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@laurelbusch.bsky.social
I'm invisible on social media. Does that mean I can say anything I want?
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I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
This almost makes me want to have my dog's DNA tested. Almost.
Chihuahuas are 0.2% wolf. Genetic researchers found that about two-thirds of modern dogs tested had wolf ancestry, most dating back to cross-breeding some 800 generations ago. buff.ly/poCaUEb
Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA
Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This almost makes me want to have my dog's DNA tested. Almost.
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When flash floods in Texas killed dozens of young campers, AP reporter Ryan J. Foley's accountability coverage helped reveal how children were put at risk.
Your support helps AP journalists uncover hidden facts that the public needs to know. Donate today. shorturl.at/WspxW
Your support helps AP journalists uncover hidden facts that the public needs to know. Donate today. shorturl.at/WspxW
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When flash floods in Texas killed dozens of young campers, AP reporter Ryan J. Foley's accountability coverage helped reveal how children were put at risk.
Your support helps AP journalists uncover hidden facts that the public needs to know. Donate today. shorturl.at/WspxW
Your support helps AP journalists uncover hidden facts that the public needs to know. Donate today. shorturl.at/WspxW
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We need your help! Would you consider voting for The Hoolet’s Nook in the Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards? It would mean a lot and help us continue to grow as a welcoming home for flash fiction, microfiction, and poetry. Thank you! 🦉🙏
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We need your help! Would you consider voting for The Hoolet’s Nook in the Chill Subs' Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards? It would mean a lot and help us continue to grow as a welcoming home for flash fiction, microfiction, and poetry. Thank you! 🦉🙏
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Vote here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
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Twice in its 30 year orbit, Saturn’s rings appear edge-on as seen from Earth. Now is that time. My image was taken with an Olympus M4/3 camera attached to a Questar 90 mm telescope in west suburban Chicago.
#astrophotography #saturn #planets
#astrophotography #saturn #planets
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Twice in its 30 year orbit, Saturn’s rings appear edge-on as seen from Earth. Now is that time. My image was taken with an Olympus M4/3 camera attached to a Questar 90 mm telescope in west suburban Chicago.
#astrophotography #saturn #planets
#astrophotography #saturn #planets
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AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
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“Survival cannibalism” isn’t often in the news, but a 1884 legal case on whether shipwreck survivors are justified in eating one another is relevant to the question of whether the Trump administration’s attacks on suspected drug-running boats are legal. (via @ca.theconversation.com) buff.ly/t27ScCl
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November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“Survival cannibalism” isn’t often in the news, but a 1884 legal case on whether shipwreck survivors are justified in eating one another is relevant to the question of whether the Trump administration’s attacks on suspected drug-running boats are legal. (via @ca.theconversation.com) buff.ly/t27ScCl
Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Why is classmates.com begging me to log in? It's old news that my yearbooks are there now, but they inform me of that at least once a day.
Reconnect with friends from high school, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more.
Reconnect with friends from high school, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more.
classmates.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Why is classmates.com begging me to log in? It's old news that my yearbooks are there now, but they inform me of that at least once a day.
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SUBMISSION CALL
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
Submissions
www.thehooletsnook.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SUBMISSION CALL
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
We're still looking for #shortpoetry and #microfiction, and would love to see more #dribbles (50-word stories) and #haiku. Deadline: November 30th. Please share! 🙏🦉✍️📩
Guidelines: www.thehooletsnook.com/submissions....
#opensubmissions #writersofbsky #poetsofbsky #amwriting #drabbles
Today, @WordWenches @Patricia_Rice is musing on Perfect Heroes. How do you like your heroes? Besides hot, I mean. Do you want them perfect? Wounded? Flawed? Do they have to be beautiful? How about nerdy?
wordwenches.com/perfect-hero...
wordwenches.com/perfect-hero...
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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If Christian faith “laid the foundation,” someone forgot to tell the founders who made no mention of Christianity or Jesus in our founding documents.
The United States was founded on democratic principles and a secular Constitution.
The United States was founded on democratic principles and a secular Constitution.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If Christian faith “laid the foundation,” someone forgot to tell the founders who made no mention of Christianity or Jesus in our founding documents.
The United States was founded on democratic principles and a secular Constitution.
The United States was founded on democratic principles and a secular Constitution.
Am I the only one finding PBS's American Revolution hard to watch? Both because of the painful truth it shows and because of the tedium alternating with violence? Does anyone like the artwork or think the reenacting seems realistic?
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Am I the only one finding PBS's American Revolution hard to watch? Both because of the painful truth it shows and because of the tedium alternating with violence? Does anyone like the artwork or think the reenacting seems realistic?
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Did an AI program write this subhead and figure "chaos" is plural?
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Did an AI program write this subhead and figure "chaos" is plural?
For some reason, this is barely in the news.
After 232 years, the United States has produced its last penny in a cost-cutting move. The last one was minted in Philadelphia Wednesday.
The U.S. just produced its last penny after a more than 200-year run
After 232 years, the United States has produced its last penny in a cost-cutting move. The last one was minted in Philadelphia Wednesday.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
For some reason, this is barely in the news.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea, on its second operational launch. That efficiency matters: reusable boosters are how SpaceX has driven down launch costs, and now a competing company has proven it can do the same.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea – an achievement that will broaden the commercial spaceflight market
Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company Blue Origin is now the second, after SpaceX, to land a rocket booster for reuse.
theconversation.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea, on its second operational launch. That efficiency matters: reusable boosters are how SpaceX has driven down launch costs, and now a competing company has proven it can do the same.
buff.ly/aoD0AI8
buff.ly/aoD0AI8
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The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
True when I'm the hostess.
An early reminder: If you're going to someone else's house for Thanksgiving, remember to bring an energy bar or deli sandwich you can discreetly eat in the bathroom because dinner will not be served when promised.
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
True when I'm the hostess.
In case you ignored the Epstein files as long as you could (like me), AP has a good explainer/timeline here. I was surprised to see how old the accusations are. apnews.com/article/trum...
A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, now 20 years old
Interest in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation has exploded over the past month even as President Donald Trump urged the public and media to move on from a saga he sees as “pretty borin...
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In case you ignored the Epstein files as long as you could (like me), AP has a good explainer/timeline here. I was surprised to see how old the accusations are. apnews.com/article/trum...
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🚨 Free Online Premiere Tonight at 7 p.m. on YouTube: "A City in Crisis" documentary on homelessness in Washoe County
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🚨 Free Online Premiere Tonight at 7 p.m. on YouTube: "A City in Crisis" documentary on homelessness in Washoe County
I know we have more than enough to worry about, but why isn't anyone more worried about this?
A Chinese spacecraft hit by space debris is now stranded at the Tiangong space station. It's an ironic problem for China, which generated over 3,000 pieces of orbital debris when it destroyed a satellite in 2007. buff.ly/T7Yv0wg 🛰️
Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration
China has created more space debris than any other country. But as its space program grows, it has more to lose from a collision than ever before.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I know we have more than enough to worry about, but why isn't anyone more worried about this?
I am kind when I have opportunities. This inspires me to watch actively for opportunities.
November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness. n.pr/49S06UX
If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!
November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am kind when I have opportunities. This inspires me to watch actively for opportunities.
This is where I live, but luckily volunteers manage to keep them out of my neighborhood most of the time. The streets are too dangerous for them. I can't help admiring them though.
Reno, Nevada. 2025
Mustangs in the park this morning.
A big stretch!
Mustangs in the park this morning.
A big stretch!
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is where I live, but luckily volunteers manage to keep them out of my neighborhood most of the time. The streets are too dangerous for them. I can't help admiring them though.
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If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
Shopping for an Affordable Care Act health plan? NPR wants to hear your experience
If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
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This #VeteransDay, our gratitude is with all who served, and our hearts are with the families of the fallen. We honor their sacrifice not just with words, but with action. That means fighting to protect the benefits they were promised and committing to end #ForeverWars.
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This #VeteransDay, our gratitude is with all who served, and our hearts are with the families of the fallen. We honor their sacrifice not just with words, but with action. That means fighting to protect the benefits they were promised and committing to end #ForeverWars.