@ruthfo.bsky.social
Writer of words that sometimes make sense yet rarely rhyme.
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One of the Portland Frog’s relatives showed up at the antI-ICE protest in Petoskey MI this afternoon
January 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
One of the Portland Frog’s relatives showed up at the antI-ICE protest in Petoskey MI this afternoon
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Over 200 people showed up today in Petoskey with a days notice. This is so true, and something I need to keep reminding myself of.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Over 200 people showed up today in Petoskey with a days notice. This is so true, and something I need to keep reminding myself of.
💙💪🏻💙
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Tiny Petoskey, MI showed up and showed OUT—bundled up, boots in the snow, breath visible in the bitter cold. When even the smallest towns refuse silence, you know this movement is real. Justice doesn’t hibernate. Neither do the people. ❄️✊
#ICEOutForGood
Credit to the amazing @bocksam.bsky.social
#ICEOutForGood
Credit to the amazing @bocksam.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Tiny Petoskey, MI showed up and showed OUT—bundled up, boots in the snow, breath visible in the bitter cold. When even the smallest towns refuse silence, you know this movement is real. Justice doesn’t hibernate. Neither do the people. ❄️✊
#ICEOutForGood
Credit to the amazing @bocksam.bsky.social
#ICEOutForGood
Credit to the amazing @bocksam.bsky.social
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Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0
October 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0
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Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
May 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
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Cutbacks have gutted the staff at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, who work to protect the public from toxic algal blooms.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals…
www.propublica.org
May 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Cutbacks have gutted the staff at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, who work to protect the public from toxic algal blooms.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
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Walking down La Salle to get Shakshouka at avec and someone was blasting “What’s Up” at a red light and a bunch of us strangers all yelled the part that goes SCREAM FROM THE TOP OF MY LUNGS WHAT’S GOING ON together and yes, I’m scared for the world, but I sure do love you, Chicago.
April 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Walking down La Salle to get Shakshouka at avec and someone was blasting “What’s Up” at a red light and a bunch of us strangers all yelled the part that goes SCREAM FROM THE TOP OF MY LUNGS WHAT’S GOING ON together and yes, I’m scared for the world, but I sure do love you, Chicago.
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Samantha Hunt, one of my colleagues at Bennington College, said earlier this semester: “One of the most radical things I do is move slowly.”
I think about it all the time. Slow, steady, determined.
Be the artist who, like a persistent trickle of water, ends up carving a canyon.
I think about it all the time. Slow, steady, determined.
Be the artist who, like a persistent trickle of water, ends up carving a canyon.
April 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Samantha Hunt, one of my colleagues at Bennington College, said earlier this semester: “One of the most radical things I do is move slowly.”
I think about it all the time. Slow, steady, determined.
Be the artist who, like a persistent trickle of water, ends up carving a canyon.
I think about it all the time. Slow, steady, determined.
Be the artist who, like a persistent trickle of water, ends up carving a canyon.
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I miss my mom so much more than I could have ever imagined. The finality of not receiving her daily call ever again…. It’s a lot.
April 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I miss my mom so much more than I could have ever imagined. The finality of not receiving her daily call ever again…. It’s a lot.
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Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
A crow's math skills include geometry
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
www.npr.org
April 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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WEATHER UPDATE: The Michigan National Guard has been deployed to assist ice storm recovery efforts in northern Michigan.
Michigan National Guard deployed to assist ice storm recovery efforts
www.stripes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
WEATHER UPDATE: The Michigan National Guard has been deployed to assist ice storm recovery efforts in northern Michigan.
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Let us speak of joy.
Tell us about something wonderful that happened to you this week.
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I unexpectedly was able to spend time with a dear friend while traveling for work. Nothing can replace the sound of a deeply familiar and loved laugh.
Tell us about something wonderful that happened to you this week.
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I unexpectedly was able to spend time with a dear friend while traveling for work. Nothing can replace the sound of a deeply familiar and loved laugh.
March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Let us speak of joy.
Tell us about something wonderful that happened to you this week.
…
I unexpectedly was able to spend time with a dear friend while traveling for work. Nothing can replace the sound of a deeply familiar and loved laugh.
Tell us about something wonderful that happened to you this week.
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I unexpectedly was able to spend time with a dear friend while traveling for work. Nothing can replace the sound of a deeply familiar and loved laugh.
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Los Angeles is confronting a projected shortfall of nearly $1 billion, with “thousands” of layoffs “nearly inevitable,” a budget official said.
Los Angeles Faces Nearly $1 Billion Deficit as It Rebuilds From Fires
Shifting federal policies, combined with the cost of January’s wildfires, have created “serious financial headwinds” for the city, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Los Angeles is confronting a projected shortfall of nearly $1 billion, with “thousands” of layoffs “nearly inevitable,” a budget official said.
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Meet baby Ume, a Malayan tapir at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and bright spots, the 1-month-old has blown up online as a social media star.
via @kuow.org
via @kuow.org
This rare Malayan tapir in Tacoma is raising a social media star
Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned one month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and bright spots, Ume has blown up online as a social media star.
www.kuow.org
March 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Meet baby Ume, a Malayan tapir at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and bright spots, the 1-month-old has blown up online as a social media star.
via @kuow.org
via @kuow.org
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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
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“Sister Act” is one of the best movies ever made.
February 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Sister Act” is one of the best movies ever made.
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Empathy says: You and I are made of the same lovely, heartbroken, and screwed-up stuff.
February 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Empathy says: You and I are made of the same lovely, heartbroken, and screwed-up stuff.
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How to write: Stop not writing. Keep your butt in the chair. Write really bad small sections of the whole—passages, moments, episodes, memories—til you have an incredibly shitty 1st draft. Then take out the boring parts, the lies and pretensions. Then write a better 2nd draft.
January 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
How to write: Stop not writing. Keep your butt in the chair. Write really bad small sections of the whole—passages, moments, episodes, memories—til you have an incredibly shitty 1st draft. Then take out the boring parts, the lies and pretensions. Then write a better 2nd draft.
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“You may never get closure, an explanation, or an apology. But we can learn from everything we experience and become wiser, kinder versions of ourselves in the process.”
~ Dr. Nicole LePera
#deepwildcoaching
#traumarecovery
#mentalhealth
#healingjourney
~ Dr. Nicole LePera
#deepwildcoaching
#traumarecovery
#mentalhealth
#healingjourney
December 23, 2024 at 8:35 AM
“You may never get closure, an explanation, or an apology. But we can learn from everything we experience and become wiser, kinder versions of ourselves in the process.”
~ Dr. Nicole LePera
#deepwildcoaching
#traumarecovery
#mentalhealth
#healingjourney
~ Dr. Nicole LePera
#deepwildcoaching
#traumarecovery
#mentalhealth
#healingjourney
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December 7, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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This week is #nationalgriefawarenessweek
We‘ve chosen #picturebooks to help children talk about how they feel after a bereavement or loss. These stories can support children as they deal with differing emotions at a difficult time ❤️🩹
storysnug.com/2024/12/grie...
#booksthathelp #StorySnug #UKKidLit
We‘ve chosen #picturebooks to help children talk about how they feel after a bereavement or loss. These stories can support children as they deal with differing emotions at a difficult time ❤️🩹
storysnug.com/2024/12/grie...
#booksthathelp #StorySnug #UKKidLit
December 4, 2024 at 8:56 AM
This week is #nationalgriefawarenessweek
We‘ve chosen #picturebooks to help children talk about how they feel after a bereavement or loss. These stories can support children as they deal with differing emotions at a difficult time ❤️🩹
storysnug.com/2024/12/grie...
#booksthathelp #StorySnug #UKKidLit
We‘ve chosen #picturebooks to help children talk about how they feel after a bereavement or loss. These stories can support children as they deal with differing emotions at a difficult time ❤️🩹
storysnug.com/2024/12/grie...
#booksthathelp #StorySnug #UKKidLit
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The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new stamp in honor of Betty White.
November 19, 2024 at 3:59 AM
The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new stamp in honor of Betty White.
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