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wear mismatched socks on a good day. eldritch millennial. chaotic neutral. neurospicy. queer af. [they/them] Unceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory.

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Farewell to a century-old legend: Gramma, the Galapagos tortoise at San Diego Zoo, has died at the age of 141 Rare Galapagos tortoise hatchlings rest in a zoo enclosure, a hopeful sign for global conservation and species recovery efforts.

Thank you, Lady, for educating and delighting as long as you did.

www.ecoticias.com/en/farewell-...

09.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

β€œPoor Frog,” said Toad. β€œHe must be very sad. I will cheer him up.”

Toad ran home. He made sandwiches. He made a pitcher of iced tea. He put everything in a basket.

09.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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The reactions to Bluesky having a new CEO

09.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 1436 πŸ” 140 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
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09.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 614 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3
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holy shit

09.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 13870 πŸ” 3019 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 592
Book cover. The scene is a narrow street with row homes lit by street lamp along the left, with brick stoops. The title is in white sans serif: Whatever Happened to Eddy Crane? The subtitle is smaller, in gold: a memoir and a murder investigation. My name, kate crane, is in white caps. The blurb at the top says: Beautifully crafted. Crane stirred the embers of a Baltimore cold case everyone else was willing to forget – her father’s. β€”David Simon.

Book cover. The scene is a narrow street with row homes lit by street lamp along the left, with brick stoops. The title is in white sans serif: Whatever Happened to Eddy Crane? The subtitle is smaller, in gold: a memoir and a murder investigation. My name, kate crane, is in white caps. The blurb at the top says: Beautifully crafted. Crane stirred the embers of a Baltimore cold case everyone else was willing to forget – her father’s. β€”David Simon.

My dad disappeared from his Baltimore trucking company when I was a kid. 20 years later, I went looking for answers.

I did it to survive.

In telling this story, I hope in some way to help others do the same.

β€œWhatever Happened to Eddy Crane?” is out in April 2026. This is the cover…

29.08.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 729 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 178
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 5302 πŸ” 2418 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 153

This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.

07.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 3161 πŸ” 1222 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 34

what is the case for thinking that the duration of the conflict will be up to Trump?

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2129 πŸ” 324 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 26

We could end homelessness and hunger tomorrow if we wanted to.

We could agree that everyone should be fed and housed.

We could admit that being disabled, poor, homeless or unemployed is not a moral failing.

That society would be better off if everyone’s basic needs were met.

07.03.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 537 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 2
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Amid Iran war, will Russia exploit Ukraine's shortage of Patriot missiles? Zelenskyy says more US-made Patriot defence systems were used in three days of the Iran war than in Ukraine since 2022.

Zelenskyy says more US-made Patriot defence systems were used in three days of the Iran war than in Ukraine since 2022.

06.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7
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Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

05.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 7533 πŸ” 2184 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 65

At least it’s no longer MF (though I know the current one isn’t the one we all actually wanted). 🫠 (Apparently I never hit reply?)

05.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles Companies including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon parent RTX have been invited.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

04.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
Thomas Keith
@iwasnevrhere_
The Pentagon has burned through so many missiles in the Iran exchange that Trump is dragging Lockheed and Raytheon CEOs into the White House like a failing factory boss demanding overtime. The military admits the Iran strike consumed more long-range munitions than 4 years of Ukraine.
Trump is posting fantasies about "unlimited supply" while Raytheon can barely promise to "eventually" reach 1,000 Tomahawks a year and the Pentagon only budgeted 57 for 2026.
The industrial base is so hollowed out they're threatening contractors with punishment if they don't ramp up, even though the system physically can't produce at wartime tempo.
America just showed the world that one regional confrontation with Iran drained decades of planning assumptions.

