Reposted by MarcieMenestune @menestune.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don't generally repost my own stuff. But, the combo that today is World Animal Day and that many of you ask if the animals are ever close to the house... and voila - trail camera montage from a few months ago that maybe you haven't seen. #nature #PNW #Seattle #love #nokings 1923417515
Reposted by Marcie👺 hell camino acid 👻👹 @sexdracula.rocks · 25/09/2026the "don't bring iced coffee to an interview" discourse is great bc it's such a succinct and clarifying example of how private businesses aren't efficient & logical enterprises, they're just arbitrary in-groups ruled by sociopaths, power tripping on their ability to enforce pointless bullshit norms 101086265
Reposted by Marciejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress? 430103831923
Reposted by MarcieKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Stop. Treating. This. Seriously. 791708184
Reposted by MarcieJulia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Hate to break it to all the bots, but there is no longer such a thing as "mainstream media" in the US. There are some good journalists and editors approaching total burnout, a large ring of freelancers trying to hang on, and a larger group who are either unemployed or now in other professions. 21843145
Reposted by Marcieonion person @junlper.beer · 19/08/2026i think the big data center backlash has a lot to do with technology getting worse, costing more, building a surveillance state, destroying the environment, owned by a class of wealthy elite that coalesced behind the fascist regime that made clear they’d sacrifice humanity for their own power growth 444183850
Reposted by MarcieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026History will do no such thing. By any metric, the 119th Congress has been one of the *least* productive in American history. It has passed fewer laws than almost any other Congress and, worse, has completely abandoned its roles in conducting oversight and authorizing wars. 811580319
Reposted by MarcieGabriela Rhinier @gabalut.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Brassica oculus, watercolor on paper, animated in Photoshop and after effects 381575411
Reposted by MarcieDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Is this just business as usual in politics? No. Approval rates of federal disaster aid requests were about the same regardless of the state and did not vary much with the party of the President. This graph powerfully conveys the scale of the partisan discrimination now. 231485546
Reposted by MarcieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026You want to know why too many people don't respect the media? It's because the media doesn't respect itself. We're all embarrassed for you. Have some fucking dignity. 983599751
Reposted by Marcieex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 12/07/2026You could get mad about dead senator discourse *or* you could enjoy this video of sea lions who have retaken an island with a decommissioned lighthouse off the coast of Oregon and now use the staircase as a giant slide. 8865931918
Reposted by MarcieMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/07/2026The ‘dog days’ of summer get their name due to their association with the Dog Star, Sirius, found in the constellation Canis Major. The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September. Woof. 623277706
Reposted by MarcieThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 21/05/2026THIS IS GOOD @matthew.flux.community "In the current media ecosystem, Republicans own and Democrats rent. Democrats pay for seasonal access to the networks, stations, platforms, and newspapers owned by Republicans or right-wing entities, to advertise and communicate with voters." 226373
Reposted by MarcieAaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Someone asked a bunch of kids what the first thing was that cane to mind when they thought about Trump. Their answers are priceless. Check out the video. 22355161943
Reposted by Marcieonion person @junlper.beer · 12/04/2026this is why there’s been mass revolt and opposition to data centers being built in communities. it is genuinely a health hazard to live this close to something emitting this much sound. these need to stop being built 465112163872
Reposted by MarciePittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 12/04/2026As the NFL Draft approaches, read about a vision one architect has for the Roberto Clemente Bridge connecting the North Shore to Downtown — close the bridge to traffic permanently and turn it into a linear park. buff.ly/H3uOYfRbuff.lyThe Roberto Clemente Bridge should become a linear parkThe Pittsburgh bridge’s real power comes out when it’s closed to automotive traffic. So why not make that permanent and create a new attraction, like Dallas and New York have done? 0188
Reposted by Marcie@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read. 5030971186
Reposted by MarcieSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It’s not strange. Grown Americans in positions of power & authority called the police on to campuses, and threatened the future work and livelihood of 20 year olds because they dared to stand against the mass bombing of women and children. And they will never forget it. 17790225
Reposted by MarcieAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Serious question. Doesn’t our government already know who’s a citizen? The Social Security Administration, the State Department, DHS, the DMV they all have this data. In fact, the SAVE Act itself uses federal databases to verify citizenship for other parts of the bill. 20041461035
Reposted by MarcieRaelin @raelinm.bsky.social · 07/02/2026#Sunlight illuminates a field of grasses. #BlueSkyArtShow Taken 09/26/25 #Pittsburgh Frick Park 0844
Reposted by MarcieDavid Preston @dave1957.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown, birds looking right at you, so here's a nuthatch doing just that. #birds #photography 793764345
Reposted by MarcieDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/02/2026Trump is trying to repeal the "endangerment finding" -- the scientific investigation that led EPA to conclude that climate change is dangerous to humans. It's scientifically unjustifiable of course, but they're going to have to justify it to a court. That should be fun to watch.wsj.comExclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory RollbackThe move would reverse a legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health. 1019789
Reposted by MarcieJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/02/2026THUS PASSES ANOTHER AGE OF THE EARTH www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comMinute Maid discontinues frozen juice concentrate after 80 yearsThe process to make juice concentrate was invented by the research team C.D. Atkins, Edwin Moore and Louis MacDowell in the 1940s. 1421483214
Reposted by MarcieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary. 846268518452
Reposted by MarcieDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Not that you asked, but here's a thread of intriguing (real!) food facts to amuse/bore your friends and family. Great for gatherings when you need to change the subject! 2304110
Reposted by Marciederek van vliet @derek.bike · 25/11/2025when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean 663315896
Reposted by MarcieJoshua Bull @joshuabull.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I reckon you can learn a lot about the atmosphere in various Oxford colleges by looking at what they choose to name their cats (courtesy of @oxfordclarion.bsky.social ). We should all aspire to the energy of a Teabag, Isambard Kitten Brunel, or an Admiral Flapjack oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats... 15410127
Marcie @whiffle-waffle.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Great photo! That’s one of my favorite places in the park! 020
Reposted by MarcieRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025I heard from my cat that she is willing to consider never throwing up on a rug again. So now we'll see if she's really gonna work with me. 28113774
Reposted by MarcieElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/11/2025You can never be sorry enough for dropping the “h” at the end of Pittsburgh. That h really classes up the name, you know, makes it sound like the home of a Scottish Laird n’at. Cheers to Raleig for owning this treachery. 1417110
Reposted by MarcieMorgan @mport25.bsky.social · 01/11/2025When elected president in 2028 I will be turning the Lincoln bathroom into a Pittsburgh toilet. 10895
Reposted by MarcieMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 24/10/2025These are your words of the week heist brazen facade protest hodiernal www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...merriam-webster.comThe Words of the Week - Oct. 24Dictionary lookups from Paris, the White House, and our day and age 1035655
Reposted by MarcieAngelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 15/03/20251. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed. Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance. My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts... 47771652414
Reposted by MarcieThe English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025This is the largest ever recorded oak with a photographic history. The girth at 5 foot was 57 feet when this photo was taken with what appears to be the whole Austro-Hungarian Army in 1887 It is the Imperial Oak (Carski Hrast) - Rankovici, Bosnia & Herzegovina Sadly no more 221523
Marcie @whiffle-waffle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Yay me! My user name is a @susiedent.com word of the day!! 000
Reposted by MarcieDiscontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 11/03/2025If there's one thing we've lost over the years in fast food advertising, it's giant scoops of raw ground beef 361170156
Reposted by MarcieJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/02/2025"Girl Scout Cookie Breakfast" is the name of my next album 140230654
Reposted by Marcieunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 28/02/2025Begging for discourse about something low stakes. Khakis vs sweatpants, let's go 11222
Reposted by MarcieOwl Daily @owldaily.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Embracing new beginnings as the snowy owl takes flight, painting the dawn with whispers of magic and hope. ✨🦉🌅 Photography by jennils 993083
Reposted by MarcieHumanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Saturn as seen from Titan, painted by Ron Miller, 1972. 011731
Reposted by MarcieRina @rina2012.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Up into the foyer of the Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany, a former mine, now UNESCO World Heritage Site #FebruArty #Orange #photography #PhotographersUnited #photographersofbluesky #thephotohour #EastCoastKin 1336737
Reposted by MarcieHull Images - Dave Wise @hullimages.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The classic Hull cream K6 phonebox at the top of Pickering Road. Underneath winter trees. See #alt-text #alttext for full description. #hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #blackandwhitephotography #trees #phonebox #telephone 1571
Reposted by MarcieAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access. 9750652041
Reposted by MarcieRoss Bernards @rossbernards.bsky.social · 05/02/2025If a tree falls in the woods, try not to be under it. #dronephotography #winterphotogtaphy #landscape #colorado 1131
Marcie @whiffle-waffle.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Such a cheerful looking bridge! Here in Pittsburgh we have many bright yellow bridges, but nothing like this! 030
Reposted by MarcieAlbert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Last week I went to the northern coast in Spain for a few days to capture some big waves. This is the Isla de Mouro in Santander. 1427020
