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Miranda Lynn Barnes

@luminousjune.bsky.social

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poetry & science, writer, researcher. she/her/ they is fine, too. https://mirandalynnbarnes.wordpress.com/ For OA & digipres, follow: https://bsky.app/profile/mirandab-oa.bsky.social

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Miranda Lynn Barnes @luminousjune.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello BlueSky! I have yet to do an introductory post. I'm a poet with a keen interest in the intersection of poetry & science. Following poets, writers, artists, scientists, and other creative/thinking/thought-provoking folk. Currently working on a new chemistry collab around colour...

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 3

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.

If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 3

Patriarchy perpetuates it to maintain its power and women's powerlessness, but as bell hooks points out (from my book The Mother of All Questions) men pay a price too: 3/3

ii: every Man an iSland: Male Silence
Silence is present everywhere under patriarchy, though it requires different silences from men than from women. You can imagine the policing of gender as the creation of reciprocal silences, and you can begin to recognize male silence as a tradeoff for power and membership. No one ever put it better than bell hooks, who said:
The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not suc- cessful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriar- chal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem.
That is, patriarchy requires that men silence themselves first (and perhaps it’s worth noting again that, though patriarchy is a system that privileges men and masculinity, many women are complicit in it, some men rebel against it, and some people are undoing the rules of gender that prop it up). This means learning not only to be silent to others but also to themselves, about aspects of their inner life and self.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 3

But the statistics demonstrate this is the most pervasive violence on earth, that it has an economic impact (hospitalization and missed work costs alone!), and that it has racial dimensions, including with the MMIW (missing and murdered Indigenous women) pandemic. 2/3

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 3

"In the US, there’s a rape every 68 seconds, a woman is beaten by an intimate partner every nine seconds.... Globally a woman or girl is murdered by her partner or family member every 10 minutes."

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 3

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit

Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

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Sealey Challenge @sealeychallenge.bsky.social · Jul 30

Incredibly generous to have free access to poetry. Thank you for sharing!

Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Jul 30

If you want to do the @sealeychallenge.bsky.social but are struggling for funds - this is one way forward.

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These guys are my absolute favourite press. They do it right!

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · Jul 20

If you were born between 1970-1990 you may not have full MMR protection, even if you had parents who took you for all your jabs. The NHS will give you a free booster. With cases surging, this is a great way to protect yourself & your community. I’m getting mine tomorrow www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...

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Miranda Lynn Barnes @luminousjune.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · Jul 17

Love how Delta is always on the frontier of enshittification.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Jul 16

“By the end of the year, Delta plans for 20% of its ticket prices to be individually determined using AI, president Glen Hauenstein told investors last week.”

“Over time, the goal is to do away with static pricing altogether…”

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · Jul 10

'This anthology gives us the world'

Thanks to @amandaearl.bsky.social for this wonderful in-depth review of @rachaelboast.bsky.social's new anthology Versus Versus.

Distributed in North America via @consortiumbooks.bsky.social from 22 July.
amandaearl.substack.com/p/versus-ver...

Versus Versus 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets

Edited by Rachael Boast (Bloodaxe Books, 2025)

amandaearl.substack.com

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MacDowell @macdowell1907.bsky.social · Jul 8

Join us at MacDowell NYC for a conversation with four remarkable Native artists, directors and curators.

Wednesday, July 16 • 6:30PM

www.macdowell.org/events/2025-...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jul 8

Poison specialist here! Vegetable oils are not poisonous. The Health Secretary - who has no background in health or science - is either lying, or stupid, or both. You can take this as seriously as you would your creepy uncle who talks about chemtrails.

NPR @npr.org · Jul 7

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

Are seed oils actually bad for your health? Here's the science behind the controversy

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

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Killackey Illustration @kjkillackey.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just saw this call for a remote science illustration intern by the Xerces Society. Maybe of interest of someone? Applications due July 14.

#SciArt

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The Xerces Society - Science Illustration Intern

  JOB TITLE:  Science Illustration InternLOCATION:  Remote position. Candidates must have a personal office location suitable for work purposes, with broadband internet access, and...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Jul 6

They are eugenicists who believe if you get sick it’s your fault, and wearables will provide them with “data” for the conclusion they’ve already reached. That’s it.

The US wants a wearable for all. Experts say it won’t fix the health crisis

The Secretary of Health Services wants every American to use a wearable device in the next four years. Experts say it's a great move, but not a cure-all.

www.digitaltrends.com

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Jul 4

A LOT of people don't actually know what the Constitution says. So I'm proud to support @weholdtruths.bsky.social's campaign to educate Americans about our principles and rights in easy-to-understand language. Read, sign, and share to help spread these truths. www.weholdtruths.com #weholdtruths

We Hold These Truths

www.weholdtruths.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was my honor to work with distinguished lawyer colleagues on this statement of commitment to the principles that must undergird American democracy. It appears today as full page ad in the @nytimes.com & in papers around the country.
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social

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Panda @friendpanda.bsky.social · Jul 3

I look at this photo of Jupiter and think, yes, beauty still exists.

An exquisite and colorful photo of the surface of Jupiter from the Webb Telescope, with swirls of deep blue and sandy yellow interspersed with white in the closeup of one of the storms.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · Jun 29

Literally cannot count how many times we have said this. We even had a whole war over it! Look at the Civil Rights Movement! I wrote about white backlash politics at 16 because it was that obvious. It’s willful denial of white supremacy that allows white folks to think that this came from nowhere.

Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · Jun 29

This how I know black folk and white folk live in different realities. Because I coulda told you in my teens that some people in this country have so much hate in their hearts that they’d burn this country to the ground just to be rulers over ashes, if it meant people they don’t like get hurt more.

No predictive model could foresee this degree of national self-sabotage - an act of willful decline that transcends political theory.

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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · Jun 26

We'd love to read your experimental poetry and lyrical essays which engage with our BIOPHILIA theme.

You have till 2nd July to send us your very best work! Each contributor to the magazine receives 20 euros.

Read about the theme and guidelines here:
www.wingedmoon.com/submit

#writingcommunity

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · Jun 29

Sorry. Your feelings can be wrong. If you feel that Iranian-Americans are out to get you or trying to establish a caliphate, your feelings are racist junk mail. And taking those feelings as facts is how we got neocons and MAGA.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · Jun 26

The *reason* Ai-generated text contains semicolons, en dashes etc. is that experienced, skilful writers use these marks to subtly convey meaning and nuance in their work. And the Ai LLMs have been trained on the stolen work of experienced, skilful writers.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 26

The maddening thing is that this would have been PAINFULLY OBVIOUS if they had ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL working with the government! In any way! Or if they had asked a single question!! 😖

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jun 25

“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.

Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

www.npr.org

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · Jun 25

"Leo" shared this video of the upcoming watermelon harvest. He shared these melons were planted in March and should be ready to pick in time for us to enjoy on #July4 BBQs. He earns minimum wage for his work. #WeFeedYou

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 23

i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

www.nytimes.com

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Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · Jun 22

today is Octavia Butler's birthday! You could celebrate by donating to the Pasadena Public Library (pasadena-library.net/from-the-arc..., by reading some of her works, or even finding a little bit of space to write and sit with the work and let yourself be more imaginative, a little more empathetic

Happy birthday, Octavia Butler! Celebrating her life, work, and legacy at the La Pintoresca Branch Library

This blog post was written by AnnMarie Kolakowski, Branch Manager of the La Pintoresca Branch Library Today would have been the 76th birthday of author Octavia E. Butler. Last Saturday, June 17, 20…

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Jun 22

Here is a strawberry growing on my deck a few days ago. (Update: it was delicious.)

Closeup of a strawberry planter pot with one small ripe strawberry dangling over the edge.

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