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Josh Bartok
@joshbartok.bsky.social
He/they | Photographer | Life & Writing Coach | Author | Editor | Birder 🪶

http://www.contemplativelifecoach.org/

https://www.shobophoto.us/
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⚡️ In a new Drop Site investigation, Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain reveal that Jeffrey Epstein quietly helped Alan Dershowitz orchestrate the smear campaign against John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt’s 2006 paper “The Israel Lobby,” newly obtained emails show.

The scholars had argued in the paper...
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
More great 🪶 sightings in New Orleans
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We saw three lifers within 5 hours of landing in New Orleans! 🪶
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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We didn’t see the Northern Lights. But we did get to practice joy for others’ joy read our @psychologytoday.com post for guidance on cultivating joy for others to enhance connection.

#psychology #therapysky #therapistsky

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Cultivating Joy in Others’ Joy
Developing a habit of joy in other people’s joy can counter naturally arising envy and promote connection and well-being. These practices can help.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Some suggestions for cultivating joy amid pain and suffering to increase your ability to continue doing what matters to you, from @joshbartok.bsky.social and me in @psychologytoday.com #joy #psychology #therapistsky

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Blooming in the Mud
Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Some bird images during New England fall 🪶
October 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Good morning!🪶
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Might be worth mentioning, for those considering using Betterhelp for therapy for various reasons (ease of access, cost etc), please know that they will ignore your request to connect you with an LGBT friendly therapist, and also they will sell your sensitive data to meta, and other advertisers...
September 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Love this pose from this red-breasted nuthatch. 🪶
September 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Bird yoga! 🪶
September 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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@joshbartok.bsky.social captured this #borb today 🪶
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This tricolored heron was a lifer for us. 🪶
September 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Loved seeing this juvenile great blue heron.
August 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Great to see these oystercatchers before they migrate south. 🪶
August 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It was exciting to see this sandhill crane family last weekend. They’re rare in southeastern Massachusetts. 🪶
August 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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This should get WIDE circulation:
MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.”

gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...
MIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AI
The retracted paper had impressed a Nobel Prize winner in economics.
gizmodo.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We spent quality time with this American Bittern yesterday. 🪶
August 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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With @joshbartok.bsky.social

“Perhaps it’s possible—even as we notice and honor the pain, suffering, and hurt all around us—that we might cultivate, look for, and touch small moments of joy, brightness, relief, and release”

#buddhism #psychology

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Blooming in the Mud
Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hummingbirds are so magical. 🪶
August 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote about cultivating joy amid suffering for @psychologytoday.com

#therapysky #psychscisky www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind... Blooming in the Mud | Psychology Today
Blooming in the Mud
Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@lizroemer.bsky.social and I saw our first fledgling cedar waxwing today! 🪶
August 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We saw our first little blue heron in Scarborough Marsh, Maine, US on Sunday! 🪶
July 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We went to Scarborough Marsh outside Portland Maine today while it was raining and saw these flocks of birds perched on trees. 🪶
July 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM