The Forest Service’s proposed closure of research facilities in Hawaiʻi, including the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry and a biocontrol lab, threatens years of research on biocontrol agents and disease-resistant ʻōhiʻa strains, impacting efforts to protect Hawaiʻi’s forests and watersheds.
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The Mystery of The Sea by Bram Stoker, dark green cover, gold lettering, top panel decoration of moon shining behind clouds.
Book Cover of the Day:
hello to everyone else included in the "anti-ai ai haters" blocklist the technical advisor of bluesky just followed 🫡 it's an honor just to be nominated
i have not read the book. i mostly chose it because i really like claire danes and cold coasts
this time i have chosen THE ESSEX SERPENT
husband is away on a work trip so it's time for my favorite activity: finding a new show to watch that i know he wouldn't be interested in
Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one.
Amateur Ex... @a... • Jan 12, 2025 every city budget is dril candles tweet but for cops
They really gotta look at what they budget for candles.
translucent. colored. plastic. cases.
if anyone heard someone cussing in the bathroom at the sunport on sunday, that was me
Google Photos: Celebrate Spring With "Cats You Miss Desperately" A Photobook Created Just For You!
hmmm what could be defunded i wonder 🤔
photo of the bay and bridge in newport, oregon. the sky is partly cloudy, the water is serene, it's a gorgeous day on the coast! and there are some fat splats of gull poop in the foreground on the dock's wooden railing. i'm very good at framing.
going through my oregon photos and lmao at the bird poop in the foreground here
Who you are at a 4 way stop is the real you.
The study certainly appears to add to evidence that ‘COVID vaccination can play a role in reducing disease burden and associated costs, and it highlights the value of increasing vaccination.’
Credit link: @cidrap.bsky.social
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memento guy tattoo "close your eyes when denethor is eating a tomato"
We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.
As @jwashing.bsky.social recently told @austinkocher.com: the term we typically use to describe this sort of thing—"medical neglect"—is a misnomer. This is not medical neglect; this is medical torture.
A manul standing in front of a bright green, leafy plant, staring at the camera with a direct, judging gaze.
Take some time to enjoy the greenery, it's Manul Monday!
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“The physical manifestation of this digital integration rises twenty floors above downtown Juárez in Torre Centinela, a surveillance tower visible from El Paso that begins operations in April 2026. This centralized command post will monitor 13 cities”
a whole bunch of frogs in a sewer drain
they’re waiting on the signal
An engraving of John Donne wearing a single embellished crucifix earring
good evening to everyone but especially to John Donne’s soft grunge cross earring
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Stephen King with wet hair in a burgundy collared shirt looking excited, maybe a little too excited in thick prescription glasses. front teeth prominent in his grin
Out of the shower, in my pajamas, playing a video game
i also logged out of this website for like four days and *my word* that was a great idea lol
i had such a nice time in oregon! even got to play in snow!!!
they should put Merlin Bird ID on everyone’s phones automatically, like when they did the U2 album. could solve a lot of problems
In order to protect our men, we’ve constructed a labyrinth and trapped Jolene inside it
been struggling to clock what the collar/necktie reminded me of for an hour and it finally struck me: the Ghostbusters haunted toilet action figure