Victoria 🌦️🌈
@meliorating.bsky.social
I'm a bi leftist disabled woman who's just trying to make things better. I love cats, queer books, bikes, trains, trams, plants, birds, pop music, and The Sims 4.
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Nation Just Kinda Assumed Pacific Northwest Always Lived in Giant Puddle Like That: tinyurl.com/bdh393s4
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Nation Just Kinda Assumed Pacific Northwest Always Lived in Giant Puddle Like That: tinyurl.com/bdh393s4
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Oh i forgot how cute baby gulls were for a second. 🪶 🐣
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Oh i forgot how cute baby gulls were for a second. 🪶 🐣
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I want bicycle infrastructure that’s safe enough to do this
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I want bicycle infrastructure that’s safe enough to do this
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If you want to take one thing away from the art of the New Deal it is - in my humble opinion - that throwing money at *NORMAL* artists to decorate public buildings makes the world a much nicer place, particularly if you charge them with making the decorations evoke the history of where they are.
December 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
If you want to take one thing away from the art of the New Deal it is - in my humble opinion - that throwing money at *NORMAL* artists to decorate public buildings makes the world a much nicer place, particularly if you charge them with making the decorations evoke the history of where they are.
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Afterglow over a frozen marsh at Little Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. -40° and there was Snow Buntings flying past me to roost in a reed bed. One of those memorable #moments for the #SensoryArt theme. And a #ColourADay #RedWed post.
A Fujichrome #Velvia from the late 1990s.
#ColorADay #EastCoastKin
A Fujichrome #Velvia from the late 1990s.
#ColorADay #EastCoastKin
December 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Afterglow over a frozen marsh at Little Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. -40° and there was Snow Buntings flying past me to roost in a reed bed. One of those memorable #moments for the #SensoryArt theme. And a #ColourADay #RedWed post.
A Fujichrome #Velvia from the late 1990s.
#ColorADay #EastCoastKin
A Fujichrome #Velvia from the late 1990s.
#ColorADay #EastCoastKin
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Today Rob has chosen #GroupsOfBirds for the #BirdOftheDay theme today so I have chosen a selection of my images for you all to enjoy #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
December 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Today Rob has chosen #GroupsOfBirds for the #BirdOftheDay theme today so I have chosen a selection of my images for you all to enjoy #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography
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You go to war with the baby snowy plovers you have, not the baby snowy plovers you want.
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You go to war with the baby snowy plovers you have, not the baby snowy plovers you want.
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
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Make sure you don't miss today's Sapphic Book Advent Calendar door!
It contains another free ebook for you!
Get your daily treat on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
It contains another free ebook for you!
Get your daily treat on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Make sure you don't miss today's Sapphic Book Advent Calendar door!
It contains another free ebook for you!
Get your daily treat on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
It contains another free ebook for you!
Get your daily treat on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...
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Information from NWS Seattle:
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Information from NWS Seattle:
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
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"To ask the internet for knowledge and receive a series of articles that mostly remind you what your question was, then repeat the same three facts you already knew, padded out with more ad space than information."
Revised Definitions of the Verb “To Google”
1. To look something up quickly and then spend twenty minutes fact-checking the AI summary, only to find out that it was absolutely wrong. 2. To se...
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"To ask the internet for knowledge and receive a series of articles that mostly remind you what your question was, then repeat the same three facts you already knew, padded out with more ad space than information."
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If you are worried this is too big an executive function barrier you can go to a pharmacy and they will probably just jab you. That is what I did.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.
The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
December 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you are worried this is too big an executive function barrier you can go to a pharmacy and they will probably just jab you. That is what I did.
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
I'm not saying it's necessarily the right way to do this, that is just how much I am not fucking around with the measles
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FINALLY GOT IT!
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
FINALLY GOT IT!
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
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Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
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"Climate change is playing a role for two main reasons: The snow line is creeping higher so more precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow. And warmer air moving over warming ocean water can hold more moisture than before."
How Western Washington’s ‘100-year’ floods are changing
More rain, less snow and warmer, wetter air are changing our understanding of "100-year" floods.
www.seattletimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"Climate change is playing a role for two main reasons: The snow line is creeping higher so more precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow. And warmer air moving over warming ocean water can hold more moisture than before."
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Skagit County remains under evacuation Thursday morning as the Skagit River is expected to crest in Concrete around 10 a.m. The Nooksack River at North Cedarville hit its crest overnight but flood waters remain in Everson. Check back for live updates throughout the day.
Thursday update: Skagit County under evacuation; Nooksack River at Cedarville crests | Cascadia Daily News
Most rivers in Whatcom and Skagit County will be in major flood stages throughout the day
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Skagit County remains under evacuation Thursday morning as the Skagit River is expected to crest in Concrete around 10 a.m. The Nooksack River at North Cedarville hit its crest overnight but flood waters remain in Everson. Check back for live updates throughout the day.
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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I may sound like a broken record on this but that's the nature of trauma: every one of these children will be traumatized for life. For life.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
NEW: Today we published a new investigation into something happening largely out of view: immigrant kids getting separated from their families and placed in federal shelters, in some cases after something as mundane as a traffic stop🧵 1/
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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I may sound like a broken record on this but that's the nature of trauma: every one of these children will be traumatized for life. For life.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.
My own separation from my mother via immigration was just about the gentlest imaginable version... and it's still the central truth of my adult life. I'm 60.