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Science, nature. She/her. Mask the F up! 🇨🇦
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My Pepper will be there to meet @charliebrowntc.bsky.social ☺️
She lived to 21, leaving us in 2018. She had a weakness for peanut butter and Christmas ribbons. She was super smart and loving and I will miss her forever 😿
A (at the time 19 year old) mostly white cat with a grey tabby tail and partial mask is sitting gingerly (arthritis) on an off white carpet in front of some wrapped presents under a decorated Christmas tree. She is looking up towards the camera with a guilty look on her face because she was just busted for trying to eat the ribbons on the presents.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I finally have a pet to contribute this week! Meet Mickey, a very skittish gentleman I had the pleasure of cat sitting for a few days. Apparently the fact that he sat near me was a pretty big step for him. I’ll count that as a win! 🙌🐈🐾
A cute tabby cat is sitting in an awkward position on a beige carpet next to a black trunk. He is looking towards a window (not visible). My black jeans are partially showing as I have taken the picture from a couch.
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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No new pictures. Where are you mentally?
A picture of a yellow cartoon star with a small smile on its face but dark circles around its eyes. The title is “The Hanging In There Star”. Below the star it says: “Post this star to let your buddies know you’re hanging in there but you could lose it at any moment.”
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
Cover art for Tool’s album “Undertow”. It is a surrealist-ish image reminiscent of a rib cage but with a solid back and tentacle like front “ribs”. The “rib cage” is on a black background, blood red, and dimly lit so it appears to fade into the shadows.
September 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
A cartoon of Dracula sleeping on the floor next to his coffin. Inside the coffin is a black cat sprawled out and comfortably sleeping on the red plush lining. Note: could’t find cartoonist for proper credit. If you know, please let me know :)
September 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Disgusting 😡

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Tweet from Ben Thomson (@BenNephrology) Air Canada @AirCanada Executive salaries: CEO M.Rousseau: $12.38 Million CFO A.Kazzaz: $3.1 Million COO C. Landry: $2.93 Million CCO L.Guillemette: $2.74 Million xec VP A.Meloul-Wechsler: $2.0 Million Full-time entry-level AC flight attendant earns LESS than minimum wage (27k/ year before tax) CEO makes 458x more than entry-level flight attendant Time for AC executives to take a large pay cut #CutExecPay #PayYourStaff
August 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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#YVR
No kings
No tyrants
June 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In the flesh! Kenmore Air in Victoria. Genius theme idea for a PNW seaplane.
A turbo otter seaplane painted to look like an orca whale. It’s docked in Victoria, BC’s inner harbour with a hotel and some condos in the background along the opposite shore. The sky is grey despite the sun shining. A tiny yellow harbour taxi motors along behind the plane.
May 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Holy copy paste Batman!
I’m sure there are many more that I missed
Figure of cells from different treatment groups where the authors have purposely altered the images by copying and pasting cells. These are all circled in different colours.
May 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Reposting with alt text because everyone needs this giggle today 😄
An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump and the United States Government From the Sovereign Authority of Heard Island Dear Mr. President and Esteemed Members of the United States Government, It has come to our attention, via what we assume must have been a clerical error—or perhaps an overzealous intern armed with a dartboard-that the United States has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Heard Island. Given that Heard Island is an uninhabited, windswept rock in the middle of the Southern Ocean, home only to glaciers, penguins, and the occasional confused seabird, we must express both our profound confusion and begrudging admiration at your commitment to economic policy. We are eager to comply with all international trade regulations, though we must admit we are at a bit of a loss as to what precisely you intend to tax. Our chief exports include: * Penguin chatter, which, while priceless, is difficult to monetize. * Glacial ice, which may become a hot commodity, though we were under the [continued next photo] * Glacial ice, which may become a hot commodity, though we were under the impression the world was already melting it for free. * Volcanic rocks, which are quite striking but largely stationary unless personally relocated by an ambitious albatross. Given these constraints, we respectfully request clarification: Will the tariff apply to the krill occasionally sneaking into American waters? Will there be a customs officer stationed on the island to assess the value of penguin squawks? And, most importantly, should our resident elephant seals file tax returns? In the interest of diplomacy, we propose a counteroffer: in exchange for waiving this tariff, we pledge not to impose our own retaliatory 10% tax on American tourists who-once every five years- brave the perilous journey to visit our fine, windswept shores. We also promise not to overcharge your scientists for the privilege of watching our penguins waddle about, though we must warn you, they refuse to work for free. We await your response with great anticipation (and mild amusement) and encourage your trade [continued next photo] We await your response with great anticipation (and mild amusement) and encourage your trade representatives to visit Heard Island personally to negotiate. We recommend they bring parkas. With glacial regards, The Sovereign Authority of Heard Island (Represented by the Official Penguin Delegation)
April 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
An image of the following text on a plain white background: I've come to a point in my life where I need a stronger word than fuck.
January 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Today we only post things that make us happy. I hope this picture of a Turkish sunset brings a little serenity to your day.
#OnlyBeautifulThings
A single small fishing boat is silhouetted by a gorgeous sunset on the Aegean coast of Türkiye. The colours range from deep blue to a lovely coral orange at the horizon. Wispy clouds and a couple of contrails add texture to the scene. The sea is silvery. The rocky silhouette of an ancient harbour's breakwater is in the foreground.
January 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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A [mostly] fantastic public transit system, ridiculously gorgeous cherry blossoms in the spring, nature at our doorstep, and the stunning views of the ocean and mountains. Mt Baker at sunset on a clear day, hello! #YVR
Western red cedar (I think) tall stump to the left of a trail and surrounded by many plants native to the Pacific Northwest, part of the decayed tree sticks out above the rest of the stump. This piece looks charred, perhaps from a fire long ago. In the background, a lush cathedral of trees surrounded by mist frames the stump. Pacific Spirit Park, Vancouver, BC. A close-up picture of a group of frilly multi-layered pink cherry blossoms in the golden hour of an April evening. Behind it there are more clumps out of focus against a robin's egg blue coloured sky. Amongst the blossoms are some reddish green leaves. Vancouver, BC.
December 12, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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Post a picture of you in one of your happy places.
Me at a café in Türkiye with an adorable tortie cat curled up in my lap, purring like crazy. She protested when I had to stand up to leave.
October 27, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Straight-up electron 🙌
Screenshot of the results of my particle personality quiz. It says the following: CONGRATULATIONS! According to your answers, the particle which fits your personality best is a/an electron Electrons are some of the most common particles; they are all around us in everyday life. Electrons are light and have a negative electric charge. Without electrons, there would be no chemistry or electricity and life as we know it wouldn't exist. Between paragraphs there is a cute little cartoon of a gray circle with a somewhat deranged looking smile labeled as "electron".
September 29, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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Whoa, I'm a Certified Bluesky Elder!
Image of my account's user number, 865,151, with a virtual stamp that says "First 10%" and encircled by the text "Certified Bluesky Elder". I joined Sep 4, 2023.
September 17, 2024 at 3:48 AM
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My hibiscus is having an identity crisis... but it's so fabulous!
Mosaicism, I think? It's almost 20 years old and it's never done this before 🤷‍♀️
An indoor hibiscus flower in the late afternoon sun. The top one-third of the flower is magenta pink while the rest of the flower is coral-orange. The delineation between the colours is abrupt and was therefore quite shocking (but beautiful) to see. It is a possible sectoral mosaicism.
August 21, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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One for every season 😊
Vancouver's spring cherry blossoms glowing in the evening light. A Pacific tree frog resting in the summer shade. A teeny tiny orange mushroom nestled in some autumn moss. Winter Bird's nest fungus fruiting bodies, some open showing their tiny "eggs".
January 1, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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Found the pic
Framed photograph (circa 80s) of a short haired Tortie cat eating corn on the cob while perched on a woman's shoulder. The woman's hands are visible holding the cob for the cat.
October 14, 2023 at 2:05 AM
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After about 10 years of not speaking to me, my baby finally bloomed again!!🥹😍🌺
Picture of a beautiful coral pink-orange hibiscus flower in the setting sun.
September 21, 2023 at 1:39 AM
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Men (or anyone else for that matter):
Do👏Not👏Do👏This👏

Ughhhh 🤮
Screenshot of a reply to one of my quote posts (about something totally unrelated) by a dude with a muscular, bare/hairy-chested avatar. He says: "Hi Ingrid, I'm kinda new here and don't really know my way on here, it would be my pleasure if we could get acquainted 🤝". Sounds polite enough but it's a pathetic tactic to prey on someone in order to get something, whether that be attention or something more nefarious. Instablock.
September 18, 2023 at 12:43 AM