Alex Z
@alexzoubine.bsky.social
Writer, Author, Poet | First Reader @ The Colored Lens | Story Reviewer | Dog lover | Analytics Aficionado
Stories like this aren't heart-warming
For every 1 person helped by an influencer, there are 100,000 who continue to struggle with poverty because of
- poverty wages
- ruinous healthcare costs
- hostile government programs
www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/u...
For every 1 person helped by an influencer, there are 100,000 who continue to struggle with poverty because of
- poverty wages
- ruinous healthcare costs
- hostile government programs
www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/u...
‘Oh, my God’: 88-year-old Michigan grocery cashier receives $1.7 million surprise | CNN
An 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker received a $1.7 million check Friday, thanks to a remarkable fundraising campaign led by a young Australian social media star.
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Stories like this aren't heart-warming
For every 1 person helped by an influencer, there are 100,000 who continue to struggle with poverty because of
- poverty wages
- ruinous healthcare costs
- hostile government programs
www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/u...
For every 1 person helped by an influencer, there are 100,000 who continue to struggle with poverty because of
- poverty wages
- ruinous healthcare costs
- hostile government programs
www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/u...
"An AI system might remix and recycle our knowledge in interesting ways. But that’s all it will be able to do. It will be forever trapped in the vocabulary we’ve encoded in our data and trained it upon — a dead-metaphor machine"
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
"An AI system might remix and recycle our knowledge in interesting ways. But that’s all it will be able to do. It will be forever trapped in the vocabulary we’ve encoded in our data and trained it upon — a dead-metaphor machine"
"Why do people focus so much on sadness in art, when happiness is just as inevitable?"
- "Soul," Andrey Platonov
#WritingCommunity #bookSky #literature #art
- "Soul," Andrey Platonov
#WritingCommunity #bookSky #literature #art
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Why do people focus so much on sadness in art, when happiness is just as inevitable?"
- "Soul," Andrey Platonov
#WritingCommunity #bookSky #literature #art
- "Soul," Andrey Platonov
#WritingCommunity #bookSky #literature #art
NPR Headline: "US Healthcare is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse"
Me: Any American could have told you US Healthcare is broken and any American could easily give you 10 ways in which it sucks
Do better NPR
@npr.org
Me: Any American could have told you US Healthcare is broken and any American could easily give you 10 ways in which it sucks
Do better NPR
@npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NPR Headline: "US Healthcare is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse"
Me: Any American could have told you US Healthcare is broken and any American could easily give you 10 ways in which it sucks
Do better NPR
@npr.org
Me: Any American could have told you US Healthcare is broken and any American could easily give you 10 ways in which it sucks
Do better NPR
@npr.org
Dissonant Archipelago
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Dissonant Archipelago
Success doesn't belong to the talented
Only to the persistent
Only to the persistent
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Success doesn't belong to the talented
Only to the persistent
Only to the persistent
My BlueSky and LinkedIn experiences feel like they're on separate planets
On LinkedIn, every second post seems to be about using AI
BlueSky has every second post bashing it
Just an observation
#ai #technology #tech
On LinkedIn, every second post seems to be about using AI
BlueSky has every second post bashing it
Just an observation
#ai #technology #tech
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My BlueSky and LinkedIn experiences feel like they're on separate planets
On LinkedIn, every second post seems to be about using AI
BlueSky has every second post bashing it
Just an observation
#ai #technology #tech
On LinkedIn, every second post seems to be about using AI
BlueSky has every second post bashing it
Just an observation
#ai #technology #tech
Reposted by Alex Z
My offering for #smallpoemsunday and @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My offering for #smallpoemsunday and @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
Reposted by Alex Z
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Stars, man
giant, flaming balls of chaos held together by invisible cords of pure physics
Pure awe
🤯
#science #astronomy
giant, flaming balls of chaos held together by invisible cords of pure physics
Pure awe
🤯
#science #astronomy
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Stars, man
giant, flaming balls of chaos held together by invisible cords of pure physics
Pure awe
🤯
#science #astronomy
giant, flaming balls of chaos held together by invisible cords of pure physics
Pure awe
🤯
#science #astronomy
It's okay to be a lichen
Some types grow less than 1mm per year in harsh conditions
When you're facing harsh conditions, it's okay not to grow or thrive. It's enough to just be
You're still amazing
www.schlitzaudubon.org/2021/05/17/s...
#biology #writingCommunity #science
Some types grow less than 1mm per year in harsh conditions
When you're facing harsh conditions, it's okay not to grow or thrive. It's enough to just be
You're still amazing
www.schlitzaudubon.org/2021/05/17/s...
#biology #writingCommunity #science
Survival Strategies of Lichen - Schlitz Audubon
Lichens are found on trees, rocks, and bricks. This complex life form made of fungus and an alga is able to adapt to many environments.
www.schlitzaudubon.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's okay to be a lichen
Some types grow less than 1mm per year in harsh conditions
When you're facing harsh conditions, it's okay not to grow or thrive. It's enough to just be
You're still amazing
www.schlitzaudubon.org/2021/05/17/s...
#biology #writingCommunity #science
Some types grow less than 1mm per year in harsh conditions
When you're facing harsh conditions, it's okay not to grow or thrive. It's enough to just be
You're still amazing
www.schlitzaudubon.org/2021/05/17/s...
#biology #writingCommunity #science
"Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada
You owe it to yourself to read this excellent book
#literature #booksky #writingCommunity
You owe it to yourself to read this excellent book
#literature #booksky #writingCommunity
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada
You owe it to yourself to read this excellent book
#literature #booksky #writingCommunity
You owe it to yourself to read this excellent book
#literature #booksky #writingCommunity
Nearly every
alligator
shares the same
dream
alligator
shares the same
dream
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Nearly every
alligator
shares the same
dream
alligator
shares the same
dream
Maybe executives (Presidents, governors, etc.) should NOT have pardon privileges
What if pardons could only be granted by legislative bodies or special "pardon juries?"
I think we've all had enough of one dude just deciding these things on a whim
What if pardons could only be granted by legislative bodies or special "pardon juries?"
I think we've all had enough of one dude just deciding these things on a whim
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Maybe executives (Presidents, governors, etc.) should NOT have pardon privileges
What if pardons could only be granted by legislative bodies or special "pardon juries?"
I think we've all had enough of one dude just deciding these things on a whim
What if pardons could only be granted by legislative bodies or special "pardon juries?"
I think we've all had enough of one dude just deciding these things on a whim
Birds do not wonder what they are for
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Birds do not wonder what they are for
Would your moral calculus change if you knew for certainty that one day, humans as a species would go extinct?
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Would your moral calculus change if you knew for certainty that one day, humans as a species would go extinct?
Reposted by Alex Z
First saw this on Xtwtter 3 years ago.
Best wishes to all foodies, cooks, & their loved ones this week.
Best wishes to all foodies, cooks, & their loved ones this week.
November 27, 2024 at 10:44 PM
First saw this on Xtwtter 3 years ago.
Best wishes to all foodies, cooks, & their loved ones this week.
Best wishes to all foodies, cooks, & their loved ones this week.
"Your job as a writer isn’t to reproduce, but suggest, the world."
- Ethan Rutheford, Author of North Sun: or, the voyage of the whaleship Esther
- Ethan Rutheford, Author of North Sun: or, the voyage of the whaleship Esther
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"Your job as a writer isn’t to reproduce, but suggest, the world."
- Ethan Rutheford, Author of North Sun: or, the voyage of the whaleship Esther
- Ethan Rutheford, Author of North Sun: or, the voyage of the whaleship Esther
"Rome in Rome? We’re all leading afterlives
of one sort or another,
Wrapped in bird feathers, pecking away at our gathered seed,
The form inside the form inside."
- Charles Wright, "Roma 1"
#poetry
of one sort or another,
Wrapped in bird feathers, pecking away at our gathered seed,
The form inside the form inside."
- Charles Wright, "Roma 1"
#poetry
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Rome in Rome? We’re all leading afterlives
of one sort or another,
Wrapped in bird feathers, pecking away at our gathered seed,
The form inside the form inside."
- Charles Wright, "Roma 1"
#poetry
of one sort or another,
Wrapped in bird feathers, pecking away at our gathered seed,
The form inside the form inside."
- Charles Wright, "Roma 1"
#poetry
Taking a few much needed days off from work...
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Taking a few much needed days off from work...
UPS just charged me $30 on top of the $30 I already paid for shipping of a package... on a product that cost $80
I'm... not happy
I'm... not happy
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
UPS just charged me $30 on top of the $30 I already paid for shipping of a package... on a product that cost $80
I'm... not happy
I'm... not happy
Reposted by Alex Z
It turns out painting mossy bricks is an absolute delight.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It turns out painting mossy bricks is an absolute delight.
There is no universe in which this can be justified
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There is no universe in which this can be justified
Reposted by Alex Z
THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
Reposted by Alex Z
It's been a while since I've posted any photos. This was a "mini me" tree I spotted while parked in front of Hy-Vee in Rock Island.
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's been a while since I've posted any photos. This was a "mini me" tree I spotted while parked in front of Hy-Vee in Rock Island.