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Prefers warm drinks, even tap water. Writer, artist, and naturalist. Learning to play the guitar. Spends more time modding video games than playing them.
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Listen, y'all. I live in the middle of nowhere and am alone most of the day with no car. Amazon is often my only chance to get something. And if I have to have a rough few weeks for the people who bring me that vital stuff to be treated better & paid well? I'll gladly have a rough few weeks.

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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.

submitted 67 days ago • 1156 comments

An excellent question, because it reveals how taking an ethical action is curtailed by our current economic norms. Before we can do the obviously right thing, we have to justify the expense, because allowing someone to live a healthy life is not in itself valuable to us. bsky.app/profile/ther...

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

After talking to @kvallie.bsky.social, today I made trip to the wonderful fmr Roman city of Libarna, located between Genoa and Milan. It would have been even more wonderful, had it been open (my fault) so I'll be going back. Thankfully, there is a great viewpoint, even when closed

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

“How to read: a guide”

submitted 66 days ago • 6 comments

There’s a Tunisian proverb about the ups and downs of life that goes لدنيا كي الفقوس، مرة فيك أو مرة فالسلاطة. It means “life is like a cucumber – sometimes it’s in you, sometimes it’s in the salad”

submitted 67 days ago • 16 comments

If you're having a midweek slump please enjoy some colourful anatomy from the very large 'Anatomical Atlas of the Human Body in Natural Size' (1836). Pencil for scale!

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Africa Foto Fair: ‘You don’t need to fly in somebody from outside to tell us about our own realities’ www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

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I teach a lot of college writing (specifically persuasive writing), and I will be the first to concede that English is a ridiculous language in so many ways, but explaining to an ESL student about homographs (different words that are spelled the same) made me feel like I really ought to apologize.

submitted 67 days ago • 7 comments

A post on winter raptors on posts. Prairie Falcon, Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl

submitted 67 days ago • 3 comments

A sobering May 1941 report on the perils of press censorship from *checks notes* the LA Times

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

From water destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024 apnews.com/article/phot...

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update: we added a bunch of new places lately to our museums starter pack! if you're new here: welcome! and please enjoy this big list of museums, galleries, and libraries that we made earlier! go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

submitted 67 days ago • 11 comments

Last year, I wrote a brief article about how the heart “breaks” in ancient Mesopotamia. What could a broken heart have meant 3,000 years ago, and how did people express mental distress? To me, how they made emotional pain make sense is really moving anetoday.org/al-rashid-he...

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🐧BirdLife needs seabird tracking data! We're looking for Humboldt Current region data for assessing fisheries bycatch risk🎣 seabirdtracking.org/humboldt-cur... This project with Global Fishing Watch is funded by @nfwfnews.bsky.social. @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social

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“It’s important for me to celebrate the contributions of these women as artists, as everyday archivists and individuals who inspire so many," guest curator Sharbreon Plummer said of the Mississippi Museum of Art's new exhibit showcasing Black quilters from the South.

submitted 68 days ago • 2 comments

#fungi #fungifriends Orange tooth fungus

submitted 69 days ago • 2 comments

Excellent article about how we should be protecting our space heritage. 🏺🧪

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Here's a thread of original drawings from my Objects from Films series that are currently posted for sale at my store from The Quiet Earth (1985) 8x10 black ink on paper $200 marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/the-...

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment