Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
@jessicamdewitt.bsky.social
#EnvHist & #Parks Historian. NiCHE Editor-in-Chief. Chacruna Institute Managing Editor. SHFS President. SURJ YXE. Social Media. Editor. Writer. Consultant. Mischief. Organizer. Mom. Cook. Queer. Femme. #YXE. She/Her.
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
As we talked about on the pod last week, witches were hung. HERETICS were burned.
We are NOT the granddaughters of the witches you couldn't burn.
Historians pushing back against a flawed narrative.
lucyallengoss.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
Historians pushing back against a flawed narrative.
lucyallengoss.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not the granddaughters of the witches you couldn't burn: why the myth of 'lost women's healing knowledge' needs to go.
It is Halloween, and I am seeing a whirl of posts about witches, so here’s a quick post.
lucyallengoss.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
As we talked about on the pod last week, witches were hung. HERETICS were burned.
Tonight’s Recipe: Wiener Schnitzel
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by Kurt Gutenbrunner, Bon Appetit Magazine
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#cookingwithdewitt #food #recipe #foodgram #wienerschnitzel
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by Kurt Gutenbrunner, Bon Appetit Magazine
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/_LWpH...
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#cookingwithdewitt #food #recipe #foodgram #wienerschnitzel
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Tonight’s Recipe: Wiener Schnitzel
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by Kurt Gutenbrunner, Bon Appetit Magazine
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/_LWpH...
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#cookingwithdewitt #food #recipe #foodgram #wienerschnitzel
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by Kurt Gutenbrunner, Bon Appetit Magazine
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/_LWpH...
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#cookingwithdewitt #food #recipe #foodgram #wienerschnitzel
2025 Reading Challenge: 68/50
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Fancy Nancy Candy Bonanza by Jane O’Connor
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #fancynancy
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Fancy Nancy Candy Bonanza by Jane O’Connor
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #fancynancy
December 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
2025 Reading Challenge: 68/50
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Fancy Nancy Candy Bonanza by Jane O’Connor
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #fancynancy
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Fancy Nancy Candy Bonanza by Jane O’Connor
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #fancynancy
2025 Reading Challenge: 67/50
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Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween by Megan McDonald
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Candlewick Press, 2005.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #halloween
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Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween by Megan McDonald
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Candlewick Press, 2005.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #halloween
December 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
2025 Reading Challenge: 67/50
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Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween by Megan McDonald
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Candlewick Press, 2005.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #halloween
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Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween by Megan McDonald
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Candlewick Press, 2005.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature #librarybook #halloween
If you're looking for some holiday reading/listening, check out my latest list of environmental history worth reading.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
#EnvHist Worth Reading: November 2025
Find marmots, sewage infrastructure, and animism in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
niche-canada.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If you're looking for some holiday reading/listening, check out my latest list of environmental history worth reading.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
This month I feature @monicavasile.bsky.social, @carsoncenter.bsky.social, @jbquijada.bsky.social, @adeleperry.bsky.social, @winnipegfreepress.com, @theguardian.com, @johnubacon.bsky.social, and more!
#envhist
#envhist
Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading (and listening to) from November!
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...
#envhist
#EnvHist Worth Reading: November 2025
Find marmots, sewage infrastructure, and animism in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
niche-canada.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This month I feature @monicavasile.bsky.social, @carsoncenter.bsky.social, @jbquijada.bsky.social, @adeleperry.bsky.social, @winnipegfreepress.com, @theguardian.com, @johnubacon.bsky.social, and more!
#envhist
#envhist
New @chacruna.bsky.social Chronicles from Henrique Antunes, Leonardo Lessin, and Igor Antunes -
Brazil’s plant medicine regulation reveals deep contradictions: institutional churches are protected, while Indigenous practices face bureaucratic exclusion..."
chacruna.net/the-future-o...
Brazil’s plant medicine regulation reveals deep contradictions: institutional churches are protected, while Indigenous practices face bureaucratic exclusion..."
chacruna.net/the-future-o...
The Future of Ayahuasca Under Dispute in Brazil
Brazil’s ayahuasca regulation reveals deep contradictions: institutional churches are protected, while Indigenous practices face bureaucratic exclusion. Legal ambiguity, cultural appropriation, commer...
chacruna.net
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New @chacruna.bsky.social Chronicles from Henrique Antunes, Leonardo Lessin, and Igor Antunes -
Brazil’s plant medicine regulation reveals deep contradictions: institutional churches are protected, while Indigenous practices face bureaucratic exclusion..."
chacruna.net/the-future-o...
Brazil’s plant medicine regulation reveals deep contradictions: institutional churches are protected, while Indigenous practices face bureaucratic exclusion..."
chacruna.net/the-future-o...
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
A Tale Of Outport Newfoundland (1949 Colour)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nNf...
#envhist #cdnhist #coastalhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nNf...
#envhist #cdnhist #coastalhistory
A Tale Of Outport Newfoundland (1949 Colour), Full Version
YouTube video by Ryan98063
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A Tale Of Outport Newfoundland (1949 Colour)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nNf...
#envhist #cdnhist #coastalhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nNf...
#envhist #cdnhist #coastalhistory
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
If we're improving SNAP by making it universal, we should also improve it by making it cash. We should trust people to use money for whatever they most need, not restrict them from buying stuff "for their own good" as if they're children.
Universal basic income is what we should do instead.
Universal basic income is what we should do instead.
SNAP benefits should be universal, with zero means testing, and generous.
Even from a purely capitalist perspective this would benefit the economy massively.
The only reason to be against this is because you're pro-suffering.
Even from a purely capitalist perspective this would benefit the economy massively.
The only reason to be against this is because you're pro-suffering.
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If we're improving SNAP by making it universal, we should also improve it by making it cash. We should trust people to use money for whatever they most need, not restrict them from buying stuff "for their own good" as if they're children.
Universal basic income is what we should do instead.
Universal basic income is what we should do instead.
- Horwood, Duncton Stone (1993), p. 309
December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
- Horwood, Duncton Stone (1993), p. 309
2025 Reading Challenge: 66/50
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Happy Halloween, Brobee! by Maggie Testa
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⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Simon Spotlight, 2013.
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#wearereading #bookstagram #childrensliterature
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Happy Halloween, Brobee! by Maggie Testa
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⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Simon Spotlight, 2013.
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#wearereading #bookstagram #childrensliterature
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
2025 Reading Challenge: 66/50
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Happy Halloween, Brobee! by Maggie Testa
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⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Simon Spotlight, 2013.
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#wearereading #bookstagram #childrensliterature
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Happy Halloween, Brobee! by Maggie Testa
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⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Simon Spotlight, 2013.
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#wearereading #bookstagram #childrensliterature
2025 Reading Challenge: 65/50
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Shoppies Halloween Hulla-Boo-Lu
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⭐️
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Cringe. The cutesy names and language are just awful. Not to mention that the only Black character is named “Cocolette.” SMDH.
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BuzzPop, 2019.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
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Shoppies Halloween Hulla-Boo-Lu
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⭐️
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Cringe. The cutesy names and language are just awful. Not to mention that the only Black character is named “Cocolette.” SMDH.
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BuzzPop, 2019.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
2025 Reading Challenge: 65/50
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Shoppies Halloween Hulla-Boo-Lu
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⭐️
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Cringe. The cutesy names and language are just awful. Not to mention that the only Black character is named “Cocolette.” SMDH.
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BuzzPop, 2019.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
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Shoppies Halloween Hulla-Boo-Lu
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⭐️
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Cringe. The cutesy names and language are just awful. Not to mention that the only Black character is named “Cocolette.” SMDH.
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BuzzPop, 2019.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
2025 Reading Challenge: 64/50
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Ready? Set. Birthday! by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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Review on StoryGraph
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Random House 2022.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
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Ready? Set. Birthday! by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Random House 2022.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
2025 Reading Challenge: 64/50
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Ready? Set. Birthday! by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Random House 2022.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
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Ready? Set. Birthday! by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Random House 2022.
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#wearereading #booksky #childrensliterature
Tonight’s Recipe: Mujadara with Yogurt and Cucumber Salad
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by @ sherryhour on Instagram
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/-hlAL...
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#cookingwithdewitt #foodsky #lentils
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by @ sherryhour on Instagram
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/-hlAL...
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#cookingwithdewitt #foodsky #lentils
December 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Tonight’s Recipe: Mujadara with Yogurt and Cucumber Salad
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by @ sherryhour on Instagram
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/-hlAL...
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#cookingwithdewitt #foodsky #lentils
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Rating: Excellent
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Recipe by @ sherryhour on Instagram
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recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/-hlAL...
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#cookingwithdewitt #foodsky #lentils
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
This conversation will be based on @adelinekpiercy.bsky.social's video essay for our Playing Inside series, "Controlling Catastrophe: Indoor Gameplay to Support Sensory Dysfunction" - niche-canada.org/2025/10/31/c...
#envhum #climatechange #gameplay #videogames #neurodivergence
#envhum #climatechange #gameplay #videogames #neurodivergence
Controlling Catastrophe: Indoor Gameplay to Support Sensory Dysfunction
Adeline K. Piercy's video essay examines the unanticipated ways Frostpunk serves as a coping mechanism for neurodivergent players with sensory dysfunctions — particularly those who struggle with the h...
niche-canada.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This conversation will be based on @adelinekpiercy.bsky.social's video essay for our Playing Inside series, "Controlling Catastrophe: Indoor Gameplay to Support Sensory Dysfunction" - niche-canada.org/2025/10/31/c...
#envhum #climatechange #gameplay #videogames #neurodivergence
#envhum #climatechange #gameplay #videogames #neurodivergence
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
Our next NiCHE Conversation will be on Fri, Dec 12, at 4pm EST on Instagram Live
@adelinekpiercy.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss the video game Frostpunk & the role of indoor gameplay in sensory regulation
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
@adelinekpiercy.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss the video game Frostpunk & the role of indoor gameplay in sensory regulation
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our next NiCHE Conversation will be on Fri, Dec 12, at 4pm EST on Instagram Live
@adelinekpiercy.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss the video game Frostpunk & the role of indoor gameplay in sensory regulation
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
@adelinekpiercy.bsky.social will join @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss the video game Frostpunk & the role of indoor gameplay in sensory regulation
Follow NiCHE on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/niche.canada
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
Question!
Has anyone studied the impacts of subsequent vaccination on post-covid recovery and long covid?
I think someone needs to... because one of my friends' doctors doesnt't want her to get more boosters since she's *still* dealing with the effects of her covid infection 1.5 years ago. 🤯
Has anyone studied the impacts of subsequent vaccination on post-covid recovery and long covid?
I think someone needs to... because one of my friends' doctors doesnt't want her to get more boosters since she's *still* dealing with the effects of her covid infection 1.5 years ago. 🤯
French researchers studied nearly 30 million people and discovered that those who were vaccinated against COVID-19 had a a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19, compared to those who were unvaccinated.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Question!
Has anyone studied the impacts of subsequent vaccination on post-covid recovery and long covid?
I think someone needs to... because one of my friends' doctors doesnt't want her to get more boosters since she's *still* dealing with the effects of her covid infection 1.5 years ago. 🤯
Has anyone studied the impacts of subsequent vaccination on post-covid recovery and long covid?
I think someone needs to... because one of my friends' doctors doesnt't want her to get more boosters since she's *still* dealing with the effects of her covid infection 1.5 years ago. 🤯
November in BeReals
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
November in BeReals
Wrapped. My full 2026 music stat lists coming in the new year!
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Wrapped. My full 2026 music stat lists coming in the new year!
My November Reading Stats 💜
I’m @ jmariedewitt on StoryGraph if you want to connect there!
I’m @ jmariedewitt on StoryGraph if you want to connect there!
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
My November Reading Stats 💜
I’m @ jmariedewitt on StoryGraph if you want to connect there!
I’m @ jmariedewitt on StoryGraph if you want to connect there!
2025 Reading Challenge: 63/50
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Merbaby’s Lullaby by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Little Simon, 2019
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#wearereading #boardbook #childrenliterature
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Merbaby’s Lullaby by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Little Simon, 2019
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#wearereading #boardbook #childrenliterature
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
2025 Reading Challenge: 63/50
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Merbaby’s Lullaby by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Little Simon, 2019
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#wearereading #boardbook #childrenliterature
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Merbaby’s Lullaby by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
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⭐️⭐️
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Review on StoryGraph
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Little Simon, 2019
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#wearereading #boardbook #childrenliterature
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
This conversation was based on @sabinelebel.bsky.social's NiCHE article, "'Capsize the Rich': Orca Memes and Anti-Capitalist Interspecies Solidarity" - niche-canada.org/2025/08/13/c...
#envhum #envhist #orcas #memes #animalstudies
#envhum #envhist #orcas #memes #animalstudies
"Capsize the Rich": Orca Memes and Anti-Capitalist Interspecies Solidarity
Orca memes humorously depict anti-capitalist, interspecies solidarity, framing yacht attacks as environmental resistance, blending cultural narratives, activism, and ecological critique.
niche-canada.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This conversation was based on @sabinelebel.bsky.social's NiCHE article, "'Capsize the Rich': Orca Memes and Anti-Capitalist Interspecies Solidarity" - niche-canada.org/2025/08/13/c...
#envhum #envhist #orcas #memes #animalstudies
#envhum #envhist #orcas #memes #animalstudies
Reposted by Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt
Our NiCHE Conversation with @sabinelebel.bsky.social is now on YouTube!
LeBel joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to chat about orca memes and interspecies solidarity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Q8...
#envhist #envhum #orcas #animalstudies
LeBel joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to chat about orca memes and interspecies solidarity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Q8...
#envhist #envhum #orcas #animalstudies
NiCHE Conversations 6.5: Orca Memes & Anti-Capitalist Interspecies Solidarity with Sabine LeBel
YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Our NiCHE Conversation with @sabinelebel.bsky.social is now on YouTube!
LeBel joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to chat about orca memes and interspecies solidarity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Q8...
#envhist #envhum #orcas #animalstudies
LeBel joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to chat about orca memes and interspecies solidarity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Q8...
#envhist #envhum #orcas #animalstudies
My current fave library thing:
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My current fave library thing: