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Rannie

@rannie-p.bsky.social
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Nature, hiking, wildlife, native gardening, books and the Georgia Bulldawgs. No qualms about blocking bots, trolls and other unpleasant sorts.

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 2h
Early voting starts today in Georgia, be sure to peek at the sample ballot - there are a lot of things to consider. @athenspoliticsnerd.bsky.social has a good breakdown of all these offices in the region and the state amendments.
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maggie-lee.bsky.social @maggie-lee.bsky.social · 15h
If ur watching the Georgia lt gov race, Republican Greg Dolezal has said private school vouchers are fully subscribed proving the popularity of the bill he carried Fact check: no it’s not and he cancelled an interview with The Current and didn’t take my phone calls thecurrentga.org/2026/09/30/d...
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Demand rises in second year of Georgia school voucher program - The Current
Christian schools. Muslim schools. About 77% of Georgia school vouchers went to parochial educational facilities, according to an analysis by The Current GA.
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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Sleepy Hollow High School (in the very real town of Sleepy Hollow, NY) has the best mascot I have ever seen at any level.
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Chip @chipgr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Saw this on a bike ride. Decided it was time to turn around. Today's #BlueSkyArtShow prompt is #Weather May you have a peaceful day. #peace #nature #photography #photographersofBluesky #cycling #landscape #ECK #clouds 635
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Rannie @rannie-p.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
For the AthensGa crowd, gas is $3.43 at Costco if you have time to wait in the gas lines.
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swandiveswim.bsky.social @swandiveswim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#Birds #Corvid #ThursJay Crows after spilt grain on the railroad tracks.
A multitude of all black, birds feeding between the rails of track, on spilt grain. The track curves to the left in front of trees with gold coloured leaves and white trunks.
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Ian Boatman @wxdawg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When defensive flaws against pass explosiveness meet Tropical Depression 9, soon-to-be Tropical Storm (Hurricane?) Isaias. #BeatBama
Data from Game on Paper, relating Georgia and Alabama. The red arrow on the right side shows Bama’s potential advantage over Georgia’s defense in pass explosiveness.Forecast cone for Tropical Depression Nine, valid on 10/6/2026 at 5 PM EDT.
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 04/10/2026
More #cat costume ideas for Halloween. #cats #caturday
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Holy crap www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/m...
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Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.
The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.
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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Walking around in the bush with my head down again this morning. I’m absolutely in love with the gills on this mushroom. I think it might be a type of oysterling. 🍄🌿
Looking at the underside of a frilly oyster mushroom. The different lobes overlap, each other kind of like a nudibranch, it’s tan gills form, beautiful, ripping patterns.
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canyonbirds.bsky.social @canyonbirds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Grand Canyon sunset. #OrangeSun
Sunset on the Grand Canyon from the south rim.
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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A few phone pics of various chunks of public land for National Public Lands Day. Keep Public Lands public. #publiclands #thislandisyourland
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David Brooks @dgbrooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sliver of a moon being chased by an emerging sun #moonrise #sunrise #EastCoastKin
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Rannie @rannie-p.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
69 degrees at 10am? High today of 76? No rain in the forecast? Where are my hiking boots! Glorious fall!
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Love this
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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A dem majority can’t fix everything but it can get the ridiculous Mike Johnson out of power. Vote your asses off. Are you registered? Have you checked that your MAGA Secretary of State hasn’t messed w your registration?
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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Boosting this MS position in @ugaecology.bsky.social part of a USFS collaboration - pre-application required, due October 1!
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A spectacular sunset with silhouetted Snow Geese. I love silhouettes so much! #birds #BirdOfTheDay #silhouette #SunsetAndSilhouettes 🌿
A flock of geese in shallow water at sunset. The water reflects pink below and orange above and the silhouettes are black and dark blue, making a very vibrant photo.
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Them Dawgs Is Hell Don’t They? @shorterexcerpts.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Bees-Vols is really a battle of nails-on-a-chalkboard annoying fight songs
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#ScrapTheCap #SocialSecurity #VoteBlue #Blues
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IdahoLark @idaholark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
No, this is at Miami International. But if a plane flew from the one named after Voldemort to Sioux City, a traveler’s ticket would read DJT-SUX.
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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
it's lunch time. I just might have a little brandy with it. #Stunday #ECK #creeks *sorry for the prior deletion. it had a hi-res image.
a low-water autumn day on Brandy Creek as it flows towards Whiskeytown Lake in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, 10 minutes west of Redding, CA off Hwy 299
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/08/2026
“An officer who uses unconstitutional force does not carry out federal policy. He exceeds it.”  Fred O. Smith, Jr. on how states can hold federal officers liable for damages when they violate constitutional rights:
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Collateral Accountability: The Oldest Check on Federal Lawlessness
As federal self-policing collapses, states are filing damages suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights.
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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
MS in freshwater/invertebrate ecology

