Sondra
@alaynora.bsky.social
Chinchilla owner who loves to crochet. Currently working on my master's degree in entomology. I also work in a vet diagnostics lab! Bi, any pronouns fine but I usually get she/they! :)
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Throwback to this Blade Runner sketch. It's wild how I used to think I couldn't be autistic because I didn't stack cans or arrange my toys in a row. Kiddo, you definitely arranged something.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Throwback to this Blade Runner sketch. It's wild how I used to think I couldn't be autistic because I didn't stack cans or arrange my toys in a row. Kiddo, you definitely arranged something.
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Fuck the stock market reports, this is what real life is like
August 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Fuck the stock market reports, this is what real life is like
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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In case you live under a rock or something www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_62...
Ewoks on the Today Show, one humps Al roker's leg
YouTube video by Tom Watson
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In case you live under a rock or something www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_62...
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Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
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Bluesky needs a bit of a culture shift
I'm noticing that engagement has kindof been cratering, but favs haven't. People will fav a post but not comment or repost it, I've noticed this with others as well.
If you like something, spread it! Try commenting to bump it or repost it eh?
I'm noticing that engagement has kindof been cratering, but favs haven't. People will fav a post but not comment or repost it, I've noticed this with others as well.
If you like something, spread it! Try commenting to bump it or repost it eh?
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Bluesky needs a bit of a culture shift
I'm noticing that engagement has kindof been cratering, but favs haven't. People will fav a post but not comment or repost it, I've noticed this with others as well.
If you like something, spread it! Try commenting to bump it or repost it eh?
I'm noticing that engagement has kindof been cratering, but favs haven't. People will fav a post but not comment or repost it, I've noticed this with others as well.
If you like something, spread it! Try commenting to bump it or repost it eh?
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Can confirm, got flu and covid shots last week and the guy showed us the list of qualifying conditions and asked "do you qualify?" And we just had to say yes or no.
To clarify: you currently do not need to say WHY or HOW you qualify for each vaccine if you schedule online at a CVS or a Walgreens. You just tick a box and they trust you. The pharmacist administering the shot won’t ask either
You can get 3-4 vaccines at once
You can get 3-4 vaccines at once
If you need vaccines (25-26 Covid booster, flu, pneumonia, etc), CVS is currently very much doing a “tick this box if you qualify for this vaccine” method of self-verification for online vaccine scheduling so GO GET YOUR SHOTS before this CDC stuff gets more insane
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Can confirm, got flu and covid shots last week and the guy showed us the list of qualifying conditions and asked "do you qualify?" And we just had to say yes or no.
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The only reason I have relatives in Philly is 100% b/c my grandaddy’s brother whistled @ a white woman. He fled Alabama hopping a train & didnt get off until Philly for fear of getting lynched. And instead the Klan nearly lynched our family in retaliation for *that!*
I am (1) generation from that.
I am (1) generation from that.
Coates says Black Americans have stories about relatives who were lynched or had to flee and that a life free of political violence is not in reach in his time
Klein:
"Sometimes I think that having a historical scope that wide can make the present too deterministic."
They lynched a kid last week.
Klein:
"Sometimes I think that having a historical scope that wide can make the present too deterministic."
They lynched a kid last week.
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
September 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The only reason I have relatives in Philly is 100% b/c my grandaddy’s brother whistled @ a white woman. He fled Alabama hopping a train & didnt get off until Philly for fear of getting lynched. And instead the Klan nearly lynched our family in retaliation for *that!*
I am (1) generation from that.
I am (1) generation from that.
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It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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TikTok owned by Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison is going to be wall to wall Trump and Netanyahu apologia, and ethical people still on there should begin contemplating their exit
Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”
Uncertainty reigns as Trump claims China approved TikTok deal.
arstechnica.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
TikTok owned by Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison is going to be wall to wall Trump and Netanyahu apologia, and ethical people still on there should begin contemplating their exit
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Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts.
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts.
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
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imagine relying on AI to write your bio and then having the nerve to say you're witty and full of personality
September 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
imagine relying on AI to write your bio and then having the nerve to say you're witty and full of personality
As an entomologist who works in the med/vet field, it is embarrassing how many words I double check my spelling on lol
Hello, I'm a professional author and I can never spell permanently or camouflage on the first try.
Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.
Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
As an entomologist who works in the med/vet field, it is embarrassing how many words I double check my spelling on lol
My most hated word. When I was a kid I'd read out loud to my mom. One day I started to read her a sentence with the word "silhouette" in it and my brain broke sounding it out. She wasn't looking over my shoulder so she had NO clue what I was even trying to say, my pronunciation of it was so off. 😂
“Silhouette” gets me every time
September 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
My most hated word. When I was a kid I'd read out loud to my mom. One day I started to read her a sentence with the word "silhouette" in it and my brain broke sounding it out. She wasn't looking over my shoulder so she had NO clue what I was even trying to say, my pronunciation of it was so off. 😂
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The Kickstarter for Ersatz is LIVE! Consider supporting the production of a solo-animated indie pilot!
When a nameless amnesiac wakes up in a bunker, they're immediately thrust into the trenches of an endless war.
Trailer below 🌟
When a nameless amnesiac wakes up in a bunker, they're immediately thrust into the trenches of an endless war.
Trailer below 🌟
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Kickstarter for Ersatz is LIVE! Consider supporting the production of a solo-animated indie pilot!
When a nameless amnesiac wakes up in a bunker, they're immediately thrust into the trenches of an endless war.
Trailer below 🌟
When a nameless amnesiac wakes up in a bunker, they're immediately thrust into the trenches of an endless war.
Trailer below 🌟
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ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
The Last Guardian
Shadow of the Colossus
The Last Guardian
July 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
The Last Guardian
Shadow of the Colossus
The Last Guardian
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Mossworm has spent the past week finding errors in iDigBio's new AI search tool and criticizing both the rationale and the implentation of AI in this widely used biodiversity database.
I got a call from HR that my position has ended and I should go to work and collect my things. No explanation, just "please arrange with your boss to get your stuff, thanks bye". Okay! I guess I will be taking my shrimp collection and going.
August 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Mossworm has spent the past week finding errors in iDigBio's new AI search tool and criticizing both the rationale and the implentation of AI in this widely used biodiversity database.
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Some incredibly good news:
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.
Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.
www.wsj.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some incredibly good news:
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.
In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.
In short, it’s working.
So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
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“banning pornography” is bad on its own but it is imperative that everyone understand that these people consider the very existence of queer people to be pornographic
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
You don’t have to like, approve of, or engage with porn and nsfw work to see how right wing extremists are using fear and stigma around smut to ban queer people from public life, define “good” sex as only between married people for procreation, and otherwise further force white supremacy on everyone
July 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“banning pornography” is bad on its own but it is imperative that everyone understand that these people consider the very existence of queer people to be pornographic
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
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My contribution to this meme. ✍️📈
August 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My contribution to this meme. ✍️📈