Miranda Lynn Barnes
@luminousjune.bsky.social
poetry & science, writer, researcher. she/her/ they is fine, too.
https://mirandalynnbarnes.wordpress.com/
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https://mirandalynnbarnes.wordpress.com/
For OA & digipres, follow: https://bsky.app/profile/mirandab-oa.bsky.social
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Hello BlueSky! I have yet to do an introductory post. I'm a poet with a keen interest in the intersection of poetry & science. Following poets, writers, artists, scientists, and other creative/thinking/thought-provoking folk. Currently working on a new chemistry collab around colour...
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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Patriarchy perpetuates it to maintain its power and women's powerlessness, but as bell hooks points out (from my book The Mother of All Questions) men pay a price too: 3/3
August 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Patriarchy perpetuates it to maintain its power and women's powerlessness, but as bell hooks points out (from my book The Mother of All Questions) men pay a price too: 3/3
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But the statistics demonstrate this is the most pervasive violence on earth, that it has an economic impact (hospitalization and missed work costs alone!), and that it has racial dimensions, including with the MMIW (missing and murdered Indigenous women) pandemic. 2/3
August 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
But the statistics demonstrate this is the most pervasive violence on earth, that it has an economic impact (hospitalization and missed work costs alone!), and that it has racial dimensions, including with the MMIW (missing and murdered Indigenous women) pandemic. 2/3
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"In the US, there’s a rape every 68 seconds, a woman is beaten by an intimate partner every nine seconds.... Globally a woman or girl is murdered by her partner or family member every 10 minutes."
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"In the US, there’s a rape every 68 seconds, a woman is beaten by an intimate partner every nine seconds.... Globally a woman or girl is murdered by her partner or family member every 10 minutes."
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"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
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Incredibly generous to have free access to poetry. Thank you for sharing!
If you want to do the @sealeychallenge.bsky.social but are struggling for funds - this is one way forward.
Years and years of Ghost City's Summer Series avail for free.
These guys are my absolute favourite press. They do it right!
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Years and years of Ghost City's Summer Series avail for free.
These guys are my absolute favourite press. They do it right!
ghostcitypress.com/summer-serie...
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July 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Incredibly generous to have free access to poetry. Thank you for sharing!
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If you were born between 1970-1990 you may not have full MMR protection, even if you had parents who took you for all your jabs. The NHS will give you a free booster. With cases surging, this is a great way to protect yourself & your community. I’m getting mine tomorrow www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
July 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If you were born between 1970-1990 you may not have full MMR protection, even if you had parents who took you for all your jabs. The NHS will give you a free booster. With cases surging, this is a great way to protect yourself & your community. I’m getting mine tomorrow www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
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Love how Delta is always on the frontier of enshittification.
“By the end of the year, Delta plans for 20% of its ticket prices to be individually determined using AI, president Glen Hauenstein told investors last week.”
“Over time, the goal is to do away with static pricing altogether…”
“Over time, the goal is to do away with static pricing altogether…”
July 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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'This anthology gives us the world'
Thanks to @amandaearl.bsky.social for this wonderful in-depth review of @rachaelboast.bsky.social's new anthology Versus Versus.
Distributed in North America via @consortiumbooks.bsky.social from 22 July.
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Thanks to @amandaearl.bsky.social for this wonderful in-depth review of @rachaelboast.bsky.social's new anthology Versus Versus.
Distributed in North America via @consortiumbooks.bsky.social from 22 July.
amandaearl.substack.com/p/versus-ver...
Versus Versus 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets
Edited by Rachael Boast (Bloodaxe Books, 2025)
amandaearl.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
'This anthology gives us the world'
Thanks to @amandaearl.bsky.social for this wonderful in-depth review of @rachaelboast.bsky.social's new anthology Versus Versus.
Distributed in North America via @consortiumbooks.bsky.social from 22 July.
amandaearl.substack.com/p/versus-ver...
Thanks to @amandaearl.bsky.social for this wonderful in-depth review of @rachaelboast.bsky.social's new anthology Versus Versus.
Distributed in North America via @consortiumbooks.bsky.social from 22 July.
amandaearl.substack.com/p/versus-ver...
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Join us at MacDowell NYC for a conversation with four remarkable Native artists, directors and curators.
Wednesday, July 16 • 6:30PM
www.macdowell.org/events/2025-...
Wednesday, July 16 • 6:30PM
www.macdowell.org/events/2025-...
July 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Join us at MacDowell NYC for a conversation with four remarkable Native artists, directors and curators.
Wednesday, July 16 • 6:30PM
www.macdowell.org/events/2025-...
Wednesday, July 16 • 6:30PM
www.macdowell.org/events/2025-...
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Poison specialist here! Vegetable oils are not poisonous. The Health Secretary - who has no background in health or science - is either lying, or stupid, or both. You can take this as seriously as you would your creepy uncle who talks about chemtrails.
Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?
Are seed oils actually bad for your health? Here's the science behind the controversy
Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?
n.pr
July 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Poison specialist here! Vegetable oils are not poisonous. The Health Secretary - who has no background in health or science - is either lying, or stupid, or both. You can take this as seriously as you would your creepy uncle who talks about chemtrails.
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Just saw this call for a remote science illustration intern by the Xerces Society. Maybe of interest of someone? Applications due July 14.
#SciArt
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#SciArt
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The Xerces Society - Science Illustration Intern
JOB TITLE: Science Illustration InternLOCATION: Remote position. Candidates must have a personal office location suitable for work purposes, with broadband internet access, and...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just saw this call for a remote science illustration intern by the Xerces Society. Maybe of interest of someone? Applications due July 14.
#SciArt
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#SciArt
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They are eugenicists who believe if you get sick it’s your fault, and wearables will provide them with “data” for the conclusion they’ve already reached. That’s it.
The US wants a wearable for all. Experts say it won’t fix the health crisis
The Secretary of Health Services wants every American to use a wearable device in the next four years. Experts say it's a great move, but not a cure-all.
www.digitaltrends.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They are eugenicists who believe if you get sick it’s your fault, and wearables will provide them with “data” for the conclusion they’ve already reached. That’s it.
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A LOT of people don't actually know what the Constitution says. So I'm proud to support @weholdtruths.bsky.social's campaign to educate Americans about our principles and rights in easy-to-understand language. Read, sign, and share to help spread these truths. www.weholdtruths.com #weholdtruths
We Hold These Truths
www.weholdtruths.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A LOT of people don't actually know what the Constitution says. So I'm proud to support @weholdtruths.bsky.social's campaign to educate Americans about our principles and rights in easy-to-understand language. Read, sign, and share to help spread these truths. www.weholdtruths.com #weholdtruths
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It was my honor to work with distinguished lawyer colleagues on this statement of commitment to the principles that must undergird American democracy. It appears today as full page ad in the @nytimes.com & in papers around the country.
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It was my honor to work with distinguished lawyer colleagues on this statement of commitment to the principles that must undergird American democracy. It appears today as full page ad in the @nytimes.com & in papers around the country.
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
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I look at this photo of Jupiter and think, yes, beauty still exists.
July 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I look at this photo of Jupiter and think, yes, beauty still exists.
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Literally cannot count how many times we have said this. We even had a whole war over it! Look at the Civil Rights Movement! I wrote about white backlash politics at 16 because it was that obvious. It’s willful denial of white supremacy that allows white folks to think that this came from nowhere.
This how I know black folk and white folk live in different realities. Because I coulda told you in my teens that some people in this country have so much hate in their hearts that they’d burn this country to the ground just to be rulers over ashes, if it meant people they don’t like get hurt more.
June 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Literally cannot count how many times we have said this. We even had a whole war over it! Look at the Civil Rights Movement! I wrote about white backlash politics at 16 because it was that obvious. It’s willful denial of white supremacy that allows white folks to think that this came from nowhere.
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We'd love to read your experimental poetry and lyrical essays which engage with our BIOPHILIA theme.
You have till 2nd July to send us your very best work! Each contributor to the magazine receives 20 euros.
Read about the theme and guidelines here:
www.wingedmoon.com/submit
#writingcommunity
You have till 2nd July to send us your very best work! Each contributor to the magazine receives 20 euros.
Read about the theme and guidelines here:
www.wingedmoon.com/submit
#writingcommunity
June 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We'd love to read your experimental poetry and lyrical essays which engage with our BIOPHILIA theme.
You have till 2nd July to send us your very best work! Each contributor to the magazine receives 20 euros.
Read about the theme and guidelines here:
www.wingedmoon.com/submit
#writingcommunity
You have till 2nd July to send us your very best work! Each contributor to the magazine receives 20 euros.
Read about the theme and guidelines here:
www.wingedmoon.com/submit
#writingcommunity
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The *reason* Ai-generated text contains semicolons, en dashes etc. is that experienced, skilful writers use these marks to subtly convey meaning and nuance in their work. And the Ai LLMs have been trained on the stolen work of experienced, skilful writers.
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The *reason* Ai-generated text contains semicolons, en dashes etc. is that experienced, skilful writers use these marks to subtly convey meaning and nuance in their work. And the Ai LLMs have been trained on the stolen work of experienced, skilful writers.
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The maddening thing is that this would have been PAINFULLY OBVIOUS if they had ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL working with the government! In any way! Or if they had asked a single question!! 😖
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The maddening thing is that this would have been PAINFULLY OBVIOUS if they had ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL working with the government! In any way! Or if they had asked a single question!! 😖
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"Leo" shared this video of the upcoming watermelon harvest. He shared these melons were planted in March and should be ready to pick in time for us to enjoy on #July4 BBQs. He earns minimum wage for his work. #WeFeedYou
June 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Leo" shared this video of the upcoming watermelon harvest. He shared these melons were planted in March and should be ready to pick in time for us to enjoy on #July4 BBQs. He earns minimum wage for his work. #WeFeedYou
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i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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today is Octavia Butler's birthday! You could celebrate by donating to the Pasadena Public Library (pasadena-library.net/from-the-arc..., by reading some of her works, or even finding a little bit of space to write and sit with the work and let yourself be more imaginative, a little more empathetic
Happy birthday, Octavia Butler! Celebrating her life, work, and legacy at the La Pintoresca Branch Library
This blog post was written by AnnMarie Kolakowski, Branch Manager of the La Pintoresca Branch Library Today would have been the 76th birthday of author Octavia E. Butler. Last Saturday, June 17, 20…
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June 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
today is Octavia Butler's birthday! You could celebrate by donating to the Pasadena Public Library (pasadena-library.net/from-the-arc..., by reading some of her works, or even finding a little bit of space to write and sit with the work and let yourself be more imaginative, a little more empathetic
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Here is a strawberry growing on my deck a few days ago. (Update: it was delicious.)
June 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Here is a strawberry growing on my deck a few days ago. (Update: it was delicious.)