aravensgrace
@aravensgrace.bsky.social
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my book of essays inspired by the hunt for mushrooms is available for pre-order, y’all! 🥳
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
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i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
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Wake up, workers of the world, a new second-person plural pronoun dropped.
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Wake up, workers of the world, a new second-person plural pronoun dropped.
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In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
two millennials have a dramatic dance-off to the windoooooow, to the wallll—that is called a skeeted rivalry.
Two Bohemian Protestants with disagreements about the appropriateness of defenestration in Prague have a gay romance, that is called a yeeted rivalry.
Two textile creators with different thread counts have a gay romance, that is called sheeted rivalry.
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 AM
two millennials have a dramatic dance-off to the windoooooow, to the wallll—that is called a skeeted rivalry.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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THREAD: ICE violence is powered by millions of dollars in funding for surveillance.
ICE is buying cell phone location data, leveraging Flock and Ring cameras and playing with terrifying spy toys from Palantir.
We have a rare chance this week to fight back. Plz share
punchbowl.news/article/hous...
ICE is buying cell phone location data, leveraging Flock and Ring cameras and playing with terrifying spy toys from Palantir.
We have a rare chance this week to fight back. Plz share
punchbowl.news/article/hous...
After ICE outcry, Dems turn on DHS funding bill
House Dems are turning against the Homeland Security funding bill en masse in the aftermath of the killing of Renee Good.
punchbowl.news
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
THREAD: ICE violence is powered by millions of dollars in funding for surveillance.
ICE is buying cell phone location data, leveraging Flock and Ring cameras and playing with terrifying spy toys from Palantir.
We have a rare chance this week to fight back. Plz share
punchbowl.news/article/hous...
ICE is buying cell phone location data, leveraging Flock and Ring cameras and playing with terrifying spy toys from Palantir.
We have a rare chance this week to fight back. Plz share
punchbowl.news/article/hous...
When Trees Testify is required reading for students of botany or anyone interested Black botanical expertise and the lives of trees. An era-defining work! Buy it tomorrow!
Thanks @aravensgrace.bsky.social for your review of "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy" coming Tuesday 1/20 fir @science.org.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
If you haven't read Maria's "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless", I highly recommend you do so!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
If you haven't read Maria's "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless", I highly recommend you do so!
The branching legacies of America’s past
Plants serve as witnesses to the country’s history in a primer that celebrates Black botanical knowledge
www.science.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
When Trees Testify is required reading for students of botany or anyone interested Black botanical expertise and the lives of trees. An era-defining work! Buy it tomorrow!
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Thanks @aravensgrace.bsky.social for your review of "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy" coming Tuesday 1/20 fir @science.org.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
If you haven't read Maria's "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless", I highly recommend you do so!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
If you haven't read Maria's "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless", I highly recommend you do so!
The branching legacies of America’s past
Plants serve as witnesses to the country’s history in a primer that celebrates Black botanical knowledge
www.science.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Thanks @aravensgrace.bsky.social for your review of "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy" coming Tuesday 1/20 fir @science.org.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
If you haven't read Maria's "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless", I highly recommend you do so!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
If you haven't read Maria's "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless", I highly recommend you do so!
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"I made a conscious decision not to do chapters. . . . I wanted to feel like each hunt had finished, and we’d left the woodland with our baskets in between them."
Check out this fascinating Q&A with @aravensgrace.bsky.social in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🍄
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mush...
Check out this fascinating Q&A with @aravensgrace.bsky.social in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🍄
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mush...
Mushrooms Are Not a Metaphor | Los Angeles Review of Books
Maria Pinto finds climate futures hidden among wild mushrooms.
lareviewofbooks.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"I made a conscious decision not to do chapters. . . . I wanted to feel like each hunt had finished, and we’d left the woodland with our baskets in between them."
Check out this fascinating Q&A with @aravensgrace.bsky.social in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🍄
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mush...
Check out this fascinating Q&A with @aravensgrace.bsky.social in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🍄
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mush...
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I spoke with @wired.com about how if local elected officials want to protect their community from ICE attacks, one of the most important things they can do is roll back city-level surveillance programs and restrict law enforcement use of Flock, facial recognition, etc www.wired.com/story/what-t...
What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there’s no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I spoke with @wired.com about how if local elected officials want to protect their community from ICE attacks, one of the most important things they can do is roll back city-level surveillance programs and restrict law enforcement use of Flock, facial recognition, etc www.wired.com/story/what-t...
may we know what is nourishment and what is poison in the new year
December 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
may we know what is nourishment and what is poison in the new year
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🍄 Mushroom hunting is increasingly popular. Now, a wave of foraging groups by and for people of color could also help close the “nature gap”: buff.ly/PvRIV53
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🍄 Mushroom hunting is increasingly popular. Now, a wave of foraging groups by and for people of color could also help close the “nature gap”: buff.ly/PvRIV53
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"A treat for nature lovers and mushroom aficionados."
First pre-pub review for FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS by @aravensgrace.bsky.social is in from @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🤩🍄
www.publishersweekly.com/9781469689791
First pre-pub review for FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS by @aravensgrace.bsky.social is in from @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🤩🍄
www.publishersweekly.com/9781469689791
Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto
Naturalist Pinto celebrates the interconnectedness of the natural world in this joyful mix of memoir, science, history, and adve...
www.publishersweekly.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"A treat for nature lovers and mushroom aficionados."
First pre-pub review for FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS by @aravensgrace.bsky.social is in from @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🤩🍄
www.publishersweekly.com/9781469689791
First pre-pub review for FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS by @aravensgrace.bsky.social is in from @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🤩🍄
www.publishersweekly.com/9781469689791
my book of essays inspired by the hunt for mushrooms is available for pre-order, y’all! 🥳
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
May 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
my book of essays inspired by the hunt for mushrooms is available for pre-order, y’all! 🥳
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
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THE BIRDING DICTIONARY, a small and dare I say very funny book, comes out May 6. Preorder it wherever you love to buy books. I think this will make a good gift for any birder, funny person, or parrot who enjoys shredding things.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem....
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem....
March 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
THE BIRDING DICTIONARY, a small and dare I say very funny book, comes out May 6. Preorder it wherever you love to buy books. I think this will make a good gift for any birder, funny person, or parrot who enjoys shredding things.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem....
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem....
are you northeast loves ready with your food thermometers to check ground temps daily in anticipation of the arrival of these weirdos?
#morchella
#whoelsearewefightingfor
#morchella
#whoelsearewefightingfor
March 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
are you northeast loves ready with your food thermometers to check ground temps daily in anticipation of the arrival of these weirdos?
#morchella
#whoelsearewefightingfor
#morchella
#whoelsearewefightingfor
this is your trickster exposure therapy channel
tricks are for kids and adults and the dead
this hedgehog mushroom makes a fragrant ceiling for anansi’s drama
can you get down with the shenanigan?
the future is a prank. both jumpscare and rich, psychological thriller. are you a prankster?
#hydnum
tricks are for kids and adults and the dead
this hedgehog mushroom makes a fragrant ceiling for anansi’s drama
can you get down with the shenanigan?
the future is a prank. both jumpscare and rich, psychological thriller. are you a prankster?
#hydnum
March 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this is your trickster exposure therapy channel
tricks are for kids and adults and the dead
this hedgehog mushroom makes a fragrant ceiling for anansi’s drama
can you get down with the shenanigan?
the future is a prank. both jumpscare and rich, psychological thriller. are you a prankster?
#hydnum
tricks are for kids and adults and the dead
this hedgehog mushroom makes a fragrant ceiling for anansi’s drama
can you get down with the shenanigan?
the future is a prank. both jumpscare and rich, psychological thriller. are you a prankster?
#hydnum
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
some Oudemansiella species can look like they’re growing right from the soil, but all it takes is determined digging to see that what you’ve got is an iceberg among mushrooms, and it’s growing from buried deadwood sometimes as deep as a 6 inches beneath the surface!
March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
some Oudemansiella species can look like they’re growing right from the soil, but all it takes is determined digging to see that what you’ve got is an iceberg among mushrooms, and it’s growing from buried deadwood sometimes as deep as a 6 inches beneath the surface!
who else are we fighting for?
‘bleeding tooth’ fungi i encountered in Oaxaca a couple augusts ago. these mushrooms are know for their blood red guttation, that is, the excess liquid they exude as a metabolic byproduct (like when we sweat!)
#hydnellum
‘bleeding tooth’ fungi i encountered in Oaxaca a couple augusts ago. these mushrooms are know for their blood red guttation, that is, the excess liquid they exude as a metabolic byproduct (like when we sweat!)
#hydnellum
March 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
who else are we fighting for?
‘bleeding tooth’ fungi i encountered in Oaxaca a couple augusts ago. these mushrooms are know for their blood red guttation, that is, the excess liquid they exude as a metabolic byproduct (like when we sweat!)
#hydnellum
‘bleeding tooth’ fungi i encountered in Oaxaca a couple augusts ago. these mushrooms are know for their blood red guttation, that is, the excess liquid they exude as a metabolic byproduct (like when we sweat!)
#hydnellum
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What nature and science podcasts should I interview with?
March 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
What nature and science podcasts should I interview with?
what else are we fighting for?
that every creature should decompose nobly rather than being snuffed by the preventable
that every creature should decompose nobly rather than being snuffed by the preventable
February 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
what else are we fighting for?
that every creature should decompose nobly rather than being snuffed by the preventable
that every creature should decompose nobly rather than being snuffed by the preventable
who else are we fighting for?
insect pathogens, who keep the balance
here Cordyceps militaris appears as orange clubs periscoping from hawk moth pupae in New Hampshire
#cordycepsmilitaris
insect pathogens, who keep the balance
here Cordyceps militaris appears as orange clubs periscoping from hawk moth pupae in New Hampshire
#cordycepsmilitaris
February 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
who else are we fighting for?
insect pathogens, who keep the balance
here Cordyceps militaris appears as orange clubs periscoping from hawk moth pupae in New Hampshire
#cordycepsmilitaris
insect pathogens, who keep the balance
here Cordyceps militaris appears as orange clubs periscoping from hawk moth pupae in New Hampshire
#cordycepsmilitaris
who else are we fighting for?
lion’s mane. these beautiful saprobes/ weak parasites might be mistaken for a tribble or your cheerleader sibling’s pom pom, but they’re mushies
found last month when i delivered the keynote at Sonoma County Mycological Association’s annual camp!
#hericiumerinaceus
lion’s mane. these beautiful saprobes/ weak parasites might be mistaken for a tribble or your cheerleader sibling’s pom pom, but they’re mushies
found last month when i delivered the keynote at Sonoma County Mycological Association’s annual camp!
#hericiumerinaceus
February 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
who else are we fighting for?
lion’s mane. these beautiful saprobes/ weak parasites might be mistaken for a tribble or your cheerleader sibling’s pom pom, but they’re mushies
found last month when i delivered the keynote at Sonoma County Mycological Association’s annual camp!
#hericiumerinaceus
lion’s mane. these beautiful saprobes/ weak parasites might be mistaken for a tribble or your cheerleader sibling’s pom pom, but they’re mushies
found last month when i delivered the keynote at Sonoma County Mycological Association’s annual camp!
#hericiumerinaceus
low-key obsessed that O. sinensis can do both, that is-- live on a plant as an endophyte till it gets munched by its eventual lepidopteran host!🥰
if you're impatient for season two of The Last Of US in April, peep my pinned post to read about how everything is clearer viewed through a fungal lens
if you're impatient for season two of The Last Of US in April, peep my pinned post to read about how everything is clearer viewed through a fungal lens
Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the #caterpillar #fungus, has a fascinating dual lifestyle. It is both an #endophytic and #entomopathogenic fungus.
The fungus produces spores that settle on vegetation, and when ghost moth larvae feed on contaminated plant material, the fungus becomes parasitic.
#sciart
The fungus produces spores that settle on vegetation, and when ghost moth larvae feed on contaminated plant material, the fungus becomes parasitic.
#sciart
February 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
low-key obsessed that O. sinensis can do both, that is-- live on a plant as an endophyte till it gets munched by its eventual lepidopteran host!🥰
if you're impatient for season two of The Last Of US in April, peep my pinned post to read about how everything is clearer viewed through a fungal lens
if you're impatient for season two of The Last Of US in April, peep my pinned post to read about how everything is clearer viewed through a fungal lens