Cheryl Arbonies

Hoagie Heavin'

10 seconds of a sultry August Connecticut evening.

In the months after Hurricane Katrina, the National Guard patrolled New Orleans under a restrictive curfews & surveillance. That experience, more than any other, led me to walk away from conservatism & embrace radical politics.

Any chance she hits?

#erin developed on north side of Cape Verde Is in marginally warm water. Critical threshold for TS formation is ~78F+. In the next 1-2 days Erin will be over mild water so development will be limited. But by mid-late week water warms and Erin will be off to the races. Major hurricane likely.

Bellevue!

A stunning Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterfly..🦋
Which is the national butterfly of Malaysia.. 🇲🇾
And the one at the end is a Dark Blue Tiger butterfly… 🦋
#bluesky #butterfly #beautiful

Historic heatwave unfolding in France.

Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.

Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...

Several old baby dolls hanging in a tree.

Several old baby dolls hanging in a tree.

Several old baby dolls hanging in a tree.

Several old baby dolls hanging in a tree.

Well… this is an unexpected and only slightly disturbing thing to randomly encounter while wandering around Denver.

Next will be Martial Law if it looks like Republicans and Trump will lose the election.

It's all happening in front of our eyes.

NPR mentioned it at the end of their story this morning.

Satellite imagery shows widespread #wildfires across northern Portugal and northwestern Spain. Dense smoke plumes drift northeast over the Bay of Biscay, reducing #AirQuality and visibility. Persistent heat, dry vegetation, and possible wind shifts threaten to intensify and spread the fires further.

Mark Cuban posts: Want to use rich people like me to your advantage? Incent us to help those who need it the most. Lower corp taxes for comps that pay a min of $25 per hour. Lower corp taxes if employees get stock at the same pct as the CEO. Bottom up incentives work. Dems never innovate. They bitch marthapearce55.bsky.social replies: You have more money than God. But you want incentives to do good, moral things?

Mark Cuban getting ratiod by a complete rando

Photo of a guy in a kayak or canoe smiling and giving a thumbs up. He has a mustache, and a blue zip fleece, and is wearing a Sierra Nevada hat.

Bluesky folks... can anyone help me figure out who this nice person is? This weekend, me eldest dropped their phone (in a waterproof pouch) in Wright's Lake, and we spent hours hunting the lake for it, only to find it at the ranger's the next day with this photo as the last photo added...

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.

Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.

#NotATarget

Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

71 percent of 1,693 aquifer systems experienced declines in groundwater levels between 2000 and 2022. Bitcoin and more data centers not possible.

A happy book says: I'm so proud you chose me as your holiday read! I can't wait to start entertaining you! A smiling drink says: And I'm right here! Ready to keep you cool and refreshed while you read! A gleeful phone adds: Yay! So great! How about we kick things off with a load of the same old rubbish you always look at, plus some gloomy news and mavbe a few emails from work!! Hours later... The drink and book lie untouched. The phone is out of view but a bubble reads: Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll The book says “I hate that guy.”

My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading

A photo of the Sturgeon moon as seen through the telescope and taken with my S24 Ultra. August Full Moon looking beautiful!

Good morning! I took a picture of the Sturgeon moon last night through my son's telescope and it was beautiful! 🌕

#photography #Stunday #outdoors #mobilephotography #moon #moonlight #SturgeonMoon #AugustFullMoon #Astrophotography #outdoors

Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) shot on the 25th of last month.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers

I gather that every question and answer addressed to AI burns through the energy and water sufficient to basically run my household for the day? Do these people even understand who you are?!

The Pansies are gone but the Petunias are still there. This is the most vibrant that I've caught them so far, shot on the 31st of last month.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Pavementplants

bsky.app/profile/caju...

The Algorithm Ate the Grid Washington handed over your power supply to corporate server farms. Your lights are next.

The story you don’t hear in the breathless press releases about “transformational AI” is the one where your monthly bill goes up because a company you’ve never met signed a deal you never heard about to run an AI you didn’t ask for.

Maggie is a Young Wirehaired Terrier mix

Maggie 🐕
Young female Wirehaired Terrier mix
Adoptable from A Path 4 Paws Dog Rescue (Las Vegas, NV)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/maggie-77722112/nv/las-vegas/a-path-4-paws-dog-rescue-nv15/

Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

Spare this adorable 🐶 some 💚….
#dogday #bluesky #cute #adorable

Please let’s not call Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska a meeting for peace. It’s no meeting for peace when the murderous invader is conferring with his American asset.

A chart of resting heart rate over the last 6 months, showing a precipitous drop since mid-June

looool see if you can guess when I left my last job, using only this chart of resting heart rate

the simplest answer is probably the right one; they broadly agree with his goals. The ADL, prestige universities and news rooms aren't working with Trump in spite his would be despotism. They're doing so because they mostly agree with him.

I’m not going to make the obvious comparison to modern American males. The Bee Guy never disappoints, and this is a great thread.