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The grandeur of seeing the Milky Way in person, or realizing that there really are *that* many stars in the skies is as as close to a religious experience as I'm likely to get.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8h

I tried to go find a dark sky during the eclipse this year. It being Ireland (where there ARE genuinely dark skies, including a preserve in Kerry), I found clouds.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve become obsessed with the disappearing night sky. I miss going outside wherever I was and seeing the stars! Glad to be able to write about this for @us.theguardian.com. Thanks to the kind readers who have already sent me emails about their own night skies. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like

If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I just don’t think you can say “I am not complicit” while refusing to publicly stand against genocide.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s my birthday so of course I had to stop into my local indie bookstore @spokeandwordbooks.bsky.social and sign the only remaining copy of my book in the store!

A woman in a bookstore holds a copy of the book UNDER THE HENFLUENCE

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is who you’re hurting when you use snap traps! This young skunk reached for bait in the trap and got his paw stuck. He’d probably been there all night and might have been stuck longer if my friend hadn’t seen this and called me to help. Do. Not. Put. Traps. In. Your. Yard.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 09/09/2026

@notkaspeck.bsky.social asks, "Why is the Red Delicious the worst tasting apple ever, and do they still sell grainy, mushy ones in holiday fruit boxes?" (linked article by @tkdano.bsky.social!)

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

sick and tired of silicon valley sucking all the innovation air out of the room when what we've needed for fifty years now is a microwave you can put foil in

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Got to see the very controversial tablescape at the Oregon State Fair today.

À tablescape in gold with a runner showing the reflecting pool filled with algae. Instead of drinks Diet Coke is on The table. Judging notes read: “While this table was set nicely and attractively, the Oregon State Fair has certain guidelines for the America 250 Division. According to the Decorated Tables and Tabletop Trees Exhibitors Handbook of 2026, "entries must...be non-political and free of trademarked or commercial imagery". Because of those two items, significant deductions were made to this entry.
We appreciate exercising our first amendment freedom of speech while following the Oregon State Fair criteria.”

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I love that a main thesis of Furious is that the police are terrible

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026

The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time. This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable. The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I sure do miss that federal healthcare subsidy that made my insurance MILDLY affordable instead of a giant chunk of my income.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Absolutely delighted that I got to listen to this episode while on my way to release some rehabbed skunks. These stinkpeas had been orphaned and I spent so much time making them leaf-based skunk enrichment when they were in care. I think they were amazed to find crunchy leaves all around them!

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I am depressed to even ask this question but what’s the best air quality monitor app?

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I know everyone in the world seems to love invites but I don’t want your calendar on my calendar. Can we just write things down separately and assume we’re all adults? I know I’m alone in this but it really drives me crazy. I have my colors and categories and don’t like when things look wrong!

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Are you pro people having healthcare or pro explosive diarrhea?

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/10/2025

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Huge new class action lawsuit filed by big publishers and authors against Google this week over AI training. It accuses Google of taking millions of books / articles provided to them for use only in Google Books, Google Play Books, and Google Scholar, and secretly using them to train LLMs. 🧵 1/4

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It turns out when you take 80% of sugar out of a candy, the only amazing taste it has is amazingly bad.

Bag of Joyride sour strawberry strips candy. “80% less sugar. No junk. Amazing taste.” The bag says.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Canadians and Northern USers, you would be shocked how well these work! Please, please, if you have the time and the money, make one.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This incredibly cute moth was really going to town on the dregs of my night cereal.

A mottled grayish moth with a very fuzzy head extends his little tongue into the bottom of an empty cereal bowl. There’s a hint of a spoon in the background.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

huh. sounds like a weirdo.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I’m rewatching The Lion King and can tell I’m in my 30s because I used to have a crush on teen Simba and now I’m like, damn that Mufasa’s really got it.

Still of Mufasa from The Lion King. Good dad. Caring leader. Great grooming.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I cannot stress enough just how dangerous wildfire smoke is to breathe. If your air quality is bad because of fires, wear an N95 mask. It is not “just smoke”. There are heavy metals and chemicals and bad stuff that gets into your lungs and bloodstream.

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Earth Island Journal @earthislandjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"Eighty percent of Earth is now affected by 'skyglow,' a disarmingly beautiful term for the brightening of the night sky," which can cause entire ecosystems to suffer, writes @tkdano.bsky.social in her latest #BeyondHuman column in the Journal's summer 2026 print issue.

