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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Saturday! It's the weekend! We had a beautiful pre-show display followed by a very nice sunrise with gorgeous striated skies. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

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unrealist.bsky.social @unrealist.bsky.social · 22h

Sunset northwest of Hurricane Isaias

Bright yellow sunset at bottom center becomes a vivid orange light with purple shadows on mammatus clouds.

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Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Waffle House locations in the panhandle are closed, I repeat, Waffle House locations in the panhandle are closed, this is not a drill. #Isaias

Screenshot of a FB post by meteorologist Greg Dee showing Waffle House locations closed in the panhandle

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NOAA @noaa.gov · 09/10/2026

For both #ISAIAS & #RACHEL: Find the latest watches, warnings and images round the clock by visiting the website for NOAA's National Hurricane Center: www.hurricanes.gov

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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Happy Friday! We made it through the week! We had no clouds at all this morning except for a small cluster conveniently situated right at the point of sunrise. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 09/10/2026

Oh and if you ever can't remember our url, you can find us at * whistlecoven.com * whistlegoblins.fun * toottootmotherfucker.com

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Writeups.org @writeups.org · 08/10/2026

English alt-text - drawing by tiktok user "ijenli", done in a shonen #manga style. It shows Bally Bagayoko, the Mayor of the #French city of Saint-Denis, wearing a suit and bravely interposing himself between riot police and teenage protesters. Based on an October 2026 incident during #protests.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 08/10/2026

A life-threatening storm surge is expected from the Mouth of the Mississippi River to Suwannee, Florida. Residents in the warning area should follow advice given by local officials and evacuate immediately if told to do so.

National Hurricane Center forecast for Hurricane Isaias, issued October 8, 2026, at 10 AM CDT. Isaias has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and is moving east-northeast at 10 mph. The hurricane is forecast to approach the northern Gulf Coast Friday evening, making landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama coastline before weakening as it moves inland Saturday and Sunday. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings are in effect along portions of the Gulf Coast, with additional tropical storm watches and warnings extending inland. Hazardous conditions can occur outside the forecast cone.

National Hurricane Center map showing forecast peak storm surge from Hurricane Isaias along the northern Gulf Coast, issued October 8, 2026. The highest surge of 5–7 feet above ground level is forecast from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, through Mobile Bay, Alabama, to Indian Pass, Florida. Surge of 4–6 feet is forecast from Indian Pass to the Steinhatchee River, with 3–5 feet along portions of southeastern Louisiana and Florida's Big Bend. Lower surge of 1–3 feet is forecast along portions of coastal Louisiana and farther south along Florida's Gulf Coast. Values represent potential water heights above normally dry ground.

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday You don’t need to feel completely ready before you begin Sometimes courage is just taking one tiny tippity-tap-tap forward while your brain is still saying, “Are we SURE about this?” Teeny- tiny small steps still count.

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Erica @x-xericax-x.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fixed my old zebra from childhood. It was starting to rip and discolor so I decided to go lisa frank inspired and zebra gum mash up for this repair. #art #acrylic #zebra

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 07/10/2026

HAPPY COVER REVEAL DAY!!!

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unrealist.bsky.social @unrealist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🐾🐾🤍..

Four-panel comic of a fluffy black cat wearing grey armour and holding a sword and shield, against a pastel sky and green grass. The cat says: “It’s time for you to remember who the fluff you are.” Then: “A brave little warrior making a hard world softer.” Its eyes grow wide and sparkling as it adds: “I’d follow you into battle!” In the final panel, it says: “Or the kitchen.”

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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kameraloosh @kameraloosh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Where everybody knows your name #batuuesday

A metallic container with symbols on a shelf in a dimly lit setting. A glass dome and a bottle sit nearby. Green light illuminates a tank below.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · 05/10/2026

Today's Very Important writing-related search: What year did Knight Rider go off the air? (This is stuff you need to know if you're writing a book set in a slightly-altered 1994.) #Writing

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Kat Beaufort @onbearfeet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wrote 3800 words about Cornell, cult sex ed, Terry Pratchett, and a song I ... "like" is a tricky word, so let's go with "have listened to a lot". Anyway, now I have to draw a grizzly bear in a witch hat because there are very few sfw illustration options that won't retroactively traumatize folks.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/10/2026

Astronomy news for spooky season: a zombie planet orbiting a dead (but still hostile) star. Evidence suggests the following: Star dies, expels outer layers, becomes white dwarf. Gas giant forms from the debris. White dwarf is now blasting planet with radiation, shearing off some of its atmosphere.

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Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case - NASA Science

New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of "dead" white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 04/10/2026

I checked again today. I have been purged in Alabama before. Everyone check!

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy Caturday 🐾🤍

A black cat with half-closed eyes and two tiny fangs holds a pencil against a textured yellow background. Above it, white handwritten text reads, “Be with someone who makes you happy.” The word “with” is crossed out, changing the message to “Be someone who makes you happy.”

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🐾🤍..

A black cat with enormous round eyes holds out a small red heart towards the viewer. Text reads: “A big thank you to everyone who is still putting good things into the world when the world gives us so many reasons not to.” Beside the cat, an arrow points to the heart with the words “For you.”

