Lumens
@fluxluminous.bsky.social
Advocate for humanity, democracy, kindness, compassion
Watcher of birds, squirrels, frogs
Watcher of birds, squirrels, frogs
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"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
“The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
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Republicans want to slash programs across the government and make sure there’s no way for future administrations to fund them.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Republicans want to slash programs across the government and make sure there’s no way for future administrations to fund them.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
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Flock exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using overseas workers. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Flock exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using overseas workers. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
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"To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love."
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
How to Love: Legendary Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on Mastering the Art of “Interbeing”
“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”
www.themarginalian.org
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love."
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
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on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
August 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
Opinion | Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander. It Killed a Pulitzer-Winning Journalist.
The killing of Anas al-Sharif marks an ominous new phase of the war in Gaza.
nyti.ms
August 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
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Cynicism asks nothing of us; hope demands everything. When people choose to act rather than surrender, that is what keeps democracy alive. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Cynicism asks nothing of us; hope demands everything. When people choose to act rather than surrender, that is what keeps democracy alive. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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tough to face that we live in a world now where “i put on my robe and wizard hat” unlocks billions of dollars and gets you hailed as a genius
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
tough to face that we live in a world now where “i put on my robe and wizard hat” unlocks billions of dollars and gets you hailed as a genius
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name a non-LOTR character who is a cool and good person but would nevertheless set land speed records for getting fucked up by the One Ring
August 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
name a non-LOTR character who is a cool and good person but would nevertheless set land speed records for getting fucked up by the One Ring
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“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
July 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
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Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
July 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
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It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
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I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
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Here's what Conde Nast publishes.
July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's what Conde Nast publishes.
How did I miss this? This would be terrible.
If this goes through, say goodbte to Wired, Teen Vogue, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, Them, and Vanity Fair as you know them currently.
They'll be gutted and reoriented towards oligarch friendly propaganda.
They'll be gutted and reoriented towards oligarch friendly propaganda.
Bezos is considering purchasing Conde Nast as a present to his now wife. Conde Nast owns not just Vogue but also Wired. Apparently, purchasing media to turn it into a propaganda organ is now the latest nuptial gift among the oligarchs.
I'm going to become the joker.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
I'm going to become the joker.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
July 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How did I miss this? This would be terrible.
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Deeply saddened by the passing of Andrea Gibson. Poetry and the world has lost a giant.
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
July 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Deeply saddened by the passing of Andrea Gibson. Poetry and the world has lost a giant.
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
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“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
July 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
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Every morning you wake up and start building the world from scratch.
If not you, then who?
Have a great morning, friends!
If not you, then who?
Have a great morning, friends!
July 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Every morning you wake up and start building the world from scratch.
If not you, then who?
Have a great morning, friends!
If not you, then who?
Have a great morning, friends!
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I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
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Delighted to share the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life," with our guest Stephen Colbert. It's an open, honest, inspiring (and funny) conversation about his spiritual life, which touches on the loss of his father and two brothers at an early age, his... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9H...
Stephen Colbert | The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
YouTube video by America - The Jesuit Review
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July 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Delighted to share the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life," with our guest Stephen Colbert. It's an open, honest, inspiring (and funny) conversation about his spiritual life, which touches on the loss of his father and two brothers at an early age, his... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9H...
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If you love nature, love magic, and love rewilding your own heart, this is for you: www.themarginalian.org/2020/11/21/t...
July 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you love nature, love magic, and love rewilding your own heart, this is for you: www.themarginalian.org/2020/11/21/t...
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Happy birthday to #astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921) who set the scale of our Universe. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🎢🔭#histsci Behind her in my portrait is a line showing stellar luminosity (capital L with subscript sun-symbol, a circle with a dot) as a function of time (t). She is printed over constellations 🧵
July 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Happy birthday to #astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921) who set the scale of our Universe. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🎢🔭#histsci Behind her in my portrait is a line showing stellar luminosity (capital L with subscript sun-symbol, a circle with a dot) as a function of time (t). She is printed over constellations 🧵
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As my mom once told me: the universe is bigger than the bad things that are happening to us!
If you're starting to forget that, here are some books to help you remember. ⚛️🔭🧪🧵
Starting with that time space-time was like a bat out of hell
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
If you're starting to forget that, here are some books to help you remember. ⚛️🔭🧪🧵
Starting with that time space-time was like a bat out of hell
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
The Inflationary Universe
This is the compelling, first-hand account of Alan Guth's paradigm-breaking discovery of the origins of the universe—and of his dramatic rise from young...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As my mom once told me: the universe is bigger than the bad things that are happening to us!
If you're starting to forget that, here are some books to help you remember. ⚛️🔭🧪🧵
Starting with that time space-time was like a bat out of hell
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...
If you're starting to forget that, here are some books to help you remember. ⚛️🔭🧪🧵
Starting with that time space-time was like a bat out of hell
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-...