Syd Weedon
@sydweedon.bsky.social
Photographer, writer, shaman, tarot reader and mystic #witch #tarot #witchsky
I enjoy interesting people and conversations. I am fascinated by all things paranormal. Some of my best friends are witches. Refugee from X, Christendom and Texas.
I enjoy interesting people and conversations. I am fascinated by all things paranormal. Some of my best friends are witches. Refugee from X, Christendom and Texas.
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Syd Weedon
@sydweedon.bsky.social
· Sep 7
The Psychic Weather Report for 9/6/2025
Long, but maybe worth it...
open.substack.com
This episode includes establishing a connection with the spiritual world, the Full Moon Eclipse, tarot for the first week of September and The Long, Dark Spell.
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Popular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on January 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. https://cnn.it/49sT2fV
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Popular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on January 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. https://cnn.it/49sT2fV
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2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast
2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast
Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates in south Cornwall and Devon, wildlife charity says
Record numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts to declare 2025 “the year of the octopus” in its annual review of Britain’s seas.
A mild winter followed by an exceptionally warm spring prompted unprecedented numbers of Mediterranean octopuses to take up residence along England’s south coast, from Penzance in Cornwall to south Devon. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast
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Every year, thousands of people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This past spring, we joined them to see what it takes. 60 Minutes’ Cecilia Vega reports, tonight. 60Minutes.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Every year, thousands of people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This past spring, we joined them to see what it takes. 60 Minutes’ Cecilia Vega reports, tonight. 60Minutes.com
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Swedish authorities board sanctioned Russian ship in national waters https://aje.io/v0pb6v
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Swedish authorities board sanctioned Russian ship in national waters https://aje.io/v0pb6v
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Does the latest track by your favorite singer sound slightly off? You may be right. Fraudulent AI-generated tracks are increasingly appearing in artists' own profiles on streaming platforms, presented as their original work.
u.afp.com/S8T9
u.afp.com/S8T9
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Does the latest track by your favorite singer sound slightly off? You may be right. Fraudulent AI-generated tracks are increasingly appearing in artists' own profiles on streaming platforms, presented as their original work.
u.afp.com/S8T9
u.afp.com/S8T9
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The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a U.S. official said, in what would mark the third interception of a tanker in the waters off that country this month.
This would be the second tanker the U.S. stopped this weekend.
This would be the second tanker the U.S. stopped this weekend.
U.S. pursuing third tanker off Venezuelan coast, official says
U.S. forces have already intercepted two other tankers in waters off Venezuela this month as part of an effort to heighten pressure on President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a U.S. official said, in what would mark the third interception of a tanker in the waters off that country this month.
This would be the second tanker the U.S. stopped this weekend.
This would be the second tanker the U.S. stopped this weekend.
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⚡️Sweden detains sanctioned Russian vessel linked to weapons transport.
The cargo ship Adler has previously been used to transport Russian weapons. Its owner, M Leasing LLC, is sanctioned by the U.S. and EU.
The cargo ship Adler has previously been used to transport Russian weapons. Its owner, M Leasing LLC, is sanctioned by the U.S. and EU.
Sweden detains sanctioned Russian vessel linked to weapons transport
The cargo ship Adler has previously been used to transport Russian weapons and its owner, M Leasing LLC, is sanctioned by the U.S. and EU.
kyivindependent.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
⚡️Sweden detains sanctioned Russian vessel linked to weapons transport.
The cargo ship Adler has previously been used to transport Russian weapons. Its owner, M Leasing LLC, is sanctioned by the U.S. and EU.
The cargo ship Adler has previously been used to transport Russian weapons. Its owner, M Leasing LLC, is sanctioned by the U.S. and EU.
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In September, #RaptureTok prepared for the end of days. It was the natural result of humanity seeking connection.
The real reason 2025 had us ready for the rapture
In September, #RaptureTok prepared for the end of days. It was the natural result of humanity seeking connection.
www.salon.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In September, #RaptureTok prepared for the end of days. It was the natural result of humanity seeking connection.
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America is not now, and never has been, a Christian nation.
In fact, it was *explicitly* designed *not* to be.
Most of us learned this in junior high—at the latest.
But Vance is a white nationalist who’ll say or do anything to get even a *shred* more power, so this perversion of our history fits.
In fact, it was *explicitly* designed *not* to be.
Most of us learned this in junior high—at the latest.
But Vance is a white nationalist who’ll say or do anything to get even a *shred* more power, so this perversion of our history fits.
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
America is not now, and never has been, a Christian nation.
In fact, it was *explicitly* designed *not* to be.
Most of us learned this in junior high—at the latest.
But Vance is a white nationalist who’ll say or do anything to get even a *shred* more power, so this perversion of our history fits.
In fact, it was *explicitly* designed *not* to be.
Most of us learned this in junior high—at the latest.
But Vance is a white nationalist who’ll say or do anything to get even a *shred* more power, so this perversion of our history fits.
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U.S. President Donald Trump caused a disruption online this weekend after a video showed him "struggling" down some stairs.
'Trump can barely walk!': Critics sound alarm as president 'struggles' down stairs
U.S. President Donald Trump caused a disruption online this weekend after a video showed him "struggling" down some stairs.Conservative MAGA influencer Paul Villarreal (AKA Vince Manfeld) posted the video of Trump without noting the manner in which he guided himself down the staircase of Air Force O...
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump caused a disruption online this weekend after a video showed him "struggling" down some stairs.
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JUST IN: The US was pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela after attempting to intercept it, a US official said. https://cnn.it/4jc7ltJ
December 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
JUST IN: The US was pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela after attempting to intercept it, a US official said. https://cnn.it/4jc7ltJ
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The vessel was flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order, according to US officials cited by US media.
US pursues another oil tanker near Venezuela: Reports
The vessel was flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order, according to US officials cited by US media.
www.aljazeera.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The vessel was flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order, according to US officials cited by US media.
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"In 1941, the Dutch government had the Jews register as such — and this is how Nazis found many of my family members," Penn professor Sigal Ben-Porath wrote.
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/t...
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/t...
The feds are asking universities to provide lists of Jews. This is never a good thing.
(RNS) — One University of Pennsylvania professor notes, ‘This is how Nazis found many of my family members.’
religionnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"In 1941, the Dutch government had the Jews register as such — and this is how Nazis found many of my family members," Penn professor Sigal Ben-Porath wrote.
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/t...
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/t...
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OPINION: Ironically, the very fact that Kundalini is often believed to be associated with womanhood has resulted in women being excluded – or at least deprioritized – from cultivating their own practice.
religionnews.com/2025/12/10/o...
religionnews.com/2025/12/10/o...
Outside the West, the Kundalini tradition presents a model of the ‘divine feminine’ beyond binary gender
(The Conversation) — Drawn from tantric traditions, Kundalini points to spiritual practices that go beyond traditionally understood concepts of the masculine and feminine.
religionnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
OPINION: Ironically, the very fact that Kundalini is often believed to be associated with womanhood has resulted in women being excluded – or at least deprioritized – from cultivating their own practice.
religionnews.com/2025/12/10/o...
religionnews.com/2025/12/10/o...
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“.. criticizing members of their own movement, accusing them of being ‘frauds,’ ‘pompous’ and a ‘cancer.’”
@nytimes.com #TurningPoint
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
@nytimes.com #TurningPoint
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
December 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“.. criticizing members of their own movement, accusing them of being ‘frauds,’ ‘pompous’ and a ‘cancer.’”
@nytimes.com #TurningPoint
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
@nytimes.com #TurningPoint
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
Happy winter solstice! At last, we've made it to 'The Shortest Day'
Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.
n.pr
December 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
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The State Dept. painted humanitarian aid cuts as a necessary “disruption.”
For the World Food Program, that disruption meant telling 300,000 refugees half of them would receive a meager portion of rice, lentils and oil.
The rest would get nothing.
For the World Food Program, that disruption meant telling 300,000 refugees half of them would receive a meager portion of rice, lentils and oil.
The rest would get nothing.
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The State Dept. painted humanitarian aid cuts as a necessary “disruption.”
For the World Food Program, that disruption meant telling 300,000 refugees half of them would receive a meager portion of rice, lentils and oil.
The rest would get nothing.
For the World Food Program, that disruption meant telling 300,000 refugees half of them would receive a meager portion of rice, lentils and oil.
The rest would get nothing.
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Donald Trump's latest speech set off a firestorm of people online saying the address was "slurring" and "incoherent."Trump's remarks in North Carolina on Friday raised red flags for many.
'He's sundowning hard': Observers panic about 'incoherent' Trump's 'slurring' new speech
Donald Trump's latest speech set off a firestorm of people online saying the address was "slurring" and "incoherent."Trump's remarks in North Carolina on Friday raised red flags for many. One of the most-cited examples was him saying, "I took cognitive tests. By the way, not easy. The first question...
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Donald Trump's latest speech set off a firestorm of people online saying the address was "slurring" and "incoherent."Trump's remarks in North Carolina on Friday raised red flags for many.
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Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...
Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump's trade war is largely responsible for Ohio farmers' loss of 74% of their sales to China, a new report says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...
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Have yourself a Merry Winter Solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Have yourself a Merry Winter Solstice!
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Happy Winter Solstice loves 🖤
May your days softly warm and get longer, may the sadness melt away, and may you find peace in your rituals and holidays this time of year.
May your days softly warm and get longer, may the sadness melt away, and may you find peace in your rituals and holidays this time of year.
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happy Winter Solstice loves 🖤
May your days softly warm and get longer, may the sadness melt away, and may you find peace in your rituals and holidays this time of year.
May your days softly warm and get longer, may the sadness melt away, and may you find peace in your rituals and holidays this time of year.
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Northern lights in Alaska are greeting winter solstice.
#photography #Alaska #wintersolstice #northernlights
#photography #Alaska #wintersolstice #northernlights
December 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Northern lights in Alaska are greeting winter solstice.
#photography #Alaska #wintersolstice #northernlights
#photography #Alaska #wintersolstice #northernlights
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Welcome winter solstice ❄️
a deer is standing in a snowy forest with a glowing moon in its antlers
ALT: a deer is standing in a snowy forest with a glowing moon in its antlers
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Welcome winter solstice ❄️
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Following the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, @andizeisler.bsky.social found herself coming back to the music in his work.
Reiner knew how sound could hold memory and emotion, turning songs and scores into storytelling vessels.
Reiner knew how sound could hold memory and emotion, turning songs and scores into storytelling vessels.
For Rob Reiner, music was a main character
Reiner had an instinctive grasp of how sound can carry memory and feeling, using music as a storytelling force.
www.salon.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Following the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, @andizeisler.bsky.social found herself coming back to the music in his work.
Reiner knew how sound could hold memory and emotion, turning songs and scores into storytelling vessels.
Reiner knew how sound could hold memory and emotion, turning songs and scores into storytelling vessels.