Norumbega Jay
@backyarddinosaurs.bsky.social
He/him. My name is Jay. I like birds, dinosaurs, godzilla, and you. I also like lots of other things
I’m trying my best.
I’m trying my best.
I just want to be actually excited about something. This constant existential dread blows
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I just want to be actually excited about something. This constant existential dread blows
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If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This makes me so profoundly sad. We had such a good, useful thing and then we let them fuck it up. It's not a coincidence that everything online sucks now
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This makes me so profoundly sad. We had such a good, useful thing and then we let them fuck it up. It's not a coincidence that everything online sucks now
FLAMBE' THE RICH
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
FLAMBE' THE RICH
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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Janet Mills today: "Whether you call it Medicare for All or something else, I think it's clear the people of the United States deserve a universal health care plan. It's time."
Susan Collins today: wants to reverse a decade+ of Maine law and ban trans kids from sports and bathrooms #mepolitics
Susan Collins today: wants to reverse a decade+ of Maine law and ban trans kids from sports and bathrooms #mepolitics
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Janet Mills today: "Whether you call it Medicare for All or something else, I think it's clear the people of the United States deserve a universal health care plan. It's time."
Susan Collins today: wants to reverse a decade+ of Maine law and ban trans kids from sports and bathrooms #mepolitics
Susan Collins today: wants to reverse a decade+ of Maine law and ban trans kids from sports and bathrooms #mepolitics
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Mephisto (1895) by Edouard von Grützner (1846-1925).
Mephisto was a demon in the Faust legend, but has appeared regularly in literature ever since.
Mephisto was a demon in the Faust legend, but has appeared regularly in literature ever since.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Mephisto (1895) by Edouard von Grützner (1846-1925).
Mephisto was a demon in the Faust legend, but has appeared regularly in literature ever since.
Mephisto was a demon in the Faust legend, but has appeared regularly in literature ever since.
Personal life continues to spiral. I have “More than Anything” from Hazbin Hotel stuck in my head. It doesn’t really apply to any of my bs, but it’s nice hear.
November 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Personal life continues to spiral. I have “More than Anything” from Hazbin Hotel stuck in my head. It doesn’t really apply to any of my bs, but it’s nice hear.
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I don't want to jump the shark here, but Dr. David is worth your attention here.
I am 16 followers shy of 100,000
Tell a friend
Tell a friend
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I don't want to jump the shark here, but Dr. David is worth your attention here.
Dumb question, I guess? But, like, who do complain to, Fellow Adults? Like I had assumed it was okay to do this with my SO, but I’m learning that was not actually okay. Surely I’m not just supposed to complain about my shitty work day with my therapist?
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Dumb question, I guess? But, like, who do complain to, Fellow Adults? Like I had assumed it was okay to do this with my SO, but I’m learning that was not actually okay. Surely I’m not just supposed to complain about my shitty work day with my therapist?
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After being declared extinct twice(!), it was on this day in 1948 that the Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) was rediscovered again. Thanks to intensive conservation work there are now more than 500. www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/tak...
The incredible takahē story
Thought to be extinct not once but twice, the takahē's remarkable story of survival and rediscovery is a testament to the resilience of nature.
www.doc.govt.nz
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
After being declared extinct twice(!), it was on this day in 1948 that the Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) was rediscovered again. Thanks to intensive conservation work there are now more than 500. www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/tak...
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
awesome detail
Blue jays are always around here but I don’t always observe them. This one found a corn niblet and posed for my reference photo. Sketched it fast with 0.5mm 4B + 0.3mm 2B Pentel Graphgear, plus a blender to bring the forest floor into focus at the end. Jays mimic hawks. Wild. #birds #sciart #drawing
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
awesome detail
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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SCOTUS gonna drag their feet until the last possible moment and give it the green light. Somehow, between now and then, they will also hear a case about the CA redistricting and immediately slap it down
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOTUS gonna drag their feet until the last possible moment and give it the green light. Somehow, between now and then, they will also hear a case about the CA redistricting and immediately slap it down
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my neighbour ryan: I was at a zombie walk we all dressup and walk around downtown
me holding an axe: I wanna believe you ryan I really do
me holding an axe: I wanna believe you ryan I really do
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
my neighbour ryan: I was at a zombie walk we all dressup and walk around downtown
me holding an axe: I wanna believe you ryan I really do
me holding an axe: I wanna believe you ryan I really do
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ALT TEXT: A RAPIST GREETS A MURDERER
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the White House Tuesday, his first since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. n.pr/4pkcGRn
Trump's White House hosts Saudi Crown Prince with big deals being inked
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the White House Tuesday, his first since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ALT TEXT: A RAPIST GREETS A MURDERER
So, my life sucks at the moment and it's tough to look past/work through that when everything else sucks. But, dear interweb void, I want you to know that I'm trying.
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So, my life sucks at the moment and it's tough to look past/work through that when everything else sucks. But, dear interweb void, I want you to know that I'm trying.
I see the left leaning echo chamber mood message is now “you’re wrong for feeling angry and betrayed over the ACA credits, and it’s your fault we’re in this place to begin with”
I just don’t have time for this gaslighting anymore.
I just don’t have time for this gaslighting anymore.
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I see the left leaning echo chamber mood message is now “you’re wrong for feeling angry and betrayed over the ACA credits, and it’s your fault we’re in this place to begin with”
I just don’t have time for this gaslighting anymore.
I just don’t have time for this gaslighting anymore.
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oop, am I getting crushed by the algo again for being to salesey? And here I just wanted to share the glorious entrance of one of my favorite characters. (And maybe someone to preorder the book so yes I am being a little salesey)
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Bonjour from France. You know how to say "RABID DOGS is coming out December 1, preorder today!" in French? Me neither.
Anyhow, plz enjoy today's excerpt and the return of one of my favorites from Book 1.
Anyhow, plz enjoy today's excerpt and the return of one of my favorites from Book 1.
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
oop, am I getting crushed by the algo again for being to salesey? And here I just wanted to share the glorious entrance of one of my favorite characters. (And maybe someone to preorder the book so yes I am being a little salesey)
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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Jake Tapper absolutely knew about Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein long before the 2024 election but he took aim at Biden anyway which indicates that Tapper preferred an aging pedo to be in charge of the country
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Jake Tapper absolutely knew about Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein long before the 2024 election but he took aim at Biden anyway which indicates that Tapper preferred an aging pedo to be in charge of the country