View of the undersides of two inkcap mushrooms. They look like tall umbrellas, perfect for a shaded repose. Green trees and blue sky are visible in the background
I would have liked to be a tiny creature lounging under these pretty inkcaps today 🍄
Cave of Nacre
macro photograph of an abalone shell
#4 taken 5:57 pm
#art #photography #abstractphotography
Happy birthday to me! I am officially 8 years old! As you can see, I really cleaned up with presents🤭🐾 I can’t wait to see you all later at my party!
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#tinkerbellthepomchi #dogsofbluesky #tatertotsquad #tinkerbell8thbirthdayparty
I have opposed gerrymandering every single time it has come up. It’s a perversion of the political process. I voted Yes in this election without hesitation. Unilateral disarmament is unacceptable.
New — a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by FBI Director Kadh Patel against a former FBI agent/cable news commentator
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Bright yellow male American Goldfinch stands on feeder. His black crown falls in front of his eyes.
American Goldfinch sporting his summer colors and a Beatles haircut.
#birds
SPLC is not a perfect organization, but this is fascism putting on its hobnail boots for a night on the town
OMG I forgot I had Root Rot on my wishlist until JUST NOW and since I got some surprise royalty money, now I've bought it 😆
New from me: RFK Jr., who has spent decades pushing disinformation about the safety of vaccines, insanely insisted to Congress today he's played no role in fueling the resurgence of measles in the U.S.
"I've never been anti-vaccine." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-me...
This is your reminder that it's been ten months since the assassination of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog, and there hasn't been even a hint of justice for her family, friends or colleagues.
in case you missed it!
Arctapodema
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 908 #DesigningtheFuture3 #MarineLife
key thing we learned from Virginia campaign
Republicans are freaked the fuck out about accountability
Not just Trump, all of them - including their billionaires, like Thiel
They fear what's coming when Dems win - and Dems need to be ruthless about it
If you like scifi/SFF/vampire/thriller novels with lots of action & dry humour, mine are on Amazon in KDP eBook & paperback. Please check amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn or taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #spaceopera #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror #BookSky 📚💙
A Close Encounter with Hunting Killer Whales. Read the full story here: buff.ly/fH9CA1k
Video by Shavawn
This is an encounter from 2018
#WhaleTales #orca
Kemeti hunters come to Earth seeking to trap or destroy a ‘demon’, before it enslaves our planet & returns strengthened to take over. When they become the hunted & Kemet faces another ‘demon’, Creation might collapse. See why at: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXHLYGZ7 #SFF #BookSky 📚💙 #WritingCommunity
I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals
Hey, @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social you literally GOT this story from me. I broke it days ago on Bluesky and then on my own website, PubliCola. THE POST WAS DOWN BY YESTERDAY. I RAN INTO YOUR REPORTER WHO THANKED ME FOR BREAKING THIS NEWS today. Give my independent outlet credit immediately.
The Supreme Court found that a school acknowledging the existence of LGBTQ people was such a violation of freedom of religion that they had to allow opt outs but now the 5th circuit says kids being exposed to the ten commandments isn't. The law is such a joke.
Publishers Marketplace Deal Report LEVEL UP FOR ROMANCE! By Gita Jackson Imprint: Mira Aftermath co-owner Gita Jackson's LEVEL UP FOR ROMANCE!, a debut LitRPG romance in which an overworked game developer is transported to the cozy town featured in the farming simulator she's creating and falls for the town's snarky bartender-a character who wasn't even supposed to be romanceable -as she's forced to confront the fact that her career in the gaming industry wasn't what she thought it was going to be and figure out how to get back home, to Emma Cole at Mira, in an exclusive submission, by Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary Agency (world). Fiction: Romance April 21, 2026
Hello. I’m writing a novel. @editrixemma.bsky.social @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social
Happy Monday.
Today we're making a few updates/announcements.
First up: our nonprofit ETCH is alive on the web.
etch-humanity.org
ETCH: Ethical Technology and Computing for Humanity.
ETCH is not another AI nonprofit. It is a nonprofit that explicitly prioritizes people over AI.
Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.
preview of a sticker of a gray cat making an empty, big-eyed face with cracked eggs floating around it on a yellow background. the caption reads "no thoughts, brain scrampled egg"
no thoughts
brain scrampled egg
get the sticker here: mcapriglione.art
Given the fact that I devote a full 6 weeks every other year specifically to the idea of voting rights, I have sincerely grappled with the idea of retributive gerrymandering. Like, earnestly. I think there are reasons to feel weird about it, and it's fair!
But this IS a sincere difference.
Swedish midsummer time. I find that it helps to follow people from a few different countries that at least have their own shit going on.
A brown, rectangular, compostable tray is held in one hand and filled with a generous serving of freshly-fried mini donuts. Each donut is golden-brown, plump, and round, with a slightly crispy exterior indicating they were just taken out of the fryer. The donuts are lavishly topped with a thick drizzle of glossy maple syrup, giving them a rich, amber sheen. Scattered abundantly over the syrup is a crumbled layer of crispy, cooked bacon pieces, ranging in color from golden to dark reddish-brown, adding a savory and smoky contrast to the sweet base. A black plastic fork is vertically stuck into the middle of the dish, ready for use. The background shows a patch of green grass and a person's legs, suggesting the setting is an outdoor fair or food festival. The image captures a perfect blend of indulgent comfort food textures and flavors—crispy, chewy, sweet, and salty.
Freshly-made maple bacon mini-donuts
Talky void
How about the baby birds in my shed
Notice that the range station is closed due to “a bat problem in the main office.”
Rather enjoyed this notice at the Detroit, Oregon Ranger Station:
