Tam Ward
@tamlwd.bsky.social
Retired, Love humor and being able to see the reality in front of us. Keep creating art, love, life. Sit outside the box.
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Multicolored rocks near Holbrook, Arizona. You can see an old packrat nest under there. #geology #sandstone #landscapes #photography #Arizona
January 23, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Multicolored rocks near Holbrook, Arizona. You can see an old packrat nest under there. #geology #sandstone #landscapes #photography #Arizona
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FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
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Fin and #minke #whales, her new research suggests, have shifted to eating more forage fish such as #capelin, #mackerel and #herring — the primary diet of #humpbacks in the area. ca.news.yahoo.com/gulf-st-lawr...
As the Gulf of St. Lawrence warms, whales are switching up the menu and may be sharing lunch
New Canadian research, using decades of samples from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, shows that as Arctic krill becomes scarce, fin and minke whales are eating more of the kinds of fish that humpback whales...
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Fin and #minke #whales, her new research suggests, have shifted to eating more forage fish such as #capelin, #mackerel and #herring — the primary diet of #humpbacks in the area. ca.news.yahoo.com/gulf-st-lawr...
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Nudibranch Chromodoris reticulata
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #seaslug #nudibranch
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #seaslug #nudibranch
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Nudibranch Chromodoris reticulata
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #seaslug #nudibranch
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #seaslug #nudibranch
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There needs to be term limits for supreme Court and age limits for Senate house of reps and president as in your too old to continue some might disagree and that's ok
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
There needs to be term limits for supreme Court and age limits for Senate house of reps and president as in your too old to continue some might disagree and that's ok
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#2-4/2025
Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly fabricated official work trips, used tax dollars for a Vegas casino birthday bash & charged taxpayers to travel with her paramour.
American workers struggle to pay bills while she steals their money to party in Vegas. It is sickening.
Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly fabricated official work trips, used tax dollars for a Vegas casino birthday bash & charged taxpayers to travel with her paramour.
American workers struggle to pay bills while she steals their money to party in Vegas. It is sickening.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer the subject of internal Labor Department misconduct complaint: Report
Chavez-DeRemer and two of her top staffers were named in a formal complaint filed with a Labor Department watchdog, according to multiple reports.
www.kgw.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
#2-4/2025
Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly fabricated official work trips, used tax dollars for a Vegas casino birthday bash & charged taxpayers to travel with her paramour.
American workers struggle to pay bills while she steals their money to party in Vegas. It is sickening.
Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly fabricated official work trips, used tax dollars for a Vegas casino birthday bash & charged taxpayers to travel with her paramour.
American workers struggle to pay bills while she steals their money to party in Vegas. It is sickening.
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Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.
In Scotland, fishing trawlers scrape the seabed despite protection promises
Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.
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US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
There is #hope, because we have the solutions to take #ClimateAction.
read more: t.co/v0AeC8NhsK
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US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
There is #hope, because we have the solutions to take #ClimateAction.
read more: t.co/v0AeC8NhsK
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US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
As part of a government program called Cleanup to Clean Energy the Idaho National Laboratory will soon be the site of a 400-MW solar farm
t.co
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
There is #hope, because we have the solutions to take #ClimateAction.
read more: t.co/v0AeC8NhsK
🌎🌍🌏
US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
There is #hope, because we have the solutions to take #ClimateAction.
read more: t.co/v0AeC8NhsK
🌎🌍🌏
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Winter storm watches, warnings, advisories and ice storm warnings are in place millions of Americas. Heavy snowfall is forecast from Oklahoma to the Northeast where over a foot of snow is possible for some locations through Monday.
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Winter storm watches, warnings, advisories and ice storm warnings are in place millions of Americas. Heavy snowfall is forecast from Oklahoma to the Northeast where over a foot of snow is possible for some locations through Monday.
Dishes done, laundry going, Mac n cheese, fish sticks, and pork n beans tonight. If going to store, get tuna pouches, bread of any kind, peanut butter, jelly, ravoli in cans. I know granny eggs handing out here lol. Stay safe peeps.
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Dishes done, laundry going, Mac n cheese, fish sticks, and pork n beans tonight. If going to store, get tuna pouches, bread of any kind, peanut butter, jelly, ravoli in cans. I know granny eggs handing out here lol. Stay safe peeps.
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Anyway I started learning weaving on a rigid heddle loom 🧶
January 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Anyway I started learning weaving on a rigid heddle loom 🧶
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Indigenous superheroes take on colonialism and saving the planet in new graphic novel #Canada
KABOOM! flips the script on Indiana Jones narrative, says creator Jay Odjick
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
KABOOM! flips the script on Indiana Jones narrative, says creator Jay Odjick
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Indigenous superheroes take on colonialism and saving the planet in new graphic novel | CBC News
In an upcoming graphic novel by Jay Odjick illustrated by KC Oster, a network of Indigenous superhero operatives battle colonialism, threats to the environment and reclaim stolen Indigenous artifacts ...
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Indigenous superheroes take on colonialism and saving the planet in new graphic novel #Canada
KABOOM! flips the script on Indiana Jones narrative, says creator Jay Odjick
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
KABOOM! flips the script on Indiana Jones narrative, says creator Jay Odjick
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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I'm very sorry friends, but if you contact a library with a message about the many boxes of books you have to donate, the response will almost never be delight.*
*Of course there are some exceptions. Most libraries post details about those, which I recommend reading first.
