Deference

to show respectful submission; yielding to someone else (generally given to someone who has more experience or senior to you); dutifulness

NiCHE Canada

NiCHE Canada

@nichecanada.bsky.social

"While these policies are peddled as innovative reforms, they echo an earlier era when weak governmental oversight, inadequate funding, & deference to extractive industries contributed to devastating forest fires across the Upper Midwest." -@haydenlnelson.bsky.social
https://niche-canada.org/2026/06/13/the-past-present-and-future-of-forest-fires/

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Lodestar

1. a star that leads or guides (commonly used when referring to the navigation of ships) 2. one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide.

Dorothy Parker bot

Dorothy Parker bot

@dorothyparker-bot.bsky.social

Social Note

Lady, lady, should you meet
One whose ways are all discreet,
One who murmurs that his wife
Is the lodestar of his life,
One who keeps assuring you
That he never was untrue,
Never loved another one...
Lady, lady, better run.

#DorothyParker #Parker

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Pristine

having its original form or its original beauty or original purity; almost unchanged or unsullied; perfect; flawless; fresh; new; virgin; pure

SM

SM

@jami85in.bsky.social

Kawakami KT Boundary: Dinosaur Extinction Proof

The Kawakami section in Japan's Alps preserves the world's most pristine record of the Cretaceous-Paleogene (KT) boundary 66.043 million years ago when a 10-kilometer asteroid wiped out 75%...

#EarthHistory #Geology #NaturalWonders #Nature #Science

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Fetid

extremely offensive odor; foul; stinking; acrid; malodorous (almost always used for a smell)

Ryan Jackson: ‘This Is Financial Advice’

Ryan Jackson: ‘This Is Financial Advice’

@bigpossumjamboree.bsky.social

and then, of course you’d both laugh but he would keep laughing louder and louder, the intensity and volume growing and his teeth like fetid pillars of rot and hate and you’d know (KNOW) that nothing would ever be good again and then the musical guest would be Meghan Trainor. 2015 was insane.

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Whimsical

1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions; playful and imaginative; fantastical 2. someone who is unpredictable; capricious;

Kira of the Wind (anime and gaming account)

Kira of the Wind (anime and gaming account)

@kiraofthewind8.bsky.social

Watching Clevatess S2 now. I missed Ep 4 when it came out, so I'm watching it.

This anime is so good and SO underappreciated, it's criminal. I mean, I get why that is. Dark Fantasy isn't as beloved as cute, whimsical fantasy.

Anyway, Ep 4 gave me chills, both when Clevatess revealed his identity

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