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Carson Cooper

@cooperwheels.bsky.social

Tree Hugger, dog lover, maker of things. Author of books about making spinning wheels (yes, for making yarn). Ztwist.com All 📷 taken by myself, All photos AI free. 🚫 Crypto

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 9h ago

The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.

@glastomichelle.bsky.social · 5h ago

Glowing Embers. Photo taken before sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor.

Carson Cooper @cooperwheels.bsky.social · 3h ago

#HumpDay 🐫🎶☕🎶🌞🌿🌊🐬🫧🦭🌊 #Nature 🤗🏕️🌲🦖🍄🦫🌳🦌🍂🌞🌿🦋

Gnarly tall redwood tree with several growths on the trunk. More trees in the background with blue sky above.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 11h ago

USA: "Yes, That ‘Summer Cold’ Really Might Be COVID (Again). What to Know About Bay Area Viral Levels." 🔸COVID-19 levels in Bay Area wastewater are rising again this summer, increasing 136% in July compared with June. Source: archive.md/uaXeC

A KQED news article from August 4, 2026, titled "Yes, That ‘Summer Cold’ Really Might Be COVID (Again). What to Know About Bay Area Viral Levels," written by Carly Severn.
Below the text is a line chart titled "SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations: Greater San Francisco Bay Area, CA." The vertical axis measures the "Quantity of nucleic-acids, PMMoV Normalized (x1 million)" ranging from 0 to 80. The horizontal axis tracks the "Collection Date" from November through August.
The data line shows minor fluctuations between 10 and 40 from November through January 2026, followed by a steady decline to its lowest point near 5 in April. From June through July, the line spikes sharply upward, climbing continuously until it reaches its highest peak at 80 at the start of August.
A caption at the bottom reads: "WastewaterSCAN's summary of recent COVID-19 concentrations in the Bay Area, as of Aug. 4. (Courtesy of WastewaterSCAN)".

PBS News @pbsnews.org · yesterday

"Rather than avoiding fresh produce, adopting a few sensible food safety practices can help you significantly reduce your risk of getting sick while continuing to enjoy the many health benefits and flavor perks of salads and fresh veggies," writes Lisa Cuchara. https://to.pbs.org/3S0DoDC

Can you eat lettuce safely during the cyclospora outbreak? Advice from an infectious disease expert

Rather than avoiding fresh produce, adopting a few sensible food safety practices can help you significantly reduce your risk of getting sick while continuing to enjoy the many health benefits and fla...

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Dorota @dorotapawlak.bsky.social · yesterday

Ultimate #ThickTrunkTuesday tree! #Photography #nature #VancouverIsland #forest #hiking #EastCoastKin #treescape #scape #forest #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · yesterday

This elk asked me for my license and registration - but then, let me go. From near the beach in Gearhart, Oregon. That's the ocean straight out in the distance about 1/4 mile. #mammals #nature #deer #love #PNW #nokings #wildlife #outdoors #elk #ocean

Noir Beach Shack ♬@noirbeachshack.bsky.social · yesterday

Who remembers when diner tables/booths had a mini jukebox? This one is from 1982. 📷 David Turnley/Getty Images

Black and white photo of a mini jukebox mounted on a wall above a table at a diner. There is a napkin dispenser, sugar, salt and pepper below the mini jukebox. Some of the artists on the jukebox choices from 1982 include Willie Nelson, Mac Davis and Journey.

@glastomichelle.bsky.social · yesterday

The two archways at Dawn. Both images taken this morning in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor. Taken just a few moments apart. Which is your favourite?

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · yesterday

US Weekly COVID update: Aug 3, 2026 🔸1 in 209 Actively Infectious 🔸234,000 Daily Infections 🔸1,570,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸90,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸79,000 to 310,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸400 to 700 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com

A United States map graphic titled "COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)" is dated August 3, 2026. The map displays a grid of squares indicating virus levels across states, with specific hot spots highlighted in bright orange, red, and purple.
Key map elements include:
• Heat Map Scale: A five-tier legend maps colour to prevalence estimates: Very Low (light green, <0.9%), Low (medium green, 1.2%), Moderate (orange, 2.0%), High (red, 2.9%), and Very High (purple, >3.5%).
• Visual Hot Spots: Bright orange concentrations cover parts of California, Texas, Florida, and Colorado, while a distinct cluster of red and purple squares spans parts of Michigan and nearby Great Lakes states.
• Text Paragraph: Explains that the US has 15 hot spots, explicitly naming locations such as central California, northern Oregon, Alaska, Hawai'i, southeastern Idaho, central Colorado, northwestern Illinois, northern LP of Michigan, central Kentucky, northeastern Ohio, southern Florida, and southeastern Pennsylvania.

A statistical table titled "National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)" from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated August 3, 2026. The data is organized into alternating light-blue and white rows across three sections:
• Infections: Outlines that 1 in 209 people (0.5%) are actively infectious. New daily infections stand at 234,000, with 1,570,000 in the past week, 90,000,000 total in 2026, and 5.35 cumulative infections per person.
• Long COVID: Estimates 12,000 to 47,000 cases resulting from new daily infections, and 79,000 to 310,000 cases resulting from new weekly infections.
• Excess Deaths: Projects 60 to 100 deaths resulting from new daily infections, and 400 to 700 deaths resulting from new weekly infections.
The website "pmc19.com" is listed under the main title.

A statistical data table titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated August 3, 2026. The table tracks metrics across 27 US states/territories alphabetically from Alabama to Mississippi.
Columns detail the state name, CDC Level, PMC Estimate (percentage actively infectious), and the statistical probability percentage that anyone is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people.
Key data rows include:
• Alaska: Moderate level; 1 in 61 (1.6%) infectious; up to 81% chance in a room of 100.
• California: Low level; 1 in 76 (1.3%) infectious; up to 73% chance in a room of 100.
• Florida: Low level; 1 in 68 (1.5%) infectious; up to 77% chance in a room of 100.
• Massachusetts: Very Low level; 1 in 616 (0.2%) infectious; up to 15% chance in a room of 100.
An asterisk notes "Limited data reporting" for Arkansas and Mississippi.

A data table titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated August 3, 2026. The table tracks metrics alphabetically for 28 US states and territories, from Missouri to Wyoming.
Columns list State, CDC Level, PMC Estimate (% Actively Infectious), and the percentage chance someone is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people.
Key data rows include:
• Missouri: Moderate* level; 1 in 63 (1.6%) infectious; up to 80% chance in a room of 100.
• Nevada: Low level; 1 in 93 (1.1%) infectious; up to 66% chance in a room of 100.
• Puerto Rico: Low* level; 1 in 67 (1.5%) infectious; up to 78% chance in a room of 100.
• Texas: Very Low level; 1 in 118 (0.8%) infectious; up to 57% chance in a room of 100.
• West Virginia: Very Low level; 1 in 1,848 (0.1%) infectious; up to 5% chance in a room of 100.
An asterisk notes "Limited reporting" for several states, and data was last updated on July 25.

@glastomichelle.bsky.social · yesterday

Absolutely gorgeous clouds this morning here in Glastonbury shortly after sunrise. 💜

Carson Cooper @cooperwheels.bsky.social · 2d ago

Happy Birthday Sierra! 🎂🎉🎈 ...and to many more 🦋🙏🦋 youtu.be/XewZ-Lv6d0Q?...

Sierra Ferrell - Hey Me, Hey Mama (Live)

YouTube video by SierraFerrellVEVO

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Science Magazine @science.org · 2d ago

A new study finds many saber-toothed cats had hampered mobility, a side effect of heritable deformities and rare nerve tumors brought on by generations of inbreeding. https://scim.ag/4x74V5c

Saber-toothed cats became inbred—and struggled to move—before they went extinct

Population declines led to spike in spinal deformities and rare tumors, fossil study suggests

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 2d ago

Close friends in real life, actors Humphrey Bogart (1899 – 1957) and Peter Lorre (1904 – 1964) appeared in five classic films together, including 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘯 (1941), 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘢 (1942), 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (1942), 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 (1944), and 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 (1953).

@glastomichelle.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sunrise here today in Glastonbury. The land is very dry at the moment. Have a fabulous week everyone!

Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 3d ago

Calling bull shark on that!! 😤🐂🦈 #bullshark #sharksofcoralcity #callingbs #bs #coralcitycamera

Carson Cooper @cooperwheels.bsky.social · 3d ago

#StunDay 🎶🌞🎶☕🎶🌿🌲🌿🌊🏖️🐳🌊 #Nature 🙏🦖🪻🦫🌻🦨🌳🍄🕊️🌲🦋

Brilliant sunlight streaming through tall redwood trees, illuminating a dense fern growth. Blue sky is seen above the tree tops.

