Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Tristan F. @tristanaef.bsky.social · Mar 20

I love this idea!

Reposted by Tristan F.

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Mar 20

Ok! Clips that will attach the seed packs to the posters have been added. Next batch of seeds arrives tomorrow, so I can make seed packs of these 3 species (milkweed is already here, stratified in my fridge).

Should be able to get them out into the neighborhood this weekend??

a 3 by 3 grid of posters, each with 9 clips of various colors glued to the posters. All of them say "Plant Native Plants, learn more with a QR code, and Take one and Plant" The top has bee balm, the middle has milkweed with a monarch and monarch caterpillar and one has a wasp on echinacea

10 35 330

Tristan F. @tristanaef.bsky.social · Mar 20

NPR platformed a proponent of the Cass Review when they should have done the opposite. Yale Law School and the Yale School of Medicine found that the Cass Review “obscures key findings, misrepresents its own data, and is rife with misapplications of the scientific method." Shameful. (4/4)

Cass Review 'obscures key findings' and 'misrepresents data', finds Yale Law School

THE Cass Review “obscures key findings, misrepresents its own data, and is rife with misapplications of the scientific method”, according to a…

www.thenational.scot

1

Tristan F. @tristanaef.bsky.social · Mar 20

Hannah Barnes claimed on NPR that that the "benefits are unproven" for gender-affirming care for minors. The benefit is that trans children who have autonomy over their bodies don't commit suicide. Shameful that the NPR reporter didn't bring that up. From @trevorproject.bsky.social (3/)

Facts About Suicide Among LGBTQ+ Young People

Stay informed and learn how to support vulnerable LGBTQ+ youth through mental health facts and suicide risk factors from The Trevor Project.

www.thetrevorproject.org

1 1

Tristan F. @tristanaef.bsky.social · Mar 20

Germany, Austria, and Switzerland "have reaffirmed the importance of gender-affirming care for transgender youth and issued sharp critiques of the Cass Review, calling out its severe methodological flaws and misrepresentations." From @erininthemorning.com (2/)

New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review

The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.

www.erininthemorning.com

1 1

Tristan F. @tristanaef.bsky.social · Mar 20

Shameful interview about gender-affirming trans healthcare on today's @npr.org Here & Now. The UK is an example of how NOT to treat trans youth. No mention of the recent report from several European countries that SUPPORTS trans healthcare for minors and rebukes the Cass Review. (1/)
#trans

1 3

Reposted by Tristan F.

Alison @finger-post.blog · Feb 20

Peter Carney gets up close and personal with some #FranklinExpedition relics at the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution following a talk by @illuminator.bsky.social. erebusandterrorfiles.blogspot.com/2025/02/four...

Four Rusty Tin Cans in Three Different Sizes

In January 2024 I had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful and historic city of Bath to attend a fantastic presentation by Logan Zachary...

erebusandterrorfiles.blogspot.com

10 27

Reposted by Tristan F.

ultima thule @thethousandthpart.com · Feb 23

Visited Thomas Abernethy yesterday after a long time. His gravestone had survived another winter - no mean feat in Peterhead AND facing the sea - but this is Abernethy, whose widow would have needed a massive wall of granite to reflect his service record in the Arctic and the Antarctic alone.

A general view of some of the gravestones, a chapel and remains of a wall at Old St. Peter's Kirk, Peterhead, on the first sunny day following weeks and weeks of rain, wind and raw cold.

Close-up photo of a gravestone of Thomas Abernethy, a seaman, polar explorer and one of many Franklin Expedition searchers. He was a local boy who came from nearby Longside, and spent most of his life when he wasn't at sea, in Peterhead (apart from a spell in Chatham).

Image of transcribed words from Abernethy's monument: "Erected by Rebecca Young in memory of her deceased husband Thomas Abernethy, second officer of the ship Victory, and who shared in the perils and privations of the expeditions to the Arctic seas commanded by Sir E. Parry and Sir John Ross in the years 1823, 1829, 1833. Born 1803, died 1860. And the above Rebecca Young."

1 5 17

Reposted by Tristan F.

Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · Feb 23

#StainedGlassSunday
1898 memorial window to Edward Oates, Lord of the Manor of Over Hall, in Gestingthorpe.
Erected by his children incl Capt Laurence Oates, the man on Scott's Antarctic expedition in 1912 who went into the blizzard to die in hope of saving his fellow explorers.

1 6 39

Reposted by Tristan F.

Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · Feb 3

I should also say that this museum is completely volunteer-led. They are redoing their displays, and clearing out objects that are not linked to Newhaven, so there's room to develop a narrative of Newhaven's long history. The Brazen wreck is an important part of their identity. #NavalHistory

Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · Feb 3

Photographed some artefacts from wreck of HMS Brazen in 1800. I tried to see if the spoon had been engraved, and who the maker was. It looks like there's a W and an N visible on the back of the stem. Who might be able to help? Recommendations gratefully received! @danpascoe79.bsky.social

Photo of a (silver?) spoon with the bowl someone corroded. It sits next to a ruler to show its size. The stem is around 15cm long.

4 12

Reposted by Tristan F.

The New Polar Times @newpolartimes.com · Feb 3

Are you an independent researcher, writer, artist, or creator? Are you fascinated by the history of polar exploration and looking to explore this in your work? The New Polar Times needs you!

3 36 52

Reposted by Tristan F.

Alison @finger-post.blog · Jan 30

In 1960, Library and Archives Canada took possession of a can of Mystery Meat recovered from Beechey Island in Nunavut, and put it on display.

(They thought it was a #FranklinExpedition artefact, but it's likely to have been from the Search. Image below is of a replica).

A replica Goldner's Patent food can, similar to the ones used by the Franklin Expedition. This replica was used by Peter Carney in his talks about the victualling of the expedition and the types of food the crew would have eaten. From http://erebusandterrorfiles.blogspot.com/2019/04/my-talk-at-mystic-seaport.html

2 7 26

Reposted by Tristan F.

Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Jan 21

As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon.

But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️

People Have Had Non-Binary Genders for Thousands of Years

It's nothing new.

www.teenvogue.com

82 3.1K 8K

Reposted by Tristan F.

Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · Jan 22

Business in Hispanic neighborhoods is already down: restaurants, grocery stores, everything. Immigrant customers and employees are afraid to leave their houses.

If they can't leave, we can. Show up for your immigrant neighbors and their businesses, everywhere.

1 22 91

Reposted by Tristan F.

Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · Jan 20

Now more than ever 🏳️‍⚧️

43 6K 15K

Reposted by Tristan F.

Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · Jan 10

As many of us seem to be undergoing our own little Winterreise...

'Krähe, wunderliches Tier,
Willst mich nicht verlassen?
Meinst wohl bald als Beute hier
Meinen Leib zu fassen?'

~ Wilhelm Müller

Crow. Ink on Fabriano Medioevalis, 85 × 132 mm, 2022.

1/2

Painting in gradated black ink washes of a crow on a bare wintry branch, photographed with a penny and the traditional Chinese brush used to paint the piece for scale. The penny could obscure about half of the crow.

16 95 510

Reposted by Tristan F.

George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · Jan 17

Green

53 230

Reposted by Tristan F.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jan 12

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!

This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

www.erininthemorning.com

390 9.8K 24K

Reposted by Tristan F.

Alison @finger-post.blog · Jan 17

Robert Anstruther Goodsir died OTD in 1895, aged 71. Much of his life is opaque. But what we /do/ have shows a brave, brilliant, compassionate man, who often put himself at great risk to help others.

He's also the best writer by far of all the people who searched for the #FranklinExpedition.

Image shows a very goth gravestone. There is a bronze bas relief of sail ships in an icy landscape near the top. The inscription reads:

Robert Anstruther Goodsir M.D.
Arctic explorer and traveller who in 1849 sailed in the ship "Advice" in search of the Franklin Expedition and again in 1850 as surgeon accompanied the expedition fitted out for the same purpose by Lady Franklin.

Born 1823
Died 1895

The grave is located in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

2 14 62

Reposted by Tristan F.

Wendy Rouse @wendylrouse.bsky.social · Nov 27

Now available in paperback for preorder.

nyupress.org/978147983094...
🗃️
🎓🌈
🏳️‍🌈

6 25 100

Reposted by Tristan F.

Sarah Barnard @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · Jan 1

The latest Polar Artists Collective exhibition is now LIVE!! Check it out from our linktree here: linktr.ee/polarartcoll...

Part one of the Polar Artists Collective exhibition poster made by our designer Alex Huston!

Part two of our Polar Artists Collective exhibition poster made by Alex Huston

1 3 7

Reposted by Tristan F.

Polar Artists Collective @polarartcollective.bsky.social · Jan 5

Cracks in the Ice: An Installation || Mary Walters

An installation describing the decline of Arctic sea ice, for the Edinburgh Science Festival

An art installation showing declining sea ice, at the end of a room with a red crack across the floor.

3 5

Reposted by Tristan F.

Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · Jan 5

Please help me! I’m on X because that’s where my paintings sell. I shift about 95% of my work there. If I could just get my followers up to the same level here, it would release me from the swamp. I live in the middle of nowhere so I rely on social media to share & show my work.

The rewilding meadow in front of the cottage

10 220 260

Reposted by Tristan F.

George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · Jan 3

Red Admiral
Digital painting

1 41 260

Reposted by Tristan F.

Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · Jan 1

For New Year’s Day 2025, a hellenistic glass vase shaped like a pomegranate. 2nd century BC - 1st century AD.

A symbol of abundance and good luck for the year ahead!

‘The Pomegranate: Greek Symbol of Good Fortune for the New Year’: greekreporter.com/2025/01/01/p...

#Archaeology

A small purple glass vessel in the shape of a pomegranate probably used as a container for perfumed oil. Height 6.9 cm (2.7 in), Diameter 6.6 cm (2.5 in) The lighting enhances the translucent purple glass which replicates the colour of a ripe fruit. There is some encrustation particularly around the calyx which has one lobe missing.

17 250 1.1K