMonday a mesmerising mosaic with a three dimensional cube pattern in a house on the #Greek island of #Delos, dating 2nd century BC. #Archaeology 📷me🏺
A mosaic floor with an optical illusion design of interlocking cubes in shades of red, white, and black, creating a 3D effect. The mosaic is bordered by a decorative spiral pattern and is set within the remains of a stone-walled structure surrounded by dry soil and sparse vegetation.
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
4th century floor mosaic from the Roman Villa at Abbots Ann, near Andover in Hampshire. Discovered during the mid-19th century, the mosaic is now part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Dieteria canescens, our Hoary Tansyaster, blooming today in Canyons of the Ancients #nativeplants 🌿
Purple daisies with yellow centers
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It’s “Mrs. Powers” during my day job @mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
💙 🌵 💙 🌵 💙 🌵 💙 Ben Sneen photographed these doors in Barrio Viejo, Tucson. The 19th-century Sonoran adobes have thick-walls, bright paint, heavy wooden doors, high ceilings, & climate control flat roofs. These row houses were originally in Sonora, MX before the Gadsden Purchase. Cheers to beauty!
16 photos of very old, colorful doors in Barrio Viejo, Tucson. 

Photos by Ben Sneen
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