Arty-san
@arty-san.bsky.social
Science, art, music. I sometimes post original art and photography, articles with commentary, also some reposts from talented photographers, artists, and scientists. I don't like politics, but we're in the fight of our lives to save democracy.
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A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what appears to be the world’s largest spider web, which researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile species of spider. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what appears to be the world’s largest spider web, which researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile species of spider. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
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Note that NONE of the Democrats who capitulated and voted "NO" (who compromised the health and safety of Americans as a compromise to end the government shut-down) are running for re-election.
They won't be around to feel the full impact of their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
They won't be around to feel the full impact of their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Note that NONE of the Democrats who capitulated and voted "NO" (who compromised the health and safety of Americans as a compromise to end the government shut-down) are running for re-election.
They won't be around to feel the full impact of their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
They won't be around to feel the full impact of their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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"A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels."
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported compone...
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels."
Lawless, cruel, callous Immigration agents wantonly (and perhaps deliberately) create safety hazards for residents.
Imagine if a child had climbed into a running truck or piece of industrial equipment, or tried to use a nail gun?
#ICE #CBP #migrants #immigration #safety #crueltyisthepoint
Imagine if a child had climbed into a running truck or piece of industrial equipment, or tried to use a nail gun?
#ICE #CBP #migrants #immigration #safety #crueltyisthepoint
ICE Agents kidnap workers in Chicago in BROAD DAYLIGHT, leaving equipment running behind
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Lawless, cruel, callous Immigration agents wantonly (and perhaps deliberately) create safety hazards for residents.
Imagine if a child had climbed into a running truck or piece of industrial equipment, or tried to use a nail gun?
#ICE #CBP #migrants #immigration #safety #crueltyisthepoint
Imagine if a child had climbed into a running truck or piece of industrial equipment, or tried to use a nail gun?
#ICE #CBP #migrants #immigration #safety #crueltyisthepoint
The "alternate electors" scheme is the most brazen attempt at election #fraud in my lifetime, in addition to the Doug Logan et al infiltration of election equipment in Coffee County, GA, and Tina Peters' use of identity theft to steal #election data in Colorado and allow it to go out of state.
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
First time I've heard Ukraine's anthem.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
First time I've heard Ukraine's anthem.
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I’m so proud of my daughter in Seattle.
She doesn’t have much money (she’s a preschool teacher with a preschooler of her own) but she has a big bag of Costco flour — so she’s baking sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls every week for people in her neighborhood who are furloughed or lost SNAP…
🥹
She doesn’t have much money (she’s a preschool teacher with a preschooler of her own) but she has a big bag of Costco flour — so she’s baking sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls every week for people in her neighborhood who are furloughed or lost SNAP…
🥹
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’m so proud of my daughter in Seattle.
She doesn’t have much money (she’s a preschool teacher with a preschooler of her own) but she has a big bag of Costco flour — so she’s baking sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls every week for people in her neighborhood who are furloughed or lost SNAP…
🥹
She doesn’t have much money (she’s a preschool teacher with a preschooler of her own) but she has a big bag of Costco flour — so she’s baking sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls every week for people in her neighborhood who are furloughed or lost SNAP…
🥹
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The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be
America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
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November 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Close Encounters of the Deer Kind
Took nearly a year of daily encounters for them to get this close. I love how the two does mirror each other.
Took nearly a year of daily encounters for them to get this close. I love how the two does mirror each other.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Close Encounters of the Deer Kind
Took nearly a year of daily encounters for them to get this close. I love how the two does mirror each other.
Took nearly a year of daily encounters for them to get this close. I love how the two does mirror each other.
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LOL....a red state facing consequences, they should move to Canada. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/south-k...
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining i...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
LOL....a red state facing consequences, they should move to Canada. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/south-k...
Trump continues to claim that white S. Africans are being discriminated against and slaughtered even though white South Africans own a higher proportion of wealth than black South Africans.
He says he won't be attending the #G20 summit.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
He says he won't be attending the #G20 summit.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
U.S. to boycott G20 summit in South Africa as Trump repeats claims about treatment of Afrikaners
President Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit before saying that no U.S. government officials would go.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump continues to claim that white S. Africans are being discriminated against and slaughtered even though white South Africans own a higher proportion of wealth than black South Africans.
He says he won't be attending the #G20 summit.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
He says he won't be attending the #G20 summit.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
This is one of the reasons we say, "A tree farm is not a forest..." It takes a few thousands years to build a forest and the process is endlessly fascinating.
Tree roots time their growth according to who their neighbors are, and the winners are not always who we expect.
nautil.us/the-secret-l...
