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Birds are a blessing.
RN and Clinical Informatics knucklehead in Chicago, IL.
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refrag.bsky.social
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.

Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Nerdy kid at keyboard: Hi guys, I've noticed that it is International Men's Day today, and I'm confused. Why do we need a day to talk about men? We're not a marginalised group like women, queer people, or people of colour. The media is already full of stories about men. Big buff shirtless dude at keyboard: I'm glad you asked, champ. Whatever your view on men's place in society, it's still true that we face a lot of issues - like social isolation, risk of suicide, health problems, and attitudes towards sex and child rearing. Having a day to talk about those doesn't take away from anyone else's problems. In fact, having a day to talk about them helps us be more mindful, and listen better at other times. Second shirtless buff dude on a couch at his laptop: The chief here is really on to something. I want to echo what he said, and also point out that the idea we should remain silent about our problems actually contributes to a lot of our issues. We are human beings, with human needs. Seeking mutual support and understanding isn't the same thing as placing a burden on others. Especially if we're providing it for each other. Third buff dude at his laptop: Right on, my fellow kings. We've inherited a social legacy of competition and division, and a lot of what makes a man in our era is under question. IMD is a chance for us to examine and rethink what we are together, and build the bonds of solidarity and support that will make a better way possible - like in this meme. Because in our hearts, we're all curious kids and buff guys on keyboards.
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
feather.town
“ass nickels” just doesnt have the same ring to it :(
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 18d
After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has produced its last-ever penny 🪦
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
feather.town
I love a good time travel story
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 18d
In a future where people can travel back in time and do anything they want without consequences, one disgruntled young man decides to visit his parents two years earlier.

"The Belle of the Ball" by @sgj.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!
Art by Leonardo Santamaria
Edited by @datlow.bsky.social
The Belle of the Ball - Reactor
In a future where people can travel back in time and do anything they want without consequences, one disgruntled young man decides to visit his parents two years earlier.
reactormag.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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danampatton.bsky.social
Refreshing to have someone making the bus free instead of throwing those people under it
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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birdrespecter.bsky.social
can The Ass avoid Shitting ?
October 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
feather.town
Manjaro Mounjaro
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October 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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jerthorp.bsky.social
If you liked the (excellent) bird migration piece in The Guardian today, I suspect you'll ❤️ spending some time with Audubon's Bird Migration Explorer, which is a full-on interactive data masterpiece:
Bird Migration Explorer
The Bird Migration Explorer is your guide to the heroic annual journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way.
explorer.audubon.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.
A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??" In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!". In panel 3, a screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!". In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".
October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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scottsantens.com
Most medical care treats the social determinants of health. It treats poverty and chronic stress and high inequality instead of preventing it. Since when is treatment a better approach than prevention? And teachers can only do so much to overcome those same obstacles. UBI is the foundation for these
Universal Basic Income as the Social Vaccine of the 21st Century
Can the savings of basic income exceed the costs? > “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Benjamin Franklin [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247269-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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alextomlinson.com
Flat illustration of a Wood Pigeon, Magpie, and Robin in a parade-line stride holding autumn leaves up high with their beaks! (UK birds as I am there right now on vacation!)
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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thebirdist.bsky.social
Gonna start calling Yellow-rumped Warblers “banana asses” instead of “butterbutts,” just to feel something again
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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lookitup.baby
I’m not crying, you’re crying
kojamf.bsky.social KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · Oct 5
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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malwarejake.bsky.social
TikTok is being wrestled away from ownership in an authoritarian country where the government interferes with the operation of commercial companies for the purpose of censorship to a...

Hey, wait a minute. How is this different again?!
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 25
REPORTER: Now that Americans will have operational control of TikTok, do you want to see the algorithm suggest more MAGA-related content?

TRUMP: I always like MAGA-related. If I could make it 100% MAGA I would, but it's not gonna work out that way unfortunately.
September 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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dansinker.com
Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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daryllmarie.bsky.social
10/10 accidental image caption 🪶
A screenshot showing a post with a photo of s vocalizing red-shouldered hawk immediately following a post by user “Endless Screaming” that just reads “AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH”
September 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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everyheron.bsky.social
... I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief...

youtu.be/-ewB0WL3bNw?...
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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gabino.bsky.social
Just so we’re clear, Charlie Kirk shouldn’t be shot down while talking and kids shouldn’t be shot down in classrooms. It’s that easy. However, a lot of powerful people are okay with both things, so here we are, surrounded by bullets, blood, thoughts, and prayers.
September 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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themorrancave.bsky.social
NEW: After her husband's first suicide attempt, their insurance company pre-authorized inpatient care, then it approved a request for extended inpatient treatment.

Then came the $30,599.69 charge.

By @deldeib.bsky.social @propublica.org
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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innerworlds.bsky.social
"Alan did not believe in rumors. He had bills, not theories. The call centre compensated enough to keep the lights on and instant noodles in bulk. Yet, he began to notice strange things the longer he worked."

Read 'The Shift Room' by Mary Wanjiru
inner-worlds.ghost.io/the-shift-ro...

#Uncanny #SFF
The Shift Room by Mary Wanjiru
The shift room did not exist until the third-floor renovation. No design had it, and no one mentioned it in orientation.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
September 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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viktorwinetrout.bsky.social
Life is short and the hour of our death is a mystery, so no, I will not rate my transaction
August 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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important novelty account alert
iss-piss-tracker.bsky.social ISS Piss Tracker @iss-piss-tracker.bsky.social · Aug 28
The piss tank on the ISS is now 38% full.
August 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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motherjones.com
When you consider that businesses are run by dictators—that a firm is not a democracy—it makes sense why a series of rich guys at the top of the capitalist world think government can be run without following any laws.
How Musk, Trump, and your boss learned to hate democracy
Work is a dictatorship. Is the government next?
www.motherjones.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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npr.org
When someone says something nice about us, it can make us feel awkward and uncomfortable. Researchers explain the science behind those emotions — and make the case for accepting genuine praise.
If compliments make you feel super awkward, this comic is for you
When someone says something nice about us, it can make us feel awkward and uncomfortable. Researchers explain the science behind those emotions — and make the case for accepting genuine praise.
n.pr
August 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Pikachu says trans rights
norainthefuture.tv Nora | CEO of Mega Evolution 👾 @norainthefuture.tv · Aug 16
i do everything i can to create opportunity for moments like this so people can see there’s support for us out there in a time that support can sometimes seem scarce – this one is pretty special 🏳️‍⚧️
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM