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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
thinking a lot about Wayne Shorter lately, especially Shorter of the post Weather Report years, and I found this on the Archive -- a transcendent duet performance, do give it time if you're a Shorter fan (as you should be!) archive.org/details/wayn...
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Wayne ShorterRainbow Music HallDenver, CO 6-17-1986 Audience RecordingThis is a short thing that Wayne did opening for Milton Nascimento Walkman D6 cassette with an Awia CM-30A mic Master by John Daws...
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Gary Oberbrunner @gary.oberbrunner.com · 30/09/2026
Another day, another Nino 3.4 sea surface temp record (both absolute & daily): globe-viz.oberbrunner.com?tab=trends&s.... Also the entire Pacific & other regions, click for more.
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Niño 3.4 sea surface temp: 29.85 °C
Warmest Sep 29 in 45 years on record (NOAA OISST, Sep 29, 2026). Explore daily climate data on an interactive 3D globe with year-over-year charts.
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Sternberg Museum has been an essential institution for more than a century that's let us understand the Western US's Cretaceous Interior Seaway. What's the Cretaceous Interior Seaway? Well, you can visualize it as a vast ocean from Texas to northern Canada where scenes like this played out:
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Prehistoric Planet 2 [2023] - Xiphactinus Screen Time
YouTube video by Francesco Dangerio
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Claudio @chinarider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The willingness to let the music decide where it was going to go is what distinguished this era from later years #GratefulDead Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ, 9/28/72 www.deadlistening.com/2008/10/1972... 📷 Eric Warren
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQ
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Pressure Drop
YouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic
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airplane ian - abolish ICE @airplaneian.com · 21/09/2026
this is interesting... idk if I've ever seen airspace get cleared for an equipment restart, I wonder if that's part of a cold re-start of the systems that handle the sensor fusion for tagging targets
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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Explaincars Drama: disastrous day in the Northeast, in addition to PHL/EWR issues, it looks like an equipment outage is preventing departures from JFK as well (they had problems yesterday as well). There is also a ground stop in Boston due to volume.
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Gray @grays.art · 21/09/2026
Female Brown-winged striped sweat bee (Agapostemon splendens) on beggar tick wildflower (Bidens alba) Emerald gleam licks gold stream. CREW pen flint strand lake trails Bonita Springs, Florida 9-15-26 #ColorADay #macroMonday #eck #macro #nature #green #art #macroPhotography #native #bees #bugsky
Macro of a green bee perched on the vibrant yellow central disk of a wildflower with white petals. Viewed in profile facing toward its left and leaning slightly downward, the insect showcases a brilliant, iridescent metallic green head and thorax. Its large compound eye displays a striking pale green marbled pattern under the sharp focus. Its translucent amber-brown wings are raised upward along its back, catching a warm glow. Its dark legs firmly anchor into the tiny yellow florets. The background is a deep, solid black that heavily isolates the bright colors of the bloom and insect.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 20/09/2026
All US embassies in the Middle East have issued security alerts for their citizens, including Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman (Sep 19)
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vesselspotter.eurosky.social @vesselspotter.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
Suspected cyberattack against Vivit Africa LNG #VivitAfricaLNG 9950105 @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @tankertrackers.com @maikmarahrens.bsky.social @leif-11.bsky.social #Maritime #Shipping
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dogemperor (PLAY NEO:TWEWY, ZEPTOGRAMS) @dogemperor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Aaaaaand the inevitable clarification by the Danish and Kalaallisuut governments comes out: a) Not signed yet b) Still has to be approved by Danish Parliament, and TFG's approval numbers in Denmark are *below* "Alien Lizard Conspiracy" polling c) It's...literally just a NATO SOFA renewal lol
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Every other Friday at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social, I publish a roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed. Here's the latest issue: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡
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What I’m reading: Germany notches tall turbine and big battery milestones, electrification is coming for big ships and planes, making it easier for EV drivers to charge, global energy transition track...
Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.
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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.゚✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🧠💡dyk "Roger Marshall" is an anagram of "Small Error, Agh!"
