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Patrick Coughlin

@pcwildlife.bsky.social
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Wildlife Photography. Mostly Northern California. All photos my own, never baited. he/him

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Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hey! So after seventeen and a half years, October 2nd will be my last day at IGN. It was genuinely a dream come true to do this thing for so long alongside some of the most talented people on earth. I got to travel the world, meet my heroes, and make a ton of really fun shows and videos. An honor ♥️
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Max Scoville @maxscoville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Welp. Starting in November, I will no longer be employed by IGN. It's been a hell of a ride and I cannot understate how much of an honor and a privilege the last 11+ years have been. This was a dream job, but the best part of IGN is, was, and always will be the people.
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Clint Gage @clintgage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Well friends, that's it for me. This week IGN let me go, effective immediately. It's been a pleasure talking about movies and TV and to anybody that's read/watched/laughed at any of my work on IGN and CineFix over the years, here's a heartfelt thank you to contrast the grimace in this picture.
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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are tired of posting statements like these.
Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment. 

With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN’s operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make? 


While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff.

We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues.
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Logan Plant @loganjplant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Seth isn't on Bluesky, so he asked me to share the news that he's just been laid off from IGN. Seth is bright, funny, and inspiring. He gave me so many opportunities and made every day better. I will miss him dearly, and whoever hires him next will be very, very lucky.
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Matt Kim @lawoftd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hire Bo!
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A sea otter floating in dark green water, looking at the camera.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A bald eagle with a fish flies low over a beach and driftwood.
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Ted Zukoski @tedzukoski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump's draft plan to kill protections for tens of millions of acres of roadless forest is now out for public comment. And guess what - it's bad news for wildlife. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This one was a lot of work, but it resulted in one of the most incredible wildlife encounters I've had.
A coastal wolf, standing on a sark rocky beach,with white surf behind, looks toward the camera
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A high contrast black and white photo of a sea otter embracing her pup.
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I would rather have pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep and elk and purple sage and four wing saltbrush than data centers and so far no one in tech has presented a compelling vision for how to have all of those things, they just seize more resources for the plagiarism engine.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A tule elk crossing a road in coastal California.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A river otter swimming in the foreground with a second otter behind it with its mouth open.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I haven't been out whale watching in Monterey Bay in a while. It never ever disappoints.
A young orca breaches out of the water towards the camera and over the raised tail of a second orca.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An orca coming up for air in blue-gray water.
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A sea lion framed against the tail of a humpback whale
A dark sea lion jumping out of the water, framed against the white tail of a hump whale.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A close up portrait of a California Sea lion.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I haven't been out whale watching in Monterey Bay in a while. It never ever disappoints.
A young orca breaches out of the water towards the camera and over the raised tail of a second orca.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Saw some whales today. A good day.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A black crowned night heron stalking through shallow water. Head forward, one leg up.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A marsh wren perched on a reed, mouth open, mid song.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
World Cup Analysis: USA vs Paraguay... Paraguay's national bird is the Bare-throated Bellbird, whose appearance conjures delight and which has a call like an angel's harp. It is a harbinger of environmental health. USA's national bird is the Bald Eagle, a scavenger who often steals from Ospreys.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 11/06/2026
IGN lays off tech workers following Summer Game Fest, where pro-union messages were erased aftermath.site/ign-summer-gam...
Chalk graffiti reading "Fair wages 4 IGN Union" outside The Reef in LA
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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
IGN Entertainment is refusing to pay its workers the wages we deserve, even as we make #IGNLive the event that it is this weekend. So we left a message that can’t be ignored. And you should too. Let our upper management know that you support us by sending them an email here: bit.ly/4e2uUCP
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The Picture of Doriane Gros @grosdoriane.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
You used to be able to google the time of the sunset, and Google would give you the exact time right on top every single time. Thankfully, with artificial intelligence, you can now ask Google what time the sun will set and it will conveniently tell you "I don't know."
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Happy World Otter Day
A head on portrait of a river otter with just its nose, eyes and ears above the waterline.
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Coffeemancer Vanvidum @vanvidum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
He hears the silent whispers from the spaces between. Whispers of madness. He has come to give you a warning.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A close, head on, portrait of a black tailed jackrabbit against a green background
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lights out for migrating birds @lightsoutforbirds.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
act.biologicaldiversity.org/LC_hcKYuGU2e...
CENTER for BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Call for a Ban on Cyanide Bombs
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Inhumane, wildlife-killing M-44 devices - aka "cyanide bombs"
— have no place on public lands.
These spring-loaded metal cylinders lure foxes, coyotes, birds, and others with a sweet-smelling scent. As soon as the animal sniffs close, they spray sodium cyanide, causing a slow and agonizing death.
M-44s are indiscriminate. In 2024 alone they killed at least 4,664 animals, including many accidental deaths. They've also killed family pets and injured kids.
In 2023 the U.S. Bureau of Land Management banned the use of these devices on the lands it manages. But now, under the Trump administration, the agency has quietly walked back that ban and says the poison traps can be used on a "case-by-case basis."
Given how easily M-44s poison wildlife, people, and pets, it's no surprise the public overwhelmingly wants to keep them off public lands.
Join the fight: Tell the BLM to reinstate its ban on cyanide bombs now.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Nothing resets me like a quiet morning with wildlife.
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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Today, the IGNCG sent this letter to our President of Ziff Davis Gaming & Entertainment to demand pay that reflects the rate of inflation in our contract. Please join us in asking @errorjustin.bsky.social, @peer-ign.bsky.social, @corradimus.bsky.social, and @yprough.bsky.social to pay us fairly.
Yael,

“Consistent with our commitments, we respect the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and we will engage in good faith with collective bargaining groups.”


That is what the Ziff Davis Labor Rights Policy states. And for the most part, that is how IGN has conducted itself throughout the negotiations over the IGN Creators Guild’s first contract. The process has been cordial and productive. Until now. The company’s most recent proposal regarding the unit's yearly wage increases is disrespectful to your staff.

To put it plainly: IGN's offer to the union doesn't keep up with inflation, which continues to rise. Our current proposal, which steps down from 4.5% to 4% over the course of the contract, is more than reasonable. To assert that a 2.5-3% yearly increase in salaries is acceptable in 2026, when the average rate of inflation over the past five years has been 4.2%, is insulting. What you are telling us is that IGN is more comfortable subsidizing its bottom line with the value of our salaries than putting us in a position of security so that we can focus on what really matters: making great content for a brand we care so deeply about.

For this offer to be even less than what the Ziff Davis Creator’s Guild received in their contract when they ratified it in 2021 is just as insulting. IGN is the most stable and successful brand of the gaming division by multiple measures. We deserve wages that reflect the value we bring to this organization. We demand it. 

If you want to finish this contract, pay us fairly. 

Sincerely,
The IGN Creators Guild
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
A turkey vulture perched on a branch against a green background.
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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Union says fuck it, takes lunch at 11:30am to show our solidarity ✊ Today, the IGNCG is celebrating May Day! We’re a bit early, but we’re just too excited about getting our first contract done. We’ve got pizza and pride in the work we’re doing to make IGN a better place for all of us. 💜
The IGN Creators Guild Goes To Lunch! (A lovely screenshot of the IGNCG on Zoom, taking lunch together)A lovely picture of the IGNCG at a park, taking lunch together
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Andrew Connolly @andrewmc2401.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The House is preparing to vote on a bill that would strip down the protections offered by the Endangered Species Act and severely deplete our nation's hallmark piece of environmental legislation. Speak up and speak out such as through the link below. 🌎🧪 engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocac...
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Take Action to Protect the Endangered Species Act - Wolf Conservation Center
Given that science has concluded that we have entered an unprecedented period of human-caused Sixth Mass extinction, we need to make every effort to help imperiled species heal and flourish.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 02/02/2026
Still having a very hard time understanding how cameras are going to be the thing that stops what we all saw happen on camera from multiple angles
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore
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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If you're reading this, I am sincerely asking you to bombard your senator's phone lines tomorrow to urge them to pursue the defunding and abolition of ICE. Nominal reforms will achieve nothing when DHS has shown an overt and gleeful willingness to ignore the law while brutalizing our neighbors.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity. So pathetic and weak.
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Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I feel like these days it's within our power to stipulate congress keep a big public spreadsheet where every time they vote each member also has to write at least 50 words explaining what they think is gonna happen as a result of their vote and be judged accordingly
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Clayton Cubitt @claytoncubitt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Any time it feels difficult to do the right thing, to do the moral thing, that's a moment when you can spiritually measure the toxicity of the society you're embedded in. A healthy society would and should make it painless to be good and to speak truth and to help others and live in peace.
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Zombies. The undead. You know, ghouls. @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
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Patrick Coughlin @pcwildlife.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Sometimes I do portrait photography
A bobcat sitting in green grass with a soft golden background.
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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 27/12/2025
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—" You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
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