The Odum School of Ecology is seeking applicants for a M.S. position in the research group of Dr. John Wares (www.wareslab.net) in partnership with US Forest Service Research & Development. Research project will be partially defined by funding source and region, with a focus on freshwater mussels in the Great Lakes region; the project may incorporate comparative work with freshwater mussels/habitats in the southeastern US. Pre-applications required, and candidates will be notified of suitability by October 16, 2026. To be considered for this position, please send a single PDF that includes (1) a cover letter highlighting your research background and field experience to date, goals as a scientist, knowledge of freshwater mussels, and what types of research questions you hope to address with respect to freshwater mussel diversity; (2) a current CV highlighting relevant professional experience, educational background, and current GPA. The PDF filename should start with your last name, and the email subject line should read “2027 MS-ICAS pre-application”.
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Gray @grays.art · 20/08/2026
G for Great Great blue heron fledglings (Ardea herodias) CREW flint pen strand Bonita Springs, Florida 8-15-26 Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AwesomeOwlsl of the 2 owl families. Alt #BirdNameG: birds with G starting their common name. #birds #photography #ECK #threewordgenre #birding #fledgling
A large nest high in a pine tree against a blue sky, containing two almost fully grown heron chicks, both with their crests raised.
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Kitty @klparmley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Signal boost.
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Andisheh Nouraee @andisheh.com · 19/08/2026
Rick Jackson isn’t going to “fix” healthcare for 1+ million uninsured Georgians. He’s not going save or re-open rural hospitals or clinics. Our healthcare misery is Rick Jackson’s massive fortune He’s not going to “fix” a system that made him a zillionaire because it’s not broken for him.
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Colton the fish sp💀💀ker🐟🪴🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Look at the glacial flour just pouring out into the lake #hydrology
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Skyline cleanse 🌿 South Platte 6 years ago today
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Chip @chipgr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The higher you get the earlier fall shows itself. Hope you have a great day. #peace #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #hiking #MountainMonday #photographersofBluesky 581
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daisy-sunshine73.bsky.social @daisy-sunshine73.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I went to Action Park once & had such an embarrassing experience. I was on this ride that where you go tubing through this winding track. Pretty tame for Action Park. There was a point where people got backed up on their tubes - a traffic jam. I somehow fell of my tube. I stood up to grab it 🧵
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pinecliffwoman.bsky.social @pinecliffwoman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Cloud tree Aerosolous arboralisea Quite rare. Quite rare indeed. Messing with you…that is why I am not allowed to participate in binomial nomenclature. There really are cloud trees though…picture proof 😎. Maybe I will get a pic of the even rarer unicorn soon 🤗🌿
Cloud tree

Aerosolous arboralisea
Quite rare.
Quite rare indeed.

Messing with you…that is why I am not allowed to participate in binomial nomenclature.

There really are cloud trees though…picture proof 😎. Maybe I will get a pic of the even rarer unicorn soon 🤗🌿

Cloud passes behind a dead tree just at the right time for a fun pic ☺️
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Rannie @rannie-p.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
There was a feeding frenzy at the bird feeders this morning including the usual candidates plus a brightly colored Am. goldfinch and a much redder house finch than my local birds. Looks like the migration is in swing here in middle Ga. 🐦
A map of the US showing active bird migration at 5:20 am. Bright bands can be seen in the Pacific NW; from Montana south to Arizona, NM, and Mexico; in Minn; and moving south from NY to Ga and north Fl.
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The Georgia Sun @thegeorgiasun.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Dangerous rip current warning for Georgia beaches today Swimmers at beaches in Glynn and Camden counties face dangerous rip currents through late tonight, the National Weather Service says.... thegeorgiasun.com/weather/dangerous…
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David Brooks @dgbrooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“The Tree Of Life”…… iconic, gravity defying landmark at Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park #Scape #ForestFriday #PNW #EastCoastKin
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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
From Rob, @robcrank68.bsky.social, today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EgretsAndHerons. That's an easy theme for me. I see them all the time. This great blue heron among great egrets fits. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ECK #birds #birdsinflight #Birdsky #birders #Nikon #conservation
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Season of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I love receiving passing compliments from women. It’s genuine, pure & with no ulterior motives. I just beam with joy and accept the love. I love giving casual compliments to women. It usually lands when needed. It reaffirms a decision. It boosts confidence. We can be a gift to one another.
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Athens Politics Nerd @athenspoliticsnerd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A large and continuing immigration crackdown is sweeping across Athens with more than ten people taken by ICE in just a few days. Four of those taken belonged to one family in which ICE took everyone but an 11-year-old girl. athenspoliticsnerd.com/ice-rips-fam...
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ICE rips family apart in Athens, leaves 11-year-old alone and afraid | Athens Politics Nerd
The family in this story has asked that only their first names be used out of fear of further ICE action.
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It’s actually Dave @davidacody.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#Abstractia #Buildings #ArtChallenge #ClassicMono #abandoned #photography #EastCoastKin
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GA_Brownie @gabrownie.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Community-collected data uncovers how migratory #birds are changing with the world’s #climate. #Georgia georgiabirdobservatory.org/blog/forty-y...
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Forty Years of Community Science Reveal New Insights into Bird Migration - Georgia Bird Observatory
Volunteer bird bander Ryan Davenport uses decades of community-collected data to uncover how migratory birds are changing with the world's climate.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey single-handedly blocked the "wonder drug" thalidomide (US, FDA, 1960) & saved American children from severe birth defects. The first woman to earn a PhD in pharmacology, she used her expertise & immense courage to defy intense industry pressure. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
A classic black-and-white portrait photograph of Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914–2015), the pioneering Canadian-American pharmacologist and FDA medical officer renowned for blocking thalidomide's approval in the United States. She is shown in a formal head-and-shoulders pose against a plain studio background, gazing directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and resolute expression. Her dark hair is neatly styled in soft waves, parted on the side, and she wears a simple dark blazer or jacket over a white collared blouse, embodying professionalism, quiet determination, and the courage that defined her career as a trailblazer in drug safety regulation and women's contributions to science and public health.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 20/07/2026
This is Bruno and Rocket. Rocket insists on making a grand entrance. Bruno is happy to help with that. 13/10 for both (IG: bruno_da_doxie_doggie)
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Rannie @rannie-p.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Well, the AC gave up the ghost last night. Also last night, an electrical storm, so maybe it will be a less expensive repair rather than a replacement. Sigh - I guess it's a good day to buy that tinted film I was contemplating for the western windows.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A federal judge just spent 56 pages taking apart Trump's favorite scheme—then reported his own lawyers to the bar. Her name is Kathleen Williams. Remember it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Study reveals major shifts in Neanderthal genetic history. Nearly all Late Neanderthals studied so far appear to come from the same maternal genetic lineage. Neanderthals Nearly Vanished 75,000 Years Ago – Then One Group Repopulated Europe🏺🧪 scitechdaily.com/neanderthals...
Artist’s impression of the glacial landscape encountered by Neanderthals during the Ice Age. Credit: Direction de l’archéologie du Pas-de-Calais/Benoît Clarys
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a_walker @annewalker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
DIY Air Purifier! This makes too much sense. box fan + HVAC filter + tape = cleaner air www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
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How to DIY an Air Purifier
If your air quality is bad and you don’t have an air purifier, an HVAC filter taped to a box fan is better than nothing.
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Rannie @rannie-p.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A bit of Georgia sky
Puffy white clouds limned in gray and backed by gorgeous blue sky over sparkling silver-green water. A few docks and houses are seen on the distant wooded shoreline.
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