Becky D ❄️🌲❄️
@bexrousse.bsky.social
Birds & cats & life in Maine. Public health nerd, they/them. Down by the water.
Banner: Closeup of ruddy red galaxies drifting in a cat's olive green eye w/narrowed pupil. PFP: Blonde me w/undercut, big glasses, floppy bangs & a certain kind of smile.
Banner: Closeup of ruddy red galaxies drifting in a cat's olive green eye w/narrowed pupil. PFP: Blonde me w/undercut, big glasses, floppy bangs & a certain kind of smile.
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Becky D ❄️🌲❄️
@bexrousse.bsky.social
· Jun 17
🚨I IMPLORE YOU to use alt-text when you post any image, screen cap, or post of a screed/tidbit from this or a different site. Otherwise people using screen readers are seeing a steady flow of
"OMG"
"This seems bad"
"👀"
"Well that's not good"
with no context
& that is INCREDIBLY ANXIETY-INDUCING
"OMG"
"This seems bad"
"👀"
"Well that's not good"
with no context
& that is INCREDIBLY ANXIETY-INDUCING
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Breaking news isn't a reason to skip alt text. Alt text is MORE important in a crisis.
Imagine how disorienting this is, now imagine not being able to see what all these viral posts depict.
Imagine how disorienting this is, now imagine not being able to see what all these viral posts depict.
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Breaking news isn't a reason to skip alt text. Alt text is MORE important in a crisis.
Imagine how disorienting this is, now imagine not being able to see what all these viral posts depict.
Imagine how disorienting this is, now imagine not being able to see what all these viral posts depict.
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Tedious of me to repost this but pretty much every time I do, about four more new people read it, and it seems that at least one of them then tells me it's inspired them to buy the book. Plus the book got absolutely shat on by my ex-publisher.
Also, the book's fucking great.
So here we are again.
Also, the book's fucking great.
So here we are again.
I've removed the paywall permanently from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you won't...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
The Village Message Board
Its authenticity was discredited because of his reputation, but also because he was quick with gin at the time and wearing an item of knitwear back to front.
www.tom-cox.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tedious of me to repost this but pretty much every time I do, about four more new people read it, and it seems that at least one of them then tells me it's inspired them to buy the book. Plus the book got absolutely shat on by my ex-publisher.
Also, the book's fucking great.
So here we are again.
Also, the book's fucking great.
So here we are again.
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I’m cold stratifying the milkweed seeds, I’m caterpillarcore, we’re butterflymaxxing, in my Lepidopt-era
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I’m cold stratifying the milkweed seeds, I’m caterpillarcore, we’re butterflymaxxing, in my Lepidopt-era
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If you told me back in medical school that someday I would be running for the Senate and my campaign slogan would be “It’s me or the measles” I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE BELIEVED YOU.
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
If you told me back in medical school that someday I would be running for the Senate and my campaign slogan would be “It’s me or the measles” I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE BELIEVED YOU.
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸
BFF made steaks & there was some smoke so the ambiance is a bit "Ground Round back when we could smoke inside" but we have good merlot & I did this puzzle & read a bit. An auspicious start to '26 overall.
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
BFF made steaks & there was some smoke so the ambiance is a bit "Ground Round back when we could smoke inside" but we have good merlot & I did this puzzle & read a bit. An auspicious start to '26 overall.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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Trump signed 220 executive orders in his first term and has 225 and counting not even one year into his second term. In case any presidential candidates are wondering what they should be promising to do on their Day 1.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Trump signed 220 executive orders in his first term and has 225 and counting not even one year into his second term. In case any presidential candidates are wondering what they should be promising to do on their Day 1.
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January 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Just thinking how there's basically now 5 hours where nobody celebrates New Year as time moves across the Atlantic ocean
Maybe the fishes celebrate it and we have just never seen it
Maybe the fishes celebrate it and we have just never seen it
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Just thinking how there's basically now 5 hours where nobody celebrates New Year as time moves across the Atlantic ocean
Maybe the fishes celebrate it and we have just never seen it
Maybe the fishes celebrate it and we have just never seen it
ICONIC
(both of them)
(both of them)
our top blog post of 2025 was a detailed analysis of rainfall metrics and stormwater management. go figure.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ICONIC
(both of them)
(both of them)
Rivulets of ice course like ribbons down the trunks of two beech trees each lit a glowing honey amber by the deep winter sunset. Goodnight, 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Rivulets of ice course like ribbons down the trunks of two beech trees each lit a glowing honey amber by the deep winter sunset. Goodnight, 2025.
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orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
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Today is my last day to use up my company's professional development budget or i lose it and I still have a few hundred dollars unspent.
What are your favorite programming books/courses/resources I could drop the money on?
Bonus points if the authors are good people I could be happy giving $$$ to.
What are your favorite programming books/courses/resources I could drop the money on?
Bonus points if the authors are good people I could be happy giving $$$ to.
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today is my last day to use up my company's professional development budget or i lose it and I still have a few hundred dollars unspent.
What are your favorite programming books/courses/resources I could drop the money on?
Bonus points if the authors are good people I could be happy giving $$$ to.
What are your favorite programming books/courses/resources I could drop the money on?
Bonus points if the authors are good people I could be happy giving $$$ to.
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Angry crows led me to this guy!
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Angry crows led me to this guy!
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Hey #Catsky, let's save these Voids. They're already confused and grieving their human. Let's get them safe again.
I’m facilitating the rehoming of two sweet cats who belonged to a friend who recently passed unexpectedly. They deserve a stable place to land. 2-3 year old bonded pair, one male one female. Please send me a DM if you have the interest and ability to care for these sweet voids. Located in Oakland.
December 31, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Hey #Catsky, let's save these Voids. They're already confused and grieving their human. Let's get them safe again.
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This is the BS, thoroughly inadequate policy Collins bragged about, purportedly for rural hospitals. #mepolitics
The funding formula ties $12 billion to whether states are implementing policies prioritized by the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.
Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached
The funding formula ties $12 billion to whether states are implementing policies prioritized by the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.
nbcnews.to
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is the BS, thoroughly inadequate policy Collins bragged about, purportedly for rural hospitals. #mepolitics
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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December 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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WHAM! The Police
(how I do wish to be rid of this timeline)
(how I do wish to be rid of this timeline)
Ruin two bands by combining them:
ZZ Four Tops
ZZ Four Tops
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Crosby, Stills & Nashville Pussy
Crosby, Stills & Nashville Pussy
December 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
WHAM! The Police
(how I do wish to be rid of this timeline)
(how I do wish to be rid of this timeline)
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
I don't wanna hear that song no more
The Flirts - Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime) Stereo
YouTube video by morrisonAV
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
I don't wanna hear that song no more
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BIG BOAT UNSTUCK
Wind is so strong in Baltimore today that the USNS Charlton got blown off its moorings in Locust Point
Massive military cargo ship blown off moorings in South Baltimore
Gale force winds blew a 950-foot U.S. Navy cargo ship off its moorings in South Baltimore on Monday afternoon.
www.thebanner.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
BIG BOAT UNSTUCK
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I’m laughing so hard right now. My husband and I have been wondering if our Apple HomePod mini was malfunctioning, as music kept starting to play at random times. He set up a low quality video camera, and sure enough, there’s Millie, our little void cat, tapping the top to make music start.
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’m laughing so hard right now. My husband and I have been wondering if our Apple HomePod mini was malfunctioning, as music kept starting to play at random times. He set up a low quality video camera, and sure enough, there’s Millie, our little void cat, tapping the top to make music start.
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POV you lean down to grab the puzzle your folks got u and lock eyes with the Man With the Stabby Toes
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
POV you lean down to grab the puzzle your folks got u and lock eyes with the Man With the Stabby Toes