Ricky Manning
@froonium.bsky.social
TV (mostly sci-fi) writer/producer (Farscape, ST:TNG, &c.); consultant; instructor @ UCLA Extension & ifs filmschule köln. WGA+WGC. He/his. Avatar by Arne Ratermanis.
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Ricky Manning
@froonium.bsky.social
· Sep 13
At long last, video! Here's Foxy, my ratchety old (19 and a half!) cat asking for and receiving a cheek rub.
Cheryl's Japanese quince has been schlepped out to Arcadia and installed in the tokonoma, and it's all set to receive visitors at the Baikoen #Bonsai "Winter Silhouettes" show at the Los Angeles County Arboretum this weekend!
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Cheryl's Japanese quince has been schlepped out to Arcadia and installed in the tokonoma, and it's all set to receive visitors at the Baikoen #Bonsai "Winter Silhouettes" show at the Los Angeles County Arboretum this weekend!
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A lot of people don't know that Nobel laureates get two medals. A real gold one usually kept in a safe deposit box and a gold plated duplicate for public display.
She gave him the dupe
She gave him the dupe
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
A lot of people don't know that Nobel laureates get two medals. A real gold one usually kept in a safe deposit box and a gold plated duplicate for public display.
She gave him the dupe
She gave him the dupe
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Dear artists, it's hard avoiding wondering if what we do is irrelevant or an insult when it's harsh, scary, dangerous & violent out there, but one thing is always true as stone: someone will need what you do, someone won't, & you won't know the difference. Err on the side of hope. Create if u can.
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Dear artists, it's hard avoiding wondering if what we do is irrelevant or an insult when it's harsh, scary, dangerous & violent out there, but one thing is always true as stone: someone will need what you do, someone won't, & you won't know the difference. Err on the side of hope. Create if u can.
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i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
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I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him"
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him"
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
#Bonsai! at the LA County Arboretum! this Saturday and Sunday (17-18 Jan 2026)! A lovely exhibition! Demonstrations! Plant & tool sales! (Also they're giving my current wife an award for some reason or other.)
![BAIKOEN BONSAI KENKYUKAI
PRESENTS
61st Winter Silhouettes Exhibition
Honoring Jim Barrett
Founded by Frank Fusaji Nagata
The Original Winter Silhouettes Show
Saturday & Sunday, January 17 & 18, 2026
10:00AM to 4:30 PM
[photo of a bonsai, white trunk, currently leafless, that's why it's a "winter silhouette," in a gray pot]
DEMONSTRATIONS: both days at 1:00pm
Sales area, Plants, Pots, Tools and more
SATURDAY NIGHT RECEPTION FOR INVITED GUESTS STARTS AT 5PM, DINNER AT 6PM
Taiko Drum Entertainment!
Live Auction, Giant Raffle!
Nagata-Komai Award Presentation to Cheryl Manning
Ayres Hall of Environmental Education
ARBORETUM of LOS ANGELES COUNTY
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007
For more information, please contact Joe Galgoul, joegalgoul@yahoo.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ot3nzcyg5dqlrs27gvdqhouv/bafkreid3tra6dnsqg4wzv7hbo2woien6a32mu2w3xhvyc5ovtrjlrp7ife@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
#Bonsai! at the LA County Arboretum! this Saturday and Sunday (17-18 Jan 2026)! A lovely exhibition! Demonstrations! Plant & tool sales! (Also they're giving my current wife an award for some reason or other.)
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Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing Nobel prizes is no basis for a system of government
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing Nobel prizes is no basis for a system of government
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Or for any other reason.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Or for any other reason.
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T GET YOUR VACCINES, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARON
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T GET YOUR VACCINES, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARON
Good heavens, it's January already. Happy Bday, Rock!
Happy Beerday to Rockne S. O'Bannon, or as he used to call himself, Rygel the First. 🥂
![Letter from Rockne to me on Jim Henson Company letterhead, 29 June 1998. "Richard / Here's the latest draft of the Premiere [Farscape pilot] script, freshly pried from my cold, not-quite-dead fingers. / This draft reflects (I pray God) the tone we've been discussing... a greater sense of abandon, of imagination unleashed, of pathetic desperation masquerading as bravura... uh, forget I said that last part. / Hope you enjoy."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ot3nzcyg5dqlrs27gvdqhouv/bafkreigdsh4qkjp6gyrdiogkvcwmlm6hreppefjuwnvft3f5l4g25pkjiu@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Good heavens, it's January already. Happy Bday, Rock!
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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“Not a lot of people know this, but until I bought it today, Greenland was actually a territory of Nigeria, not Denmark,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
theshovel.com.au/2025/01/07/n...
theshovel.com.au/2025/01/07/n...
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
“Not a lot of people know this, but until I bought it today, Greenland was actually a territory of Nigeria, not Denmark,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
theshovel.com.au/2025/01/07/n...
theshovel.com.au/2025/01/07/n...
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Daron Parton in today’s NZ Herald -
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Daron Parton in today’s NZ Herald -
Lock your doors, @melindas.bsky.social, he's loose!
Publishers Break Down Door As George R.R. Martin Escapes Through Bathroom Window https://theonion.com/publishers-break-down-door-as-george-r-r-martin-escapes-through-bathroom-window/
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Lock your doors, @melindas.bsky.social, he's loose!
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We are not asking for a sternly worded letter.
We are demanding a complete reversal in our elected leaders' approach to politics.
Here's a thread 🧵 detailing everything Jeffries and his team should do
#ImpeachConvictRemove #RaiseTheBar #PrimaryThemAll #DemandMore #NoKings #impeach #impeachment
We are demanding a complete reversal in our elected leaders' approach to politics.
Here's a thread 🧵 detailing everything Jeffries and his team should do
#ImpeachConvictRemove #RaiseTheBar #PrimaryThemAll #DemandMore #NoKings #impeach #impeachment
December 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We are not asking for a sternly worded letter.
We are demanding a complete reversal in our elected leaders' approach to politics.
Here's a thread 🧵 detailing everything Jeffries and his team should do
#ImpeachConvictRemove #RaiseTheBar #PrimaryThemAll #DemandMore #NoKings #impeach #impeachment
We are demanding a complete reversal in our elected leaders' approach to politics.
Here's a thread 🧵 detailing everything Jeffries and his team should do
#ImpeachConvictRemove #RaiseTheBar #PrimaryThemAll #DemandMore #NoKings #impeach #impeachment
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
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Hey, national Dems on this here b”site, I see a lot of you are having trouble describing objective reality. Here’s a freebie:
“Donald Trump is an adjudicated crook, rapist, and now a war criminal. We will stand against everything he tries to do, and will hold EVERYONE who enables him accountable.”
“Donald Trump is an adjudicated crook, rapist, and now a war criminal. We will stand against everything he tries to do, and will hold EVERYONE who enables him accountable.”
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Hey, national Dems on this here b”site, I see a lot of you are having trouble describing objective reality. Here’s a freebie:
“Donald Trump is an adjudicated crook, rapist, and now a war criminal. We will stand against everything he tries to do, and will hold EVERYONE who enables him accountable.”
“Donald Trump is an adjudicated crook, rapist, and now a war criminal. We will stand against everything he tries to do, and will hold EVERYONE who enables him accountable.”
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Halligan: “Now even Borowitz is scoring off of me”
Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Halligan: “Now even Borowitz is scoring off of me”
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
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Underwood: in the future, today's modern now-a-go-go writer will use AI for three different things, including idea generation, editing, traslaton, idea generation, cloot, advetismmming, vvooooyyu, gliii73m, anddd yuuu
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
December 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Underwood: in the future, today's modern now-a-go-go writer will use AI for three different things, including idea generation, editing, traslaton, idea generation, cloot, advetismmming, vvooooyyu, gliii73m, anddd yuuu
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
Today's travelling fountain pens: two Parker 51 Demis and an @abigailmarkov.com "Bebe." Inks: Colorverse Red Shift, Anderillium Flying Squid Blue, Sailor Yodaki.
December 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Today's travelling fountain pens: two Parker 51 Demis and an @abigailmarkov.com "Bebe." Inks: Colorverse Red Shift, Anderillium Flying Squid Blue, Sailor Yodaki.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM