I accidentally texted my mom a link the BL4 patch notes, and now I'm worried she's going to lecture me about playing violent video games, oh dearrrrr

GARtwork contest ends Friday 11/7 at 10 am Central!

Small bird, big style cc: @everyheron.bsky.social #birds

Just a theory, but I'm pretty sure that LinkedIn is an actual portal to hell

As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net. In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:

Love haunted morgues and audio dramas? Then check out Earbud Theater's "The Unclaimed," a fun 'n creepy little story about lost souls and their bottled up anxieties. Written by yours truly. Available at the link or anywhere else digital demons dwell #podcast #halloween

I am blanking. Anyone have any cool ideas for host gifts that aren't baked goods, candles, alcohol, or plants/flowers?

Good morning from the not-so-elusive beach pigeon #birds

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

And oh to be a Venice Beach skate park pigeon in 2022 #birds #photography

Greet the day with the confidence of this Venice Beach crab Photo from 2022 🦀 ✨ #crabs #photography

Let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play the fool no where but in ’s own house.

"I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge. Meanwhile, you turned your information environment into a hypercapitalist post-truth digital snuff film."

Here's a nifty one from Venice Beach, 2022 for the 🦀 feed Submitted for the approval of Crab Time @jopabinia.bsky.social @lucidillusions.in Have a crabtastic Friday, all! #photography #crabs

If you're watching the opening to the movie, and a character destroys a beautiful, historic building while his cronies erase colorful crosswalks under the cover of night, you immediately know who the villain is...and we haven't even gotten to the human rights violations part.

Updating my LEGO White House

Happy Thursday from a calm ocean and a couple of cool shorebirds #birds #beach #photography

Not a fan of the new $20 bill…

Product not as advertised #cats

A peaceful snowy egret for your Tuesday #birds #usbirding #beach

My mental state required me to confirm the existence of Oreo-Reese's

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Los Angeles folks, check this out! #film

Whoa

Doom School: An app that teaches you not to doom scroll

Small thing (literally and figuratively), but I miss jogging to Venice Beach and hanging out with the breakwater crabs #nature #crabs #ilovela

Reflective piper reflects reflectively #birds #beach

Pretty pelicans during a dramatic dawn #birds #usbirding

Omg, one of my oldest friends just texted me that his daughters love the Klingon Style video (they came to it from a love of Kpop Demon Hunters), and my heart just melted #startrek #qapla

A tricolored heron for your Sunday #birds

Just gonna go ahead and predict that the Banana Ball yellow suit guy will eventually run for some kind of political office

But would it be Kermit or Gonzo as Dorian Gray?

This is wildly cool ☄️ (🛸)

Is #FlockFriday a thing? #birds

A moody pelican day. Happy October, all 🍂🌊🐦 #birds #photography #beach

Need to see something cute? 🐣 These Muscovy ducklings hatched yesterday/last night #birds #usbirding

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

PRESS RELEASE DAY! Could not be prouder of this result and so happy that it's now out!!! 🤩✨ Thanks to the team at @stsci.edu for the wonderful write-up and image!

Nifty cloudscape + choppy seas care of Imelda #photography #beach

A peaceful pelican morning for ya #birds #photography

Dramatic wave and meets dramatic cloudscape #photography #goodmorning #sunrise

This elegant beach pigeon wishes you a good morning #birds #photography #usbirding

🦉 📣 Introducing Howl Owl Howl, a band comprised of Hootie frontman Darius Rucker, @millsish.bsky.social & drummer Steve Gorman. The longtime friends and co-writers will release their debut single on Halloween, followed by a string of tour dates. Tickets on sale Friday here: howlowlhowl.com

I was part of a working group on AI and Fraternity assembled by the Vatican. We met in Rome and worked on this over two days. I am happy to share the result of that intense effort: a Declaration we presented to the Pope and other government authorities coexistence.global

Why yes, I did score a sweet VPR-themed candle for winning #TheValley trivia #VPR #pumprules #scandoval

Excellent sciency news! A hearty well done to everyone involved.

Time spent scritching animals is not deducted from your lifespan

Happy equinox 🍂🌅 #photography #sunset

FYI: @jamesgunn.bsky.social's Superman is streaming now—and HBO Max offers an ASL version! Interpreted by Giovanni Maucere DASL Leila Hanaumi (She interpreted Barbie, too!) #asl #accessibility #Superman www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mikg...

Excellent photo by @staceywescott.bsky.social showing what the flag of a country under attack looks like