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Trixie Borealis
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Sometimes you’re lucky.
Sometimes you’re luckier.
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My annual Christmas trivia: Frank Capra was a Caltech graduate and lifelong science guy who told a biographer that had he not gone into film, he might have wanted to be an astronomer. When Capra was Academy president in 1937, he invited Edwin and Grace Hubble to be special guests at the Oscars.
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. It is about discovering and finding balance, equilibrium, and a sense of steadiness even in the midst of difficult, trying, and turbulent times.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.

It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Record-breaking 75-year-old mother #bird prepares to nest.
Wisdom has been laying #eggs since the Eisenhower Administration. #Albatross #WorldsOldestBreedingBird #Bird

Link for more info, #photos & video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two mammals endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. There are only ~1600 in the wild (i.e., fewer than pandas). Now they’re getting vaccinated against bird flu (H5N1). Get ready for autistic monk seals.
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Coming back from vacation to some good news!

The first baby whale of the 2025-2026 North American right whale calving season was spotted Nov 28 near South Carolina.

Mom is Champagne (ID #3904) and its her 2nd documented calf. What joyful news for a species with 384 whales remaining.
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Some might say, hacking billboards is noble work. 😉
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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'Snowdrift barn' by contemporary British painter Kate Evans #WomensArt ##December2nd #ArtAdvent 🎄
December 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents. Then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. Sounds perfect to me.
the aurora borealis is shining over a waterfall
ALT: the aurora borealis is shining over a waterfall
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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If “The Canterbury Tales” were written today it would be called “The Airport Chili’s Bar Tales” and I think that’s beautiful
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.

Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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give it up for movies everybody!! movies rock!!!
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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😇 I swear.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Let's get a music thread going of music you are sure not many people outside of your town or circle have heard. I'll go first in the comments. #DiscoverNewMusic #NewToMe #Music
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The colors. The tones. The drama. Just wow.
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Northern lights mirroring in the lake 🌟

#northernlights #aurora #stars #blueskyart #photography #mirror #dailymirror
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Ok I want everyone to prepare themselves, the dads are about to start talking about brine
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:

1. Break up corporate monopolies

2. Continue building union power

3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics

Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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If you are of a certain age, this is pure oxygen. (And I love seeing Wolfgang Van Halen in there!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SLh...
All-Star Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne | 2024 Induction Ceremony
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Heading Home
8”x12” oil on wood panel
Available on my website.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM