Dark and Wondrous - it's in the trees! it's coming!
@darkandwondrous.bsky.social
Fight fascism!
Writer, science-y person, dad, caregiver, wants to be an artist when he grows up.
SFF & moody existential horror. Dada, deco, noir, philosophy. Yunnan tea & long walks on the beach.
Monsters, John, monsters from the Id.
He/him
Writer, science-y person, dad, caregiver, wants to be an artist when he grows up.
SFF & moody existential horror. Dada, deco, noir, philosophy. Yunnan tea & long walks on the beach.
Monsters, John, monsters from the Id.
He/him
Pinned
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Hearing AOC in Nemik's voice (complementary)
"Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly.
Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
"Remember this, Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly.
Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
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Remembering the great Debra Hill, iconic film producer and screenwriter, on what should have been her 75th birthday.
#BOTD on 11/10/1950
#BOTD on 11/10/1950
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Remembering the great Debra Hill, iconic film producer and screenwriter, on what should have been her 75th birthday.
#BOTD on 11/10/1950
#BOTD on 11/10/1950
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Alright everyone, timeline cleanse. Worth watching until the end.
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Alright everyone, timeline cleanse. Worth watching until the end.
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Elon Musk says that he can see why Daryl Hall broke up with Joyce Carol Oates.
late to this but i feel like an underrated part of the musk meltdown over joyce carol oates accusing him of not reading is this musk reply that makes it clear he has never read anything by joyce carol oates
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Elon Musk says that he can see why Daryl Hall broke up with Joyce Carol Oates.
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Of the historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke to while writing this, many said the same thing: What's happening now is worth than McCarthyism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Of the historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke to while writing this, many said the same thing: What's happening now is worth than McCarthyism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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She is beating his ass like she’s Muhammad Ali. Goddamn, Joyce.
![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
She is beating his ass like she’s Muhammad Ali. Goddamn, Joyce.
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On November 10, 1967 #OTD NASA captured its first color picture of the entire daylit side of Earth from space using the Multicolor Spin-Scan Cloudcover Camera on the ATS-3 weather satellite from an altitude of about 22,000 miles. (More on the MSSCC here: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...)
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
On November 10, 1967 #OTD NASA captured its first color picture of the entire daylit side of Earth from space using the Multicolor Spin-Scan Cloudcover Camera on the ATS-3 weather satellite from an altitude of about 22,000 miles. (More on the MSSCC here: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...)
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“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.” — Rumi.
#MacroMonday
#MagentaMonday
#dahlia
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#MacroMonday
#MagentaMonday
#dahlia
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.” — Rumi.
#MacroMonday
#MagentaMonday
#dahlia
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#MacroMonday
#MagentaMonday
#dahlia
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A 'mag well' is apparently a flared base attached to the bottom of the grip, which makes reloading faster and easier under high-stress conditions (like when Black Widow has to go up against the Winter Soldier or, y'know, antifa).
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A 'mag well' is apparently a flared base attached to the bottom of the grip, which makes reloading faster and easier under high-stress conditions (like when Black Widow has to go up against the Winter Soldier or, y'know, antifa).
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Joyce Carol Oates ethered Musk so perfectly gotta violate my attempts to never mention him by remembering some of the most embarrassing creepy posts about music in all of social media history, which are even funnier because she always ignores him
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Joyce Carol Oates ethered Musk so perfectly gotta violate my attempts to never mention him by remembering some of the most embarrassing creepy posts about music in all of social media history, which are even funnier because she always ignores him
Some context for the last several RTs
On this site science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-... you can track Curiosity's whole mission.
I'm posting an earlier view of King Kong Ridge (my name) + 2 captures from the location-map site, showing where the rover is now. You can see the boxwork in each image! I've been waiting years for this!
I'm posting an earlier view of King Kong Ridge (my name) + 2 captures from the location-map site, showing where the rover is now. You can see the boxwork in each image! I've been waiting years for this!
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Some context for the last several RTs
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"This is the Yardang Unit on Mount Sharp, with Curiosity's position at the time the images were taken.
The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the Boxworks region and will next head toward the Yardangs."
The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the Boxworks region and will next head toward the Yardangs."
Voici l'unité des yardangs sur le Mont Sharp, avec la position de Curiosity au moment où les images ont été prises.
Le rover Curiosity explore actuellement la région des Boxwork et se dirigera ensuite vers les yardangs.
4/6
Le rover Curiosity explore actuellement la région des Boxwork et se dirigera ensuite vers les yardangs.
4/6
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"This is the Yardang Unit on Mount Sharp, with Curiosity's position at the time the images were taken.
The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the Boxworks region and will next head toward the Yardangs."
The Curiosity rover is currently exploring the Boxworks region and will next head toward the Yardangs."
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UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 28, 2017)
Yardangs, formed by Martian winds, illustrate the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of Mars.
