iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Will Rea

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026

Wrote about the decline and fall of SCOTUSblog, which used to be the single best resource for Supreme Court stuff, and (thanks to some intervening crimes committed by its co-founder) is now a weird platform for conservative pundits to talk about what a good job the conservative justices are doing

slate.com

It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?

How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.

141006252

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New arrival, it’s not Löschnig’s from the early 1900s, but it’ll do.

000

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pink Punch, Pink Asuko, and Egremont Russet from the farmers market

051

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More books, featuring the cheapest copy of Perry Pears I’ve ever seen.

050

Reposted by Will Rea

Bluesky @bsky.app · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but ... we snagged a couple of passes to today’s Apple event. Stay tuned for our take on all the latest and greatest Apple products.

An enormous pile of red apples and green apples—sweet, tart, delicious, and coming soon to an Apple Store near you! Keep your eye on this thread (and maybe put on a sturdy hat) to learn more about today's big drops.

1172339157

Reposted by Will Rea

Ariel @sycoraxpine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We have a really well developed ability to project ourselves onto other things.

0125

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Old postcard from eBay. Obligatory tagging of @barmas.bsky.social

1102

Reposted by Will Rea

Madrona Murphy @arbutocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Do you have Red Astrachan apples? Can you share photos (and location)? There are two distinct phenotypes and I want to know more about their geographical distribution.

277

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Couldn’t resist. Maybe a candidate to get scanned?

020

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Out on Willapa Bay, so obligatory Malus fusca shot

030

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Been buying non English European pomonas lately. This page is this from is Czech, 1935.

182

Reposted by Will Rea

Mike Jung @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

A Maine Coon cat lying on top of a messenger bag and assorted other items

34864559

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Revising a classic tonight.

130

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Found out about this book from the latest @ciderreview.bsky.social article. Getting a copy we’ll have to wait…

310

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Caught the boy deep asleep the other day.

000

Reposted by Will Rea

i-enjoy-apples.bsky.social @i-enjoy-apples.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Coauthors and I published a paper on an apple ancestry model: rdcu.be/fnI6j With this model scientists can estimate the wild species ancestry of any apple sample genotyped on the same set of DNA markers. We will be applying the model to a big dataset of >11,000 accessions in our next publication.

1145

Reposted by Will Rea

Awais Khan @khan-awais.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Learn in less than 3 minutes! & share this whiteboard animation developed by Maura Gallagher about the basics of apple powdery mildew! youtu.be/Jf-04sLUejA?...

youtu.be

An animated introduction to the powdery mildew of apples

YouTube video by Awais Khan

032

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

If you see this, post a tree.

120

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Who doesn’t love old trees?

192

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Was trying to find a scanned copy a few years back. Finally got a physical copy from England. Obligatory @barmas.bsky.social tag

171

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Red flesh cider is my jam.

160

Reposted by Will Rea

Paula Fleming @paulafleming5.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The beginning of every fruit. Every flower is potentially one fruit...if someone doesn't come along and pick them of course! However, we wouldn't want every bloom to be pollinated as the tree would be very stressed (as would the orchardist who has to thin the fruit out!)

1113

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Enjoying the imports while they last. Banger from @littlepomona.bsky.social

121

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

@artistrawcider.bsky.social 2023 Bisquet. Thought I missed out on this at Bauman’s on Oak in Portland, Oregon, USA. Only 4 left.

040

Reposted by Will Rea

Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

ricksteves.com

Iran

Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...

3828941172

Reposted by Will Rea

Last Dive Bar @lastdivebar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

“The Last Game” documentary is now live on YouTube. A documentary 2 years in the making from director Matt Dooley and his amazing team. Watch on YouTube here: youtu.be/8QqwgcL49TU?...

1238

Reposted by Will Rea

Madrona Murphy @arbutocrat.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Not funded yet, but we have so many heritage orchards in the islands! Looking forward to participating as this is (hopefully) funded and implemented.

031

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

New Mac Studio up and running. Much better Lightroom and Photoshop experience. Stacked and blended 3 photos for better focus with the projection lens.

020

Reposted by Will Rea

Madrona Murphy @arbutocrat.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Fellow apple nerds: are there varieties that consistently ripen with white skin (and a pink blush)? I had initially thought this was a Winter Banana, but the genetics don't match (they don't match anything in WSU's database), and it is too white and too soft. Photos from fall 2022

Medium white apples in the red basket of an apple picker.

Close up of the pink blush on a medium sized white apple. The apple is slightly conical and has a bug spot in the middle of the blush).

Stem end of a white apple with pink blush. There skin is green around the stem, but there is no clear russet.

2136

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Not a single brain cell. My boy, Pippin.

110

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The new cat, Pippin. Pip. Pip, pip, pip it up. Piperoini. (Sometimes with cheese)

040

Reposted by Will Rea

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

This loser admits she doesn't use her real name when she uses AI to write books and doesn't reveal they're AI. Which means she knows it's wrong and she knows it's shameful and does it anyway. The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks

10722124

Reposted by Will Rea

Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy. www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...

15363312309

Reposted by Will Rea

Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 30/01/2026

OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in. *Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"

10362371816

Reposted by Will Rea

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there

610418445991

Reposted by Will Rea

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/01/2026

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

379268738137

Reposted by Will Rea

ceej @ceej.online · 07/01/2026

This is not who we are. I became an ICE agent because I truly believed in the value of getting a $50,000 signing bonus to violently assault and terrorize anyone I wanted while never getting in trouble for anything. Being held accountable conflicts strongly with my deeply-held personal beliefs

194366594

Reposted by Will Rea

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

What do these companies have in common? -Cigna -Comcast -General Mills -Allstate -Marriott -Hilton -Walmart -Amazon -Microsoft -Meta All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election. And all have broken that promise.

486174947946

Will Rea @willrea.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I guess we’re calling him Pippin. Actually not my idea. @scotttilted.bsky.social @elliecavalli.bsky.social

120