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vireo-virens.bsky.social
Sunset rainbow
Sky with a rainbow and rainbow “echos”
March 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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nepeteaa.bsky.social
are you guys ready for him?
February 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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boycub.bsky.social
Now is a good time to share
www.wehaverights.us

A resource for immigrants, by immigrants regarding what to do during ice raids.
We Have Rights
www.wehaverights.us
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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ekostories.bsky.social
Always a good time to make art, but rarely a better time than now. Stay strong. Hold true. Keep making. 🦑🤝🦑
A poster depicting a pair of squid holding tentacles, with the text "Hold Fast To Each Other".
March 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
vireo-virens.bsky.social
Are you ready?! No gas, no online $$, no retail! Make some art, go for a hike, cook using what you have in your fridge for dinner :)
martharichart.bsky.social Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · Feb 27
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.
February 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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nowthisimpact.bsky.social
The Trump admin voted against condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the UN, joining Russia, North Korea, Sudan, Hungary, and 13 other nations. This marks a dramatic shift for the U.S. from defending democracy to siding with authoritarianism.

Read more: youtube.com/shorts/_Gag1...
From Democracy to Dictatorship: How MAGA Aligned with Putin
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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gaybreakfast.bsky.social
✨🐺🏳️‍🌈OUTLAST🏳️‍🌈🐺✨
February 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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fossilforager.bsky.social
The Bug of the Month rewards for March feature the oak treehopper! Sign up at my Scarab tier before March 1st to receive these rewards next month (a vinyl sticker and postcard! 🔗 here: patreon.com/fossilforager
A mint blue-green mockup of a postcard and print for my monthly sticker/print club! The designs feature an oak treehopper, a small blue-green insect with red and orange markings on its body. They have large black-veined wings. The postcard features an oak treehopper mom with her nymph babies, who are black with tan and red markings.
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Boycott tomorrow!
Join in tomorrow’s economic blackout
robertreich.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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leslielevings.bsky.social
💚💚💚
waywardretreats.bsky.social Wayward Retreats @waywardretreats.bsky.social · Feb 27
From 2024 alum Alice Lee:
alright here's a super sappy post. last year, i went to @waywardretreats, an artist retreat in the wilderness (Quadra island), and it was one of the best experiences. last year was an intensely difficult year for me, went thru a destabilizing break up that just threw me out of whack u know? I think I was "getting there" pre-retreat, but i was definitely putting myself thru the motions of my routine before, which sometimes is what u just gotta do. wayward was the first week where I actually felt like "normal" me again. stable, happy, free. I drew A LOT. moved my body physically to the point of falling into bed exhausted everyday. but most of all, the PEOPLE. I love my queer art commune I feel like the retreat expanded my brain and heart be of the amazing friends i made there. felt loved seen and inspired by these artists (i miss yall!) I'm not saying wayward will solve all your problems but personally it cleared my skin and watered my crops. I emerged hydrated and nourished, bright eyes. like im feeling really good in my life / art these days and i think wayward was one of the initial sparks of this current wave. anyhoo highly rec 10000/10 @waywardretreats
February 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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nepeteaa.bsky.social
alright the big one is IMMINENT!!!! Shop Drop MARCH 7th @ 3pm EST! ‼️💚🌲

the whole shop has a new look and 15+ new items to go with it!
February 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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martharichart.bsky.social
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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jacquelyngill.bsky.social
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
vireo-virens.bsky.social
A tri-color corgi with brown eyes laying on brown leaves. The same tri-color corgi with brown eyes now laying on gravel driveway with a look that says, “why did you stop petting me” The same tri-color corgi now laying on his back to say “moar belly rubs please”
February 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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alextomlinson.com
Winter Blue Jay from last year ❄️
Flat illustration of a Blue Jay in a snowy forest gazing up at a large snowflake about to land on their beak
December 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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airplaneian.com
oh my goodness these are absolutely incredible
Photo of three embroidered patches on top of a wooden surface, each representing a different year of the Feminist Bird Club. The 2025 patch, in the foreground, features an illustration of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, a small and endearing owl species, against a blue background with constellation-like designs. The artwork was created by illustrator Alex Tomlinson. The 2024 patch, positioned slightly behind and to the right, depicts a female wood duck perched on a branch, illustrated by science writer and cartoonist Rosemary Mosco. This patch has an earthy green and tan color palette. The 2023 patch, positioned on the left, is nicknamed the 'goth patch' and showcases a Common Nighthawk in flight, set against a dark background. This patch was illustrated by zoologist and artist Frances Ngo. The patches are arranged in a triangular formation.
January 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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falcofous.bsky.social
❄️Winter Shop Update❄️ This Friday, Feb 21st at 12pm CT! I will have pre-orders for some new sticker designs, restocks of best-sellers, and a handful of original postcard illustrations (plus custom requests) available!!
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The link to my Etsy shop is in my bio or you can search for "falcofous" 🥰
The first image shows three colorful die-cut sticker designs: the face of an angry raptor with the words “I came here to kick ass and & _____ and I’m all out of _____.” The birds and their prey featured are, clockwise from the top: Snowy Owl and Lemmings, Harris’s Hawk and rabbits, and Red-tailed Hawk and squirrels. The text next to the stickers reads: “Pre-orders. Three new Kickass Raptor stickers join the flock!” The second image is a sticker sheet featuring stylized drawings of seven southwestern birds of prey on an orange background. Clockwise from the top right: Mississippi Kite, Harris’s Hawk, Crested Caracara, California Condor, Aplomado Falcon, Zone-tailed Hawk, and Gray Hawk. The text next to the stickers reads: “Pre-orders. Southwestern Raptors sticker sheets!” The third image is a rectangular sticker with rounded edges of a stylized portrait of a Rough-legged Hawk wearing a scarf surrounded by snowflakes and the words “Winter Birder.” The third image is a sticker sheet featuring stylized drawings of seven southwestern birds of prey on an orange background. Clockwise from the top right: Mississippi Kite, Harris’s Hawk, Crested Caracara, California Condor, Aplomado Falcon, Zone-tailed Hawk, and Gray Hawk. The text next to the stickers reads: “Pre-orders. Brave the cold with these cozy Rough-legged Hawk stickers.” A cartoony drawing of a Rough-legged Hawk is peeking in from the bottom left corner, thinking “This one’s my favorite!” The fourth image is a photo of the artist’s hand holding three postcards outstretched. The postcards have black and white ink illustrations on the backs, each featuring a different bird of prey in their habitat. The text above the postcards reads: “Plus a handful of original postcard illustrations!”
February 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
vireo-virens.bsky.social
These are too good! 😆
whatemilyisdoing.bsky.social Emily @whatemilyisdoing.bsky.social · Feb 11
One project I have actually managed to complete is this set of ridiculous ant valentines, made for my coworkers who aren’t ant people but do enjoy wacky puns. If I had to pick a favorite it would probably be the honeypot ant, just because repletes are so weird and cool ✨

#ants #sciart
8 different ant themed valentines, modeled after candy hearts. Each one has a pun and an image of a special species of ant.
February 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social
Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐱 #embroidery #handembroidery
Hand embroidery of a gray cat with its tongue sticking out
February 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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thornwolf.com
Wow! Temporarily sold out of small Orcanize stickers (I just reordered some this morning, they'll be back soon!). Still have hoodies, tees, tanks, totes, bumper stickers, and posters available tho, get yours here. #Resist #SciArt #BSNM

www.thornwolf.com/shop/orcaniz...
Posters, bumper stickers, vertical stickers, tees, tanks, and hoodies with a pseudo soviet design of orcas with the text "Don't Agonize, Orcanize" in black, cream, and red.
February 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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volts.wtf
There is nothing more obviously inevitable to me than everyone eventually concluding that, no, you can't work with the Trump admin., you can't "find areas of compromise," you can't treat this as normal politics, the only option is total, unremitting opposition. Everyone will get there eventually.
February 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
vireo-virens.bsky.social
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
February 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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earthlyeducation.bsky.social
What's something I wish everyone knew? It would take only 0.04-0.27% of annual global GDP over the next 10 years to restore degraded land worldwide!! That's significantly less than the world spends on bombs or carparks. Our priorities are upside down.
Study says land restoration worldwide can be funded with tiny fraction of global GDP
Restoring degraded land around the world would cost a fraction of a percent of global GDP to fund, a new study shows, but the inequitable distribution of restoration needs means poorer countries bear ...
news.mongabay.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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earthlyeducation.bsky.social
someone once asked me why I was so worried about the environment

I just said "I live there"

and they looked at me as if that fact had never once occurred to them
February 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM