Reposted by Ron ThorpeDr Vanessa Pirotta @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social · 12hWhale Olympics on the humpback highway. Let’s throw to the judges here for their comments… 📸 @jaga.michael Sydney Harbour Whale Watching #australia #olympics #humpbackhighway #whale 042
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15hThe most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years. 25043621627
Reposted by Ron ThorpeDavid Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 20hThe emergence of Dennis and his cold-mornings coozie: 420029
Reposted by Ron ThorpeGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 23hFantastic piece by Jim Stewartson that explains just how stupid super intelligence is. If you don't like data centers now, you'll REALLY not like them after understanding how useless they really are. www.mind-war.com/p/super-inte...mind-war.com“Super Intelligence”: Last Gasp of the PunchcardHow the Trump regime and the AI industry are driving us into a $10 trillion ditch. 39352
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRaf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shame on you Ollie Pope, Luke Wood, Moeen Ali, Reece Topley, James Vince, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Laurie Evans for caring more about the money in your own pockets than the human rights of women and girls. This was a personal choice by you, and you chose wrong.bbc.co.ukEngland players told to think of 'daughters, sisters or mothers' before committing to Afghanistan Premier League T20 tournamentEnglish cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers". 77432
Reposted by Ron ThorpeJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky 20279451344
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ben Rice now has two career 6+ RBI games vs the Red Sox, including playoffs That’s tied for the most such games among Yankees players vs BOS since RBI official (1920), with Yogi Berra and Lou Gehrig 0162
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 30/09/2026I find photographing flowers very uplifting. When I was younger, doing creative work helped me cope. These days it feels much lighter. (I guess it worked?) Passiflora 'Susan Brigham' under UV light. 1244457
Reposted by Ron ThorpeJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 117110992750
Reposted by Ron ThorpeDavid Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Luckily, Dennis' physique fits neatly inside a coozie on cold mornings. 2689105
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ben Rice is the first player in Yankees history with multiple home runs including a grand slam in a postseason game 10th instance in postseason game by any player 16111
Reposted by Ron ThorpeJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026A thing I learned not too long ago is that when an LLM selects a token that leads it down an incorrect path (factually), it has no way to back up, or even know that it should back up, it's just on to the next likely bit. Literally every LLM is just posting their way through it. What an image. 451280195
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 29/09/2026My darling Hellebore 🩷 #naturephotography #flowerphotography 6825
Reposted by Ron ThorpeDavid Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The emergence of Nadine and the Widdershins Wayfinder 943273
Reposted by Ron ThorpePinstripe Alley @pinstripealley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026(does he probably still move like the Tin Man? oh I’m sure but you can creak around the bases, baby) 151
Reposted by Ron ThorpePinstripe Alley @pinstripealley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Giancarlo Stanton: 18 playoff homers in 48 games Mickey Mantle: 18 playoff homers in 65 gamesyoutu.beGiancarlo Stanton Postseason Home Runs 2018-2025YouTube video by H.M.J.A .206 351
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRyan McGinnis @ryan-steele-mcg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A magical evening in Mt. Rainier National Park from this summer. 3637
Reposted by Ron ThorpeAliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 28/09/2026Any time we hear "AI did this and this", it's not proof programs are becoming sentient, but that the humans deploying said AI did this (which is generally failing to deploy proper sandboxing measures to prevent an AI from going against security) It's not the AI that's rogue, it's the company 6463140
Reposted by Ron ThorpeLee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Newsstand (2024) Oil and acrylic on canvas #art #painting #NotAi 110122
Reposted by Ron ThorpeWerner Boucher @wernerboucher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If Cricket Australia found themselves in the exact same situation (paycuts, cancelling comps, shortening contracts), would it also be completely ignored by the BBC, Sky Sports, the Cricketer, the Guardian, the Times and the Telegraph? 193
Reposted by Ron Thorpe𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026“You kept asking what Jesus would do. Well, he's in the back, and he'd like a word." 10941761132
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRock @rjrock.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Shadow Line, Val di Funes Santa Maddalena and the Odle, Val di Funes. Late sun on the peaks while the ridge below goes into shadow. #EastCoastKin #Photography #Fuji #ColorADay #GreenSat #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #Stunday 47111
Reposted by Ron ThorpeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23958944035
Reposted by Ron ThorpeStephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oof. Definitely worth reading. 35214
Reposted by Ron ThorpeAditya @adityamandrekar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026That person seems to have deleted their post so here is the link: themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 153
Reposted by Ron ThorpeGuy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Very much worth reading if you don’t known about Petrov. This is the day we celebrate and honour him, and properly feel gratitude, and other things. Relying on tech in wartime can be deeply perilous. sammatey.substack.com/p/happy-stan...sammatey.substack.comHappy Stanislav Petrov DayTake five minutes to not destroy civilization 16119
Reposted by Ron ThorpeNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 26/09/2026In an area of Iraq destroyed by ISIS, Hana Khider leads a team of Yazidi women clearing the land of mines. She works for the Mines Advisory Group, part of the ‘International Campaign to Ban Landmines', a coalition awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Watch the film: bit.ly/4e4PUuA 111223
Reposted by Ron ThorpeBuitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Therapist; “There is a tiger in you” The tiger in me: 12757107
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSpace Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 25/09/2026NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data once science operations begin by early 2027. #NASARoman 🔭science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Team Confirms Ground Stations Receiving Data - NASA ScienceNASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data 315444
Reposted by Ron ThorpeShadowmac Photography 📸🇨🇦 @shadowmacphotos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Seasons Standing By - British Columbia 🇨🇦 #Reflectionphotography #Travel #Autumn #BlueskyArtShow #Landscapephotography #Stunday #NaturePhotography #Reflection #ChilliwackLake #BritishColumbia #Calm #Camp #Tranquility #Reflective #Photography #Golden #PanoPhotos #Panorama #ShareCanGeo #Earth #Canada 1587
Reposted by Ron ThorpeIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here is a picture of a baby otter and you should probably look at it. 10636101
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So now we get to hear from Trump that he doesn’t believe US intelligence that China is helping Iran with targeting and weapons because his good friend Xi told him they weren’t. 1341898432
Reposted by Ron Thorpe🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121845178
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most starts allowing no more than one earned run, live-ball era (1920, excluding openers): 2026 Cam Schlittler: 25 1963 Sandy Koufax: 25 1968 Bob Gibson: 24 1966 Sandy Koufax: 24 3435
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 25/09/2026At 21 years and 114 days, George Lombard Jr. is the second-youngest player in Yankees history to hit a go-ahead HR in the 8th inning or later The youngest was Mickey Mantle on July 29, 1952 (20 years, 283 days). He hit a go-ahead grand slam in the 9th h/t @EliasSports 0354
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The White Sox!!! First team in MLB history to make the playoffs after at least two consecutive 100+ loss seasons What a story 32895122
Reposted by Ron ThorpeAll The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.com · 24/09/2026MARY POPPINS was released 62 years ago today. One of the most successful of all Disney films, and the movie which made Julie Andrews an overnight star, the behind-the-scenes story is practically perfect in every way… 1/51 26825
Reposted by Ron ThorpeRain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 23/09/2026Various forms of and angles on Milkweed, photographed under UV light. As nature intended. #naturephotography #flowerphotography 1627956
Reposted by Ron ThorpeSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 24/09/202640+ homer season within first 3 years of MLB career, Yankees history: 2026 Ben Rice: 40 2017 Aaron Judge: 52 1937 Joe DiMaggio: 46 1261
Reposted by Ron ThorpeJames Smyth @jamessmyth621.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yankees 40+ HR Within First 3 MLB Seasons 1937 Joe DiMaggio 46 (2nd) 2017 Aaron Judge 52 (2nd) 2026 Ben Rice 40 (3rd) 0204
Reposted by Ron ThorpeDavid Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is going to be a new experience! For the first time since we were kids, my brother Fred Zinn (goblincircus.com) and I are going to collaborate on an art installation! If you're anywhere near Northampton MA this weekend, come see the Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival! www.funsizedartfest.comfunsizedartfest.comFun Sized - A Tiny Public Art Festival 47417
Reposted by Ron ThorpeDavid Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nadine and the Widdershins Wayfinder 228343
Reposted by Ron ThorpeLee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Divide (2019) Oil and acrylic on canvas #art #painting #landscape 223546