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tonight in 1980 at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the number five engine on the right wing of a B-52H on ground alert caught fire during a drill. It was loaded with 8 Short-Range Attack Missiles (SRAMs, each armed with a 170-200-kiloton W69 warhead) and 4 B28 bombs (70 kilotons to 1.45 Megatons).
A black and white nightime photograph of the B-52H bomber on fire at Grand Forks Air Force Base, with smoke and flames moving toward the left side of the aircraft.
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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
John Coltrane's Centennial comes on September 23. I'll be listening to at least one Coltrane track each day of the month. #Trane100 Let's begin with "A Love Supreme, Pt. 1", released in 1965. McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMCH...
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A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement
YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic
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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good morning from the Moakley Courthouse, outside Courtroom 9, where we'll have the 9am preliminary injunction hearing in League of Women Voters v. Trump and California v. USPS. It's pretty rainy in Boston today and I think I biked through the worst of it.
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A brief thread of #Ebola graphs to update on the Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
IMPORTANT
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Wisconsin kitten with 29 toes breaks world record for most toes on a cat
Erebus Anomaly, a Maine coon cat, breaks previous record of 28 toes held for over two decades after overcoming illness
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 24/08/2026
Underappreciated: US farmland *already substantially produces energy, not food*, and does so very inefficiently. Corn ethanol (~40% of all US corn) requires about 100 times more land per vehicle-mile driven than solar photovoltaics -> electric vehicles. Shifting corn to solar *would free up land*.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 24/08/2026
Hummingbirds.
A four panel comic. In panel 1, a rufous hummingbird flies down toward a large hummingbird feeder with as many as 6 holes on top. He thinks "The humans put up a new feeder!" In panel 2, he lands on the feeder and gazes down at it. He thinks "It's huge. Many of us could feed here at once." In panel 3, we see a close up view of the hummingbird, and he's thinking "This could end the ancient rivalries. Usher in an era of peace. Interesting." In panel 4, an Anna's hummingbird hovers over the feeder and says "Hey, can I have some necta-" and the rufous hummingbird says "No."
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 23/08/2026
Breaking News! Code: FUBAR!!! On August 22, 2026, global sea-surface temperatures set a new (preliminary) record daily high of 21.180°C. The previous record high of 21.173°C was set on April 24, 2024. It will take 14 days to confirm this record. We may need a bigger y-axis.
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Gary Oberbrunner @gary.oberbrunner.com · 23/08/2026
OISST sea surface temps hit another new all-time record (not just new daily record, which it's been hitting every day since the beginning of June): 0.87°C above 1971-2000 mean (global = 60°N-60°S). globe-viz.oberbrunner.com?tab=trends&s.... ERA5 still has today slightly below 2024's record, for now.
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Climate Data Explorer — Sea Surface Temperatures
Interact with a 3D globe and time-series charts to explore sea surface temperatures, anomalies, and long-term trends from NOAA OISST.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Tired: Originalism = of original intent. Wired: Originalism = original public meaning, not of original intent. Inspired: Originalism = opposite of original intent.
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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Female Red-headed Barbet for for #BirdOfTheDay #ColourfulCharacters #colombia #birds #nature
A colorful green bird with an orange-brown head, pale blue cheeks, and a thick yellow bill perched among green leaves.
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Mark D Alexander @mad7500.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A few more 😎 #BirdOfTheDay #AwesomeOwls all at #SuffolkOwls 📷🦉💚🪶☀️ TL ‘Woody’ Brown Wood Owl TR ‘Bramble’ Barn Owl BL ‘Auckland’ Southern Boobook BR ‘Cecil’ Spectacled Owl #Owls #Raptors #Birds #Nature #Photography #Conservation
Brown wood owl launching off into flightA barn owl in flight over long grassland A southern Boobook owl in flight A spectacled owl launching into flight
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poodlefax @poodlefax.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A geologist and a systems engineer walk in to a bar... ...and start arguing about whether we can actually pump enough CO2 underground to hit net zero. That's more or less how this paper got started with @hdaigle.bsky.social. Read on to find more: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Can we sequester carbon fast enough? growing disconnect between models and reality
Can we sequester carbon fast enough? growing disconnect between models and reality, Daigle, Hugh, Ravikumar, Arvind P
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Holy moly, this is a huge deal
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Sloth or entropy @ludditerobot.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy birthday Jack DeJohnette! Jack DeJohnette – drums Miles Davis – trumpet with Harmon mute Steve Grossman – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Chick Corea – Fender Rhodes electric piano with delay/fuzz pedals and ring modulator #jazzsky #botd
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Bitches Brew (Live at the Fillmore East, New York, NY - June 1970)
YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic
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austin (eeek!/ackkk! 👻) @thebadcode.com · 05/08/2026
KFC announces their frontier-class model briefly escaped its sandbox and attempted to exfiltrate the 27 herbs and spices
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airplane ian - abolish ICE @airplaneian.com · 31/07/2026
stinky! spare the air alert extended into saturday as expected
An AirNow.gov air quality map of Northern California. A severe air quality hotspot is centered over Santa Rosa, indicated by purple (Very Unhealthy) and red (Unhealthy) zones. The majority of the surrounding Bay Area and Central Valley are colored yellow, indicating Moderate air quality, with scattered green (Good) areas in the far north, mountains, and along some coastal edges.
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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Cover of "The Aerotrain system: air cushioned ground transportation / description and performance of the experimental vehicle" produced by the Office  of High Speed Ground Transportation 1968. Black & white photo of the Aerotrain on its track, taken from overhead.
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Oberursheena @twitterrefugerin.eurosky.social · 25/07/2026
Infinite Circles #blueskyartshow #glass #PalacesAndGardens #believeinfilm #monochrome #ClassicMono #bnw #ArtYear
Palazzo Medici Riccardi was furnished with many plexiglass chairs.
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I’m gonna watch it again up closer
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Container vessel attacked. The crew abandoned the ship and is in the lifeboats as we speak.
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK NOOOOO ca.pcmag.com/news/16760/fcc-approve…
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FCC Approves Reflect Orbital's Giant Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Hate
The FCC says the most controversial aspect of Reflect Orbital's Earendil-1 satellite, the giant mirror, falls out of its purview since the regulator mainly focuses on radio spectrum.
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airplane ian - abolish ICE @airplaneian.com · 03/07/2026
even for me, this is a bit much
Screenshot of the DC July 4th flyover schedule.

1:14 PM - NASA F-5 Flyover
1:24 PM - NASA Fleet Review
1:44 PM - USCG Helo Flyover
1:54 PM - USCG Fixed Wing Flyover
2:09 PM - Golden Knights, Leap Frogs
2:29 PM - Army Helo Flyover
2:44 PM - USAF Fleet Review - Wave 1 - Heavies
2:54 PM - USAF Fleet Review - Wave 2 - AFSOC
3:04 PM - USAF Fleet Review - Wave 3 - Fighters
3:29 PM - Executive Rotary Wing Airlift
3:39 PM - USMC Fleet Review - Wave 1 - Rotary
3:49 PM - USMC Fleet Review - Wave 2 - Fixed Wing
3:59 PM - USN Fleet Review - Wave 1 - Rotary
4:09 PM - USN Fleet Review - Wave 2 - Fixed Wing
4:19 PM - USN Fleet Review - Wave 3 - Fighters
4:21 PM - USN F-18F Demonstration
4:59 PM - USN Blue Angels
5:26 PM - USMC MV-22 Osprey Demonstration
5:44 PM - USAF Fleet Review – Fighters
6:02 PM - USAF Tri-Bomber Formation
6:05 PM - USN F-35C Demonstration
6:25 PM - USAF Thunderbirds Demonstration
7:03 PM - Air Force One Flyover
7:07 PM - USAF Thunderbirds Delta Break
7:17 PM - HUGE 1 Flyover Led by the Newly Renovated Air Force One
7:38 PM - U.S. Stealth Airpower Flyover
7:39 PM - F-22 Raptor Demo
7:53 PM - F-22 Raptor in Afterburner
7:59 PM - B-1 Flyover
8:07 PM - B-1's in Afterburner
8:11 PM - HUGE ONE Fly Over Review
8:22 PM - Golden Knights Twilight Jump
10:36 PM - B-1 Afterburner Night Pass
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
THE VATICAN IS CALLING IT A SCHISM I REPEAT HOUSTON, WE HAVE A SCHISM
Therefore, this Dicastery, in the faithful exercise of the functions entrusted to it, considers it necessary to state that this act constituted the delict of schism, with the canonical consequences for the sacred ministers and lay faithful involved. Indeed, as was already declared in 1988, "such disobedience-which implies in practice the rejection of the Roman primacy—constitutes a schismatic act" (cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Ecclesia Dei, 3).
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Philipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 02/07/2026
In this investigative reportage, @correctiv.org journalists pose as local, over-eager AfD functionairies to get the tech demo of a propaganda-as-service AI-tool provider. Many great insights, one stands out: Chaining all supposed "safe" models for illegal & hate content generation is very easy.
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Kelton Halbert @stormscale.io · 01/07/2026
Really excited about a big milestone this week! The experimental upgrade to the SPC Mesoanalysis is now running full-time and available internally to our forecasters. Details on the mesoanalysis: www.spc.noaa.gov/publications... Left: RAP-based, 40km Right: HRRR-based, 3km (upscale to 21km)
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 29/06/2026
How do neighborhoods across US cities compare in terms of transit use? Which countries have added the most metro lines? What US transit agencies have added the most ridership? Find out with Transport Databook, a new resource with interactive maps & graphs: www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/
Explore how commute patterns vary by neighborhood in cities nationwideCompare travel patterns by city and county across the USExamine ridership and transit service availabilityCompare how transit systems have changed around the world
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A serious and still-escalating wildfire outbreak is now underway across interior West, and has today expanded beyond NV & UT into western CO & AZ/NM. Extreme fire behavior and rapid spread is widespread; adverse conditions expected for 7+ days. #UTwx #COwx #AZwx #NMwx [Thread]
Current satellite snapshot of wildfires throughout the Western U.S. Each significant heat signature is circled in yellow. There are well over a dozen such circles.
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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Trapped in a War Zone: The Reality for Seafarers & Attack on MV Ever Lovely ⚓Attack on Ever Lovely ⚓The "Unauthorized" Route ⚓IMO Evacuation Paused ⚓Humanitarian Impact ⚓Geopolitical Crossfire Video: youtu.be/DfV8K2Q-nOE
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Trapped in a War Zone: The Reality for Seafarers & Attack on MV Ever Lovely
YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping?
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
NOAA once again highlighting a rare, highest-end "extremely critical risk" region today around Four Corners/CO Western Slope for exceptionally adverse fire weather conditions amid severe drought. Numerous lightning holdovers are popping up during unusual summer wind event.
Map from NOAA SPC highlighting today's fire risk outlook in the Western United States. A huge region of elevated to critical risk is painted across most of the interior West, with a smaller bullseye of "extremely critical risk" near the Four Corners and Colorado West slope.
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airplane ian - abolish ICE @airplaneian.com · 23/06/2026
it's very neat! except I'd really prefer to see this information on a map for situational awareness... so I am noodling around on my own version of this tonight and it's coming along nicely i still wanna make a bunch of tweaks, but happy with this as a V1!
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Snoopy - MTR Fire Weather Dashboard
Real-time fire weather dashboard for the NWS MTR (San Francisco Bay Area / Monterey Bay) forecast area. Color-coded map of RAWS, ASOS, and mesonet stations with Red Flag and flirting status, Severity ...
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airplane ian - abolish ICE @airplaneian.com · 23/06/2026
TIL the NWS' has a tool called "fire weather snooper" that displays a table of met stations highlighted to show which ones are approaching or meet red flag criteria link: www.weather.gov/lox/snooper?...
A screenshot of the National Weather Service "Fire Weather Snooper" interface, displaying a dense, multi-column data table of weather station reports that include metrics such as relative humidity, wind speed, temperature, and elevation.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
you know sometimes i don't like having an active imagination
C O M M U N I S T   C O N T R O L   A C T   O F   1 9 5 4
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Official data is in today, and US solar power generation continues to grow rapidly, up 15% compared to this time last year!
A graph of US monthly solar generation, showing it rising to 42TWh in 2026
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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thread. Venezuela geolocations with regard to the earthquakes. 1/
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