Arty-san
@arty-san.bsky.social
Science, art, music. I sometimes post original art and photography, articles with commentary, also some reposts from talented photographers, artists, and scientists. I don't like politics, but we're in the fight of our lives to save democracy.
From my collection...
An old bone box, handcrafted, only 2" wide. The catch has a face in it.
An old bone box, handcrafted, only 2" wide. The catch has a face in it.
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From my collection...
An old bone box, handcrafted, only 2" wide. The catch has a face in it.
An old bone box, handcrafted, only 2" wide. The catch has a face in it.
Fever is one of the body's defenses against disease. Many pathogens can't tolerate the heat. It helps fight them off.
Unfortunately, avian viruses tolerate higher levels of heat.
Unfortunately, avian viruses tolerate higher levels of heat.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Fever is one of the body's defenses against disease. Many pathogens can't tolerate the heat. It helps fight them off.
Unfortunately, avian viruses tolerate higher levels of heat.
Unfortunately, avian viruses tolerate higher levels of heat.
Lithuanian officials report balloon swarms being carried out with the approval of Lukashenko, the Belarusian dictator.
At least 550 balloons have been intercepted by Lithuanian authorities, but the true number is thought to be higher, with only 28 percent shot down.
www.the-sun.com/news/1556282...
At least 550 balloons have been intercepted by Lithuanian authorities, but the true number is thought to be higher, with only 28 percent shot down.
www.the-sun.com/news/1556282...
Putin’s balloons launched to wreak havoc on air traffic but could carry BOMBS
SMUGGLERS launching balloon swarms stashed with bootlegged cigarettes into Europe could be the latest tactic by Moscow in the escalating “hybrid war” on the West. Launched from Vlad’s a…
www.the-sun.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lithuanian officials report balloon swarms being carried out with the approval of Lukashenko, the Belarusian dictator.
At least 550 balloons have been intercepted by Lithuanian authorities, but the true number is thought to be higher, with only 28 percent shot down.
www.the-sun.com/news/1556282...
At least 550 balloons have been intercepted by Lithuanian authorities, but the true number is thought to be higher, with only 28 percent shot down.
www.the-sun.com/news/1556282...
Mar. 1, 2022 Medvedev posted “We must do everything to ensure [Ukraine] no longer exists as a state in any form...”
June 2025 Putin reiterated that he wants all of Ukraine.
Purin wants concessions, not negotiation. He wants land and minerals so he can continue.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
June 2025 Putin reiterated that he wants all of Ukraine.
Purin wants concessions, not negotiation. He wants land and minerals so he can continue.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Putin confirms he wants all of Ukraine, as Europe steps up military aid
Trump made no pledge of assistance to Ukraine at NATO summit, but said he’d 'try' and sell Patriot interceptors.
www.aljazeera.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Mar. 1, 2022 Medvedev posted “We must do everything to ensure [Ukraine] no longer exists as a state in any form...”
June 2025 Putin reiterated that he wants all of Ukraine.
Purin wants concessions, not negotiation. He wants land and minerals so he can continue.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
June 2025 Putin reiterated that he wants all of Ukraine.
Purin wants concessions, not negotiation. He wants land and minerals so he can continue.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
How can someone so filled with hate as Stephen Miller consider himself morally superior and in a position to judge others?
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How can someone so filled with hate as Stephen Miller consider himself morally superior and in a position to judge others?
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
It was our society and our American culture that trained this Afghani man to kill. He worked alongside our government, our CIA.
The U.S. has significantly more gun violence than any other well-heeled nation.
It's time to stop pretending that we are somehow more civilized than others.
The U.S. has significantly more gun violence than any other well-heeled nation.
It's time to stop pretending that we are somehow more civilized than others.
this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It was our society and our American culture that trained this Afghani man to kill. He worked alongside our government, our CIA.
The U.S. has significantly more gun violence than any other well-heeled nation.
It's time to stop pretending that we are somehow more civilized than others.
The U.S. has significantly more gun violence than any other well-heeled nation.
It's time to stop pretending that we are somehow more civilized than others.
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Incredible footage of volcanic eruption of a dormant volcano in Ethiopia from a commercial plane.
A sight seen for the first time in recorded history. ⌚
A sight seen for the first time in recorded history. ⌚
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Incredible footage of volcanic eruption of a dormant volcano in Ethiopia from a commercial plane.
A sight seen for the first time in recorded history. ⌚
A sight seen for the first time in recorded history. ⌚
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An #Amazon#dart#frogsits on the end of a plant amongst the damp undergrowth of the #forest.Its #vibrantcolours mask how small this #creatureis. Shot using #UKNikon#macro.See more #photographyvia www.darrensmith.org.uk #animalphotography#amphibian#macrophotography
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
An #Amazon#dart#frogsits on the end of a plant amongst the damp undergrowth of the #forest.Its #vibrantcolours mask how small this #creatureis. Shot using #UKNikon#macro.See more #photographyvia www.darrensmith.org.uk #animalphotography#amphibian#macrophotography
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Senile Satan, Con Junior and Fredo announced their phone in June, promising delivery in August to commemorate a decade since Satan came down the escalator. Not one phone has been delivered and good luck getting a refund. They took 590,000 deposits totaling $59 million.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Senile Satan, Con Junior and Fredo announced their phone in June, promising delivery in August to commemorate a decade since Satan came down the escalator. Not one phone has been delivered and good luck getting a refund. They took 590,000 deposits totaling $59 million.
Reposted by Arty-san
It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
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Remember the farm workers who harvest the food? We wouldn’t be able to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work.
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Remember the farm workers who harvest the food? We wouldn’t be able to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner without their hard work.
John Doe on X is blaming the shooting of the National Guard victims on the six people who were in the viral video reminding our troops of the USMJ code, which tells servicemembers to not follow unlawful orders.
Not sure where he came up with that leap of non-logic.
#nationalguard
Not sure where he came up with that leap of non-logic.
#nationalguard
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
John Doe on X is blaming the shooting of the National Guard victims on the six people who were in the viral video reminding our troops of the USMJ code, which tells servicemembers to not follow unlawful orders.
Not sure where he came up with that leap of non-logic.
#nationalguard
Not sure where he came up with that leap of non-logic.
#nationalguard
The current administration has been known to extort cooperation by withholding funds (e.g., universities).
Immigration allegedly approached natives to use their land for detention centers. Tribes seem unwilling, but what if the gov. threatens to withdraw funding?
#ICE #CBP
youtu.be/QvX8s1jK_rk?...
Immigration allegedly approached natives to use their land for detention centers. Tribes seem unwilling, but what if the gov. threatens to withdraw funding?
#ICE #CBP
youtu.be/QvX8s1jK_rk?...
ICE PUSHES Native American Tribes to House Kidnapped Immigrants
YouTube video by Status Coup News
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The current administration has been known to extort cooperation by withholding funds (e.g., universities).
Immigration allegedly approached natives to use their land for detention centers. Tribes seem unwilling, but what if the gov. threatens to withdraw funding?
#ICE #CBP
youtu.be/QvX8s1jK_rk?...
Immigration allegedly approached natives to use their land for detention centers. Tribes seem unwilling, but what if the gov. threatens to withdraw funding?
#ICE #CBP
youtu.be/QvX8s1jK_rk?...
Military doctor Major Blaine McGraw, rubbed a patient's knee as he checked her neck and throat. She said he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug off her leggings and touched her genitals. When she told him to stop, the doctor laughed.
#sexualabuse
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
#sexualabuse
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Army investigates OBGYN accused of abusing, secretly filming women
A Texas Army OBGYN is under investigation as he faces accusations of sexually exploiting dozens of women.
www.usatoday.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Military doctor Major Blaine McGraw, rubbed a patient's knee as he checked her neck and throat. She said he urged her to submit to a vaginal exam, tried to tug off her leggings and touched her genitals. When she told him to stop, the doctor laughed.
#sexualabuse
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
#sexualabuse
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Immigration agents accost a Native American woman on her way to shop at Target.
She shows her tribal ID which she has used to cross the borders to both Canada and Mexico, and they called it fake.
There are many Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest. This will probably happen again.
#ICE #CBP
She shows her tribal ID which she has used to cross the borders to both Canada and Mexico, and they called it fake.
There are many Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest. This will probably happen again.
#ICE #CBP
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Happy Thanksgiving! Seven members of our coffee klatch gathered to connect together before we went our separate ways today, and they voted for this photo looking slightly north taken 8 minutes before sunrise. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Seven members of our coffee klatch gathered to connect together before we went our separate ways today, and they voted for this photo looking slightly north taken 8 minutes before sunrise. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
‼️THIS IS CRUEL and EVIL
Imagine how Sarah Beckstrom's family and friends are going to feel when they see this utterly callous response.
Sarah was only 20. She signed up for the National Guard two years ago.
