Nicole Bullock

Counting down the days until Tiki Oasis in San Diego. Any of my friends going?

Non disabled people can’t understand the unrelenting monotony of chronic illness.

The soul crushing defeat that comes from knowing you won’t feel “better” the next day.

The exhaustion that comes from fighting an oppressive system of ableism for the smallest amount of dignity & decency.

It's Time For Mike Lee To Resign. act.betterutah.org/sign/its-tim...

A little girl holds a penguin's flipper as they walk together around the London Zoo, 1937.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:

"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."

Mic drop!

🎤

Defy Democracy - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody YouTube video by Randy Rainbow

Taking my Trump derangement syndrome to new heights. (Stay for the finale.) 🧹🫧💚🇺🇸 #NewVideo #DefyDemocracy #Parody

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.

It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

Notification from Bird Buddy that shows 31 visits from 4 different kinds of birds

House finch Rogelio

Three male house finches at a feeder

House sparrow at my feeder

I always am happy when I get notifications from my Bird Buddy. Today was a particularly eventful day at my feeder.

At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books, drink tea, and eat pastries in a humble seaside cottage during a raging storm?

(silently screaming)

Anyone else choking on the foul air in the Salt Lake Valley? There is so much sediment in the air that I feel like my lungs are rubbing on sandpaper with every breath. 💨

House sparrow and male house finch

Female lesser goldfinch eating sunflower seeds

Male house finch snacking on sunflower seeds

Bright yellow lesser goldfinches on a frosty morning

Not coping with the stress of the world at the moment? May I suggest bird watching? I got a Bird Buddy smart camera feeder for Christmas, and when I’m feeling overwhelmed, I look outside or watch my bird camera livestream. I enjoy seeing the happy birds that I’m helping keep well fed.

—> “If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.”

Not only are you likely to get through, but the staffer is more likely to be your neighbor. Make a new friend.

Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Billie Eilish compared to the Powerpuff Girls

Let’s go girls!

Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!

✨ Bluesky search tips and tricks

Add `from:me` to find your own posts

Add `to:me` to find replies/posts that mention you

Add `since:YYYY-MM-DD` and/or `until:YYYY-MM-DD` to specify a date range

Add `domain:theonion.com` to find posts linking to The Onion

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The TikTok shutdown is your sign that the whole thing is political theater. TikTok is playing along, ‘shutting off’ so the Orange Knight can swoop in, dramatically wave an executive order, and ‘save’ the app. It’s not a rescue; it’s a curtain call.

Whelp…that’s over.

a blue and white logo for the detroit lions ALT: a blue and white logo for the detroit lions

Let’s go Lions! 🙌🏻

A computer screen with a display showing output from an xray diffraction spectrometer.

Close up view showing fraction of metals. Fun stuff.

Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)

A phys. therapist friend of mine told me that in 3 or 4 years radiologists will all be out of a job bc of AI. He said what makes a good radiologist good is that they’ve seen 10,000 images and know how to interpret the gray blobs and shadows, AI can look at a million in seconds. Yeesh.

Woman with dark brown hair showing off a smooth hairstyle

Got a new flat iron (DryBar Reserve Vibrating Iron). I love how sleek my hair looks 💁🏻‍♀️

Check out video of House Finch landing on nicole.bullock's Bird Buddy feeder Beautiful video of House Finch landing on nicole.bullock's Bird Buddy feeder located in West Jordan, United States!

Stsrting to get some backyard visitors app.mybirdbuddy.com/media/west-j...

Right? And where can I get some?

AI image of many Super Mario’s, a birthday cake with fire spitting up, science beakers, and Mario coming out of Yoshi’s head

Tried to use an AI image generator for a Super Mario and science-themed birthday party invitation. This is what it created.

Poor Yoshi 😳

Reading novels is stealth learning because it may seem like you're avoiding responsibilities, but your brain is busy analyzing and imagining, not to mention improving language skills.

“But the people who died had preexisting conditions.” So what? Does that mean their lives didn’t matter? Does that mean they weren’t important? Disabled people can hear you when you excuse our deaths. Our lives have value.