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mikemolloy
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dumb jokes & occasional photos. no DMs please

Profile pic is a hill in area of Pt Reyes, California

Banner pic is an arctic fox in Modrudalur, Iceland (first d should be Icelandic thorn, sorry)
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mikemolloy @mikemolloy.bsky.social · May 3
Re-reposting this b/c I can't get enough
alisonfisk.bsky.social Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · Dec 25
An ancient and magical amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea.

✨Merry Christmas everyone✨

National Museum of Denmark 📷 by me

#Archaeology
Figurine of an amber bear carved some 10,000 years ago during the Mesolithic period. The bear is seen in profile facing right. The legs are incomplete. The ears, muzzle and mouth are depicted. The figurine is displayed on a small metal stand. The display lighting shining on the bear’s head and neck enhances the translucence of the orange coloured amber
mikemolloy.bsky.social
Reposting a comment-mini-thread under main thread b/c i especially like it; the main thread is also interesting, on the unpredictability of what lasts
shaenon.bsky.social Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 5h
Look, I'm an Ellison fan, or I was at an impressionable time of my life, but not only was Agatha Christie a better writer, she was even better at Ellison's two greatest skills: arrogance and being a petty bitch.
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Christmas Duet, Margaret Tarrant.
Robin and elf with red pointy hat and blue cloak perched on branch of Holly and berries, both are singing. Illustration.
December 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Vinterhare, Bruno Liljefors, 1917.
Winter hare in snowy landscape, painting.
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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bogbird.bsky.social
you don’t need ai for ideas. use your brain. let a weird thought get weirder
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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skepchick.org
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
raypride.bsky.social Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 22h
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
In an ominous ruined harbor, Saint Augustine of Hippo encounters a tiny child trying to empty the sea. Wonderfully chilling scene from 1623 by François de Nomé, whose day is today.
December 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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jakecole.bsky.social
If for some reason I were ever asked to explain the concept of comic timing I would just show someone this scene. As perfect a self-contained masterpiece as Steamed Hams youtube.com/watch?v=H7vk...
"Lick My Love Pump" Scene from This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
YouTube video by Nathaniel Noah
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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francesmeh.reviews
got to fucking around with the cigar box guitar again tonight and laid down this noisy bitch

walking blues
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Goodnight.
🖼️ From a book by František Halas, illustrated by Ota Janeček, 1961.
Two crows in one nest, one crow in another nest, one crow perched in tree, wintered branches, full moon in night sky, illustration.
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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mac-b5.stickimporters.com
Dec, 14th

Family
A tight pile of wolves sleeping together on rocky ground in the sunlight, limbs tangled, looking like a highly efficient communal heating system and clearly demonstrating that apex predators also require aggressive naps. Seems they unanimously voted for "five more minutes.”
December 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
A lovely tree in the Coulin Estate; such a stunning place.

#Scotland #NWHighlands #Coulin #CanonR5ii
A winter tree with some white lichen on the base of its bark. It's surrounded by brown grasses and above is some white and grey cloud and light shining on a mountain slope, glowing orange.
December 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
Seeing the sunlight illuminating the scree slopes on Beinn Eighe was a treat today, after a couple of days of mostly rain and no light.

#CoulinEstate #Torridon #Scotland #NWHighlands #CanonR5ii
Heavy clouds sit above a mountain with a pale scree slope and orange vegetation below. The sun is illuminating the clouds above and the scree slope. In the foreground is a lake which is almost white with some dark vegetation on either side.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Morning.
🖼️ Jeremy Hush #OwlishMonday
Cross looking long eared owl perched on branch amongst foliage and old window frame with pale lime background, painting.
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
🖼️ Winter Berries, Privet, Hips and Haws, Edith Holden.
Illustration as described
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
mikemolloy.bsky.social
Quote posting instead of replying b/c not in the spirit of the original (viz All Hail Rob Reiner, regarding which: Hear hear)

James Joyce, 1914-1921:
Ulysses
garabitamememan.bsky.social Luis Barajas-Garabita @garabitamememan.bsky.social · 21h
Fellini’s run from the mid 50s starting with “La Strada” and ending in 1965 with “Juliet of the spirits” and creating in the way the best movie about making art/movies (8 1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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amutepiggy.bsky.social
haven't Olive posted in a while here's Olive
Photo of Olive, an orange tabby cat, laying on my lap and looking off to the side. Her ears are slightly back.
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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babsvan.bsky.social
Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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thenorthsace.bsky.social
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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tomsnarsky.bsky.social
happy #smallpoemsunday from William Bronk
Stay alive; at least for the moment: it doesn’t last long. Stay alive. Other worldly considerations though are out. The living has nothing to do with the life.
December 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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sifu.tweety.fish
googling "disney stud fee goofy"
December 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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bonkoboi.bsky.social
Moloch moproblems
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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grayathena.bsky.social
Saying America is the Whore of Babylon and getting canceled so I have to say America is the Sex Worker of Babylon
December 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
The dreich weather continued today in the Torridon area. Possibly no rain tomorrow 🤞 Not the best day to try out my new camera...

#Scotland #CanonR5II
An image of a dreary day with a dark mountain with a pointy peak on the left and some waterfalls dotted around the brown slopes. There is some cloud lingering over the top of the hill.
December 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM