Elizabeth
@eafm.bsky.social
Elizabeth. Cranky broad, queer urban tomboy, democratic free school veteran. Divine Hag.
Posting mostly about permaculture, covid, intentional community, menopause, and books.
Posting mostly about permaculture, covid, intentional community, menopause, and books.
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A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
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When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
Me to same owl handler: "Owls are super wise, right? They read loads of highbrow Russian literature and stuff, don't they?"
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
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Laysan Albatross courtship dance
First one in normal speed because you have to hear the clapping and the mooing in full speed
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First one in normal speed because you have to hear the clapping and the mooing in full speed
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December 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Laysan Albatross courtship dance
First one in normal speed because you have to hear the clapping and the mooing in full speed
📷🌿🪶
First one in normal speed because you have to hear the clapping and the mooing in full speed
📷🌿🪶
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Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
December 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
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Another handbag for justice. Another purse against fascism. The famous clobber-a-Nazi image from Sweden 40 years ago.
The image that won’t go away
A photo taken in 1985 has resurfaced this week. Kelly Grovier looks at the power of a figure pushed to breaking point.
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Another handbag for justice. Another purse against fascism. The famous clobber-a-Nazi image from Sweden 40 years ago.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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Absolute Creature Cheshire Cat looks a little madder than most. But fear not; she is at least as benevolent as the next ethereal feline on the other side of the looking glass.
This piece will be available as a 9x12" print very soon!
#spooky #horror #creatureart
This piece will be available as a 9x12" print very soon!
#spooky #horror #creatureart
December 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Absolute Creature Cheshire Cat looks a little madder than most. But fear not; she is at least as benevolent as the next ethereal feline on the other side of the looking glass.
This piece will be available as a 9x12" print very soon!
#spooky #horror #creatureart
This piece will be available as a 9x12" print very soon!
#spooky #horror #creatureart
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I never stopped masking and in all these years I've had a total of one person ask me about it. Take your health and the health of vulnerable people seriously. The annoyance of a mask on your face for a few hours is way better than the down time and recovery from a respiratory infection.
Reminder: you should absolutely start wearing the best mask you can find in public spaces, even if you stopped before. We have no public health at the top level & repeat infections have ravaged immune systems.
If someone gives you a hassle, say "even if it's just a cold, I DON'T WANT THAT EITHER!"
If someone gives you a hassle, say "even if it's just a cold, I DON'T WANT THAT EITHER!"
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I never stopped masking and in all these years I've had a total of one person ask me about it. Take your health and the health of vulnerable people seriously. The annoyance of a mask on your face for a few hours is way better than the down time and recovery from a respiratory infection.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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"Are you ready for Christmas?" If by that you mean am I poised to do all I can to avoid shops and the gormless lying face of festive celebrity capitalism then thank the Goblin Animist Gods that these dispiriting mopwater days are getting lighter then yes, you bet, I am absolutely fucking ready.
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"Are you ready for Christmas?" If by that you mean am I poised to do all I can to avoid shops and the gormless lying face of festive celebrity capitalism then thank the Goblin Animist Gods that these dispiriting mopwater days are getting lighter then yes, you bet, I am absolutely fucking ready.
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You can do things and learn things and teach things and make things all day every day no algorithm no bot just you and your fabulous self
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You can do things and learn things and teach things and make things all day every day no algorithm no bot just you and your fabulous self
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We survivors in recovery are not going to get past feeling guilty for saying "no" overnight. That one's seared into our nervous system, deep. But we CAN commit to saying "no" when we need to, regardless of how we feel. Start w/ the behavior, & chip away at changing the feeling.
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
We survivors in recovery are not going to get past feeling guilty for saying "no" overnight. That one's seared into our nervous system, deep. But we CAN commit to saying "no" when we need to, regardless of how we feel. Start w/ the behavior, & chip away at changing the feeling.
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This edition also includes community defense resources for communities preparing for ICE raids, upcoming opportunities to chat with me, and some thoughts on caring for and celebrating one another in these times: organizingmythoughts.org/must-reads-a...
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This edition also includes community defense resources for communities preparing for ICE raids, upcoming opportunities to chat with me, and some thoughts on caring for and celebrating one another in these times: organizingmythoughts.org/must-reads-a...
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"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
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Today is Sunday, Dec 7
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
(and if you, like me, have come down with an unfortunate cold: tea & soup!)
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
(and if you, like me, have come down with an unfortunate cold: tea & soup!)
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Today is Sunday, Dec 7
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
(and if you, like me, have come down with an unfortunate cold: tea & soup!)
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
(and if you, like me, have come down with an unfortunate cold: tea & soup!)
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
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Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
🧵
* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
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a new jersey-based christmas tree delivery service called Spruce Bringsteen
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
a new jersey-based christmas tree delivery service called Spruce Bringsteen
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
How do they not have an image of Murphy from Murphy's Romance in their collection??
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
How do they not have an image of Murphy from Murphy's Romance in their collection??
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Poem, "Winter Twilights"
(c) constance lee menefee
(c) constance lee menefee
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Poem, "Winter Twilights"
(c) constance lee menefee
(c) constance lee menefee
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An extremely cool map
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
An extremely cool map
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Please share.
November 17, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Please share.
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Got another 12 Days of Covid Consciousmas Zoom event and hangout planned for you!
Join the amazing @kalibutterfly.bsky.social on 12/21 for 'Sowing Seeds, Tending Trees: Growing Plants in Small Spaces.'
Details in flyer below. Feel free to share with other CC folks outside of X!
Join the amazing @kalibutterfly.bsky.social on 12/21 for 'Sowing Seeds, Tending Trees: Growing Plants in Small Spaces.'
Details in flyer below. Feel free to share with other CC folks outside of X!
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Got another 12 Days of Covid Consciousmas Zoom event and hangout planned for you!
Join the amazing @kalibutterfly.bsky.social on 12/21 for 'Sowing Seeds, Tending Trees: Growing Plants in Small Spaces.'
Details in flyer below. Feel free to share with other CC folks outside of X!
Join the amazing @kalibutterfly.bsky.social on 12/21 for 'Sowing Seeds, Tending Trees: Growing Plants in Small Spaces.'
Details in flyer below. Feel free to share with other CC folks outside of X!
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This is such a great point: “Finding people who want to provide trustworthy information to their communities could be one of the most useful ways to be of service (e.g. information about current and future pandemics, weather, or anything that affects oppressed communities).”
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is such a great point: “Finding people who want to provide trustworthy information to their communities could be one of the most useful ways to be of service (e.g. information about current and future pandemics, weather, or anything that affects oppressed communities).”