OK - pie discourse - best pie story: In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).* The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner. /1

It's internship season! We have one at Defector Media, and it's paid! In real dollars!! (plus fully remote) Please share with any/all college students in your life. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16.

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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out

Couldn't find the Mandarin at Santee Lakes yesterday, but had some fun with the Northern shovelers anyway. Weird duck season approaches! #birds #wildlife #photography

Me, watching as children's motrin magically lowers Littler Girl's fever from 104.x down to 100.x, easing her very obvious discomfort and allowing her to get the sleep she desperately needs: "I don't think this is doing anything and maybe it's dangerous. Probably better for her to burn up?"

Now that migration and work has slowed down. I’m moving back into my photo editing era 💅 Gonna try and commit to pushing out more photos I have a back log of 349 photos I’ve “liked” which indicate it’s passed my quality check for edits… Here we go! Belted Kingfisher con fishhhhh 📷🌿🐟🪶

The #aurora reached at least as far south as here in El Centro, California, a few miles north of the Mexican border! So cool!

I can't think of a better deterrent for me personally going into a Target. Don't look at me, don't fucking talk to me

Hey all you might want to check your "require alt text" setting - mine got turned off and it sounds like it's happened to others, too (presumably with recent updates). And if you've never done this, now's a good time: Settings → Accessibility → Require alt text before posting

I just checked my "Require Alt-Text" setting, and it was off on this browser but on for the app. Wonder if that setting is specific to platform or sign-in instance? @pfrazee.com any ideas on that one?

hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue. we’ll all subscribe en masse

By popular demand (& inspiration from @banditelli.org / @gettoknownature.bsky.social) we have a new Birds Feed prompt: birds & cursing! Share an angry bird & the curse you feel it embodies. I'm getting "Really, dipshit?" vibes from this acorn woodpecker. #birds #wildlife #photography

If you are logged in to linkedin you should be able to click this link to go direct to the setting: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

What started as a cold, misty, and moody morning with the coots at Santee Lakes brightened up into a beautiful day of belted kingfisher and green heron time. It's not quite Weird Duck season here. Yet. #birds #wildlife #photography

Vibes are off. Pull out and post your duck picks. #birds #wildlife #photography

i know someone stole a bunch of gems of major historical and cultural significance from the louvre, and i have to ask: has anyone checked the british museum yet?

In honor of International Sloth Day, please enjoy this photo of a 2-toed sloth letting it all hang out in Costa Rica! #wildlife #photography

Photos from an early morning walk at Lake Hodges last month. That was one of the most cooperative killdeers I've met in a long time. #birds #wildlife #photography

Failure to return the shopping cart to one of the cart returns if you are able is a sign of someone who does not value the social contract.

Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI. Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...

More photos from my trip to Ottawa. Some of the most cooperative Small Flitty Birds I've ever met! #wildlife #birds #photography

My favorite academic genre is "paper I would’ve written if I’d had the time"

My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.

I'm in Ottawa for a few days for work, and spent Sunday with Tony and Nina from alwaysanadventure.ca. I had a great time looking for photos of Ontario's many birds, and got many great ones thanks to my excellent guides, but starting with this white-throated sparrow! #birds #wildlife #photography

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Everyone go vote for this lego set or so help me I will start a really insufferable four day site wide discourse beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

It is extremely important for both personal and professional reasons that this get made, everyone go click SUPPORT right now please and thank you beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

😻😻😻CLEANSING THERMONUCLEAR FIRE IS CANCELED FOR THE LATE MORNING! HOORAY MILO, ORANGE TABBY KITTE WHO CAPTURED A WONDERFUL HUMAN AND FOREVER HOME! GOODNESS REMAINS IN THE WORLD!😻😻😻 HT @mniesphoto.com

If you're in/near Seattle, please share as widely as you can. Early treatment is critical of you were exposed to rabies! #birds

Eternally relevant for all sorts of alleged technological panaceas. <pointed look at the "Let's slather AI all over healthcare" crowd>

Please join us for Nursing Grand Rounds on Wed. 9/24 @ 12pm Pacific. This month is all about best practices for geriatric care with a focus on fall prevention! Reg. is free & open to the public, and it's approved for 1 CE from the California BRN! #nursesky #medsky #healthliteracy

Birch Aquarium is #hiring an Education Programs Scheduler! 🐟 Schedule school & public programs 🪸 Share program info & deliver top-notch customer service 🦀 Handle logistics & payments smoothly 🐠 Track attendance & support reporting Apply Today!

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74.

So I'm going to be doing a Corsi-Rosenthal box build demonstration at the Oak Park library branch (San Diego) tomorrow at 3pm if anybody is interested. I will give away as much in materials as I can afford which is probably like 3 small boxes, but hopefully this will help someone, somewhere

- you clean up that banksy? - sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked

It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/

Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr.

Trump demanded proof of the efficacy of COVID vaccines, and Pfizer responded by thanking President Trump for Operation Warp Speed. The press release is a work of art. www.pfizer.com/news/announc...

Boosting this again, here's a new logo I just finished for @mniesphoto.com based on one of his photos! #Logo #LogoDesign

New logo, who 'dis? I've been thinking about getting a logo for a while, and @thornwolf.bsky.social made that a reality! In addition to being a talented artist, Nicole gave awesome guidance at every step of the process. Highly highly HIGHLY recommend! www.thornwolf.com/logo-design

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To all my photographer peeps, especially the wildlife folks: if you've been thinking about a logo for your work, Thornwolf is having a sale! She's wonderful to work with (my logo is coming soon!) and will work with with you to turn your vision into reality! #birds #wildlife #photography

Some recent bird photos from Kit Carson Park in Escondido: American coot family and a California towhee. #birds

Presidents are supposed to be like your underwear. If you’re thinking about them at all over the course of a normal day, they’re either fabulous or something has gone terribly wrong.