Nathara 🐦⬛
@crowsonglodge.bsky.social
Old Enough to Know Better
*Swamp Hag Era*
🦊🔮🌛🕯
Witch, Animist, Tarot Reader+, Belly Dancer, Musician (Darbuka, Piano, Guitar, Tin Whistle, +)
SWE/Marketing/Sysadmin/Consultant
Interdisciplinary Studies at CIIS
*Swamp Hag Era*
🦊🔮🌛🕯
Witch, Animist, Tarot Reader+, Belly Dancer, Musician (Darbuka, Piano, Guitar, Tin Whistle, +)
SWE/Marketing/Sysadmin/Consultant
Interdisciplinary Studies at CIIS
Pinned
New pinned post!
Links:
My website, CrowSong Lodge:
www.crowsonglodge.com
YouTube:
youtube.com/@natharacs
WitchSky, Pagan, etc video feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Links:
My website, CrowSong Lodge:
www.crowsonglodge.com
YouTube:
youtube.com/@natharacs
WitchSky, Pagan, etc video feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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I did my undergrad thesis on the European witchcraze, and a key motivator in accusations and arrests was to seize the property of the accused
Stoking the moral panic to continue the arrests was very profitable for those in positions of authority.
I say this for no reason …
Stoking the moral panic to continue the arrests was very profitable for those in positions of authority.
I say this for no reason …
I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I did my undergrad thesis on the European witchcraze, and a key motivator in accusations and arrests was to seize the property of the accused
Stoking the moral panic to continue the arrests was very profitable for those in positions of authority.
I say this for no reason …
Stoking the moral panic to continue the arrests was very profitable for those in positions of authority.
I say this for no reason …
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P🐢dos all the way down
A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o
October 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
P🐢dos all the way down
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So… Łink’s account is permabanned from Bluesky’s appview, but also gets banned from:
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
So… Łink’s account is permabanned from Bluesky’s appview, but also gets banned from:
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
WhiteWind
Skylight
Bluescreen
Flashes
Basically all ATproto apps/projects?
WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT THEN?
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Alright #WitchFriends. I need to sell these to free up space. I'm listing these 42 decks as one lot for a discounted rate of $350+S&H. If you want to add another 13 decks (Doreen Lot) I'll cut that in half and combined $444+S&H. DM if interested. Payment Plans Available. #MagicalBazaar #WitchMadness
October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Alright #WitchFriends. I need to sell these to free up space. I'm listing these 42 decks as one lot for a discounted rate of $350+S&H. If you want to add another 13 decks (Doreen Lot) I'll cut that in half and combined $444+S&H. DM if interested. Payment Plans Available. #MagicalBazaar #WitchMadness
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never me though
October 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
never me though
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Hey my #witches & #pagan people.
I'll be presenting my workshop 'Reclaiming The Coven And Creating Modern Sacred Spaces' at the Pagan World Congress (free virtual event) this upcoming weekend. Hope you can join.
🔗: pwc2025.ning.com/main/authori...
#pagansky #occultsky #witchsky
I'll be presenting my workshop 'Reclaiming The Coven And Creating Modern Sacred Spaces' at the Pagan World Congress (free virtual event) this upcoming weekend. Hope you can join.
🔗: pwc2025.ning.com/main/authori...
#pagansky #occultsky #witchsky
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hey my #witches & #pagan people.
I'll be presenting my workshop 'Reclaiming The Coven And Creating Modern Sacred Spaces' at the Pagan World Congress (free virtual event) this upcoming weekend. Hope you can join.
🔗: pwc2025.ning.com/main/authori...
#pagansky #occultsky #witchsky
I'll be presenting my workshop 'Reclaiming The Coven And Creating Modern Sacred Spaces' at the Pagan World Congress (free virtual event) this upcoming weekend. Hope you can join.
🔗: pwc2025.ning.com/main/authori...
#pagansky #occultsky #witchsky
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Unlike Jesus, I have returned.
The all-knowing bsky mods gave Erin Biba a 24 hour suspension for a months-old skeet about Christian Zionism, and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened when she’s been vocally criticizing Jay
October 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Unlike Jesus, I have returned.
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Also an important lesson for cis White folks (straight men especially): Your threat of withholding support or allyship means less than nothing to anyone historically marginalized. It's literally the baseline assumption we work from. You're not "showing us," you're just confirming our expectations.
October 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Also an important lesson for cis White folks (straight men especially): Your threat of withholding support or allyship means less than nothing to anyone historically marginalized. It's literally the baseline assumption we work from. You're not "showing us," you're just confirming our expectations.
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So to me this seems to indicate this incident might be a brigading scenario.
The alt-right has been trying to get to me for years. They orchestrate attacks on me regularly.
It’s possible the timing was coincidental.
But it still calls into question why a human mod would make this particular error
The alt-right has been trying to get to me for years. They orchestrate attacks on me regularly.
It’s possible the timing was coincidental.
But it still calls into question why a human mod would make this particular error
![A post by Aaron Rodericks: that second was a mod error and [Erin] has been released with an apology already. Mods make errors continually with hundred mods reviewing tickets in 30 seconds or less.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ffqrmizoc5z6ly4vf3mhgwta/bafkreidn4weilukzfhfh7hgg5aqqly3phuov62hxiex4abxdua3aw5usp4@jpeg)
October 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So to me this seems to indicate this incident might be a brigading scenario.
The alt-right has been trying to get to me for years. They orchestrate attacks on me regularly.
It’s possible the timing was coincidental.
But it still calls into question why a human mod would make this particular error
The alt-right has been trying to get to me for years. They orchestrate attacks on me regularly.
It’s possible the timing was coincidental.
