Rae
@seaglasscritter.bsky.social
she/her. bi. poet. not worksafe. reptiles, inverts, plants, with a side of writing, ffxv, general geeking out, and bitching about mental health.
pocketshrike on steam/twitch/discord
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So, I purchased the center and the land it sits on — the best $2 million I can imagine spending.
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did not have rick steves making me cry for christmas on my bingo card for the year but i'm okay with it
isn't this what baldur's gate 3 is?
magic the gathering really needs to watch some of its terminology, "I'm going to bottom this bear" oh ARE you?
January 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
isn't this what baldur's gate 3 is?
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In my 1st year in undergrad, my university had a student die of meningitis. There was a big effort to get people vaccinated to stop the spread.
No one should have to go through that.
Get your kids vaccinated, whatever RFK Jr says.
No one should have to go through that.
Get your kids vaccinated, whatever RFK Jr says.
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
In my 1st year in undergrad, my university had a student die of meningitis. There was a big effort to get people vaccinated to stop the spread.
No one should have to go through that.
Get your kids vaccinated, whatever RFK Jr says.
No one should have to go through that.
Get your kids vaccinated, whatever RFK Jr says.
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The Scouring of the Shire and the death of Saruman is all pretty wild, but imagine being Samwise Gamgee and having to explain to your normal wife that spiders the size of Chevy Impalas are real and you fought and defeated one.
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 AM
The Scouring of the Shire and the death of Saruman is all pretty wild, but imagine being Samwise Gamgee and having to explain to your normal wife that spiders the size of Chevy Impalas are real and you fought and defeated one.
i sort of did this back on livejournal, but also being on lj was like, stage one of being a certain type of nerd
it should be more acceptable to just go up to someone and say “i think we are the same kind of nerd and we should be friends”
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 AM
i sort of did this back on livejournal, but also being on lj was like, stage one of being a certain type of nerd
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it should be more acceptable to just go up to someone and say “i think we are the same kind of nerd and we should be friends”
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
it should be more acceptable to just go up to someone and say “i think we are the same kind of nerd and we should be friends”
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asked my six year old niece what was wrong with phones and she said "people keep looking at them
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
asked my six year old niece what was wrong with phones and she said "people keep looking at them
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
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Female elephant seals dive so deep that their annual migration adds up to nearly 9,000 miles when you count the vertical travel. Only a handful of whales dive deeper.
Watched an elephant seal giving birth today. Mother Nature at work. The circle of life. Extraordinary.
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Female elephant seals dive so deep that their annual migration adds up to nearly 9,000 miles when you count the vertical travel. Only a handful of whales dive deeper.
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The Blue Lias
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The Blue Lias
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If you have been turned away from Hilton Hotels, we welcome you to sleep in our maintenance shed where you will be given a bowl of water and unlimited raw raccoon meat.
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
If you have been turned away from Hilton Hotels, we welcome you to sleep in our maintenance shed where you will be given a bowl of water and unlimited raw raccoon meat.
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Hell yeah girl! Thanks for firing me!
With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year
Announcing the 2025 Comics Industry Person of the Year: Marie Javins
With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year
www.comicsbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Hell yeah girl! Thanks for firing me!
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Also you should read comics today
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Also you should read comics today
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
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As the critically threatened population grows, the Kākāpō Recovery Programme wants to reduce human intervention so the birds can return to a more natural state.
High hopes for first kākāpō breeding season in four years
As the critically threatened population grows, the Kākāpō Recovery Programme wants to reduce human intervention so the birds can return to a more natural state.
dlvr.it
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
As the critically threatened population grows, the Kākāpō Recovery Programme wants to reduce human intervention so the birds can return to a more natural state.
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have some glee, on the house
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 AM
have some glee, on the house
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bro did you seriously not heed the teachings of yore
January 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
bro did you seriously not heed the teachings of yore
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10 days left to apply! This is a paid opportunity and you don’t need a finished project to apply!
Submissions are open till Jan 15th! We’re still looking for short zines and comics from trans/queer artists!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
10 days left to apply! This is a paid opportunity and you don’t need a finished project to apply!
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some of you never mixed up jason priestley and luke perry before and it shows
December 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
some of you never mixed up jason priestley and luke perry before and it shows
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day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves
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This could be big if other states consider it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 6, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This could be big if other states consider it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The replies here, with multiple scholars noting that U Chicago’s IRB seemingly approved a study that violated copyright and subject consent, points to a serious failure at that university and the supervising professor on the research. It may not seem so from the outside, but this is a big deal.
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The replies here, with multiple scholars noting that U Chicago’s IRB seemingly approved a study that violated copyright and subject consent, points to a serious failure at that university and the supervising professor on the research. It may not seem so from the outside, but this is a big deal.
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Hey plant 🌱 people: how serious is crown gall in roses? Can you just leave the rosebush alone and see how it progresses, or should you remove the rose and/or the surrounding soil to prevent spread?
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Hey plant 🌱 people: how serious is crown gall in roses? Can you just leave the rosebush alone and see how it progresses, or should you remove the rose and/or the surrounding soil to prevent spread?
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- We should all be afraid of geese.
- Birds absolutely suck at Jenga.
- The collective noun for a group of birds is a “sky problem.”
(Happy National Bird Day!)
- Birds absolutely suck at Jenga.
- The collective noun for a group of birds is a “sky problem.”
(Happy National Bird Day!)
Everything We Currently Know About Birds
Birds. Most people just know them as those loud things that are always flapping around the sky like jackasses, but there’s actually much more to th...
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
- We should all be afraid of geese.
- Birds absolutely suck at Jenga.
- The collective noun for a group of birds is a “sky problem.”
(Happy National Bird Day!)
- Birds absolutely suck at Jenga.
- The collective noun for a group of birds is a “sky problem.”
(Happy National Bird Day!)
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Photo by Chris Blomme This little ermine is in the neighborhood, eating stuff from birdfeeders. This is a holiday visitor. Canadian critters.
December 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Photo by Chris Blomme This little ermine is in the neighborhood, eating stuff from birdfeeders. This is a holiday visitor. Canadian critters.
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
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California adoptees and advocates: WE HAVE A CLEAN ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE BILL! Senator Wahab has introduced SB 381. Letters are due to the senate judiciary committee on 1/6 at 12pm PST and to the health committee on 1/7 at 12pm. More info and resources at the CAAR site
Stay Informed on California Adoption Law
Stay informed on California adoption laws. Join us to support adoptee rights and legislative reform. Act now!
caallianceforadopteerights.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
California adoptees and advocates: WE HAVE A CLEAN ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE BILL! Senator Wahab has introduced SB 381. Letters are due to the senate judiciary committee on 1/6 at 12pm PST and to the health committee on 1/7 at 12pm. More info and resources at the CAAR site