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Democracy North Carolina @democracync.bsky.social · 54m

Your local elections are coming up and they matter more than you think. Mayors and city councils in Wake, Johnston, and Harnett counties will make decisions about your police department, parks, local taxes, and zoning. Check what's on your ballot at democracync.org/resources/wh...

What's on the Ballot? Greater Triangle - Democracy NC

No matter your issue or what you care about, you will find it on your ballot in 2025 ELECTION DAY September 9 (Partisan Primary), October 7 or November 4, 2025, depending on where you live. The Septem...

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 2h

here's jenn wasner talking about her shockingly intimate new record as @flockofdimes.bsky.social, "the life you save," out now on @subpop.bsky.social! (video via jenn's IG). if you're in the uk, submit to host her hoped-for @undertowmusic.bsky.social living room tour! deets: shorturl.at/jJG1

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 2h

mark's pun about there "not being mushroom" for puns made me roll my eyes so hard, they got stuck in the back of my head

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 2h

sunn o))) x flock of dimes collab when? we'll call it "jenn o)))"

Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social · 1d

sunn O))): Putting the (((SUB))) back into SUB POP

sunn O))) and Sub Pop kick off this exciting partnership with three towering monoliths of low-end drone, delivered just in time for the dark weight of winter, in the form of Eternity’s Pillars b/w Raise the Chalice & Reverential.

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Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social · 2d

"Her thoughtful, intricately layered ballads on The Life You Save, grapple with codependency, addiction, responsibilities and limits, with how much anyone can help someone they cherish" @flockofdimes.bsky.social in the NY Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/a...

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Leon 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @dat-carovieh.bsky.social · 5h

Not sure about my Fanfiction, but I painted this in therapy, got a lot of compliments and love it.

A painting of the enterprise, with two planets in the background.

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 3h

have y'all done diodati? i would eat something i don't necessarily like, or that doesn't really agree with me, like tomato sauce, for instance, to get in on that one

a woman with blonde hair is standing in front of a wall with a pattern

ALT: a woman with blonde hair is standing in front of a wall with a pattern

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Jim Allenby @frakturedboy.bsky.social · 4d

We're back with a sensitive, powerful, and thought-provoking episode of Doctor Who. This time, we're tackling the topic of mental health. Rod Brown joins Jeff and me as we delve into some difficult but important conversations.

@whorod.bsky.social
@jeffgoddard.bsky.social

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4h

Okay so a I have a true little story about how the episcopal church funded the local BPP chapter’s ambulance program and all I’m saying is, Episcopalians: they may surprise you!

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 5h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 8h

the north carolina mushroom quest continues through october 19th! submit photos of at least 7 mushrooms / fungi through the @inaturalist.bsky.social app and follow the instructions here to earn your embroidered patch or sticker: scienceacrossnc.org/events/mushr...

it is some tiny mushrooms growing out of a pinecone

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Steve Manfred @stevemanfred.bsky.social · 11d

Tim from the Missing Episodes podcast has summarized today’s events here: youtu.be/5kqEqRxFQzI?...

#DoctorWho

Missing Doctor Who Episodes Found?! Film is Fabulous!

YouTube video by Doctor Who The Missing Episodes Podcast

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Adam Till @sillytilly9.bsky.social · 3d

This podcast ep is a must listen for fans of missing episodes and about work Film is Fabulous are doing. This is a positive step forward with mention of Doctor Who but it’s going to take time. The transparency here was very much appreciated and it really highlights the great work FiF are doing.

Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast - Special Edition - Film is Fabulous!

YouTube video by Doctor Who The Missing Episodes Podcast

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 3d

UK pals! do you like flock of dimes? jenn and the team at @undertowmusic.bsky.social are trying to arrange a 2026 UK "living room" tour. they're looking for non-traditional spaces / non-rock-club venues. think book shops, chapels, yoga studios, and literal living rooms. details: shorturl.at/6oPot

flock of dimes plays a living room in chapel hill, november 2024

flock of dimes plays the front room of a bed and breakfast in savannah, georgia, in november 2024

flock of dimes plays a loft office space in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in may 2024

flock of dimes plays a living room in jacksonville, florida, in november 2024

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 3d

i got lucky, usually, they take flight when you get too close! also, my bird camera rules (it's a nikon coolpix b500). here's another one of the same cormorant from a different angle

it is a cormorant sitting on a dead tree in the middle of the lake

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 3d

10 for 10! here's my #nearbynature2025 entry for october! the cormorants are returning to falls lake. they leave a few sentries during the year, but winter is really their time to shine here. this one stayed very still for a long time and let me get some great photos! i used this one as a reference

an acrylic painting of a cormorant perched on a dead tree. its mouth is open

a photograph of a cormorant perched on a dead tree. its mouth is open

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 3d

might as well get a merit badge for it

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 4d

this is exactly what I need on my way to my clay studio

Trap One🎙Podcast @trapone.bsky.social · 4d

On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @keithsay.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social serve up a Spectral Scream topped with mushrooms.

🍄‍🟫 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3umtyvpj
🍄‍🟫 Spotify: tinyurl.com/3ysc9uuf
🍄‍🟫 Podbean: tinyurl.com/yc4t3ws5

We hope it grows on you 🍄

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 4d

citizen science alert! for all of my north carolina pals, fire up your iNaturalist app, it's the debut of north carolina mushroom quest! find all the details here: scienceacrossnc.org/events/mushr...

NC Mushroom Quest

The 2025 NC Mushroom Quest will take place Saturday, October 11 through Sunday, October 19. You can participate anywhere in North Carolina! How to Participate Find a place to make observations of m…

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 4d

my flock of dimes record review is now on substack and has lots of fun images. i find jenn's art inspiring; it causes me to create art myself.

go read it on substack. not sure if i'll post more to wordpress (which has ads) or the stack, which has its own issues.

feels good to be writing again

a flock of dimes mug that i made at clay class

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Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social · 5d

Flock of Dimes’ The Life You Save is out today, alongside another luminous video: “Keep Me in the Dark” directed by returning collaborator Spence Kelly. youtube.com/watch?v=ZeeT0Yzp9a8

Stream ‘The Life You Save’ worldwide, and find the album at your fav local record store today.

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 5d

happiest release day to @flockofdimes.bsky.social! jenn's miraculous new record, "the life you save," is out everywhere today on @subpop.bsky.social. got fresh tags to celebrate! less permanent than a tattoo, but just as fun

it is a North Carolina license plate that says "flock of dimes" in a stylized eight-letter fashion, to wit, "FLKOFDMS"

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 5d

and now that it's out, i can't wait for jenn to start doing podcasts to promote it! and tour starts in less than a month! full band, you won't want to miss it! www.flockofdimes.com#Tour

Flock of Dimes

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 5d

go listen to jenn's new record wherever you get music on the internet! you can also go buy it at your local shop! it's beautiful and heartbreaking!

bandcamp: flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...

spot*fy: open.spotify.com/album/7fuPhH...

The Life You Save, by Flock of Dimes

12 track album

flockofdimes.bandcamp.com

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 5d

the new @flockofdimes.bsky.social record, "the life you save," just went live on the streaming services and bandcamp! for y'all on bluesky, here's my review. i had too many thoughts; had to resurrect my web-log! papaserf.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/r...

Review: Flock of Dimes, “The Life You Save”

Flock of Dimes’ “The Life You Save” is an aggressively cathartic and soothingly confrontational album.

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 6d

omg new citizen science badge just dropped! i had no idea there was such a thing as nc mushroom quest! 11-19 october. make sure you have your @inaturalist.bsky.social apps updated and ready to go! scienceacrossnc.org/events/mushr...

NC Mushroom Quest

The 2025 NC Mushroom Quest will take place Saturday, October 11 through Sunday, October 19. You can participate anywhere in North Carolina! How to Participate Find a place to make observations of m…

scienceacrossnc.org