Amy Youngs
@amyyou.bsky.social
Artist making interfaces to connect people with plants, soil, insects, worms in our shared places. https://hypernatural.com
Currently learning with lichens and likers of lichen https://u.osu.edu/lichen/
Currently learning with lichens and likers of lichen https://u.osu.edu/lichen/
Guns are ridiculous. NYTimes story today about a road raging guy shooting an 11 year old boy in Los Vegas - tragic! And this story of a dog shooting his owner #unsafeinanyhand www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Guns are ridiculous. NYTimes story today about a road raging guy shooting an 11 year old boy in Los Vegas - tragic! And this story of a dog shooting his owner #unsafeinanyhand www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Leave the leafs. They are lovely. They are the winter quilts for soils.
Learn more about it in this article by FLOW https://www.olentangywatershed.org/?page_id=13952
Learn more about it in this article by FLOW https://www.olentangywatershed.org/?page_id=13952
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Leave the leafs. They are lovely. They are the winter quilts for soils.
Learn more about it in this article by FLOW https://www.olentangywatershed.org/?page_id=13952
Learn more about it in this article by FLOW https://www.olentangywatershed.org/?page_id=13952
Marveling at the hydrophobic qualities of a dinosaur kale leaf #plantnoticing
October 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Marveling at the hydrophobic qualities of a dinosaur kale leaf #plantnoticing
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"Creative writer"? Trump hates you and wants you replaced with slop
October 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Creative writer"? Trump hates you and wants you replaced with slop
This cartoon by artist Frank Ape grounded me today #artmatters
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This cartoon by artist Frank Ape grounded me today #artmatters
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Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Greta Thunberg is showing us what intersectionality looks like in practice.
#justiceforall #climatejustice #socialjustice #freedomfloatilla
#justiceforall #climatejustice #socialjustice #freedomfloatilla
September 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Greta Thunberg is showing us what intersectionality looks like in practice.
#justiceforall #climatejustice #socialjustice #freedomfloatilla
#justiceforall #climatejustice #socialjustice #freedomfloatilla
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Looks the other way when ICE kidnaps people? DUMP THEM
Paying workers pennies on the dollar? DUMP THEM
Did they cancel DEI? DUMP THEM
Selling brands complicit in genocide? DUMP THEM
Do it loudly on social media. Let’s make our exes famous. 🫦
#BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget #BoycottWalmart
Paying workers pennies on the dollar? DUMP THEM
Did they cancel DEI? DUMP THEM
Selling brands complicit in genocide? DUMP THEM
Do it loudly on social media. Let’s make our exes famous. 🫦
#BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget #BoycottWalmart
August 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Looks the other way when ICE kidnaps people? DUMP THEM
Paying workers pennies on the dollar? DUMP THEM
Did they cancel DEI? DUMP THEM
Selling brands complicit in genocide? DUMP THEM
Do it loudly on social media. Let’s make our exes famous. 🫦
#BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget #BoycottWalmart
Paying workers pennies on the dollar? DUMP THEM
Did they cancel DEI? DUMP THEM
Selling brands complicit in genocide? DUMP THEM
Do it loudly on social media. Let’s make our exes famous. 🫦
#BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget #BoycottWalmart
So much to consider in this report, including: “feelings of insecurity and instability can make people more responsive to fear-based messaging, which could potentially influence their political and social choices.”
In a study of Gen Z's personal goals, "to be safe" ranked as the top priority, outweighing traditional teenage desires like popularity and fun.
A developmental psychologist explains what this says about growing up in an era of constant crisis:
A developmental psychologist explains what this says about growing up in an era of constant crisis:
Gen Z seeks safety above all else as the generation grows up amid constant crisis and existential threat
Recent generations may have taken safety for granted, but today’s youth are growing up in an era of compounded crises – and being safe is their priority.
buff.ly
August 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So much to consider in this report, including: “feelings of insecurity and instability can make people more responsive to fear-based messaging, which could potentially influence their political and social choices.”
Artist opportunity in Columbus, OH. Please share, and apply:
https://u.osu.edu/lichen/2025/08/12/call-for-art-sympoiesis/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMIJpVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8LdrAJhEmPlb82xKCRu8kPzxgLWn-sJNV0UK4G9TVqnzTJECImmV16WAVgx_aem_tkUNFxqbGC8eK5gJWAjuNw
https://u.osu.edu/lichen/2025/08/12/call-for-art-sympoiesis/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMIJpVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8LdrAJhEmPlb82xKCRu8kPzxgLWn-sJNV0UK4G9TVqnzTJECImmV16WAVgx_aem_tkUNFxqbGC8eK5gJWAjuNw
August 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Artist opportunity in Columbus, OH. Please share, and apply:
https://u.osu.edu/lichen/2025/08/12/call-for-art-sympoiesis/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMIJpVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8LdrAJhEmPlb82xKCRu8kPzxgLWn-sJNV0UK4G9TVqnzTJECImmV16WAVgx_aem_tkUNFxqbGC8eK5gJWAjuNw
https://u.osu.edu/lichen/2025/08/12/call-for-art-sympoiesis/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMIJpVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8LdrAJhEmPlb82xKCRu8kPzxgLWn-sJNV0UK4G9TVqnzTJECImmV16WAVgx_aem_tkUNFxqbGC8eK5gJWAjuNw
Hands Along High Street protest in Columbus was energizing #indivisible #nokings #solidarity @kenrinaldo.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hands Along High Street protest in Columbus was energizing #indivisible #nokings #solidarity @kenrinaldo.bsky.social
Columbus people: come participate in this demonstration of standing strong for human rights https://indivisiblecentralohio.org/events/hands-across-high-street
August 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Columbus people: come participate in this demonstration of standing strong for human rights https://indivisiblecentralohio.org/events/hands-across-high-street
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We live in glorious abundance made bitter scarcity by the machinations of capitalism and the inner poverty of the richest among us. In a world where the richest man in the world stole food from the mouths of starving children in the name of "efficiency."
July 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We live in glorious abundance made bitter scarcity by the machinations of capitalism and the inner poverty of the richest among us. In a world where the richest man in the world stole food from the mouths of starving children in the name of "efficiency."
America’s bad bread is the result of speed culture www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Is the Bread in Europe Better for You?
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
America’s bad bread is the result of speed culture www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Helpful to learn how emotions are being mobilized by authoritarian governments.
Populist governments are mobilizing emotions like nostalgia and resentment to justify eroding academic freedom and reshaping higher education. Scholars who study nationalism, emotion and higher education explore this troubling strategy: theconversation.com/leaders-in-i...
Leaders in India, Hungary and the US are using appeals to nostalgia and nationalism to attack higher education
Populist, right-wing governments often target universities as enemies of the state. The Trump administration is watching − and learning.
theconversation.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Helpful to learn how emotions are being mobilized by authoritarian governments.
Hello purple-blue dyed orchids. Plant noticing in Safeway market..
#plantnoticing
#bloomscrolling
#hypernatural
#plantnoticing
#bloomscrolling
#hypernatural
July 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hello purple-blue dyed orchids. Plant noticing in Safeway market..
#plantnoticing
#bloomscrolling
#hypernatural
#plantnoticing
#bloomscrolling
#hypernatural
I did not expect to find anyone inside this wasp gall… but when I opened it I dropped it because I didn’t expect 3 fat earwigs to be in there!
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I did not expect to find anyone inside this wasp gall… but when I opened it I dropped it because I didn’t expect 3 fat earwigs to be in there!
“technology is a surface waiting to be scratched…” @cyberneticforests.bsky.social mail.cyberneticforests.com/is-ai-art-ne... #glitch #netart #aiart
Is AI Art Net Art?
Video & prepared remarks for the symposium with Vladan Joler, Valentina Tanni & Eryk Salvaggio examining the transformation and consolidation of the Web from the 1990s up to the age of generative AI.
mail.cyberneticforests.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“technology is a surface waiting to be scratched…” @cyberneticforests.bsky.social mail.cyberneticforests.com/is-ai-art-ne... #glitch #netart #aiart
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A message to the world:
The United States is not represented by Trump. He acted unilaterally and unconstitutionally. He and his regime in power are not a representation of the American people, and we strongly condemn this attack. We want peace, and we will hold him and his enablers accountable.
The United States is not represented by Trump. He acted unilaterally and unconstitutionally. He and his regime in power are not a representation of the American people, and we strongly condemn this attack. We want peace, and we will hold him and his enablers accountable.
June 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A message to the world:
The United States is not represented by Trump. He acted unilaterally and unconstitutionally. He and his regime in power are not a representation of the American people, and we strongly condemn this attack. We want peace, and we will hold him and his enablers accountable.
The United States is not represented by Trump. He acted unilaterally and unconstitutionally. He and his regime in power are not a representation of the American people, and we strongly condemn this attack. We want peace, and we will hold him and his enablers accountable.
So sad
June 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So sad
So powerful to be speaking out together #nokings Yes, Columbus, OH started a day early. Energized and peaceful #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike
June 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So powerful to be speaking out together #nokings Yes, Columbus, OH started a day early. Energized and peaceful #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike
Not what I expected Spotted Lanternflies to look like. Nymph form spotted in my neighborhood. Reported https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/forestry/forest-health/insects-diseases/threat-spotted-lantern-fly #invasivespecies
June 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Not what I expected Spotted Lanternflies to look like. Nymph form spotted in my neighborhood. Reported https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/forestry/forest-health/insects-diseases/threat-spotted-lantern-fly #invasivespecies
I see we doing our No Kings! Protest a day early in Columbus - is that because Pride festivities are on the 14th? #nokingsprotest #nokings
May 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I see we doing our No Kings! Protest a day early in Columbus - is that because Pride festivities are on the 14th? #nokingsprotest #nokings
Happy day of remembering that war is awful. Let’s work on peace ✌️🌸 ☮️ #memorialday #plantnoticing
May 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy day of remembering that war is awful. Let’s work on peace ✌️🌸 ☮️ #memorialday #plantnoticing