Thomas Keith @iwasnevrhere_ The Pentagon has burned through so many missiles in the Iran exchange that Trump is dragging Lockheed and Raytheon CEOs into the White House like a failing factory boss demanding overtime. The military admits the Iran strike consumed more long-range munitions than 4 years of Ukraine. Trump is posting fantasies about "unlimited supply" while Raytheon can barely promise to "eventually" reach 1,000 Tomahawks a year and the Pentagon only budgeted 57 for 2026. The industrial base is so hollowed out they're threatening contractors with punishment if they don't ramp up, even though the system physically can't produce at wartime tempo. America just showed the world that one regional confrontation with Iran drained decades of planning assumptions.

shot & chaser because lmfao

04.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 1702 πŸ” 472 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 127

1 in 20 canadian deaths was due to MAiD in 2023.

5%

That's enormous.

04.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

When your in office day this week has the CEO sitting next to you. 😏

03.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#cdnpoli #Canada
Contact your MP!

This is important.
Weather Radio is vital for Canadians everywhere, and particularly Canadians driving on the highways across the vast stretches of rural Canada with spotty cell coverage.

www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

25.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A β€œscuffle” in which the police chief strangled a child.

25.02.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 356 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Toad puts on his new birthday hat, and it slides right down over his eyes. Frog looks on, thoughtfully.

From "The Hat"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

Toad puts on his new birthday hat, and it slides right down over his eyes. Frog looks on, thoughtfully. From "The Hat" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

On Toad’s birthday Frog gave him a hat. Toad was delighted.

β€œHappy birthday,” said Frog. Toad put on the hat. It fell down over his eyes.

24.02.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

CBC airing the State of the Union address pisses me off and is also so embarrassing.

I wish Canadians understood that "Everything the US does, impacts us" has become a self-fulfilling prophecy where we rely on them for everything and are therefore, constantly being impacted by their BS.

24.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 607 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 16

via fixupx.com/WumpusCentra...

i've included both alt-text, and within the alt-text my own takes on what I'm seeing and invite you to share your own.

Pass this around.

24.02.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Vote early! Get those ballots in!

24.02.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A close-up of a furry kitten’s paw resting on a soft, textured blue blanket. The paw is gray with white accents and features pink toe beans and a gray paw pad.

A close-up of a furry kitten’s paw resting on a soft, textured blue blanket. The paw is gray with white accents and features pink toe beans and a gray paw pad.

A close-up of a black kitten’s paws resting on a blue and gray patterned blanket. The scene is cozy and softly lit.

A close-up of a black kitten’s paws resting on a blue and gray patterned blanket. The scene is cozy and softly lit.

A double dose of peets and toe beans, for your troubles. 🐾

24.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post from "Mike the Canstralian" @aussieinto.bsky.social
"Please fumigate the gay out of it first."

Quoting a post by the New York Times with an article linked:
"Everyone's coming to the cottage.
You can now rent the lakefront home from the finale episode of 'Heated Rivalry'. starting in March on Airbnb. And it's surprisingly affordable."
link to article with a photo of the very modern and rectangular, flat-roofed and extremely windowed cottage from Heated Rivalry with the same text as the NYT post text.

Post from "Mike the Canstralian" @aussieinto.bsky.social "Please fumigate the gay out of it first." Quoting a post by the New York Times with an article linked: "Everyone's coming to the cottage. You can now rent the lakefront home from the finale episode of 'Heated Rivalry'. starting in March on Airbnb. And it's surprisingly affordable." link to article with a photo of the very modern and rectangular, flat-roofed and extremely windowed cottage from Heated Rivalry with the same text as the NYT post text.

I'm not going to censor who posted this because he should be unfollowed, and you need to know who he is before you can do that.

This homophobia is unacceptable in Canada or anywhere.
Homophobes need to learn that their hate is losing them community.

24.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 19

Something, something honey badgers. 🀬

24.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There isn’t enough anywhere, from what I’ve seen. Which is appalling, but given the general housing crisis, it’s not shocking we can’t get our collective shit together across the country.

24.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They need to do something about the bullshit reffing. If it was calls in our favour, there would be international outrage and our medals would be called into question.

22.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If there was ever any doubt, I am incredibly proud of our Olympic athletes.

So very incredibly proud of our women’s Olympic hockey team. Proud of our men’s Olympic hockey team.

22.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0