@pbryson.bsky.social
🇨🇦 🦅🦈 ☕️Sci-fi, biology, science, sustainability, design, and bird nerd; cyclist & (sometime) runner. All opinions def mine alone…as my DH will attest. She / her
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In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
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At the risk of stating the obvious, statues like these are not objective records of empire, but deliberate, ex post facto public celebrations of a perceived past, erected with a selective presentism all their own - i.e. the exact process TD is railing against here.
'Responding to the decision, Devine, 80, said: “In principle I am opposed to changing historic artefacts to suit today’s tastes. To do so is presentism, imposing 20th-century values on those of the distant past.'
'20th-century'? Bit of an own goal Sir T.
'20th-century'? Bit of an own goal Sir T.
Historian attacks ‘ludicrous’ changes to statues with slavery links
Professor Sir Tom Devine, an emeritus professor at Edinburgh University, said he was opposed to changing artefacts to suit modern sensibilities
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
At the risk of stating the obvious, statues like these are not objective records of empire, but deliberate, ex post facto public celebrations of a perceived past, erected with a selective presentism all their own - i.e. the exact process TD is railing against here.
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Snow geese’s coming in for a landing. I took a series, it’s around 30 photos. It’s amazing how many adjustments (wings, tail, body etc) it makes as it comes in to land. Truly amazing!!! 1/2
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #CanonR5MarkII #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #CanonR5MarkII #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Snow geese’s coming in for a landing. I took a series, it’s around 30 photos. It’s amazing how many adjustments (wings, tail, body etc) it makes as it comes in to land. Truly amazing!!! 1/2
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #CanonR5MarkII #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
#birds #birdphotography #nature #birding #CanonR5MarkII #photography 🪶 #NewMexico #BosquedelApache
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I witness my students undergo major transformations as they learn to see past the basic ways their sense of the world has been framed by human exceptionalism. As the wool is pulled from their eyes, they come to experience Nature as more alive, animate, and aware. (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I witness my students undergo major transformations as they learn to see past the basic ways their sense of the world has been framed by human exceptionalism. As the wool is pulled from their eyes, they come to experience Nature as more alive, animate, and aware. (1/2)
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It is so very easy to offer non alcoholic beverages - just buy some fancy sodas or pop some regular apple cider on the stove, everyone will cherish your kindness, I promise.
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It is so very easy to offer non alcoholic beverages - just buy some fancy sodas or pop some regular apple cider on the stove, everyone will cherish your kindness, I promise.
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Wood Ducks! 🪶🌿
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Wood Ducks! 🪶🌿
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I think about this John Cullen comic all the time. Thank you! @nellucnhoj.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I think about this John Cullen comic all the time. Thank you! @nellucnhoj.bsky.social
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Quite a few #SandhillCranes in the farm fields again. A few short clips to get the feel for the atmosphere.
Vid1-When cranes land around many others, there is alot of excitement. They flap their wings and hop around. It's not quiet!... and it's very fun to observe.
#birds
Vid1-When cranes land around many others, there is alot of excitement. They flap their wings and hop around. It's not quiet!... and it's very fun to observe.
#birds
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Quite a few #SandhillCranes in the farm fields again. A few short clips to get the feel for the atmosphere.
Vid1-When cranes land around many others, there is alot of excitement. They flap their wings and hop around. It's not quiet!... and it's very fun to observe.
#birds
Vid1-When cranes land around many others, there is alot of excitement. They flap their wings and hop around. It's not quiet!... and it's very fun to observe.
#birds
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Sometimes when we say we live in "interesting times," it's not a euphemism for turmoil.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Sometimes when we say we live in "interesting times," it's not a euphemism for turmoil.
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Just wow. The irony.
I hope people are safe and learn from this- overcome their cognitive dissonance.
I hope people are safe and learn from this- overcome their cognitive dissonance.
A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final days.
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Summit Venue in Brazil
A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final days.
bloom.bg
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just wow. The irony.
I hope people are safe and learn from this- overcome their cognitive dissonance.
I hope people are safe and learn from this- overcome their cognitive dissonance.
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As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil for #COP30, learn more about how plastics impact climate change.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil for #COP30, learn more about how plastics impact climate change.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.seattletimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
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The Bz is now pointing south, and we could see mid-latitude auroral displays. It appears we are passing through a CME structure now, actually, after looking at solar wind data more closely.
If you're above the 45th parallel, keep tabs on webcams: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
If you're above the 45th parallel, keep tabs on webcams: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The Bz is now pointing south, and we could see mid-latitude auroral displays. It appears we are passing through a CME structure now, actually, after looking at solar wind data more closely.
If you're above the 45th parallel, keep tabs on webcams: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
If you're above the 45th parallel, keep tabs on webcams: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.
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Mary Shelley: I subtitled my book The Modern Prometheus as a cautionary tale
Tech company: At long last,
Tech company: At long last,
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mary Shelley: I subtitled my book The Modern Prometheus as a cautionary tale
Tech company: At long last,
Tech company: At long last,
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This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
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Favorite new reaction image
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Favorite new reaction image
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Oh boy, I had the same exact experience as Not Just Bikes when I decided I needed to read John Forester's Effective Cycling before writing about vehicular cycling in my book. It is a truly horrible book, and you really do not need to read it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Oh boy, I had the same exact experience as Not Just Bikes when I decided I needed to read John Forester's Effective Cycling before writing about vehicular cycling in my book. It is a truly horrible book, and you really do not need to read it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
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let me be the first to say we should not do a nazi jurassic park
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
let me be the first to say we should not do a nazi jurassic park
Shielding lights also really helps migratory birds, and bats!
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Shielding lights also really helps migratory birds, and bats!
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‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
'Ghost Gear,' or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here's How Conservationists Are Fighting Back
Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups…
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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Did you know pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror? 🪞🐦
Celebrate these clever city birds with our pigeon-themed goodies! From books and hair clips to cozy socks and stress balls, these gifts are perfect for bird lovers (and pigeon fans!).
🛍️ Shop in-store or online: birdsconnectsea.org/shop/
Celebrate these clever city birds with our pigeon-themed goodies! From books and hair clips to cozy socks and stress balls, these gifts are perfect for bird lovers (and pigeon fans!).
🛍️ Shop in-store or online: birdsconnectsea.org/shop/
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Did you know pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror? 🪞🐦
Celebrate these clever city birds with our pigeon-themed goodies! From books and hair clips to cozy socks and stress balls, these gifts are perfect for bird lovers (and pigeon fans!).
🛍️ Shop in-store or online: birdsconnectsea.org/shop/
Celebrate these clever city birds with our pigeon-themed goodies! From books and hair clips to cozy socks and stress balls, these gifts are perfect for bird lovers (and pigeon fans!).
🛍️ Shop in-store or online: birdsconnectsea.org/shop/