Babs
@alchemicalthreads.bsky.social
Textile Artist, Student of the Great Mystery.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Deep peace to You
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
~ Irish Druid blessing
#BookwormSat #Druidry
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
~ Irish Druid blessing
#BookwormSat #Druidry
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Deep peace to You
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
~ Irish Druid blessing
#BookwormSat #Druidry
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
~ Irish Druid blessing
#BookwormSat #Druidry
Trippy!
Interesting #sciart here: "Comprised of 3D printed structures that contain live cyanobacteria capable of carbon sequestration, Picoplanktonics is an exploration of our potential to co-operate with living systems by co-constructing spaces that remediate the planet rather than exploit it." 🧪
Canada’s participation at La Biennale Architettura in 2025
The Living Room Collective presents Picoplanktonics at the Canada Pavilion during the 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
canadacouncil.ca
May 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trippy!
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Please share broadly. We all need to rise up for #NSF75 thank you @marvimatos.bsky.social for your leadership in the National Science Board. If not now, when?!?! 🧪
May 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Please share broadly. We all need to rise up for #NSF75 thank you @marvimatos.bsky.social for your leadership in the National Science Board. If not now, when?!?! 🧪
20k more than the 3k expected. Holy!
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
20k more than the 3k expected. Holy!
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Throw them all in the stewpot together with an onion and some celery. Boil for 24 hours to reduce, then feed the slurry to pigs. At least we’ll get some bacon out of it.
They gave up their dignity and bent the knee, betraying both their customers and their country.
And they did it for money. Money they had no need for.
The result? They lost billions and billions.
The worst deal with the devil ever.
And they did it for money. Money they had no need for.
The result? They lost billions and billions.
The worst deal with the devil ever.
March 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Throw them all in the stewpot together with an onion and some celery. Boil for 24 hours to reduce, then feed the slurry to pigs. At least we’ll get some bacon out of it.
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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
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Putting on the magic glasses... ✨️✨️✨️✨️♥️
January 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Putting on the magic glasses... ✨️✨️✨️✨️♥️
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These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models.
We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.
We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.
January 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models.
We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.
We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.
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Class Consciousness 🤗
January 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Class Consciousness 🤗
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"History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes," right now, it's humming right along.
If you have ever wondered what you would have done if you were a friend or neighbour of Anne Frank during WWII, wonder no more.
If you have ever wondered what you would have done if you were a friend or neighbour of Anne Frank during WWII, wonder no more.
For anyone interested in the history of birthright citizenship, here was my piece from 2018 about the man whose case protected the right for everyone.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Birth of a Birthright
Meet Wong Kim Ark, the Chinese-American whose Supreme Court case changed the country.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes," right now, it's humming right along.
If you have ever wondered what you would have done if you were a friend or neighbour of Anne Frank during WWII, wonder no more.
If you have ever wondered what you would have done if you were a friend or neighbour of Anne Frank during WWII, wonder no more.
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"peculiar perturbations in Earth’s magnetic field called chorus waves, so named for their sonic resemblance to birdsong." - Messiaen's use of birdsong in his music makes sense now.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—and Deep Space Does, Too
Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could pose problems for long-distance space travel
www.scientificamerican.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"peculiar perturbations in Earth’s magnetic field called chorus waves, so named for their sonic resemblance to birdsong." - Messiaen's use of birdsong in his music makes sense now.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart...
Not good news — but keepen it real www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Not good news — but keepen it real www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Charts and graphs with @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social great tour of the newly released data. Scare your socks off #ClimateCollapse
youtu.be/fynh8m8Enns?...
youtu.be/fynh8m8Enns?...
Global Temperature Anomaly Skyrockets UPWARDS like a BAT out of HELL, to as HIGH as 1.62 C
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
youtu.be
January 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Charts and graphs with @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social great tour of the newly released data. Scare your socks off #ClimateCollapse
youtu.be/fynh8m8Enns?...
youtu.be/fynh8m8Enns?...
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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