‼️Trump DOES NOT CARE. He probably thinks she's a "loser" and a "sucker" for getting shot.
Imagine how Sarah Beckstrom's family and friends are going to feel when they see this utterly callous response.
Sarah was only 20. She signed up for the National Guard two years ago.
‼️Trump DOES NOT CARE. He probably thinks she's a "loser" and a "sucker" for getting shot.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
‼️THIS IS CRUEL and EVIL
Imagine how Sarah Beckstrom's family and friends are going to feel when they see this utterly callous response.
Sarah was only 20. She signed up for the National Guard two years ago.
‼️Trump DOES NOT CARE. He probably thinks she's a "loser" and a "sucker" for getting shot.
Imagine how Sarah Beckstrom's family and friends are going to feel when they see this utterly callous response.
Sarah was only 20. She signed up for the National Guard two years ago.
‼️Trump DOES NOT CARE. He probably thinks she's a "loser" and a "sucker" for getting shot.
This is Trump's Thanksgiving message to the nation.
Surely even his strongest supporters can see that this is an inappropriate, mean-spirited, unhinged rant, a terrible message to post on a day that should be about thanks, joy, family, and friends.
#trump #thanksgiving #dementia #hate #badjudgment
Surely even his strongest supporters can see that this is an inappropriate, mean-spirited, unhinged rant, a terrible message to post on a day that should be about thanks, joy, family, and friends.
#trump #thanksgiving #dementia #hate #badjudgment
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
This is Trump's Thanksgiving message to the nation.
Surely even his strongest supporters can see that this is an inappropriate, mean-spirited, unhinged rant, a terrible message to post on a day that should be about thanks, joy, family, and friends.
#trump #thanksgiving #dementia #hate #badjudgment
Surely even his strongest supporters can see that this is an inappropriate, mean-spirited, unhinged rant, a terrible message to post on a day that should be about thanks, joy, family, and friends.
#trump #thanksgiving #dementia #hate #badjudgment
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A very still & gentle #sunrise in #Ballarat this morning, a golden dawn spilling across Lake Wendouree.
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A very still & gentle #sunrise in #Ballarat this morning, a golden dawn spilling across Lake Wendouree.
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
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A surprise about the early history of the Moon.
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-c...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-c...
Scientists Cracked Open a Lunar Rock And Found a Huge Surprise
A tiny sample of the Moon locked away for more than 50 years turns out to have been hiding an astronomical secret.
www.sciencealert.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A surprise about the early history of the Moon.
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-c...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-c...
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Oh good lord, the dumbing down of American is beyond shameless.
How do people not know this? I learned it in elementary school, in an ordinary public school. What has happened since then? I also learned the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb and that seems to be lost as well.
How do people not know this? I learned it in elementary school, in an ordinary public school. What has happened since then? I also learned the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb and that seems to be lost as well.
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Oh good lord, the dumbing down of American is beyond shameless.
How do people not know this? I learned it in elementary school, in an ordinary public school. What has happened since then? I also learned the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb and that seems to be lost as well.
How do people not know this? I learned it in elementary school, in an ordinary public school. What has happened since then? I also learned the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb and that seems to be lost as well.
This is Soviet era thinking.
Putin wants back what they took by force during the USSR and he's wording it for his people to make it sound like it belongs to them. It doesn't.
Historically, Ukraine shows up on maps before Russia.
Putin is a war criminal. Zelenskyy isn't.
Putin wants back what they took by force during the USSR and he's wording it for his people to make it sound like it belongs to them. It doesn't.
Historically, Ukraine shows up on maps before Russia.
Putin is a war criminal. Zelenskyy isn't.
Putin: “When Ukrainians troops withdraw from the territories they hold, then we will cease hostilities; If they don’t leave, we will achieve this by military means “
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is Soviet era thinking.
Putin wants back what they took by force during the USSR and he's wording it for his people to make it sound like it belongs to them. It doesn't.
Historically, Ukraine shows up on maps before Russia.
Putin is a war criminal. Zelenskyy isn't.
Putin wants back what they took by force during the USSR and he's wording it for his people to make it sound like it belongs to them. It doesn't.
Historically, Ukraine shows up on maps before Russia.
Putin is a war criminal. Zelenskyy isn't.
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Alright, one more. Because the big fancy stuff is cool and all, but sometimes it's the small thing which really take your breath.
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alright, one more. Because the big fancy stuff is cool and all, but sometimes it's the small thing which really take your breath.
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