#Geoducks (genus Panopea/#Lushootseed gʷidəq) are such icons of the #SalishSea that the pronunciation of their name has become a test of Northwesterness, and with good cause: their ancestors have been in the region for a long time. The #OlympicPeninsula has yielded several #geoduck #fossils dating back to between 20 and 30 million years ago, and this #FossilFriday I share with you all a #Miocene geoduck from the #Clallam Formation next to its modern relative, the largest burrowing #clam.

The lab is visiting the #BurkeMuseum again, this time with an eye seaward. The #OlympicPeninsula has yielded many #fossils of #marine #carnivores - #pinnipeds and the enigmatic "oyster #bear" - and we're working to reconstruct the #environments in which they lived.

Opal enjoying the amazing day...and fresh cut grass
#dogsofmastadon
#OlympicPeninsula
#poulsbo

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Sol Duc Trail, Olympic Peninsula #solduc #olympicpeninsula #wa #washington #water #rocks #nature #trail #hike #outdoors

For our next nazis we're going to introduce Bryce and Madison Chastain (maiden name Madison Luttrell), aka "Thomas Creagan" and "Bea" as their nazi noms de plume. Bryce and Madison are young, only 22, but are deeply committed nazis. They grew up in the Anderson Indiana area and radicalized into neo nazis while still in high school. Immediately after graduating high school they left Indiana to move to Idaho to take part in a Nazi communal project from a now defunct sect called "New Awakening." New Awakening taught Bryce to be extremely careful scrubbing himself off of social media. Bryce and Madison had a bad time meeting their online nazi buddies who refused to get jobs and help pay rent. Because New Awakening was committed to the idea of aryan homesteading they wanted to raise livestock but didn't have permission to raise animals in their yard, they raised dozens of rabbits and chickens in their rented house's basement. We can only imagine how disgusting their nazi home was. After New Awakening fell apart Bryce and Madison moved home to Indiana for a time, but then moved to Washington to take part in the idea of the Northwest Imperative concept, that of building an all white ethnostate in the Pacific Northwest. They moved to Sequim, Washington and most recently have moved down to Centralia, WA to take part in the nazi pagan scene there. Bryce long went as Thomas Creagan on Telegram where his propaganda channels including one called OlympicDreams1488 came to the attention of professional anti-extremism researchers, something he is proud of. At OlympicDreams1488 Bryce promoted violent attacks against people of color, jews, as well as queer and trans folks. He also promoted attacks on infrastructure like power lines, bridges, and roads, as well as on law enforcement. Bryce has claimed friends and affiliations with skinhead gangs. Bryce rejects political tactics and strategies such protests and voting, and instead embraces violent accelerationist strategies as well building alternative aryan communities. Bryce is an eco-fascist. Bryce travels around the West including WA, ID, MT, and OR taking part in nazi skillshares (which include survivalism and weapons training), as well as cultural events especially nazi paganism. Bryce is interested in infiltrating labor and environmental scenes, and likes to attend punk and metal shows. Bryce strongly identifies with Irish nationalism as well, as well as racist versions of norse and germanic paganism. Bryce tries to encourage other internet nazis from around the country to take the plunge and move to the PNW. He also has a strong interest in 3d printing. Bryce is considered to be a "theoryhead" or librarian and maintains and disseminates a library of fascist and nazi texts, as well as books about guerilla warfare and tactics. Bryce works as a cabinet maker and woodworker.

Madison has gone by the nom de plume "Bea", and operated the a telegram called "Bea's Comfy corner". Bea's Comfy Corner was a cottage core account which expressed racism, antisemitism, and trans hatred and where she connected with other white supremacist women. Madison works in restaurants and in retail.

Bryce and Madison recently moved from Sequim to Centralia. You can learn more about the growing white supremacist presence in Centralia here https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/centralia-shop-asatru-folk-assembly-ties/281-57992c5f-d73e-4c03-9e89-9dc7eda39a65

and you can learn more about the activists (unaffiliated with us) mobilizing to counter this threat at facebook.com/SWARM360

You can send tips about nazis and other hateful extremists on the Olympic Peninsula to OlympicPeninsulaHatewatch@riseup.net

#NoNazis #OlympicPeninsula #Sequim #Centralia #Indiana

Just a little #aboutme , I'm a #Queer #Anarchist based out of the #PacificNorthwest, most specifically the #OlympicPeninsula . I ran my own instance, but I made the decision to pull the plug on March 31st.

I'm #Agender , 38, and kind of a techie, but I work in the food industry. Thank you for having me.

Have been seeing a solitary bunny in my yard, which is usually only visited by the town's resident bambis. If you can see one bun, you know there are many buns around. I wonder if they will survive the coyotes and the outdoor kitties. Probably. #SmallTownLife #PNW #OlympicPeninsula

Opal is enjoying a long hike around Port Gamble today.
#OlympicPeninsula
#hikingwithdogs

Along the Sol Duc Trail, Olympic Peninsula. #solduc #OlympicNationalPark #OlympicPeninsula #wa #washington #pnw #waterfall #water #pacificnorthwest #trail #outdoors #explore #roam #rocks #creek #wanderlust

Lake Pleasant, WA with my girlfriend unknowingly posing for me lol. #lake #lakepleasant #wa #washington #OlympicPeninsula #pnw #mountains #pacificnorthwest #outdoors #nature #photography #sunny #trees #forest #view

Ruby Beach, Olympic Peninsula, Washington #rubybeach #OlympicPeninsula #beach #rocks #cliffs #creek #sky #clouds #trees #forest #nature #naturephotography #pnw #pacificnorthwest #view #outdoors #wanderlust

Amazing sunrise this morning. #OlympicPeninsula

More #snow than we usually see in a whole season... overnight. :awesome:

#OlympicPeninsula

How to find a free public #wifi in the State of Washington

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/building-infrastructure/washington-state-drive-in-wifi-hotspots-location-finder/

#washingtonstate #seattle #tacoma #spokane #yakima #tricitieswa #everettwa #olympiawa #vancouverwa #olympicpeninsula

... and of course - it's #ThickTrunkTuesday!

Big Cedar Tree, Big Cedar Road (no, really), near Steamboat Creek, #OlympicPeninsula, #Washington. September 2009.

#trees #nature #naturePhotography

A lovely #GreatBlueHeron we met yesterday on the #OlympicPeninsula.

Possibly a juvenile, given the amount of brown? Any birders out there who could confirm or deny for me?

#BirdsOfMastodon #PNW

Hiking in the woods today with two favorite ladies. #seattle #OlympicPeninsula

It does kind of feel like it would be optimal to have my home mastodon be a geographically oriented one, like #OlympicPeninsula in Washington state, for example. Then I could see posts of local folks even if I didn't follow them, which seems valuable.

No such instance exists though and I definitely don't have the resources (time, money, local friends) to create one.