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Chris Tebbens
@christebbens.bsky.social
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Loving birds, fighting for libraries, finding the intersectionality between them and socialism. 🌹

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No I’m definitely not upset by any cloud cover tonight. Everyone with clear skies should be jealous of ME
A picture of the night sky with low cloud cover and city lights bouncing off it. No aurora is visible
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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You need one of these also
A needlepoint that says “I can do all things through spite which strengthens me”
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Great visualization showing the power of the Great Lakes to store and release heat energy that affects the weather.
A radar map showing precipitation. Both the Michigan and Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan show snow flurries, while the area over Lake Michigan indicates rain.
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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“Back in my day, we didn’t have autism!”

What was going on back in the day:
Soon after David Sleasman became librarian at the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play in Rochester, New York, he got a phone call about checkers. The caller wanted to donate his father's collection-not of boards or game pieces, but of the literature of checkers. "I'm thinking, 'How much can this be?'" Sleasman remembers. The answer? Twenty-seven storage tubs.
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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I do NOT appreciate the fortune cookie from Mr Beef attacking me on something I already struggle with!
A small strip of paper with the words “Nurture your emotional well-being through self-expression and self-acceptance.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
christebbens.bsky.social
Americans will use any measurement except the metric system.
An outline of Michael Jordan jumping and dunking a basketball. The text indicates that 1450 feet (the height of the Sears Tower) is 223 Michael Jordons.
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Loving the Chicago vibe this weekend.
A brick building with graffiti written across the top in fancy green text that says “be gay do crime!” Stickers on a light post. One says “have a good day” and the other says “Donald Trump is a punk-ass chump” A view of shoes standing on a glass ledge looking down at a street far below. The glass dome interior lobby of the Union Station train hall
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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See a pigeon, post a pigeon #birds
A grey pigeon walking on a sidewalk
October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I write this as someone currently heading to Albany.
A view out of a train window, looking at various scrubby plants
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Got placed in maybe the worst seat on the Lakeshore Limited. Aisle, no window, no tray table or footrest, right above the wheels, and as close to the engine as possible so you hear every horn. Also have a light on directly in my face. I don’t recommend seat #58!
A large metal door on an Amtrak train, with a bright light shining at the top
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Harvested milkweed pods from my yard for adding to the Ypsilanti seed library. Swamp milkweed did NOT produce much this year, but two common milkweed plants provided a bounty!
A white plate in a mottled sunbeam. Piled in the middle is a mound of brown seeds Two ziploc sandwich bags next to one another. The one on the left has about 20 seeds, while the bag on the right is full of brown seeds.
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Dual-wielding DSA and About Face today.
Two sets of flyers. One is red and black and says “fight, rise up, build political power.” The other is yellow and black and says “military members, you are not alone. You have options. You have rights.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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makin room
Still from the video showing a Yellow-rumped Warbler sitting on a branch holding a moth while taking a shit
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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A Venn diagram. The left circle is labeled “brutal”, the right circle is labeled “weird”, and the intersection is labeled “herons”.
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The two brothers from White Lotus sitting on beach chairs looking at a person off-screen
October 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Does anyone know of a 7-segment display replacement for an Instant air fryer? This is currently set at 400F.
Display of an Instant Vortex Plus. Multiple segments on the screen are missing reading it to be near unreadable.
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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On Wayne State University campus
A paper poster affixed to a light post. It has a squirrel holding a walnut. The text is for the Squirrel Watching Club and at the bottom says “this machine kills fascists”
October 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Sargent Zim from Starship Troopers yelling for a medic after breaking a recruit's arm.
September 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Three girls from Mean Girls sitting in a car. The meme text says “get in loser, we’re going to YDL to get library cards”
September 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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This is where you can find someone’s health info and emergency contacts if they have it set up. Useful to have those things prepared so they can reference things if you cannot respond.
The Apple emergency Lock Screen. Has phone numbers on it, with the bottom left item indicated “Medical ID”
September 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Saratoga Springs, clean up your nasty grafitti problem.
Paint on a sidewalk that reads “TP USA RIP CK”
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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UM really honestly concerned that residents of Ypsilanti are going to walk in like a gang from The Warriors.
As part of this effort, DPSS has set a list of items that will not be allowed at the September 9 open house: • Bags/Backpacks/Purses • Signs, placards, poster board or cloth • Megaphones • Weapons • Bottles or Jars- made of hard plastic, metal or glass • Tasers/Stun Guns • Aerosols (pepper/OC spray/hairspray etc.) • Balls or other projectiles • Hard or frozen fruit/vegetables • Audi/Visual devices • (projectors/speakers) • Noise making devices of any kind • Skateboards/scooters/bicycles • Masks (intended to conceal identity) • Animals (other than service/guide animals) • Monopods/Tripods • Baseball bats • Coolers (hard sided or soft sided) • Umbrellas • Laser pointers • Balloons • Illegal drugs • Any other items determined to be potential safety hazards.
September 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Bluesky post from Elissa Slotkin: “We are in an Al Race with China right now. The last time we were in such a race - with Russia on nuclear technology - we won because we set up the Manhattan Project. We need that level of ambition again, for the modern age.” Deleted post from Elissa Slotkin showing 648 comments and 58 likes
September 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Stopped by the Uranus Fudge Company during a road trip today. Basically a roadside butt joke that sells candy.
A sign with an ice cream cone with butt cheeks holding a spoon about to eat itself. The text reads: THE URANUS Ice Cream Company One Lick of Uranus & You'll Go Nutz ICE CREAM when Uranus SHAKES and my heart MALTS when I spend my SUNDAES In Uranus A standup painted sign with face holes you can put your face in for pictures. It is aliens holding ice cream and fudge with a sign that says “welcome to Uranus”
September 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I saw this at the museum!
A column with a small glass vial holding a finger bone.
August 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM