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Susan Shelton

@txsccs.bsky.social
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Texan. Technical writer, political junkie, and dance addict. Currently doing none of these.

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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This guy looks like he just caught a whiff.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh, it is chock full o' hate. These guys are so gross.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Voter apathy/learned helplessness. Texans have been suppressed so much in districts that they don't bother to vote in statewide races. It sucks here. We get closer, but still get shit on for losing despite making ground.
A pie chart of who voted in 2018. It shows that more people chose not to vote at all
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
OMG THAT COLLAR... I love it. What an embarrassment that such an exceptional Justice is on the bench with so many charlatans
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in black robes wearing a large collar made of string puka shells. She is wearing matching earrings that are a single dangling puka shell
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Here we are again
An outline of the state of Texas, with "0 days without being a national embarrassment" inside it.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day. I miss you, Dad. #fathersday
Black and white photo of my father in his Navy uniform. He is smiling.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
OMG.
Ballot with a candidate named Barack D. Obama Shaw. He's listed as a business owner and a Democrat.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Last night was a beautiful sunset. There was enough rain and light to create this rainbow.
Sunset sky with a full arc of a rainbow. It is faint, against pink clouds.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Rural Rockdale, TX #nokings
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
There's a calculator! joshklemons.com/how-many-sca...
How long we talking? 

13 months

That is 35.45455 Scaramuccis
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hire editors, y'all. They did it multiple times.
"Rutherford Statement on Operation Epic Furry
February 28, 2026 Press Release, Washington DC
On Saturday, US Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on Operation Epic Furry, the US military operation in Iran"
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Got it done. Despite following his political career from the beginning, this is the first time I have gotten to vote for @jamestalarico.bsky.social. #gotv #texas #USSenate #vote
Me, a woman standing beside a "VOTE HERE" sign. I have an "I voted early" sticker on my shirt.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Gang of Bluejays at the bird bath. Dickinson, TX. #birdsky #birds #birding
A concrete bird bath with six Bluejays around the edge. The background is green grass.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Goldfinches on the feeder.
Two goldfinches sitting on a wooden platform feeder.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A slightly blurry Chaparral on the boardwalk in Big Bend National Park. #BirdOfTheDay #Walking
A road runner, mid-stride, walking away from the camera. It's on weathered boards, with reeds in the background.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#birdoftheday #singing Carolina Wren, on my backyard fence.
A Carolina Wren mid-song while perched on a weathered wooden fence.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#FeedingTime #BirdOfTheDay Squirrel snack.
An American Black Vulture, snacking on a squirrel carcass. It's on black asphalt.An American Black Vulture, snacking on a squirrel carcass. It's on black asphalt.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
#BirdOfTheDay #WinterLight Carolina Wren on the fence.
A Carolina Wren sitting on a weathered fence, mid-song.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I'm knitting a hat, and grossly misjudged the size based on the yarn weight. It's enormous. Time to frog it and start over. Damn. #knitting
Pale blue and black striped hat brim. Mid-knit.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A couple of Francolins in Maui. They were not tame, but they were definitely used to people. #shortbeaks #BirdOfTheDay
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Just saying.
A photo of Prince with his hands in front of his mouth as if in prayer. Purple text reads "Nobody thought the revolution would start in Minneapolis ...except Prince."
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Mississippi Kite in Milam County, TX. #birdoftheday #solitude
A large gray bird of prey perched on a bare branch. Its back is to the camera, and it's looking to the left.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Mockingbird sitting on an armadillo. I'm just a block away from the Texas Capitol. #texas #birding #birdsky
A Mockingbird perched on the ear of a large metal armadillo sculpture
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Sigh.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
About an hour outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, and then around Pedernales Falls in Central Texas.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
American Black Vultures in Galveston County, TX. I love vultures so much.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Yikes.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Brilliant!
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
A cardinal taking a bath next to a red bird ornament on my family's Christmas tree. #mostrecent #birdoftheday #birds
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Sad to learn this little guy is an invasive species. So pretty!
A red-headed anole standing in shallow water.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
#SideProfiles #BirdOfTheDay Vulture, hummingbird, grackle, and cara cara. Some of the blur comes from a still of a video and a photo taken through my binoculars.
An American Black Vulture on the street, eating a squirrel roadkillA blurry hummingbird drinking from a Turks cap bloomA black grackle standing on a curbA crested cara cara in the ground in the grass
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
American Black Vultures in Dickinson, TX #BirdOfTheDay #groups
A wooden roof lined with vultures perched on the ridge.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Evergreen
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Great blue heron, Dickinson, TX. #BirdOfTheDay #heron
A great blue heron facing away from the camera. Standing in a shallow bayou.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Cenizo (Texas sage) after a rain #flowerfriday #bloomscrolling
Pale purple blossoms covering a silver-leafed shrub.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
Neuromancer, by William Gibson
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I will always be a Helvetica person. Even in the face of the Helvetica Scenario.
A diamond shaped warning sign. The top half is white with a skull and crossbones, the bottom is orange with black text that reads "Danger Helvetica"
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
Gurney Halleck from David Lynch's Dune
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
#Tylenol
Black outline of the state of Texas, with "0 Days without being a national embarrassment" written inside the shape.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
#Relax #BlueskyArtShow
A black beetle covered in pale yellow pollen sits in the cup of a baby pink Primrose flower.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
#BlueskyArtShow #TheRoad
A dirt road through a pecan grove at dusk.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
It's even an ad on Twitter. Pitiful.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
More likely that they won't vote at all.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Just mocked up one for 2024 TX Senate race. The only figure I can't find is the population of eligible but not registered. 18.3 million registered voters in this chart.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I can't find this cycle, but @mcpli.bsky.social breaks down voting like this, and it always hurts my head.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Aww yeah.
A plastic container filled with powdered Turkish Delight.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
How hard Bezos' paper works to say it's a good thing, really.
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I should have another image that says "International embarrassment".
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Susan Shelton @txsccs.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Again.
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