Ball’n Jane
@ballnjane.bsky.social
Botanist and artist in Humboldt County. Interested in science, art, politics, and good cats. Condiment enthusiast. Internally emigrated.
It’s time we admit: LA to Chicago is not coast to coast.
March 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It’s time we admit: LA to Chicago is not coast to coast.
Do boomers dream of electric bikes?
March 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Do boomers dream of electric bikes?
What is the correct answer to “how are you?” These days?
March 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
What is the correct answer to “how are you?” These days?
Newest DOGE riddle: to reply or not to reply. The efficiency cannot be grasped by mere mortals.
February 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Newest DOGE riddle: to reply or not to reply. The efficiency cannot be grasped by mere mortals.
My man
February 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My man
I used to work for the federal government (NPS) and it regularly took one whole year to hire a single person. From receiving funding to advertising, ranking, background checks - one year. There is no such thing as a mass hiring for the feds. This damage will take decades to fix.
February 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I used to work for the federal government (NPS) and it regularly took one whole year to hire a single person. From receiving funding to advertising, ranking, background checks - one year. There is no such thing as a mass hiring for the feds. This damage will take decades to fix.
Kids say the darndest things!
"You are not the president and you need to go away.”
February 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Kids say the darndest things!
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Please share this all over Bluesky. Some voicemail boxes may be full, but if not you can leave a message. Remember to be kind. Not sure what to say? Download the app called 5 Calls. You pick the issues that are important to you, and it provides the script.
February 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Please share this all over Bluesky. Some voicemail boxes may be full, but if not you can leave a message. Remember to be kind. Not sure what to say? Download the app called 5 Calls. You pick the issues that are important to you, and it provides the script.
It infuriates me that the #nyt frames this as “Musk Shakes Up Washington” instead of “Trump Ends Constitution and Rule of Law”
An autocratic power grab, executed in broad daylight.
If the regime can just dissolve whatever part of the government they don’t like, then the constitution has been suspended, and democratic self-government is over.
If the regime can just dissolve whatever part of the government they don’t like, then the constitution has been suspended, and democratic self-government is over.
USAID name is being covered with what looks like black duct tape on sign outside of the Ronald Reagan Building, per photo shared by source
February 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It infuriates me that the #nyt frames this as “Musk Shakes Up Washington” instead of “Trump Ends Constitution and Rule of Law”
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Mainlining disjointed bits of information is making us WEAKER and LESS resilient. As a marketer who wants you constantly engaged with my ads or my app, I don't want you to know this. I want you to feel your life is incomplete if you aren't constantly engaged with my content.
January 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Mainlining disjointed bits of information is making us WEAKER and LESS resilient. As a marketer who wants you constantly engaged with my ads or my app, I don't want you to know this. I want you to feel your life is incomplete if you aren't constantly engaged with my content.
So happy to have @sampancake.bsky.social on DYNAR. He is a treasure. My favorite guest.
January 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
So happy to have @sampancake.bsky.social on DYNAR. He is a treasure. My favorite guest.
Low tide Mad River Slough in Humboldt County.
January 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Low tide Mad River Slough in Humboldt County.
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Bryan MacCormack, the executive director of a New York-based immigrant rights group, was pulled over by CBP with two undocumented passengers in the vehicle. He knew his rights, refused to acknowledge their "warrant", and despite CBP threatening him, the agents eventually were forced to let him go.
January 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Bryan MacCormack, the executive director of a New York-based immigrant rights group, was pulled over by CBP with two undocumented passengers in the vehicle. He knew his rights, refused to acknowledge their "warrant", and despite CBP threatening him, the agents eventually were forced to let him go.
Guys! Hold up!
January 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Guys! Hold up!
Excellent advice for moving forward.
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Excellent advice for moving forward.
Rewatching Inglorious Basterds for reasons.
January 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Rewatching Inglorious Basterds for reasons.
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A German citizen on Tiktok warns US users about the similarities between Hitler’s rise to power & Trump’s collision with Tiktok, goes viral, then when her prophecy comes true, the video is removed for community guidelines violation.
Draw your own conclusions.
I grabbed a screen recording. 👇👇
Draw your own conclusions.
I grabbed a screen recording. 👇👇
January 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A German citizen on Tiktok warns US users about the similarities between Hitler’s rise to power & Trump’s collision with Tiktok, goes viral, then when her prophecy comes true, the video is removed for community guidelines violation.
Draw your own conclusions.
I grabbed a screen recording. 👇👇
Draw your own conclusions.
I grabbed a screen recording. 👇👇
We’re really doing this huh?
January 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
We’re really doing this huh?
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just thinking about this cartoon from 2021 for no reason
January 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
just thinking about this cartoon from 2021 for no reason
The best time to destroy your lawn was last year. The second best time is this year.
January 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The best time to destroy your lawn was last year. The second best time is this year.
We are feeding the machine, not through a port in the back of our neck, but through the palm of our hand.
January 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We are feeding the machine, not through a port in the back of our neck, but through the palm of our hand.
I had a feeling about the emphasis for alt text on images around here.
I'm surprised by the amount of hostile sentiment on Blue Sky toward AI/Computer Vision
By design BlueSky is a *free* data mining platform bankrolled by VC firms vested in 205 AI companies. They expect a ROI.
What did folks think their BlueSky data was being used for?
littlesis.org/oligrapher/1...
By design BlueSky is a *free* data mining platform bankrolled by VC firms vested in 205 AI companies. They expect a ROI.
What did folks think their BlueSky data was being used for?
littlesis.org/oligrapher/1...
December 24, 2024 at 5:59 AM
I had a feeling about the emphasis for alt text on images around here.
Thank you to all the humans that liked my recent cat painting post, but I’m a little freaked out and probably won’t be posting any more of my art. A lot of these MFers are not real. (1/n)
December 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Thank you to all the humans that liked my recent cat painting post, but I’m a little freaked out and probably won’t be posting any more of my art. A lot of these MFers are not real. (1/n)