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Yardangs, formed by Martian winds, illustrate the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of Mars.
flic.kr/p/21TcTmb
June 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (Nov 28, 2017)
Yardangs, formed by Martian winds, illustrate the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of Mars.
flic.kr/p/21TcTmb
Yardangs, formed by Martian winds, illustrate the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of Mars.
flic.kr/p/21TcTmb
🧵 Mars
"Yardangs [form] where water is scarce & prevailing winds are strong…The word itself is of Turkic origin…
Other names…"mud-lions" "mushroom rocks" "sphinx-like hills"…"koukour" in Tunisia…The massive features of mega-yardangs are called "ridges & corridors" (crêtes et couloirs) in French"
"Yardangs [form] where water is scarce & prevailing winds are strong…The word itself is of Turkic origin…
Other names…"mud-lions" "mushroom rocks" "sphinx-like hills"…"koukour" in Tunisia…The massive features of mega-yardangs are called "ridges & corridors" (crêtes et couloirs) in French"
Yardang info:
☑️ Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardang
☑️ Yardangs on Mars en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardang...
☑️ Curiosity and the Yardang unit www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26...
☑️ Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardang
☑️ Yardangs on Mars en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardang...
☑️ Curiosity and the Yardang unit www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26...
Yardang - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
🧵 Mars
"Yardangs [form] where water is scarce & prevailing winds are strong…The word itself is of Turkic origin…
Other names…"mud-lions" "mushroom rocks" "sphinx-like hills"…"koukour" in Tunisia…The massive features of mega-yardangs are called "ridges & corridors" (crêtes et couloirs) in French"
"Yardangs [form] where water is scarce & prevailing winds are strong…The word itself is of Turkic origin…
Other names…"mud-lions" "mushroom rocks" "sphinx-like hills"…"koukour" in Tunisia…The massive features of mega-yardangs are called "ridges & corridors" (crêtes et couloirs) in French"
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Voici l'unité des yardangs sur le Mont Sharp, avec la position de Curiosity au moment où les images ont été prises.
Le rover Curiosity explore actuellement la région des Boxwork et se dirigera ensuite vers les yardangs.
4/6
Le rover Curiosity explore actuellement la région des Boxwork et se dirigera ensuite vers les yardangs.
4/6
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Voici l'unité des yardangs sur le Mont Sharp, avec la position de Curiosity au moment où les images ont été prises.
Le rover Curiosity explore actuellement la région des Boxwork et se dirigera ensuite vers les yardangs.
4/6
Le rover Curiosity explore actuellement la région des Boxwork et se dirigera ensuite vers les yardangs.
4/6
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Un peu de technique : pour obtenir l'image des yardangs martiens, j'ai assemblé 12 photos N&B prises par RMI, petit télescope de l'instrument franco-américain ChemCam.
J'ai ensuite colorisé la mosaïque obtenue avec l'image Mastcam à plus faible résolution, technique appelée pansharpening.
5/6
J'ai ensuite colorisé la mosaïque obtenue avec l'image Mastcam à plus faible résolution, technique appelée pansharpening.
5/6
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Un peu de technique : pour obtenir l'image des yardangs martiens, j'ai assemblé 12 photos N&B prises par RMI, petit télescope de l'instrument franco-américain ChemCam.
J'ai ensuite colorisé la mosaïque obtenue avec l'image Mastcam à plus faible résolution, technique appelée pansharpening.
5/6
J'ai ensuite colorisé la mosaïque obtenue avec l'image Mastcam à plus faible résolution, technique appelée pansharpening.
5/6
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UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 16, 2015)
Explore the stunning yardangs shaped by wind erosion on Mars, showcasing the planet's unique geological features.
flic.kr/p/t2JBAq
Explore the stunning yardangs shaped by wind erosion on Mars, showcasing the planet's unique geological features.
flic.kr/p/t2JBAq
March 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
UA HiRISE (@uahirise.bsky.social) on Flickr (May 16, 2015)
Explore the stunning yardangs shaped by wind erosion on Mars, showcasing the planet's unique geological features.
flic.kr/p/t2JBAq
Explore the stunning yardangs shaped by wind erosion on Mars, showcasing the planet's unique geological features.
flic.kr/p/t2JBAq
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Ces falaises sont situées dans l'unité des yardangs qui couvre une partie du Mt Sharp (5,5 km de haut), au centre du cratère Gale.
Curiosity l'a d'abord photographiée avec sa caméra Mastcam puis a fait un gros-plan avec sa caméra RMI depuis une distance de 3,5 km ! Les détails sont stupéfiants.
2/6
Curiosity l'a d'abord photographiée avec sa caméra Mastcam puis a fait un gros-plan avec sa caméra RMI depuis une distance de 3,5 km ! Les détails sont stupéfiants.
2/6
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ces falaises sont situées dans l'unité des yardangs qui couvre une partie du Mt Sharp (5,5 km de haut), au centre du cratère Gale.
Curiosity l'a d'abord photographiée avec sa caméra Mastcam puis a fait un gros-plan avec sa caméra RMI depuis une distance de 3,5 km ! Les détails sont stupéfiants.
2/6
Curiosity l'a d'abord photographiée avec sa caméra Mastcam puis a fait un gros-plan avec sa caméra RMI depuis une distance de 3,5 km ! Les détails sont stupéfiants.
2/6
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Vous cherchez un spot pour faire de l'escalade 🧗♂️?
J'ai ce qu'il vous faut : admirez ces superbes falaises sur Mars photographiées par le rover Curiosity. Celle au centre fait ~39m de haut et avec la faible gravité martienne (1/3 de la pesanteur terrestre), il sera plus facile de grimper !
🧵 1/6
J'ai ce qu'il vous faut : admirez ces superbes falaises sur Mars photographiées par le rover Curiosity. Celle au centre fait ~39m de haut et avec la faible gravité martienne (1/3 de la pesanteur terrestre), il sera plus facile de grimper !
🧵 1/6
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Vous cherchez un spot pour faire de l'escalade 🧗♂️?
J'ai ce qu'il vous faut : admirez ces superbes falaises sur Mars photographiées par le rover Curiosity. Celle au centre fait ~39m de haut et avec la faible gravité martienne (1/3 de la pesanteur terrestre), il sera plus facile de grimper !
🧵 1/6
J'ai ce qu'il vous faut : admirez ces superbes falaises sur Mars photographiées par le rover Curiosity. Celle au centre fait ~39m de haut et avec la faible gravité martienne (1/3 de la pesanteur terrestre), il sera plus facile de grimper !
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Quietly working on Mars since August 2012, Curiosity rover sends beautiful new views 🔴 #Mars
New shots of the fascinating yardang unit captured by Curiosity with her Chemcam RMI telescope 🔭🧪
#Mars Nov. 2, 2025 - Sol 4707
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL
#Mars Nov. 2, 2025 - Sol 4707
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Quietly working on Mars since August 2012, Curiosity rover sends beautiful new views 🔴 #Mars
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What is happening at Goddard is absolutely devastating. We are losing history. We are losing an incredible amount of human talent, skill, and knowledge. Rebuilding it will be impossible same for same. Industry can not absorb the people or the equipment. This is undoing space science in the US.
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What is happening at Goddard is absolutely devastating. We are losing history. We are losing an incredible amount of human talent, skill, and knowledge. Rebuilding it will be impossible same for same. Industry can not absorb the people or the equipment. This is undoing space science in the US.
Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring probably the most remote known Roman baths archeological site, aka mysterious boxwork terrain region.
Recommend clicking on the 360cities link and exploring.
Recommend clicking on the 360cities link and exploring.
Ah, Curiosity climbed out of the trough. This 360° panorama was acquired two days ago.
▶️ zoomhub.net/BwZX5
▶️ www.360cities.net/image/mars-c...
#Mars Nov. 4, 2025 - Sol 4709 🧪🔭
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech
▶️ zoomhub.net/BwZX5
▶️ www.360cities.net/image/mars-c...
#Mars Nov. 4, 2025 - Sol 4709 🧪🔭
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring probably the most remote known Roman baths archeological site, aka mysterious boxwork terrain region.
Recommend clicking on the 360cities link and exploring.
Recommend clicking on the 360cities link and exploring.
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Just a little guy. #atlasmoth #moth
January 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just a little guy. #atlasmoth #moth
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Attacus taprobanis
Sri-Lankan Atlas Moth Mating.
#atlasmoth #atlasmoths #atlasmothsmating #moth #moths #zoology #wildlife #animals #biodiversity
Sri-Lankan Atlas Moth Mating.
#atlasmoth #atlasmoths #atlasmothsmating #moth #moths #zoology #wildlife #animals #biodiversity
November 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Attacus taprobanis
Sri-Lankan Atlas Moth Mating.
#atlasmoth #atlasmoths #atlasmothsmating #moth #moths #zoology #wildlife #animals #biodiversity
Sri-Lankan Atlas Moth Mating.
#atlasmoth #atlasmoths #atlasmothsmating #moth #moths #zoology #wildlife #animals #biodiversity
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February 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Atlas Moth
(@londonzoo.bsky.social, London November 2025)
#photography #macrophotography #animalphotgraphy #zoophotography #zoo #animals #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #moth #AtlasMoth #ZSL #LondonZoo #London
(@londonzoo.bsky.social, London November 2025)
#photography #macrophotography #animalphotgraphy #zoophotography #zoo #animals #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #moth #AtlasMoth #ZSL #LondonZoo #London
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Atlas Moth
(@londonzoo.bsky.social, London November 2025)
#photography #macrophotography #animalphotgraphy #zoophotography #zoo #animals #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #moth #AtlasMoth #ZSL #LondonZoo #London
(@londonzoo.bsky.social, London November 2025)
#photography #macrophotography #animalphotgraphy #zoophotography #zoo #animals #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #moth #AtlasMoth #ZSL #LondonZoo #London