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Celeste Kallio
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Writer of speculative fiction to light dark corners. Builder of robust communities. Cultivator of niche obsessions.
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I went on a nine-day storm-chasing trip with the College of DuPage meteorology program. I may have been bitten by the bug. Here's a little writeup about my experience.
Seven Storms in Nine Days
Reflections on a storm chasing adventure.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Saw a tornado in western Nebraska today! While it was vortexing, I was too busy geeking out to get a photo, but I did snap this lighting from the same storm.

#stormchasing #lightning #storms
June 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Beautiful storm chase in the west Texas panhandle yesterday. We saw a few tornadoes try to drop. They never got it done, but the clouds were beautiful and so are the mesa lands.

#storms #stormchasing #clouds
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Last night we chased a mothership across northeast New Mexico. #supercell #stormchasing
June 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Storm chasing in eastern New Mexico.
June 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Stopped in Greensburg, KS at the memorial for the EF-5 that nearly destroyed the town in 2007.

On the way into town, we saw crumpled containers and overturned train cars from the EF-3 that just missed the town a few weeks ago.
June 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Last night, northeast of Wichita… x.com/cod_stormcha...
NEXLAB T-Storm Lab on X: "https://t.co/gwngWyFqAO" / X
https://t.co/gwngWyFqAO
x.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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It's maddening that after centuries of falsely claiming that women are too emotional to hold power, the two most powerful men in the US are definitively proving that claim wrong & some are still pushing misogyny by saying "The girls are fighting."
Give it up already. Men are fighting like always.
June 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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It's good to know that humans still have an edge somewhere.
andreagstewart.bsky.social Andrea Stewart @andreagstewart.bsky.social · Jun 2
Check and MATE! Your move, robot.
June 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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HAPPY PRIDE!
A brightly colored Lisa Frank-styled unicorn jumping over a moon, beneath the words THE OLD WORLD IS DYING. THE NEW WORLD STRUGGLES TO BE BORN. NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS
June 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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We’re all gonna die but some of us will die well-read.
Books
May 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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"Fire football", a football game with flaming ball, can be found in various regions in Indonesia as a popular game during Ramadan or Islamic New Year.

It has various meanings: an entertainment, a symbol of perseverance and fortitude, and a tool unite the community. 1/2

#WyrdWednesday #Sports
A photo of two Indonesian men playing a fire football, one of them is kicking a flaming ball with a bare foot. Both wear t-shirts and sarongs. A photograph of a bare foot kicking a flaming ball, surrounded by other players' legs. A photograph of four men trying to kick a flaming ball with their bare feet, with spectators at the background. A photo of two football players fighting over a flaming ball. Their teammates surround them.
May 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Ever wonder what a rattlesnake skeleton looks like? Yeah, me neither, but I'm glad I know now. Look at all them ribs! @calacademy.bsky.social
A rattlesnake skeleton on a teal blue background.
May 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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You know what, let's have another flower, shall we.
A yellow and purple bearded iris from my front yard, dappled with rain.
May 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Bright moon on a dark morning shining bright in Minnesota 🌖
A bright moon in a dark sky glowing so brightly in Minnesota.
May 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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My life is good, but I don't think any human it better than these creamsicle cat brothers snuggling every morning in their favorite sunbeam.
Two young orange cats trying to meld into one another and become one single cat.
May 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Good morning, all Pride dragon earring colors have been restocked AND there’s still a sale AND if you order today they will arrive in time for Pride shenanigans! 🌈 #bsnm #dragons

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A white Roman with long brown hair and striped glasses wearing dangling earrings in the shape of small dragons, 3D printed in the colors of the trans flag dangling earrings in the shape of small dragons, 3D printed in the colors of the lesbian flag A white Roman with long brown hair and striped glasses wearing dangling earrings in the shape of small dragons, 3D printed in the colors of the nonbinary flag Several pairs of dangling earrings in the shape of small dragons, 3D printed in the colors of the the nonbinary, bisexual, rainbow, lesbian, and trans flags. They are stuck into a screen door
May 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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wow, amazing!
laminda.bsky.social Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · May 21
An absolute stunner of an Archaeopteryx fossil preserves SO MUCH soft tissue, including scales on its toe pads and a group of flight feathers never seen before in Archaeopteryx. Known as tertials, they lie between the elbow and the body, and play a key role in powered flight for modern birds 🧪
A rare Archaeopteryx fossil was kept from scientists for decades. Its first-ever analysis reveals how the ‘first bird’ took flight | CNN
Scientists were finally given access to a remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil that’s allowed them to better understand exactly how the earliest known bird could fly.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Sun's out, buns out. I met quite a few furry critters on my hike at Edgewood Preserve this morning. Unfortunately they got scared as I walked by. It's difficult to exist near rabbits without scaring them.
Two bunnies on a dirt hiking trail. A brown bunny frozen in the grass. A Yellow Mariposa Lily being visited by some buggie friends.
May 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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The World As It Could Be
When a work of fiction makes me think, I wouldn’t make this choice in this situation, but I understand why this character does, I always feel like I’ve experienced magic.
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May 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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One of my favorite aspects of existence is how when you pay really close attention to almost anything, it unfurls out before you with complexity you never imagined.

My current fixation is tornadic supercells.
johngreensbluesky.bsky.social John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · May 6
I hope you love something beautiful and meaningless. For me, it's football. I don't care what it is for you, but I wish you a deep love for something that means nothing until you give it meaning through your attention.
May 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM