Julia - she/her
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Orchids and Rare Plants
Maker, artist, orchid grower.
We believe in the value of science and human rights around here.
Also cats and horses and random spiders.
Orchids and Rare Plants
Maker, artist, orchid grower.
We believe in the value of science and human rights around here.
Also cats and horses and random spiders.
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Hey all, I’m sure you didn’t sign up to watch me lose my mind over the existential crisis that is the USA right now, but these are unprecedented times. I will endeavor to mix in plant and creative content per the regularly scheduled program as well. 🥴
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This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
But consider this...
Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.
Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
Work in progress. Subject inspired by a Pleione flower, underlying layers built over time through experimentation and, basically, existential crisis 🤷♀️
The lip has come out slightly lopsided. Not sure I’m going to correct that. Perfection is a myth, after all.
#orchids #fineart #painting
The lip has come out slightly lopsided. Not sure I’m going to correct that. Perfection is a myth, after all.
#orchids #fineart #painting
August 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Artist: Fermin Garcia Sevilla
"Villanueva de los Infantes", oilpainting 40x40 cm
#art #oilpainting #januarty #landscape
"Villanueva de los Infantes", oilpainting 40x40 cm
#art #oilpainting #januarty #landscape
January 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Artist: Fermin Garcia Sevilla
"Villanueva de los Infantes", oilpainting 40x40 cm
#art #oilpainting #januarty #landscape
"Villanueva de los Infantes", oilpainting 40x40 cm
#art #oilpainting #januarty #landscape
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Shop at The Onion store. It's not like anything else has made you happy.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Shop at The Onion store. It's not like anything else has made you happy.
store.theonion.com/c...
store.theonion.com/c...
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Laelia purpurata, first bloom seedling
Not quite a semi alba, the petals are actually pale pink. I don’t recall if this one had a forma attached to it, and I can’t seem to liberate the tag from the pot to find out.
#laeliapurpurata #cattleya #orchids #bloomscrolling #orchidaceae
Not quite a semi alba, the petals are actually pale pink. I don’t recall if this one had a forma attached to it, and I can’t seem to liberate the tag from the pot to find out.
#laeliapurpurata #cattleya #orchids #bloomscrolling #orchidaceae
August 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Laelia purpurata, first bloom seedling
Not quite a semi alba, the petals are actually pale pink. I don’t recall if this one had a forma attached to it, and I can’t seem to liberate the tag from the pot to find out.
#laeliapurpurata #cattleya #orchids #bloomscrolling #orchidaceae
Not quite a semi alba, the petals are actually pale pink. I don’t recall if this one had a forma attached to it, and I can’t seem to liberate the tag from the pot to find out.
#laeliapurpurata #cattleya #orchids #bloomscrolling #orchidaceae
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'Stoer Lighthouse' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart
August 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'Stoer Lighthouse' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart
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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for the president to take over the city's police.
D.C. mayor defends capital's crime rates after Trump threatens to take over police
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for the president to take over the city's police.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for the president to take over the city's police.
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60 years after its passage, the promises of the Voting Rights Act are under attack across the country.
The right to vote is at the core of our democracy and we won't stop fighting to protect it.
The right to vote is at the core of our democracy and we won't stop fighting to protect it.
The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk | ACLU
As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from enforcement. The battle to preserve it is now a fight for the future of democracy itself.
www.aclu.org
August 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
60 years after its passage, the promises of the Voting Rights Act are under attack across the country.
The right to vote is at the core of our democracy and we won't stop fighting to protect it.
The right to vote is at the core of our democracy and we won't stop fighting to protect it.
Vanda tessellata alba, smelling like a spiced mead. They are bright chartreuse, typical tessellata vein pattern barely visible, with a snowy white lip. This is from a population that was supposed to be semi alba, so with a pink lip.
#vanda #vandatessellata #bloomscrolling #orchids #fragrantorchids
#vanda #vandatessellata #bloomscrolling #orchids #fragrantorchids
August 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Vanda tessellata alba, smelling like a spiced mead. They are bright chartreuse, typical tessellata vein pattern barely visible, with a snowy white lip. This is from a population that was supposed to be semi alba, so with a pink lip.
#vanda #vandatessellata #bloomscrolling #orchids #fragrantorchids
#vanda #vandatessellata #bloomscrolling #orchids #fragrantorchids
Pachypodium eburnum
A young plant about 5 years old. I took these photos a week ago or so, I should take another. All flowers are open now, making for an impressive display.
#caudex #succulentplant #bloomscrolling #pachypodium
A young plant about 5 years old. I took these photos a week ago or so, I should take another. All flowers are open now, making for an impressive display.
#caudex #succulentplant #bloomscrolling #pachypodium
August 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Pachypodium eburnum
A young plant about 5 years old. I took these photos a week ago or so, I should take another. All flowers are open now, making for an impressive display.
#caudex #succulentplant #bloomscrolling #pachypodium
A young plant about 5 years old. I took these photos a week ago or so, I should take another. All flowers are open now, making for an impressive display.
#caudex #succulentplant #bloomscrolling #pachypodium
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Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
July 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
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#Bulbophyllum odoratissimum. Vaguely fragrant of some kind of melon soap substance. This plant is only loosely associated with the cedar shingle it was given as a mount. Some roots are attached, but the bulk of the plant exists as a hairball in front of the mount.
#orchids #bloomscrolling
#orchids #bloomscrolling
July 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#Bulbophyllum odoratissimum. Vaguely fragrant of some kind of melon soap substance. This plant is only loosely associated with the cedar shingle it was given as a mount. Some roots are attached, but the bulk of the plant exists as a hairball in front of the mount.
#orchids #bloomscrolling
#orchids #bloomscrolling
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
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WTF?!? Border Czar Tom Homan claimed that ICE and Border Patrol agents don’t need probable cause to detain people they suspect are undocumented, saying they can do so based on factors like physical appearance. This is straight-up racial profiling, not law enforcement.
July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
WTF?!? Border Czar Tom Homan claimed that ICE and Border Patrol agents don’t need probable cause to detain people they suspect are undocumented, saying they can do so based on factors like physical appearance. This is straight-up racial profiling, not law enforcement.
Vandachostylis Rainbow Stars (falcata x Charm), first bloom seedling. Very fragrant of cheap cake icing and birthday candles.
#orchids #bloomscrolling #vanda #neofinetia #neofinetiafalcata #fragrantorchids
#orchids #bloomscrolling #vanda #neofinetia #neofinetiafalcata #fragrantorchids
July 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Vandachostylis Rainbow Stars (falcata x Charm), first bloom seedling. Very fragrant of cheap cake icing and birthday candles.
#orchids #bloomscrolling #vanda #neofinetia #neofinetiafalcata #fragrantorchids
#orchids #bloomscrolling #vanda #neofinetia #neofinetiafalcata #fragrantorchids
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#HappyPride for the next 335 days, too.
July 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#HappyPride for the next 335 days, too.
Some #orchids blooming here now.
Names in alt text.
#phalaenopsis #oncidium #tolumnia #equitant #bulbophyllum #bloomscrolling
Names in alt text.
#phalaenopsis #oncidium #tolumnia #equitant #bulbophyllum #bloomscrolling
June 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Some #orchids blooming here now.
Names in alt text.
#phalaenopsis #oncidium #tolumnia #equitant #bulbophyllum #bloomscrolling
Names in alt text.
#phalaenopsis #oncidium #tolumnia #equitant #bulbophyllum #bloomscrolling
June 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata Ootakamaru
Really pleased with the starburst presentation of the flowers.
Neofinetia falcata tend to be most fragrant at dusk here, suddenly releasing a bolus of fragrance reminiscent of
Really pleased with the starburst presentation of the flowers.
Neofinetia falcata tend to be most fragrant at dusk here, suddenly releasing a bolus of fragrance reminiscent of
June 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata Ootakamaru
Really pleased with the starburst presentation of the flowers.
Neofinetia falcata tend to be most fragrant at dusk here, suddenly releasing a bolus of fragrance reminiscent of
Really pleased with the starburst presentation of the flowers.
Neofinetia falcata tend to be most fragrant at dusk here, suddenly releasing a bolus of fragrance reminiscent of
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Tomorrow at 7pm ET, Broadway history will be made — with an urgent message.
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” recounts journalist Edward R. Murrow confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy over rampant government censorship in the 1950s. This is the first broadcast of a live Broadway show.
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” recounts journalist Edward R. Murrow confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy over rampant government censorship in the 1950s. This is the first broadcast of a live Broadway show.
How to Watch CNN's Presentation of Broadway's GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
On Saturday, June 7 at 7pm ET, Good Night, and Good Luck will air live on CNN and CNN International and stream live without requiring a cable login on connected TVs and mobile apps. It will also strea...
www.broadwayworld.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tomorrow at 7pm ET, Broadway history will be made — with an urgent message.
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” recounts journalist Edward R. Murrow confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy over rampant government censorship in the 1950s. This is the first broadcast of a live Broadway show.
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” recounts journalist Edward R. Murrow confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy over rampant government censorship in the 1950s. This is the first broadcast of a live Broadway show.
#Paphiopedilum God’s Pearl (Deperle x godefroyae fma album). First bloom seedling with one flower and one bud over silver and green foliage. The flower has pale green tones right now but it will probably mellow to a pale butter yellow as it matures - the flower has only just opened. #orchids
June 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#Paphiopedilum God’s Pearl (Deperle x godefroyae fma album). First bloom seedling with one flower and one bud over silver and green foliage. The flower has pale green tones right now but it will probably mellow to a pale butter yellow as it matures - the flower has only just opened. #orchids
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Man he really hates being called a taco, doesn’t he? Might even say he’s got a thin shell.
June 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Man he really hates being called a taco, doesn’t he? Might even say he’s got a thin shell.
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Chilean artist Livia Marin, teapot from the ´Nomad Patterns´ series (2012) #womensart
May 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Chilean artist Livia Marin, teapot from the ´Nomad Patterns´ series (2012) #womensart