joy
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🐳🐘🐦 thoughtsofjoy | gardener (9b). food forester. sometimes creative. science. nerd. 🐈 herder. 🐓 tender. 🪱 wrangler. 😷
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186 French ski resorts are already closed. Not because people stopped skiing — but because snow stopped falling. A fraction of a degree changes everything. Artificial snow can’t save them.
What’s left: rusting lifts, empty slopes.
The Alps are quietly becoming ghost towns #BlueSky #NewsSky #Climate
What’s left: rusting lifts, empty slopes.
The Alps are quietly becoming ghost towns #BlueSky #NewsSky #Climate
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The caregiving industry could not survive without immigrants. But a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
www.notus.org/immigration/...
‘A Demographic Ticking Time Bomb’: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes for Seniors’ Caretakers
Thirteen percent of immigrants providing long-term care in people’s homes are noncitizens.
www.notus.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The caregiving industry could not survive without immigrants. But a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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This is the "SEA SHEEP" (Costasiella kuroshimae) & it took the old axiom: "you are what you eat" VERY literally.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots
Alt: A green and white sea sheep grazes on a green lawn of algae on a surface underwater.
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is the "SEA SHEEP" (Costasiella kuroshimae) & it took the old axiom: "you are what you eat" VERY literally.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
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shel silverstein was a prophet
December 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
shel silverstein was a prophet
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Giant Leopard #Moths, Hypercompe scribonia, were frequent visitors to the bug light this year. What looks like black markings from a distance, is revealed to be a rich iridescent blue upon closer look. Some have spots, and some have rings.
#MacroPhotography
#Mothmas
#Invertefest
#MacroPhotography
#Mothmas
#Invertefest
December 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Giant Leopard #Moths, Hypercompe scribonia, were frequent visitors to the bug light this year. What looks like black markings from a distance, is revealed to be a rich iridescent blue upon closer look. Some have spots, and some have rings.
#MacroPhotography
#Mothmas
#Invertefest
#MacroPhotography
#Mothmas
#Invertefest
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what the fuck
nature… i was not familiar with your game. i thought i was, but nope
nature… i was not familiar with your game. i thought i was, but nope
This photosynthetic magic trick allows for the big finale: some sacoglossan sea slugs can detach their own heads from their body (which contains the gut!) & live on photosynthesis for a few weeks while the body regrows from the head!
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
This Sea Slug Can Chop Off Its Head and Grow an Entire New Body--Twice
It is one of the “most extreme” examples of regeneration ever seen
www.scientificamerican.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
what the fuck
nature… i was not familiar with your game. i thought i was, but nope
nature… i was not familiar with your game. i thought i was, but nope
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'Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct, marking the first official loss of a bird species in the country for two decades...' signalling 'a significant shift at the southern edge of its range.'
Such sad news. #birds
www.birdguides.com/news/snowy-o...
Such sad news. #birds
www.birdguides.com/news/snowy-o...
Snowy Owl declared extinct in Sweden after decade without breeding
Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct after no breeding records since 2015. Climate change, declining prey and shifting ecosystems are believed to have driven the iconic Arctic owl from the...
www.birdguides.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
'Sweden has declared Snowy Owl nationally extinct, marking the first official loss of a bird species in the country for two decades...' signalling 'a significant shift at the southern edge of its range.'
Such sad news. #birds
www.birdguides.com/news/snowy-o...
Such sad news. #birds
www.birdguides.com/news/snowy-o...
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Researchers have described a new carnivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes megastoma, from Palawan, Philippines — known only from three cliffside sites in a UNESCO-listed park.
With around 25 individuals found so far, they recommend it be listed as critically endangered due to its tiny range & threats.
With around 25 individuals found so far, they recommend it be listed as critically endangered due to its tiny range & threats.
New pitcher plant found in the Philippines may already be critically endangered
Researchers have described a new-to-science species of carnivorous plant that’s known from only three locations on the Philippines’ Palawan Island. The newly described pitcher plant, which grows on…
news.mongabay.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Researchers have described a new carnivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes megastoma, from Palawan, Philippines — known only from three cliffside sites in a UNESCO-listed park.
With around 25 individuals found so far, they recommend it be listed as critically endangered due to its tiny range & threats.
With around 25 individuals found so far, they recommend it be listed as critically endangered due to its tiny range & threats.
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The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14
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Giving what we can has implemented a fun game where you spin a globe to see how your starting point in life would compare if you were reborn today, randomly somewhere on earth.
