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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent show as always!

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10d

📻👂On this week’s show: scientist @tuthill.bsky.social on what is being lost at the NIH, @joshuakeating.bsky.social on Trump’s ever expanding use of the word “terrorist.” And the always essential @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social on the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk. 👂📻 www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Trump v. Tylenol. Plus, How Charlie Kirk Became a Martyr for the Christian Right. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

President Trump has declared that Tylenol should not be used during pregnancy. On this week’s On the Media, how funding cuts and disputed claims linking the drug to autism have sent s...

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Derek Johnson @derekjesq.bsky.social · 17d

“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.

I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 16d

#NoKings Events in Central Ohio
October 18th

This is a big one - please show up with signs and get LOUD! The message is NO KINGS!

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · 15d

Today is the first day of astronomical autumn, and where I live in Ohio we are definitely in ecological autumn as well. The sweetgum trees are dropping their leaves, and maples, like this sugar maple, are getting ready to. And birds are at peak migration.
#seasons #autumn #fall

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · 17d

I spent a lovely afternoon at Blacklick Woods Metro Park! I was able to hike 0.8 miles today. Much needed time spent in nature.
#cbusmetroparks #blacklickwoodsmetropark #landscapephotography

A prairie meadow with goldenrod and sunflowers stands out in the bottom third of the photo. Behind the flowers is a line of evergreen and a few small deciduous trees with muted autumn colors. Blue sky with several cumulus clouds can be seen at the very top of the photo.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · 23d

Today I ate a pawpaw for the first time. TIL that I do not like pawpaw, at least at first bite, tho I can see it might be an acquired taste. Sorry, Ohio!

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · 29d

It sure is! I say go for it!

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yesterday I did the final hem stitch on this #handwoven cloth and took it off the rigid heddle loom. The fancy row of Spanish lace doesn't look like the photo in the book, but I still like it. The cloth looks lovely, and I think it will make a nice purse.
#weaving #rigidheddle

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Sep 6

You're welcome! I had never heard it before I went on a Wikipedia hunt the other day.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Sep 6

What a beautiful place you live in! I suspect that your climate is wetter overall than ours in the Midwest USA. Though some Septembers in Ohio are very wet indeed.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Sep 6

Photo from September 4th, 2020, Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve, Ohio

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Sep 6

September 1st has never felt like fall to me. Turns out, according to the ecological calendar, the sarotinal season is roughly mid-August to mid-September. The weather tends to be dryer, leaves start turning colors, and birds prepare for migration.

#ForestFriday #serotinal #landscapephotography

An asphalt covered walking path runs bisects a deciduous forest. The leaves on the trees are fully green, while a few red and yellow dry leaves are scattered over the pavement.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Sep 1

Cirrus fibratus #clouds on a late summer day.

White whispy cirrus clouds in aal blue sky. The tops of trees can be seen in the bottom third of the photo. Their leaves are green with just a hint of yellow-green.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Aug 31

Oh my! I'm glad you were able to manage it!

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Aug 30

A bumblebee on a sunflower.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Aug 23

Black-eyed Susans on a late summer day at Blendon Woods Metro Park. #cbusmetroparks #blendonwoods #wildflowers

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Aug 23

My spouse is all healed from their bike accident! Today they are taking their first bike ride since the accident. Fingers crossed 🤞 that everything goes well.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Aug 4

Niddy-noddy is such a a cool word!

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Aug 3

I hiked along the Scenic River Trail at #Highbanks #metropark the other day. A beautiful and peaceful walk along the Oletangy River. #landscape #landscapephotography #trail

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Jul 26

🤣 Knitting is a gateway fiber habit! 🧶

Angie @delendaestcarthago.bsky.social · Jul 25

Muhahahahaha join us!

Meme with sepia words on a black background. There is a spinning wheel in the lower left corner and scissors and a tape measure in the lower right corner. It reads “Working with textiles is a trap. First they lure you with knitting, then you pick up crochet. Next you start getting curious with fiber and you learn how to spin. Weaving is cool right? You now own a loom… heck, while you’re at you may as well start making your own clothes. Spinning is no longer enough for you, you need something more, you learn how to die. Dyeing is fun, but would be good to have a source of fiber. You are now a shepherd!”

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Jul 22

I graduated from PT today, a somewhat bittersweet milestone. In the past year, Morgan has taken me from barely being able to walk across a small parking lot, to now confidently walking half a mile. I am so very grateful, and will miss her skillful coaching and guidance.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Jul 21

One of my favorite trails!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jul 2

Laugh while you can, monkey boy–it's time to celebrate the glorious weirdness of Buckaroo Banzai and everything that makes the movie a perfect cult classic: the cast, the costumes, the music, the gags...

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Buckaroo Banzai: The Aliens Were in New Jersey All Along - Reactor

We don't have to be mean, 'cause remember: No matter where you go, there you are.

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Sydney Poole Funk @sydneypf.bsky.social · Jul 1

Summer woods at evening, Columbus, Ohio.
#landscapephotography #woods #forest

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