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Micah @rincewind.run · 15h

oh this is one of my favorite Don’t Fuck With Mountains things, I grew up nearby

Mt. Washington is, by most standards, a hill - it is only 6288 feet

it also has some of the very worst weather in the world and until 1996 the highest wind speed ever recorded (231mph)

it can and will kill you

Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 1d

STOP 👏🏼 TRYING 👏🏼 TO 👏🏼 HIKE 👏🏼MOUNT 👏🏼 WASHINGTON 👏🏼 IF 👏🏼 YOU 👏🏼 DON'T 👏🏼 KNOW 👏🏼 WHAT 👏🏼 YOU 👏🏼 ARE 👏🏼 DOING 👏🏼.

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 11m

It's a good habit to teach folks to ask how the priority of the new request compares to whatever is already on their list for the day.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 1d

Happy International Animation Day!
A perfect day to celebrate the animated films of the National Film Board. The NFB's animated films have won 6 Oscars. Their great films include The Log Driver's Waltz, The Hockey Sweater, Blackfly and Bob's Birthday.
Watch them for free: nfb.ca

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1d

Educators: You can help show next generation the value of HUMAN creativity. When talking about illustrated books, pls mention illustrators by name? Display student artwork on your walls w/credit. Discuss illustrators w/your class. Invite illustrators to visit your school!
#PicturesMeanBusiness

Cartoon illustration showing a classroom scene with a large poster titled “Our Favourite Picture Book” by John Writer, featuring a cat character in a red outfit. A teacher labeled “Jane Illustrator, feeling miffed” stands nearby thinking, “But… John Writer didn’t decide how this character would look… I did!” Two children admire the poster, saying “We love John Writer!” and “His cats are so cute!!” Hashtags at the bottom read “#PicturesMeanBusiness” and “Sarah McIntyre.”

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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossb-brighton.bsky.social · 13d

Whoop, whoop! The new queer wildlife documentary 'Second Nature,' narrated by the inspirational Elliot Page, will premiere in New York on Saturday. 🐠🏳️‍⚧️🐧🌈🐘

It looks awesome; check out the teaser. Hopefully it will be available in the UK soon.

www.secondnaturedoc.com #lgbtq #nature #film #PrideInSTEM

Second Nature — A documentary about everything you didn’t learn in high school biology.

Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is “unnatural,” Second Nature follows trailblazing trans Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets other groundbreaking scien...

www.secondnaturedoc.com

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Scaryanne Denton 🎃🧡 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 2d

Wishing all of you the peace I find in the natural world everyday.

Good night, friends. Hold fast for this week - we need you.

A sunset of pink to dark periwinkle clouds above a mountain horizon

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 2d

Massachusetts folks: I'm doing a free book talk at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln next Saturday at 2pm www.massaudubon.org/programs/dru...

Book Talk and Signing: Rosemary Mosco's The Birding Dictionary

With more than 160,000 members and supporters, Mass Audubon protects over 41,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all. We welcom...

www.massaudubon.org

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 2d

Morning sky (2014)

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 3d

It's nice when work takes you to places like this.

(Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada)

A scene of Lake Louise, Canada. Snow covered mountains frame an aqua-marine coloured lake. Trees can be seen on the edges of the water leading to the lake.

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 3d

And it's SO wonderful there in the fall, snow and yellow larches! (I grew up in Calgary)

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 3d

Way to get a unique shot of an EXTREMELY photographed lake 😍 (seriously, so many generic mtn lake images I recognize as Lake Louise!)

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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · Sep 7

Slashing Medicaid: Your Loss Our Gain

Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry

TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON

This cartoon has four panels, each featuring the same two characters: A representative of the Republican party, a middle-aged man wearing a jacket and tie, and a diabetic with spiky red hair. I'll call them "Tie" and "Spike."

PANEL 1

We're in a grassy area, with trees and a fence in the background. Tie is speaking to Spike sternly, and Spike replies anxiously.

TIE: You know how much insulin costs? Throwing freeloaders like you off Medicaid will save tons of money!

SPIKE: But if I can't afford insulin, I'll wind up in the E.R., which costs a lot more!

