Alan
@gammacounter.bsky.social
Radiologist. Broadly enthusiastic. Science, outdoors/nature, travel. Lakes, coasts. Home experiments. Local environments. Many photos of slightly oddball things.
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Nobody really needs to be questioned about why they may or may not have blocked, muted, ignored anyone on social media. It’s really nobody’s damned business.
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Spending Thanksgiving dinner alone in the spare room because I am sick and coughing obnoxiously, but the family came together like champs to take over dinner and I can hear them having a great time in the other room, and I am content, if physically miserable.
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Spending Thanksgiving dinner alone in the spare room because I am sick and coughing obnoxiously, but the family came together like champs to take over dinner and I can hear them having a great time in the other room, and I am content, if physically miserable.
B-52s
New Order
Pussy Riot
Disney On Ice
Tyler The Creator
Renee Rapp
New Order
Pussy Riot
Disney On Ice
Tyler The Creator
Renee Rapp
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Arcade Fire
Brigitte Calls Me Baby
Soul Coughing
Wilco
Youssou N’dour
Arcade Fire
Brigitte Calls Me Baby
Soul Coughing
Wilco
Youssou N’dour
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Depeche Mode
Le Tigre
Underworld
Scissor Sisters
LCD Soundsystem
Orbital
Depeche Mode
Le Tigre
Underworld
Scissor Sisters
LCD Soundsystem
Orbital
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
B-52s
New Order
Pussy Riot
Disney On Ice
Tyler The Creator
Renee Rapp
New Order
Pussy Riot
Disney On Ice
Tyler The Creator
Renee Rapp
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National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
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20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
The first turkey pop-up device to tell you when the turkey reached 165F had a solder-like material at its core that eventually melted at the correct temperature, releasing the shaft, which was then popped up by the spring. invention.si.edu/invention-st...
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The first turkey pop-up device to tell you when the turkey reached 165F had a solder-like material at its core that eventually melted at the correct temperature, releasing the shaft, which was then popped up by the spring. invention.si.edu/invention-st...
Doug made these 8 pies last year, including vinegar, and he’s doing it again, but I’m working starting at 6, so I’ll have to just live with the memories.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Doug made these 8 pies last year, including vinegar, and he’s doing it again, but I’m working starting at 6, so I’ll have to just live with the memories.
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Are you prepared for the upcoming polar plunge? As temperatures drop, remember to protect the 4 P’s: People, pets, pipes, and plants. weather.gov/safety/cold
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Are you prepared for the upcoming polar plunge? As temperatures drop, remember to protect the 4 P’s: People, pets, pipes, and plants. weather.gov/safety/cold
Nobody wanted to cook any food today, so we went to this place. There was a lot of fancy food. I tended to gravitate toward the best.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Nobody wanted to cook any food today, so we went to this place. There was a lot of fancy food. I tended to gravitate toward the best.
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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I don’t like being referred to as a Yankee but I’ve realized this is not at all because I’m Southern, but because I specifically resent being associated with traditional New England Protestant culture and its flavorless foods
All people from the U.S. are Yankees. I say this as a person born and raised in The South because pissing off That Specific Kind of Southerner is a moral good.
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I don’t like being referred to as a Yankee but I’ve realized this is not at all because I’m Southern, but because I specifically resent being associated with traditional New England Protestant culture and its flavorless foods
What a good view of the comet if you were living on Mars.
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
What a good view of the comet if you were living on Mars.
@annelibby.bsky.social And for my next self-help book on rheumatological ailments, I think I’ve found a title for the chapter on crystalline arthropathies.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
@annelibby.bsky.social And for my next self-help book on rheumatological ailments, I think I’ve found a title for the chapter on crystalline arthropathies.
You’re either right or you’re wrong when you call any “asymmetric dense vessel sign,“ that bright-ish wormy thing to our right.
Elderly with stroke symptoms, and it fits the side, so I said get a CT angiogram. Can be a fakeout, though. We’ll see.
Elderly with stroke symptoms, and it fits the side, so I said get a CT angiogram. Can be a fakeout, though. We’ll see.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
You’re either right or you’re wrong when you call any “asymmetric dense vessel sign,“ that bright-ish wormy thing to our right.
Elderly with stroke symptoms, and it fits the side, so I said get a CT angiogram. Can be a fakeout, though. We’ll see.
Elderly with stroke symptoms, and it fits the side, so I said get a CT angiogram. Can be a fakeout, though. We’ll see.
The new yearly passes for US national parks will feature Trump’s likeness on the pass. The fee for entering any of the 11 most visited national parks will be $100 (per person) for nonresidents of the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The new yearly passes for US national parks will feature Trump’s likeness on the pass. The fee for entering any of the 11 most visited national parks will be $100 (per person) for nonresidents of the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Do I know anyone in the Baltimore area with a smallish bookcase they want to get rid of??
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Do I know anyone in the Baltimore area with a smallish bookcase they want to get rid of??
London tourist tax on hotels, holiday lets, bed and breakfasts, and guesthouses. (How does a Londoner staying in a London hotel avoid the tax, show some kind of ID?)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
London mayor welcomes new tourist tax powers
Sir Sadiq Khan says the money will allow for greater investment in tourism infrastructure.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
London tourist tax on hotels, holiday lets, bed and breakfasts, and guesthouses. (How does a Londoner staying in a London hotel avoid the tax, show some kind of ID?)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread.” www.science.org/content/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread.” www.science.org/content/arti...
Japanese whistle candy. Grape flavor and Cola. Scroll down to hear it. (Don’t worry, there will be no video of me sticking it in my mouth.) Sounds more like a wheeze.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Japanese whistle candy. Grape flavor and Cola. Scroll down to hear it. (Don’t worry, there will be no video of me sticking it in my mouth.) Sounds more like a wheeze.
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Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
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LA River, Glendale Narrows, egrets, horses, sunlight, clear day...
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
LA River, Glendale Narrows, egrets, horses, sunlight, clear day...
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
The serenity I need before the holiday. 😎
The Stan’s Donuts holiday tree. This here might be about $90 worth of donuts.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stan’s Donuts holiday tree. This here might be about $90 worth of donuts.
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If “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 again this year, Mariah Carey will tie—and may eventually break—the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart.
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ May Pass These 2 Songs For Most Weeks At No. 1 On Billboard
If “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 again this year, Mariah Carey will tie—and may eventually break—the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 again this year, Mariah Carey will tie—and may eventually break—the all-time record for most weeks atop the chart.
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Ugh, just texted “Thanks.” to someone when I meant “Thanks!” No recovering from that.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ugh, just texted “Thanks.” to someone when I meant “Thanks!” No recovering from that.