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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 15/09/2026

Behold! Yet another book available for preorder! This one has an aroace protagonist, many oddities, and a Very Good Goat. Also kind of my tribute to McKinley’s Spindle’s End, which you should read while you’re waiting.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

What I love about this book is that it feels like a guy from a much grittier fantasy series (I have joked to @adamstemple.bsky.social it's a guy from one of his books) wakes up and finds himself in a comedic romance (albeit one with a much higher body count than you'd expect in a romance).

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Mr.Lemur 🎨🖌️✨🐾🔜Flüüfff @misterlemur.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

What if the curse was to be human? 🥀✨🐾

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 24/07/2026

TERFS CAN'T CLIMB STAIRS

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 21/07/2026

Today’s shot and chaser provided by @kbspangler.com

Three posts from KB Spangler:

3 days ago: Today we threw a party for a baby and I’d like to remind parents you are heroes who do constant unending hero shit. We salute you and your efforts to keep babies babying along.

Gonna sleep until Tuesday, good night.

Today: WTF is a Jimothy

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melloween @randomthursday.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Once acquired, cat hair cannot be removed from your inventory.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's time to check in on the Price family, as James takes his swing at the narration. I'm sure absolutely nothing has gone wrong since the last time we went to visit...

Two men are getting out of a crashed car. The white man in the foreground has brown hair, a brown jacket, and jeans. The Black man who was in the driver's seat has short black hair, a blue jacket, and jeans. The text reads PRIDE AND POLTERGEISTS - An InCryptid Novel - NYT Bestselling Author Seanan McGuire

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

TEENY TINY TOAD ALERT!!!!! It was so small I thought it was a little jumping spider. But I was right next to the creek where the toads mate so I looked more carefully. I can not believe I actually got a decent photo. It was less than a centimeter from nose to butt & ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! #herps 🌿

A close up photo of a tiny little brown toad on the ground. It's kind of lumpy and unformed looking and must have just emerged from the water.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Stop Two: July 15th, the very next day, I descend upon The Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to discuss monsters and apple-flavoring with Chuck Wendig ( @chuckwendig.bsky.social). doylestownbookshop.com/wiswell

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Doylestown: John Wiswell w/ Chuck Wendig // The Dragon Has Some Complaints

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

As tick season ramps up, keep in mind importance of preserving any tick that attaches. In theory, a tick not engorged cannot pass on disease, but there can still be infection and for peace of mind I always send them to the Tick Report. Testing is fast and not that expensive. 1/2 www.tickreport.com

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Tickreport.com: Cost Effective Tick Testing for Tick Borne Diseases in 2 to 3 Business Days

Identify tick specimens with science laboratory DNA and RNA based testing by mail for 25 different pathogens and diseases.

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Screamliner Ontario @mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 13/05/2026

Posted without further comment.

Economics: "Humans only value things monetarily."
Sociology: "Uh, I don't..."
Economics: "Humans are always rational and value is calculated by complex internal calculus."
Sociology: "Uhhh, Psy, can you help?" Psychology: "That's not how humans..." Economics: "ALSO MY SYSTEM WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY FOREVER!!"
Physics: *drops teacup*

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Satan @666therealsatan666.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

These are Vietnamese Mossy Frogs.

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KK @kk-maker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

One of my favorite animal videos, probably taken at Disney's Animal Kingdom: four asian small-clawed otters racing back and forth across the grass like a troop of predatory socks, hopping up to try and snatch a butterfly out of the air.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I will make this neighborhood easier to be a bug in so help me God.

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Archangel Beth @archangelbeth.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

OMG! @tkingfisher.com got to write this!!

Coverless image for a forthcoming March 9, 2027 book by T. Kingfisher: A Devil of a Crime. ($13.99)
Publisher Description: From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher comes a charming murder mystery about a retired devil & retired angel who must team up to catch a killer stalking their small town – before all Hell breaks loose.

When the murder of a priest rocks a quiet small town in North Carolina, the prime suspect is who else but the local retired agent of hell, Nicholas Fallen.

But Fallen long ago traded his pitchfork for gardening shears and smites only the beetles who try to feast on his carefully cultivated tomato plants.

If the reformed devil is to clear his (relatively) good na,e, he'll have to go pick up the mantle of detective, and partner with the least likely of allies: reitred angel Serafina Fuller.

(not in the image but as part of the description on Apple Books: As more bodies turn up and their dream of a retirement in small-town paradise looks to go up in flames, the two will stop this killer. Come hell or high water. )

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

okay i change my mind, THIS is one of the best and most beautiful images from artemis ii

The top part of the Moon is illuminated. The gray cratered surface stands out against the blackness of space. The Earth appears in the far distance as an upside-down crescent moon shape. There is some lens flare in the top part and center of the image. Credit: NASA

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I just got back from a road trip that ended with one of the most awe-inspiring settings I've ever visited in my travels. Turns out that I've been missing out by not getting into caving sooner. #Photography

A photograph of me standing on a pedestal rock formation inside a large cave illuminated by multiple beams of warm sunlight penetrating through an opening above. In the foreground, a waterfall winds through large jagged rocks. In the back are two waterfalls that looks like streaks of white in this long exposure photo.

