@safetykats.bsky.social
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As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now.
NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.
NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.
September 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now.
NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.
NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.
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Bambi and Thumper, the adult years 💕
TT: @medy_evans
Port Angeles, Washington
TT: @medy_evans
Port Angeles, Washington
August 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Bambi and Thumper, the adult years 💕
TT: @medy_evans
Port Angeles, Washington
TT: @medy_evans
Port Angeles, Washington
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Air assets hitting the Old Trails Fire in Spokane as hard as they can.
Via ADSBx
Via ADSBx
August 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Air assets hitting the Old Trails Fire in Spokane as hard as they can.
Via ADSBx
Via ADSBx
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Yikes, the amount of tanker aircraft assisting with the fire in Spokane is incredible - visible are 5 Canadair Scoopers and Super Scoopers, a Boeing 737, a Dehavilland tanker, at least three Sikorsky helicopters. There has also been a DC-10 tanker and now a DC-9 tanker. Just amazing coordination.
August 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Yikes, the amount of tanker aircraft assisting with the fire in Spokane is incredible - visible are 5 Canadair Scoopers and Super Scoopers, a Boeing 737, a Dehavilland tanker, at least three Sikorsky helicopters. There has also been a DC-10 tanker and now a DC-9 tanker. Just amazing coordination.
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Remember, both the Iliad and the Odyssey were originally audiobooks.
July 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Remember, both the Iliad and the Odyssey were originally audiobooks.
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Happy 45th birthday to Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love, released on this day in 1981
July 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Happy 45th birthday to Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love, released on this day in 1981
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When I used to write for The Guardian, every time I wrote the word “meow” the editors would change it to “miaow”. It used to really get on my wick. Don’t try to make my cats sound like your upper middle class London cats, you fuckers. My cats did not go to your posh cat schools. They say “meow”.
May 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
When I used to write for The Guardian, every time I wrote the word “meow” the editors would change it to “miaow”. It used to really get on my wick. Don’t try to make my cats sound like your upper middle class London cats, you fuckers. My cats did not go to your posh cat schools. They say “meow”.
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Siouxsie Sioux, Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, and Shirley Manson.
Photographed by Chris Stein.
Photographed by Chris Stein.
May 23, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Siouxsie Sioux, Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, and Shirley Manson.
Photographed by Chris Stein.
Photographed by Chris Stein.
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What a beautiful performance of "Rhapsody in Blue"
youtu.be/Ce3OERuCY0E?...
youtu.be/Ce3OERuCY0E?...
Yuja Wang: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue [HD]
YouTube video by Peter Chen 2.0
youtu.be
May 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
What a beautiful performance of "Rhapsody in Blue"
youtu.be/Ce3OERuCY0E?...
youtu.be/Ce3OERuCY0E?...
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Possum Mom Doing her Best!
May 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Possum Mom Doing her Best!
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Girls imagine your husbands having ten friends.
Is planning a casino heist the cure for male loneliness
April 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Girls imagine your husbands having ten friends.
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sick of these catholic converts showing up and saying "well I have a different interpretation of the scripture" no you don't. that's protestantism and a heresy. don't like it there's the (incredibly beautiful and heavily ornamented with precious metals) door
April 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
sick of these catholic converts showing up and saying "well I have a different interpretation of the scripture" no you don't. that's protestantism and a heresy. don't like it there's the (incredibly beautiful and heavily ornamented with precious metals) door
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In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙
April 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙
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congrats on the sex, small ridiculous birds news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Critically endangered kākāpō parrot has standout breeding season
A total of 59 healthy kākāpō chicks have hatched over the last few weeks, according to the latest tally by Aotearoa New Zealand’s Department of Conservation. This marks one of the most successful rece...
news.mongabay.com
March 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
congrats on the sex, small ridiculous birds news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
They understand that “Tarzhay” was a joke, right? Like “Jacques Penay?”
“Let’s go back to the years when everybody was mocking us for pretending to be high-end shopping!”
“Let’s go back to the years when everybody was mocking us for pretending to be high-end shopping!”
Target’s new CEO wants to re-establish the company’s “Tarzhay” reputation after a brutal few years.
Target’s new CEO unveils his turnaround plan | CNN Business
Target’s new CEO wants to re-establish the company’s “Tarzhay” reputation after a brutal few years.
www.cnn.com
March 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They understand that “Tarzhay” was a joke, right? Like “Jacques Penay?”
“Let’s go back to the years when everybody was mocking us for pretending to be high-end shopping!”
“Let’s go back to the years when everybody was mocking us for pretending to be high-end shopping!”
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Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather
February 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather
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One of the great poets of our time, Smash Mouth guy, once said, “Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin'”
January 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
One of the great poets of our time, Smash Mouth guy, once said, “Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin'”
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🎶 Don't go chasing waterfalls
They always stay in the same place anyway
You're just gonna be sitting there staring
At a totally stationary water feature 🎵
🎶 Maybe chase something
That can change its location
Every now and then
Instead 🎵
They always stay in the same place anyway
You're just gonna be sitting there staring
At a totally stationary water feature 🎵
🎶 Maybe chase something
That can change its location
Every now and then
Instead 🎵
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🎶 Don't go chasing waterfalls
They always stay in the same place anyway
You're just gonna be sitting there staring
At a totally stationary water feature 🎵
🎶 Maybe chase something
That can change its location
Every now and then
Instead 🎵
They always stay in the same place anyway
You're just gonna be sitting there staring
At a totally stationary water feature 🎵
🎶 Maybe chase something
That can change its location
Every now and then
Instead 🎵
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“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
August 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
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Oh hey it turns out another thing Covid cautious people have been saying nonstop for several years is true: lockdowns did not cause “immunity debt,” and Covid infections DO cause immune disruptions that make you more vulnerable to other illnesses.
As I and others have been saying for some time now. Please read this. It might make you be more cautious.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
www.bmj.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Oh hey it turns out another thing Covid cautious people have been saying nonstop for several years is true: lockdowns did not cause “immunity debt,” and Covid infections DO cause immune disruptions that make you more vulnerable to other illnesses.