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Rob Rainbolt

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Hoping this place holds up under the strain.

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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 1h
This looks like a weevil that has been hot-rodded.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 1h
That is incredible. I feel like humanity keeps missing opportunities to let nature's resilience repair all the damage that its done over the centuries.
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Mauricio Sellmann Oliveira @mausellmoli.bsky.social · 3h
"Each pair had a bleached and a healthy fragment. He set up five pairs so that their fragments touched each other, and five with their fragments separated by a few millimetres. In the touching pairs, the bleached coral recovered within eight weeks."
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‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour
A coral fragment can form a tissue bridge with a dying counterpart — and provide it with crucial microalgae.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 5h
Three panel comic. Panel 1: a little dog is sleeping on a couch, kicking its paws. A person says, “look! The little kicks!” Panel 2: in awe of the cuteness, the person continues, “what do you think he’s dreaming about?” Panel 3: in the dog’s dream, the pup is wearing a captain’s jacket, holding tightly to a wooden ship on stormy seas. In his other paw, he is gripping a harpoon as an enormous vacuum cleaner breaches violently from the water.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 18h
Want to eat one of these while I'm hooked up to a glucose meter and try for the high score.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22h
oh no my ai went rogue and ordered another two margaritas for me at chilis happy hour
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 23h
I am uncertain if this is the 2nd or 3rd annual report.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Have to tip my hat to Reich for helping to created a great Motörhead song: youtu.be/7oGHqMijc3M?...
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YouTube video by Motörhead - Topic
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Wait, is this the Hull House from "Division Street"? I re-read it this year for the first time in ages and there were so many references to it.
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𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕥 @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
logging on
christ is ONLINE
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A Sandhill Crane giving a look as he/she was passing by on the nature trail.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Photo of the day today comes from Christopher Clarke who caught this setting sun from the Jackfish Island Fish Camp just outside Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba!
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BEHOLD
Photograph of entrance of a building in the Brick Expressionism style which features lots of curves and rounded edges and arches.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is the gateway drug that leads to Brick Expressionism! 🥺
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It turned the clock into a diamond! 😄
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 13/10/2026
goooood morning it is cool and cloudy and we made our rounds like usual, greeting a couple of neighbors, doing a lot of sniffs, and sharing our snacks with crows, so yes indeed: Lucy Loved That Walk
Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes and a smile; she is sitting in a pile of red fallen leaves.
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Randy Au @randyau.com · 13/10/2026
I'm dying laughing at how the cat has conformed to her flower shaped bed today
A white cat is sleeping curled up in a med that has five fluffy white lobes of a flower petal, the cat has half her face peeking upwards and otherwise has filled the pentagonal space in the center of the bed completely
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Looks like something that @kekeflipnote.bsky.social would create.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'll see your ONE exclamation mark WWII naval battle film and raise you THREE exclamation marks. I re-watched this for the first time in many years and it's still pretty wooden but has some amazing (and not so amazing) model work.
Poster for the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Emma LeRae @emmalerae.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When the waiting room has an Etch A Sketch.
A wobbley drawing of a dinosaur on an Etch A Sketch
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here's a small portion of the one I found there.
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Paul Chamberlain @paulchamberlain.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Callanish VIII , Isle of Lewis this morning #StandingStoneSunday
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Don Davis @ddavisspaceart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As the large storm headed my way, a wide cloud ceiling formed and spread across the region overnight. This morning was one of dramatically changing weather. Sparse clear regions admitted very reddened sunlight which illuminated the clouds first to the East, then to the Northwest.
 The initial illumination on the clouds the morning of October 10, 2026 was a nice very saturated red. This was captured in a fisheye time lapse sequence as well with still frames like this one from another digital SLR camera. Openings in the clouds toward the East allowed very red light into the local overcast area and briefly brought a glorious show to the High Desert. Here and there, rain was beginning to show itself, such as in a distant low segment of a rainbow seen here hugging the Northwest horizon on the lower right. Only red light was then available for the rainbow.
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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
nice sunrise over the coastal range this morning 📷
photo of some hazy mountains with partially cloudy golden sky, sun sending beams dramaticly throgh the slight morning haze, some low cloudy fog hugging the valleys, wind swept shore pine forest in the foreground, blue sky towards the top of the frame. Manzanita, Oregon looking south east towards Nehalem.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Annnnnnd breathe….
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Bulk N. Lumpy Collection, exclusively at Bloomingdales
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Click the unsubscribe link! 🙂
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Henry Rothwell @henryrothwell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
An incredible website. Amongst other delights are the world's lighthouses with their cycles in real time just for @regretteruane.bsky.social mapped.earth/lighthouses/...
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Lighthouses of England & Wales | mapped.earth
Every charted lighthouse of England & Wales on a night relief map, each one sweeping or flashing at its real rhythm and lighting the coast it guards. Hover a light for its character.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That's a fantastic and most unexpected visualization.
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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
9th October 2026 08.20 Málaga
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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy weekend all. ❤️
close up of purple michaelmas daisy flowers.
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 09/10/2026
goooood morning after a few real nice days in a row we’re back to raincoat weather, and the bluster chased away a lot of our friends - but not the crows! - so we shared our snacks, stayed mostly dry, and yes: Lucy Loved That Walk
Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes and a green raincoat covered in cartoon frogs. She is strolling happily down a wet sidewalk. 
I have to roll the hood back for her so she can see, because the jacket is a little big for her - she has a barrel chest, and this was the one that fit around her rib cage.
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Fossillocator @fossillocator.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wow this pic from the Curiosity Rover on Mars’ Mount Sharp is really dramatic
Lots of formations called yardangs 
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I will definitely NOT do that. <bookmarks your post>
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm old enough now that I'm ready to cry over commercials.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
oh wait
me sticking my hand into the stone mouth
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 07/10/2026
The Morning Monty sleeps in.
Excessively fluffy gray tripod tabby - curled upside down on an oval cat perch with his paws up in the bunny pugilist position, and his lone fang sticking out as he smiles in his sleep.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In panel one, we see a crow’s face. It says, “I AM DEATH’S MESSENGER”.
In panel two, we see the same crow’s face. It continues, “YOUR TIME IS NEAR”.
In panel four, we see the crow awkwardly hopping away from a stick figure.
In panel five, we see the grim reaper with the crow perched on his hand. The grim reaper says, “So you should probably fly away dramatically instead.”
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Everything will grow back." Ohhh I wish it was that easy for the rest of us! 😬
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Humanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Spooky sci-fi covers by Johnny Bruck.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Photo of the day today comes from Kiki in Winnipeg who wanted to share a beautiful sunset over the Red River!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 06/10/2026
Tilly Norwood Moved To Trash Folder By Deranged Fan
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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Magnificent oak, covered in moss, tangled branches reach out. #ThickTrunkTuesday
a huge ancient oak tree fills the frame of the photo in a dense wood. massive branches are covered in moss. sun shines through the leaves up high. bracken and bramble down low.
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The Bishop @ceas10.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Pleiades (M45) in Taurus Seven Sisters in Greek mythology: Asterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Alcyone; as well as their parents, Pleione and Atlas The star cluster is located ~444 ly from Earth From last night #Nature 🔭 #Photography #WitchSky #Photo #NightSky #Astronomy
The Pleiades in Taurus ~444 ly away Central Illinois ~120 minutes total exposure time

Taken 10/05/2026 - Dwarf 3
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Photo of the day today comes from Clarence Jones in the Gitxsan Nation who shared this stunning sunset. Thanks for this beautiful send off to the start of the work week Clarence!
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The belly ISN'T a trap? 😯
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Humanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Robert McCall's cover art for "Pioneering the Space Frontier," the 1986 report of the National Commission on Space. The subtitle promised "our next fifty years in space." We have until 2036 to make it happen.
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A Tufted Titmouse surrounded by Fall color.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/10/2026
I can’t emphasize this enough — “AI” wasn’t born corrupt and toxic. For ~75 years, it was mathematicians and scientists doing interesting, thoughtful work and trying to solve problems, making only the usual human mistakes. What “AI” did to machine learning is as tragic as what it did to artists.
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Rob Rainbolt @rob-rainbolt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I would not survive the alien fungus. 😔
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