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Artist and Librarian. Curious. Trusting in the adventure.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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"Music unites all qualities: it can exalt us, divert us, cheer us up, or break the hardest of hearts with the softest of its melancholy tones. But its principal task is to lead our thoughts to higher things, to elevate, even to make us tremble…" - Freddy N
December 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"Music unites all qualities: it can exalt us, divert us, cheer us up, or break the hardest of hearts with the softest of its melancholy tones. But its principal task is to lead our thoughts to higher things, to elevate, even to make us tremble…" - Freddy N
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London, 1948
Two Bobbies examine the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree through the smog of a grey December day
#Christmas 🎄
Two Bobbies examine the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree through the smog of a grey December day
#Christmas 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
London, 1948
Two Bobbies examine the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree through the smog of a grey December day
#Christmas 🎄
Two Bobbies examine the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree through the smog of a grey December day
#Christmas 🎄
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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CO₂ is plant food 🙃
Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide
Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
CO₂ is plant food 🙃
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Dressed in a spotted owl sweater handmade by his wife, ecologist Rocky Gutierrez explains why he thinks so many people share his love for owls. 🦉
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dressed in a spotted owl sweater handmade by his wife, ecologist Rocky Gutierrez explains why he thinks so many people share his love for owls. 🦉
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I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
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one more night in the tidepools tonight & I had a blast seeing who fluoresces! just about every crustacean I found fluoresced including eelgrass isopods (couldn't get a good pic unfortunately)
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December 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
one more night in the tidepools tonight & I had a blast seeing who fluoresces! just about every crustacean I found fluoresced including eelgrass isopods (couldn't get a good pic unfortunately)
🌊🌿🦀🐙🦑
🌊🌿🦀🐙🦑
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I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
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OPINION: "Proponents of vouchers call “choice” freedom, but real freedom is not abandoning public responsibility," Louise Smith writes. "It is building a society where every child, regardless of income or geography, can attend a great public school."
Opinion | Don’t Derail Mississippi’s Education Momentum
Louise Smith writes that Mississippi should commit more to public school improvements rather than school voucher and choice programs.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OPINION: "Proponents of vouchers call “choice” freedom, but real freedom is not abandoning public responsibility," Louise Smith writes. "It is building a society where every child, regardless of income or geography, can attend a great public school."
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Tomorrow morning, the thin crescent #moon floats close to Venus. See a lovely glow on the unlit side of the moon? That’s #earthshine! It's sunlight bounced from Earth, onto the surface of the moon. Find out more here: buff.ly/tlWru2T
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Tomorrow morning, the thin crescent #moon floats close to Venus. See a lovely glow on the unlit side of the moon? That’s #earthshine! It's sunlight bounced from Earth, onto the surface of the moon. Find out more here: buff.ly/tlWru2T
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BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped
October 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped
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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”
— Hermann Hesse
— Hermann Hesse
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”
— Hermann Hesse
— Hermann Hesse
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‘Five musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic are thought to have taken their instruments to the camps or ghettos, where they played music before they were liquidated. Then there was silence.’
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Laqueur · A Different Life: Can cellos remember?
Cellists and violinists in particular are haunted by the musicians who played their instruments before them and those...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
‘Five musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic are thought to have taken their instruments to the camps or ghettos, where they played music before they were liquidated. Then there was silence.’
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
A two-headed golden retriever!
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A two-headed golden retriever!
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Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
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Even “old” petrostates are investing in solar + other renewable energy to bolster their national production, lower energy costs, and generate revenue from exports
Current US “policy” to end solar/wind projects, invest in coal, destroy public lands is nonsense that hurts the interests of Americans
Current US “policy” to end solar/wind projects, invest in coal, destroy public lands is nonsense that hurts the interests of Americans
Nigeria’s solar moment: 1.7 GW of Chinese panels imported in the past year, leapfrogging Egypt to become Africa’s #2.
Part of a 60% YoY surge across the continent per @ember-energy.org data.
Part of a 60% YoY surge across the continent per @ember-energy.org data.
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Even “old” petrostates are investing in solar + other renewable energy to bolster their national production, lower energy costs, and generate revenue from exports
Current US “policy” to end solar/wind projects, invest in coal, destroy public lands is nonsense that hurts the interests of Americans
Current US “policy” to end solar/wind projects, invest in coal, destroy public lands is nonsense that hurts the interests of Americans
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Timeline cleanse.💙
𝑀𝐸𝑅𝐼𝐿𝑉𝐸𝑅
Pandora, 5 months old discovering the sea for the first time
Pandora, 5 months old discovering the sea for the first time
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Timeline cleanse.💙
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I had the opportunity to see a pre-screening of this a couple months ago and it is excellent, if heartbreaking. It’s showing soon for a couple weeks at Film Forum in NYC and other places across the nation…great way to honor #BannedBooksWeek
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
THE LIBRARIANS | Official Trailer
YouTube video by The Librarians Film
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I had the opportunity to see a pre-screening of this a couple months ago and it is excellent, if heartbreaking. It’s showing soon for a couple weeks at Film Forum in NYC and other places across the nation…great way to honor #BannedBooksWeek
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social