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fabulous fragment of an ancient Egyptian wall relief with three bears and an oil jar. The paint has survived some 4,500 years! Limestone relief from the Pyramid Temple of Sahure, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, c. 2496-2483 BC. Neues Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #ReliefWednesday #Archaeology

My photo shows a circa 4,500-year-old limestone relief with some well-preserved paint in places, from the funerary temple of Sahure at Abusir, measuring 39 × 35 × 8.5 cm. It shows three bears (partial view only) and a tall one-handled pottery vessel, across two registers. The upper register at left, shows the two leds and hindquarters of a bear, and at right, a bear’s lowered head, chest, and foreleg, painted mid-brown. The lower register at left shows a tall, dark-reddish-brown pottery vessel with a long neck and single handle, and at right, the lowered head, neck, shoulder, and top of foreleg of a dark-brown bear. The bears wear collars tethered by ropes to looped fixtures in the ground. The fragment comes from a wall scene depicting tributes from the Levant. Bears were not native to Egypt. The bears represented are Syrian brown bears (Ursus arctos syriacus), which were quite common in Levantine mountain regions in antiquity. They were kept as exotic animals in enclosures by Egyptian kings, and also hunted.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2026

'Autumn' entered English in the 1300s. "The fall of the leaves" was shortened to 'fall' in the 1600s.

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John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sharing this photo of a ScubaSpood for #Arachtober.

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Diana Fox @dianafox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy book birthday to A DIVIDED DUTY by @seananmcguire.bsky.social! I can’t believe it’s been seventeen years and this is book TWENTY (with more to come…) us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

30th September 2026 07.03

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unrealist.bsky.social @unrealist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Post something random, in preparation for a delightful October! (This image created years ago in @secondlife.bsky.social for a worldbuilding article at www.worldanvil.com/w/star-wars3... where individual creator credits are listed.)

In a round windowed alcove, two artistic chairs and a table appear to have all been made of semi-translucent acrylic. The table has a bonsai tree onit. The view outside is foggy and dull.

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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy…Wednesday? Let me know if I have it right! We had a rough sunrise opportunity today because of low clouds, but once the sun got over them, we got a little bit of color and shimmer. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 26/09/2026

Did someone ask for decals & stickers? merch.mapquest.com

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 30/09/2026

HEY ALABAAAAMA

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Picard management tip: Some of your decisions are going to be mistakes. You have to make them anyway.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 28/09/2026

This is a photo of our home planet taken only a few hours ago! So what? We have photos of Earth taken from space every day. Ah, but *this* photo was taken by a spacecraft ON ITS WAY TO JUPITER.

From the source: "Mostly black space, most of Earth visible at the top right of the image. Part of a spacecraft visible on the left."

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think the most “adult who was in a gifted and talented program as a kid” thing I could have done to myself was become an author. Just giving myself endless homework and a need for people to be proud of me forever.

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unrealist.bsky.social @unrealist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

1: Mayfair Exponential Gaming System 2: West End Games 3: ShadowRun, the version that was out in the early 1990s What can I say? I have a type

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Writeups.org @writeups.org · 25/09/2026

I'd let people guess, but that feels unfairly difficult.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I do want to note that we're confirmed for twelve issues, not five.

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...

Flyer that says:

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

We're hiring!

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is seeking applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology (60% teaching/40% research). The position will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate curriculum, including ENT 201: Insects and People, as well as additional undergraduate and graduate courses. The position also provides an opportunity to build a nationally recognized research program in insect ecology, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead instruction for ENT 201: Insects and People and teach additional courses using effective, technology-enhanced approaches. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in insect ecology (e.g., behavior, plant–insect interactions, community ecology, conservation, or global change biology). Publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage students in research.

Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, engage with scientific societies, review manuscripts and grant proposals, and participate in outreach.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Expertise in one or more areas of insect ecology (e.g., IPM, invasive species, pollination biology, vector ecology, trophic interactions, global change, or molecular/community ecology).

Ph.D. in Entomology or a related field, with a proven publication and funding track record (as PI/Co-PI or lead author).

JOIN OUR TEAM!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/234875

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Corvid Dallas Multipass (he/him)(it/its) 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @genuscorvidae.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

EVENING MEDS TIME CHECK! I'VE TAKEN MINE! What about you? Are you hurting? Thirsty? Tired? Check to see if you need meds, a snack, caffeine? Please for a Crow? Thank!

Earnest looking little crow guy looking at you from the shoulder of a road.

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Hope For The Planet @h4tp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnews

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Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy Thursday! We're almost through the week!We have a nor'easter coming, so our sunrise rays were accompanied by some rather intense waves as seen here. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

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Jason Odell @luminescentphoto.com · 24/09/2026

I've been shooting in the South Dakota badlands since 2011... this is one of the best evenings I've had here in over a decade

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Picard management tip: Be willing to reevaluate your own behavior.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This show is easily among the happiest (& zaniest) experiences I've ever had doing voiceover. Great scripts. Great cast. Great FUN! Now: Let's... Get... DANGEROUS!!! #DarkwingDuck #DisneyPlus

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 23/09/2026

This year, the winner of Fat Bear Week will come to your home and replace your smoke alarm batteries.

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David W. Pippy @davidwilliampippy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good morning! First day of fall sunrise, this morning, September 22, looking towards Lockeport from West Green Harbour Nova Scotia photographed by Carlie Ann..

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