Sharon of the Strange Times

Strange Claims Adjuster
Spooky Geologist
Weird news, strange animals, and anomalous natural phenomena
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Website: https://sharonahill.com
Author: Scientifical Americans (2017)
Modern Cryptozoology: https://moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/
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2026-03-11 01:19:49 UTC

Frosty, my leucistic squirrel, has made it through this really tough winter. She looks great. This is her 4th year here!
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/207/909/006/464/410/original/d66f21b8026a6bf9.jpeg

2026-02-23 18:07:35 UTC

I'm so sad that there seems to be NO good way of following breaking weather news right now on the east coast. I am following the live Ryan Hall stream.
Long gone are the days when Twitter was the source of news. There is NOTHING that compares to what that used to be. Dumbasses have ruined so many useful things.

2025-12-03 01:18:31 UTC

It’s disconcerting to watch a British tv show and recognize that the mansion was the same as used in another tv show or two. It takes me out of the story. Is Britain really that small?

2025-11-08 20:51:59 UTC

The NY Times sucks. I'm fairly convinced only rather non-smart people write for it or read it anymore. This story seems to support that. https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/

2025-11-06 12:38:20 UTC

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My mom once told me that Hummingbirds didn't even have legs. They had to fly all the time. (She didn't know much about nature.)

2025-11-01 20:36:41 UTC

Frosty the squirrel visited the water bowl last week, along with a skunk, oposum, raccoon, another squirrel, mouse and birds.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/476/354/939/647/920/original/6e98d74076e25f72.jpeg

2025-10-31 22:03:50 UTC

It's disheartening for any writer whose goal is sci comm or critical thinking. Your work, if it's read at all, is crushed under the weight of rubbish that is generated without any knowledge or thought at all. Yet people click on that and forget you ever wrote a well-researched piece. I wish there was a better system to get quality writing prioritized and available.

2025-10-01 00:12:34 UTC

I was watching a compilation of pro-Rapture people that was terribly depressing. Society has failed them. They can only have faith in myth. They are struggling with life. This is why secular countries with social safety nets are happier; they don’t have to worry that only a miracle can save them.

2025-09-10 20:41:22 UTC

Look, I'm not going to pretend to be upset about violence on horrid people. I didn't wish it but it happened. I also don't need lectures about how the "death of human empathy" is upon us. I'm not abnormal. We've been pushed really far. Schadenfreude is a valid human emotion.

2025-07-24 14:51:47 UTC

I’d like to sell my alien head concretion. But it’s like 25 lbs, hard to ship. Also, not sure what the market value is.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/908/769/234/864/222/original/78efa54bbcc85e38.jpeg

2025-07-17 00:35:29 UTC

Reddit can make me physically ill with the exhibition of blatant ignorance about the world.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/865/764/201/968/593/original/c4051a93c90020fc.png

2025-07-03 15:41:57 UTC

I certainly get that people want to have a little celebration with fireworks for the kids. But when you spend over $200 on shit that blows up and annoys your neighbors, you are burning money and being a stupid asshole.

2025-06-29 14:14:25 UTC

Went to see the Eternal Flame in NY. But it was out.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/767/066/387/570/850/original/ae9f1642f03db651.jpeg

2025-05-28 20:00:32 UTC

In the 60s and 70s, a plan was being investigated for a giant Jet Port to be built in the NJ Pine Barrens that would have created a new city. Newark, JFK, LaGuardia and Philly would have stayed as "regional" airports. There would have been a high speed train network.
It would have been terrible to lose part of the ecosystem but I can't help but imagine what potential benefits would have been. Instead, all the existing airports expanded and the demand for a central one waned.

2025-05-28 18:57:49 UTC

A sudden and awful reminder that global warming is happening quickly, right now. It doesn't go away if you don't believe it.
Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv1evn2p2vo

2025-05-21 12:58:03 UTC

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When they land on something that isn’t green, the color is marvelous.

2025-05-12 19:28:05 UTC

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I think sapsucker is a good bet. Pocono mountains, Pennsylvania.

2025-05-12 13:18:35 UTC

Assuming this was the work of a very methodical woodpecker.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/495/051/967/312/564/original/75ab5ce3fda5e914.jpeg

2025-05-12 02:12:45 UTC

THIS IS SO COOL!
First fault movement ever filmed. M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ubC4bcgRM

2025-03-20 16:23:13 UTC

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Women leaders doing the right thing. Men in charge -> invasion, violence, cruelty.

2025-03-13 17:22:20 UTC

This disgusting person is, according to her Insta account, a "Outdoor enthusiast & hunter ➶ Wildlife Biologist & Environmental Scientist | MSc" #animals
Hope Sam Jones goes broke now and gets blacklisted from more places than Australia. She needs to be booted from #Instagram
US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat may have visa canceled, official says | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/travel/australia-us-tourist-wombat-visa-intl-hnk/index.html

2025-03-07 14:51:17 UTC

Reviving the woolly mammoth isn’t just unethical. It’s impossible | Adam Rutherford | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/06/woolly-mammoth-us-scientists-unethical-government

2025-02-14 18:23:15 UTC

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Is this a wordpress blog? So awful. It consists mostly of tweets!

2025-01-09 13:42:52 UTC

New post. A meteor falls in Pennsylvania, and lands in ice cream
I don't think this story is online anywhere else. #news
#meteorite
#Pennsylvania
#Fortean
#weirdnews
https://sharonahill.com/a-meteor-falls-in-pennsylvania-and-lands-in-ice-cream/

2025-01-04 02:09:51 UTC

#Introduction 2025 edition
Long time observer/sharer posting about mysterious animals, particularly in pop culture (#PopCryptid), anomalous phenomena, Forteana, weird news and spooky geology.
I don't know why people believe weird things other than it's fun. I don't have to believe it for it to be fun.
Blogging at sharonahill.com Please subscribe, I could use your views.

2024-12-09 12:30:55 UTC

Hodag: Wisconsin’s Homegrown and Beloved Monster is a fun legend of a fearsome mythical monster. #MythologyMonday
https://moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2024/10/10/hodag-wisconsins-homegrown-and-beloved-monster/

2024-12-09 12:29:44 UTC

Part of the spooky Appalachia wave of interest, the tales of "Not-Deer" tell of uncommonly weird encounters with common #animals. #MythologyMonday https://sharonahill.com/the-uncanny-tales-of-the-not-deer/

2024-11-18 13:54:17 UTC

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I know we can't get stats for Xitter but is there any indication that people are deleting accounts at a similar rate or just keeping them?

2024-11-18 13:53:29 UTC

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Do you think they will experience some issues from the too-rapid expansion? I would think at some point there is a going to be a flood of bots (if that's not already happening).

2024-11-01 17:39:08 UTC

Uhhhh. This is cringey.
Vatican unveils new cartoon mascot for Catholic Church https://news.sky.com/story/vatican-unveils-new-cartoon-mascot-for-catholic-church-13244550

2024-10-26 19:58:11 UTC

The fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor called Loops | TechCrunch @npub1gq5…qcul @npub1wa2…zalq https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/the-fediverse-is-getting-its-own-tiktok-competitor-called-loops/

2024-10-24 15:07:03 UTC

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Theeads users seem terrifyingly fake and stupid. So, I’m not sure they would be able to do much with what they are missing.

2024-10-23 13:16:50 UTC

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Same here. But my Mastodon feed is a bit unstable on IceCubes too. Maybe it’s on the tooting end.

2024-10-16 14:37:10 UTC

We would all benefit from more boosting and following. It’s not great social media if people aren’t actually behaving socially. #Mastodon

2024-10-15 18:52:16 UTC

I haven’t used Chrome in many months. It’s easy to quit. Export/import your bookmarks and make a list of useful extensions and find equivalents. If this is too difficult, you’ve made the critical error of putting all your eggs in a defective basket. Start over.

2024-10-10 12:10:19 UTC

Washington’s 'Forgotten Giant' Volcano Stirs: Surge in Quakes Prompts Increased Monitoring
https://gizmodo.com/washingtons-forgotten-giant-volcano-stirs-surge-in-quakes-prompts-increased-monitoring-2000509873

2024-09-30 17:39:27 UTC

The National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. is currently non-operating because of a historic flooding event. #weather #climate #climatechange #Helene
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/were-only-beginning-to-understand-the-historic-nature-of-helenes-flooding/

2024-09-21 20:22:19 UTC

Pregnancy deaths rose by 56% in Texas after 2021 abortion ban, analysis finds
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/texas-abortion-ban-deaths-pregnant-women-sb8-analysis-rcna171631

2024-09-01 11:57:46 UTC

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I love #music where only the guitar sings.
Bron-Yr-Aur - Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKge6Ay9O4E

2024-08-31 17:19:28 UTC

Lots of eastern newts out today. Had to watch where I stepped. #animals
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/057/776/386/606/317/original/ea5faf1e944386bd.jpeg

2024-08-31 00:32:50 UTC

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Why would you chose an option that is destined to be monetized and subject to corporate whims? If you have a bad experience here, you switch servers or stop following those people. It's pretty simple math, really.

2024-08-31 00:23:26 UTC

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I'm on both and I far prefer the content on Mastodon. Bluesky is Xitter 3.0 and it's mostly cringey.

2024-08-26 22:23:17 UTC

I don't know how else to express this: Every account that publicizes, magnifies, or otherwise calls attention to Tweets is PISSING ME OFF. Even the accounts I love. Stop it. Xitter needs to die. Stop promoting it. And don't even get me started with those who still post there. READ THE ROOM!

2024-08-23 23:43:37 UTC

How do you respond to someone who outright admits to being racist and demeaning to women? I could not figure out how to respond to being proud to be awful, as some are these days.

2024-08-23 20:17:01 UTC

Fresh pineapple irritates my throat.

2024-08-22 17:11:33 UTC

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IMO, they sure are creative thinkers but lack all critical faculties. The hero worship is nauseating.

2024-08-22 17:01:53 UTC

"When Elizondo says he believes bizarre things because he blindly trusts the ufologists he sees as smarter and more powerful than him, it about sums up his entire book." #UFO #UAP #books https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/review-of-imminent-by-luis-elizondo

2024-08-17 17:29:14 UTC

50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS News
No, shit, Sherlocks.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-cuts-rich-50-years-no-trickle-down/

2024-08-08 17:03:34 UTC

West Virginia Angler Catches State-Record Catfish on Kiddie Rod | Outdoor Life
The giant fish lived to fight another day.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/west-virginia-record-channel-catfish-kiddie-rod/

2024-08-08 00:17:08 UTC

Mendenhall River neighbors recount narrow escapes after record-breaking glacial outburst flood hits Juneau
https://www.ktoo.org/2024/08/06/juneau-residents-recount-narrow-escapes-after-record-breaking-glacial-outburst-flood-hits-mendenhall-valley/

2024-06-25 00:32:35 UTC

I HATE making travel reservations even days in advance. I always feel like I'll screw up the dates and times. And I worry about having to cancel unexpectedly. But I also hate paying extra for travel insurance. I'm a worrier.