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cicada song

@cicadasongstl.bsky.social

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nature. nonfiction. naps. have lived under a military dictatorship. have lived off grid. living in Inoka, Nutachi, & Wahzhazhe land (STL).

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cicada song @cicadasongstl.bsky.social · 1d

Share this with someone you love.

Jill Sapphire Goldberg @jilllsapphire.bsky.social · 4d

May others have the moral courage to hear the message and give it honest consideration

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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party

Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.

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cicada song @cicadasongstl.bsky.social · 5h

Good night, Bluesky. Stay safe. Stay kind.

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 13h

“Nonfiction is, at its core, about how one chooses to live and observe life.” Julian Brave NoiseCat explores the relationship between documentary filmmaking and memoir.

Julian Brave NoiseCat on How Directing a Documentary Shaped His Memoir

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. A couple months after I signed the contract for my first book, We Survived the Night, I took a call from my friend and col…

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 2d

Twice a year I hold a workshop on writing a nonfiction book proposal. It’s organized to lead you through exercises that results in a draft or revision (or just learn about the genre) Next one starts in January

How To Write A Nonfiction Book Proposal January 5-15 2026

In this course, you will learn the basics of non-fiction trade book proposals, receive feedback on your proposals and queries, and become part of a...

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Debbie Gale Mitchell @heydebigale.bsky.social · 3d

Nonfiction science new releases for October, 2025!

Which of these books are you adding to your TBR?

I already checked out BORN from the library. I am also adding GATHERED ans THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT to my TBR.

#nonfiction #booksky #science 🧪 #sciencebooks #womeninscience #nonfictionscience 🎢

A olive-colored slide with the text "nonfiction science new releases October, 2025" along the top with a structure of morphine at the top right corner. 20 book covers are lined up in rows below the title:

POISONOUS PLANTS and FATAL FUNGI
GATHERED by Gabrielle Cerberville
BORN by Lucy Ingles
The GENIUS BAT by Yossi Yovel
PORTALS TO A NEW REALITY by Vlatko Verdal
ANIMALS ARE A-HOLES by Brynn Wallace
MAPLE SYRUP by Peter Kuitenbrouwer
CLIMATE ACTION by Ryan Hagan
MATH CATS by Daniel Look
THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT by Peter Dear
METAMORPHOSIS by Oren Harman
MUSHROOM DAY by Alison Pouliot
THE SURGEON, THE MIDWIFE, THE QUACK by Alanna Skuse
GALILEO’S FAME by Anna Luna Post
Mythopedia by Adrienne Mayor
THE GIANT LEAP by Caleb Scharf
NATUREKIND by Melissa Leach
IDENTITY by Carles Lalueza-Fox
EXISTENTIAL POLITICS by Jessica Green
PAN AFRICAN FUTURISM by Reginold Royston

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 10h

Today is the International Day of Climate Action!

Everything you love can thrive if we work together on #ClimateAction.

🏘️ Our communities thrive
🩺 Our health thrives
🌊 Our ocean thrives

What will you do today that will help the things you love to thrive? Who will you do it with?

Comment below!

Aerial shot of coastline and ocean cliffs

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Bird Zone @birdzone2.bsky.social · 6h

Western Bluebird #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #birdphotography

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Superchinois801 @superchinois801.bsky.social · 2d

Rain

#paris #france #streetphotography #photography #photographie #photo #photos #travel #35mm #streetphoto #street #streets #omsystem #om3 #olympus #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #city #photographer #autumn #flowers #flower #architecture #17mm #umbrella #Light #rain #parisian #french

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Nathan Foster Photography @fosterscenics.bsky.social · 1d

Another view of Alaska. Clouds and sun made for some very dramatic scenes. This one near Girdwood taken at Twentymile River. #alaska #landscapephotography #photography #mountains #clouds

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Christoph Fischer @beautysurroundsyou.com · 1d

No matter how dull the conditions, there are always photographic opportunities! A long exposure brings out streaking clouds, against the turquoise waters of beautiful Moraine lake in the Canadian Rockies.

#bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #travel #naturephotography #mountains

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 3d

I captured the Triangulum Galaxy in 9 hours of integration time, using my Askar FRA500 (0.7x), ZWO AM5N, and ASI2600MC camera. 🤩

My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposurephotography #longexposure #galaxy #photography

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Lyndie Chiou @lyndie.bsky.social · 2d

One of the biggest and most publicized disputes in stellar astronomy in recent decades centers on the distance to this star cluster, the Pleiades (the 7 Sisters).

Image credit: my tiny telescope (~4 hours)

#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾‍🔬

A loose star cluster which is made up of 7 bright stars and numerous smaller stars. The cluster is seated inside (and thus interacting with) a bright blue reflection nebula, creating a beautiful spectacle.

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MontanaRoots @montanaroots.bsky.social · 18h

A photo of the #heart #nebula I made from my driveway over these last couple new moon nights… About a dozen hours of total exposure time ✨
#astrophotography #astronomy

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 3d

From the observatory last night, IC 1805, the Heart Nebula. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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Karen Campbell 🇨🇦 @karampbell.bsky.social · 18h

Time seems to speed up as we get older - is that partly due to events/neural states lasting longer?

#PsychSciSky
#Neuroskyence

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New study reveals why time seems to move faster the older we get

A new study hints that age-related changes in our brains may explain why time feels like it's slipping away faster with every passing year.

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness @joyousjoyness.com · 18h

Detox Doodles!

They are sketches I've been doing to try and replace mindless scrolling!

This page is all about Polar Bears!

#art #PolarBear #bear #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt

Sketchbook page of 5 drawings of Polar Bears in blue ink. At the top of the page is the text Polar Bear and 8/4/25. The top of the page are drawings of hearts and a close up of a Polar Bear's head under water and the word Boop! To the left is a standing Polar Bear. To the right is a drawing of a very fat Polar Bear looking at the viewer and the word Chonk. At the bottom are drawings of a mama Polar Bear and a cub sleeping.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 17h

On this day in 2021 I was capturing the Waning Gibbous Moon. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.

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Vyhr / ioioiee @vyhrart.bsky.social · 17h

Surprise stream! I'm live on Twitch!
www.twitch.tv/ioioiee
Big progress on the big A3 Albertosaurus Portrait!
Starting to shade the skin! Commissions are open!
Come say hi!
#paleoart #sciart

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Julianne Zelda Kiely 🌿Commissions open🌿 @palaeojules.bsky.social · 16h

Oh wow, I just found out that Alderblattina simmsi got published a year ago! This still might be one of my best pieces of artwork; certainly one of the ones I'm most proud of. It went on to win an award, and it's one of the best environmental pieces I've done! #fossilfriday #paleoart #paleobotany

A drawing of a cockroach crawing over moss

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Joe Morlan @jmorlan.bsky.social · 15h

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
24 August 2025. Shamrock Ranch, Pacifica, California, USA.

Posing on a dead sunflower head. A female of the race "J. h. pinosus" which is largely resident. They are distinguished by having more extensive pinkish color on their sides.

#Birds

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
24 August 2025. Shamrock Ranch, Pacifica, California, USA.
Posing on a dead sunflower head, a natural feeding station. A female of the race "J. h. pinosus" which is largely resident. They are distinguished by having more extensive pinkish color on their sides. The contrasting gray hood is a feature of the far west "Oregon Junco" group formerly split as a separate species.

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Pam Williams @pamkeenwilliams.bsky.social · 15h

Young Tricolor Heron
#birds

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cicada song @cicadasongstl.bsky.social · 15h

All of this.

MAGA is trapped in domestic abuse victim psychology, finding belonging, "security", and meaning in the "special" language & assurances of the narcissist. They will rationalize/defend anything, *anything*, as long as he remains in power, no matter how he hurts them and us.

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cicada song @cicadasongstl.bsky.social · 15h

#sloweugenics

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Students Demand Action @studentsdemand.bsky.social · 18h

On this day in 2022, a typical morning at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, MO became a nightmare. A former student, armed with an AR-15 and high-capacity magazines, opened fire. In minutes, a student and a teacher were shot and killed, and seven others were wounded.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 17h

Today the St. Louis City Board of Alders will also give a developer a sweet deal on a park, that should require a public vote because of Charter provision requiring same on parks, because the lobbyist for deal says it's ok and Alders think of him as a friend.

Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 17h

Happy #BOAfriday to all, especially the alders voting NO on these bills:

#BOAbb68 Extends #Cortex353 blight designation & eminent domain.
#CortexTIF

#BOAbb82 Sale of Interco Plaza park to developer John Berglund/Starwood Group

Board of Aldermen meeting starts at 10 a.m.

#WhoBenefits?

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The St. Louis American @stlouisamerican.bsky.social · 17h

'Beyond NGA’s glow, north St. Louis neighborhoods wait in the dark'

🖋 Sylvester Brown Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #STLNews #NorthStLouis #CommunityDevelopment

Beyond NGA’s glow, north St. Louis neighborhoods wait in the dark

When the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opened its sprawling, state-of-the-art western headquarters late last month, dignitaries hailed it as a turning point for north St. Louis — a glittering promise of rebirth for an area long marked by disinvestment and decline. The city also has the NGA Arnold facility, located south of St. Louis. The 97-acre […]

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