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I'm taking🌲etsy orders for just a few more days:
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm taking🌲etsy orders for just a few more days:
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
🌿Real flowers cast in silver+ tiny hand-sculpted silver wren necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle kits to improve mental health
🗓️A very few calendars*
🪸Ltd ed'n art prints of my photos*
*Looking at them's likely to ⬇️⬇️ anxiety:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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This is a real image of a real thing that exists in the universe! And because a bunch of humans decided to get together and build a space telescope, we get to see it! 🤯
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
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science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
science.nasa.gov
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is a real image of a real thing that exists in the universe! And because a bunch of humans decided to get together and build a space telescope, we get to see it! 🤯
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Come on, Canadians! This is not the time. You’ve got to run right through the finish line, no backing off.
‘Buy Canadian’ losing some momentum as countertariffs lift, Loblaw CEO says
‘Buy Canadian’ losing some momentum as countertariffs lift, Loblaw CEO says
The head of Canada’s largest grocery chain says customers are returning to buying American items now that tariffs have lifted. CTV’s Dave Charbonneau reports.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Come on, Canadians! This is not the time. You’ve got to run right through the finish line, no backing off.
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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No Kings!
Little Park Ridge, Illinois!!!!!!!!
Little Park Ridge, Illinois!!!!!!!!
October 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
No Kings!
Little Park Ridge, Illinois!!!!!!!!
Little Park Ridge, Illinois!!!!!!!!
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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PHOTOS OF ANTIFA IN ACTION:
My uncle Albert MacNeil (bottom second from right) with the Cape Breton Highlanders just before they busted through the impregnable "Hitler line."
Canadians come from a long and proud line of fascist fighters.
My uncle Albert MacNeil (bottom second from right) with the Cape Breton Highlanders just before they busted through the impregnable "Hitler line."
Canadians come from a long and proud line of fascist fighters.
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
PHOTOS OF ANTIFA IN ACTION:
My uncle Albert MacNeil (bottom second from right) with the Cape Breton Highlanders just before they busted through the impregnable "Hitler line."
Canadians come from a long and proud line of fascist fighters.
My uncle Albert MacNeil (bottom second from right) with the Cape Breton Highlanders just before they busted through the impregnable "Hitler line."
Canadians come from a long and proud line of fascist fighters.
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If you can hear this image, it's probably time to schedule your colonoscopy. If you can sing the whole song, it's also time to get your shingles vaccine.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you can hear this image, it's probably time to schedule your colonoscopy. If you can sing the whole song, it's also time to get your shingles vaccine.
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When I tell people I teach bystander intervention for a living, people are often aghast. "People are gonna get hurt! Isn't it always too dangerous?"
They never think about those who are *saved* from harm because of the bravery of bystanders.
Calling an ambulance *is* bystander intervention!
They never think about those who are *saved* from harm because of the bravery of bystanders.
Calling an ambulance *is* bystander intervention!
After a stranger helped him survive a heart attack, social media lets Toronto man say thanks | CBC News
Two weeks ago, Brijesh Patel had a heart attack in Liberty Village. A stranger helped him call EMS and comforted him until the ambulance arrived. Hoping to track down and thank the stranger, Patel and...
www.cbc.ca
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
When I tell people I teach bystander intervention for a living, people are often aghast. "People are gonna get hurt! Isn't it always too dangerous?"
They never think about those who are *saved* from harm because of the bravery of bystanders.
Calling an ambulance *is* bystander intervention!
They never think about those who are *saved* from harm because of the bravery of bystanders.
Calling an ambulance *is* bystander intervention!
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As a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease.
There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."
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There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."
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October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease.
There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."
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There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."
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“There is no joy more intense than that of coming upon a fact that cannot be understood in terms of currently accepted ideas."
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Image: Harvard Observatory
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Image: Harvard Observatory
May 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“There is no joy more intense than that of coming upon a fact that cannot be understood in terms of currently accepted ideas."
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Image: Harvard Observatory
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬
Image: Harvard Observatory
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HiPOD: Impact-Related Deposits and Flows near Jijiga Crater
The goal of this image to to observe how surface flow patterns in the area vary with distance from the proposed parent crater.
uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_07...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #science #NASA
The goal of this image to to observe how surface flow patterns in the area vary with distance from the proposed parent crater.
uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_07...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #science #NASA
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
HiPOD: Impact-Related Deposits and Flows near Jijiga Crater
The goal of this image to to observe how surface flow patterns in the area vary with distance from the proposed parent crater.
uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_07...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #science #NASA
The goal of this image to to observe how surface flow patterns in the area vary with distance from the proposed parent crater.
uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_07...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #science #NASA
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Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...
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September 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
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The indigenous Mollo women of West Timor use their looms to both spiritually and literally block mining companies in environmental protests to protect their natural surroundings. During protests, hundreds of women reportedly occupied mining sites for months on end #WomensArt
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The indigenous Mollo women of West Timor use their looms to both spiritually and literally block mining companies in environmental protests to protect their natural surroundings. During protests, hundreds of women reportedly occupied mining sites for months on end #WomensArt
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The city of Montreal and the Montreal Transit Corporation announced the names of five new metro stations on the extension of the city's blue line.
They honour women and communities, notably an Indigenous woman widely respected across many nations.
They honour women and communities, notably an Indigenous woman widely respected across many nations.
Montreal is getting new transit stops, but who is Mary Two-Axe Early? | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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September 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The city of Montreal and the Montreal Transit Corporation announced the names of five new metro stations on the extension of the city's blue line.
They honour women and communities, notably an Indigenous woman widely respected across many nations.
They honour women and communities, notably an Indigenous woman widely respected across many nations.
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Except it hasn't sparked action. YouTube took this particular ad down when CTV News pointed it out to them, but even though Carney himself is being deepfaked to scam people, the government is still dragging its heels instead of creating legislation to deal with this shit.
‘We truly are stepping into the unknown’: Carney deepfake sparks AI concern and action
‘We truly are stepping into the unknown’: Carney deepfake sparks AI concern and action
Artificial intelligence is moving at a rate that is blurring the line between what’s real and what’s not.
bit.ly
September 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Except it hasn't sparked action. YouTube took this particular ad down when CTV News pointed it out to them, but even though Carney himself is being deepfaked to scam people, the government is still dragging its heels instead of creating legislation to deal with this shit.
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And what an incredible journey it has been. 🖖
On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.
September 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
And what an incredible journey it has been. 🖖
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Canada has a legal requirement to achieve net-zero by 2050 after legislating it in 2021.
Feds won't say if Canada will meet Paris climate goals by 2030
Prime Minister Mark Carney won't say whether Canada will meet its climate goals under the Paris Agreement by 2030.
www.aptnnews.ca
September 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Canada has a legal requirement to achieve net-zero by 2050 after legislating it in 2021.
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This is a real image of what a new solar system looks like.
The light from the central star is blocked, so it's possible to see the lanes of cleared-up dust around it.
And that small, yellowish blob at lower right?
That's a whole, brand new planet.
The light from the central star is blocked, so it's possible to see the lanes of cleared-up dust around it.
And that small, yellowish blob at lower right?
That's a whole, brand new planet.
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is a real image of what a new solar system looks like.
The light from the central star is blocked, so it's possible to see the lanes of cleared-up dust around it.
And that small, yellowish blob at lower right?
That's a whole, brand new planet.
The light from the central star is blocked, so it's possible to see the lanes of cleared-up dust around it.
And that small, yellowish blob at lower right?
That's a whole, brand new planet.
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In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
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My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in in my Etsy shop.
They include:
✒️an antique ink bottle - you can choose your design
💐a tiny posy of dried flowers
🧠a booklet on the neuroscience of how this kit can improve mental health & how to create tiny posies
📔 extras
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
They include:
✒️an antique ink bottle - you can choose your design
💐a tiny posy of dried flowers
🧠a booklet on the neuroscience of how this kit can improve mental health & how to create tiny posies
📔 extras
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
August 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in in my Etsy shop.
They include:
✒️an antique ink bottle - you can choose your design
💐a tiny posy of dried flowers
🧠a booklet on the neuroscience of how this kit can improve mental health & how to create tiny posies
📔 extras
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
They include:
✒️an antique ink bottle - you can choose your design
💐a tiny posy of dried flowers
🧠a booklet on the neuroscience of how this kit can improve mental health & how to create tiny posies
📔 extras
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...