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Rae
@seaglasscritter.bsky.social
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she/her. bi. poet. not worksafe. reptiles, inverts, plants, with a side of writing, ffxv, general geeking out, and bitching about mental health.

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Rae @seaglasscritter.bsky.social · 9d
god I just realized you meant physically at your job and not just them doing their best, my bad
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Our market got cancelled tomorrow (😭) so we have a bunch of these left now!

They're beautiful! You can learn about animals!

So many people in the last 2 weekends have said "Oh we should get this for your mom", and then they get one for the other person's mom. Just sayin'

SquidFacts.net
sarahmackattack.bsky.social Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14d
Hey, what are you gonna get for the office secret Santa?
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?

Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
December 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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amybrown.xyz
be the hot wheels cake you wish to see in the world. or whatever they say
White round buttercream cake that says “happy birthday [redacted]” with candles (the numeral 4, two orange cones, an excavator) and five hot wheels cars
December 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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ajcousins.bsky.social
Blue morph Snow Goose! 😍 Lifer! #birds
Photo of a dark morph Snow Goose with its white head and dark neck and body huddled on the snow-scattered, leaf-covered ground as it nibbles at the remaining frozen grass
December 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
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.
erinbiba.bsky.social Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2h
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.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
If you want to do something like this, why not buy a $150k home in a small town in Italy, France, Spain, or Mexico, instead of having nine people share one bathroom after they eat at a restaurant called "Stinky's?"
Someone on twitter writes: "You could move to Aplington, Iowa and get a job at the post office making $25 an hour to start, meet a nice girl at the First Reformed Church and take her on a date to Stinky's Bar and Grill, and get married and raise up seven children in this house but you will not do it." There's a screenshot of a Zillow listing showing a rundown 8 bedroom, 1 bathroom home for $95,000.
December 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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meghancolleen.bsky.social
A pet sleeping next to you feeling so safe and comfy is genuinely the most any human can really ask for

It makes you feel like maybe you aren’t so bad. You might even be good
December 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
chat i sputtered
someone on x posted: @grok This is Jeopardy! Clue: Famously, this man is widely known as "a pedophile with no friends” and @grok truthfully replied: Who is Elon Musk?
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social
"pent up demand for rail options" also explains much of the success of Heated Rivalry
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d
seriously though, there is very clearly pent up demand for rail options and every reason to build out as much new rail as possible.
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
According to an Amazon spokesperson, “To ensure a consistent reading experience, the feature is always on, and there is no option for authors or publishers to opt titles out.”
Kindle’s New AI Feature Can Answer Questions About Your Books (Whether Authors Want It or Not)
The Kindle app's new feature will provide AI-generated tips to explain your book's plot or how the characters relate to one another, though it's currently only available on the iOS version.
www.pcmag.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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kristadb1.bsky.social
"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.

Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.

www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
support fill the dishes — My Grandfather's Cat
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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daryllmarie.bsky.social
More monk seal cuteness! 🌿🦑🦊
A monk seal sleeping on a sandy beach
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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nome.bsky.social
Look, that d&d movie did gangbusters, I'm just saying.

We could have another.
neokefka99.bsky.social Bill Smiley @neokefka99.bsky.social · 1d
Oh my gawd I just found this barbarian woman photo shoot Katy O'Brian did a few years and again: her. Movie. With battle axe. Now.
A series of pictures of Katy O'Brian in a black barbarian woman outfit posing on a rock with a sword.
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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jayreding.bsky.social
URGENT: I need a Minneapolis immigration attorney for a client in the hospital and likely detained by ICE. If anyone here has contacts with someone, or better yet practices in this area, please reach out to me via DM.
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
Also I have noticed that several other pretty colors have vanished from my whistle wishlist, and I am super grateful! <3

the group added up how many whistles we sent out this week and it is over 11,000 now, and I think to 6 different states? (at least!)

working with other folks heals the soul 💓
December 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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ghostingdani.bsky.social
Frankenstein is the story of a STEM dad whose son majors in the humanities
November 15, 2024 at 5:11 AM
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grigorylukin.bsky.social
Babe, wake up! A flawless book summary just dropped! 😀
ghostingdani.bsky.social Dr ShinyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · Nov 15
Frankenstein is the story of a STEM dad whose son majors in the humanities
December 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
reminder that David Fielding's face was in over 200 episodes of power rangers but he was paid $150 only a single day on set to capture his footage for use as Zordon, non-union with no residuals/royalties, paid for 30 episodes of VO, then they kept using his face after casting a different voice actor
floating head in power rangers talking to the power rangers cast.
December 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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jimwise00.bsky.social
For anyone thinking of downloading this:

(Credit: www.tumblr.com/lohboh/70879...)
Harry Potter Fans: “I can excuse rampant transphobia, but I draw the line at spoiling a game” Response: “Professor Fig dies at the end no matter what ending and also Rookwood cursed Anne and framed the goblins”
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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rincewind.run
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this

there are other, better franchises - let this one go
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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catbus.phd
Japan understands the true spirit of Christmas
a giant Godzilla figure decorated with Christmas lights like a tree
November 29, 2023 at 2:18 AM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
the vibe you need to thrive in this day and age, the groove you need to make it through the Christmas season, is this picture of Ronnie James Dio playing bass when he was in Elf
Ronnie James Dio playing bass guitar. He has long curly hair, is fretting the neck of his SG-shape bass, and his eyes are closed because he is in the groove. He's wearing some sort of tunic-like shirt that's open to mid-chest and maybe jeans? He was in a band called Elf at this time.
December 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social
ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT UPDATE via BROWN UNIVERSITY: www.brown.edu

#Breaking #BreakingNews #BrownUniversity #Providence #RhodeIsland
BROWN DECEMBER 13, 6:05PM: At 4:22 p.m., we alerted our campus to an active shooter incident near Barus & Holley Engineering. We informed our community to shelter in place by locking doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice. This remains an active crime scene, and law enforcement continues to search for the suspect. The situation is ongoing, and all members of the community should continue to shelter in place. We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals. Our first priority is the safety of our community and coordinating closely with local law enforcement and medical personnel to ensure their safety. We are working immediately to determine who was in the building at the time of the shooting. We had multiple exams scheduled in that building from 2 pm to 5 pm. We can confirm that support services are on site. Senior administrative leaders from across the university are convened in emergency command to mobilize ongoing response and support for our community. We are establishing support for our community and families. We have been and continue to be very grateful to law enforcement and emergency medical personnel. We have relocated students to get support services at a secure location. Please continue to take all steps to remain safe. Follow the instructions of law enforcement personnel and avoid the area.
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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e-van-every.bsky.social
And for those who heard about the Biblically-accurate angel.

BE NOT AFRAID
A gingerbread cookie shaped roughly like a modern idea of an angel: large wings and a long skirted garment. It’s decorated with red icing, white sugar sprinkles, and candy eyeballs in a variety of sizes, in honor of the internet joke about how “Biblically-accurate angels” would be terrifying creatures covered in eyes.
December 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
The fact Robin is losing his position over this is horrible. The grace, class, and dignity with which which he refuses to comply with institutional bigotry, however, is lovely to see. Thanks for using your voice for what's right, Robin.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 9h
Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
thegmcconnachie.bsky.social Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 16h
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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tiny.baby
it's actually kinda funny in a way to get to the finish line of curing cancer and having the government go eh you know what. never mind
theintellectualist.bsky.social The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 1d
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM