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Alex Blackwood
@alexblackwood.bsky.social
1.2K followers 1.6K following 3.4K posts
Navigating dystopia.
Interested in vaccine and science advocacy,
disability and neurodiversity.
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Tip of the hat to @tarahaelle.bsky.social for this interesting item. I had no idea there was so much variation in how many days out a weather forecast is accurate.
US map showing: How many days out is the temperature forecast accurate? No more than 2 days out: The Great Plains has some of the most unpredictable weather in the U.S. 3 to 4 days out: (most of the US) 5 to 6 days out: The southwest has accurate forecasts 5 to 6 days out At least 7 days out: In the south of Florida, the forecast is spot-on even a week out Source: National Digital Forecast Database. The analysis includes forecasts from April 2023 to March 2024.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Ten years ago today. That should have been the end.
November 24, 2015. Candidate Donald Trump mocking journalist Serge Kovaleski for his disability, arthrogryposis, which contracts his right arm in front of his chest.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Header for the linked article The Far Right, Authoritarian Power, and Public Health Kenneth Rochel de Camargo American Journal of Public Health June 2025
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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From PostSecret on Facebook:
A white woman wearing full personal protection gear—goggles, respirator mask, gown, gloves Caption: 2020 - essential 2025 - nonprofessional
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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The neighborhood peacock is looking good even without his mating-season tail feathers.
A peacock looking regal even without his mating season tail plumage
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Kenneth Starr sent a supporting letter to the court for a convicted child molester teacher at his daughter's school.

www.gawkerarchives.com/he-took-the-...
Photo of Kenneth Starr and the child molester teacher, along with a quote from the letter Starr wrote in support of the child molester teacher: In short, all of us in the Starr family have admired Mr. and Mrs. Kloman for many years. We do not know of any occasion when he was abusive to women or children. Thus it is possible that once Mr. Kloman had children of his own in the 1970s and once he was promoted to head the intermediate division, he made a concerted effort to correct his behavior of the past.
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Real photo of the White House. The signage lets you know this is the last salon in town that still does beehive hair.
A real photo of the White House, with Temu gilt above the door and a sign reading The Oval Office in loopy letters
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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One for your pocket:
Baby goat giving side eye, captioned: When no one believed you but it turns out you were right
October 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Great advice. I took a shortcut, added a fancy cheese and truffle pasta sauce I just found at Costco to my scrambled eggs. I learned that truffles are not for me. Thanks to you I figured it out without wasting the truffles. I will rehome them, since the bag is still unopened.
A jar of Tartufo Jimmy Truffle & Cheese pasta sauce
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Help
An unopened box labeled Nagrani black truffle: gourmet dried mushrooms
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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What remains of the East Wing tonight.

WaPo article without the paywall: www.msn.com/en-us/societ...
The East Wing of the White House, with most of the exterior demolished
October 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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What remains of the East Wing tonight.

Gift link: wapo.st/4qi1Uwp 🎁
The East Wing of the White House, with most of the exterior demolished
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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I didn't think anyone could make me laugh about this.
Alien ship blowing up the White House in the movie Independence Day
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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I've been remodeling too!
Brick house shown before (magnificent) and after (brick, stone and wood all painted white, large portico removed) @cardamomkiss: Look what they did to this 1930s Tudor Revival maybe one of the worst home makeovers I've seen microplastics dedicator @irregulargrapes: on second thought, maybe Millennials don't deserve to own homes 3:00 PM Oct 16, 2025 4.8M Views
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Steve Cousineau:
Steve Cousineau cartoon The Developmental Divergence of Frogs Inflatable frog: RESIST Actual frog: FLIES? Pepe the frog: RACIST
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Ten years ago. Still 🎯
Adrian Bott @Cavalorn Oct 16, 2015 'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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The "optical illusion":
Stars and Stripes USA flag with the red and white stripes altered to form a swastika
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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What a great piece of furniture for a home with children. I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
A chest of drawers with a stairstep top. One end is two drawers tall, the middle is three drawers tall, the other end is four drawers tall.
October 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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If you're in Houston, please go to the City Council meeting 10/14, 1:30 pm. Emmanuel Gonzalez Garcia must be returned to his mother and protected. Why didn't HPD return him to his mother?
WHY DID HPD TURN AN AUTISTIC CHILD OVER TO IMMIGRATION? We need you at Houston City Hall on Tuesday for the general meeting to ask Mayor Whitmire and council why this happened. SIGN UP TO SPEAK BY calling (832.393.1100) or by email speakers@houstontx.gov FIEL Est, 2007 @FIELHOUSTON
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Another Friday night massacre, at the Department of Education. Nearly everyone who administers funding for students with disabilities cut.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
USA TODAY EDUCATION Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said. Zachary Schermele USA TODAY Oct. 11, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET
October 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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OSLO, Norway (AP) - Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The former opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela was lauded for being a "key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government," said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee.
October 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Eleanor Roosevelt, captioned CAPTURED
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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They finally nabbed this troublemaker.
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Finally nabbed her
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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92° F right now
JUPI'S RODEO @fromkicatcher X.com "why is it 90 degrees in october?" bc you can't make your grocery list without using chatgpt. 2:46 PM 10/5/25 4M Views
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM