A Russian social media friend says that OVD has been cut off from funding within Russia, and is now depending on support from outside. Link: ovd.info/en
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ovd.info
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A Russian social media friend says that OVD has been cut off from funding within Russia, and is now depending on support from outside. Link: ovd.info/en
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The United States is blessed with a 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System that is beautiful in all seasons.
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The United States is blessed with a 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System that is beautiful in all seasons.
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
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Great article: Something positive to start the week. The kelp forests are just off the coast here. It seems they’re always teaming with life.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Great article: Something positive to start the week. The kelp forests are just off the coast here. It seems they’re always teaming with life.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Human women: why can't we choose our mates via dance-offs between bright orange birbs??
..."Competitive Hopping". Here a dark-colored female evaluates two bright males engaged in the cock-of-the-rock equivalent of a gladiatorial battle.
The males gather in leks in central "arenas" near female nests and have these dance-offs.
The males gather in leks in central "arenas" near female nests and have these dance-offs.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Human women: why can't we choose our mates via dance-offs between bright orange birbs??
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Jumping on that “don’t ask” thing: same goes for gender shit. If a kid shows up to Thanksgiving rocking a new new look, you say it’s nice to see you and keep it moving unless *they* wanna talk about it
We’re mostly through it now but the year-ish while youngest was transitioning was…a little rough
We’re mostly through it now but the year-ish while youngest was transitioning was…a little rough
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Jumping on that “don’t ask” thing: same goes for gender shit. If a kid shows up to Thanksgiving rocking a new new look, you say it’s nice to see you and keep it moving unless *they* wanna talk about it
We’re mostly through it now but the year-ish while youngest was transitioning was…a little rough
We’re mostly through it now but the year-ish while youngest was transitioning was…a little rough
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Let's also not forget that when Marjorie Taylor Greene entered Congress in 2021, she was worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later, worth around $25,000,000.
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let's also not forget that when Marjorie Taylor Greene entered Congress in 2021, she was worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later, worth around $25,000,000.
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
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A stunning night where the Northern Lights crown the silent winter peaks. 🌌💚
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A stunning night where the Northern Lights crown the silent winter peaks. 🌌💚
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Drama a couple of hours ago, just before I started writing. I was at a front window when a red-tailed hawk landed in the flowerbed. It was chasing a squirrel, but didn't catch it. The squirrel got into a bush and cussed out the hawk like you wouldn't believe. Hawk was, oh, 8 feet from me. Amazing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Drama a couple of hours ago, just before I started writing. I was at a front window when a red-tailed hawk landed in the flowerbed. It was chasing a squirrel, but didn't catch it. The squirrel got into a bush and cussed out the hawk like you wouldn't believe. Hawk was, oh, 8 feet from me. Amazing.
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There's a Specials page at the Book View Cafe cooperative, with everything from deep discount to free.
Including SPIRAL PATH for $1.99 USD, where Alfreda Sorensson attends a curious school & is reminded the world is woven of secrets. . . . #BookViewCafe #Ebooks
bookviewcafe.com/book/spiral-...
Including SPIRAL PATH for $1.99 USD, where Alfreda Sorensson attends a curious school & is reminded the world is woven of secrets. . . . #BookViewCafe #Ebooks
bookviewcafe.com/book/spiral-...
Spiral Path
Night Calls #3 "The world is woven of secrets." Ritual magic mixes dangerously with wild magic. Yet Alfreda Sorensson's talent has grown until she becomes a target for worldly and unworldly powers. ...
bookviewcafe.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There's a Specials page at the Book View Cafe cooperative, with everything from deep discount to free.
Including SPIRAL PATH for $1.99 USD, where Alfreda Sorensson attends a curious school & is reminded the world is woven of secrets. . . . #BookViewCafe #Ebooks
bookviewcafe.com/book/spiral-...
Including SPIRAL PATH for $1.99 USD, where Alfreda Sorensson attends a curious school & is reminded the world is woven of secrets. . . . #BookViewCafe #Ebooks
bookviewcafe.com/book/spiral-...
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This is a post of joyful pride in being a hybrid author, with both trad and self-published books. Both paths are valid, both have highs and lows, and both are meaningful. Whatever path or paths you choose, you rock.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is a post of joyful pride in being a hybrid author, with both trad and self-published books. Both paths are valid, both have highs and lows, and both are meaningful. Whatever path or paths you choose, you rock.
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
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Caught between the tightening grip of empire & the rising cry for liberty, can a beauty and a rake navigate shifting allegiances and dangerous secrets while fighting a fierce attraction? REBEL DREAMS by @patriceauthor.bsky.social. #BookViewCafe
Read a sample here: bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...
Read a sample here: bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...
BVC Announces Rebel Dreams by Patricia Rice
Rebel Dreams American Dreams Book 2 Patricia Rice Can a beauty and a rake uncover smugglers on the brink of a revolution—while fighting a fierce attracti
bookviewcafe.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Caught between the tightening grip of empire & the rising cry for liberty, can a beauty and a rake navigate shifting allegiances and dangerous secrets while fighting a fierce attraction? REBEL DREAMS by @patriceauthor.bsky.social. #BookViewCafe
Read a sample here: bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...
Read a sample here: bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announce...
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You're welcome. And absolutely, if you're getting this sort of predatory slop, you're not to blame, the scammers are. They're trying to take the aspirations of writers to have their stories widely read, using them as leverage to extract money most writers can ill afford. The scammers suck, not you!
I love that you share this sort of thing, though, because it helps to show that slop is not appearing in mail boxes due to any flaw on the part of the recipient. Thank you!
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You're welcome. And absolutely, if you're getting this sort of predatory slop, you're not to blame, the scammers are. They're trying to take the aspirations of writers to have their stories widely read, using them as leverage to extract money most writers can ill afford. The scammers suck, not you!
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THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE ONE.
FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE SURVIVORS ALWAYS.
Help make this go viral. Please.
THIS IS THE ONE.
FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE SURVIVORS ALWAYS.
Help make this go viral. Please.
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE ONE.
FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE SURVIVORS ALWAYS.
Help make this go viral. Please.
THIS IS THE ONE.
FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE SURVIVORS ALWAYS.
Help make this go viral. Please.
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
December 31, 2024 at 2:41 PM
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
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I hung out with Lois yesterday and we talked about these things. She is NEVER involved in ANYTHING like this. If you get a message or a social media DM claiming to be her, IT NEVER IS.
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I hung out with Lois yesterday and we talked about these things. She is NEVER involved in ANYTHING like this. If you get a message or a social media DM claiming to be her, IT NEVER IS.
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Good night, Bluesky!
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Good night, Bluesky!
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
It’s raining! The sound makes me so happy. I hope there will be enough to lessen the chance of wildfires for a few weeks at least
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It’s raining! The sound makes me so happy. I hope there will be enough to lessen the chance of wildfires for a few weeks at least
Loving all the aurora pix coming through. Thank you!
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Loving all the aurora pix coming through. Thank you!