@glastomichelle.bsky.social · 3d ago

Swirly clouds and sun shining through the archway on this beautiful Sunday morning. Photo taken at sunrise on Glastonbury Tor.

Wendy Wiens @wendywiens.bsky.social · 4d ago

Pileated woodpecker pair

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 4d ago

Broke down and ordered groceries and somehow I feel like I did something bad. Like buying toilet paper and olive oil and spinach was a bad thing as excessive as eating out at a fancy restaurant. Basic groceries shouldn’t make you feel like you’re irresponsibly blowing money on luxuries.

Carson Cooper @cooperwheels.bsky.social · 4d ago

Because you slept in today. 🥱☕ 🤗🎶🐝 #Nature 🏕️🦌🌿🦖🌊🐳🫧🦭🐬🌊🪻🦋

Looking skyward at the tops of tall redwood trees. Pretty blue sky above with puffy white clouds.

The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 4d ago

Black Sabbath, 1973. #BlackSabbath

Kate Sheehan-Finn @katesfwriter.bsky.social · 4d ago

Italica’s Roman amphitheatre was built by Hadrian, who was born in Italica, ruled AD 117-138. 25K people watched regular gladiator fights, wild beast hunts, and presumably criminal executions. It was the Dragonpit, Kings Landing, S7-8, Game of Thrones. My 📷 #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #Rome

Noir Beach Shack ♬@noirbeachshack.bsky.social · 5d ago

📽 Beautiful shot with Janet Leigh in TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) #FilmNoir #TCMParty #SummerOfDarkness

Carson Cooper @cooperwheels.bsky.social · 5d ago

I do love a good boot. 🥾 🙏🦋 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

These boots are the safest for US wildland firefighters. Fewer and fewer can afford them

The handcrafted leather boots are a century-old tradition – but with money tight, the cost of up to $800 is harder to justify

theguardian.com

Carson Cooper @cooperwheels.bsky.social · 5d ago

#FernDay 🎶🌿🐝🌿🎶🌲🌹🌲🌊🦭🌊🐚 #Nature 🦖🌻🦫🪻🦨🍄🦌🏕️🍂🙏🌿🦋

A very dense green surrounding a wee wooden bridge. Ferns in abundance, trees beyond. Very, very green.

Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 5d ago

Friday night light. Bidding a fond farewell to July in rural Nova Scotia.

A small pond surrounded by trees, grasses, flowers, and two white ducks resting on the nearby grass reflects a setting sun painting the sky and its grey clouds in hues of orange, pink, and yellow.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 5d ago

USA: Epidemic trend summary: July 31, 2026 COVID-19 As of July 29, 2026: 🔹41 states have COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing 🔹0 states have infections declining or likely declining 🔹7 states show no change Source: cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...

An infographic titled "Epidemic trend summary" shows a map of the United States with COVID-19 epidemic trends as of July 29, 2026. The map is color-coded by state and sub-regions using a legend titled "Epidemic Trends." The legend includes categories: Growing (dark purple), Likely Growing (magenta), Not Changing (white), Likely Declining (teal), Declining (dark green), Not Estimated (grey), and Data Unavailable (black). A text summary notes that infections are growing or likely growing in 41 states, declining or likely declining in 0 states, and not changing in 7 states. Much of the map is shaded in shades of purple and black, with small patches of grey and white. A callout box for the United States overall specifies that the COVID-19 epidemic trend is growing, with an Rt estimate of 1.08 and the weekly percentage of emergency department visits diagnosed with COVID-19 at 0.2% (Very Low).

Noir Beach Shack ♬@noirbeachshack.bsky.social · 5d ago

EMPIRE DINER, NYC, 1977 📷 Ron Bruguiere

1977 photograph of the Empire Diner in Chelsea, NYC was taken by the street and architectural photographer Ron Bruguiere. Captured shortly after the diner's famous 1976 visual transformation. Bruguiere emphasized the gleaming chrome detailing, geometric design, and the prominent "EAT" stencil painted on the adjoining building facade. Historical Context: The image perfectly illustrates the atmospheric, noir aesthetic of Manhattan's West Side during the late 1970s.

@glastomichelle.bsky.social · 5d ago

Following my moonset photograph earlier, this was sunrise from the opposite side of St Michael's tower. I went up one side of the hill and down the other side to get the two images.