@atomiclobstar
He/his Love all animals, especially the unlovable ones. Not a scientist or artist or anything exciting, just a disabled person striving to keep sane in an increasingly off kilter world. And fair warning I tend to post a lot of arachnids and the like
Won’t bother with #yycbike pathway conditions as crews are out and will eventually get to the unplowed sections. What inspired me most this morning was the number of cyclists out before me! I left at 7am and every section of pathway I ride had multiple sets of bike tracks in the snow!
“We are incredibly happy with the passage of the bill, which is the culmination of a multiyear effort by The Street Trust and the Oregon Micromobility Network,” Huber says.
remember when liberals were insulting anyone to the left of them by calling them "do-somethings" because the libs didn't like that people would have the audacity to demand anything of their elected officials. i remember
They had from October, 8th 2023 to January 20th, 2025 to stop it.
They didn't.
Tens of thousands of Palestinian children are buried under rubble made by bombs Joe and Kamala signed off on despite repeated please from people with their own government.
Children.
Tens of thousands of them.
DEAD.
Even small increases in speed (like 10 mph) raise a driver's chance of hitting and killing a pedestrian.
Fluffy gray tabby lounging on a gray couch armrest with his paw dangling over the side and a look of warning in his eyes.
anyway I’ve gotta log off and get to work so, y’all behave yourselves, eh?
Velo Canada Bikes Alert: $500M in Federal Infrastructure Funding at Risk Contact Your MP Today #cycling #ebike #cargobikes #safecycling tinyurl.com/46c4tcwr
Blue wolverine on BART with panniers
"You on a bike tour?"
Nope, just a 40 mile round trip to the @marinbike.org annual fundraiser. 😎
My plan b is to go outside
This
A guy rammed his car through a door at Detroit’s largest synagogue and got out with a gun and was shot by security before he could massacre everyone inside.
And yes all synagogues that can afford it have security. And yes it’s exactly because of situations like this that they do.
This reminds me of the study that found pretty much any single wolf can actually take down a moose but they don't because all the meat is lost to the ravens.
"We have underestimated them." 🐦⬛
Ravens memorize huge territories and use that knowledge to anticipate where wolves 🐺 will make kills 🦌.
🧪 🌎
This 2.65-acre underutilized city-owned property located just one short block from the Pacific Ocean is approved for 120 units of affordable housing.
And Councilmember Traci Park wants to keep it a parking lot for 2028 — and beyond
Large poster in the Brompton facility with an image of a Brompton bike and the tagline “refuel cities”, designed like a sign at a gas station with the prices of unleaded, super, and diesel fuel all really high, and the cost of cycling and coffee both marked as free.
Meanwhile, at the @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social facility…
“Fossil fuel subsidies harm the budget and make climate change worse,” said Rod Campbell, Research Director at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://theaus.in/4lpmqJq
Oh look, I updated my website with my new work www.artologica.net/forces-of-na...
An illustration by SS Julian of an albino alligator and two alligator snapping turtles in the shape of a yin yang symbol. Text reads: Forever Claude.
I made this poster for the occasion in honor of our dearly departed Claude for @calacademy.bsky.social nightlife tonight 🐊 #sciart
Small placemat size quilt in whale shark fabric with hand holding up a corner to reveal wavy quilted lines detail.
Top down view of small quilt in whale shark fabric with wavy quilted lines, human hand for scale. Quilt is 12 inches wide by 18 inches long.
Making tiny quilts for cat rescues and sanctuaries. Check out kennelquilts.com for patterns, specs, and groups in need. #Quiltsky #WhaleShark #FeelingBlue #Tiny #KennelQuilts
Tiny Bagel Approved ™ 🥯💙
The other one was quite good but THIS is gorgeous
A sterling ring with opal inlay.
The other one that I got that my fellow creepies will appreciate is this 9.5 opal inlay sterling snake.
A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe
Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?
I've gone from massive computer nerd to doing most of my work with pen and paper since about 2024-ish. Increasingly I find every interaction with any computing device is endlessly frustrating. Haven't gone full r/dumbphone yet and probably never will but the thought does comfort me sometimes.
Liberation is a Riot, @thefreeradical.org's longform series on how a sanitized version of nonviolence was used to erase realities of riot, revolt and survival.
Especially important history for trans communities.
Part 1: transnews.network/p/liberation...
Part 2: transnews.network/p/liberation...
Heavily lined and patterned cut cypress knee
Heavily lined and patterned cut cypress knee
Buckeye husk upside-down and starting to disintegrate
Ovoids ...
When bald cypress knees grow in grassy areas that are regularly cut with heavy-duty mowers, the remaining growth is fascinating.
The buckeye husk - much smaller - overwinters and acquires divots and cracks ...
Early March 2026 walk in #SpringGroveCemetery
Collage of four vertical mown cypress knee photographs
Collage of four horizontal mown cypress knee photographs
Collages of mown cypress knees ...
One of my favorite quotes to a post I've ever had.
I'm not "anti-car." I own a car. I drive (more than I'd like). I'm opposed to car culture and car dependecy. And I'm supportive of safe and efficient transit options for *everyone.*
If we just got on and built some wind farms and solar fields we could dispense with all of this nonsense.