Robin Marwick
@electricland.bsky.social
Freelance medical editor, alto, digital packrat, occasional traveller, trying to make things better. The pup is Bunty, an Airedale terrier (🎂2023-05-29). 🇨🇦 She/her. Yay for alt text. https://linktr.ee/rmarwick
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The orange breasted fig parrot is prepared to drop figs on #2026MMM felids #FigGate
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An orange breasted fig parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii) at Loro Parque Fundacion.
YouTube video by Photo Ark
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February 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The orange breasted fig parrot is prepared to drop figs on #2026MMM felids #FigGate
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youtu.be/TjeYxJZSlZs?...
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aron peterson dissects seedance's fraudulent demo www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKDW...
tl;dr face swap on existing footage, the green screen inserted at bottom right
the claim it was generated in 30 seconds from a prompt is a lie
tl;dr face swap on existing footage, the green screen inserted at bottom right
the claim it was generated in 30 seconds from a prompt is a lie
The Seedance Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt fight scene - how was it really made?
YouTube video by Shokunin Studio
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:09 AM
aron peterson dissects seedance's fraudulent demo www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKDW...
tl;dr face swap on existing footage, the green screen inserted at bottom right
the claim it was generated in 30 seconds from a prompt is a lie
tl;dr face swap on existing footage, the green screen inserted at bottom right
the claim it was generated in 30 seconds from a prompt is a lie
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fun Olympics fact: skeleton athletes evolved to have these helmets over millions of years to fool potential predators
A tour of the sick-ass helmets of skeleton: defector.com/a-tour-of-th...
February 18, 2026 at 1:08 AM
fun Olympics fact: skeleton athletes evolved to have these helmets over millions of years to fool potential predators
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Celebrate Nowruz: a Persian holiday to welcome spring — our picture book — is out today! Book party in San Diego at 7pm (Tonight! Tues Feb 17 at the Book Catapult)
with TEA TOWELS for folks who pick up a signed copy!
thebookcatapult.com/event/2026-0...
with TEA TOWELS for folks who pick up a signed copy!
thebookcatapult.com/event/2026-0...
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Celebrate Nowruz: a Persian holiday to welcome spring — our picture book — is out today! Book party in San Diego at 7pm (Tonight! Tues Feb 17 at the Book Catapult)
with TEA TOWELS for folks who pick up a signed copy!
thebookcatapult.com/event/2026-0...
with TEA TOWELS for folks who pick up a signed copy!
thebookcatapult.com/event/2026-0...
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Your food supply chain? Also screwed.
I used to work in IT for a big frozen food supplier. Computer electronics are tied into just about everything that makes a processing plant go.
I used to work in IT for a big frozen food supplier. Computer electronics are tied into just about everything that makes a processing plant go.
People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
February 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Your food supply chain? Also screwed.
I used to work in IT for a big frozen food supplier. Computer electronics are tied into just about everything that makes a processing plant go.
I used to work in IT for a big frozen food supplier. Computer electronics are tied into just about everything that makes a processing plant go.
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More leaks about Noem’s mismanagement of the Coast Guard - a new details of the whole blanket fiasco. It seems Noem and Lewandowski were in the air when they realized Noem had left her blanket behind. They demanded the plane turn around and when the pilot refused, they tried to fire him. In midair.
Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say
Some early decisions by the homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search-and-rescue mission to the deportation of immigrants, set the tone early.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
More leaks about Noem’s mismanagement of the Coast Guard - a new details of the whole blanket fiasco. It seems Noem and Lewandowski were in the air when they realized Noem had left her blanket behind. They demanded the plane turn around and when the pilot refused, they tried to fire him. In midair.
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This should simply encourage more people to criticize ICE on social media.
DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, and Reddit demanding names of people who criticize ICE boingboing.net/2026/02/16/d...
DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, and Reddit demanding names of people who criticize ICE
DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord demanding names of accounts that criticize ICE.
boingboing.net
February 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This should simply encourage more people to criticize ICE on social media.
