Desert Thistle
@desertthistle.bsky.social
I have too many interests to list them all. Here are a few:
Nature, dogs, books, libraries, native plants, permaculture, growing things, archaeology, sociology, science...
Retired librarian. Southwestern U.S.
Nature, dogs, books, libraries, native plants, permaculture, growing things, archaeology, sociology, science...
Retired librarian. Southwestern U.S.
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ACLS Digital Justice Seed & Development Grants. (Due to ofa.acls.org by 9:00 PM EST on 11/20/25)
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
ACLS Online Fellowship and Grant Administration System
ofa.acls.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
ACLS Digital Justice Seed & Development Grants. (Due to ofa.acls.org by 9:00 PM EST on 11/20/25)
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program supports projects that diversify the digital domain, advance justice in digital scholarly practice, contribute to understanding of racial & social justice issues.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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If you are considering a health product and you see an ad with a testimonial, pause for a beat.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you are considering a health product and you see an ad with a testimonial, pause for a beat.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
Ask yourself why the company is using emotion to manipulate you into buying their product.
Look for data, not testimonials, and failing that, ask your healthcare professional.
Hopium is expensive.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
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From New York, Groll studied art in Europe before returning home in 1895. Initially a figure painter, he turned to landscapes and traveled west with ethnologist Stuart Culin in 1904. Groll returned often to the Southwest, finding success with his landscapes featuring low horizons and sweeping skies.
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
From New York, Groll studied art in Europe before returning home in 1895. Initially a figure painter, he turned to landscapes and traveled west with ethnologist Stuart Culin in 1904. Groll returned often to the Southwest, finding success with his landscapes featuring low horizons and sweeping skies.
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#FencepostFriday and #scape day, along with the ubiquitous tumbleweed.
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
#FencepostFriday and #scape day, along with the ubiquitous tumbleweed.
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"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born."
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born."
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
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Evening colors on Cedar Mesa, UT. I had a coyote and a common poorwill for company.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
October 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Evening colors on Cedar Mesa, UT. I had a coyote and a common poorwill for company.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Relax
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On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...
5: Acequias in New Mexico - Water Matters!
Acequias are a traditional irrigation practice with roots across the world. The inhabitants of New Mexico have used ditch irrigation since time immemorial, though the acequias used today took their pr...
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September 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
On the podcast, Enrique Romero talks with RIn and I about acequias and querencia: www.buzzsprout.com/2465964/epis...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Arizona is one of 12 states that has been seeing higher positivity rates for a new variant of the virus that has seen emergency room visits surging among all age groups
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
State health department issues COVID vaccine order circumventing federal age limits | Arizona Mirror
Arizona health department issued standing order allowing COVID vaccines for all ages, bypassing federal restrictions
azmirror.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Arizona is one of 12 states that has been seeing higher positivity rates for a new variant of the virus that has seen emergency room visits surging among all age groups
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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So, if you're ever being chased by a tiger, throw a big Amazon box at it. Problem solved!
September 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
So, if you're ever being chased by a tiger, throw a big Amazon box at it. Problem solved!
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The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center had not detected a jaguar in the state for a year and a half. But that dry spell has now ended.
University of Arizona research center spots elusive jaguar near U.S.-Mexico border
The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center had not detected a jaguar in the state for a year and a half. But that dry spell has now ended.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center had not detected a jaguar in the state for a year and a half. But that dry spell has now ended.
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I spent just a bit of time at the magical Shunkawauken Falls. This is my favorite image I made there.
#PhotographersUnited #Waterfalls
#PhotographersUnited #Waterfalls
August 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I spent just a bit of time at the magical Shunkawauken Falls. This is my favorite image I made there.
#PhotographersUnited #Waterfalls
#PhotographersUnited #Waterfalls
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JUL2025 @CLIMAS_UA SW Climate Outlook: Precipitation & Temperature, Drought, Monsoon, Water Supply, ENSO Tracker, Seasonal Forecasts, Wildfire, Southwest Climate Podcast #SWclimate #AZWx #NMWx : arcg.is/1ieTTK1
July 2025: Southwest Climate Outlook
The Southwest Climate Outlook is published by the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS), with support from University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, and the New Mexico State Climate office....
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July 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
JUL2025 @CLIMAS_UA SW Climate Outlook: Precipitation & Temperature, Drought, Monsoon, Water Supply, ENSO Tracker, Seasonal Forecasts, Wildfire, Southwest Climate Podcast #SWclimate #AZWx #NMWx : arcg.is/1ieTTK1
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June 2025 SW Climate Podcast - Monsoon’s Gonna Monsoon: in this month’s episode the focus is on the current unusual monsoon. All the ingredients are there - but it is not your typical season.
June 2025 SW Climate Podcast - Monsoon’s Gonna Monsoon
Recorded 06/24/2025, Aired 06/26/2025
climas.arizona.edu
July 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
June 2025 SW Climate Podcast - Monsoon’s Gonna Monsoon: in this month’s episode the focus is on the current unusual monsoon. All the ingredients are there - but it is not your typical season.
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My family has been a @pbs Passport members for many years!
Contribute a gift of $5 per month or an annual gift of $60 or more. Your donation will help Arizona PBS serve your community through media that educates, inspires, and entertains.
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Contribute a gift of $5 per month or an annual gift of $60 or more. Your donation will help Arizona PBS serve your community through media that educates, inspires, and entertains.
video.azpbs.org/passport/lea...
July 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My family has been a @pbs Passport members for many years!
Contribute a gift of $5 per month or an annual gift of $60 or more. Your donation will help Arizona PBS serve your community through media that educates, inspires, and entertains.
video.azpbs.org/passport/lea...
Contribute a gift of $5 per month or an annual gift of $60 or more. Your donation will help Arizona PBS serve your community through media that educates, inspires, and entertains.
video.azpbs.org/passport/lea...
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Libraries change lives. At Librarians Building Libraries, our mission is to collaborate with library communities worldwide, providing resources, training, and innovative solutions that promote literacy and provide access for all. Learn more at sites.google.com/view/buildin... #TLsky #booksky
Librarians Building Libraries
Our mission is to collaborate with library communities worldwide, providing resources, training, and innovative solutions that promote literacy and provide access for all.
sites.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Libraries change lives. At Librarians Building Libraries, our mission is to collaborate with library communities worldwide, providing resources, training, and innovative solutions that promote literacy and provide access for all. Learn more at sites.google.com/view/buildin... #TLsky #booksky
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Yesterday I learned that US lighthouses would get a delivery of a library box every few months so the lighthouse keeper would have something to do. Can you imagine how exciting the darn thing’s arrival would have been?
doorcountypulse.com/culture-club....
doorcountypulse.com/culture-club....
Culture Club: The Legacy of Lighthouse Libraries: A Beacon of Solace and Knowledge - Door County Pulse
by AMY FRANK, Executive Director, Door County Historical Society Before lighthouses were automated, lightkeepers were responsible for maintaining a guiding light along treacherous shores. Their role w...
doorcountypulse.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yesterday I learned that US lighthouses would get a delivery of a library box every few months so the lighthouse keeper would have something to do. Can you imagine how exciting the darn thing’s arrival would have been?
doorcountypulse.com/culture-club....
doorcountypulse.com/culture-club....
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Time for trees. They give off wonderful life-enhancing vibes and wisdom. The trunks especially feel like that.. Today a nice down-pour came to nourish the trees and make everything greener.
July 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Time for trees. They give off wonderful life-enhancing vibes and wisdom. The trunks especially feel like that.. Today a nice down-pour came to nourish the trees and make everything greener.
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A long-anticipated freeway interchange in north Phoenix is officially moving forward, and leaders say growth tied to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one reason it’s finally getting built.
TSMC boom spurs fast-tracked freeway project in north Phoenix
A long-anticipated freeway interchange in north Phoenix is officially moving forward, and leaders say growth tied to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one reason it’s finally ge...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A long-anticipated freeway interchange in north Phoenix is officially moving forward, and leaders say growth tied to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one reason it’s finally getting built.