Anna Biela
@nuclearanna.bsky.social
Nuclear engineer, enby queer, and collector of hobbies. Any pronouns.
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Anna Biela
@nuclearanna.bsky.social
· Nov 9
If anyone would like to join me in memorializing my father, Tom Biela, please consider donating to the Joslin Diabetes Center or the American Diabetes Association.
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For the #ArtAdventCalendar, it’s your daily Merp!
Merp was busy in the suet all day as light snow fell, popping in and out as I worked near the window. Here’s Merp saying screw you, gravity.
#birds #HellYeahNuthatches
Merp was busy in the suet all day as light snow fell, popping in and out as I worked near the window. Here’s Merp saying screw you, gravity.
#birds #HellYeahNuthatches
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
For the #ArtAdventCalendar, it’s your daily Merp!
Merp was busy in the suet all day as light snow fell, popping in and out as I worked near the window. Here’s Merp saying screw you, gravity.
#birds #HellYeahNuthatches
Merp was busy in the suet all day as light snow fell, popping in and out as I worked near the window. Here’s Merp saying screw you, gravity.
#birds #HellYeahNuthatches
I’m so hyped about unbeatable but I’m stuck at work >:(
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’m so hyped about unbeatable but I’m stuck at work >:(
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
Everyone always asks speakers at nuclear events “what’s your favorite SMR?” but no one ever asks “which SMR fills your heart with spite?”
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Everyone always asks speakers at nuclear events “what’s your favorite SMR?” but no one ever asks “which SMR fills your heart with spite?”
Surely THIS will finally be the thing that fixes my adult acne
December 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Surely THIS will finally be the thing that fixes my adult acne
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New #letterpress reduction #linocut print
For a wonderful, brief part of summer the creek is lit up with the songs of Red-winged blackbirds. The males flit from different stalks of marshy plant life while looking for that perfect love interest, doing everything they can to get noticed.
For a wonderful, brief part of summer the creek is lit up with the songs of Red-winged blackbirds. The males flit from different stalks of marshy plant life while looking for that perfect love interest, doing everything they can to get noticed.
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
New #letterpress reduction #linocut print
For a wonderful, brief part of summer the creek is lit up with the songs of Red-winged blackbirds. The males flit from different stalks of marshy plant life while looking for that perfect love interest, doing everything they can to get noticed.
For a wonderful, brief part of summer the creek is lit up with the songs of Red-winged blackbirds. The males flit from different stalks of marshy plant life while looking for that perfect love interest, doing everything they can to get noticed.
Starting a new thread because I started dunking on the guy quoted in the article instead of making the point I actually intended:
Look at the way the article described the actions taken by a parish lead by an actually ordained representative of the Church…
Look at the way the article described the actions taken by a parish lead by an actually ordained representative of the Church…
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Starting a new thread because I started dunking on the guy quoted in the article instead of making the point I actually intended:
Look at the way the article described the actions taken by a parish lead by an actually ordained representative of the Church…
Look at the way the article described the actions taken by a parish lead by an actually ordained representative of the Church…
I looked up the guy quoted here because I’ve never heard of the “catholic action league.” Turns out, their homepage is just a collection of articles written by this crackpot (C J Doyle) quoting himself 💀
Here, he’s mad someone wanted to name a pub The Hail Mary and is ready to do a schism about it
Here, he’s mad someone wanted to name a pub The Hail Mary and is ready to do a schism about it
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I looked up the guy quoted here because I’ve never heard of the “catholic action league.” Turns out, their homepage is just a collection of articles written by this crackpot (C J Doyle) quoting himself 💀
Here, he’s mad someone wanted to name a pub The Hail Mary and is ready to do a schism about it
Here, he’s mad someone wanted to name a pub The Hail Mary and is ready to do a schism about it
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This morning, after 4 years of chasing them down, I got 2 in flight female bufflehead videos. I thought I got THE VIDEOS. I didn't. Of the 1800 or so frames between the two videos only these couple were useful, BUT the advantage of having so few usable frames is we can make a gif!
Still a W. 🪶
Still a W. 🪶
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This morning, after 4 years of chasing them down, I got 2 in flight female bufflehead videos. I thought I got THE VIDEOS. I didn't. Of the 1800 or so frames between the two videos only these couple were useful, BUT the advantage of having so few usable frames is we can make a gif!
Still a W. 🪶
Still a W. 🪶
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December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Here are some recent pics I took of my buddy Muscovy duck. I thought you might like to see him.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Here are some recent pics I took of my buddy Muscovy duck. I thought you might like to see him.
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broke: après ski
woke:
woke:
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
broke: après ski
woke:
woke:
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statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“can you assist in an evacuation in case of an emergency?”
Hell yes I can. I long to pull the forbidden red bar. Really, they should be asking if I can resist temptation for a whole 2 hours
Hell yes I can. I long to pull the forbidden red bar. Really, they should be asking if I can resist temptation for a whole 2 hours
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“can you assist in an evacuation in case of an emergency?”
Hell yes I can. I long to pull the forbidden red bar. Really, they should be asking if I can resist temptation for a whole 2 hours
Hell yes I can. I long to pull the forbidden red bar. Really, they should be asking if I can resist temptation for a whole 2 hours
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Crow, but my autofocus panicked 🫨
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Crow, but my autofocus panicked 🫨
Someday I’m going to be president and I’m going to make 6 am illegal
Like, it’ll still exist technically I suppose, if it must… but you’re not allowed to speak of it and certainly not allowed to schedule things within the hour
Like, it’ll still exist technically I suppose, if it must… but you’re not allowed to speak of it and certainly not allowed to schedule things within the hour
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Someday I’m going to be president and I’m going to make 6 am illegal
Like, it’ll still exist technically I suppose, if it must… but you’re not allowed to speak of it and certainly not allowed to schedule things within the hour
Like, it’ll still exist technically I suppose, if it must… but you’re not allowed to speak of it and certainly not allowed to schedule things within the hour
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📌🤠🤙📿
BlueSky Special Edition.
Blue Jay in the early morning's light, looking back at you on the Credit River Trail, Mississauga, Ontario.
#Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Archives 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿
BlueSky Special Edition.
Blue Jay in the early morning's light, looking back at you on the Credit River Trail, Mississauga, Ontario.
#Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Archives 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿
January 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📌🤠🤙📿
BlueSky Special Edition.
Blue Jay in the early morning's light, looking back at you on the Credit River Trail, Mississauga, Ontario.
#Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Archives 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿
BlueSky Special Edition.
Blue Jay in the early morning's light, looking back at you on the Credit River Trail, Mississauga, Ontario.
#Birds 🪶 #Wildlife 🫎 #Nature 🌿 #Photography 📷 #Archives 🖼️ #Photog4Hire 🤠🤙📿
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Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
great night at Indiana Dunes
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
great night at Indiana Dunes
what does this mean
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
what does this mean
I love that you can pay Costco to write weird stuff on a cake for $27 and they’ll do their damndest to make it look good
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I love that you can pay Costco to write weird stuff on a cake for $27 and they’ll do their damndest to make it look good
Trying to do a warranty exchange on an ikea mattress but couldn’t find the purchase on my bank statements…
Until my former roomie reminded me that we had multiple “they’re doing WHAT in the Capitol???” “they want to off PENCE????” conversations with strangers. While shopping for a mattress.
Until my former roomie reminded me that we had multiple “they’re doing WHAT in the Capitol???” “they want to off PENCE????” conversations with strangers. While shopping for a mattress.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trying to do a warranty exchange on an ikea mattress but couldn’t find the purchase on my bank statements…
Until my former roomie reminded me that we had multiple “they’re doing WHAT in the Capitol???” “they want to off PENCE????” conversations with strangers. While shopping for a mattress.
Until my former roomie reminded me that we had multiple “they’re doing WHAT in the Capitol???” “they want to off PENCE????” conversations with strangers. While shopping for a mattress.
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The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)