Spaceweft
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Republicans have voted to destroy the United States of America. The rest of us will not allow it. Resist fascism with joy, with anger, with humor, with spite, but however you need to do it: resist!
Because it apparently needs to be said: I have never fucking used the AI/LLM/chatbot/plagiarism machine and I never fucking will. If you use it, I think you're a bad person.
Do yore likes mine littol Hares,??? Moosetach,, goaty,, whiskpers,?? Etc
One of my cats is sleeping next to me, dreaming. She kinda got twitchy and reached her paw out and as soon as it touched my arm she settled and started purring. I feel loved 🥺
Your daily affirmation: There's nothing stopping you from being awesome, or having an invisible owl on your shoulder today.
How beautiful are these handmade creatures by kinetic artist and paper sculptor Lucy Jean Green! #beautifulbizarre #papersculpture #art
I just love the Open Sea exhibit in the Monterey Aquarium. Simply magical and without parallel.
“The Many can beat the Money” is a great line. Bank it. Use it.
Democrat Cats@democratcats.bsky.social · 13h agoAbdul officially wins! $80 million can’t keep the voters from having their say. Fuck PACS. Power to the people.
anyway, if anyone has a lead on jobs for a science journalist/writer who has been a planetarium director (meaning I can talk to the public), please let me know. I am *awfully* broke.
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · yesterdayNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
“Nobody panic... I've found the treat aisle. Repeat: I'VE FOUND THE TREAT AISLE!" #cats #BlueskyCats #gato #CatsOfBluesky
just emailed both my fall classes to tell them not to use my institution's price-gouging and unreliable bookstore. Encouraged them to use bookstore.org, which donates a portion of proceedings to independent bookstores. My small resistance for 10 am.
Immature male Bullock’s oriole for the #SummerVisitors theme of #BirdOfTheDay picked by @alan678.bsky.social These birds breed in California and most of the Western US, and winter in central and southern Mexico. #birds #nature #photography #ECK
In re: "Air travel is worse" I don't debate that it's less PLEASANT (I haven't been on a plane in over 20 years, and even then I didn't enjoy it), but there are FAR fewer crashes than there were even 30 years ago
"it looks like you're using an adblocker to visit our site." yep! ha ha! it rocks!
On Saturday, Aug 15, I'm giving a keynote at the Southeast Arizona Bird Festival. There are still a few spots, so sign up and come say hi! Here's a comic with the festival's signature bird, the Vermilion Flycatcher. tucsonbirds.org/festival/fes...
ICYMI, Congratulations to Samantha Mills! “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” is a finalist for the Best Short Fiction World Fantasy Award! You can read here! www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
Frog and Toad jumped into the water. They swam all afternoon. Frog swam fast and made big splashes. Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes.
was a little cranky and abrupt with 4yo this morning (we’ve been fighting a lot in general) but then i said “oh i don’t think i had enough hugs this morning to get rid of the grumpy” and she said “‘ME NEITHER” so we had a little cuddle on the floor, which made things a lot better for both of us 🥹
Small chipping sparrow stopped in to say hi… little cutie pie.
1861: President Lincoln imposes the first federal income tax by signing the Revenue Act. Strapped for cash with which to pursue the Civil War, Lincoln and Congress agreed to impose a 3 percent tax on annual incomes over $800.
1957: Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, a TV show in which performers lip-synched their latest songs and the teenage audience danced, began airing nationally.