Walking Gal
@docjanicel.bsky.social
Walking gal. “The light of the world still shines in us. Though diminished, it's not even close to being out.”
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“politics is but the shadow cast on society by big business." —John Dewey about 1927
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“politics is but the shadow cast on society by big business." —John Dewey about 1927
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Walking Gal
@docjanicel.bsky.social
· Nov 29
I have walked through life’s seasons and for reasons, but mostly for the exhilaration of just being. My old display name was a response to a political moment, but it’s time to move on. The only way out is through. I’ll still lace up my hiking boots, and carry on as Walking Gal, always me at heart.
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Yikes! A winter storm is bearing down on northern Michigan
From Detroit Free Press:
Massive snowstorm is about to hit northern Michigan, Upper Peninsula
From Detroit Free Press:
Massive snowstorm is about to hit northern Michigan, Upper Peninsula
Massive snowstorm is about to hit northern Michigan, Upper Peninsula
A winter storm is set to bring heavy lake-effect snow to parts of Michigan. Here's how much could accumulate, according to the weather forecast.
www.freep.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yikes! A winter storm is bearing down on northern Michigan
From Detroit Free Press:
Massive snowstorm is about to hit northern Michigan, Upper Peninsula
From Detroit Free Press:
Massive snowstorm is about to hit northern Michigan, Upper Peninsula
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Yeager’s book “10 to 25” is presents game changing science on how young people think.
We sat down with influential psychologist David Yeager to talk about the recent science shaping our understanding of the adolescent brain and why kids resist feedback. 🧠
#EdResearch #EduSky
#EdResearch #EduSky
The Science of Student Motivation
Noted author and psychologist David Yeager on the common mistakes we make when giving feedback to students, and how to tap into purpose and belonging to make classroom work more meaningful.
www.edutopia.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yeager’s book “10 to 25” is presents game changing science on how young people think.
All the answers are here.
“Why was the hydria decorated with such elaborate images? What did they mean to ancient Athenians and to the people in southern Italy who buried the vessel with one of their dead? What does the hydria's discovery in the 18th century have to do with a scandalous affair+
“Why was the hydria decorated with such elaborate images? What did they mean to ancient Athenians and to the people in southern Italy who buried the vessel with one of their dead? What does the hydria's discovery in the 18th century have to do with a scandalous affair+
History's most famous pot: the Meidias hydria
As the 'Meidias hydria' leaves London for the first time in 250 years, we trace the story of the life of this exceptional ancient Greek pot.
www.britishmuseum.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
All the answers are here.
“Why was the hydria decorated with such elaborate images? What did they mean to ancient Athenians and to the people in southern Italy who buried the vessel with one of their dead? What does the hydria's discovery in the 18th century have to do with a scandalous affair+
“Why was the hydria decorated with such elaborate images? What did they mean to ancient Athenians and to the people in southern Italy who buried the vessel with one of their dead? What does the hydria's discovery in the 18th century have to do with a scandalous affair+
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Written for a world of 100 years ago, but still so applicable today.
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Written for a world of 100 years ago, but still so applicable today.
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Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
Post a movie where you are from
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Post a movie where you are from
There are so many things to highlight, but this is worth reading related to the on again-off again nature of safety vs personality permutations that have accompanied the development of OpenAI.
this is quite good and thorough www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There are so many things to highlight, but this is worth reading related to the on again-off again nature of safety vs personality permutations that have accompanied the development of OpenAI.
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Connected today with the stunning Saqsaywaman complex, where the Incas believed heart and soul meet. Its original purpose is lost to time, but its presence is overwhelming. Limestone blocks of up to 110 tons were set millennia ago with breathtaking precision. Today, alpacas graze here peacefully.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Connected today with the stunning Saqsaywaman complex, where the Incas believed heart and soul meet. Its original purpose is lost to time, but its presence is overwhelming. Limestone blocks of up to 110 tons were set millennia ago with breathtaking precision. Today, alpacas graze here peacefully.
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
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An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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this article will publish tomorrow morning at 7:30 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats expand lead in U.S. House generic ballot polls this week
Recent polls have shown a big shift toward the Democrats in the House vote. If historical patterns of out-party gains continue in 2026, Democrats could see a larger "blue wave" than in 2018.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
this article will publish tomorrow morning at 7:30 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...
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If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
It’s a great idea.
For most brides, buying wedding attire can be a pricey, one-time affair. A bridal swap in Brooklyn is working to change that by bringing former brides and the newly engaged together to exchange dresses, veils and other accessories. nyti.ms/49wudRQ
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It’s a great idea.
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Thank you…it’s such a joy and privilege to trace the story of the Incan people, their astonishing achievements and heartbreaking fall. We have a young Incan wisdom keeper with us, the first generation able to speak openly about their history. You feel that weight in the land, it‘s impossible not to.
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Thank you…it’s such a joy and privilege to trace the story of the Incan people, their astonishing achievements and heartbreaking fall. We have a young Incan wisdom keeper with us, the first generation able to speak openly about their history. You feel that weight in the land, it‘s impossible not to.
@tepizep.bsky.social I hope you are flooded with wonders.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
@tepizep.bsky.social I hope you are flooded with wonders.
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It is important. Our headlong rush into AI, with all its infrastructure demands and employment disruption, remains too little discussed. Democrats don't have to be Luddites to demand a slowdown. We can insist on a regulatory framework. The tech bros see their aims as a fait accompli. We say, not so.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It is important. Our headlong rush into AI, with all its infrastructure demands and employment disruption, remains too little discussed. Democrats don't have to be Luddites to demand a slowdown. We can insist on a regulatory framework. The tech bros see their aims as a fait accompli. We say, not so.
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Bolts thrives with your support. And right now, NEWSMATCH is still on: The initiative doubles any gift you make to Bolts!
Easy: boltsmag.org/donate
But let me do this: I want to share some of our 2025 stories that I value the most.
Skim my 🧵: and if anything moves you, consider supporting us!
Easy: boltsmag.org/donate
But let me do this: I want to share some of our 2025 stories that I value the most.
Skim my 🧵: and if anything moves you, consider supporting us!
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bolts thrives with your support. And right now, NEWSMATCH is still on: The initiative doubles any gift you make to Bolts!
Easy: boltsmag.org/donate
But let me do this: I want to share some of our 2025 stories that I value the most.
Skim my 🧵: and if anything moves you, consider supporting us!
Easy: boltsmag.org/donate
But let me do this: I want to share some of our 2025 stories that I value the most.
Skim my 🧵: and if anything moves you, consider supporting us!
The hidden axis: the left-right spectrum has a non-ideology problem
“To this end, in our November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll I asked over 2,000 Americans to describe, in their own words, their ideal political party.+
“To this end, in our November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll I asked over 2,000 Americans to describe, in their own words, their ideal political party.+
The hidden axis: the left-right spectrum has a non-ideology problem
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The hidden axis: the left-right spectrum has a non-ideology problem
“To this end, in our November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll I asked over 2,000 Americans to describe, in their own words, their ideal political party.+
“To this end, in our November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll I asked over 2,000 Americans to describe, in their own words, their ideal political party.+
Soul enriching, Rory.
“Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains one of the best, and third largest, examples of the globally unique Caledonian forest that once covered much of the Highlands, but which is now reduced to less than 2% of its original extent. +
“Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains one of the best, and third largest, examples of the globally unique Caledonian forest that once covered much of the Highlands, but which is now reduced to less than 2% of its original extent. +
No nation is doing a better job of restoring the natural glory of the 15th century than Scotland.
A huge step for rewilding in the Highlands 🌲 #GlenAffric NNR - one of Scotland’s most iconic and beautiful glens - has officially joined @affrichighlands.bsky.social, the UK’s largest #rewilding landscape.
Read the full story 👉 affrichighlands.org/news/glen-af...
Read the full story 👉 affrichighlands.org/news/glen-af...
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Soul enriching, Rory.
“Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains one of the best, and third largest, examples of the globally unique Caledonian forest that once covered much of the Highlands, but which is now reduced to less than 2% of its original extent. +
“Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains one of the best, and third largest, examples of the globally unique Caledonian forest that once covered much of the Highlands, but which is now reduced to less than 2% of its original extent. +
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Yosemite yesterday:
(Photo by Kevin Nguyen)
(Photo by Kevin Nguyen)
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yosemite yesterday:
(Photo by Kevin Nguyen)
(Photo by Kevin Nguyen)
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Robert L. Stirm, returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-winning photo, dies at 92.
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
🕯️🕊️
📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
🕯️🕊️
📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Robert L. Stirm, returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-winning photo, dies at 92.
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
🕯️🕊️
📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
"Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm on March 17, 1973, greeted by his family at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, after nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
🕯️🕊️
📷 Sal Veder©️ Associated Press
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"Flower Study, Peonies," [Anon., U.S.], gouache on paper, c.1900; Cooper Hewitt, NY. #botanical #botanicalart #art #flower #flowers #artmuseum #artgallery #museum #drawing #watercolor #gouache
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Flower Study, Peonies," [Anon., U.S.], gouache on paper, c.1900; Cooper Hewitt, NY. #botanical #botanicalart #art #flower #flowers #artmuseum #artgallery #museum #drawing #watercolor #gouache
Great and thoughtful recommendations in the replies! BlueSky people are the best.
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Great and thoughtful recommendations in the replies! BlueSky people are the best.