But it still calls into question why a human mod would make this particular error
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🇺🇸 President Donald Trump has threatened to use emergency powers against rebellion to deploy more troops into Democratic-led US cities, intensifying his rhetoric as his attempts to mobilize the military face legal challenges.
➡️ u.afp.com/Smg5
➡️ u.afp.com/Smg5
October 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🇺🇸 President Donald Trump has threatened to use emergency powers against rebellion to deploy more troops into Democratic-led US cities, intensifying his rhetoric as his attempts to mobilize the military face legal challenges.
➡️ u.afp.com/Smg5
➡️ u.afp.com/Smg5
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A terrific piece from two of our country's leading experts on the first amendment, academic freedom and free speech.
A Compact for Control:
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
A Compact for Control (opinion)
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
www.insidehighered.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A terrific piece from two of our country's leading experts on the first amendment, academic freedom and free speech.
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👇
IMPORTANT
All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
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All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
1/2
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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A little-known process that requires insurers to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A little-known process that requires insurers to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
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Part Two is live.
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Part Two is live.
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
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One weekend in Ann Arbor and he be like:
“ICE Is Gonna Come Bust Down Your Door” – Zach Bryan Teases Politically-Charged New Song, “Bad News”
A RIFF on what country is really about.
www.whiskeyriff.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
One weekend in Ann Arbor and he be like:
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There's a very nice new report from @climateanalytics.org on precisely this: "Hard to abate" has become its own form of subtle climate delay --->>
@billhare.bsky.social @cindybax.bsky.social
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@billhare.bsky.social @cindybax.bsky.social
ca1-clm.edcdn.com/assets/Clima...
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
There's a very nice new report from @climateanalytics.org on precisely this: "Hard to abate" has become its own form of subtle climate delay --->>
@billhare.bsky.social @cindybax.bsky.social
ca1-clm.edcdn.com/assets/Clima...
@billhare.bsky.social @cindybax.bsky.social
ca1-clm.edcdn.com/assets/Clima...
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It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.
It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)
(Yeah yeah I did)
October 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.
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Just re-upping this here 👇
Oregon leaders say California National Guard members were flown into Oregon last night in an effort to circumvent a federal court ruling.
Oregon, California governors blast Trump for deploying California Guard despite court order
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that the president's action to send 300 California National Guard members to Portland appears to circumvent the federal judge's Saturday ruling to temporarily block ...
www.opb.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Just re-upping this here 👇
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This is utterly ridiculous in any case, but particularly so given common commuting patterns.
The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.
Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'
Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'
Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'
The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.
buff.ly
October 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is utterly ridiculous in any case, but particularly so given common commuting patterns.
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Renewables have overtaken coal in the global electricity mix for the first time, @ember-energy.org has found
www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewa...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewa...
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Renewables have overtaken coal in the global electricity mix for the first time, @ember-energy.org has found
www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewa...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/renewa...
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She wasn't really "deported," was she?
She was in international waters when Israel illegally boarded her ship, detained her, and then bought her into Israel before shipping her to Greece.
That sounds like a lot of things but "deported" is not one of them.
She was in international waters when Israel illegally boarded her ship, detained her, and then bought her into Israel before shipping her to Greece.
That sounds like a lot of things but "deported" is not one of them.
Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:
"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law
“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”
www.teenvogue.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
She wasn't really "deported," was she?
She was in international waters when Israel illegally boarded her ship, detained her, and then bought her into Israel before shipping her to Greece.
That sounds like a lot of things but "deported" is not one of them.
She was in international waters when Israel illegally boarded her ship, detained her, and then bought her into Israel before shipping her to Greece.
That sounds like a lot of things but "deported" is not one of them.
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Lots of great urbanists here!
NEW STARTER PACK! This time I’m hoping to encourage and support global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America here on Bluesky, so hopefully this will help! Who’ve I missed? Just joined? Let me know! I’ll keep updating, so please keep checking & sharing this pack! And let’s try using #GlobalUrbanists.
Urbanists OUTSIDE North America Worth Following!
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
September 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Lots of great urbanists here!
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I am teaching a course on ancient trees and tree rings at the NY Botanical Garden on Sunday, October 26th and Sunday, November 2nd.
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I am teaching a course on ancient trees and tree rings at the NY Botanical Garden on Sunday, October 26th and Sunday, November 2nd.
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
We will learn about past environments, the amazing lives of trees, and what old trees tend to look like.
Sign up at this link: www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/ses...
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Anyone who wants to understand what's going on, look up the role air traffic controllers played in ending the last government shutdown (during Trump 1.0 in 2019)
The FAA is delaying flights at Newark and Denver airports because they haven’t got enough air traffic control. Burbank has zero ATC from 4.30-10pm.
Lots of controllers who aren’t being paid during the government shutdown are calling in sick.
Lots of controllers who aren’t being paid during the government shutdown are calling in sick.
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Anyone who wants to understand what's going on, look up the role air traffic controllers played in ending the last government shutdown (during Trump 1.0 in 2019)
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As Prime Days kicks off on Amazon, please remember the power of voting with your dollar.
Bezos is a billionaire oligarch who has repeatedly bent a knee to Trump.
Amazon is known for abusing their employees and having appalling business practices.
Bezos is a billionaire oligarch who has repeatedly bent a knee to Trump.
Amazon is known for abusing their employees and having appalling business practices.
October 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
As Prime Days kicks off on Amazon, please remember the power of voting with your dollar.
Bezos is a billionaire oligarch who has repeatedly bent a knee to Trump.
Amazon is known for abusing their employees and having appalling business practices.
Bezos is a billionaire oligarch who has repeatedly bent a knee to Trump.
Amazon is known for abusing their employees and having appalling business practices.