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Endless Light

The night sky is endangered. That’s a problem for wildlife.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I don’t get the “birds aren’t real” thing but I am actually shocked that this Lazuli Bunting is a real bird that exists in the same world I do.

A lazuli bunting perches on a grass stem in the middle of a field. He has a perfectly indigo blue head, copper neck and off white belly with a black tail.

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SciAm Union @sciamunion.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Join us for a rally outside of Springer Nature offices on Tuesday, June 30th at 5pm ET to call out the company’s callous treatment of Scientific American’s staff, publication, and legacy—and to stand up for science journalism everywhere. RSVP: wgaea.st/sciam-rally

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Scientific American Union Rally 6/30

On Tuesday, the international scientific publisher Springer Nature sold Scientific American, the iconic 181-year old publication famous for its authoritative coverage of science to LabX Media Group. L...

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

If you are a kindle user, my book Under the Henfluence is on sale for $1.99! The first time I’ve ever seen this for the ebook version. Get yourself a copy! Then buy a paperback at a local bookstore for your bird loving friend! 🐓 www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BN...

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Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them

Buy Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

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Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

As someone who knows how hard it is to get an architecture book, an urbanism book, or a criticism book for a general audience published ...

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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media, publisher of Discover: group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification. My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - Argonaut2026@gmail.com

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Springer Nature to divest its consumer media businesses | Springer Nature Group | Springer Nature

Strategic divestment of consumer media portfolio enables Springer Nature to focus on its core business Transaction supports the long-term development

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I saw Backrooms and now every empty indoor space looks creepy and a little sinister.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It was a high of 95 today in Portland, Oregon and this sign popped up on a telephone pole!

Have you filled your bird bath today? Help prevent heat stroke. It’s baby birdie season! -the birds, squirrels, and bees.

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

when I got laid off from Vice, I later found out that members of the c-suite had awarded themselves bonuses that were higher than my annual salary. I hope that answers your question.

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I’m really enjoying watching ER for the first time after seeing The Pitt. It’s like I’m seeing Noah Wyle’s origin story.

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

One fun part of working in Portland media is watching OPB and the Oregonian bend over backwards not to attribute this reporting to @thewesternedge.bsky.social. They cite press release; we actually spoke to human beings.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Brooklyn. 🏀 (via Paul Williams) 💕

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Today I learned Hey, Arnold! is NOT set in NYC but some fictional mashup of Seattle, Portland, and Brooklyn I have never felt more lied to!

After network executives responded positively to the character, Bartlett developed the show's cast and setting using inspiration from people and locations from his childhood in Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn, New York. Bartlett created the pilot episode in his living room in 1994, and full production began in 1995. The series transitioned from clay animation in its early
concept stages to cel animation for its first three seasons, before later adopting digital ink-and-paint techniques for its final two seasons.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

“Putting nets on hoops isn’t going to necessarily solve the world’s problems,” Campanella said. “But it’s something I can do. It’s tangible. It makes me smile, and it makes other people in the park smile, and so I just do it.” 🥹

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Dogs need carry on luggage too!

A woman with a large tan backpack stands next to a small pittie with a bag on each side of their body.

Same dog’s face spotted underneath a bathroom divider

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Always great when people are talking about your HS…😬 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/a...

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At Interlochen, Where Jeffrey Epstein’s Shadow Still Lingers

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Could not believe someone had a GOONER license plate

Red BMW with license plate reading “GOONER”

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Trump admin's next planned lease sale for potential oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (where the Porcupine caribou herd goes to calve) is slated for later this week. People on both sides of the border are working to try to stop the area from being drilled:

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I spent all day writing up this book list with mini-reviews for each one! I truly believe there’s something for every reader on here. tovedanovich.substack.com/p/books-i-ca... #booksky

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Books I can't stop thinking about, vol. 2

Ten books I loved reading this spring

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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

lots of reasons I love working at Defector but the latest is that we decided to increase our freelance rates, simply because they’ve been the same for 5 years and it felt like we should be paying more now

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I have a memory of editorial boards not being completely batshit but it seems to be an epidemic

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I had to read that twice. THREE. TIMES. THE. SIZE. OF. SAN. FRANCISCO. What the fuck are we doing?

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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Just checked out seeds from my library!! Libraries are so good.

A photo of a packet of butter lettuce seed next to a small brown envelope saying SEED OF THANKS and a spoon with one seed on it.

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