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Michael Davis

@miklextic.bsky.social

Nature lover, podcast listener

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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2d ago

Rachel Harper video from Bat Conservation International paired this rescued Glossophaga bat with Anyma's "Voices In My Head" (with a twist). Let's talk for way too long about the tongues of nectivorous bats. Get your mlems ready. (📷: Rachel Harper)

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 3d ago

"We don't want to turn into a banana republic, so we won't try to rein in corporations" is the kind of thing you say if you don't know what makes a banana republic a banana republic, and instead want to be a banana republic where the bananas are data centers.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 5d ago

Democrats working hard on precisely how much they should pull their punches against the corporate oligarchy after the election. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

ProPublica@propublica.org · 4d ago

NEW: Amid public health concerns over online sports betting, major operators like DraftKings say their in-app safeguards can prevent users from spiraling out of control. Our reporter decided to find out for himself whether that was true.

Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.

ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · last wk.

Y'all! Read this editorial! Seriously. Even if this were not my newspaper (which it is) I'd say - Read this editorial! Note: Hobart was very much NOT some "surprisingly enlightened man of his time" or anything. He was a lifelong bachelor, a logger-- 1/2 upperrogueindependent.com/2026/09/30/1...

1965 Editorial by Al Hobart – Smokey, the Disappearing Bear - Upper Rogue Independent

1965 Editor’s note: Al Hobart, the man from Winding Trails, Don Lewis, and myself were discussing bear hunters the other day and the subject matter turned to the approaching extinction of the species....

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Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · last wk.

True not just in publishing/writing. Look at how this new Meta Muse basically jumps into the user's shit, mixes it around, gets it everywhere. Shares their address. Lies to their contacts. Sells their stuff at a low price. Do not let the vampire in. Hang garlic. Sharpen stakes.

Oisín McGann@oisinmcgann.bsky.social · last wk.

We should treat genAI in publishing the way you’d treat a vampire trying to enter your home. You never give it permission to enter. It doesn’t matter if it‘s polite or makes generous offers or it’s *only* going to take the ones *you* don’t care about. It’s here for your blood. Don’t let it in.

Louis@louisevans.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pass a law clarifying that the supreme court’s appellate jurisdiction does not begin until a final ruling has been made by district and appeals courts.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING: SCOTUS allows the Trump admin to restart third-country removals under a policy found by lower courts to violate federal law. The Democratic appointees dissent. The deportations will be OK'ed at least through the next several months, with SCOTUS agreeing to hear the case in December.

CERTIORARI GRANTED DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. V. D.V.D., ET AL. The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is granted. The February 25, 2026 order and judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 1:25-cv-10676, are stayed. The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and the petition is granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether the district court had jurisdiction over Respondents' claims. (2) Whether the district court had authority to enter classwide declaratory relief and APA vacatur under 8 U. S. C. §1252(f) (1). (3) Whether the Government's Guidance on third-country removals is unlawful under 8 U.S. C. §1231(b), the Due Process Clause, or FARRA/CAT and its implementing regulations. (4) Such other questions that the Government determines are appropriate for the proper disposition of the case. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the December 2026 argument session. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the application for stay.
Patrick@watchinthesky.bsky.social · 2w ago

Junior making a 1:00 visit. Started out getting snacks off the ground then hopped up on the snack table for more from the bowl. Then, of course, off to get a drink. 🪶 roadrunner

A roadrunner entered the yard and came up to a backyard patio. The bird looks expectedly at the camera hoping for mealworms After snacks, the roadrunner leaves the patio to get a drink of water from a clay bowl in the yard.
c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2w ago

From the Fort Worth Zoo: Raani the Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) admires her baby, newly hatched. The Fort Worth Zoo had 8 (!) babies hatch this season. The population of these critically endangered crocs is less than 1000 globally, so every hatchling matters. (📷: Fort Worth Zoo)

From a 2023 Facebook post by the Fort Worth Zoo: "HISTORY IS MADE🚨 The Zoo is thrilled to announce this monumental conservation success - the hatchings of four critically endangered gharial crocodiles. The Fort Worth Zoo is the only institution in the United States to have produced multiple offspring of this critically endangered species. (To date, only one other institution has produced a single offspring in 2016.) In the wild, it is estimated that only about 200 reproducing adults remain. We are so proud of our ectotherms team for this historic achievement!"
Patrick@watchinthesky.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pretty sure this is Junior. Hanging out for 30 minutes - so far. 1- grooming itchy feathers 2- so much floof 3- “anything in this clump of native grass?” 4- “can someone help scratch this itch?” 🪶🌿 roadrunner

A roadrunner is standing in a corner of the yard in the shade. The bird is grooming its feathers, might be molting and getting new itchy feathers. The roadrunner has fluffed up its belly feathers so the bird looks twice as big. The roadrunner has jumped into a large clump of native grass facing away from the camera. The bird has good camouflage in the shadows. The roadrunner is reaching around with its beak to groom near the base of its tail feathers.