Tree roots time their growth according to who their neighbors are, and the winners are not always who we expect.
nautil.us/the-secret-l...
The Secret Lives of Tree Roots
The Secret Lives of Tree Roots: A glimpse into the arboreal underworld tells us how trees will cope in a changing climate.
nautil.us
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is one of the reasons we say, "A tree farm is not a forest..." It takes a few thousands years to build a forest and the process is endlessly fascinating.
Tree roots time their growth according to who their neighbors are, and the winners are not always who we expect.
nautil.us/the-secret-l...
Tree roots time their growth according to who their neighbors are, and the winners are not always who we expect.
nautil.us/the-secret-l...
On the shores of Trout Lake, a Catholic sister and Tribal president sat and made history.
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, approached the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, part of the Ojibwe Nation, and asked if they wanted some land back.
19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, approached the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, part of the Ojibwe Nation, and asked if they wanted some land back.
19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...
For the first time, Catholic sisters return land to a Tribal nation
"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
On the shores of Trout Lake, a Catholic sister and Tribal president sat and made history.
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, approached the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, part of the Ojibwe Nation, and asked if they wanted some land back.
19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, approached the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, part of the Ojibwe Nation, and asked if they wanted some land back.
19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...
Trump is claiming that Walmart's cheaper 2025 Thanksgiving dinner (which has fewer items) helps prove things are now more "affordable".
Yes, Trump..... STOP LYING!!!
Americans deserve better than a President who hides job numbers and inflation rates, and pretends Thanksgiving meals are cheaper.
Yes, Trump..... STOP LYING!!!
Americans deserve better than a President who hides job numbers and inflation rates, and pretends Thanksgiving meals are cheaper.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trump is claiming that Walmart's cheaper 2025 Thanksgiving dinner (which has fewer items) helps prove things are now more "affordable".
Yes, Trump..... STOP LYING!!!
Americans deserve better than a President who hides job numbers and inflation rates, and pretends Thanksgiving meals are cheaper.
Yes, Trump..... STOP LYING!!!
Americans deserve better than a President who hides job numbers and inflation rates, and pretends Thanksgiving meals are cheaper.
The tardigrade is one of my favorite critters.
It can live for incredibly long periods without any obvious sustenance.
Scientists are hoping to learn some of its secrets.
#tardigrade #science #research #longevity #hibernation #genetics #dna
www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
It can live for incredibly long periods without any obvious sustenance.
Scientists are hoping to learn some of its secrets.
#tardigrade #science #research #longevity #hibernation #genetics #dna
www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
The Genetic Powers of These Tiny Creatures Could Make Us Superhuman
A new study exploring the structure of a tardigrade’s DNA damage-supressor protein could unlock a pathway to new levels of human resilience.
www.popularmechanics.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The tardigrade is one of my favorite critters.
It can live for incredibly long periods without any obvious sustenance.
Scientists are hoping to learn some of its secrets.
#tardigrade #science #research #longevity #hibernation #genetics #dna
www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
It can live for incredibly long periods without any obvious sustenance.
Scientists are hoping to learn some of its secrets.
#tardigrade #science #research #longevity #hibernation #genetics #dna
www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
Is your gut going to tell you the trajectory, timing, and altitude of the eight other aircraft that are trying to land at the same time?
What he is suggesting is madness.
What he is suggesting is madness.
#GVerse Um. WTF???
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Is your gut going to tell you the trajectory, timing, and altitude of the eight other aircraft that are trying to land at the same time?
What he is suggesting is madness.
What he is suggesting is madness.
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100 Python Projects — From Beginner to Expert
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November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
100 Python Projects — From Beginner to Expert
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Thank you, Gov. Evers!
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thank you, Gov. Evers!
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My son Seamus died 15 years ago today. He was killed by a careless driver in a crosswalk.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My son Seamus died 15 years ago today. He was killed by a careless driver in a crosswalk.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.
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A Barn Owl perched in the perfect position for a picture. Always a great day when you see them before it gets too dark!
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A Barn Owl perched in the perfect position for a picture. Always a great day when you see them before it gets too dark!
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
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Human fetal tissue research has saved millions of lives and continues to drive biomedical innovation. Restricting it would not alter abortion rates, it would force scientists to discard an irreplaceable research resource for treating devastating diseases.
Restrictions on fetal tissue research would threaten progress on breakthrough treatments for devastating diseases — and yet not prevent a single abortion
The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science and prolong patients' suffering from devastating diseases.
www.livescience.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Human fetal tissue research has saved millions of lives and continues to drive biomedical innovation. Restricting it would not alter abortion rates, it would force scientists to discard an irreplaceable research resource for treating devastating diseases.