fred
@fredmakes.bsky.social
I wander and make stuff, sometimes; I'm trying to make stuff more often, despite the best efforts of my inner critic. Behold, many shiddy first drafts, and some iffy second drafts too.
How do I work this thing.
How do I work this thing.
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Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study news.mongabay.com/2026/02/lowe... 🧪🌎🦑
Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study
North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some legacy PFAS than they did a decade ago, offering rare good news about the effectiveness of…
news.mongabay.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study news.mongabay.com/2026/02/lowe... 🧪🌎🦑
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We are looking for an enthusiast and motivated postdoc to join the Paleogenomics and Evolutionary Biology group at @liigh-unam.bsky.social, to lead a project working with human pre-hispanic samples. Interested candidates send a CV and letter of intent to [email protected]. Please #RT
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
We are looking for an enthusiast and motivated postdoc to join the Paleogenomics and Evolutionary Biology group at @liigh-unam.bsky.social, to lead a project working with human pre-hispanic samples. Interested candidates send a CV and letter of intent to [email protected]. Please #RT
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 AM
To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account
Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
@michaelburchert.bsky.social Do you have any resources on retrofitting old stone houses? Can you insulate them with straw and still let them breathe to avoid moisture problems?
January 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
@michaelburchert.bsky.social Do you have any resources on retrofitting old stone houses? Can you insulate them with straw and still let them breathe to avoid moisture problems?
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January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Oh my god she uploaded a slow motion video and it's amazing. He's just like me fr running as best he can and still going backwards over and over!
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Bandcamp pays artists about 80% of sales. And prohibits AI music.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Bandcamp pays artists about 80% of sales. And prohibits AI music.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
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If your business would go bust if you weren't allowed to contaminate local groundwater with arsenic, molybdenum, cobalt, and radium, then maybe, just maybe you don't have a viable business
Coal plants already got a free pass from Trump to keep dumping toxic waste into unlined pits. Now, the EPA wants to keep them polluting even longer.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
EPA plans to give 11 coal plants a free pass on toxic ash disposal
Under the proposal, the facilities would be able to flout federal coal ash rules until 2031. The polluting plants would likely shut down without the…
www.canarymedia.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
If your business would go bust if you weren't allowed to contaminate local groundwater with arsenic, molybdenum, cobalt, and radium, then maybe, just maybe you don't have a viable business
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Really enjoying this smaller sketchbook. I am finding it much easier to pick up and draw in it without a bunch of planning or prepwork.
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Really enjoying this smaller sketchbook. I am finding it much easier to pick up and draw in it without a bunch of planning or prepwork.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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December 1, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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Periodic reminder that I'm an inker for comics and I'm always on the look out for new projects! 👀✨ cavetoonist.com#hireme
Cavetoonist
Comics and Art by Ray Baehr
cavetoonist.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Periodic reminder that I'm an inker for comics and I'm always on the look out for new projects! 👀✨ cavetoonist.com#hireme
January 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
VALOR is so good!
I reopened my $1 tip jar on Patreon and now all paid members will get early access to new comics/zines going forward! (Keep an eye out for new VALOR pages!) Higher tiers also include high-res illustrations and sketchbook posts, behind-the-scenes, wips, and more. Thank you for looking! 🖤
Get more from Ray Baehr on Patreon
is creating comics and art!
patreon.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
VALOR is so good!
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Staggering statistic on the health burden of phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides & “forever chemicals" in the FOOD SYSTEM. Mad
$2.2 trillion is about half the annual healthcare spend of the USA
There's also a further cost of approx $640bn ecological damage
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
$2.2 trillion is about half the annual healthcare spend of the USA
There's also a further cost of approx $640bn ecological damage
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Staggering statistic on the health burden of phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides & “forever chemicals" in the FOOD SYSTEM. Mad
$2.2 trillion is about half the annual healthcare spend of the USA
There's also a further cost of approx $640bn ecological damage
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
$2.2 trillion is about half the annual healthcare spend of the USA
There's also a further cost of approx $640bn ecological damage
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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For sea creatures, plastic is often deadly. New research shows it takes just 6 pieces the size of a pencil eraser to kill sea birds. It’s the first time scientists have quantified how much plastic it takes to kill a bird, marine mammal or turtle. @susrust.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor...
How little plastic does it take to kill marine animals? Scientists have answers
Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers set out to find out how much it takes. The answer: Surprisingly little.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
For sea creatures, plastic is often deadly. New research shows it takes just 6 pieces the size of a pencil eraser to kill sea birds. It’s the first time scientists have quantified how much plastic it takes to kill a bird, marine mammal or turtle. @susrust.bsky.social www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Filming at an abandoned uranium mine in Arizona. The mining waste is uncontained, open to the winds. Professor Kearfott, University of Michigan, telks me the Geiger counter readings I took here are similar to those remaining around Chernobyl.
vimeo.com/ondemand/thi...
vimeo.com/ondemand/thi...
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Filming at an abandoned uranium mine in Arizona. The mining waste is uncontained, open to the winds. Professor Kearfott, University of Michigan, telks me the Geiger counter readings I took here are similar to those remaining around Chernobyl.
vimeo.com/ondemand/thi...
vimeo.com/ondemand/thi...
@taiga080521.bsky.social バナー写真の鶏とご近所さんになりたいです。❤️（日本語が下手でごめんなさい、翻訳アプリを使っています。）
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@taiga080521.bsky.social バナー写真の鶏とご近所さんになりたいです。❤️（日本語が下手でごめんなさい、翻訳アプリを使っています。）
This, but for everything.
'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This, but for everything.