PANEL 2

As they continue talking, they are now in the E.R..

SPIKE: Since I won't be able to pay, the costs will be passed onto hospitals, other patients, and state governments.

PANEL 3

Spike is now in a hospice bed, wearing a patient's gown. Tie is by Spike's bedside, still speaking sternly.

SPIKE: And the sicker I get, the less I can work and contribute to the economy, right?

TIE: Maybe that's all true.

PANEL 4

We're back in the grassy area. Tie is grinning hugely and skipping. Spike has been replaced by a gravestone marked "R.I.P.".

TIE: But have you considered how huge my tax cuts will be?

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 4d

There are a few street signs in Cambridge MA that have the indigenous translation Native Spaces share.google/WmxEzeQjIMoO...

Native Spaces

City of Cambridge page dedicated to projects illuminating the history and presence of Native Peoples in Cambridge, starting with the Indigenous language street signs in the East Cambridge neighborhood...

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 4d

Those are.. Very LARGE ducks. Not sure the relaxing effect is as intended! Hope your infusion went smoothly!

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

Oops, since you have to click through quoted post to see the link, adding it here newrepublic.com/article/2011...

How I Became a Populist

My time at the Federal Trade Commission—before Donald Trump fired me—totally changed the way I see our political divide.

newrepublic.com

Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

The article is a punch in the gut. I knew vaguely of these things but seeing them all listed together 😱 how can we fix America to serve the people?!

Jolynn Dellinger @mindingprivacy.bsky.social · 11d

The illegal firing without cause of former FTC Commissioners @bedoyausa.bsky.social and Rebecca Slaughter robbed Americans of a bipartisan FTC working for the protection of the people - fortunately Bedoya is still sharing insights from his service, describing a way forward

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 13d

“I used to think that the defining fight for our country was between the left and the right. Now, I am much more worried about the money at the top crushing everyone underneath.” - Alvaro Bedoya

newrepublic.com/article/2011...

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

Cozy with some scary parts, though! I loved it.

Shouty person @clacksee.bsky.social · Aug 30

Book 28 was Awakened by A. E. Osworth.

It’s fantasy. It’s sci-fi. It’s about life-changing experiences. All the characters are trans. Just flawed, damaged people doing the best they can – together.

Enchanting, uplifting, and cosy(ish).

Review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/11f2...

#booksky

Awakened by A.E. Osworth
My listening supports
The Portal Bookshop
Libro.fm

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

Is the mouse OK in the end?! 🫣

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Cab @cabfolio.com · 6d

Once again:
oliviarafferty.substack.com/p/50-spotify...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Fenway Health shamefully dropped trans youth to save LGB cisgender people—a calculation based on fear and willingness to become agents of this administration.

I issue my call for Fenway to return to its roots and care for those the government casts aside.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

A Line Must Be Drawn: The Cowardice Of Historic LGBTQ+ Provider Fenway Health

Fenway Health must return to its roots and care for those the government casts aside.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 7d

Construction of the Mystic River Car-Free bridge connecting Metro Boston to the Northern Strand Community Trail starts next year!

mass.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/t...

MassDOT To Begin Construction On New Mystic River Car-Free Bridge Next Year - Streetsblog Massachusetts

MassDOT hopes to open its proposed Mystic River bicycle pedestrian bridge between Somerville and Everett before the end of 2029.

mass.streetsblog.org

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

I would steal for a much smaller/simpler home that just had those spectacular hardwood floors. 😍😍 I found the floorplan on Zillow; it would be an amazing home even as just the ground floor and 1 level of bedrooms.

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Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

Oh I just checked, didn't go up into teens til 1979. 1972 was mid 7%

Nancy H @sweetpeppah.bsky.social · 6d

And the interest rates were in the teens!!

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Max G. Levy @maxlevy.bsky.social · 7d

It's pub day!! The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2025 is out. I'm thrilled to appear with @sequencermag.bsky.social alongside many talented writers whose work I revere. Including the pieces in this anthology

Get a copy from an indie store to support the series
bookshop.org/a/114150/978...

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