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Alyssa Slay
@alyssaslay.bsky.social
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time-traveller - who recalls where we parked?!

i am not as i seem, this is my alter-ego... a more genuine persona... i have indeed arrived & i am not who u were expecting...

my quest 2 show the way 2 the beauty within!
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Alyssa Slay @alyssaslay.bsky.social · Feb 13
me new fav #phonewallpaper,

#Bluesky, this has you written all over it! so cool i found this slayest of pics, it meshes so finely--an ebullient symphony of elements extraordinary!
original image credit to possibly Emma Bristow, or Carla Peralta, Olga Vovk, &/or Adrenalin Rush, via Pinterest, a soaring blue butterfly lofts before a blue sky with blue-tinted clouds rising; beneath lay a vibrant rich blanket of wildflowers packed from one end 2 the other; rendered appearance & many details, with watercolor style to the overall
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getting in some intercalary material

Fabergé eggs, design beyond any envelope, whimsical, valuable yet toylike, the egg archetype, convoluted metal scrollworks, each accompanied by theme or story

not many things stand out like this, revel in dreams turned real but only models...

no alt-txt, pg1/4
January 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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stone poker face, passing resemblance 2 one of those Rushmore presidents, it was pleasurably informative being in reader audience

🤸 🤸 Jack, u play a mean game, hoping this gets 2 be the meat on ur fork previously snatched... 🤸 🤸

order of presentation, wording, pens moveth

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House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition on New Year’s Eve | CNN Politics
The House Judiciary Committee on New Year’s Eve released a transcript and video of its closed-door hearing with Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led the two failed prosecutions of President ...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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may ur festivus wear on...
celebrate!

life ours, lives shared
liberty 4 all, condoned
pursuit & reality
of happiness limited
but by ourselves
dream always

--merry new year--
succulent fireworks!
original image credit to Alyssa Slay; Baby Sun Flower succulent; flowers close before dusk, perennial w/heart-shaped leaves vivid flowers wield their retina-tugging archetypal appearance, deep rose magenta with its pink & red tones but electrified somewhat in the sun yet still shy of near tone in magenta, "shocking pink" surrounding soft daffodil yellow centers, exquisite original image credit to Alyssa Slay; Baby Sun Flower succulent; tandem, many petals make light eyes, natural lighting @ opportune moment, so easy to discount these when they aren't dazzling like this--remember, people have times growing & times 2 bloom during--what colors do we adorn with or leave behind in memory? original image credit to Alyssa Slay; Baby Sun Flower succulent; also known as member of "Ice Plants", this tiny tyro truly packs punch, photogenic friendly, 2...
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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stunning, rock & sea running
2gether, likely meant 2 be
gaze in marvel @ what's seen
cam innards humming
beauty infinite explored
imaginationexploded
yes, deliverance coming
future unfaded glory
shores sculpted ever new
all write this vast story
not just me & u
@iangaston.bsky.social #phonewallpaper
original image credit to Ian Gaston; California coastal company of rock & entropy via sea meets shore; inexplicable rivulets & cavities abound in stryating hijinks & pocketmaking prowess, the unlimited reaches of value unattained but nicely simulated by our Earth here; while perhaps unapparent, before eyes here shows that reaching limits something new & even greater may result yet will never bore or disappoint--this is pure energy slowed until visible, & what a capture this pic is!
December 31, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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playing with fire

what evidence supports?

prepare for higher crime & likelihood of suicides

this is 1st step, will be used by additional departments/agencies 2 gin up parallel restrictions 2 aid class war domineering practices

divide & conquor

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SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1 | CNN
Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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smart cookies these 2, rightly deciding THEY would perform negotiations needed & end their conflict according 2 THEIR rightful interests, not get coopted 4 opportunity @ unearned feather in cap, well-played, gents

hope this avenue turns ongoing benefit 2 ppl there

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Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict | CNN
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter-jet sorties, exchange of ro...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Made this - I know a lot are going through some trying times right now, but it's time to move forward with love and light. It's the only way to defeat the darkness we face.
#OpLove

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The Healing Song
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November 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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artist named Drapl, v well known/respected, this is on side of vintage clothing store up the street from Paddington skate park, which is plastered with high-test sorceries like this #phonewallpaper gem
original image credit to Drapl; 'Peace', painted w/his gal, sigils beneath characters on either side, in short, -this is the way- =D
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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-- @lukiluv.bsky.social

🤸 🤸 #phonewallpaper #art
#photography 🤸 🤸

needs words not! alt-txt has lots =D
origjnal image credit 2 LukiLuv Marie; original shot was over small lake red pink & white illuminated trees with foreground blue spindley branches & background right had undeveloped color; 100x2220 pixels of right side developed colors, resize back to 1000x2200 *without* original full image; zooms meself in on dis, "whoa, holy s***!" final pass on color levels & this is one of my 10-best so far, thanks Marie! this makes i don't know how many 2day, on... f******... fire...! =D
December 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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stained-glass forest of trinket leaves
by their millions a labyrinth of havoc
4 suitably bedazzled retinas
blitzkreig'd in2 marvel's
mesmerizing folds of delight
awe itself beckons we join--
allowing beauty renewal by our hand
on its nickel--light gives mind flight
see & be free, libertine, so right
original image credit to Martin Elms; trees illuminated during light festival, this many individual quanta in their ionic glory overwhelm lesser display screens with ease, it is a very lot to process; blurring the optimized image produces enough integration the myriads of elements form themselves together & different wavelengths jockey into prominence, a bajillion colors, forms countless, scene peerless, beauty illimited, this is the way!
December 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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liked reading this, the lady, Christy Betz shows talent with the power of connecting people, so positive!

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December 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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what cannot be described
defies pattern & experience
it maybe special
even before its time

so much unnoticed e'rywhere
we pass wherever we are
how much detail endures with us
& how much of ourselves remain
wherever we have been
how much of what, exactly?

(con't.)

#phonewallpaper #art #photography
original image credit to Alyssa Slay; Vivo Y52 phone camera, entirely unsure how it got this or what this reallllly is; it was in a window of seconds while repositioning during photography of a nearby mural (next post) -- this is hard 2 describe an amber cake-like yellow trending dull gold pervades most of frame, toward bottom an amoeba-shaped blob gradient transitions 2 orange & red, magenta & purple; upper left odd orb populated w/many small nearly-uniform blue-ish speckz; on right side something possibly resembling a row of clear round lightbulbs stands out in some 2d-shadowy faux bas-relief arcane texture original was amorphous flat grey pile of practically nothing discernable, turbo dehaze & highlight develop, drop gamma, this 2x then blur then regular level adjusts, reblur, jackpot!
December 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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ordinary any way what u say
a kitchen rug a drug no way
nothing special until now
India handmade & wow
camera above moving past
snap cap jiggle wiggle
throw it to the toaster!
tear into this 2 the last
toggle play 'til mostest slay
it all happens so fast
life creative every day

#phonewallpaper #art
original image credit to Alysss Slay; handmade jute-type woven rug from India cooked wildly with exceedingly raucous level-editing giving bands of color a neon/day-glow effect; differing widths & many different shades of all colors here original image credit to Alysss Slay; toasted rug hue dialled emerald & gold, a mineral look or something akin to differently-colored bands of atomosphere seen on Jupiter; the slight diagonal bias on the parallel lines conveys some rudimentary action or motion original image credit to Alysss Slay; another color-variant of my kitchen rug; it was $20, could it get any more useful?!
December 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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always outsized dilemmas
all require planning, willpower, & seeing multi-facet efforts through 2 completion

90kg 3d jigsaw puzzle, 'supposedly' this isn't possible... *snicker*

see the completion before embarking, not recommended try @ home, no animals harmed, strings of obscenities 2 the horizon
my she's a beauty, beauty done good work, lovely this, yes she is what's the word for proud & relieved @ same time? looks just scarred enough noone would ever guess it wasn't original--point 2 Slay!
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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among my ailments, chronic Lyme disease punches above its weight, yet this bedrock science holds much promise 4 protecting selves & our beloved canine cohorts...

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UMass Amherst research discovery could lead to a natural tick repellent
 University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have made a promising discovery that could lead to the development of a natural and effective tick repellent. They have shown that a naturally occ...
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December 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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a way with words, the Pope sums this 1 up better than any b4!

"humanity seeks 2 become 'god' in order 2 dominate others, God chooses to become man in order 2 free us from every form of slavery"

think... learn

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In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza having to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’ | CNN
Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to f...
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December 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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grace embodied, Jesus thank you for the growth of this man!

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King Charles urges courage and reconciliation in Christmas message | CNN
Britain’s King Charles III has used his Christmas address to reflect on life as a shared journey and called on people to embrace values like courage, reconciliation and unity in a divided and uncertai...
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December 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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given life universe & yet more
many worlds thus entangle
strung together symphonies
each in its right but together
it's song meets dance
what happens by chance
truly is meant to be
& even tangled weaves
are simple once seen
discerned
then its clutches we leave
& finding out twists unfolded
(con't.)
original image credit to Alyssa Slay; various ball-bearing plethora align themselves upon a strong magnet; light bath contains & enhances mystique--appeared many tiny worlds congregating around a nexus of unseen yet highly ordered force; life is multiple unseen forces operating everywhere, bound together & intertwined; understanding partially grasps the truth, creativeness & accepting imperfection, in ourselves & everyone then tomorrows may be the mores they deserve to be
December 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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coastal blisses more nature's kisses
how is it lenses speak w/out words?
almost surreal, aesthetic exquisite
sands sculpted by tides,
wouldn't miss it
vanguards most heavily upgraded,
material & form implacably unfaded
lenses show what ought be regarded
their perfections now tokens tallyed
(con't.)
original image credit to Vivo Pro; looking remote, underwater bathymetric sandbox with obscenely clear water & a perfect jagged land promonitory with altitude contours distinctly present & multiple geologic layers present; ghostlike undersea portions look like soapstone or chalk popcorn, billowy & fresh original image credit to Mark Boyle @miragegallery.com.au; 2500' (~755m) aerial perspective via drone captures; Yeppoon, Qld intertidal offshore wash screed, the sea panning itself 4 miraculous treasure, daily twice-renewed, & also 2 the seasons' barometer variagated undulating interwoven flow-forms of sand & sea populate the trapezoidal screed plane where river & estuarine environs set sail & soujourn offshore to flanking currents where deep waters off the continental shelf keep the conveyors of water body masses in motion the wavy sandy polygons repetitive attendance shows motion as it appears @ the times it occurs & also the after effect of what the motion left behind in its wake, evidence of its occurring life's moments & experiences are lots like these forms, how they share common component building blocks & are subject 2 the same environmental inputs & occurrences, &, each showing it's bespoke individual appearance amidst peers unlimited, all comprising a group form, exclusive to, but superceding the node life's inputs & occurrences leave strewn forms, daily renewed, ongoing, permanently
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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this is a touch of class, dare any say, "This is the way"? =D

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Thieves dressed as Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store, claim inspiration from Robin Hood | CNN
‘Twas the week before Christmas in a Montreal store, when Santa stole groceries, then walked out the door.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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undersea majesty, here seen
deep withins newly unlocked
what lamps are we shining?
focusing, lensing sublime things
depths upon reaches far
inner treasures, shared like stars
seas shining their symphonies
forms surfaces motions explicitly
delicate, striking inner strength
(con't.)
original image credit to California Academy of Sciences; surface growth on plate suhbmerged in deep ocean offshore from Guam; a stupendous display of nature's myriad forms replete with resplendant hues more vivid than any; all colors present; it could almost pass unnoticed displayed among Salvador Dali works, surreal only begins 2 describe this amazing slice of life original image credit to California Academy of Sciences; newly discovered Octopus looking like some glowing cult symbol or similar of ominous verve; if it wasn't tiny this could seriously shock even the grizzlyest mariners & seafarers; writ large it could give any Kraken a run for its money, eerie transparency, glowing color, & bad mo-fo alien-like looks, flee! original image credit to California Academy of Sciences; deeeeeeeeeep water, specially-mounted crates with layers of sample plates, 1 of which being feature wallpaper in this post; suerounded by brilliantly-hued shades of purple, lilac, & blue--enchanting as if treasure chests overflowing w/dubloons & l00t, treasure of a different sort, oceanography & marine sciences & biology/life sciences
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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& thus concludes act I of:
'the idiocracy...unveiled'

--with hesitance we await this twist's convoluted fortunes; Bush Jr.'s gaffes will soon pale & he'll wind up looking like DaVinci before this maturing record-breaking incompetence fully runs its scampering little legs out

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Trump talks about neuroses, purchasing chairs and his wife’s underwear drawer in latest affordability speech | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy.
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December 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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water within water between
above & also beneath
always 2 all sides
it's unique
& goes
2 its own
paths, ever finding true,
becoming absorbed once
it's lavished upon us;
wisdom=providence 4 all,
water in a different form,
all energies yet same,
like our withins r same
w/eachother--
ego lies--
(con't.)
original image credit to Jim Kelsey; a/i gen bubby essential fluid of highest rarity & fun-factor meets a remix 2 dance through imagination by day & dreams by night; be like water, it only does us best
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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we wait like all yet inside are alone, there's a difference between feeling or saying & doing or action--life: creatures ground 2 sky animate every nook available, destinying--we are 2 see what understanding has been overlooked or missed it unlocks worlds & frees all my travels known by what i share
original image credit to Alyssa Slay & Armand Sarlangue; this is crop of 1/6 of aerial iceland black & green mountainscape panorama, it had a nice run of contours & ridgelines, boy was i in 4 a delightful surprise... toasters went full-shields & the slay became apparent immediately & then i had the piece de resistance! before resizing 2 phone screen aspect ratioim after remix was complete, rotated 90-degrees so it became vertical; nothing radical, no biggie, but holy **** (verb having 2 do w/reproduction) this 1's a keeper this be trophy material, slay on!
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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if ever a fitting outlet presented, here's 1 to put the horns into:

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Retired cop jailed for 37 days over Charlie Kirk meme sues, saying his First Amendment rights were violated | CNN Politics
A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer was held in jail for more than a month this fall after police arrested him because of a Facebook post of a meme related to the September assassination of co...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM