Sea Salt Blooms
@seasaltblooms.bsky.social
A regenerative, organic flower farm in Midcoast Maine offering a la carte and DIY wedding flowers, events, and educational opportunities. Also a writer, reader, and teacher. Knitting is my Xanax, along with the flowers of course. She/her
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Your librarian here with a little tip
Now is a great time to learn DIY. The library has books on how to mend clothes. Upcycle clothes and furniture. Sewing. Basic home and auto repair. Thrifty cooking. Gardening. Container gardening. Woodworking. Practical skills never hurt!
Your librarian here with a little tip
Now is a great time to learn DIY. The library has books on how to mend clothes. Upcycle clothes and furniture. Sewing. Basic home and auto repair. Thrifty cooking. Gardening. Container gardening. Woodworking. Practical skills never hurt!
I’m here for any gardening and growing help.
We are due more snow tmrrw & it’s probably not even winter’s last hurrah. I’m self soothing remembering these leftover tulip & lilac blooms I brought in for us. We grow a lot of flowers for others & sometimes I forget to bring them in for us too but I’m trying to be better! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm
March 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We are due more snow tmrrw & it’s probably not even winter’s last hurrah. I’m self soothing remembering these leftover tulip & lilac blooms I brought in for us. We grow a lot of flowers for others & sometimes I forget to bring them in for us too but I’m trying to be better! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm
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this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
March 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
Finally hitting 50 Fahrenheit this weekend but still weeks away from these blooms which just feels unfair 😂 Maine is worth it though! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm #tulips #spring #midcoastmaine
March 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Finally hitting 50 Fahrenheit this weekend but still weeks away from these blooms which just feels unfair 😂 Maine is worth it though! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm #tulips #spring #midcoastmaine
What if we all just said no to this relentless changing of the clocks? I. Am. Not. A. Fan.
March 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What if we all just said no to this relentless changing of the clocks? I. Am. Not. A. Fan.
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TENNESSEAN: “A recent study by ITEP estimated the # of undocumented immigrants working in the U.S. is between 7-8 million with an estimated payroll of nearly $280 billion. This represents almost 5% of the total U.S. workforce.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
March 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
TENNESSEAN: “A recent study by ITEP estimated the # of undocumented immigrants working in the U.S. is between 7-8 million with an estimated payroll of nearly $280 billion. This represents almost 5% of the total U.S. workforce.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Close up photo of some of my Floret zinnias last season. One of my goals this year is to take more (& much better) photos. I love this one though? I remember I was so hot that day these zinnias & I were SO happy to get back in to my cool flower studio! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm #zinnias #gardening
March 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Close up photo of some of my Floret zinnias last season. One of my goals this year is to take more (& much better) photos. I love this one though? I remember I was so hot that day these zinnias & I were SO happy to get back in to my cool flower studio! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm #zinnias #gardening
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Being trans is a joy and a gift! Some folks are trying to take away that joy! We will not let them! We will become even more trans and more joyful as time goes on!
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Being trans is a joy and a gift! Some folks are trying to take away that joy! We will not let them! We will become even more trans and more joyful as time goes on!
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Sending love to you. We can honor and appreciate some of our past traditions while knowing the world can be a better place due to its diversity, science, compassion, empathy and love for all the people & creatures under the sun.
#homecooking #gardening #farmsky #homesteading 🍽️ 🌱
#homecooking #gardening #farmsky #homesteading 🍽️ 🌱
February 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sending love to you. We can honor and appreciate some of our past traditions while knowing the world can be a better place due to its diversity, science, compassion, empathy and love for all the people & creatures under the sun.
#homecooking #gardening #farmsky #homesteading 🍽️ 🌱
#homecooking #gardening #farmsky #homesteading 🍽️ 🌱
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@altfws.altgov.info if any of the fish and wildlife service, people contact you pass this on.
March 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
@altfws.altgov.info if any of the fish and wildlife service, people contact you pass this on.
Last year was my first year growing a lot of celosia (successfully) and I really fell in love with its feathery fun spiky shape. Along with strawflower I want to grow SO much of it this year! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm #gardening #celosia
March 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Last year was my first year growing a lot of celosia (successfully) and I really fell in love with its feathery fun spiky shape. Along with strawflower I want to grow SO much of it this year! #bloomscroll #flowerfarm #gardening #celosia
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Sam Alito gave cities more leeway to dump raw sewage into our water supply by deploying a sleight of hand so clumsy that it would fail to impress a kindergarten class.
This isn't statutory interpretation. It's a gut renovation of the Clean Water Act on behalf of polluters. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This isn't statutory interpretation. It's a gut renovation of the Clean Water Act on behalf of polluters. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Supreme Court Rules the Clean Water Act Doesn’t Actually Require That Water Be Clean
Amy Coney Barrett was not having it.
slate.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sam Alito gave cities more leeway to dump raw sewage into our water supply by deploying a sleight of hand so clumsy that it would fail to impress a kindergarten class.
This isn't statutory interpretation. It's a gut renovation of the Clean Water Act on behalf of polluters. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This isn't statutory interpretation. It's a gut renovation of the Clean Water Act on behalf of polluters. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Honestly pretty funny that Republicans spent four years warning that the Democratic president was a senile, checked-out vegetable who’d handed control of the government over to unelected extremists
March 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Honestly pretty funny that Republicans spent four years warning that the Democratic president was a senile, checked-out vegetable who’d handed control of the government over to unelected extremists
I lived in New Orleans for a long time and marveled how we could have such a rich insane holiday when everywhere else it was just Tues. Now I live everywhere else and I’m still amazed. Anyhow, here’s some King Cake ice cream and happy Mardi Gras everyone!
March 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I lived in New Orleans for a long time and marveled how we could have such a rich insane holiday when everywhere else it was just Tues. Now I live everywhere else and I’m still amazed. Anyhow, here’s some King Cake ice cream and happy Mardi Gras everyone!
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"The most striking aspect to Trump's crypto reserve and the scrapping of anti-money laundering rules, which together amount to a global charter for criminals, is that he's making no effort to dress them up. This pig has no lipstick." My column. on.ft.com/43kiBOu
Trump’s heist in broad daylight
[FREE TO READ] Having previously declared bitcoin to be a ‘scam’, the US president now wants to add it to the Fed’s balance sheet
on.ft.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The most striking aspect to Trump's crypto reserve and the scrapping of anti-money laundering rules, which together amount to a global charter for criminals, is that he's making no effort to dress them up. This pig has no lipstick." My column. on.ft.com/43kiBOu
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Taking a super nice train in Italy for $45 and thinking of how cool it is that our taxpayer money back home will buy Ethereum to bail out David Sacks.
March 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Taking a super nice train in Italy for $45 and thinking of how cool it is that our taxpayer money back home will buy Ethereum to bail out David Sacks.
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"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK
March 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK
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The bloodbath at NOAA apparently included meteorologists with the National Weather Service; scientists inside what’s simply known as NOAA Research, or the office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) more formally; technicians that keep up the country’s weather instrumentation;
NOAA returns/produces so much more money to the American economy than it costs, no stories about any of this should allow them the absolutely bullshit "savings" framing
We Are All Less Safe Today, as NOAA Gets Hit With Mass Firings
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The bloodbath at NOAA apparently included meteorologists with the National Weather Service; scientists inside what’s simply known as NOAA Research, or the office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) more formally; technicians that keep up the country’s weather instrumentation;
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Vermont understood the assignment.
Take notes, America.
Take notes, America.
March 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Vermont understood the assignment.
Take notes, America.
Take notes, America.
And a sunset photo from my other garden. I put some seedling dahlias there last year because I put them like everywhere I could 😂. Sunset is always so lovely in this spot. But the seedlings didn’t get enough sun I think! #bloomscroll #gardening #flowerfarm #dahlias #sunset
March 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
And a sunset photo from my other garden. I put some seedling dahlias there last year because I put them like everywhere I could 😂. Sunset is always so lovely in this spot. But the seedlings didn’t get enough sun I think! #bloomscroll #gardening #flowerfarm #dahlias #sunset
Five mins of scrolling was more than I could take this morning before I had to go back to flowers. This is Hollyhill Starburst, a dahlia I bought on a whim last year and ended up loving so much. So did my littles! I should grow more maybe! #bloomscroll #dahlias #gardening #flowerfarm #midcoastmaine
March 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Five mins of scrolling was more than I could take this morning before I had to go back to flowers. This is Hollyhill Starburst, a dahlia I bought on a whim last year and ended up loving so much. So did my littles! I should grow more maybe! #bloomscroll #dahlias #gardening #flowerfarm #midcoastmaine
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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I don't say this lightly, but the BBC are really not up to this moment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How Zelensky's lack of a suit may have fuelled Oval Office spat
The Ukrainian president's military-style attire came up before he was upbraided by President Trump and JD Vance.
www.bbc.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I don't say this lightly, but the BBC are really not up to this moment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...