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jrrosin1.bsky.social @jrrosin1.bsky.social · 18h

#BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks I have to share these Keel billed Toucans outside my sisters patio in Costa Rica.

Keel billed Toucans posing for their glamour shot in Costa Rica

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Got to the museum and realized i left my badge at home happy monday 🥳🥳

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bought a small drink at the movies for 11$ is this a good deal does anyone know

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Showed the boys around the North Shore this weekend 🥰

Selfie of me, my husband, and jack with Motif #1 in the background in Rockport Massachusetts.

A stubborn seagull that ate something too large 😭

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Survived day 1 of the Denver mineral show!

Selfie of me in front of a photo of purple amethyst crystals

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wompoo Fruit-Dove at Lamington National Park #Australia #birds #pigeons #nature

Green fruit dove with a pale gray head and bright red bill perched on a tree branch among leaves and fruit.

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Moustached Puffbird, Otun Quimbaya #colombia #birds #nature

A small brown bird with a rusty chest, pale facial markings, and a bright red eye perched on a moss-covered branch in a lush forest.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Bit of an unusual topaz cabochon from Myanmar. Has some interesting inclusions (trapiche-like) as well as a plane of iridecence on the underside that shows through the stone.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Immensely grateful we were able to experience her art installation when it came to DC a few years ago. Truly a visionary

Husband and i in one of the infinity rooms. Multicolored orbs behind us.

Infinity room full of pastel coloree orbs.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Date night at Caruso's Grocery last night for DC restaurant week. The chicken parm was one of the tastiest meals ive had in a very long time 🥵

Pink drink in a coupe glass- a cosmopolitan. Was great.

Large plate of flat breaded chicken covered in melted cheese. Small dish behind it with spaghetti.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Representative image of orange-red crystals" Why would you use a photo of vanadinite and not actual zircon crystals???

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Forced @jesh.bsky.social to buy a blazer for my friend's wedding this weekend and it ended up being one of the hottest days of the year lol Anyways despite the heat it was still a lovely and beautiful evening 💕

Husband and i in white dress shirts and ties in front of a garden of wildflowers behind us. He is on the left with a purple tie and i am on the right with a blue tie.

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Tom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Washington DC wildlife: Asian wall jumping spider this afternoon on Maine Avenue. 🐞 🕷️

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Got my first LV fragrance today 😁

Photo of me holding an orange Louis Vuitton bag

Bottle of Louis Vuitton Meteore cologne. Purple liquid in a glass bottle in front of an orange backdrop.

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HLK @hlkfotos.com · 29/07/2026

Africa does it again: The purple glossy starling. #BirdOfTheDay #MultiColour 📷🌿🪶

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hyalophane (below) is a barium rich feldspar. I learned today it is a variety of microcline and not its own species. Also learned that labradorite isnt its own species either anymore and is a variery of anorthite. The IMA needs to calm down with changing all these feldspar taxonomies 🫩

Vitreous, semi transparent, colorless crystal of hyalophane feldspar held in my hand.

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J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

homosexuality exists in over 450 species. homophobia exists in only one (okapis)

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Are these mineral accounts AI? Almost all their posts sound like this

Two potential bots talking to each other.

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Naturae Lapides @naturaelapides.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A small, calm-blue fluorite today. I really like this specimen because it’s been treated: a green fluorite that’s been irradiated to give it this gorgeous blue hue, as evidenced by the quartz that has turned black. This specimen comes from China. #mineral #crystal #macrophoto #focusstacking

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Sarah Finn @romanceofbooks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Tourmaline from 'Gems and Precious Stones of North America' by George Frederick Kunz, published by The Scientific Publishing Company of New York, 1892. #naturalhistory #scienceart #mineralart #Tourmaline #chromolithography

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Found some bugs on my lunch break. Photo is super saturated but i love the color contrast

Orange and black milkweed bugs on green leaves of a milkweed plant.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Did not know today was International Rock Day until a few hours ago (or that the day exists, tbh). And i work with the national collection 🫪

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Spending today celebrating my haircut and spiked lemonades and NOTHING ELSE 🫪

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I love this man so much 💚💚

Selfie of me and my husband at a park with a pond in the background behind us.