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
Birth Lottery
If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?
www.givingwhatwecan.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Giving what we can has implemented a fun game where you spin a globe to see how your starting point in life would compare if you were reborn today, randomly somewhere on earth.
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
www.givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery
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‘We own it’: Community-owned grocery store opens in Flint, Mich., marking the end of a longtime food desert
‘We own it’: Community-owned grocery store opens in Flint, Mich., marking the end of a longtime food desert
The North Flint Food Market “is a movement of cooperation with people who have historically been included or excluded from the economy.”
thegrio.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
‘We own it’: Community-owned grocery store opens in Flint, Mich., marking the end of a longtime food desert
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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YOU GUYS LOOK AT THIS PILLOW @comraderobot.bsky.social GOT FOR ME I CANT EVEN 😭😭😭
December 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
YOU GUYS LOOK AT THIS PILLOW @comraderobot.bsky.social GOT FOR ME I CANT EVEN 😭😭😭
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According to nadocast 3% chance of tornado in Santa Cruz County tomorrow! 🌪️ bsky.app/profile/gpor... #CAwx
I've never seen the nadocast have such a high risk of tornados in the Bay Area before. This is for Christmas morning.
December 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
According to nadocast 3% chance of tornado in Santa Cruz County tomorrow! 🌪️ bsky.app/profile/gpor... #CAwx
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Tornado Warning continues for Santa Cruz CA, Scotts Valley CA and Capitola CA until 1:00 PM PST https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2004289736085590379
December 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tornado Warning continues for Santa Cruz CA, Scotts Valley CA and Capitola CA until 1:00 PM PST https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2004289736085590379
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And now there's officially a Tornado Warning out for Santa Cruz County for this offshore mini-supercell thunderstorm, which is likely producing a waterspout over water that could move inland as a tornado near Santa Cruz. #CAwx
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
And now there's officially a Tornado Warning out for Santa Cruz County for this offshore mini-supercell thunderstorm, which is likely producing a waterspout over water that could move inland as a tornado near Santa Cruz. #CAwx
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Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄⚒️ @berkeleymews.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄⚒️ @berkeleymews.bsky.social
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The key takeaway for policymakers is how narrow the window for action will be before a bird flu outbreak spirals out of control. Once cases rise beyond roughly two to 10, the disease is likely to spread beyond primary and secondary contacts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
H5N1: Indian scientists predict how bird flu could spread to humans
Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The key takeaway for policymakers is how narrow the window for action will be before a bird flu outbreak spirals out of control. Once cases rise beyond roughly two to 10, the disease is likely to spread beyond primary and secondary contacts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Then Brutus decided he had enough. #Christmas #Cats
In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity #Christmas #cats
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity #Christmas #cats
December 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Then Brutus decided he had enough. #Christmas #Cats
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Study of over twenty five million people over almost four years finds that COVID vaccines reduced COVID deaths by 74% and increased all-cause deaths by zero. I don’t know how much clearer it can get than that.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Study of over twenty five million people over almost four years finds that COVID vaccines reduced COVID deaths by 74% and increased all-cause deaths by zero. I don’t know how much clearer it can get than that.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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In this Q&A, Sophie Lucido Johnson tells Regina Mahone about the similarities between bees and humans, why jealousy is useful, and the role of kin while living under a tyrant. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why We Need Kin: A Conversation With Sophie Lucido Johnson
The author and cartoonist explains why we should dismantle the nuclear family and build something bigger.
www.thenation.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In this Q&A, Sophie Lucido Johnson tells Regina Mahone about the similarities between bees and humans, why jealousy is useful, and the role of kin while living under a tyrant. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Life Writers of BlueSky (biography, memoir, and spaces in between): If you would like to zoom into my graduate seminar this spring to discuss method, craft, ethics, business, or any other aspect of the work, please get in touch here or via my Penn State email.
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Life Writers of BlueSky (biography, memoir, and spaces in between): If you would like to zoom into my graduate seminar this spring to discuss method, craft, ethics, business, or any other aspect of the work, please get in touch here or via my Penn State email.
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Blue Oaks (Quercus douglasii) have shaded California for over three million years. These ancient trees represent one of the state's largest ecosystems—covering 3.3 million acres. Blue oak woodlands comprise 30% of the total oak habitat across the state. Photos by Veronica Stork.
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Blue Oaks (Quercus douglasii) have shaded California for over three million years. These ancient trees represent one of the state's largest ecosystems—covering 3.3 million acres. Blue oak woodlands comprise 30% of the total oak habitat across the state. Photos by Veronica Stork.