Juniper Bear and the Couch Potatoes
@juniperbear.bsky.social
Not actually a dog but mostly post pictures of my three couch potatoes • Juniper Bear and Alice and Franklin
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Today is bittersweet, because it is Franklin's 15th gotcha day, but it would also have been Alice's 15th.
So in honor of their friendship, this is a Franklin appreciation thread, a collection of photos of Franklin being constantly with Alice during her final weeks.
So in honor of their friendship, this is a Franklin appreciation thread, a collection of photos of Franklin being constantly with Alice during her final weeks.
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Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
Unfortunately, there is no room for humans on Juniper and Franklin’s couch.
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Unfortunately, there is no room for humans on Juniper and Franklin’s couch.
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Bullying works.
They initially allowed AI to be exhibited with labels “in the style of___”
But I can feel a shift now that the novelty has worn off. “This looks like AI” is never a compliment and cheap Midjourney slop makes events tacky.
Keep insulting AI and calling it slop
They initially allowed AI to be exhibited with labels “in the style of___”
But I can feel a shift now that the novelty has worn off. “This looks like AI” is never a compliment and cheap Midjourney slop makes events tacky.
Keep insulting AI and calling it slop
San Diego Comic-Con has quietly updated its Art Show rules to fully ban AI-generated artwork. No exhibition, no sales.
www.cartoonbrew.com/events/san-d...
www.cartoonbrew.com/events/san-d...
San Diego Comic-Con Updates Its Art Show Regulations To Ban AI
SDCC's Art Show, a gallery-style showcase hosted in a nearby hotel, will no longer allow the exhibition of work created by AI, "either partially or wholly."
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Bullying works.
They initially allowed AI to be exhibited with labels “in the style of___”
But I can feel a shift now that the novelty has worn off. “This looks like AI” is never a compliment and cheap Midjourney slop makes events tacky.
Keep insulting AI and calling it slop
They initially allowed AI to be exhibited with labels “in the style of___”
But I can feel a shift now that the novelty has worn off. “This looks like AI” is never a compliment and cheap Midjourney slop makes events tacky.
Keep insulting AI and calling it slop
Oh no someone forgot to make a focaccia sandwich for Juniper 😔
January 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Oh no someone forgot to make a focaccia sandwich for Juniper 😔
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wow just woke up from a nap, i guess everyone else on Air Force One realized we aren't going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 AM
wow just woke up from a nap, i guess everyone else on Air Force One realized we aren't going to the right place
Won’t someone please share their in-n-out with this poor starving animal who hasn’t eaten in several minutes?
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Won’t someone please share their in-n-out with this poor starving animal who hasn’t eaten in several minutes?
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Forgot to share that my husband made me cry for Christmas. 🥹
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Forgot to share that my husband made me cry for Christmas. 🥹
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Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
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Forgot to share that my husband made me cry for Christmas. 🥹
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Forgot to share that my husband made me cry for Christmas. 🥹
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Smoosh face
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Smoosh face
Smoosh face
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Smoosh face
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Whatever he had like 12 followers
There was an "influencer" who "went live" after being entombed for three days. But you kids probably haven't heard of him
January 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Whatever he had like 12 followers
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
Is Franklin in a ladybug sweater still Franklin? Juniper is here to sniff out the truth.
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Is Franklin in a ladybug sweater still Franklin? Juniper is here to sniff out the truth.
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Feature idea: A mild electrical shock when you try to respond to someone but you haven’t read the article.
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Feature idea: A mild electrical shock when you try to respond to someone but you haven’t read the article.
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NCAR models help forecast tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, drought and the potential for wildfires. "NCAR science and models have been part of bringing that warning to the people who need to hear it," @weatherwest.bsky.social told @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans
From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim ...
www.livescience.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
NCAR models help forecast tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, drought and the potential for wildfires. "NCAR science and models have been part of bringing that warning to the people who need to hear it," @weatherwest.bsky.social told @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Franklin just heard it’s the weekend. Probably going to chill out in a minute.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Franklin just heard it’s the weekend. Probably going to chill out in a minute.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
New sweater alert 🚨
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 AM
New sweater alert 🚨
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I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
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WTAF.
"The proposals seek to open oil and gas leasing in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve."
"The proposals seek to open oil and gas leasing in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve."
The Trump administration is planning 1 million acres of oil and gas leasing across southern and central California: www.courthousenews.com/feds-plan-to...
Feds plan to lease 1 million acres in California to oil, gas developers
The federal government proposes allowing oil and gas drilling in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.
www.courthousenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
WTAF.
"The proposals seek to open oil and gas leasing in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve."
"The proposals seek to open oil and gas leasing in the Golden State’s Pinnacles National Park, Mount Diablo State Park, Henry W. Coe State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve."
Went outside for a few minutes to meet a new neighbor and when we came back Franklin had somehow put himself in jail?
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Went outside for a few minutes to meet a new neighbor and when we came back Franklin had somehow put himself in jail?