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I think we've got a pair of magpies nesting somewhere near our backyard. (Do they nest this time of year? I'm definitely seeing a lot of them, and I hadn't until recently.) I'm so excited to see them! I love magpies, and used to see a lot of them in Boise until West Nile hit like 15 years ago.

From Hell's Rivalry, I stab at thee.

Can pretty much guarantee that Bacchus consented to this interaction

This puts a new spin on Headley's recent translation of Beowulf.

Deep Space Nine from Garak's perspective is just Burn Notice.

ANGEL REESE MADE HISTORY IN GAME 2 🔥 She led the Atlanta Dream to their FIRST-EVER Finals win with a monster performance, dropping 30 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST & 2 BLKS on 10-16 shooting! #WNBASeason30 | #2026WNBAFinals

This interaction is worth listening to.

good news for the Oregon Ducks, looks like all the other top teams fumbling too

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What kind of 30 year old documents do they think they'll find on her phone?

The link to Buzzword is on their second post, but to consolidate it, this is the link. naqt.com/buzzword (While posting links as a reply is the recommended practice on Twitter, it's not needed on Bluesky!)

Drone strikes didn’t take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe it.

Perseverance has set a new off-world record! 🏅 On Oct. 11, the rover's odometer hit 28.1 miles (45.22 km), eclipsing the distance record set by NASA's Opportunity rover. Longer drives are putting more geological diversity within reach faster science.nasa.gov/blogs/persev... youtu.be/XaxuV6tsIb4?...

Yep. Defending Main Street PAC—a GOP SuperPAC focused on boosting non-MAGA Republicans—spent $20-25K on digital ads against Troy Jackson in Portland ... OREGON. Receipts: adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/A...

My little warrior baby wishes you a Happy Indigenous Peoples Day.

im trying to document this Talarico conspiracy theory and i don't think i can possibly top this one right-wing conspiracy brain is so advanced that they are accusing their own conspiracies of being false flags

Rare sighting of Idaho Mountain Snails out after sunrise. They scare the missionaries. #IdahoEscape (credit: anon)

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Astronomer: it doesn't interact with normal matter or photons, but you can see the effect of its gravity.

Game time. Go Broncos!

TWO TEAMS. ONE TITLE. HISTORY ON THE LINE. 🏆 The Dream and Valkyries will go head-to-head in the WNBA Finals as both franchises are in search of their first Championship in league history. Game 1 tips-off Saturday, October 17 at 3:30pm/ET live on NBC and Peacock!

HOW DARE

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"Artificial insemination" and not "Super insemination?"

I'm shocked it's not worse in Idaho.

Tilly Norwood Moved To Trash Folder By Deranged Fan

A rare solo #NobelPrize in physics goes to neutrino scientist Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. Full coverage here: physicsworld.com/a/francis-ha... 🧪⚛️

The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.

Hear me out: Week 0 neutral games held in Alaska. The Anchorage Kickoff Classic.

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

Spooky bird stories. My Halloween comic from 2024.

Pinocchio, when the boys started turning into donkeys.

San Diego State has scored 28 points on 85 yards of offense in the second half.

OPBF just made an extremely @sickoscommittee.org suggestion to me: “I think football would be more fun if there was a random element each week. Like you find out right before the game, ‘this week no punting allowed. this week, no helmet comms, etc.’”

Abolish the death penalty.

Amazing. Montana State had Nevada's territory, which now belongs to Idaho. Idaho State has Utah State's territory. And BSU has Memphis's territory, which includes UNLV.

New end zones for D2 Northeastern State have the school name spelled in the Cherokee language. NSU's located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of Cherokee Nation.

In completely coincidental news, about 20% of the generals and admirals in the armed forces are female or POC. (I do not know if this is true or not, but I do expect that the number of generals and admirals removed will be disproportionately female or POC.)

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

@astrokatie.com ?

While the Trump administration is framing the policy as “accountability” for higher education, and some are welcoming the move, others see it as an attack on those whose work is important regardless of salary. trib.al/1wK2qs8

Boise State vs Western Michigan is a matchup of two horse powered offenses.

let’s do this, wmu. busters assemble!

The Intimate Toilette (A Woman Urinating), by François Boucher, 1760s

Ken Jennings is on the @achillesid.bsky.social train.