Sarah Griffith
@the-written-word.bsky.social
I love reading good books. I love writing.
A good guy without a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun.
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A good guy without a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun.
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant
Zohran is always referring to his constituents as ‘New Yorkers’. He’s giving them an overarching identity…he’s restoring an identity. He’s uniting them by doing that. Over and above everything, at the end of the day, they are all people of a city - that’s a powerful uniting message.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Zohran is always referring to his constituents as ‘New Yorkers’. He’s giving them an overarching identity…he’s restoring an identity. He’s uniting them by doing that. Over and above everything, at the end of the day, they are all people of a city - that’s a powerful uniting message.
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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#OnThisDay in 1994 the final fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck Jupiter. The impacts, which can be seen in the bottom left of the image below, hit at a speed of 37 miles per second and created fireballs at temperatures of 23,700 degrees Celsius, leaving lasting marks in Jupiter's atmosphere.
July 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#OnThisDay in 1994 the final fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck Jupiter. The impacts, which can be seen in the bottom left of the image below, hit at a speed of 37 miles per second and created fireballs at temperatures of 23,700 degrees Celsius, leaving lasting marks in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Couldn’t have said it better.
Contempt for kids is an American hallmark.
July 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Couldn’t have said it better.
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I hear bells tinkling 🔔 🎵so soft and gentle.
Experience NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Cosmic Treasure Chest with sound!🎶
Just as an image conveys data visually, sonification conveys data with sound. No two people will explore Rubin’s images the same, & no two listening experiences will be the same. 🔭🧪
skyviewer.app/skysynth
Just as an image conveys data visually, sonification conveys data with sound. No two people will explore Rubin’s images the same, & no two listening experiences will be the same. 🔭🧪
skyviewer.app/skysynth
June 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I hear bells tinkling 🔔 🎵so soft and gentle.
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Does anyone actually understand quantum physics?
We asked six physicists why they’re still arguing after 100 years of quantum mechanics
We asked six physicists why they’re still arguing after 100 years of quantum mechanics
June 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Does anyone actually understand quantum physics?
We asked six physicists why they’re still arguing after 100 years of quantum mechanics
We asked six physicists why they’re still arguing after 100 years of quantum mechanics
Thank you. I needed to hear this.
Feeling sorry for an abusive person is not compassion-it’s enabling.
Asking those who were hurt to consider their abusers past is not understanding-it’s enabling.
Putting the wellbeing of an abuser before the healing of who they’ve hurt is not healing-it’s enabling.
Asking those who were hurt to consider their abusers past is not understanding-it’s enabling.
Putting the wellbeing of an abuser before the healing of who they’ve hurt is not healing-it’s enabling.
May 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Thank you. I needed to hear this.
One of the girls is quoted in the article as saying, “It was a shock; we didn’t expect it. We had already noticed a little bit about what was going on in the U.S. But at the time, we didn’t think it was happening to Germans.”
That last sentence doesn’t sit right with me.
That last sentence doesn’t sit right with me.
April 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
One of the girls is quoted in the article as saying, “It was a shock; we didn’t expect it. We had already noticed a little bit about what was going on in the U.S. But at the time, we didn’t think it was happening to Germans.”
That last sentence doesn’t sit right with me.
That last sentence doesn’t sit right with me.
Let’s get through March. 💪
My advice for March 2025🧵
Since Venus will kickstart the month w rx in Aries, then Mercury will move into Aries on the 3rd, then it goes retro, we may experience irritation, emotional outbursts, we may get frustrated easier.
Since Venus will kickstart the month w rx in Aries, then Mercury will move into Aries on the 3rd, then it goes retro, we may experience irritation, emotional outbursts, we may get frustrated easier.
February 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Let’s get through March. 💪
All of 40s are spent getting thrashed? Geez!
These major transits also correlate with how we age. The aging of the cells is not linear. They happen around these major cycles. Isn't that interesting?
January 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
All of 40s are spent getting thrashed? Geez!
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Our photo group did a night hike to reach this special and secretive spot in the salt flats of the Altiplano in Chile. I did a 20 second exposure with a 14mm lens, while a flashlight revealed this incredible blue lagoon. Another otherworldly place on Earth.
#astrophotography #chile #bluelagoon
#astrophotography #chile #bluelagoon
January 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Our photo group did a night hike to reach this special and secretive spot in the salt flats of the Altiplano in Chile. I did a 20 second exposure with a 14mm lens, while a flashlight revealed this incredible blue lagoon. Another otherworldly place on Earth.
#astrophotography #chile #bluelagoon
#astrophotography #chile #bluelagoon
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
January 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
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if you made art this year, you did well. a sketch, even if it was scrapped ; a poem, even if it was deleted — mattered. you put thought to paper, you engaged with the creative alchemy of turning feeling to something tangible. doesn't matter if you weren't productive "enough." or good "enough."
December 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
if you made art this year, you did well. a sketch, even if it was scrapped ; a poem, even if it was deleted — mattered. you put thought to paper, you engaged with the creative alchemy of turning feeling to something tangible. doesn't matter if you weren't productive "enough." or good "enough."
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One of the best things I ever did for myself was stop comparing my life trajectory to people who have support systems. I won’t say I never had help, but I’m just now truly understanding the difference between “assistance” and “support”.
December 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
One of the best things I ever did for myself was stop comparing my life trajectory to people who have support systems. I won’t say I never had help, but I’m just now truly understanding the difference between “assistance” and “support”.
I’ve made my home on BlueSky and I’m happy about it. That’s all.
November 29, 2024 at 1:31 PM
I’ve made my home on BlueSky and I’m happy about it. That’s all.
It’s quite reassuring to know I’m not alone in my dislike of Musk. That guy creeps me out.
November 18, 2024 at 5:19 PM
It’s quite reassuring to know I’m not alone in my dislike of Musk. That guy creeps me out.
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attention haters:
November 16, 2024 at 11:18 PM
attention haters:
This.
*pssssst*
Hey
You know that one project?
That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good
enough or brave enough or strong enough?
Spend 15 min on it today
Keep the dream alive
Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred
Hey
You know that one project?
That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good
enough or brave enough or strong enough?
Spend 15 min on it today
Keep the dream alive
Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred
November 17, 2024 at 7:26 AM
This.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
1/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
1/20
November 15, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
1/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
1/20