Uma
@alfild.bsky.social
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Refuses to grow up. Sometimes fangirly. World-curious and dabbles in many things. Gen-Xer. Lazy and introverted. Works with §. Prone to depression. She/her.
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As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Heh, after my original-to-the-2008-built-flat dishwasher died last year, I bought a cheap-ass replacement. It works (loudly), but the bottom rack falls off the rails nearly every time I pull it out 🤭Doesn’t really matter, but you get the quality you pay for 😅
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Heh, after my original-to-the-2008-built-flat dishwasher died last year, I bought a cheap-ass replacement. It works (loudly), but the bottom rack falls off the rails nearly every time I pull it out 🤭Doesn’t really matter, but you get the quality you pay for 😅
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January 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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I heard a noise and looked up
January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I heard a noise and looked up
Mine is from my childhood/teenager years. It’s DEFINITELY not known for being beautiful, it mostly flows through fields and the soil has a lot of clay so the colour of the water is ugly brown-grey. We didn’t live quite by it but it was the nearest. Mine is Keravanjoki.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Mine is from my childhood/teenager years. It’s DEFINITELY not known for being beautiful, it mostly flows through fields and the soil has a lot of clay so the colour of the water is ugly brown-grey. We didn’t live quite by it but it was the nearest. Mine is Keravanjoki.
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The Rapola hillfort in Valkeakoski is the largest of the Iron Age defences in Finland, covering 52,000 squaremetres. There is a splendid view across the Lake Vanajavesi. The oldest historical mention of the hillfort is from 1641 when it was pencilled on a map. #HillfortsWednesday
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The Rapola hillfort in Valkeakoski is the largest of the Iron Age defences in Finland, covering 52,000 squaremetres. There is a splendid view across the Lake Vanajavesi. The oldest historical mention of the hillfort is from 1641 when it was pencilled on a map. #HillfortsWednesday
Same!
I legitimately forgot there was an Olympics this year.
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Same!
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The best season for sleeping. 🌨️
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The best season for sleeping. 🌨️
Yes I have died of cute 🥰
This is Peanut. His name isn't Peanut because he's small. It's because he is a lethal threat to a significant portion of the population. Still 13/10 (IG: peanut_tacoterrier)
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Yes I have died of cute 🥰
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Yesterday we started #kakapo artificial insemination for the season. We do this to help maintain genetic diversity, with a potential additional benefit of improving fertility. We inseminated Esperance, who mated naturally a few nights ago. #conservation #parrots #birds
January 8, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Yesterday we started #kakapo artificial insemination for the season. We do this to help maintain genetic diversity, with a potential additional benefit of improving fertility. We inseminated Esperance, who mated naturally a few nights ago. #conservation #parrots #birds
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It's started! The 2026 #kakapo breeding season is under way, with the first nest found on Whenua Hou today. Pearl is on two eggs. #conservation #parrots #birds
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It's started! The 2026 #kakapo breeding season is under way, with the first nest found on Whenua Hou today. Pearl is on two eggs. #conservation #parrots #birds
These are from monday evening. It’s so pretty outside with all the frosty trees etc.
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
These are from monday evening. It’s so pretty outside with all the frosty trees etc.
I’m a whingy baby 🤭We’ve had this cold spell for… under two weeks, and I’ve had enough of the -20°C or colder weather. Yesterday’s -11°C was pretty ok, esp in the morning when it wasn’t windy. So I’m putting in a request for Not Colder Than -10°C, kthanxbai😄
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I’m a whingy baby 🤭We’ve had this cold spell for… under two weeks, and I’ve had enough of the -20°C or colder weather. Yesterday’s -11°C was pretty ok, esp in the morning when it wasn’t windy. So I’m putting in a request for Not Colder Than -10°C, kthanxbai😄
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Idea for a mockumentary: a candid investigation of the reality of secret societies that control the world. What's it's actually like to be a Secret Chief shivering halfway up a mountain in Tibet, and the realities of how challenging it is for the Illuminati, Templars etc. to keep track of everything
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Idea for a mockumentary: a candid investigation of the reality of secret societies that control the world. What's it's actually like to be a Secret Chief shivering halfway up a mountain in Tibet, and the realities of how challenging it is for the Illuminati, Templars etc. to keep track of everything
❄️❄️❄️-20°C, feels like -29°C ❄️❄️❄️
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 AM
❄️❄️❄️-20°C, feels like -29°C ❄️❄️❄️
Hi, I’m depression! (I don’t think any of the physical illnesses have been almost-killed bad) Or, If-I-had-walked-10-seconds-faster-I-would’ve-been-hit-by-a-car-on-a-sidewalk.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I’m pregnancy, miscarriage, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy, and postpartum haemorrhage and puerperal fever. in that order
Hi, I’m pregnancy, miscarriage, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy, and postpartum haemorrhage and puerperal fever. in that order
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Greetings! I am a very, very dusty lamp with no bulb in my socket and I am turned on. Dust me?
Greetings! I am a very, very dusty lamp with no bulb in my socket and I am turned on. Dust me?
January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Hi, I’m depression! (I don’t think any of the physical illnesses have been almost-killed bad) Or, If-I-had-walked-10-seconds-faster-I-would’ve-been-hit-by-a-car-on-a-sidewalk.
I am a criminal: if it’s a book/magazine I own, Imma dogear it 🙈
I use a lot of receipts (tho they're not very durable and easily lost); or any random business cards I happen to have lying around
what does everyone use for bookmarks now that train tickets are mostly digital?
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I am a criminal: if it’s a book/magazine I own, Imma dogear it 🙈
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So as someone who has written a LOT about black bears in particular...
This article is incorrect, they DO have collarbones.
Just the collarbones aren't hard connected to the sternum like ours are, they're freefloating which makes their shoulders collapsible like mice or rats.
This article is incorrect, they DO have collarbones.
Just the collarbones aren't hard connected to the sternum like ours are, they're freefloating which makes their shoulders collapsible like mice or rats.
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
So as someone who has written a LOT about black bears in particular...
This article is incorrect, they DO have collarbones.
Just the collarbones aren't hard connected to the sternum like ours are, they're freefloating which makes their shoulders collapsible like mice or rats.
This article is incorrect, they DO have collarbones.
Just the collarbones aren't hard connected to the sternum like ours are, they're freefloating which makes their shoulders collapsible like mice or rats.
It’s probably not a wise idea, but I’m not completely against the idea of having a black bear hibernate in my basement 🤔
this is blowing my mind
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
They less abandoned him, and more
that this is how places handle this.
When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
that this is how places handle this.
When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It’s probably not a wise idea, but I’m not completely against the idea of having a black bear hibernate in my basement 🤔
Proper winter weather here, about -12°C. Just back from shoveling snow off my parking space (and car obvs). Luckily snow is what I call Hollywood snow, very light and fluffy ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️I think we officially have 13 cm of snow, so not a lot yet.
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Proper winter weather here, about -12°C. Just back from shoveling snow off my parking space (and car obvs). Luckily snow is what I call Hollywood snow, very light and fluffy ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️I think we officially have 13 cm of snow, so not a lot yet.
Back to work today after 2 weeks off, of course very happy it’s just 1 day before the weekend. I’m procrastinating under duvet as long as possible cos it’s -17°C but I’m on call and should get my arse to office at 8.
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Back to work today after 2 weeks off, of course very happy it’s just 1 day before the weekend. I’m procrastinating under duvet as long as possible cos it’s -17°C but I’m on call and should get my arse to office at 8.