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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · 5h

Our friend the Spiny Slender Toad is a stream toad who lives throughout much of Borneo! They are in genus Ansonia, also known as Stream Toads, because they spawn in fast moving streams and have tadpoles adapted to life in fast-moving water! (photo by Carey Knox Southern Scales)

A slender, very spiny grey toad! They are darker on their back and fading to a lighter color on their belly! Many of their spines have a reddish tint! They are relaxing on a broad green leaf!

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

It is so exhausting just living in this apartment. I do not know how I'm supposed to earn enough money to live here when they won't leave me the fuck alone.

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

If I had $5 for every random person who has been in my apartment since July, I could pay next month's rent.

This thought brought to you by the surprise inspector from the City who came to take photos of my finally complete ceilings.

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 6h

Lottie Fitzgerald, 32, legitimately does need the drug to get her mashed enough not to think about the fact that she’s in a metal tube, hurtling through the sky - but try telling that to those jobsworths at border control.

Full article on Patreon today: www.patreon.com/posts/140735...

“This is my emotional-support weed” claims autistic woman at customs

Image of young woman in sunglasses smoking a joint

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 6h

please enjoy brand new tingler MY NEIGHBOR’S TWELVE-FOOT-TALL DECORATIVE HALLOWEEN SKELETON GETS ME OFF ALSO SHE IS A LESBIAN out now here www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWC6K3MR/ or on all patreon tiers www.patreon.com/posts/my-nei...

cover of MY NEIGHBOR’S TWELVE-FOOT-TALL DECORATIVE HALLOWEEN SKELETON GETS ME OFF ALSO SHE IS A LESBIAN featuring ladybuck without much on smiling in the front yard of suburban neighborhood next to her is a beautiful skeleton that is very tall

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 21h

Looking for a little magic?

oishiny.etsy.com/listing/4382...

I'm now shipping to the US again - please be aware things might be a little slower than usual, but I have sent a test package through the new system.

#Handmade #ShopIndie

Large blue, green, and gold oval labradorite pendant wrapped in wavy silver wire.

Large blue, green, and gold oval labradorite pendant wrapped in wavy silver wire, sitting in black and white gift box.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 7h

PhotOooober the Fifteenth poses a question.

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PhotOooober the Fifteenth | R.C. Murphy

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 5d

I was so happy with this photo, I actually remembered to put it in my shop. For now it's just a matte canvas, but if anyone wants it on a poster or whatever, let me know.

rc-murphy-designs.printify.me/product/2398...

Answer the Question, Old Wise Tree - Matte Canvas - $23.88 - R.C. Murphy Designs

Buy this product for only $23.88

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · Jun 13

I designed a thing if you need it this weekend.

The file is here:

www.patreon.com/posts/for-yo...

A star-spangled platform shoe stepping on a gaudy, broken golden crown on a red, white and blue backdrop. Text: We the People Serve no King.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

PhotOooober the Fourteenth is thinking about summer warmth to combat the freezing, damp weather today.

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PhotOooober the Fourteenth | R.C. Murphy

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 23h

Cartoon: Because @adampknave.com :) Enjoy!

cartoon: A Human Centipede parody using Goofy's silhouettes
100% Medically Absurd
The Hyuk Centipede

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 23h

Might as well pop on my favorite ANoES, Dream Warriors, and have even more fun.

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Just when I thought my kid being an adult would mean the end of last-second costume building marathons, she pops up with a cosplay rave and needs me to build a devil tail from scratch.

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Ahahahaha. Horns, as well, because the person doing her wig has too many things on her plate.

Let's see how far I can stretch the last of my moldable foam.

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Just when I thought my kid being an adult would mean the end of last-second costume building marathons, she pops up with a cosplay rave and needs me to build a devil tail from scratch.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

"Sara" has worked in Watsonville CAs strawberries for 16 yrs. "I earn piece rate. It's raining which makes the rows slippery and the mud sticks to our shoes. It's dangerous as we still need to work fast to make enough money to pay our bills." #WeFeedYou

A farm worker harvesting strawberries in the rain wearing a plastic poncho

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Mother Frog Slut // Steward of Giant Reptiles @toadcialism.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of both my upcoming trip to Australia where I’m interviewing a perentie breeder, and my love of pastelgoth aesthetic, I made this lovely Cleopatra collar. Check it out in my shop!

#bsnm #jewelry

www.varanidparadise.com/shop/p/1au91...

Sideways view of a black velvet jewelry bust displaying a layered triple-strand necklace with tiny hot pink Czech glass pearls and pearly pastel purple dagger beads

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

Come get your Halloween reads and recommend Bsky any on sale that you enjoyed!

Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 14d

Kobo's big month-long Spooky Sale is live! 👻

eBooks: www.kobo.com/p/halloween-...

Audiobooks: kobo.com/p/spooky-aud...

Writers, link to your books that are in the sale and tell us a few words about them! (No AI!)

Readers, see one you recommend? Also tell us!

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Zoo Boise @zooboise.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween is Toogle's time to shine. The male southern ground hornbill is an excellent pumpkin carver! 🎃

📷: Lauren

A male southern ground hornbill holds pulp and seeds from a pumpkin while standing on a branch.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for a perfect spooky season read? Our ebook edition of @tanyahuff.bsky.social's SUMMON THE KEEPER is now available! awfulagent.com/ebooks/summo... Come for the love triangle, stay for the talking cat.

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

This is usually the season where I pick up more hobbies I can do from a blanket fort, but all of my crafting supplies are in chaos so instead I'm at the window watching it rain with a heating pad on high.

R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know how I'm going to get anything done today because my brain has completely reverted to, "There's Weather out there. Why don't you stay inside where it's cozy and nap under a blanket?"

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R.C. Murphy @rcmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Where I am we'll be 20* below average today. Which is WILD considering if we get weird October weather, it's usually like, "Oh, it's 100*," and not 12 hours of rain.