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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · 15d

In which it's hard to tell which is creepier: the image or the alt-text. (I love this).

Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 15d

Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.

Large model of a green caterpillar, the back of which is covered by dozens of white cocoons. Wasps can be seen emerging from some of the cocoons.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Sep 15

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

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90.1 WRUV-FM Burlington @wruvfm.bsky.social · 29d

We love this remix, and are already shaking our behinds to the sound of turning pages LFG!

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 29d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · Sep 26

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!

It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

"How Do You Avoid Hitting People With Your Car" pocket guide. Instructs readers to Watch the Road and Slow Down. Further text humorously insists that watching the road and slowing down are indeed important.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 19

Don't apologise for your dog showing up during the Zoom, apologise for hiding him all this time

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 22

That is in fact Step 1 on the list of ways to troubleshoot Why Is This VW Bus Currently Not Running?

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 22

It's ghost pirate time. savannah-ghost-pirates-team-store.myshopify.com/products/sav...

Savannah Ghost Pirates Blanket Hoodie

Wrap yourself in ultimate comfort with the Savannah Ghost Pirates Blanket Hoodie, the perfect companion for any hockey fan. Designed with a cozy, oversized fit, this hoodie offers warmth and relaxatio...

savannah-ghost-pirates-team-store.myshopify.com

Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 11

And the alt-text is POETRY.

ames @amsrbb.bsky.social · Sep 11

Oh, Vermont…

Photo of a rural landscape in layers. From the bottom: dirt road, green grass, golden tall grass, green grass again in the middle distance, then a hillside with dark green trees, then pale blue sky. There is a mailbox on a post in the near left side.

A more distant view similar to the last, with tall mountains in the background on the right side of the photo.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wild how normalized the words "safe parking lot for unhoused schoolchildren" have become in this country.

Safe parking lot for unhoused schoolchildren appears to have new lease on life

San Diego leaders move forward with a plan to help homeless students and their families with secure overnight parking at a former school in City Heights.

www.cbs8.com

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 5

deep appreciation

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 5

Primarily the animation. Flashes that fast can cause headaches, vertigo, nausea and seizures. It's also difficult for many people with reading disabilities to read one popping word at a time. All-caps are more difficult for people with dyslexia to read, because there's less recognizable wordshapes.

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sorry, forgot to cite my source: aaardvarkaccessibility.com/wcag-plain-e...

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 5

thank yoooooooou

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 5

Gently and lovingly: that caption style is going to give someone a seizure.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Sep 5

RFK Jr just buried a big report on the link between alcohol and cancer. Luckily, @smencimer.bsky.social had written this a few years back:

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 5

The research linking alcohol to breast cancer is deadly solid: Alcohol, regardless of whether it’s in Everclear or a vintage Bordeaux, is carcinogenic.

Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.

The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.

www.motherjones.com

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 5

And mine, as an official Short Adult. This is blatantly ridiculous.

Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · Sep 2

This is a child’s perspective for reference

Front end view of a truck from kids eye level

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 2

“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.

Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.

EU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That

Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians and cyclists are struck, says new report. EuroNCAP says more complex than that.

www.forbes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 4

If we really want to “make America healthy again,” we’d have Medicare for All.

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Sep 4

These photos (and their alt-text) are worth coming over to bsky to look for. Thank you for continuing to share them.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Sep 2

I am calm. I am breathing deeply through my nose. I am counting to ten. I…

WHAT, ARE YOU AFRAID YOUR DOG WILL INFODUMP TO YOU ABOUT THE FUCKING BALL?!?

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · Aug 25

When people scoff, “What’s next, hauling injured people on a bike?!” remind them:

Ambulances get stuck in traffic. Medics on bikes, with the right infrastructure, can cut through gridlock and start lifesaving care sooner, buying you precious minutes before the ambulance arrives.

Bob From Accounts 🚲 @bobfromaccounts.bsky.social · Aug 25

When you need to get somewhere quickly in a city, biking is always the best option. Chapeau London Ambulance E-Bikes

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yaaaaaaaaay! (on both chemo being over and treats)

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Claire (derogatory) @clarissakickass.bsky.social · Aug 27

I don’t need a self driving car. I need a vehicle that runs between major areas and can transport large numbers of people at once to reduce environmental impact…wait it’s a train. I’m describing trains.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.

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Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Aug 27

Is there a version of this with captions somewhere, please?

Weevil Under the Sun @audmonstr.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is an excellent use of alt-text.

Elisabeth @affabletoaster.bsky.social · Aug 27

WhY dOn’T cYcLiStS uSe ThE bIkE lAnE, pt eleventy-billion.

A bike lane on University St in Halifax, NS in front of the Dal Student Union Building on a sunny afternoon. The photographer stands in the lane, and a van with a trailer is parked directly in front of them. There are green flexposts “protecting” the portion of the lane where the photographer stands, but the van’s trailer blocks the continuation of the lane (which has no flexposts.) A sign next to the trailer indicates the “protected” portion of the lane is a no stopping zone, the area where the trailer is parked is a no parking zone, and the area is also a tow-away zone.

A bike lane on University St in Halifax, NS in front of the Dal Student Union Building on a sunny afternoon. The photographer stands in the roadway, getting a shot of the two cars and one van+trailer parked in the bike lane. There are green flexposts “protecting” the portion of the lane farthest from the photographer, and one of the cars is parked neatly inside that “protected” space. The other two vehicles & trailer fill the portion of the lane that does not have flexposts.

In the distance another car can be seen parked in the bike lane in front of the Rowe Management Building.

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