Kimberley Campbell Thornton
@kimthornton.bsky.social
I write about dogs, cats, and other animals, and sometimes about cocktails and travel. Love to read, travel, and be outdoors. Tea maven. Collector of shoes and purses. Slave to a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She/her.
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I'm indebted to Live Science (and to the incredible work of the Expedition 501 team) for blowing my mind with this story:
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
But also...
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www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
But also...
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Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years
An expedition off the coast of Massachusetts has confirmed the existence of a freshwater reservoir beneath the seafloor. Now, scientists are starting to understand when and how it formed.
www.livescience.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I'm indebted to Live Science (and to the incredible work of the Expedition 501 team) for blowing my mind with this story:
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
But also...
7/
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
But also...
7/
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A three bobcat afternoon at Pt. Reyes (and a few other sightings)
So I wrote about going out to Pt. Reyes a few weeks ago and focused on seeing elephant seals on January 10. See my post about this here But the trip yielded much much more wildlife viewing / nature viewing than elephant seals and…
So I wrote about going out to Pt. Reyes a few weeks ago and focused on seeing elephant seals on January 10. See my post about this here But the trip yielded much much more wildlife viewing / nature viewing than elephant seals and…
A three bobcat afternoon at Pt. Reyes (and a few other sightings)
So I wrote about going out to Pt. Reyes a few weeks ago and focused on seeing elephant seals on January 10. See my post about this here But the trip yielded much much more wildlife viewing / nature viewing than elephant seals and that is what I am writing up here. The plan was to meet up with two colleagues / friends (Deanna Beatty and Kjiersten Fagnan) on the 10th but my daughter and I decided it would be better for us to stay the night in the area on the 9th so that we could get going reasonably early on the 10th.
phylogenomics.me
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A three bobcat afternoon at Pt. Reyes (and a few other sightings)
So I wrote about going out to Pt. Reyes a few weeks ago and focused on seeing elephant seals on January 10. See my post about this here But the trip yielded much much more wildlife viewing / nature viewing than elephant seals and…
So I wrote about going out to Pt. Reyes a few weeks ago and focused on seeing elephant seals on January 10. See my post about this here But the trip yielded much much more wildlife viewing / nature viewing than elephant seals and…
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i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
I love her. She’s great in concert.
A couple new album recommendations from listening on a road trip to Seattle today: first, Lucinda Williams is back with a very politically inspired release that's still a pleasure to listen to.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Lucinda Williams on Trump-Bashing New Album: 'Should I Be Afraid?'
Lucinda Williams talks about meeting Bob Dylan and why people ask if she's afraid of bashing Trump on new album 'World's Gone Wrong.'
www.rollingstone.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I love her. She’s great in concert.
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Anyway go freeze your credit if you haven't already www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers
A whistleblower complaint says the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by former members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.
www.npr.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Anyway go freeze your credit if you haven't already www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
Now I feel like a bad journalist. In hours of talking to cheetah and puma researchers, it didn’t occur to me to ask that.
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Now I feel like a bad journalist. In hours of talking to cheetah and puma researchers, it didn’t occur to me to ask that.
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So here’s the thing…
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 AM
So here’s the thing…
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Pseudojuloides edwardi
Quite possibly the most beautiful wrasse in existence
Quite possibly the most beautiful wrasse in existence
June 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Pseudojuloides edwardi
Quite possibly the most beautiful wrasse in existence
Quite possibly the most beautiful wrasse in existence
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This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:29 AM
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
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After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
What to do in Madrid on a Sunday night? It’s only 7 pm so still early.
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
What to do in Madrid on a Sunday night? It’s only 7 pm so still early.
For Burns Night.
Some breaking art historical news for you - a lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn was unveiled today at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s been missing for more than 200 years.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
For Burns Night.
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The Fighting Teméraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken (1939)
by William Turner
by William Turner
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The Fighting Teméraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken (1939)
by William Turner
by William Turner
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Dog with Sausages, by Wilhelm Trübner.
1878.
People don't change, it's just that now we have cameras we get 9832948 photos of when we test/annoy our dogs, back then you had to go paint it, I hope the dog didn't have to sit too long ;)
1878.
People don't change, it's just that now we have cameras we get 9832948 photos of when we test/annoy our dogs, back then you had to go paint it, I hope the dog didn't have to sit too long ;)
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Lots of good signs here, but I have to confess my favorite is a rebel alliance where they replaced the red insignia with blue and the Minnesota loon.
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Lots of good signs here, but I have to confess my favorite is a rebel alliance where they replaced the red insignia with blue and the Minnesota loon.
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Whipped honey is the latest way to enjoy this sweet staple. Spreadable and easily customizable, try these delicious applications, from waffles to sandwiches.
5 Delicious Ways To Use Whipped Honey - Chowhound
www.chowhound.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Whipped honey is the latest way to enjoy this sweet staple. Spreadable and easily customizable, try these delicious applications, from waffles to sandwiches.
Awww! I used to have a tuxedo kitty named Chessie.
Chessie! She's still smol compared to the other TNR cats, but so beeg compared to how she used to be. ❤️
January 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Awww! I used to have a tuxedo kitty named Chessie.
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Statue of Spanish poet, playwright, and theater director Federico Garcia Lorca, on a rainy day in Madrid.
![Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca[a][b] (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iolpkl3l4xhbzg7znhq2emyv/bafkreib54cxk4wyvqpv5nkkljgf2o3tjo3beckz25nvmpdar2l3l6od6km@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Statue of Spanish poet, playwright, and theater director Federico Garcia Lorca, on a rainy day in Madrid.
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Status report, "Food Fun" dep't: Just made a fresh batch of these (mind-palate.com/parmesan-coc...) and the idea occurred: "Now wouldn't it be interesting to play Tetris with these!" (1/2)
Parmesan Cocktail Biscuits (rolled-out version) - The Mind Palate
From Mrs. De Salis's 1903 SAVOURIES A LA MODE cookbook: incredibly habit-forming biscuits
mind-palate.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Status report, "Food Fun" dep't: Just made a fresh batch of these (mind-palate.com/parmesan-coc...) and the idea occurred: "Now wouldn't it be interesting to play Tetris with these!" (1/2)
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“We lost the colonies because our King went insane,” Charles said. “But now the shoe’s on the other bloody foot, isn’t it?”
King Restores British Rule Over U.S.
“We lost the colonies because our King went insane,” Charles added. “But now the shoe’s on the other bloody foot, isn’t it?”
www.borowitzreport.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
“We lost the colonies because our King went insane,” Charles said. “But now the shoe’s on the other bloody foot, isn’t it?”
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My first knowledge of Zohran was the time he helped induct Simon (below) as NYC's official Dog Mayor, and I was so impressed by his level of genuine delight at a very silly duty.
January 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
My first knowledge of Zohran was the time he helped induct Simon (below) as NYC's official Dog Mayor, and I was so impressed by his level of genuine delight at a very silly duty.