SSÆternitatis

Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started@gothamgirlblue.com

I deeply regret that my amateur obsession with the Civil War has served me extremely well in my accidental career as a political writer post-2016

Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social

Today in 1962, the 2.9-kiloton DES MOINES nuclear test, conducted as part of Operation Nougat in a tunnel beneath Rainier Mesa at the Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas, accidentally vented, releasing 11 million curies of highly-radioactive material and sending workers racing away from the cloud.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

"Today, an eight-member jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found Chiquita Brands International liable for funding a violent Colombian paramilitary organization...that was responsible for major human rights atrocities during the 1990s and 2000s." nsarchive.gwu.edu/news/colombi...

nsarchive.gwu.eduChiquita Found Liable for Colombia Paramilitary KillingsWashington, D.C., June 10, 2024 – Today, an eight-member jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found Chiquita Brands International liable for funding a violent Colombian paramilitary organization, the Uni...

Peter Braubach@peterbraubach.bsky.social

Peltigera sp. #lichen on/in #moss. I guess those will not get as many likes as Cladonia but the family is still fascinating.

Jocelyn Anderson Photography@jocelynanderson.bsky.social

Sandhill Crane siblings that are a few days old and chasing each other around on the nature path.

Hipster Vampire Amy@lasrina.bsky.social

Here’s a nice one.

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social

With some individuals weighing just 27kg, the 'Malaysian Sun' is the smallest member of the ursine family So that's the bear minimum.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

at the risk of sounding like someone twice my age, never underestimate the power of a nice walk to make you feel better

Katja Diehl@katjadiehl.bsky.social

Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs: Oversized vehicles are devouring street parking spaces in the Canadian city. So one borough’s mayor is fighting back with bigger fees for hefty trucks and SUVs.  www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

bloomberg.comMeet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVsOversized vehicles are devouring street parking spaces in the Canadian city. So one borough’s mayor is fighting back with bigger fees for hefty trucks and SUVs.

Jake Lawrence@timecowboy.bsky.social

On the subject of mushrooms I found some purple ones at the cemetery which I’m sure aren’t poisonous or cursed or anything.

lukelukeluke@lukelukeluke.bsky.social

Here are some nice mushrooms

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com

And sometimes we pause to watch the universe in awe…. Northern lights in New York 🌌

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

The people who complain about class warfare won the war - the richest 400 Americans now pay the same effective tax rate as the poorest half of America. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tom Gauld@tomgauld.bsky.social

'The Hills', one of the limited-edition prints available in my shop: www.tomgauld.com/shop

Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth.bsky.social

It's just a matter of time before an apocalyptic solar flare or a coronal mass ejection hits Earth and destroys satellites and power grids — and we are so not prepared 🧪 🔭 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... by @philplait.bsky.social on Scientific American

scientificamerican.comThe Threat of a Solar Superstorm Is Growing—And We’re Not ReadySomeday an unlucky outburst from our sun could strike Earth and fry most of our electronics—and we’ve already had some too-close-for-comfort near misses

Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com

It’s #Invertefest and I am doing the tried and true “leave porch light on an extra hour, see what shows up.” It’s early in the year, so it’s not swarming, but check out this beautiful Showy Emerald!

drewtoothpaste@drewtoothpaste.bsky.social

one day, in the not-too-distant future, you'll shift your car into reverse, and the backup camera will make you close a popup advertising a monthly fee to remove ads, and you'll watch a 10 second unskippable ad before you can see what's behind your car

PastelWitch@pastelwitch.bsky.social

Alt text is crucial: "NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry told Fox 5 New York early Tuesday that on Monday Night, about 10 - 15 faculty members had "their hands tied together in a chain" and that they were "most aggressive" toward police officers. "They would not move," (1/2)

southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social

A high ranking NYPD official characterized NYU faculty linking hands and refusing to move—a classic tactic of *peaceful* protest—as aggression toward its officers and he got it uncritically published by the local Fox station and every outlet that aggregated from them. wapo.st/3UwN0Vf 🎁