Nadja Lind
@nadjalind.bsky.social
Originally from Wisconsin, I am a voracious reader with specific interests in late antiquity, gardening, and speculative fiction.
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"May the God of hope fill us with all joy & peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen."
~ Romans 15:13/ BCP, p. 60
#MorningPrayer
~ Romans 15:13/ BCP, p. 60
#MorningPrayer
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"May the God of hope fill us with all joy & peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen."
~ Romans 15:13/ BCP, p. 60
#MorningPrayer
~ Romans 15:13/ BCP, p. 60
#MorningPrayer
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Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM
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This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
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Venezuelan bishops express grave concern after Cardinal Porras was detained while trying to travel to Colombia, en route to Madrid for a religious event.
His passport was confiscated, and then cancelled.
Echoes of Church persecution in Nicaragua.
conferenciaepiscopalvenezolana.com/conferencia-...
His passport was confiscated, and then cancelled.
Echoes of Church persecution in Nicaragua.
conferenciaepiscopalvenezolana.com/conferencia-...
Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana manifiesta profunda preocupación por incidente con el Cardenal Baltazar Porras este #10DIC
La CEV lamenta y manifiesta su gran preocupación ante lo ocurrido en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía este 10 de diciembre de 2025
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December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Venezuelan bishops express grave concern after Cardinal Porras was detained while trying to travel to Colombia, en route to Madrid for a religious event.
His passport was confiscated, and then cancelled.
Echoes of Church persecution in Nicaragua.
conferenciaepiscopalvenezolana.com/conferencia-...
His passport was confiscated, and then cancelled.
Echoes of Church persecution in Nicaragua.
conferenciaepiscopalvenezolana.com/conferencia-...
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#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
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Snow, rain, or shine - we're out here on the picket lines ☃️ It's DAY NINETEEN of our national ULP strike.
Our striking baristas in Rockford, IL are braving the weather to make sure Starbucks hears our demands loud an clear: stop union busting and settle a fair contract! #nocontractnocoffee
Our striking baristas in Rockford, IL are braving the weather to make sure Starbucks hears our demands loud an clear: stop union busting and settle a fair contract! #nocontractnocoffee
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Snow, rain, or shine - we're out here on the picket lines ☃️ It's DAY NINETEEN of our national ULP strike.
Our striking baristas in Rockford, IL are braving the weather to make sure Starbucks hears our demands loud an clear: stop union busting and settle a fair contract! #nocontractnocoffee
Our striking baristas in Rockford, IL are braving the weather to make sure Starbucks hears our demands loud an clear: stop union busting and settle a fair contract! #nocontractnocoffee
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Poulanass Waterfall #glendalough #ireland #nature #landscape #waterfall #woodland #forest #trees #sunset #goldenhour #outdoors #hiking #scenicview #naturelovers #peaceful #mossy #smartphonephotography #photography
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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A street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was opened to the public on Saturday for this year's autumn leaves season.
Imperial Palace street opened to public for autumn season
Until Dec. 7, visitors can enter the 750-meter street from the Sakashita gate and exit through the Inui gate between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was opened to the public on Saturday for this year's autumn leaves season.
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Brad Lander is a sweet baby angel
Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Brad Lander is a sweet baby angel
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“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
-American writer Madeleine L'Engle, born on this day in 1918.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
-American writer Madeleine L'Engle, born on this day in 1918.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
-American writer Madeleine L'Engle, born on this day in 1918.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
-American writer Madeleine L'Engle, born on this day in 1918.
#WriterSky #BookSky #History #BOTD
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“Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.”
-American writer Louisa May Alcott, born on this day in 1832.
#WriterSky #BookSky #BOTD
-American writer Louisa May Alcott, born on this day in 1832.
#WriterSky #BookSky #BOTD
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.”
-American writer Louisa May Alcott, born on this day in 1832.
#WriterSky #BookSky #BOTD
-American writer Louisa May Alcott, born on this day in 1832.
#WriterSky #BookSky #BOTD
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For all those searching for a Black Friday deal…this was mine. It was free. Happy weekend #indieauthors #amwriting #booksky
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For all those searching for a Black Friday deal…this was mine. It was free. Happy weekend #indieauthors #amwriting #booksky
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If you needed any further proof that the anti-DEI stance = racism.
If you're not white, they simply do not care.
They do not want you to exist.
If you're not white, they simply do not care.
They do not want you to exist.
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you needed any further proof that the anti-DEI stance = racism.
If you're not white, they simply do not care.
They do not want you to exist.
If you're not white, they simply do not care.
They do not want you to exist.
Remember when we cared about this country? Honored them in Congress? Welcomed refugees? We have betrayed them now. I am so ashamed.
#Ukraine 🇺🇦
#USBetraysEuropeanAllies🇪🇺
#WhoControlsTheUSGovernment
#BookSky 💙📚
#Ukraine 🇺🇦
#USBetraysEuropeanAllies🇪🇺
#WhoControlsTheUSGovernment
#BookSky 💙📚
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Remember when we cared about this country? Honored them in Congress? Welcomed refugees? We have betrayed them now. I am so ashamed.
#Ukraine 🇺🇦
#USBetraysEuropeanAllies🇪🇺
#WhoControlsTheUSGovernment
#BookSky 💙📚
#Ukraine 🇺🇦
#USBetraysEuropeanAllies🇪🇺
#WhoControlsTheUSGovernment
#BookSky 💙📚
🧵 1/2 A neighbor gave my mother this plate when I was a little girl. My mother liked it, but had no idea what centennial is commemorated-neither did my father. Episode 6 of ‘The American Revolution’ explains.
#PBSKenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#ColonialMutiny
#History ⏳
#PBSKenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#ColonialMutiny
#History ⏳
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🧵 1/2 A neighbor gave my mother this plate when I was a little girl. My mother liked it, but had no idea what centennial is commemorated-neither did my father. Episode 6 of ‘The American Revolution’ explains.
#PBSKenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#ColonialMutiny
#History ⏳
#PBSKenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#ColonialMutiny
#History ⏳
This is the time to harvest a portion of your flowers seeds after a hard freeze. I keep a corner of the garden for my heirloom zinnias. Gently pull individual petals away from the stalk, at the base will be a diamond-shaped seed. Store in a covered container.
#BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿
#BloomScrolling 🌻
#BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿
#BloomScrolling 🌻
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is the time to harvest a portion of your flowers seeds after a hard freeze. I keep a corner of the garden for my heirloom zinnias. Gently pull individual petals away from the stalk, at the base will be a diamond-shaped seed. Store in a covered container.
#BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿
#BloomScrolling 🌻
#BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿
#BloomScrolling 🌻
For those BlueSky members who are watching the PBS Ken Burns American Revolution series, here is a history how smallpox affected both sides of the conflict.
#KenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Vaccinations
#KenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Vaccinations
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
For those BlueSky members who are watching the PBS Ken Burns American Revolution series, here is a history how smallpox affected both sides of the conflict.
#KenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Vaccinations
#KenBurnsAmericanRevolution
#HistoryBooks ⏳📚
#BookSky 💙📚
#Vaccinations
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are on strike at corporate stores across the country, fighting for a fair contract and to stop Starbucks’ union-busting.
America’s unions stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas nationwide! #NoContractNoCoffee
America’s unions stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas nationwide! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are on strike at corporate stores across the country, fighting for a fair contract and to stop Starbucks’ union-busting.
America’s unions stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas nationwide! #NoContractNoCoffee
America’s unions stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas nationwide! #NoContractNoCoffee
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An older watercolour drawing from when I used to make frequent trips to sketch in London. This shows the Embankment with lots of pigeons, a pavement artist and a couple of Japanese young women on one of the benches. This was sold at an exhibition.
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
An older watercolour drawing from when I used to make frequent trips to sketch in London. This shows the Embankment with lots of pigeons, a pavement artist and a couple of Japanese young women on one of the benches. This was sold at an exhibition.
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
Whoever wins her seat in 2026 will be totally loyal to the White House. Don't forget what she said and did during Covid.
#GeorgiaPolitics 🐘
#NeverTrump 🇺🇲
#MJTResigns
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#GeorgiaPolitics 🐘
#NeverTrump 🇺🇲
#MJTResigns
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has announced she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Whoever wins her seat in 2026 will be totally loyal to the White House. Don't forget what she said and did during Covid.
#GeorgiaPolitics 🐘
#NeverTrump 🇺🇲
#MJTResigns
apnews.com/article/marj...
#GeorgiaPolitics 🐘
#NeverTrump 🇺🇲
#MJTResigns
apnews.com/article/marj...
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Don’t Lift A Finger #art #artistsofbluesky #contemporaryart #modernart #inkpainting #pastel #abstract #abstractart #artlover #mixedmedia #graphite #oilpainting #painting #artwork #panelpainting #outsiderart
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Really old walls in Mesa Verde.
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Really old walls in Mesa Verde.
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
Gov. JB Pritzker meets pope in Rome, they discuss Trump Chicago immigration crackdown www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/g...
Gov. JB Pritzker meets pope in Rome, they discuss Trump Chicago immigration crackdown
Pope Leo discussed with Pritzker their shared concerns about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement practices in Chicago.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Gov. JB Pritzker meets pope in Rome, they discuss Trump Chicago immigration crackdown www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/g...
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As Tokyo welcomes the Deaflympics — a century-old celebration of Deaf culture and sport — Japan is starting to listen to calls for improved inclusivity.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
As Tokyo hosts the Deaflympics, organizers hope to further gains made in the realm of greater inclusivity throughout Japan.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As Tokyo welcomes the Deaflympics — a century-old celebration of Deaf culture and sport — Japan is starting to listen to calls for improved inclusivity.