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Rain Forrester 🐦‍⬛

@rain4est.bsky.social
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Here to drink tea, both literal and metaphorical.

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Representative Rick Larsen @repricklarsen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today, I went to ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) facility in Ferndale.
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“I walked down a patch in the woods until I came to a corner. I went around the corner to see if spring was on the other side.” “And was it?” asked Toad. “No,” said Frog. “There was only a pine tree, three pebbles and some dry grass.”
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WIFE: We want to renew our vows. ME: *hands priest paper* WIFE: We wrote them ourselves. PRIEST: *pointing* What’s this word? WIFE: “Combatant.”
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
OpenAI just blooped hundreds of proofs and counterexamples to open problems: github.com/openai/math/... Boggling.
github.com
math/preprints at main · openai/math
Contribute to openai/math development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
the nice thing about having an ominous black sphere that appears in your room every morning at exactly 4:47 is that you don't really need an alarm anymore just waiting for the low incessant whirring that somehow sounds like your name and then up and at em
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Unclench your jaw. Relax your brow. Go get a drink of water. See if you've taken your meds Eat something. Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing. Because you do. You're a wonderful person. And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
side note: all of you UF students out there still have ten days to apply to their official AI art contest ai.ufl.edu/ai-universit...
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Gator Create | AI | University of Florida
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 06/10/2026
Target creature gains protection from layoffs and AI kotaku.com/the-dungeons-and-dragons…
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The Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering Teams Are Forming A Union - Kotaku
If successful, this unionization effort would bring almost every Wizards of the Coast IP under union representation
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.
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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stand up show in San Francisco and guys in North Face vests heckling "Jokes were solved by Claude!"
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Induction hardening is a type of surface hardening in which a metal part is induction-heated and then quenched. Original post
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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 04/10/2026
📢 Tens of thousands of wētā have now been bred at Butterfly Creek in Auckland and at Auckland Zoo.
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'Amazing conservation success': Zoologists celebrate wētā growth
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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Rain Forrester 🐦‍⬛ @rain4est.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Gonna keep reposting this resource every so often. GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487 girightshotline.org
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GI Rights Hotline: Military Discharges and Military Counseling
Are you in the military or thinking about joining? Are you unsure of where to get reliable answers? Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. Call for yourself or someone you care about Free and c...
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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How do they know... Where to go? What to do? What anything is? What is safe What to eat? Anything.... How do they know anything??????
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you’re an attorney willing to represent kids pro-bono as part of the Children’s Due Process Project, please sign up here: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019e8...
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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Running for president as a single-issue candidate: Requiring websites to make Boolean searches work again
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi! Do you know anyone who works at State Department or embassy to Israel? (or used to?) Or who has interacted with Marco Rubio or Mike Huckabee in any capacity? Please text me on Signal premthakker.35 Your anonymity will be safe Even if you don't, please boost — because your followers might :)
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Rain Forrester 🐦‍⬛ @rain4est.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I wish I could argue with how the d12 was personified, and yet.
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Unclench your jaw. Relax your brow. Go get a drink of water. See if you've taken your meds Eat something. Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing. Because you do. You're a wonderful person. And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can films designed for audiences in the past be made accessible to viewers today? Our new blogpost reflects on our ongoing project to restore, digitise, and share a collection of 1,800 films depicting historic farming life. merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
merl.reading.ac.uk
Beyond nostalgia
How do we help audiences of today encounter films from the past?
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Keishu Asada @cephwarden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of my favorite nudibranchs, Bornella anguilla, swimming like some sort of psychedelic dragon
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026
Happy mushroom season!
A comic titled "Types of mushrooms" with 12 mushroom species. A wrinkly-looking morel is labeled "creepy but tasty". A brownish deadly galerina is labeled "boring but deadly". A witch's butter on a branch is labeled "jiggles if you poke it". A large puffball is labeled "egg". A creepy red-dripping bleeding tooth fungus is labeled "deeply disconcerting". A fly agaric with a green treefrog sitting under it is labeled "frog umbrella". A black chanterelle is labeled "chalice for forbidden elixers". Three straight-stemmed entolomas are labeled "haha, nipples". A bright purple viscid violet cort is labeled "purple is nice". A birch polypore sticking out of a birch trunk is labeled "tree nose". A complex yellow-tpped coral fungus is labeled "cursed citadel where dwells a fairy queen". A Ravenel's stinkhorn is pixellated at the top for your safety, and labeled "NSFW".
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW BRAIN DROPPED
med.stanford.edu
Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
worm
worm-like winged fantasy creature with a black upper surface and a tan underside with blue, yellow, and red speckles
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 21/09/2026
カラッパたちの日常。たまにはノーカットで✨️
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Luke BOO 👻 ber @coolhand.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Q: Why does Ed Sheeran open his cans with a knife? A: Because all his openers quit on him
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Denis Colombi @uneheuredepeine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ça devrait être un immense scandale et conduire à la démission du ministre
"Il nous explique qu'elle est en garde à vue, qu'on a trouvé deux types de drogue. Il nous donne le point de vue de Rima Hassan, qui, lors de sa garde à vue, explique qu'elle a acheté ces substances en Belgique et qu'elle pensait que c'était autorisé", rapporte un autre journaliste à "Complément d'enquête". "Sur le coup, témoigne-t-il, je me dis : 'mais il ne se rend pas compte qu'il est en train de nous donner des informations totalement confidentielles (...) et que peut-être qu'un ministre de l'Intérieur ne devrait pas dire ce genre de choses à côté de son Premier ministre, au milieu d'un wagon-bar". Se fiant aux propos de Laurent Nuñez, un autre journaliste, lui aussi présent lors de ce déplacement, confirme à sa rédaction que "de la drogue de synthèse dérivée de la cocaïne" a bien été retrouvée dans les affaires de Rima Hassan.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I know there are a lot of people who want to make the world better but don’t know where to start so just…don’t. I also know every group I work with that is making the world better is kept afloat by exhausted people who desperately need help. If you’re in group A, please find an org to help group B
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Claudine Monteil @claudinemonteil.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Yes my father is still active mathematically every day. He will be 100 in one month and will give a talk at a colluquium in his honor on September 15.
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Greg Egan @gregegansf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
While the Fields Medal celebrates the under-40s, the mathematician Joan Birman has, at the age of 99, solved a major open problem in representations of the Braid groups, a topic she has worked on for more than 60 years.
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James @james.tarnation.lol · 11/09/2026
i bet laying on a hot dog roller at the gas station feels amazing
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Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Gracklepalooza has been in full swing for a couple weeks now, and even though it has recently diminished a bit, the grackles are still here and looking fabulous! This male Grackle wanted to make sure we knew that he should NEVER have been called “Common” … and he’s quite mad about it! #Birds 🪶
A male Common Grackle in a green spruce tree. There are a few brown cones hanging from one of the branches. The grackle is incredibly colourful with his bright blue head, shimmering bronze body and vivid purple and violet wings! He is also looking quite mad, as usual!
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Lil Miss Sinister Fairy Godbitch of the Burrow Mump 🧚‍♂️😈🌾 @fairygodmegan.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Life is full of beautiful chaotic whimsy, if you choose to seek it out:
'COKED Up' across a discarded bag of cocaine
SEAGULLS KEEPently ate it, have kept
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STREET AWAKÉ a Brighton street up with 72
FOR 3 DAYS constant squawking.
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brightonbulletin / August 24, 2016

A group of 6 charged up seagulls who stumbled across a discarded bag of cocaine and subsequently ate it, have kept residents of a Brighton street up with 72 hours of constant squawking.

[paired with an image of several squawking sea gulls]
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
SAMSUNG WILL USE MISTRAL AI IN ITS SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS.
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Rain Forrester 🐦‍⬛ @rain4est.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Highest number I've ever seen!
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 08/09/2026
I love seeing your kids’ first day of school pics! All of them are beautiful! But saying this with my cybersecurity professional hat on: you probably shouldn’t be posting pictures of your kids. I’m sorry :(
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Rain Forrester 🐦‍⬛ @rain4est.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
clockss.org/triggered-co... CLOCKSS is kinda one of my heroes tbh
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Triggered Journals - CLOCKSS
If content that is held in the Archive disappears (or is about to disappear) from the Web, CLOCKSS will “trigger” it for Open Access.
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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ozark View
"The photograph captures a serene and picturesque landscape, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in its natural beauty. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

In the foreground, a vibrant wildflower meadow unfolds. Delicate blossoms sway gently in the breeze, their colors ranging from sunny yellows to soft purples.

As our gaze moves upward, we encounter a dense forest. Towering trees—perhaps oak, maple, or pine—form a protective canopy.

Beyond the forest, the landscape opens up to rolling hills. These undulating forms stretch into the distance, their contours softened by a hazy atmosphere. The hills are cloaked in various shades of green—deep forest green near us, transitioning to lighter hues as they recede

Above it all, the sky presents a flawless canvas. A brilliant blue expanse dominates, interrupted only by scattered cumulus clouds. These clouds resemble fluffy cotton balls; their edges tinged with sunlight." - Microsoft Copilot with edits by the photographer
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Salty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
When I reskeet you, I am Johnny Winter screaming affirmations while Muddy Waters sings and plays Mannish Boy
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clockssarchive.bsky.social @clockssarchive.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
CLOCKSS is a community-governed, not-for-profit preservation service providing a distributed, independent safety net for publishers and libraries worldwide. Learn about what we do: clockss.org/about/
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About - CLOCKSS
Academic publishers and research libraries are choosing CLOCKKS as their online digital archive to ensure the long-term survival of scholarly content.
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Bennie & Violet 🚫🧊8️⃣6️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ @thomasthecorgi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Is is pure genius.
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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A Shroom Perspective
"The photo features a close-up view of a large mushroom from a low angle. The mushroom is white with brown speckles on the cap, and its gills are visible underneath. The sturdy stem supports the cap, which stands out against the green grass in the background. Blurred trees and sky suggest that this photo was taken in a forested area or park. The perspective provides an interesting viewpoint, as if seen from another small creature’s eyes on the ground level." - Microsoft Copilot
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Stan🐰 and Godric🦁 @incognitodef.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Rain Forrester 🐦‍⬛ @rain4est.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
@6to12elbow.bsky.social Why does this seem like something you would post?
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Lil Miss Sinister Fairy Godbitch of the Burrow Mump 🧚‍♂️😈🌾 @fairygodmegan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is just what all of my best girl friends look like and why I'm so happy all the time
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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Willet’s Path This willet (Tringa semipalmata) was moving through a tidal pool in Gulfport, Mississippi. Discover nature's fleeting moments through my lens—visit my photo gallery to see more. swede1952-photographs.pixels.com #photo #photography #wildlife #nature #birds #shorebirds #willet
"A lone willet stands ankle‑deep in calm, glassy water, its reflection stretching beneath it like a soft, silvery echo. The bird’s plumage is a gentle mix of gray‑brown and pale buff, giving it a quiet, understated beauty that blends naturally with the shoreline. Its body looks sturdy and balanced, built for wading, with a straight, medium‑length bill that points forward like a simple, no‑nonsense tool.

The willet’s legs are long and bluish‑gray, lifting and lowering with careful, deliberate steps that barely disturb the surface. Each movement sends out a faint ripple, but the water quickly settles back into stillness. The background is a soft blur of open water, leaving the bird as the calm center of the scene — a steady, thoughtful presence in a world of gentle light and shallow waves.

Nothing dramatic. Nothing hurried. Just a willet moving through its quiet morning, reflected perfectly in the water below." - Microsoft Copilot
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clockssarchive.bsky.social @clockssarchive.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
CLOCKSS is proud to launch a pilot program to preserve Diamond Open Access publications - at no cost to participating libraries, whether current supporters or new to our community. clockss.org/new-pilot-di...
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Spook-ass, Christ oh boo! boo! @loukas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I'm sorry, but we're living in the Taco Belle Epoque
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carlmalamud @yeswescan.org · 18/07/2026
We signed an agreement with the Government of Karnataka to digitize and post 18,000 rare archeology books in the Mysore Palace library. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... ht @omshivaprakash.bsky.social
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18,000 rare books, 1,000 archives in Mysuru to go digital
The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Government of Karnataka, and the Anubhava Mantapa Servants of Knowledge Association (“Servants of Knowledge”) have entered into a memorandum of und...
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