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Freelance reporter, audio producer, writer based in NC. Perpetually pirouetting away from video. https://efriend.carrd.co/
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I have many times said that it's time to line up all the animals, Noah's Ark style, and march them under a black light.

submitted 3 hours ago • 3 comments

On World Wildlife Day, I've got a new story for @theassemblync.bsky.social looking at how we coexist with our neighbors, especially the wild ones:

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

This spring, cicada Brood XIV will emerge in the eastern US! This is the second-largest periodical cicada emergence on the planet (after Brood XIX, which emerged last year). Expect to see them in parts of the following states from May to June in 2025: KY, TN, IN, OH, WV, GA, NC, MD, PA, NY, MA.

submitted 22 hours ago • 10 comments

The dog is asleep on my shoulder and her little paws smell like corn chips.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

This is an excellent article that details something I think about every day at my office job when my feet ache from 10 years in clogs and coworkers talk like they've never had to sell something to make rent

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Hot take: you can never truly be friends with an ostrich. Only temporary allies at best.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Listen I need y’all to know that this is not the level of nail art you can expect from me as an everyday thing. I fucking outdid myself here, okay? This was a birthday tribute for a friend who really likes Magritte. Yes it’s all hand painted with nail polish. Yes it took forever.

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

The Sunday Scaries but for any time you open social media after more than one hour away.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

submitted 6 days ago • 28 comments

Reminder what tornado death rates looked like before improving forecasting, building codes, education, etc. Research matters. Back to 1875 we go! Figure credit: @hebrooks87.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

Once again

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Thoughtful thread here.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

A list of ProPublica reporters, what they're covering, and how to get in touch via Signal. There are reporters covering USAID, DOGE, State, NIH, CDC, FDA, DOJ, EPA, DOD, DHS, FAA, Medicaid, abortion, HUD, DOT, veterans and ED. www.propublica.org/article/seco...

submitted 5 days ago • 13 comments

It's time to do your part as an American and EAT 👏 MORE 👏 SWAMP 👏 RATS 👏 www.popsci.com/environment/...

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

Warming climate linked to soaring rat populations in cities (you might even call it a plague)

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

HALF OFF: As part of our fourth birthday, we've cut Premium subscriptions by 50%. Act quickly — our sale ends today. www.theassemblync.com/premium/

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"Pirate's Booty is a cheese-flavored puffed corn and rice snack. It is one of the four main Realistic Food Groups, along with Cheese Sticks/Wheels, Applesauce Pouches, and Nuggets."

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

Happy Valentines Day, audiophiles! 💘 For the love of audio we bring you... Circuit 05! In cahoots with 3D aficionado @drysdaledoesit.bsky.social we invite you make short works in response to 3D-inspired prompts. Deadline is 4/1, many more details (and 3D images!) here: www.audioflux.org/circuit-05

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Today in signs and portents: the back porch smells like skunk.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Little dog is simultaneously asking to go out and appalled at the horrible weather.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

It's extremely February. Fetch me the sweater that goes down to my knees.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

You wouldn't hire an intern with this track record.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Dreamt about angry alligators. That's a good sign, right?

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Thrift store treasures

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Attn Cape Fear basin, this just in: "NCDEQ Division of Water Resources identifies elevated 1,4-dioxane levels in Asheboro WWTP’s wastewater"

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Hardly new info, but BSky should know: Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply. Thank you, little guardian molluscs. 🧪🌏🚰

submitted 24 days ago • 97 comments

In these times of heartache and tumult, remember: no money spent on comfy pants ever goes to waste.

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments

Years ago, I had a dog who liked to hide stuffed animals in the yard. Every now and then, I find one.

submitted 25 days ago • 5 comments

8:26 am: already too much news

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

I feel like we don't talk enough about how many lives have been saved by accurate, publicly available weather forecasts

submitted 26 days ago • 30 comments

If you, or someone you know, works at EPA in RTP, I’d like to hear from you. Can be confidential. Signal: 919-536-2341

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

At least the crocuses have arrived

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

TIL about hairless guinea pigs, aka skinny pigs.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.

submitted 38 days ago • 7 comments

A new review indicates that Dengue virus affects its mosquito hosts in ways that possibly increase disease spread. 🦟🦠 E.g. it may make infected mosquitoes more active, more likely to bite, more likely to re-bite if interrupted, and feed longer. 🧪🪲🪳 entomologytoday.org/2025/01/24/d...

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments