Cindy Calisher ❌👑

Cindy Calisher ❌👑

@buglady1104.bsky.social

Artist, activist, cancer survivor and crazy bug lady. SoCal/North OC

277 followers584 following306 posts

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Spidermax
@spidermax3000.bsky.social

For #arachtober 22nd I would like to offer you a bunch of baby #spiders Fishing spiders - Dolomedes sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 8-18-23) 🕸️🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invert #arachnid #spider #spidersky #ento

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Mitey fine!

neville park@nev.flipping.rocks.ap.brid.gy

Slightly belated #Arachtober 5: for #MiteMonday, here's my favourite mite find of the year. Back in March, found a whole bunch of Erythracaridae racing around on pine trees. These speedy predatory mites used to be part of Anystidae but were split off into […] [Original post on flipping.rocks]

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Rick M
@rickmartin.bsky.social

A long-bodied cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides), silent, invisible and harmless to humans whilst being deadly to other spiders, even spider which are dangerous to people. A pest controller 🌱 #Arachtober #Spiders #Arachnids #MacroMonday #Wildlife #Nature

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Thomas Barbin
@thomasbarbin.bsky.social

Taracus carmanah!!! Known only from its type localities and specimens. Somehow we found one individual during a bioblitz last weekend. These are the first photos of a live individual, and is the first individual seen alive! Still buzzing from this find. #arachtober #harvestmen #opiliones

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

It’s #Arachtober!

Arachtober@arachtober.bsky.social

I found this cut little burrowing wolf spider on one of my walks. She must have been used to foot traffic, inches from the sidewalk, so I saw her a few days and then I brought out my camera on Halloween night last year. Geolycosa riograndae #Arachtober #spider #macrophotography

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Had a good time knocking on doors for #Shana4Fullerton today. Had a few good conversations, and a pleasant encounter with a mantis on one voter’s front porch, which I take as a sign of good luck. #localpolitics

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Back when I was in high school (waay back), my boyfriend said the word “tampons” out loud for the first time. He pronounced it “tamPOONS”. Omg, I laughed so hard (I was just 16) and he was so embarrassed.

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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Jack Mirkinson
@jackmirkinson.bsky.social

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Current library haul is a stack of picture books for the grandkid.

optimisticsoap.bsky.social@optimisticsoap.bsky.social

Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Sheesh. May this initiative fail spectacularly.

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

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c0nc0rdance
@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social

Need a little joy in your life? Have you considered: baby elephant in a sprinkler? You will certainly not regret baby elephant in a sprinkler. This is Sam Houston, an Asian elephant born April 1, 2026 to parents Bluebell & Romeo. 🐘 (📷: Fort Worth Zoo)

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BlueVoterGuide.org
@bluevoterguide.bsky.social

🚨We're seeing critical climate protections being reversed & vital environmental safeguards undermined. 🌎This isn't just about policy; it's about our health, our future & the planet we leave behind.  🗳️Voting for climate champions is essential. ⇨Find your candidates at BlueVoterGuide.org

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Raider
@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Man caught speeding by AI Traffic Camera goes off on City Council. This is Jacob Rockwell at a Pensacola meeting about a ticket. Problem: he was 25 miles away in another state. Now hear him explain the corrupt system denying due process.

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Aedes mosquito on my banana this morning?! This might be the same one I’ve been swatting at, unsuccessfully, for the last day or so. Do they do that? Suck on things that aren’t blood? I mean, if he needed water, we have sinks, toilets, doggie water bowls.

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

He should be on there? On a friggin $250.00 bill? (which already sounds like Monopoly money. You wanna put one of those in your wallet and use it to buy gas? Groceries? Nope, and the only place he belongs is prison.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

KUDLOW: Are we really gonna have a $250 bill w/Trump's picture? BESSENT: For the 150th there was a Coolidge coin w/his image on it. We are going to have the image of President Trump on a coin, & there's proposed legislation in the House to put President Trump on the $250 bill. He should be on there

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

Worth reading, especially if you’re still undecided between Steyer and Becerra, like I have been.

Linda Bradley Fini@lindagfini.bsky.social

substack.com/redirect/1e3... Progressives turn a blind eye to Steyer’s unlimited spending to buy the California election just as evangelicals do in their support of Trump.

substack.comLate Stage DemocracyProgressive Support for a billionaire who made his money polluting the planet and constructing private prisons is one level of hypocrisy. Hiding millions and manipulating voters is something else

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DrDinD.bsky.social
@drdind.bsky.social

The Becerra Era is taking root! Let's get him more followers here!

Xavier Becerra@xavierbecerra.bsky.social

These Assemblymembers are standing with our campaign because they know what’s at stake. Their trust means everything—and I’ll work alongside them every day to protect the California Dream. Join us: XavierBecerra2026.com

Cindy Calisher ❌👑
@buglady1104.bsky.social

I grew up in #Torrance. My 92 year old mom still lives there, and occasionally (like during election season) I check up on Torrance local politics so I can help her with her ballot. So today I saw this, and I just hope the good people of Torrance are paying attention and voting accordingly!

Indivisible South Bay LA❌️👑@indivisible-isbla.bsky.social

This is about control of Torrance City Council. A coordinated MAGA-aligned slate is running together. If they win, they govern together. If you don’t want that majority, the decision is simple: 🗳️ Fire MAGA on June 2