Marie Louise
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Beautiful clear night in Maine but no aurora--not even a glow--looking to the north. With some south Bz this could change, but so far the night is quiet at mid-latitudes.
Webcam where I have sourced this image from is the NEOC link on my page: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
Webcam where I have sourced this image from is the NEOC link on my page: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Beautiful clear night in Maine but no aurora--not even a glow--looking to the north. With some south Bz this could change, but so far the night is quiet at mid-latitudes.
Webcam where I have sourced this image from is the NEOC link on my page: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
Webcam where I have sourced this image from is the NEOC link on my page: go.theauroraguy.com/webcams
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Our indie bookstore and art space is close to making its funding goal! Please consider donating and spread the word!
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February 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Our indie bookstore and art space is close to making its funding goal! Please consider donating and spread the word!
leaderpost.com/business/loc...
leaderpost.com/business/loc...
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Dinner tonight: smittenkitchen.com/2024/01/fren...
french onion baked lentils and farro
French onion baked lentils and farro are my dream winter hibernation dish, tasting so precisely like french onion soup, blistered broiled gruyere on top and all, that we find it impossible to tire …
smittenkitchen.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Dinner tonight: smittenkitchen.com/2024/01/fren...
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Part of the joy of books is sharing them. It’s not just a personal treat. It’s shared culture. You might read a book and, decades later, bond with someone because you both loved the same cultural artifact.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Part of the joy of books is sharing them. It’s not just a personal treat. It’s shared culture. You might read a book and, decades later, bond with someone because you both loved the same cultural artifact.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
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Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.
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Reading will make you more interesting. Last week I met up with some old friends and we were discussing Cornwall. I told them, “According to legend, the devil avoids Cornwall for fear he will be baked into a pie” and the expression on their faces was priceless.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reading will make you more interesting. Last week I met up with some old friends and we were discussing Cornwall. I told them, “According to legend, the devil avoids Cornwall for fear he will be baked into a pie” and the expression on their faces was priceless.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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I find Gmail’s new “write this for me” feature deeply sinister. They’re trying to convince you that you are dumb and helpless. Don’t let them steal your ability to formulate thoughts and communicate. You were capable of writing an email in 2022 and you’re capable now.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I find Gmail’s new “write this for me” feature deeply sinister. They’re trying to convince you that you are dumb and helpless. Don’t let them steal your ability to formulate thoughts and communicate. You were capable of writing an email in 2022 and you’re capable now.
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This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
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First year for the Locus recommended Translated SF!
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
First year for the Locus recommended Translated SF!
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
February 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
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Work was calling and my fingers freezing, but I couldn’t resist a last look at the searing hot colours pouring out from the slash across the lower sky. Worth having to rush, later. Glorious.
January 31, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Work was calling and my fingers freezing, but I couldn’t resist a last look at the searing hot colours pouring out from the slash across the lower sky. Worth having to rush, later. Glorious.
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Dammit, that’s a really good cock.
the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Dammit, that’s a really good cock.
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"There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes."
Ernest Hemingway
It really sucks to be living at a time when this quote is relevant.
Ernest Hemingway
It really sucks to be living at a time when this quote is relevant.
January 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes."
Ernest Hemingway
It really sucks to be living at a time when this quote is relevant.
Ernest Hemingway
It really sucks to be living at a time when this quote is relevant.
"Anyone who starts out with the conviction that the road to [...] justice is only one lane wide will inevitably create a traffic jam and make the journey infinitely longer. "
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"Anyone who starts out with the conviction that the road to [...] justice is only one lane wide will inevitably create a traffic jam and make the journey infinitely longer. "
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Black bear
Warbler
Garter snake
Moose
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Black bear
Warbler
Garter snake
Moose
introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
From the wilds of urban Amsterdam
Grey heron ("look there's a pterodactyl on our neighbor's balcony")
Jay (they're not blue)
Great tit
Rose-ringed parakeet
Grebe
From the wilds of urban Amsterdam
Grey heron ("look there's a pterodactyl on our neighbor's balcony")
Jay (they're not blue)
Great tit
Rose-ringed parakeet
Grebe
introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
bears (so many bears)
wild turkeys
iguanas (so many)
coral snake
moose
4 baby fisher cats
bears (so many bears)
wild turkeys
iguanas (so many)
coral snake
moose
4 baby fisher cats
January 24, 2026 at 6:44 AM
introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Black bear
Warbler
Garter snake
Moose
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Black bear
Warbler
Garter snake
Moose
Recently got home from watching The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater. It was beautiful. I have seen it dozens of times, but watching it on the big screen again made the details of artwork and soundscape and music more visible, and the world more immersive...
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Recently got home from watching The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater. It was beautiful. I have seen it dozens of times, but watching it on the big screen again made the details of artwork and soundscape and music more visible, and the world more immersive...
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing.
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism
In the past two months, I’ve found myself thinking back to an essay Ursula K. Le Guin posted on her blog in November 2016. It was one of her last long essays, and she wrote it at a time when she—li…
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January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing.
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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Her tone for ‘Are you crazy?’ is perfect. It really should go viral.
They ARE crazed, and repugnant.
They ARE crazed, and repugnant.
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Her tone for ‘Are you crazy?’ is perfect. It really should go viral.
They ARE crazed, and repugnant.
They ARE crazed, and repugnant.