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what if i told you, through the power of forensic analysis, we are closer than ever to knowing the exact Far Side cartoon that is making Sting smile in this iconic photo. 🧵 👇
February 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
what if i told you, through the power of forensic analysis, we are closer than ever to knowing the exact Far Side cartoon that is making Sting smile in this iconic photo. 🧵 👇
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It’s so hard to have a reasonable conversation about AI, because people refuse to see the massive upsides of job elimination, higher electrical bills, hard drive shortages, poisoning black people in Memphis, and an economy where a handful of pedos with bad hair control your life
February 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It’s so hard to have a reasonable conversation about AI, because people refuse to see the massive upsides of job elimination, higher electrical bills, hard drive shortages, poisoning black people in Memphis, and an economy where a handful of pedos with bad hair control your life
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Who wants to see something completely horrifying
February 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Who wants to see something completely horrifying
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same but for bikes. drive to Costco or whatever. bike everywhere else.
there's a line of argumentation i keep hearing on tiktok: "if the only thing keeping you from being vegan is cheese, then be vegan except cheese, or vegetarian except bacon. just do that, if it's the only thing stopping you" and i think that kind of flexibility should be encouraged
February 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
same but for bikes. drive to Costco or whatever. bike everywhere else.
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in the 1960s, two species of fish were documented in a university Cuyahoga River water quality survey.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
It makes me happy to see (from ~1000 miles distant, now) the river I knew as a kid as being "impossibly polluted" now having pollution-intolerant fish species thriving in it.
someday I want to go back and see the Cuyahoga again.
someday I want to go back and see the Cuyahoga again.
Mark is one of our fish experts, and i reached out to gather his insights on the species of fish we have collected in our Cuyahoga River surveys.
varieties of a fish we call the redhorse are fairly pollution intolerant. Their presence in the Cuyahoga is one of many signs of improving water quality.
varieties of a fish we call the redhorse are fairly pollution intolerant. Their presence in the Cuyahoga is one of many signs of improving water quality.
February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
in the 1960s, two species of fish were documented in a university Cuyahoga River water quality survey.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
as of today, we've collected more than 70 different species of fish since we started Cuyahoga River survey work in 1990.
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This is @glutelord.bsky.social and he's completely fucking correct. The fundamental tension at the heart of all incel culture is that these guys HATE women and refuse to appeal to them but desperately want to get laid anyway, and this contradiction can only really be resolved through violence
February 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is @glutelord.bsky.social and he's completely fucking correct. The fundamental tension at the heart of all incel culture is that these guys HATE women and refuse to appeal to them but desperately want to get laid anyway, and this contradiction can only really be resolved through violence
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This guy (@glutelord.bsky.social) is correct about a lot of the discourse around "looksmaxxing" and so much of guys' ideas of what men should look like, and he should keep saying it.
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
This guy (@glutelord.bsky.social) is correct about a lot of the discourse around "looksmaxxing" and so much of guys' ideas of what men should look like, and he should keep saying it.
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People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
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I also highly recommend Suleikha's short story collections, like Dil or No Dil and Prem Numbers.
I did something impulsive that I'm trying not to panic about. So some book sales would be really helpful at this time.
My most popular romance:
Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
My most recent romances:
Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no
My most popular romance:
Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
My most recent romances:
Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq
Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Tikka Chance on Me by Suleikha Snyder
books2read.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I also highly recommend Suleikha's short story collections, like Dil or No Dil and Prem Numbers.
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*tears welling up* It's so beautiful 🥹
First chick of the kākāpō breeding season has successfully hatched!!!! Look at this grumpy little puff of feathers!! www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r...
First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day
The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.
www.doc.govt.nz
February 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM
*tears welling up* It's so beautiful 🥹
Bunty demonstrates her life of hardship and privation for #TerrierTuesday
February 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Bunty demonstrates her life of hardship and privation for #TerrierTuesday
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Did someone say miasma theory?! I can’t believe my expertise in 19th-century medicine is suddenly relevant to The Bulwark! Tim Miller, I’m ready to come on to the pod 😂😂
a silhouette of a man with a long beak walking on the beach
Alt: a silhouette of a man with a long beak walking on the beach
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Did someone say miasma theory?! I can’t believe my expertise in 19th-century medicine is suddenly relevant to The Bulwark! Tim Miller, I’m ready to come on to the pod 😂😂
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Join Xerces & help protect fireflies! 🪲💡
Job Title: Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Firefly Specialist
🌎Location: Remote (IA, IL, MO preferred. Will consider AR, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI)
💲Compensation: $65,998/yr
📅Apply by: Mar 5
Learn more & apply at xerces.org/jobs
Job Title: Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Firefly Specialist
🌎Location: Remote (IA, IL, MO preferred. Will consider AR, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI)
💲Compensation: $65,998/yr
📅Apply by: Mar 5
Learn more & apply at xerces.org/jobs
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Join Xerces & help protect fireflies! 🪲💡
Job Title: Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Firefly Specialist
🌎Location: Remote (IA, IL, MO preferred. Will consider AR, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI)
💲Compensation: $65,998/yr
📅Apply by: Mar 5
Learn more & apply at xerces.org/jobs
Job Title: Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Firefly Specialist
🌎Location: Remote (IA, IL, MO preferred. Will consider AR, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI)
💲Compensation: $65,998/yr
📅Apply by: Mar 5
Learn more & apply at xerces.org/jobs
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HELLO, FRIENDS!
The women's shelter where I volunteer lost almost all of their art and craft supplies last year. I can't fix everything, but I have a big network here, and so do a lot of you, and I'm pretty sure that together, we can fix this.
www.thingstogetme.com/2169641a9c163
The women's shelter where I volunteer lost almost all of their art and craft supplies last year. I can't fix everything, but I have a big network here, and so do a lot of you, and I'm pretty sure that together, we can fix this.
www.thingstogetme.com/2169641a9c163
Craft Supplies for Park Slope Women's Shelter
The Park Slope Women's Shelter serves unhoused women with mental health and/or substance-use disorder diagnoses in NYC.
Due to an incident this past year, the shelter is attempting to rebuild and re...
www.thingstogetme.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
HELLO, FRIENDS!
The women's shelter where I volunteer lost almost all of their art and craft supplies last year. I can't fix everything, but I have a big network here, and so do a lot of you, and I'm pretty sure that together, we can fix this.
www.thingstogetme.com/2169641a9c163
The women's shelter where I volunteer lost almost all of their art and craft supplies last year. I can't fix everything, but I have a big network here, and so do a lot of you, and I'm pretty sure that together, we can fix this.
www.thingstogetme.com/2169641a9c163
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dateline Feb. 17th, 2026: HHS releases SWEATY AI VIDEO of CHUCK NORRIS brutally MURDERING a FAT LESBIAN BLUE HAIR BARISTA and MANBUN GAY YOGA HIPSTER with a HANDGUN in a SHOPPING MALL to announce the TERMINATION of all PENICILLIN use and distribution in THE UNITED STATES
February 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
dateline Feb. 17th, 2026: HHS releases SWEATY AI VIDEO of CHUCK NORRIS brutally MURDERING a FAT LESBIAN BLUE HAIR BARISTA and MANBUN GAY YOGA HIPSTER with a HANDGUN in a SHOPPING MALL to announce the TERMINATION of all PENICILLIN use and distribution in THE UNITED STATES
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How has your country's climate changed over the past century? Find out here:
New dashboard to visualise CRU-TS country averages (i.e. CRU-CY) for temperature, precipitation, humidity and drought area (using our scPDSI indicator).
(It takes a little while to first load, but is quite responsive after that)
climate.uea.co/CRU-Timeseri...
(It takes a little while to first load, but is quite responsive after that)
climate.uea.co/CRU-Timeseri...
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
How has your country's climate changed over the past century? Find out here: