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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 1h

He wanted to “reanimate” the world. “I want us to remember that spirit within ourselves and within all things. It makes life so much more enjoyable & rich & magical, and ensures that we treat each other & our environment with more love & respect & care.” Manchán ❤️

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Manchán Magan was a great man for a video message. You’d never know what you might get

One of the most precious gifts cancer has given me is a deep friendship with this extraordinary Irish man

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 9h

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3h

10 days until the biggest peaceful protests in modern American history. A No Kings Day event is likely happening near you wherever you are. Please join us to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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David Naimon @davidnaimon.bsky.social · 9d

Don't miss today's conversation with @olgaravn.bsky.social. Witches, folk magic, alchemy, the fear of women gathering, animating the archive through ritual & the imagination, & much more
Audio📻: tinhouse.com/podcast/olga...
@ndbooks.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social

Olga Ravn : The Wax Child - Tin House

Set during the 17th century witch trials in Denmark, and relayed to us through the voice of a magically animated wax child of one of the accused, Olga Ravn’s new book, which creates something uncannil...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h

Way to go, Chicago, more of this! Kristi Noem is upset that ICE agents in Chicago are being “denied entry” to restrooms and lunch spots.

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 4d

POTS is a form of #dysautonomia — a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. This branch of the nervous system regulates things we don’t consciously control, like heart rate. I have #POTS from long COVID. When I stand up, all the blood in my body falls with gravity. 🫠

#DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth

Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 4d

Neuroscience News: 'Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases'

'Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that POTS occurs in almost a third of patients with severe long COVID.'

neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-p...

Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases - Neuroscience News

Researchers have found that postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) occurs in almost a third of patients with severe long COVID, making it far more common than in the general population.

neurosciencenews.com

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · 1d

Congrats to Mary Brunkow from @isbscience.org on winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine! Brunkow was honored with collaborators Ramsdell and Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking work on immune system regulation.

A proud moment for science and Seattle!

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

www.nytimes.com

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

Greta Thunberg releases a video describing the conditions faced by Palestinian adults and children in Israeli custody after her release.

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 1d

The regime is weak and unpopular, and the opposition is growing. On October 18th, millions of us will rise again to show the world that America has #NoKings, and the power belongs to the people. ✊

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #CourageisContagious #Resist

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 1d

POTS is a form of #dysautonomia — a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. A new study from @ki.se shows that #POTS, a heart rhythm disorder, is very common in people with long COVID.

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#DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth

POTS common in patients with long COVID

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an heart rhythm disorder, POTS, is particularly common in people with long COVID. The majority of those affected are middle-aged women. The study has ...

news.ki.se

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 1d

CLEAN POWER! There’s still time 🌎. Please sign and submit your comment TODAY. Yep, the draft is already written. Thank you 🙏

Sign here: nyforcleanpower.org/take-action/...
@mountainkeeper.bsky.social @markruffalo.bsky.social @nyforcleanpower.org

Photo of a crowd of people standing by a river with skyline in the distance. People in front hold a white banner that says: NEW YORKERS FOR CLEAN POWER.

People smile and have fists in the air in a sign of strength.

New Yorkers for Clean Power (NYCP) is a statewide collaborative campaign to rapidly shift to an equitable clean energy economy. Through education, advocacy and organizing, the campaign engages the public, local governments and businesses to advance a range of renewable energy, building decarbonization, and clean transportation solutions.

NYCP is focused on advancing solar, wind, energy efficiency, heat pumps, and electric vehicles, as well as creating jobs in these industries for all communities in New York.

NYCP is a Project of the Catskill Mountainkeeper Inc.

Photo from their website

https://nyforcleanpower.org/about/

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 1d

my last story for atmos as editor-at-large is up today for the anniversary of oct. 7. it's about the people who come together to defend the olives, the land, and palestine

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Volunteers On Palestinian Farms Are More Valuable—and Scarce—Than Ever | Atmos

Thousands of volunteer farmhands pilgrimage to Palestine each year—but two years of genocide have made the journey more challenging.

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 2d

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3d

Here, you can download the Irish Tree Alphabet poster (the original is in black and white), and the Irish Trees font (so you can type with trees), and a coloring book (prototype!)

www.katieholten.com/irish-tree-a... #naturewriting #ogham #irishtrees

Poster of a new Irish Tree Alphabet. The image shows the 26 letters of the English alphabet replaced by tree drawings. The trees are shown in their winter attire, bare of leaves so the structure of the tree is visible, except for evergreen trees which keep their leaves year round, like Ailm, or Scots Pine.

At the bottom is a line of vertical and horizontal twigs, illustrating the Ogham, which is thought to have been at least partially inspired or based on trees.

The project explores language ecosystems and incorporates Irish, English, and the medieval Ogham alphabet.

Irish Tree Alphabet by Katie Holten, created for Visual Carlow, 2020.

The poster is available for download from the artists website. www.katieholten.com

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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 2d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 2d

OMG! I love Books Upstairs, this is shocking. @booksupstairs.bsky.social is Dublin’s oldest independent bookstore, always encouraging the circulation of ideas. Luckily the damage seems to be mostly exterior. It could have been so much worse if the neighbours hadn’t intervened. 🙏

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3d

Here, you can download the Irish Tree Alphabet poster (the original is in black and white), and the Irish Trees font (so you can type with trees), and a coloring book (prototype!)

www.katieholten.com/irish-tree-a... #naturewriting #ogham #irishtrees

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3d

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3d

Nature and the environment permeate the language viscerally. Irish predates English by a millennium. Its early writing system, Ogham, written vertically as a series of lines and strokes, has an alphabet based on trees. The Irish language is a joy.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Illustration of a new Irish Tree Alphabet. Twenty-six trees represent each letter of the English alphabet. At the bottom of the image are lines representing the Ogham alphabet, horizontal and vertical lines, looking like simple trees.

The Irish Tree Alphabet draws trees from existing native as well as non-natives that are now calling Ireland home due to the changing climate.

The trees are drawn in ink with colored water pencil filling in the leaves and fruit.

The work is rooted in the medieval Ogham alphabet which was used to write the early Irish language. The characters or letters were called feda "trees", or nin "forking branches" due to their shape.

Each letter of the Latin alphabet is given a corresponding tree: A = Ailm (Scots Pine), B = Beith (Birch), B = Coll (Hazel), etc.

The tree drawings were turned into a font called Irish Trees.

Irish Tree Alphabet by Katie Holten was made for Visual Carlow in 2020. The font is available to download, so everyone can write with Irish Trees.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 5d

"The New York Times is lost. The New York Times has no idea how to cover the madness of Donald Trump. So the New York Times ignores it." Lawrence O'Donnell last night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIx...

Lawrence: We are clearly seeing madness pouring from the darkness of Donald Trump's mind

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3d

Long COVID is here to stay, even in children, and worsened by reinfections and ongoing transmission. Governments and health systems must prioritise research, care access, and protection for kids—otherwise, the long-term social and economic costs will keep rising.

#LongCOVID

Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

www.thelancet.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING 🚨 Greta Thunberg and 15 Irish citizens were kidnapped by Israel in international waters while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. www.bbc.com/news/article... #BreakTheSiege #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 7d

"I have no regrets at all"

Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey sends a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 4d

POTS is a form of #dysautonomia — a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. This branch of the nervous system regulates things we don’t consciously control, like heart rate. I have #POTS from long COVID. When I stand up, all the blood in my body falls with gravity. 🫠

#DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth

Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 4d

Neuroscience News: 'Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases'

'Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that POTS occurs in almost a third of patients with severe long COVID.'

neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-p...

Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases - Neuroscience News

Researchers have found that postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) occurs in almost a third of patients with severe long COVID, making it far more common than in the general population.

neurosciencenews.com

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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 4d

Ireland has lost a communicator of rare talent, a man who combined scholarship with mischief and idealism with pragmatism. He leaves behind an invitation to all of us to listen more closely to our language, our land and perhaps to ourselves. RIP Manchán 🙏

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

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