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plaguepoems.bsky.social
According to research
on how long diseases
“linger in the air—
after an infected person
has left the room,”
measles can linger for two hours,
and the flu for one,
Covid can linger for three hours,
and norovirus for two,
so if you are lingering
in a room for hours:
wear a mask.
February 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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cezanne.bsky.social
The Pool at Jas de Bouffan, 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12953
The Pool at Jas de Bouffan
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
As in several of James Fitzgerald's paintings (this is from 1930) a human presence is only suggested; the light from the boats interiors lets us know there are people present, there's a quiet partnership suggested here.
February 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
Mixed Media Works Bring an Impressionist Hand to Rural #Canadian #Landscapes - #paintings by Stev’nn Hall #art #skyscapes #mixedmedia

Link for more #photos of his stunning paintings & information:
www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/03/mixe...
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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melwell.bsky.social
"Lower Ranchitos #2, " oil on panel by Melwell, 6x6 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-9200
Small impressionistic landscape painting of a rural scene with a leaning white wooden fence in the foreground, tall grasses and yellow wildflowers, a large leafy green tree to the left, rolling blue mountains in the distance, and a sky filled with thick white and pale blue clouds. Visible brushstrokes and canvas texture give the piece a lively, textured feel.
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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dorotapawlak.bsky.social
Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island is magical any time of the year.

#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #photography #scape #ColorADay #BlueTue #seascape #VancouverIsland #beach #PhotographersOfBlueSky
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Probably the best frame I've shot in at least a year, and I knew it the second I touched the shutter release.

South Island oystercatcher. 🪶
Oystercatcher, black and white with a carrot-orange bill and a red eye, flying in front of distant godwits (?? — I don't recall).
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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georginadoodles.bsky.social
She’s finished :) Here’s the timelapse of painting her, it was a long timelapse so it’s sped up too.

I’ll post a still of the finished piece later.

#watercolours #birdart 🪶
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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georginadoodles.bsky.social
The female cardinal is underway, about half way there I reckon. I’m recording a timelapse to share with you too of her being painted.

#watercolours #birdart 🪶
An in-progress watercolour painting of a female cardinal bird
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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camillepissarro.bsky.social
Landscape at Osny near watering
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/16149
Landscape at Osny near watering
February 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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cezanne.bsky.social
Trees and houses, 1886
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12601
Trees and houses
February 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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cezanne.bsky.social
Landscape with viaduct: Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12643
Landscape with viaduct: Montagne Sainte-Victoire
February 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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aintright.bsky.social
Jeff the Jay #BirdOfTheDay #Corvids #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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longpainter.bsky.social
Southern Colorado
8”x10” oil on wood panel
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Available
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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lolajovan.com
Home Is Where I Want To Be
oil on canvas
12 x 16
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Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me round
I feel numb, born with a weak heart
I guess I must be having fun - The Talking Heads

Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/store/p834/h...

#art #landscapeart #trees #forest

Story-ALTtext⬇️
An abstracted landscapenof trees and water. The lyrics continue: “The less we say about it the better Make it up as we go along Feet on the ground, head in the sky It's okay, I know nothing's wrong, nothing Hi yo, I got plenty of time Hi yo, you got light in your eyes And you're standing here beside me I love the passing of time” ​So the other night we were rounding up dinner (late, because that's how we roll - dinner around 9 pm) and we hear a knock on the door. It is a houseless. man, carrying a backpack, politely telling us how much he loves our yard signs (FIGHT POVERTY, NOT THE POOR and other expressions of our activism in the world) and he asks if we have any food he could have? And of course we said yes and put together a sack dinner for him and stuffed some cash in the bag. As my husband handed the man the bag and explained what was inside (a sandwich, some fruit, a beverage, dessert and some money) the man reached into the bag, pulled out the cash and handed it back, saying "thank you but I can't eat that, you keep it." Picture And I was floored. Because I had made an assumption - that what he really wanted was money (and who could blame him for that?) But all he wanted was what he asked for, and our yard signs let him know we were safe to approach. Whoa. Now, you might be thinking, Lola, what does that have to do with art? I am fixin' to tell ya! That moment of realization - where I saw something I did not expect to see, made a connection I didn't know I would make, felt things I was suprised to feel - that changed me. And that, that is what we hope to do as creatives. To make a moment like that when someone interacts with our art, our words, our writing (dancing, singing, sculpting, sewing, knitting - creating!) - that's everything. The man taught me something profound. And I am deely grateful. (100% of the proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to the Portland Food Project)
February 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“🇺🇸 agriculture is on the verge of widespread collapse… they’re asking for a rollback of virtually every policy Trump has introduced.”

As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑‍🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...
February 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
justjay789.bsky.social
Morning rainbow after the fountaining event yesterday at Kilauea
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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steven-sandner.bsky.social
The dramatic cliffs here are part of the Great Australian Bight, where the Southern Ocean relentlessly carves layered limestone

Aperture f/11 | Shutter Speed 1/200s | ISO 100
More about me and prints
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#Seascape #CoastalCliffs #GoldenHour
A wide coastal landscape showing rugged orange limestone cliffs overlooking deep blue ocean waters at sunset, with the sun flaring on the horizon and pink-purple clouds stretching across the sky above the Great Australian Bight.
February 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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michael-hoerger.bsky.social
PMC COVlD Report, Week of Feb 16, 2026 (U.S.)

14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.

Minnesota may be at an all-time high.

THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
Heat map form CDC data with PMC estimates of 1 in 71 actively infectious, nearly 700,000 new daily infections.
February 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
justjay789.bsky.social
This evening at Kilauea
February 16, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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moma.bsky.social
Francesco Somaini, Sanguinary Martyrdom, 1960
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136897
Gift of Philip Johnson
February 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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brandteisner.bsky.social
“Equinox” by Ron Kuwahara . Available at Secord Gallery. #fineart #landscapepainting #contemporaryart #ronkuwahara #secordgallery
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
US Weekly COVID update: Feb 16, 2026

🔸1 in 71 Actively Infectious
🔸692,000 Daily Infections
🔸5,020,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸40,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸251,000 to 1,000,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,400 to 2,400 Weekly Excess Deaths

pmc19.com/data/
A U.S. map titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” dated February 16, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative model). States are color-coded by COVID-19 transmission: Very High (dark maroon), High (red), Moderate (orange), Low (yellow), Very Low (pale yellow), and Limited Data (hatched). Very high levels are concentrated in parts of the Midwest and Plains, including Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. High to moderate levels appear across much of the Central and Eastern U.S., including Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, New York, and Pennsylvania. Most of the West Coast, Southwest, Florida, and Texas show low to very low levels. Limited data is indicated for Mississippi and Louisiana (hatched areas). A caption notes the 12th U.S. COVID wave peaked January 3, with ongoing high transmission, especially in the Midwest, and a recent surge in Minnesota. Data last updated February 7. A table titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated February 16, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). Infections: Proportion actively infectious: 1 in 71 (1.4%) New daily infections: 692,000 Infections in the past week: 5,020,000 Infections in 2026: 40,000,000 Cumulative infections per person: 5.07 Long COVID: Long COVID cases from new daily infections: 35,000 to 138,000 Long COVID cases from new weekly infections: 251,000 to 1,000,000 Excess deaths: Excess deaths from new daily infections: 200 to 330 Excess deaths from new weekly infections: 1,400 to 2,400 A note states the U.S. is seeing about 700,000 new daily infections, with slow declines in transmission, and weekly excess deaths near 2,000. A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated February 16, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative, pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC level, PMC estimate of percent actively infectious, and the chance at least one person is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people. States with very high prevalence are highlighted in red, including Minnesota (1 in 12; 8.6%), Maine (1 in 22; 4.5%), Illinois (1 in 27; 3.7%), and Iowa (1 in 27; 3.7%), where the risk exceeds 90–99% in rooms of 50–100 people. High prevalence states include Alabama, Indiana, and Michigan, with room-of-100 risks around 93–97%. Most West Coast and Southwest states (California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska) are shown as low or very low, with lower room-based risks. Moderate levels appear across parts of the Northeast and Midwest, including Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Kansas, and Kentucky. A note indicates limited data reporting for some states. Data were last updated February 7. A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated February 16, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative, pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC level, PMC estimate of percent actively infectious, and the chance at least one person is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people. States with very high prevalence (highlighted) include North Dakota (1 in 20; 5.0%), South Dakota (1 in 21; 4.8%), West Virginia (1 in 13; 7.5%), Wyoming (1 in 19; 5.4%), and Ohio (1 in 27; 3.7%), where risks exceed 90–99% in rooms of 50–100 people. High prevalence states include Nebraska and Oklahoma, both showing ~75% risk in rooms of 50 and ~94% in rooms of 100. Many states across the West Coast, Southwest, and Northeast (including Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Utah, Nevada, Texas, and New Mexico) are shown as low or very low, with substantially lower room-based risks. Moderate levels appear across states such as Missouri, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin. A footnote notes limited reporting for some states, with North Dakota estimates derived from regional averages. Data were last updated February 7.
February 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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timdickinson.bsky.social
Stochastic fuckups! Just what everyone needs
parismarx.com Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 3d
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”

You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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jeremysell.bsky.social
Sand and gravel interbedded with volcanic ash from eruptions about six million years ago. In many places this soft ash, known as tuff, is protected from erosion by harder cap stones, forming hoodoos or "tent rocks." Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico, March 2008.
Sand and gravel interbedded with volcanic ash from eruptions about six million years ago. In many places this soft ash, known as tuff, is protected from erosion by harder cap stones, forming hoodoos or "tent rocks." Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico, March 2008.
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM