splodinvark
@splodinvark.bsky.social
low-vision creature lurking in the undergrowth
Gardening for wildlife in USDA zone 6 (previously 5! climate changed!) #NativePlants; she/her
PFP: passionflower in the garden
Banner: bullfrog in the pond
Gardening for wildlife in USDA zone 6 (previously 5! climate changed!) #NativePlants; she/her
PFP: passionflower in the garden
Banner: bullfrog in the pond
Pinned
splodinvark
@splodinvark.bsky.social
· May 28
Native to eastern North America, the purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus) is a magnificent, thornless perennial shrub
#BloomScrolling #FlowerReport #NativePlants
#BloomScrolling #FlowerReport #NativePlants
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Just checked and mine was turned off too
Idk how long it's been off but my Bsky app stopped reminding me to use alt text, you might have to turn yours back on too
I turned the reminder back on 🤦🏻♀️ annoying
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Just checked and mine was turned off too
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Bought the poster and shaking my head the whole time so the people on the bus know I disagree with the corrupting effects of credentialism in the ancient martial arts
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bought the poster and shaking my head the whole time so the people on the bus know I disagree with the corrupting effects of credentialism in the ancient martial arts
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There was a thread of crabs going around with AI images that fooled a fellow marine biologist who isn't a specialist in them. It is so damn insidious - like what am I missing in all the things I'm not expert at recognizing?
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There was a thread of crabs going around with AI images that fooled a fellow marine biologist who isn't a specialist in them. It is so damn insidious - like what am I missing in all the things I'm not expert at recognizing?
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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*record scratch*
Yup, that's me
Yup, that's me
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
*record scratch*
Yup, that's me
Yup, that's me
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The oldest brewing school in the U.S. is leaving Chicago for Canada, citing Trump visa restrictions. blockclubchi.co/4oaLGmn
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The oldest brewing school in the U.S. is leaving Chicago for Canada, citing Trump visa restrictions. blockclubchi.co/4oaLGmn
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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The UN climate change conference (COP30) having rooms shut down both to flooding and an extreme fire is a bit metaphorically excessive.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The UN climate change conference (COP30) having rooms shut down both to flooding and an extreme fire is a bit metaphorically excessive.
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shout out to Andrena krigiana, who got doubly screwed over by being a specialist in an incredibly rare plant that also looks like a dandelion, and therefore is under-conserved
life isn't fair
life isn't fair
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
shout out to Andrena krigiana, who got doubly screwed over by being a specialist in an incredibly rare plant that also looks like a dandelion, and therefore is under-conserved
life isn't fair
life isn't fair
I live in a village with no shops and no public transport to other towns, and was wishing for some kind of mobile konbini. Then I searched for that term and of course they exist already in Japan
www.japan-experience.com/prepare-trip...
www.japan-experience.com/prepare-trip...
Mobile convenience stores in Japan
Grocery trucks travel through the less populated areas of Japan, to provide the few inhabitants with food.
www.japan-experience.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I live in a village with no shops and no public transport to other towns, and was wishing for some kind of mobile konbini. Then I searched for that term and of course they exist already in Japan
www.japan-experience.com/prepare-trip...
www.japan-experience.com/prepare-trip...
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"There is only basically one way to make everyone wealthy, and that is AI and robotics," Musk says, conveniently replacing the word "me" with the better-testing "everyone."
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"There is only basically one way to make everyone wealthy, and that is AI and robotics," Musk says, conveniently replacing the word "me" with the better-testing "everyone."
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Chicago local newsrooms out with a powerful investigation today: Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop. Most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Chicago local newsrooms out with a powerful investigation today: Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop. Most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
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"The "We Ain't Buying It" boycott calls on consumers to shop at "small, local, or with businesses affirming our humanity" as they avoid Home Depot stores."
Home Depot to suffer massive boycott from holiday shoppers
Home Depot's sales during the holiday season may take a major hit.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"The "We Ain't Buying It" boycott calls on consumers to shop at "small, local, or with businesses affirming our humanity" as they avoid Home Depot stores."
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a cool thing that happened is ppl destroyed a remnant prairie at Rockford Airport. While the rusty-patch bumblebee foraged there, there was no proof it *nested* there. So 💥
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Prairie and edge habitats provide valuable nesting resources for bumble bees (Bombus) in the midwestern U.S - Apidologie
Bumble bees use three main habitats to complete their life cycle: foraging habitat, overwintering habitat, and nesting habitat. Overall, the majority of bumble bee research has focused on the foraging...
link.springer.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
a cool thing that happened is ppl destroyed a remnant prairie at Rockford Airport. While the rusty-patch bumblebee foraged there, there was no proof it *nested* there. So 💥
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Comment period ends Dec. 1: Stop Trump Admin’s H2A wage changes that could drastically reduce wages and jobs for US workers.
Sign on today and say “NO” to slashing wages for farm workers.
act.seiu.org/a/h2awagecom...
#WeFeedYou
Sign on today and say “NO” to slashing wages for farm workers.
act.seiu.org/a/h2awagecom...
#WeFeedYou
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Comment period ends Dec. 1: Stop Trump Admin’s H2A wage changes that could drastically reduce wages and jobs for US workers.
Sign on today and say “NO” to slashing wages for farm workers.
act.seiu.org/a/h2awagecom...
#WeFeedYou
Sign on today and say “NO” to slashing wages for farm workers.
act.seiu.org/a/h2awagecom...
#WeFeedYou
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Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
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Nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from the Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and cannot be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from the Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and cannot be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...