Bill Allbritten, Ph.D.
@billma.bsky.social
Retired therapist, cyclist, previously into scuba diving and sailing, amateur astronomer, just moved to Massachusetts. Very happy here. Profile image is from The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburn Falls. It is closed for a while as it is being rebuilt
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Look for the helpers!
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
December 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Look for the helpers!
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This.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
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Another shot of this Sea Eagle from the other day.
I’m very tired, but I’ll try and get back to the cliff top today.
Have a good one.
I’m very tired, but I’ll try and get back to the cliff top today.
Have a good one.
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Another shot of this Sea Eagle from the other day.
I’m very tired, but I’ll try and get back to the cliff top today.
Have a good one.
I’m very tired, but I’ll try and get back to the cliff top today.
Have a good one.
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One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
November 10, 2024 at 6:10 PM
One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests.
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts.
It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw.
That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵
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Thoughts with the families of the 3 crew who were on the UPS flight from Louisville to Honolulu. We all depend on folks like them to deliver essential goods to us, and it’s hard when something goes so horribly wrong as it clearly did today. 😢
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Thoughts with the families of the 3 crew who were on the UPS flight from Louisville to Honolulu. We all depend on folks like them to deliver essential goods to us, and it’s hard when something goes so horribly wrong as it clearly did today. 😢
Hot air balloon near The Mill District in North #Amherst , #Massachusetts
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hot air balloon near The Mill District in North #Amherst , #Massachusetts
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Hang it in the Louvre; I hear there's room...
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Hang it in the Louvre; I hear there's room...
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
Foliage along the road near Puffers Pond is near peak.
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Foliage along the road near Puffers Pond is near peak.
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Good morning! Just a few dahlias left, including this ‘Crazy Love’. It wasn’t the best year in terms of quantity, but they’re still as lovely as ever. 🌱
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Good morning! Just a few dahlias left, including this ‘Crazy Love’. It wasn’t the best year in terms of quantity, but they’re still as lovely as ever. 🌱
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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The #birdoftheday theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #wings. Here’s one of my favorite birds, a red-shouldered hawk, showing off it’s beautiful feathers.
Westend, Atlanta, Georgia
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #redshoulderedhawk
Westend, Atlanta, Georgia
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #redshoulderedhawk
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The #birdoftheday theme from @alan678.bsky.social is #wings. Here’s one of my favorite birds, a red-shouldered hawk, showing off it’s beautiful feathers.
Westend, Atlanta, Georgia
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #redshoulderedhawk
Westend, Atlanta, Georgia
#wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #redshoulderedhawk
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(Amanda)
I've told you before that Betty says some weird things.
She said this photo makes it look like I am 'on the prowl'.
There are too many words for me to learn and I just can't be bothered.
The main thing is that she says she loves me, and I certainly understand that!
I've told you before that Betty says some weird things.
She said this photo makes it look like I am 'on the prowl'.
There are too many words for me to learn and I just can't be bothered.
The main thing is that she says she loves me, and I certainly understand that!
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
(Amanda)
I've told you before that Betty says some weird things.
She said this photo makes it look like I am 'on the prowl'.
There are too many words for me to learn and I just can't be bothered.
The main thing is that she says she loves me, and I certainly understand that!
I've told you before that Betty says some weird things.
She said this photo makes it look like I am 'on the prowl'.
There are too many words for me to learn and I just can't be bothered.
The main thing is that she says she loves me, and I certainly understand that!
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Sounds wild. The first episode of an inspiring new podcast from @biologicaldiversity.org on fighting the extinction crisis. This episode features Tierra Curry, hellbenders, monarch butterflies, freshwater mussels and converting despair into hope.
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sounds wild. The first episode of an inspiring new podcast from @biologicaldiversity.org on fighting the extinction crisis. This episode features Tierra Curry, hellbenders, monarch butterflies, freshwater mussels and converting despair into hope.
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
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The one Downing Street resident you can always count on
(Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)
(Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)
September 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The one Downing Street resident you can always count on
(Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)
(Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)
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“The Cat Operator’s Manual”, an illustrated guide to your feline friend, written and illustrated my yours truly
cuddleUnit5.com
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The Cat Operator's Manual - Get the Most from Your New Cuddle Unit
A fresh and quirky guide to understanding your cat, complete with technical information, warnings, insights into all of your Cuddle Unit 5™'s features and modes, and a bonus sticker sheet.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“The Cat Operator’s Manual”, an illustrated guide to your feline friend, written and illustrated my yours truly
cuddleUnit5.com
cuddleUnit5.com
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Hello running/cycling/triathlon Bluesky. I’m replacing my wahoo heart rate monitor because it goes through batteries like water. I’m debating between a polar and a garmin. Internet reviews are mixed. Does anyone have a strong opinion? I’m would love to be convinced
August 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hello running/cycling/triathlon Bluesky. I’m replacing my wahoo heart rate monitor because it goes through batteries like water. I’m debating between a polar and a garmin. Internet reviews are mixed. Does anyone have a strong opinion? I’m would love to be convinced
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out with friends today, scouting out more of the Mass Central Rail Trail. this is the old railroad tunnel in Clinton, MA. eventually the trail will pass through it.
August 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
out with friends today, scouting out more of the Mass Central Rail Trail. this is the old railroad tunnel in Clinton, MA. eventually the trail will pass through it.
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A request, having had some success on here previously! Are there any Edinburgh / Glasgow based academics specialising in ecology and rewilding out there who’d be prepared to give a lecture or run a session for a group of US students coming over in May next year?
Please repost!
Please repost!
July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A request, having had some success on here previously! Are there any Edinburgh / Glasgow based academics specialising in ecology and rewilding out there who’d be prepared to give a lecture or run a session for a group of US students coming over in May next year?
Please repost!
Please repost!
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Vaccinate your children against preventable diseases. Full stop. End of story.
Until the middle decades of the 20th century, embarking on marital life meant accepting, at some deep level, that this was something that could happen to you, and easily might.
In 100 years, we built a society that made this an unthinkable horror.
Now we're killing it.
In 100 years, we built a society that made this an unthinkable horror.
Now we're killing it.
Here lies
8 Children of
Mr. Josiah Lothrop
& Susanna his wife.
They died in infancy.
Josiah Lothrop (1759-1847) and Susanna Howard (1765-1842) were married in 1785. The style of the willow carving suggests the stone was carved in the first decade of the 19th century.
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
8 Children of
Mr. Josiah Lothrop
& Susanna his wife.
They died in infancy.
Josiah Lothrop (1759-1847) and Susanna Howard (1765-1842) were married in 1785. The style of the willow carving suggests the stone was carved in the first decade of the 19th century.
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
July 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Vaccinate your children against preventable diseases. Full stop. End of story.
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Beshear: "These work requirements really aren't getting people back to work. They are about increasing the paperwork on everybody ... when somebody misses that one box, they are kicked off for six months or more."
July 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Beshear: "These work requirements really aren't getting people back to work. They are about increasing the paperwork on everybody ... when somebody misses that one box, they are kicked off for six months or more."
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If you're being snarky about children drowning in a flash flood what the fuck is wrong with you
July 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you're being snarky about children drowning in a flash flood what the fuck is wrong with you