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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2h

Aronia arbutifolia, or Red Chokeberry. How I wish people would plant aronia instead of bird-killing nandina!

#conservationlandscaping
#nativeplants
#habitatrestoration

A cluster of shiny red berries amid lime green leaves

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

It's so bizarre and unfathomable to me that competence and decency don't matter to these people. They chose a demented rapist felon over a brown woman, and when I point it out to them, they just reply, "Why do you hate Chistians?" It's nonsensical.

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

She purports to care about "the unborn," but not about healthcare for pregnant mothers.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 9h

Strange how we can fund AI and its polluting data centers, but we can't educate more scientists. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

"Locker room talk" 😒

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

Poor lions 😥

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Do John Roberts and his Opus Dei colleagues plan to convert SCOTUS in a central part of the GOP plan for the 2026 congressional elections? The answer is yes, of course. This is the most blatantly partisan political SCOTUS since the railroad court of the 1870s.

The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop

On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.

slate.com

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

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Nature @nature.com · 1d

Next week will see a first in computer science, with the launch of a scientific conference in which all of the papers — and all of the reviews — have been produced by machines

go.nature.com/3J82tYH

AI bots wrote and reviewed all papers at this conference

Event will assess how reviews by models compare with those written by humans.

go.nature.com

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

I can't understand why people buy fake spiderwebs. The real ones are much more interesting.

A large spider lying in wait on its sheet of web

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

PP puts the toxic in masculinity

Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · 2d

Better check to see if your favourite is on the list.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

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Hannah Walser @hkpmw.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t believe in heaven, but boy is it satisfying to know that 1) he does and 2) he’s increasingly, dreadfully certain that he’s not going

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Christoph Fischer @beautysurroundsyou.com · 2d

In Greenland's Scoresby Sund, a deep blue iceberg seems to glow from within as it is illuminated by the late afternoon sun, while glittering ice fragments float within its soft reflections.

#photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography
#landscapephotography #landscape #sunset #travel

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 2d

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