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Mike Pingleton @somuchpingle.bsky.social · 9d

I like BlueSky, but there’s some work involved. 40+ fake accounts followed me today so I’ve been PHOOMing like a mfer. Goodbye, doomsday preppers and MAGA cryptocurrency-ers, so long bots barfing AI word salad. Adieu, Danica Patrick! 🤡 And good night to all you good people out there.

Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · Jan 15

a comic about blocking

A 4 panel comic

The first two panels are titled “Blocking someone on Twitter”

Panel 1: Blue guy holding a door open. Red guy stands in the doorway

Panel 2: Blue guy slams door on Red guy, however the door has large glass panels, so Red Guy can still keep watching Blue guy like an absolute pervert.

The second two panels are titled “Blocking someone on Bluesky”

Panel 3: The Blue guy is reaching down and picking up a large piece of machinery. The red guy watches him.

Panel 4: The large piece of machinery is revealed to be a shoulder mounted nuclear cannon. Blue Guy uses the cannon to blast Red guy completely out of existence.

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pikat @pikat.io · 9d

the children yearn for electro swing

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · 11d

In-situ of the smallest little rough skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) that was seen crawling over rocks on the banks of a creek.

#herps #naturephotography #fieldherping #wildlife #amphibians

A baby rough skinned newt is crawling over wet rocks along the bank of a creek. Fallen orange and brown big leaf maple leaves are scattered around.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · 14d

A while since I last posted. Life's been crazy and I've been working to figure a lot of things out, as any well adjusted person might imagine. I got out the other day for some non-work herping and found a beautiful adult Salish garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii).

#herps

An adult Salish garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii) sits coiled, facing photo left. Red dots can be seen running along the snake, indicative of the regions interbreeding with Oregon red spotted garters and valley garters, as you move south away from the Salish Sea / Nisqually land.

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Cre8ivenaturalist @cre8ivenaturalist.bsky.social · Aug 12

“Simus Slide”
Acrylic on canvas 16x12
#art #painting #hognosesnake #herpart #acrylic #nature

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jul 20

A great basin gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola) found in the Alvord Desert.

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A great basin gopher snake sits coiled at the base of a small tree.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jul 7

A desert short horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) from southeastern Oregon a few weeks ago, sitting and sunning on a rock.

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A desert short horned lizard sitting in the sun, on a rock.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jul 6

Tahoma, as seen from an alpine lake, last summer.

#naturephotography #outdoors

Tahoma, otherwise known as Mount Rainier, rises above the Douglas Firs growing around an alpine lake

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jul 5

Another great basin collard lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores) from a few weeks ago, this time found basking atop a rock in the Alvord Desert in southern Oregon.

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A collard lizard sits atop a rock, catching some morning sunshine.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jul 4

A long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) found alongside a road in the Alvord Desert the other week.

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A female long-nosed leopard lizard with orange spots along her otherwise tan and yellow body, sits on a bed of desert sand.

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Alecto - goddess of vengeance @tearsofthefallen.bsky.social · Jun 30

For those doing DIY HRT in the US. I just was shown this from a friend and it looks like DIY HRT is about to be under attack from the DOJ. The beginning of page 3 is where it is in this memo.

www.justice.gov/civil/media/...

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 30

A ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) flipped in the evening down in northern Nevada.

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A ground snake sits loosely coiled on a granite rock. Orange spots and black bands cover the length of the back.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 29

Update: come to find out the plant is probably Shadescale.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 29

A great basin gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola) sheltering from predators under the shade of a creosote bush, somewhere in the Blackrock Desert.

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A great basin gopher snake sits coiled in the shade of creosote bush

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 28

A great basin collard lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores) defends their rock from a big nasty human. This lizard was flipped under a rock while looking for ground snakes

#herps #fieldherping #naturephotography

A great basin collard lizard sits atop a rock, mouth agape, ready to lunge at the herper taking photos of them.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 28

Milkshakes and gopher snakes with @wildwallacephoto.bsky.social in the Alvord Desert earlier this week

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 26

A young north pacific rattlesnake found in the wake of birthing/hatching season in eastern Washington. Despite colder than average temperatures, there was a huge movement event with baby rattlesnakes and gopher snakes, about a month ago, in a rather concentrated area.

#herps

A baby north pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) sits coiled on some sand and rocks. The purpleish tongue is flicking out of the snake's mouth.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Another Northwestern garter snake, this time extremely orange

#herps #naturephotography

A bright vibrant orange garter snake sits coiled on a big leaf maple leaf, with its neck extended.

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Relentless @relentlesspursuit.bsky.social · Jun 14

There is no such thing as an overreaction with what has now happened. This is the line in the sand.

Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.

The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop over reacting

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 15

I love seeing stuff like this from Florida. It gives me hope that maybe one day I'll feel safe to visit friends and family again.

Miles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · Jun 14

This morning in Fort Myers, FL #NoKings

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 15

Man it feels like it collapsed on Jan 20th.

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Nicole Barys @tarichatgirl.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sky is gay. If you go outside you'll turn gay. Good luck homophobes, you'll need it. Happy pride month.

#pride

A rainbow ring encircles the sun from beneat the sun in frame. Smoke fades out the sky to a pale blue smokey color. Douglas fir and pine trees reach towards the sky from the bottom of frame.

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · Jun 2

better yet, consider unsubscribing from HBO/Max the week before her show comes out (& if you rejoin, wait until the HP season is over). it's not enough to *not* watch it – HBO needs to know it will hurt their bottom line if they continue producing it

onion person @junlper.beer · Jun 2

if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights

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Serena Riel @serenariel.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈 #ffxiv

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