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 29/06/2026

Today’s Exhibit of the Day? It’s one of the largest amethyst geodes in the world! It's about 13 ft (4 m) tall and 9,000 lbs (4,082 kg). It was "born" when molten magma poured from the Earth’s crust some 135 million years ago. Photo: D. Finnin/© AMNH

A photo of the Museum’s large amethyst geode on display in the Halls of Gems & Minerals. Its crystals are a striking purple color.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Successfully completed my gem identification lab class at GIA in NYC this week :D

Selfie of me walking on the sidewalk in the Diamond District in NYC

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Its just all so embarrassing

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Happy pride month!! 🪨🏳️‍🌈

Six long panels each of a zoomed in mineral specimen, reminiscent of a rainbow pride flag.

Red = rhodochrosite from colorado. Orange = creedite from mexico. Yellow = rutile from brazil. Green = brochantite from mexico. Blue = azurite from arizona. Purple = kunzite from california.

All specimens are property of SI and all photos were taken by me.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Downtown / national mall area has become infested with national guardsmen 🙄

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Bought a few samples of designer fragrances recently. Was expecting the Cartier fragrance to smell rich and luxurious but instead it smells like sweat and taco seasoning 💀

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I am obsessed with this finalist in this year's Michigan “I voted” sticker design contest

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Nadine, Hunter of Rocks @nadwgab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

One of these days I'll make some more mineral pride flags. Here's one I made a few years back (check the alt text for specimen details)

Six photo slices of minerals arranged into a rainbow collage and below that, the six photos of the mineral specimens used for the collage. The crocoite consists of red, elongate crystals, from Tasmania, Australia. The wulfenite is tabular, interlocking orange crystals, from Arizona, USA. The sulphur is a mass of yellow crystals, from Sicily, Italy. The malachite contains curved banding in varying shades of green, from Russia. The azurite is a dark metallic blue resting on top of green malachite, from Arizona, USA. The amethyst consists of a mass of purple, translucent crystals, from Lake Superior, Canada.

All specimens are on display in the Natural History Museum, London.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19/05/2026

just absolutely clownish levels of corruption embarrassing clown shit country where every major institution has failed to keep pace with a buffoonish combover con man operating at a fifth grade reading level

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Deal on Compensation Fund Blocks I.R.S. Audits of Trump and His Family

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Sometimes I just stop and ponder how like half the executive branch is just people the president saw on tv a bunch

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Can someone explain to me like im 5 how virginia's redistricting, which was democratically voted on, was declared unlawful but tennessee and florida's which were not voted on were completely fine.. ?

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

So i read about this new material that was recently fabricated, its polycrystalline silicon named Crysilliz. Wanted to buy some and the prices were reasonable but what in the hell are these shipping prices?! Tariffs i guess? Really disappointing

My checkout order of 1 crysilliz crystal for 26 euros and 54 euros for shipping

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

We went out on a night hike last night and @scibugs.bsky.social spotted this adorable Red-spotted Glass Frog. These frogs are found in the Andes Mountains from Colombia south into Ecuador. Intag Refugio, Ecuador

A bright green frog with tiny red polka dots. It is clinging to a branch.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Havent been able to get to the gym much lately but im still pretty happy with how my arms look, so theres that

Me flexing my bicep in a mirror in a tshirt with a cat wearing a batman costume

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Hex @hexcat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Happy 20 years of Neil banging out the tunes 🐀🎶🎉

Neil banging out the tunes April 13, 2006

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Someone posted a very clearly AI video of a chicken today and its gaining massive traction (up to 3k likes and 500 reposts aorn) and just makes me so god damn angry and disappointed in how digitally illiterate people are. And theres even pushback when you call it out. We're so cooked.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Touched some grass today at the National Arboretum. DC spring weather heals me 🌸💕

Husband and i laughing at a friends joke, in front of a blooming white tree.

Sandstone corinthian columns that were once part of the Capitol but later transported to the national arboretum.

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Finally bought an apple slicer and i feel like ive just unlocked a new item in a video game (apples)

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Filing taxes really raising my blood pressure today Was erroneously penalized 290$. Paid 40$ to chat with an expert real life human. Was told 'yep you were penalized by mistake but there's nothing i can do' Oh ok lol

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🚀 Artemis II is safely in orbit! 🚀 A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

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NASA’s Artemis II launches on first crewed moon mission of the 21st century

A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Sometimes mineral crystals are so perfectly geometric they just dont seem real to me 🧐 🪨: Spinel (MgAl2O4)

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Greg @suq.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A cabochon of river jasper (similar looking but distinct from ocean jasper!) from Indonesia

Cabochon of green and yellow river jasper grom indonesia. Looks exactly like what typical ocean jasper would look like.

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