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Todd Thomas

Tool-making primate in the (late?) Anthropocene.

I want nothing less than for all humans, in all of our diversity, to live equitably and justly on this beautiful planet.

Food, housing, and healthcare are human rights. No human being is illegal. Due process of law for all.

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Danielle Forédanirabbit@mastodon.online
2025-07-01

One last gay thought for pride month: if you’re someone who has never experienced discrimination you may not understand why we need pride and rainbows everywhere. When I see a pride flag, it tells me that I am okay to be here. I look for pride flags to know if a neighborhood is safe. I look for pride flags to know if a business will treat me with decency. It’s the bare minimum and the least effort and isn’t real activism and all the other things, but it’s something better than being openly hated

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Peter Goulbornsarble@gram.social
2025-06-30
#SilentSunday #Photography
Burnt umber curtains in a dark room, parted slightly, catching the morning light from the world beyond.
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Grayce (𝘎𝘎)gxG@mstdn.social
2025-06-30

still dancing after all these years #trees

#photo #nature #ThickTrunkTuesday

Two coast redwood trees with fused trunks appearing to dance together, their intertwined branches and extended foliage creating the impression of outstretched arms in an elegant embrace.Two coast redwood trees with fused trunks appearing to dance together, their intertwined branches and extended foliage creating the impression of outstretched arms in an elegant embrace.Two coast redwood trees with fused trunks appearing to dance together, their intertwined branches and extended foliage creating the impression of outstretched arms in an elegant embrace.
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Grayce (𝘎𝘎)gxG@mstdn.social
2025-06-30

take #2: the long curve east

#trains #travel #adventure #colorado

Todd Thomastoddthomas
2025-06-27

A very belated !

Love of and led me to and production, then and .

I love all the creative, crafty, careful things humans do in , , , and technology. I love the diverse beauty of this planet and everything that lives on it. I love . I will favorite and boost your stories and pics (with alt text) about all of the above! And occasionally post my own.

I remove followers I can't determine are nice humans.

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Jason Cowarddrumshaman@mas.to
2025-06-24

Mid-October colors at Castle Rock on a stormy day for #MountainMonday.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #FallColors #Autumn #Nikon #CaptureOne

Misty mountain peaks with light snow, surrounded by autumn-colored forests under a cloudy sky.
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Julia Evansb0rk@jvns.ca
2025-06-23

it's happening! "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" is coming out tomorrow!

(update: it's out now!! you can get it here: wizardzines.com/zines/terminal)

here's the table of contents:

1. SHELL cast of characters meet the shell PATH PATH tips history job control filename tips stdin/stderr/stdout redirects 2. TERMINAL EMULATOR meet the terminal emulator escape cdoes colours the mouse copy & paste TERM 3. PROGRAMS types of programs less editing text in REPLs keyboard shortcuts 4. TTY DRIVER meet the TTY driver stty canonical mode
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Malcolm NanceMalcolmNance@defenseofliberty.social
2025-06-23

CA mom detained by #ICE—locked 1,400 mi from her breastfeeding baby.

“She looks for her mom, won’t take the bottle… just tantrums.”

Ana Diaz, asylum-seeker from El Salvador, married to #US. citizen w/ legal petition. At unscheduled ICE check-in, given 30 sec to say goodbye.

“She always appeared when called. They knew where she lived.”

Ana arrived 4 yrs ago, married, had baby in 2024. Now separated from her family.

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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets
2025-06-23

First Vera Rubin Observatory images!! Beautiful!! Lots of happy quotes from @megschwamb here: technologyreview.com/2025/06/2

(Cynical me kind of wishes their first image was something horribly screwed up by satellite streaks, but I'm guessing that's not what they're going for - PLENTY of time to be grumpy about satellite streaks later)

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squirrelygirlCatlynn@nerdculture.de
2025-06-23

My favorite Scrub Jay. This guy shuns the peanuts in favor of suet and I’m standing right in front of it taking hummingbird photos. He waits patiently for me to move, not bossy like your average Jay. We visit every day.

A California Scrub Jay takes a keen interest in its knee, curling forward to check it out while it waits for me to move. Thin pine twigs curve through the photo.
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Jerome GJgbird@mas.to
2025-06-23

This is a different frame from a morning last month. I originally chose one where the male and female were facing each other, but thought this one shows the difference in the colors. The male is much flashier with his iridescence but the female blends in better with the earthier tones.

A male and female wood duck are perched on a metal railing facing away from each other. The male has vibrant plumage with a green head and red eyes, while the female is more subdued in color with a grayish-brown body and distinctive markings
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Art History Animaliaart_history_animalia@historians.social
2025-06-23

For #WorldCamelDay 🐪🐫:
4 figurines of Bactrian #Camels
Yotkan, Xinjiang, China, 1st–6th c. CE
Clay, H 7.6, 6.0, 3.8, 3.3 cm
British Museum MAS.24, MAS.8, 1902,1220.375, MAS.25:
britishmuseum.org/collection/o
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Official museum photo of four small clay figurines in the form of Bactrian Camels (two humps), with details such as facial features, fur, harnesses, etc. suggested by incised lines; aranged in a line left to right from largest to smallest in side profile against orange background. #1 Height: 7.60 cm / Width: 8 cm #2 Height: 6 cm / Width: 5.20 cm #3 Height: 3.81 cm / Width: ? #4 Height: 3.30 cm / Width: 4 cm Image © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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AndrewShivviness@beige.party
2025-06-23
Calvin and Hobbes comic featuring the titular characters who comprise respectively a little boy with spikey blonde hair and a tall tiger who are stood outside staring at the starry night sky pensively. The speech bubble from Calvin reads, "IF PEOPLE SAT OUTSIDE AND LOOKED AT THE STARS EACH NIGHT, I'LL BET THEY'D LIKE A LOT DIFFERENTLY."
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JBWatercolourBartow
2025-06-23

Today I tried using a little gouache along with my usual watercolor painting.

This watercolor shows a small man made pond. In the background there’s a faint hill behind an earthen dam a few pines grow in the distance. In the foreground there’s a level piece of ground. The whole scene is filled with weeds.
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Gabe Ortíztusk81
2025-06-23

“Narciso Barranco of Tustin has been identified by his eldest son—Alejandro, a Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan—as the man violently detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents Saturday in Santa Ana. Barranco was at his landscaping job at the IHOP off Edinger and Ritchey when the incident occurred. Barranco also has two sons actively serving in the Marine Corps.” santanero.org/2025/06/21/lands

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Steve Hermanw7voa@journa.host
2025-06-23

KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana. ktla.com/news/local-news/maske

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Gina Blankphotosbygina_yeg@mastoart.social
2025-06-23

#SilentSunday #Bloomscrolling

Close-up of a Common Mallow flower. It is a rich violet colour, with dark vein-like lines running through its petals. The soft bokeh background of purples and greens implies an ample quantity of the flower.
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Joyjoyousjoyness
2025-06-23

Timelapse of my painting "Capybaras in a Bath," painted in Procreate!

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Joyjoyousjoyness
2025-06-22

My left-handed (non-dominant hand) painting of a silly orange cat! I have been occasionally practicing and training my left hand to paint as a backup in case my right hand gets fatigued. This is called "Cat in Boat Pose."

Painting of a silling ginger cat stretching with his feet outstretched snd his eyes closed. The background has a few stripes of color. The artist's signature and @joyousjoyfuljoyness watermark are at the bottom.
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Joyjoyousjoyness
2025-06-22

Detox Doodles!

This is a habit of drawing something every time I feel the urge to scroll unnecessarily. It helps stop the bad habit and start a new good habit of sketching daily!

Burrowing owls are friggin hilarious!

Photo of a sketchbook page of green pen drawings of Burrowing Owls. There are 8 owls on the page. The top has the text Burrowing Owls 5/22/25. The top left has a drawing of a grumpy owl with the word GRUMP written above it. To the right there is an owl with its head cocked and a question mark above it. To the right of that, there is an owl standing and looking at the viewer, and below that is a hopping owl with the word HOP! At the bottom left is a small yawning owl with the word YAWNNNN written above it. To the right is a posing owl with its wing out and a sassy expression. Along the right page edge are two peeking owls with an exclamation point and a heart next to them.

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