10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 221

Stunning picture of blue skies, blue mountains, and a blue lake

Greetings to all our Gems readers. These past few days have been tough for Gem hunting as the bad news from everywhere just dominate everything. But I still managed to find a few. So let's go!

The reviews for the movie about the mad king's consort is in.

Breaking news!!!! reviews are in for the new Melania movie

— 👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸🇬🇱🐻‍❄️🇪🇺 (@nortygirl.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T20:36:10.969Z

Excellent burn!

Gov. Hochul has got game.

— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T20:53:57.249Z

I included this because it’s a powerful image, even though it isn't real of course.

No notes

— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T15:44:37.484Z

So let's take some pleasure in those goons humiliating themselves (again).

ice takes out ICE again 😬 🧊

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T20:01:25.555Z

Now, let's look at something pretty. That photo-bombing duck made this really beautiful. 

This one isn't as sharp as I would like but I still love this shot I got two years ago today! The vibrant reflection on the Puyallup River in Tacoma was caused by different colored shipping containers and I watched as this Common Merganser paddled right into the shot. #Birds #Nature #Photography

— Glen Dunlap (@glendunlap.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T06:30:46.136Z

Next up: The Republican's war on shrimps.

Wow. Looks like shrimp are real party animals.... allthatsinteresting.com/england-coca...

— Jeff Youngblood (@jeffyoungblood.bsky.social) 2026-01-09T15:36:23.564Z

All hail our new alien overlords!

I found an alien petroglyph in my abalone shell 😉 #art #macro #photograph #abstract

— Brymo (@brymo.bsky.social) 2026-01-09T15:35:13.744Z

Just when you thought the Republicans couldn't get any weirder in their war on everything good, they take it up a notch. 

if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”

— shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T19:01:23.890Z

I bow to this masterful quip! The science is pretty interesting too.

High school crushes who never felt the same way I bet www.popularmechanics.com/science/a699...

— Mobius Stripper (@mobiusstripper.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T06:31:51.329Z

We are in our fire season down here, with the smoke sometimes causing sunsets like this. The photo doesn't even do it justice.

Thanks Australia, once again, for our apocalyptic sunsets.

— pöst-scött (@buzzandhum.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T08:02:42.629Z

And with that, as always, I wish you all a good morning, g'day, or good night, wherever you are on this round rock we all call home.