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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 5h

Soon they'll be leaking like a certain someone's Depends.

tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 5h

Maybe they give ladybugs special powers.

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 5h

They are voracious predators of aphids, so good. But they do bite people, so bad. Very common in North America.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmoni...

Harmonia axyridis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 5h

Let's get gramps to bed.

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 5h

Red cedar and balsam are my two faves. Nature at its sweetest.

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 6h

Red Cedar is kind of a bonus wood. You can carve or lathe it and save the chips to make things smell nice. These little sachets will go in drawers, but you can also put chips in a double boiler and make the whole house smell good. Simple.
#makingstuff

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Traveling The Road Images (E.C.Teodoro Photography) @travelingtheroad.bsky.social · 8h

Tee Pee Curios
Tucumcari, New Mexico

Twilight deepens. Neon stirs. A beacon hums beside the road, ready for those who still roam. Its glow is not loud, but it reaches far.

#photography #Tucumcari #newmexico

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 7h

Any old mermaid could just flop onto the beach. There's no fence!

tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 7h

Clean on opsec.

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 9h

Have your beefcake acquaintances been acting extra dumb lately? There may be a reason for that.

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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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 12h

Chances are they are taking about this one.
www.reuters.com/article/life...

Vladimir Putin wins the other Nobel Prize

Russian president Vladimir Putin has won a Nobel prize. Not the better-known Nobel Peace Prize handed out by the Oslo-based committee to luminaries such as last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev or ex-South African President Nelson Mandela.

www.reuters.com

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 12h

The latest in Russian turbines-

a windmill in a park with a blue sky in the background

ALT: a windmill in a park with a blue sky in the background

media.tenor.com

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 12h

😜

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 12h

I guess God resides in your cavities. Who knew?

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Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 17h

Informative threads, translations and evidence lead research. Please help Beefy keep going with a monthly subscription on Substack or a coffee!

Thank You to those who have supported me, you are simply awesome.

buymeacoffee.com/beefeaterfella

patreon.com/Beefeater_Fella

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 12h

😃

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 15h

Give the gift of sight to those who lost it in war.

Join #SavingSight ⬇️

Saving Sight

Donate towards eye-treatment equipment for Ukrainians.

u24.gov.ua

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 13h

As I understand it, the swastika is a take on the ancient sunwheel designs, so that tracks.

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 14h

Rasmussen: What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?

bit.ly/4n7WgKr
by @angierasmussen.bsky.social
#h5n1

Wow -- great primer on flu

What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?

How H5N1 could make the jump and what we can do to stop that

bit.ly

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 14h

Made my morning. Fearless little rascals they are.

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 1d

Well, that's out there. Sundowning comes earlier every day.

tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 1d

So much for Democracy and all that.

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tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 1d

Go tan your balls Tucker.

tommytwopence.bsky.social @tommytwopence.bsky.social · 1d

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NEW 📀 I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline {Stereo} 1961

YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Eric Trump is legally prohibited from operating a charity in the state of New York because he stole money from children with cancer

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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