OmegaMom (she/her)
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OmegaMom (she/her)
@omegamom.bsky.social
· Nov 30
For everyone who thinks Alt-text is text in your *post* that describes your photo: No! It is *attached* to the photo! You can still do a silly post about your pic *and* do alt-text! Example:
For those who don’t know how to do Alt-text on pics, memes, screenshots, etc., a small thread:
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ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
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This brings back memories of the Red Scare and blacklists of the 1940s and 50s: FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This brings back memories of the Red Scare and blacklists of the 1940s and 50s: FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 6
They are more than 5.5 meters tall and often tower above their surroundings. But in the forests they call home, giraffes are not always the tallest things around!
This is a Southern, or Cape Giraffe in a lush forest area of Kruger National Park, SA.
#Mammal
Dec. 6
They are more than 5.5 meters tall and often tower above their surroundings. But in the forests they call home, giraffes are not always the tallest things around!
This is a Southern, or Cape Giraffe in a lush forest area of Kruger National Park, SA.
#Mammal
December 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 6
They are more than 5.5 meters tall and often tower above their surroundings. But in the forests they call home, giraffes are not always the tallest things around!
This is a Southern, or Cape Giraffe in a lush forest area of Kruger National Park, SA.
#Mammal
Dec. 6
They are more than 5.5 meters tall and often tower above their surroundings. But in the forests they call home, giraffes are not always the tallest things around!
This is a Southern, or Cape Giraffe in a lush forest area of Kruger National Park, SA.
#Mammal
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
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Why not buy a piece of original art celebrating the *powerhouse of the cell*? #sciart artologica.etsy.com
They are so cool 😄
They are so cool 😄
December 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Why not buy a piece of original art celebrating the *powerhouse of the cell*? #sciart artologica.etsy.com
They are so cool 😄
They are so cool 😄
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Okay I’m finally all caught up with this post (yay) for #ArtAdventCalendar day 6! One of about a gazillion beetle-inspired manicures I’ve done over the years. This one is Calligrapha beetle elytra! Sadly in real life they’re not shimmery and shifty like these ones, but they deserve the glow-up.
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Okay I’m finally all caught up with this post (yay) for #ArtAdventCalendar day 6! One of about a gazillion beetle-inspired manicures I’ve done over the years. This one is Calligrapha beetle elytra! Sadly in real life they’re not shimmery and shifty like these ones, but they deserve the glow-up.
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 5 (almost caught up!) this was a fun mani, and an unusual subject matter for me: fishing buoys! I took inspiration from the wonderful displays found on fishing shacks along the shore in Cape Cod, and chose a magnetic background polish that shifts and shimmers like water.
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar day 5 (almost caught up!) this was a fun mani, and an unusual subject matter for me: fishing buoys! I took inspiration from the wonderful displays found on fishing shacks along the shore in Cape Cod, and chose a magnetic background polish that shifts and shimmers like water.
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I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
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Part 42 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Part 42 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
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Part 15 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Part 15 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
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supreme court to decide whether part of constitution is part of constitution
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
supreme court to decide whether part of constitution is part of constitution
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#wanderingphotography
#photography #thelittlethings
#portrait #caturday
Day 6, part 2 - #ArtAdventCalendar
#photography #thelittlethings
#portrait #caturday
Day 6, part 2 - #ArtAdventCalendar
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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🔭 Galaxies in the Furnace
Image Credit & Copyright: Simone Curzi and the ShaRA Team
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
Image Credit & Copyright: Simone Curzi and the ShaRA Team
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Galaxies in the Furnace
Image Credit & Copyright: Simone Curzi and the ShaRA Team
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
Image Credit & Copyright: Simone Curzi and the ShaRA Team
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
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Now, see, this is the way to do it. Just say, “I was wrong.”
Steyer: We have to break this cycle of rising costs so we can continue to deliver care, and single-payer is the way to go.
Meiselas: What do you say to critics who say, “I remember when Tom ran for president and ran ads saying he didn’t support the single-payer?”
Steyer: I was wrong.
Meiselas: What do you say to critics who say, “I remember when Tom ran for president and ran ads saying he didn’t support the single-payer?”
Steyer: I was wrong.
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Now, see, this is the way to do it. Just say, “I was wrong.”
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Watching teen boys try to talk to girls they like clears up a lot for me when I was that age and thought boys didn’t like me.
They might like you they just have no idea what to do about it. TBH this also applies to many grown men.
They might like you they just have no idea what to do about it. TBH this also applies to many grown men.
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Watching teen boys try to talk to girls they like clears up a lot for me when I was that age and thought boys didn’t like me.
They might like you they just have no idea what to do about it. TBH this also applies to many grown men.
They might like you they just have no idea what to do about it. TBH this also applies to many grown men.
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See, this is what the internet is really about: a lovely older gentleman showing off the massive purple cabbage he grew whilst wearing a purple cabbage print hat and coat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYw...
Join me and My 15 POUND RED CABBAGE
YouTube video by Gerald Stratford
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
See, this is what the internet is really about: a lovely older gentleman showing off the massive purple cabbage he grew whilst wearing a purple cabbage print hat and coat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYw...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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A late medieval pocket sundial from Freiburg. The portable sundial once contained a small compass in the circular recess, helping to align the sundial along the north–south axis so the correct time could be determined.
📷 @aws-almbarak.bsky.social
📷 @aws-almbarak.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A late medieval pocket sundial from Freiburg. The portable sundial once contained a small compass in the circular recess, helping to align the sundial along the north–south axis so the correct time could be determined.
📷 @aws-almbarak.bsky.social
📷 @aws-almbarak.bsky.social
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fascinating 🧵
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
fascinating 🧵
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It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4 Shadows of the Winter, acrylic on gallery wrap canvas 12 inches (ca. 30 cm) x 16 inches (ca. 41 cm) Serene winter scene set in a majestic forest. I sought to capture the delicate balance of light in a winter setting.
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4 Shadows of the Winter, acrylic on gallery wrap canvas 12 inches (ca. 30 cm) x 16 inches (ca. 41 cm) Serene winter scene set in a majestic forest. I sought to capture the delicate balance of light in a winter setting.
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"The Idaho man’s corneas were also donated, and ocular grafts were transplanted in three people. The three patients’ grafts were removed, & one tested positive for rabies. None of the three patients had symptoms of rabies, but they were being treated with preventive drugs, the report said."
"The Idaho man’s corneas were also donated, and ocular grafts were transplanted in three people. The three patients’ grafts were removed, & one tested positive for rabies. None of the three patients had symptoms of rabies, but they were being treated with preventive drugs, the report said."
This is extremely rare and extremely awful. “The report said that organ donations are not routinely tested for rabies “because of its rarity in humans in the United States and the complexity of diagnostic testing.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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"The Idaho man’s corneas were also donated, and ocular grafts were transplanted in three people. The three patients’ grafts were removed, & one tested positive for rabies. None of the three patients had symptoms of rabies, but they were being treated with preventive drugs, the report said."
"The Idaho man’s corneas were also donated, and ocular grafts were transplanted in three people. The three patients’ grafts were removed, & one tested positive for rabies. None of the three patients had symptoms of rabies, but they were being treated with preventive drugs, the report said."