A massive root ball we saw last month up in Redwood National Park.

Well, well, what’s signed, is signed; and what’s to be, will be; and then again, perhaps it won’t be, after all.

"One of our recurring questions is how some theoretical future administration dedicated to liberal democracy would handle the legacy effects of Donald Trump’s authoritarian attempt."

If you want the Forest Service to be anything other than just a logging company get in those public comments, people

STICK TO THE BOAT, is your true motto in whaling; but cases will sometimes happen when LEAP FROM THE BOAT, is still better.

the perfect wall clock doesn't ex......

We’re gonna need a bigger reconstruction.

No, no...I think you misheard: The RAPTOR is coming this week. Still a cause for concern, I suppose. You could stay inside, but she can open doors. Clever girl.

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

great news! you're not actually seeing karl rove, john yoo, and david frum criticize the administration's lawlessness more stridently than dem leadership. you, reader, were infected with rabies by a brown bat 36 hours ago and this is all just the virus working its way through your nervous system

Loyalty is an incredible bookstore with an incredible team. I've done in-person events there, we did the Comfort Reads panels there with @marthawells.com @kjcharleswriter.com @tkingfisher.com, it's a wonderful place. please support if you can. www.crowdcast.io/c/comfortrea...

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This big beautiful non-native bug is a growing pest for Northeast U.S. gardeners & esp wineries But a new study reveals an #agroecology answer: milkweed This monarch butterfly fave intercropped w/ grapes kills 60-80% in 24 hrs: projects.sare.org/sare_project... Might boost monarch numbers too?

over 107,000 comments have been made on the proposal to weaken the roadless rule. keep em coming at www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

I know a lot of people are being doxxed by the far right because they were too honest in public about how they felt about the Kirk assassination. I wrote a quick guide about the first things you should do if this is happening to you. (Not paywalled) www.patreon.com/posts/85220523

Man, going to a Renaissance Faire in your late 40s is a very different deal than going in your early 20s. Not bad! At all! Just a whole different bag of nuts.

An awful photo, but @rosemarymosco.com never told us about vöidcheëps! American Crow going through a tough molt in my yard #birds 🪶

lmao i saw a meme about thresher sharks and i thought "they can't possibly look that panicked" but they DO

Anybody read any engrossing, silly, decidedly unserious books lately? Ideally with a great audiobook? Like a real solid mind-vacation-from-the-horrors read?

The BLM is seeking to eradicate the Public Lands Rule, which allows the conservation to be included in land use planning. There are a lot of areas of critical environmental concern in BLM land. It's in the federal register and the public commenting period has started. Please comment!

Some mornings, a kid asks a question. You realize that to answer it, the actual fastest path is for you to give a thumbnail sketch of the entire arc of the Roman Republic and Empire. Then they ask why the Roman Empire fell. You will never get around to answering the original question.

Look who was on my recycling bin this evening! He (?) looks like the Lorax! Haven't seen a mustache that glorious since the Victorians.

“How to Report ICE” regional zines - Print this single page zine and hand it out or place it in public areas. Northern California Southern California Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Durham Massachusetts NYC Philly Pittsburgh and more states drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

🦈 Teeth outside the mouth Male chimaeras grow a strange head clasp lined with teeth. New research shows these extra teeth develop like shark teeth, not skin denticles, revealing surprising flexibility in how vertebrate teeth evolved. 🔗 phys.org/news/2025-09... #SciComm 🧪 #Fish

REMINDER: You can submit a written comment or sign up to provide an oral comment to the CDC's immunization committee that RFK Jr has stacked with antivaxxers. The deadline is Sept 13. Written submission link: www.regulations.gov/document/CDC... Oral sign up link: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...

My baseline dose for the MCAS is 10mg cetirizine + 10mg loratidine every 12h, going up to 20mg cetirizine + 10mg loratidine/12h during a mild flare and 20mg cetirizine + 20mg loratidine when traveling or in a major flare. I also use the Profi nasal spray when traveling (also OTC)--

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth #ShareGoodNewsToo

Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?

The word on NextDoor is that ICE was at the Home Depot on Georgia Avenue as of about 1pm today. If that’s correct, they may still be there. #MoCo #Maryland #Rockville #AspenHill #ice #resist

Why is everyone Schrodinger's Dictator-ing right now

Finally, someone came as the Dust Wife! With a chicken on top of her staff and everything! It was so amazing!

My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote: "I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."

Ok, this might only have 1-2 people reading for whom this hits, but: I do ecological analyses, frequently on community data. I use the R coding language for this.

If you missed the live recording of the Murderbot interview episode at WorldCon, you can watch it here:

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI: At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!

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Wheeeen theee Bird in your room represents all your gloom Nevermoré When you're trying to grieve but that corvid won't leave Nevermoré It will rap Tippy tippy tap Tippy tippy tap Waking you from naps aaand Your dream-a Then will fly Never tell you why Even if you cry Landing on your sideboard Athena

"How to Report ICE" zine editions now available for free printable download: NYC Philly Durham, NC Pittsburgh, PA All of Massachusetts Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties! More to come! Please share widely. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

The Peach Boys

Death Cabbage for Cutie

Went to change my oldest's flat rear bike tire. Second inner tube also had a leak, which I only figured after I'd mounted it again (chain, brakes, etc.) Third inner tube looked great at first, so I mounted the tire. Then it exploded at higher pressure. But the fourth one worked! Time for tea.

America is no longer descending into fascism. We are seconds away from impact Military occupation has come to DC. If and when military occupation comes to where you are, there are things that you can do. This article outlines some of them

So hey. I'm reading through some of the public comments, and there aren't that many, tbh.. And some of them are in *support* of repealing regulations/making everyone choke on their big-truck air. Your voice *definitely* matters here.