*Of course there are some exceptions. Most libraries post details about those, which I recommend reading first.
January 22, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I'm very sorry friends, but if you contact a library with a message about the many boxes of books you have to donate, the response will almost never be delight.*
*Of course there are some exceptions. Most libraries post details about those, which I recommend reading first.
*Of course there are some exceptions. Most libraries post details about those, which I recommend reading first.
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Gorgeous shots of the Northern Lights
Earth hit by biggest 'solar radiation storm' in 23 years, triggering Northern Lights as far as Southern California
Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and large parts of Europe. The storm broke a record that had stood for more than tw...
www.livescience.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Gorgeous shots of the Northern Lights
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It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
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Our feature tutorial/artist today is this great set of HAND DRAWING NOTES by the talented @miyuliart! I love that these focus on the TINY DETAILS that make ALL THE DIFFERENCE!#gamedev #animationdev #gameart #comicart #characterdesign #howtodraw #comics #manga #illustration #anime
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Our feature tutorial/artist today is this great set of HAND DRAWING NOTES by the talented @miyuliart! I love that these focus on the TINY DETAILS that make ALL THE DIFFERENCE!#gamedev #animationdev #gameart #comicart #characterdesign #howtodraw #comics #manga #illustration #anime
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Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry news.mit.edu/2026/atmosze...
AtmosZero, co-founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler
AtmosZero, co-founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler
Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry
AtmosZero, co-founded by MIT alumnus Addison Stark, has developed a modular heat pump capable of cost-effectively electrifying the centuries-old steam boiler.
news.mit.edu
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry news.mit.edu/2026/atmosze...
AtmosZero, co-founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler
AtmosZero, co-founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler
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Excellent model. Take note, all! We should roll these around the country. Or roll by trade.
Minnesota Labor Leaders Talk Organizing Lessons as Strike Movement Goes National
“Flexibility is important. I also think having initiative and decentralizing the campaign, letting different people put their own sort of stamp on it, is just a normal way movements exist,” says Knuts...
paydayreport.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Excellent model. Take note, all! We should roll these around the country. Or roll by trade.
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Spoils from the foreshore yesterday. Fossil with pecten, scallop-like shell embedded in flint. Also some semi precious rocks - turquoise or howlite? and glorious purple quartz of some sort, possibly amethyst or fluorite. A few marbles & evidence of a local safecracker at work (it was full of sand.)
January 23, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Spoils from the foreshore yesterday. Fossil with pecten, scallop-like shell embedded in flint. Also some semi precious rocks - turquoise or howlite? and glorious purple quartz of some sort, possibly amethyst or fluorite. A few marbles & evidence of a local safecracker at work (it was full of sand.)
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I learned about this dark side of syphilis when I took a history of medicine course. It is a remarkably resistant disease that brought armies to their knees and wrought tremendous societal damage.
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years
The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I learned about this dark side of syphilis when I took a history of medicine course. It is a remarkably resistant disease that brought armies to their knees and wrought tremendous societal damage.
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
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The aurora borealis over Mallets Bay in Vermont.
📸 Tommy Yan
📸 Tommy Yan
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The aurora borealis over Mallets Bay in Vermont.
📸 Tommy Yan
📸 Tommy Yan
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365 Challenge No.2 2026 - Publish a photo each day on a weekly topic
Week 4 (Abstract black & white) - Day 2 - Roof of Oriente Station Lisbon, Portugal
#fotosbyfaj #fajweeklychallenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #abstract #blackandwhite
more at fotosbyfaj.com
Week 4 (Abstract black & white) - Day 2 - Roof of Oriente Station Lisbon, Portugal
#fotosbyfaj #fajweeklychallenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #abstract #blackandwhite
more at fotosbyfaj.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
365 Challenge No.2 2026 - Publish a photo each day on a weekly topic
Week 4 (Abstract black & white) - Day 2 - Roof of Oriente Station Lisbon, Portugal
#fotosbyfaj #fajweeklychallenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #abstract #blackandwhite
more at fotosbyfaj.com
Week 4 (Abstract black & white) - Day 2 - Roof of Oriente Station Lisbon, Portugal
#fotosbyfaj #fajweeklychallenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #abstract #blackandwhite
more at fotosbyfaj.com
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Most people I knew at Laurentian University were casualties of the 2021 insolvency process (itself a product of chronic underfunding and management incompetence) or left at other points, but I still know some who are on strike now. Here are their reasons: www.sudbury.com/columns/gues... #onpoli
Opinion: The reasons behind the strike, in the words of a Laurentian faculty member
Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara, an associate professor at Laurentian University, explains why faculty has taken the step of walking off the job and, as many can imagine, LU’s insolvency and its fallout i...
www.sudbury.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Most people I knew at Laurentian University were casualties of the 2021 insolvency process (itself a product of chronic underfunding and management incompetence) or left at other points, but I still know some who are on strike now. Here are their reasons: www.sudbury.com/columns/gues... #onpoli
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Water deluge system test for a lunar crewed landing mission pad at Wenchang spaceport. Via Douyin/dyums21210av.
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Water deluge system test for a lunar crewed landing mission pad at Wenchang spaceport. Via Douyin/dyums21210av.
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puffer fish gas bladder looks like a molar 👍🏻
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 AM
puffer fish gas bladder looks like a molar 👍🏻