Seeing some great pictures of aurora from Ohio, Indiana, Idaho, Utah, Vermont, and other places around the northern tier and central U.S. tonight! The night is still not over even after this substorm happening currently. More is almost surely yet to come, and we will see more substorms.

it is raining where i am, still. we've had 20mm since midnight, current rate is 4.1 mm/hr which means more frequent Mystery Hole checks. hole has been dry thus far 🤞🏼

Not great, but considering our weather, it’s a real treat! #aurora

Aurora's out again, if you have clear skies where you are

This is a horrible picture because the ship is rolling around too much in the waves. But look at this. They are circling around the axis of rotation of the earth.

I knew the first half of this story— that Gary Larsen’s cartoon joking Dr. Goodall was sleeping with chimpanzees caused her Institute to lawyer up only for her to find the comic super amusing upon her return from the field— but I’d never heard Larsen got attacked by a chimpanzee!

Evening Jimmie hit

Oh hai

New York friends! He's in Queens! #catsky

VPD's new boat continues the ridiculous tradition for North American police forces of making all of their vehicles black. This is egregious for police cars and trucks, but is a huge fucking problem for a boat.

And I’m a proponent for storing my garbage on my neighbour’s lawn and parking in his driveway

First time listening to the Current in like a month and I had to turn it off after five minutes. Too bad we can't turn Albertan grievance into an energy source. We'd be sorted for centuries.

Shane Lorenz, President with CUPW Local 786 in Nanaimo: “I'm worried that once we open the window to losing home delivery, there's going to be many, many more things to come,” Lorenz said. 1/2.

I don't get enough credit for the restraint it takes not to slap people when they suggest I just apply for ODSP to get full coverage for medical devices & care. 1. Asking for medical mutual aid isn't an invitation for unsolicted advice 2.Do you really think I haven't FUCKING thought of that?

salmon, horseradish, and peppermint: a combination to ensure the chainsmokers of the 1950s could taste *something* goddamnit

Happy #RaccoonAwarnessDay! I know they're often referred to as trash pandas, but I get to experience them in their more 'natural' habitat where I live. I love them. They are intelligent, curious and best appreciated from a safe distance. #mammals 🌿

A small box of four action figures that I could have shipped to France via Canada Post for $40 will cost $140 to ship with Purolator, if you're wondering how important Canada Post is to small businesses.

it is absolutely disgusting to see someone who had a position in government felt comfortable rattling this shit off when IT HAPPENED IN LIVING MEMORY.

My favorite Goodall fact is that she believed in Bigfoot

The bar still exists, even if it’s in hell.

Not posting pictures of myself online all the time has to be in my top 10 decisions.

Sketches of a star-nosed mole explorer discovering the surface. Their name is Kieran Digory Starnoser because I think all moles or shrews should have 'Kieran' in their name somewhere because of @toadally.bsky.social

what do u find more confusing here when some body changes their display name or when some body changes their display avatar

Fall is wild shroom time 😻 i haven't even been out foraging yet, that's on tap for later this week after the weather dries out a little bit

Very proud of the knitting community today: A world-famous yarn supplier decided to use AI art in a promo post and so many knitters from around the world told them off that they took the post down. There wasn't a SINGLE comment in support of AI slop. Good for you, fiber enthusiasts! 🧶💛

trouble with breaking my 2nd-last tumbler the other night? Losing track of where i left my *last* tumbler. i do have this habit of wandering around with a drink in my hand... (tumbler was located in the bathroom)

Why was an Austrian pediatrician identifying children 50 years before the 1994 edition of the DSM was released, Azeen? What historical event was going on in 1944 that a guy named Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger might have been involved with?

Afternoon hike in the Niagara Gorge. Beauty of a day.

if "Sleeptober" started at midnight last night, i've already blown it 😹 ok maybe i got at least 6 hours of sleep, but definitely not all at once. Ugh.

GAH, i guess they test the Voyent Alert system on the first wednesday of the month too. just got a jump scare cuz it went off when i was actually holding my phone 😬

I keep being told I should cut this guy some slack and no. I refuse.

i need to get to work on stuff but i feel so physically weird/bad today. well, maybe working on shit will distract my mind from it for a while...

Alright here we go! #DREDGEtober 2025 day 1 "Eyes" Ink pen on paper

does anyone recognize this weird sputnik-lookin instrument? this is from an old Neko Case tiny desk halloween video. the player twists it quickly and it makes a beautiful chime sound, i've never seen anything like it

So I guess this regime's equivalent of fiddling while Rome burns is photoshopping sombreros on Hakeem Jeffries while the government grinds to a halt. Obligatory ouroboros repost in honor of The Shutdown™️ #linocut #printmaking #printsky #art #artsky #crafts #traditionalart #prints #blockprint #ink

'I think i've finally found what i was put on this earth to do: Knife goes in, guts come out! Knife goes in, guts come out!"

No immediate danger at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. As long as the generators continue to work to provide power for cooling, Grossi—inspector general of the IAEA—said in a manner that reads as vaguely ominous & threatening. Release of lots of radionuclides unlikely even if coolant lost.

TIL there are *space* flags-of-convenience. But of course there are... E-Space claims that its satellites will help "clean up orbital debris" 👀 stay for the jaw-dropping bivalve (?!?!) comparison at the end of this article

There are plenty of conservation figures of her generation whose legacy will be contested, and rightly so. Jane Goodall is not one of them. She was an undoubted and consistent force for good.

just admit you prefer an unethical anti-trans journalist — who *violates his sources' privacy* and openly organizes harassment against your users — to people like me and the trans users who have been the backbone of this site. Just ban me already. admit you hate your users.

First day of #Orbachtober

And that's a wrap for this sketchbook! That's 110 pages drawn over 2+ years featuring ~206 completed #SundayFishSketch and #SciArtSeptember works. Shoutout to the #TeamFish #SciArt community—especially @lampichthys.bsky.social and @lizlagomorph.bsky.social. Here's to many more notebooks to come! 🐡🦑🧪

Snowy egret almost fumbled the fish here but NAAAH GOT IT!! 😭 🪶

Just for half a second i thought this was a post from @valdevia.art

LMAOOO ily Merriam-Webster

You and me both, mushroom

Happy First Wednesday, MN

Thinking about how parents were so disinterested in raising their kids in the 80s and 90s that they used to run ads on TV going "hey remember you have kids? they're out there somewhere maybe you should check on that"

The military *depends* on women and minorities to stay at above half-strength.

Farewell, sweet origin of poster’s disease