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Yuerong Hu

@yrhu.bsky.social

One of the best advisors of the season!

Lucy Li @lucy3.bsky.social · Nov 11

It's the season for PhD apps!! 🥧 🦃 ☃️ ❄️

Apply to Wisconsin CS to research
- Societal impact of AI
- NLP ←→ CSS and cultural analytics
- Computational sociolinguistics
- Human-AI interaction
- Culturally competent and inclusive NLP
with me!

lucy3.github.io/prospective-...

A staircase in the new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences building at Wisconsin Madison. Tan wood structures surround tapestry art and a small indoor garden.

A view from above of the staircases in the Wisconsin CDIS building

An shot from below of winding wooden staircases and a glass atrium rooftop. The new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences building at Wisconsin Madison.

A bicolor white cat with seal-colored markings, looking upwards with big wide dark eyes.

November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM

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Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal

@advancesjournal.bsky.social

Ever want to review something from/inspired by the 19th century that isn't a book - like a film, TV series, podcast, documentary, music recording, or other recorded media?

That's handy - we have a recordings reviews editor (me!) Do get in touch with proposals and queries ⬇️

Name and role: Hannah Scott, Recordings Reviews Editor
Research interests: French performance history, popular music and dance; history of urban public health; costume history; practice-based research.
Who you'd like to hear from: anyone interested in reviewing recordings or recorded media - either from the 19th century or inspired by it, from any country or language.
Film, TV, documentaries, recorded music, streamed theatre or music performances, radio, podcast, Youtube clips and more!
Do get in touch with proposals and queries!

May 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM

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Scott Smith

@canaansdad1987.bsky.social

I'm not sure that anyone who should be in prison for his own crimes should be rebuking others for similar crimes. It doesn't work like that

#USDemocracy

floridapolitics.com/archives/768...

Hope Florida fallout drives another Rick Scott rebuke of Ron DeSantis

The two men don't like each other.

floridapolitics.com

December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM

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John

@johniii72.bsky.social

A White Breasted Nuthatch
#birds #nuthatch #white #breasted #Photos

December 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM

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🎇🎉✨Nani New Year!✨🎉🎇

@sinmachine.is.severed.fyi

Why did I stumble upon Frederick laying here looking like he’s summoning an Eldritch horror?

TL;DR: A long-haired cat sits before a glowing lamp like an ancient god consulting forbidden light, radiating judgment, patience, and eldritch authority.

Details:
A dramatic, low-light photograph of Frederick, a large long-haired Maine Coon cat with tufted ears and a thick mane, seated in near darkness. In front of him is a shallow bowl-shaped lamp emitting a warm, golden glow that illuminates his face from below, casting ominous shadows upward. His eyes are half-lidded and reflective, fixed forward with an expression that reads as ancient, unimpressed, and all-knowing. Wisps of fur catch the light along his cheeks and chest, enhancing the sense of depth and texture. The background is almost entirely black, giving the impression that Frederick is emerging from void or shadow rather than a room. The composition evokes an occult ritual or oracle scene, as if the cat is consulting a sacred flame or channeling cosmic knowledge. The overall mood is eldritch and reverent, with Frederick positioned as a timeless, powerful being calmly judging the universe—and whoever is behind the camera.

December 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social

My mantra trying to eat a little healthier during the holidays: just because you Pelican doesn’t mean you Peli-should.

📷: Mark Smith

December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM

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Barbee

@barbz1770.bsky.social

I’m asking the same question: Who are we?

Tyler Bender (She/Her) 💙🦋💙🦋 @tbender.bsky.social · 23d

When did America leave its balls in the bedroom closet?

Laws mean nothing.
Geneva Convention means nothing.
NATO means nothing.
Allies mean nothing.
Right & Wrong means nothing.
Murder means nothings.
Felonies mean nothing.
Insurrections mean nothing.

Who the H$ll Are WE?

December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM

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Andrea Peterson

@andreapeterson.bsky.social

It's been a minute, so here's another shot of one of 'our' friendly Steller's jays wishing you a fantabulous weekend 💙

#Birds #Jays #Corvids #FeatheredFriday #FlyDay #BackyardBirds #BlackAndBlue #PrettyBird #Edmonds #Photography #BFF

A black and blue Steller's jay standing on a weathered wooden trellis, looking at the camera, with its head crest of feathered standing straight up. The background is blurred yellow and green.

December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM

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@Swede1952

@swede1952.bsky.social

White Flame in Shallow Water

I like this image of a snowy egret (Egretta thula) moving through a tidal pool. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #heron #egret #snowyegret #TidalPools

"A snowy egret moves through a tidal pool with quiet, deliberate grace. Its slender white body gleams against the muted tones of sand and water, feathers soft and luminous in the morning light. One long, black leg is lifted mid-step, while the other disturbs the still surface, sending gentle ripples outward—a wake that marks its passage like a brushstroke on glass.

The egret’s beak is open, sharp and black with a red-orange base, as if caught mid-call or mid-breath. There is no fish—only the suggestion of intent, a moment suspended between action and stillness. Its head is slightly tilted, eyes focused, perhaps scanning the shallows or reacting to a distant sound. The water mirrors its form, doubling the elegance in reflection.

Around it, the tidal pool is calm and shallow, bordered by sand that fades into the background. The scene feels hushed, reverent—like a sacred pause in the rhythm of the morning. The egret leaves behind not just ripples, but a signature of presence and purpose." - Microsoft Copilot

December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM

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Remy Michaels

@remyscameraeye.bsky.social

Puffed Out... Early morning. My little feathered sweetheart, Gina The Canada Jay, puffing out her feathers to stay warm, against the cold winds of the Great White North. A real beauty. 📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #CanadaJay #GrayJay #Birds #Photography #BirdPhotography
#Wildlife #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada