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They/them, antiracist Heathen, AuDHD, weird nerd into plants, bugs, string, and human systems. And too many podcasts. Chaparral / Muwekma Ohlone land.
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prokopetz.bsky.social
"Fuck canon" has its virtues as an interpretive stance, but you've gotta know what the canon is before you can fuck it.
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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pleasebegneiss.bsky.social
did a fire write this
The Atlantic: The Case for Keeping Up Your Christmas Tree Until March, by Charlie Warzel (from 2022)
December 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
compostwitch.bsky.social
i was proud that i could spell Symphyotrichum correctly on the first try.

taxonomy looked upon my hubris and laughed
mossworm.bsky.social mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 8h
trying to make one of those toddler alphabet books like "A is for apple" but with all of the most obnoxiously long genus names I can possibly find, spread as evenly as I can between plants, animals, fungi, and other thingies. K is for Kimmeridgebrachypteraeschnidium
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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apophis.sapronym.net
extra scene of Éowyn hamming it way up as Dernhelm very self-consciously trying to drop a "casual" F-bomb to sound tough and manly and it's super cringe for everyone especially the audience
thecallisandra.bsky.social Callisandra @thecallisandra.bsky.social · 1d
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?

"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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leier-coyol.bsky.social
Finished this patch pair inspired by talavera and ceramics.

This patches and other goodies have a holiday discount till jan 6, link to my shop in my bio ;)

#SciArt #insectart #art #embroidery
A picture of an embroidered patch pair. It's a lesser stag beetle and it's grub stage, they have talavera inspired motifs The beetle is blue while the grub is beige
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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ericoscott.bsky.social
Make a Bond movie academic:

“Doctor?” “No”: The Outcome of My Dissertation Defense
 Eric J. Harvey, Ph.D. @blindscholar.bsky.social · 17h
Make a Bond movie academic:

Peer Review to a Kill
sivav.bsky.social Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 17h
Make a Bond movie academic:

Live and Let Dissertate
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
I wrote about that viral video of Tesla's Optimus robot falling over and other times when it's become obvious that Elon Musk's robots don't work autonomously.
Elon Musk's Optimus Robot Collapses in a Hilariously Suspicious Way
Musk says he's going to make 1 million robots per year by 2030.
gizmodo.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
This afternoon's doodle features 3 species of Mole Salamanders.

The females of some populations of Mole salamanders exist only as females, and mate with males of multiple other species. They then patchwork those genes into their daughters. This process is called Kleptogenesis.
A female mole salamander smiles with bright eyes while, reflected in her sunglasses, two different looking male salamanders make eyes at her, one being brown with blue speckles and the other being yellow with black blobs. The is lightly speckled. The bottom says Kleptogenesis. It's very obviously a parody of the Challengers poster
December 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
compostwitch.bsky.social
This is a fascinating deep read of an 1892 book on "Degeneracy". The author discusses his understanding of mental health (interesting mix of some accurate observations with horrific interpretations), and his idea of good vs. degenerate art (absolutely buck wild).
December 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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jamellebouie.net
more confirmation that lurking clearly behind this idea of the “heritage american” is a straightforward contempt for the actual history and tradition of this country, such that vermeule has to hallucinate a framework to justify his desire to jettison the clear meaning of the 14th amendment
paolosandro.bsky.social Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 21h
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship

'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'

thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
What I suggest is different. Although broadly in the spirit of Aquinas’ two-or-three generations test insofar as it emphasizes the duties rather than the rights of immigrants who becomes citizens, it is derived not from theological principles but from a civil-law analogy — an analogy to the Roman law of adoption. After all, inclusion within “our posterity” may ordinarily arise not only through natural descent, but through legal adoption. In brief, I suggest that the legal immigrant should understand himself as an adopted son of a natural and concretely existing family, the American family, and this brings with it particular duties of filial piety and reverence for that particular family and for its thick heritage and traditions. Our laws as made, interpreted and applied should reflect that understanding as well. Because it is an analogy, not an identity, what I propose is not a set of legal rules to be directly mapped from Roman law into the American legal system. Rather it is a suggestion that the Roman law of adoption rested on a set of discernible principles of legal justice and political morality that represent the spirit of the laws bearing on immigration and citizenship in America — a time-honored mode of legal interpretation here, albeit not an originalist mode. Such principles should affect the interpretation of actually existing legal texts, rules, and doctrines; they should be understood as the soul of our law of citizenship. Needless to say, this does not answer or even purport to speak to all questions bearing on immigration. I do not speak here, for example, to the enforcement of the immigration laws against illegal immigrants, or to prospective questions of policy about exactly how much legal immigration, if any, there should be, and from where. All I address is the question what principles of legal justice and political duty apply, under existing law, to the immigrant who is already here legally. To that end I suggest a conceptual model for understanding the role and obligations of that immigrant — what justice classically understood requires of him.
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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science.org
Raindrops can bounce and then roll down a slope, picking up sand as they go.

The sand-covered balls transport up to 100 times more sediment downhill than drops that don’t roll, a fact that could help make more realistic computer models of soil erosion and land change. https://scim.ag/4p7ghBE
December 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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helveticablanc.bsky.social
From the Archives
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2022 12 21-27
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Vow: helveticablanc.com/20221222-vow...
A red knight and their serpent familiar kneel before a massive, blue, ribbon-like entity that is crowned with a moon and star. The entity reaches downward with three arms, bearing a confused expression.
December 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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korybing.bsky.social
The popular flesh-eating deer-monster with the name that starts with a W is a serious figure in many Native American tribes and has been requested many times that it is not used as some goofy fun movie monster. Instead how about you consider: Not Deer? cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Not_Deer
Client Challenge
cryptidz.fandom.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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mekka.mekka-tech.com
Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡

Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.

Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.

Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
Article excerpt from Ebony Magazine July 1958 article "The Way I Look at Race" by Frank Sinatra. 'A friend to me has no race, no class and belongs to no minority. My friendships were formed out of affection, mutual respect and a feeling of having something strong in common. These are eternal values that cannot be racially classified. This is the way I look at race. Some of my friendships have given rise to some strange, quite cock-eyed notions about me and the way I think. Because some of my good friends happen to be black, it has been suggested that I have a preference for black people, that I 'like" them. The fact is that I don't "like" black people any more than I "like" Jews or Muslims or Italians or any other group. I don't like according to the color of a man's skin or his place of worship. And I have never picked a friend because of nationality. I simply like people, a lot of them, and my personal relationships are not determined by the boundaries of a country or what society thinks. of certain kinds of human beings. I'd personally like to see more friendships forged across color and religious lines, for I feel this is the surest way to erase all lines that divide people everywhere. The world is suffering from a shortage of love, between nations and Individuals, and something drastic and dramatic is needed to meet this hunger.' Cover of Ebony Magazine from July 1958. Philippa Schyler in a red dress. In the til right is an article title "The Way I Look At Race" by Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra.
December 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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lizthegrey.com
Hell yes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/c...
Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun | CNN
Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.
www.cnn.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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quadrifrons.online
My favorite experience in high school was when my comparative religions class (it was a side effect of the evolution drama, of course; 2002 I believe) went to the closest mosque. There an imam sat down and explained the Four Pillars of Islam to us, and then told us that now that we knew about Islam,
badtoss.bsky.social Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬 @badtoss.bsky.social · 1d
always after he explained what he believed as a Jew, he was barraged by emails from concerned students asking why he didn't believe Jesus was the son of God. And he said,

"Well there's a very simple answer to why I don't believe Jesus is the son of God."

"Because he's not."
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
A four-panel comic. In panel one, a female northern cardinal and winter plumage american goldfinch are sitting at a bird feeder in a grey landscape. The cardinal says "These seeds are delicious." The goldfinch replies "Mmm-hmm." In panel 2, there's a close up of the birds at the feeder, and the cardinal says "It was nice of the human to put up this feeder." The goldfinch says "Sure was." In panel 3, the cardinal says "We should return the favor." The goldfinch says "Great idea." In panel 4, there's a pullback shot of the bird feeder, and a human is staring at it and also at a large stick next to it with a pink-iced donut at the end of it.
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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moreorloess.bsky.social
Mouth of the Eel River, northern California, morning of Dec 22. Peak flow at Scotia, off this image to the south of the marker, was early on the morning of the 22nd, though it's currently rising again. Sentinel 2 image. I believe the Eel R basin still has highest measured sediment yield in the US.
Sateliite image showing a flooding, sediment-laden river flowing into the ocean and producing a large plume. The landscape around the river is green, including agricultural fields, wetlands and grassland, and forest. Clouds cover large parts of the image.
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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maimonidesnutz.bsky.social
sometimes I just say stuff
A woman in all black donning a “helmet” that is a skull. To her left is a block of text that says: “"In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man" (pirkei Avot) what does it mean to "Be a man" when you’re not one? It means: It’s time to ride. To the sages, man was the highest state of being, because man was the consciousness that could learn. Now we can generalize out the idea of "man' to be anyone who seeks out life’s meaning and anyone who is ready to embrace the truth that they find. It is an invitation to join the resounding voice. It’s time to ride. Toward the call to learn. Toward our chance to be everything that as are, in the face of everything as it is” Signature that says M. Nutz
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
should probably make one about rfk and vaccines too…
gonzo in muppets christmas carol meme but with the text “and Tiny Tim... who DID die after MAGA cut Medicaid,”
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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shy-magpie.bsky.social
It actually wouldn't be to hard to make this case (if I wanted to be a twerp). Guy defending his territory from people who take over with violence using his superior knowledge of unofficial pathways echoing ...
benedictsred.bsky.social Jason, ex Inferis @benedictsred.bsky.social · 1d
Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
December 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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maimonidesnutz.bsky.social
“Eating Dates In Babylonia” would be the name of my memoir
Rabbi Yohanan said to him in a sarcastic manner: While you were eating dates in Babylonia and neglecting your studies, we explained the matter based on the latter clause of the mishna, which proves that my understanding is correct.
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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maimonidesnutz.bsky.social
I don’t even remember what his reply was in reference to but I remain perpetually obsessed with his reply
There are some people that have the unique ability to turn gold into dross. Instead of valuing your heritage you tear it down and for what? To please a few people who have no sense of honor. Turn back and search for justice from and for your people.
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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fleerultra.bsky.social
lot of good answers here (and also some terrible riffs if we're being honest) but one I haven't seen that would be very funny imo would be the whispery sauron voice in the last battle yelping "fuck" when the eye of sauron goes wide as it realizes where the ring is/what the plan is
thecallisandra.bsky.social Callisandra @thecallisandra.bsky.social · 1d
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?

"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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spavel.bsky.social
Happy 20th anniversary to "Samoyed and teddy bear" on Wikimedia Commons.

"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
A white samoyed dog is sleeping in the lap of a large teddy bear, easily three times the size of the dog. The bear's paw is placed on the dog's back and its face is arranged looking down onto the dog.
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM