Elise
@sacrificialparsnip.bsky.social
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California painter #ReginaJacobson earned her BFA and MFA in Painting from #LagunaCollegeofArtandDesign. Cult of Beauty, altarpiece. Triptych. 84 x 129”. Oil on canvas. 2013
February 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
California painter #ReginaJacobson earned her BFA and MFA in Painting from #LagunaCollegeofArtandDesign. Cult of Beauty, altarpiece. Triptych. 84 x 129”. Oil on canvas. 2013
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Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:
February 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:
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In this last month I have made the mental transition from "air travel is very safe" to "at least it would be a relatively quick way to go"
February 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In this last month I have made the mental transition from "air travel is very safe" to "at least it would be a relatively quick way to go"
I’m catastrophizing hard tonight. Normal strategies aren’t working. Suggestions, folks?
February 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I’m catastrophizing hard tonight. Normal strategies aren’t working. Suggestions, folks?
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A white South African taking over the world's foremost imperial superpower through installing 19 year old Zoomer fuck boys nicknamed "Big Balls" in charge of Social Security systems is some sort of cosmic justice for the US.
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A white South African taking over the world's foremost imperial superpower through installing 19 year old Zoomer fuck boys nicknamed "Big Balls" in charge of Social Security systems is some sort of cosmic justice for the US.
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Pioneering physicist Shirley Ann Jackson '68 PhD '73. She was the first black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT and was featured in Ebony magazine in 1974.
February 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pioneering physicist Shirley Ann Jackson '68 PhD '73. She was the first black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT and was featured in Ebony magazine in 1974.
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"I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" ~ Zora Neale Hurston
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" ~ Zora Neale Hurston
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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ME: *sits at desk and works* Just focus. Just focus. Don't look around. Do NOT look around.
THE NEWS:
THE NEWS:
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ME: *sits at desk and works* Just focus. Just focus. Don't look around. Do NOT look around.
THE NEWS:
THE NEWS:
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Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
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if you’re hating current events rn break some bread with betty white: a thread
January 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
if you’re hating current events rn break some bread with betty white: a thread
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Thread. Not gonna lie, that teared me up.
God bless her and her courage.
God bless her and her courage.
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thread. Not gonna lie, that teared me up.
God bless her and her courage.
God bless her and her courage.
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An updated look (through 2024) at how much faster the land is warming (where we live) - this point can be obscured in the standard global mean temperature plots... 🧪⚒️
+ Data from NASA GISTEMPv4: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
+ Download graphic at: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ Data from NASA GISTEMPv4: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
+ Download graphic at: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
January 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
An updated look (through 2024) at how much faster the land is warming (where we live) - this point can be obscured in the standard global mean temperature plots... 🧪⚒️
+ Data from NASA GISTEMPv4: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
+ Download graphic at: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ Data from NASA GISTEMPv4: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
+ Download graphic at: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
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We have a socialist solution:
This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for.
This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for.
The number of paywalls between the public and the truth is the capitalist noose around Liberty's neck ➰🗽
We need a better funding model for quality journalism with functional accountability.
We need a better funding model for quality journalism with functional accountability.
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We have a socialist solution:
This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for.
This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for. This is what libraries are for.
My dog wandered into my room in order to lead me back to his chair and look pointedly at the heading pad control. What a dog.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
My dog wandered into my room in order to lead me back to his chair and look pointedly at the heading pad control. What a dog.
“You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.”
― Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug
― Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
“You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.”
― Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug
― Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug
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"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.”
~ Octavia Butler
A reminder to myself as I move into a new season of writing ✍️🏾
~ Octavia Butler
A reminder to myself as I move into a new season of writing ✍️🏾
December 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.”
~ Octavia Butler
A reminder to myself as I move into a new season of writing ✍️🏾
~ Octavia Butler
A reminder to myself as I move into a new season of writing ✍️🏾
It’s just a lovely day on campus!
December 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
It’s just a lovely day on campus!
I am like, 73% stuffing.
November 29, 2024 at 4:19 AM
I am like, 73% stuffing.
Everything is hot, stinky garbage, but this silly creature decided to come back after a month and a half, so maybe it's not all bad.
November 16, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Everything is hot, stinky garbage, but this silly creature decided to come back after a month and a half, so maybe it's not all bad.
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#FromTheArchives '14
I titled this one "Perfect Pose" in my pics folder.
I was not wrong.
Steller's Jay #birds #becurious 🪶
I titled this one "Perfect Pose" in my pics folder.
I was not wrong.
Steller's Jay #birds #becurious 🪶
November 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM
#FromTheArchives '14
I titled this one "Perfect Pose" in my pics folder.
I was not wrong.
Steller's Jay #birds #becurious 🪶
I titled this one "Perfect Pose" in my pics folder.
I was not wrong.
Steller's Jay #birds #becurious 🪶