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This is possibly the most incredible tracking video of a rocket launch that I have ever seen, and Shuttle had some really incredible videos too! Just look at those gorgeous flame dynamics and then the booster separation... 🔭🧪 #Artemis

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026

Oh this is great: there’s now an #Artemis II Lunar Flyby Gallery on the NASA images site: www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna... (thx @dpmanchee.bsky.social for pointing it out)

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Lunar Flyby - NASA

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026

Whoa 🤯 The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

[alt text by NASA] The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars. Credit: NASA

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Eric Mendoza @ericmryan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Also:

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Eric Mendoza @ericmryan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Grant and Sherman's memoirs, but for the average Union soldier, James A. McPherson drew from thousands of letters and diaries:

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Reposting this meme (with alt text) as a stand alone for any future usage needs where someone might prefer it not being already part of a thread:

A screen shot from one of the Thor films (Thor: Ragnarok), with a dark haired pale skinned woman wearing dark eye makeup and clothing (Cate Blanchett playing Hela, Thor's elder sister) holding her arm straight out, braced against Thor's hammer that has been thrown at her. The scene is over a green field under a cloudy gray sky. The hammer is labeled "It's basic biology". She is labeled "Advanced Biology".

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Tailsteak @tailsteak.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The true fantasy of a Holmes/Watson dynamic is not being an eccentric supergenius, it's having an allistic friend who handles all your social and financial and administrative bullshit and asks for nothing in exchange but to admire you while you do your special interest stuff.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 23/11/2025

I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago. Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Spring Peepers have arrived! Which means it’s time to share this frog battle which is one of the funniest things I’ve ever filmed #herps 🌿

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Spring Peepers Wrestling

YouTube video by Get To Know Nature

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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Who else loves canyon wrens? #birds #wildlife #nature

A photo of a canyon wren perched on a rock. Its long tail is pointed up.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

People familiar with my music may remember Sarah from a time before the series; she's the narrator for "Phantoms of Summer," "This Is My Town," and "Sycamore Tree."

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Laura Ashe @lauraashe.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Working from home proving more stressful than I feel is necessary

Two cats have jumped onto a sash window and climbed up under the blind, dislodging it

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Writing is thinking. It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.

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scare-cadus (is this anything) 🎃 @birdapp.rip · 15/02/2026

the Black Panthers were right

IF YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE ISNT ANY WORK
JUST LOOK AROUND: A HOUSING SHORTAGE, CRIME, POLLUTION; WE NEED BETTER SCHOOLS AND PARKS.
WHATEVER OUR NEEDS, THEY ALL REQUIRE WORK.
AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE UNSATISFIED NEEDS, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.
SO ASK YOURSELE, WHAT KIND OF WORLD HAS WORK BUT NO JOBS. IT'S A WORLD WHERE WORK IS NOT RELATED TO SATISFYING OUR NEEDS, WORLD WHERE WORK IS ONLY RELATED TO SATISFYING THE PROFIT NEEDS OF BUSINESS.
THIS COUNTRY WAS NOT BUILT BY THE HUGE CORPORATIONS OR GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES.
IT WAS BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO WORK. AND, IT IS WORKING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD CONTROL THE WORK TO BE DONE. YET, AS LONG AS EMPLOYMENT IS TIED TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROFITS, THE WORK WONT GET DONE.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 14/02/2026

LLMs do not understand, will not understand, and cannot ever understand information. It's a glorified search engine combined with auto-compete, and you should treat it as such. No matter how much LLM companies try to tell you their machines can think or reason, they cannot and will not. 12/12

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm.

Text: Noses are red
Ice packs are blue
I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities:
Love unites us.
Our hearts are with you.

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together. I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.

Image of Charles Darwin quotes, with the recipient of the letter and the date the letter was written. He said "I hate every wave of the ocean" to W.D. Fox on 15 February 1836, "Oh my God how I do hate species and varieties" to J.D. Hooker in 11 March 1858, "I am very tired, very stomachy, and hate nearly the whole world" to Thomas Huxley on 10 September 1860, "I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything" to Charles Lyell on 1 October 1861, "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" to John Lubbock on 3 September 1862, and "I am languid and bedeviled and hate writing and hate everybody" to J.D. Hooker on 23 June 1863.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 08/02/2026

I’ve caught glimpses of a decent aurora once, nowhere near this spectacular, but the thing that struck me most was that the light flowed in a way that was very conspicuously NOT like a liquid but like electricity. It felt like being inside one of those plasma globe lamps. Eerie and breathtaking.

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Amazing Digital Carcass @amagire.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

"if we abolish ICE how will we handle undocumented immigrants" well I'm ineligible to run for office for so, so many reasons but I've got a step-by-step plan for anyone who needs it: 1. help them get some documents

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Jabi Sanz @jabisanzphotography.com · 30/01/2026

Image taken in Lofoten, Norway 🇳🇴 just few days ago.

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Can I say delicious @canisaydelicious.com · 21/01/2026

This is top one or two photos in total so I went to do some light editing to balance the raw image out. The shorty owl 🪶 just flying across in front of us maybe 75 ft was truly a blast to watch and shoot 📸. I was told afternoon was better cause backlight is “worse” but I have to disagree a bit

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 10/01/2026

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 02/01/2026

A single crow flies in front of the 97.8% waxing gibbous moon tonight. 🪶

A composite of two stills, the crow and the moon, taken about a second apart, edited in lightroom and merged in photoshop

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 30/12/2025

Open up this picture fully. Then look at the surface of Mars. Then look up to the top right. Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky. Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos. That's Earth.

A forlorn landscape of layered rocks in the foreground, with hills fading into the background haze. At upper top right, a small crescent moon, and a bright star.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

My favorite thing I did on Bluesky has to be THE LORD OF THE RINGS threads. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING:

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

OH THANK GOD.

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