Mike
pericles261.bsky.social
Mike
@pericles261.bsky.social
Independent, moderate disenfranchised voter. Love History, Nature, Anything Space related. Believe Ukraine is the most important event on the planet at this time! Favorite animals Elephant, Hummingbird. Trump is a pathological narcissist and liar.
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Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose has been difficult for scientists to pin down
Ancient Humans Were Making Fire 350,000 Years Earlier Than Scientists Realized
Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose has been difficult for scientists to pin down
www.scientificamerican.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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🇺🇦👀 At the current stage of the war, drones provide about 60% of all hits on enemy targets, - Syrskyi
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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When I was a kid, when there was leftover pie crust, Mom would put cinnamon sugar over it, roll it up, slice it, and bake it.

After she died, my MIL started doing it. 💖

At Thanksgiving this year she made the pinwheels and then ate them all and confessed to me. 🤣
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Adam Kinzinger “The founders assumed a guy like #Trump would come along — They never assumed a Congress would so willingly give up their power—“

And by extension, a Supreme Court
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Agree totally. When the Congress and the POTUS go to the DEMs in 2028, it will be riveting to hear this WORD SALAD KING get pulverized by data and experts. Wonder if the system will let him choose his cellmate after his conviction?
There’s no other way to spin it.

The strikes are murder. They’re illegal. And they put our troops at greater risk.
December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Huge Congrats!!
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who is thought to have been living in hiding in her country, will travel to Norway next week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a Norwegian official.
Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Will Go to Norway for Peace Prize, Official Says
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The New Shoes
by Jane Bucci (American)
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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A Thoughtful Child Could Spot the Problem With the Supreme Court’s Sloppy Pro-Gerrymandering Decision
open.substack.com/pub/ballsand...
A Thoughtful Child Could Spot the Problem With the Supreme Court’s Sloppy Pro-Gerrymandering Decision
The shadow docket order in the Texas redistricting case provides state lawmakers with step-by-step instructions for drawing discriminatory maps without having to worry about judicial review.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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North Carolina-based graffiti artist JEKS ONE is known for his hyper-realistic portraiture & mastery of spray paint.

(Check comments for a different view of how this mural looks on the street).

#StreetArt #murals #WallMural #mural #art #artist
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Supreme Court just gave the OK for a very racist gerrymander in Texas. California is very safe. A new low for the Supreme Court, Especially judge Thomas.
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7

Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Researchers from U.S. and fishers from Mexico’s Gulf of California have developed solar-powered LED buoys that attach to gill nets to help reduce sea turtle bycatch by 63%.
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/sola...
Solar-lit fishing nets cut sea turtle bycatch by 63%, Mexico trials show
In the waters off Isla el Pardito, where rocky reefs meet mangrove swamps in Mexico’s Gulf of California, marine biologists and veteran fishers are using the power of the sun to protect endangered sea...
news.mongabay.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The image is a watercolor by American artist Steve Hanks.
His work is distinguished for his mastery of the human figure and the transparency of fabrics.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Special Election
December 2, 2025
Tennessee 7th district.
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Under the next Democratic President it will be essential that Bondi, Hegseth, and Noem all be prosecuted and convicted or it will be a major failure to bring us back as a lawfull nation.
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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A bubble coral shrimp (Hamopontonia physogrya).

This species is very small, typically less than 1 cm long. It is often found in bubble corals. The shrimp helps clean the corals of parasites and debris, while being provided with shelter in return.

#marinelife #macrophotography
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Veterans Day
Memories of a hero vs. a draft dodger.
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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My guess is a juvenile, but there's no chance I can ID that. @jethroreading32.bsky.social what do you think? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 875 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Peder Severin Krøyer, Danish, 1851 - 1909
"Four Children Having Lunch" 1877
Oil on canvas, 39 x 51 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann (Polish/Danish 21 November 1819 – 11 July 1881) - An Egyptian Pot Seller at Gizeh, 1876
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Eurasian Hoopoe

found across Europe, Asia, and Africa

📷: Matthias Futterer

#birds
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Amazing look at a Erenna siphonophore. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 874 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM