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Katrina Miller @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Mary K Gaillard, a theorist who had a knack for telling experimental physicists where to look, died in her home on May 23 at 86.

Dr. Gaillard was an unpaid scientist at CERN for more than a decade, & the first woman physicist hired & tenured at Berkeley:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...

Mary K. Gaillard, 86, Physicist Who Probed the Subatomic Universe, Dies

www.nytimes.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jun 22

all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Jun 11

A friend just asked me what I do to stay hopeful and I told him one of my favorite strategies…I stay hopeful by remembering that no one has any idea what the fuck is going to happen, so as long as we don’t know, we gotta do what we can.

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Jun 7

Gift of an afternoon up at Takkakaw falls.

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · May 31

My view

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · May 30

Everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home.

But under Danielle Smith and the UCP, that goal is slipping further out of reach: Alberta now has the worst housing affordability in the country.

We can change that. 🔽 /1

It's harder to own a home in Alberta than anywhere else in the country. #VoteforBetter

YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · May 22

If you need me I’ll be in the forest not knowing how the electoral college works

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Wilson Hurley @wilsonhurley.bsky.social · Apr 21

It’s what the world needs now….www.compassmethods.com. youtube.com/@compassions... #love

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Eric Schmaltz @eschmaltzzz.bsky.social · Apr 13

“[I] hope that anyone who is in the field of publishing, particularly commercial publishing, will find some way of continuing to publish and to argue for poetry. I say this because I firmly believe that poetry is language raised to its highest power”

(bpNichol)

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Heather J. "Witchy" Wood🧙‍♀️ @rollwithheather.bsky.social · Mar 16

PSA for the upcoming Canadian federal election #CDNPoli. I am quite unhappy that Elections Canada is the phrase "Are you registered to vote?" on their website. Canadians have the right to show up at the polls and vote with ID. You don't not need to be on a list or registry.

The Canadian Anti-Stalking Association (CASA) @antistalkingcanada.bsky.social · Feb 26

A reminder that you do not have to register to vote in Canada.

If you don't feel safe being on the registry or getting a voter card mailed to your house feels too dangerous, just show up with picture ID that has your address on it.

And voilà! Democracy protected! 🗳️

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Mar 5

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#TheLumineers

20/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Mar 4

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#catpower

19/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Mar 2

“Everything you see is in the past, as far as you're concerned. If you look up at the Moon, you're seeing a little over a second ago.” - @astrokatie.com

#naturephotography
#thenightsky
#bluesky

Night sky of the moon and a planet framed by trees.

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Mar 2

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#eastforest

18/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Mar 2

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#alifarkatoure
#rycooder

17/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 28

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#whitestripes

16/20

All the White Stripe albums (could only include 4 here)

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 27

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#reginaspektor

16/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 26

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#begoodtanyas

14/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 25

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#bjork

13/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 24

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#OlafurArnalds
#nilsfrahm

12/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 24

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#anidifranco

11/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 22

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#YannTiersen

10/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 21

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#erykahbadu

9/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 21

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#RHCP

8/20

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Kristen Beaulieu @kristenbeaulieu.bsky.social · Feb 19

Choose #20albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#brianeno

7/20

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