Unpopular(?) take on American pro football season: some NFL teams are taking advantage of a weak schedule, and injuries to players on opposing teams, and they will be exposed as mediocre pretenders in the playoffs. Eagles probably win Super Bowl again. Sigh.

True!

Ha! If AI writes something, but no human ever reads it, does the “work” still exist?

My partner and I went on a walk today. We got about a block before she noticed this Merlin falcon atop a utility pole, eating prey. We dashed back to get our cameras. Bird was done feeding, but flew only a short distance to a nearby tree. Leavenworth, Kansas USA. #birdsky #birds #birding

It *is* very good.

I love posts like this that elicit thoughtful responses, maybe a little nostalgia, and also evoke the idea of new lenses we should be looking through.

Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

This is a great marine biology scicomm account, all original content.

Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...

This is in the U.S., for international friends who might be unfamiliar. EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency (well, pretty much in name only at this point).

Another example of our binary culture that’s wrong: we’re conditioned to believe it’s either “abundance” or “austerity.”

Bookmarking to read later.

The comments and stories in the thread are wonderful. They will restore your faith in humanity.

This is probably my favorite park in Oregon. East of the Cascades, so can count on lots of sun to illuminate the spectacular scenery.

LOL! Perfect.

Reposting mostly to ask if this is indeed true. Is there consensus?

Magnificent photography from this artist.

So close! LOL! My best, and favorite, shot of an immature Golden Eagle in flight over El Paso County, Colorado, USA, on March 30, 2015. #FlyDay #EastCoastKin #birding #birds

A Banded Sunflower Moth, Cochylichroa hospes, in flight. Cheyenne Mountain State Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA, July 25, 2017. #FlyFriday #EastCoastKin #bugsky #moths #moth

You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.

Thank goodness tomorrow’s Flyday! Post original photos & art of live, self-propelled, flying creatures. 1 or more submissions welcome tagged: #FlyDay #EastCoastKin Welcome no matter location, nor skill level. #photography #painting #Art #ArtChallenges #ArtPrompts Questions/comments? @grays.art

A blogpost for chuckles. Well, that, and a reminder to other authors and writers that many scams are directed at them.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2025/11/lol-... #writingcommunity #writercommunity #scams #authors

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Revealing comments, too. Trees do not get the respect they deserve.

#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries. Find more info, download past art book, and submit here: invertefest.com/#artbook

11 days until POPCORN DISABILITIES is on shelves!! Most disability in film books are academic surveys. This tries to bring in a little levity alongside the stone truth about the stereotypes and tropes we’re still fighting to get rid of. Preorder your copy now.

A photographer reposting because they had previously omitted alt text? This is what excellence looks like. ❤️

This is a heartbreaking segment on CBS Sunday Morning, but should be required viewing. Please repost this from Brian’s account. Thank you.

I just learned of this news. I grew up in Portland, and vividly remember Mr. Wilkens as both a player and coach. I wish we had more class acts like him in today’s professional sports.

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

I wish we talked about kids better. Not just about the news, but generally. Adultification has been true for people of color for quite some time. It's not just a legal issue, but a moral and ethical one. Our society could do more to let children live in their fullest childhood.

So-o-o many acorns falling and blowing out of our big Pin Oak tree. It’s nuts! I‘ll show myself out.

I’m only about five minutes into this episode and it’s already captivating.

Brilliant suggestion.

I try and avoid reposting anything “political,” but this point goes beyond relevance to the Epste!n files. We need to overwhelmingly reject language that diminishes the degree of trauma and suffering in ALL violent acts.

Another fabulous artist.

We’re outta here! Heidi has been discharged from the hospital, and we are waiting outside in glorious weather for her mom to pick us up. Kansas City, Missouri, USA. St. Luke’s has been good to us, but we’re still glad to be leaving. Heidi still needs a follow-up procedure in 2 weeks.

Had to spend another night at the hospital with my partner who has complications around kidney stones. At least I got a glimpse of the Northern Lights, despite all the city glow.

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

My partner had a (relatively mild) medical emergency last night, will have a procedure this afternoon. I was scheduled to give a (paying) presentation tonight, too. Double f**k. Heidi will be ok, but can hardly wait to see the hospital bill.

I don’t think I have any pull, but Dr. McAnulty deserves a genius grant.

I am honored to be presenting for Smithsonian Associates on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Please click the link for ticket information. smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr... #bugsky #insects #entomology

Race is not a biological reality, race is a construct. But neither are these colour-blind class-reductionist leftists (Adolph Reed, Walter Benn Michaels) entirely correct either. Race is a practice of power — it *does* something..

Airports should hire stand up comedians to work at TSA lines: “Hey, buddy, cargo pants are now considered a carry-on item. I’m kidding. I’ll be here all week. The way this line is moving, so will you.”

While Irishman Sir Roger Casement was exploring colonial atrocities in the Peruvian Amazon he was also collecting butterflies that are now in the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History. He was later executed in London for treason. Paper just published revue-colligo.fr/index.php/vo...

New blog post.... bugeric.blogspot.com/2025/11/reme... #bugsky #insects #moths

The people behind Fat Bear Week, and Fat Squirrel Week, are missing the obvious. Don't they know that what we *really* want is "Fat Ass Week." My favorite to win it all would be "Chonky Badonkadonkey." #fatbearweek #humor #comedy

I’m in the kitchen so that our television will survive my partner watching the 60 Minutes interview with the president.

This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works. I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.

Appropriately scathing critique. I have a couple things to add, which I will do in a comment thread.