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Leo Rising
@risingleo.bsky.social
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Manual Therapist/Somatic for grounding in an unbalanced world; coaching for surviving the caregiver process. Martial arts, multimedia arts, animals, hiking/biking/botany/birding, archetypes. Not conforming to the consensus trance.
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JWST image of Arp 16, also known as M66.

This image was taken as part of the PHANGS program, to learn how the small details of how stars form influence the large structures of galaxies.

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
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A face-on barred spiral galaxy anchored by its central region, which has a bright blue central dot surrounded by a lighter diagonal blue bar structure made of a haze of stars, which forms an angled oval toward the top. The central core and bar fill about a third of the image. Two distinct spiny spiral arms made of stars, gas, and dust also start at the center, appearing brown or greenish within the blue bar, and extending to the edges, rotating clockwise in bright oranges. The brightest areas of the arms are two large arcs that start at the central region. The one at left stretches up to the top in a long arc and another at right extends toward the bottom. Scattered across the packed scene are bright blue pinpoints of light, which are stars spread throughout the galaxy. In areas where there is less orange, it is darker. A triangular area at bottom right is largely the black background of space.
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Meet Pluto!
He is a smart and energetic dog who is ready for a loving forever home.
🐾
He loves to learn new tricks and commands, and will work hard to earn those treats! He's also a total softie who loves belly rubs and snuggles.
Look for him at the Philadelphia
www.pspca.org

#AdoptDontShop
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Pluto is a gorgeous black and white mix with the most beautiful smile! www.pspca.org #AdoptDontShop
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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My sweet girl Black Kitty passed away this weekend. I want there to be a heaven for pets so she can join her brother and mom.

I miss her so much.
Black Kitty in healthier times
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Edith Clarke, the first female electrical engineer in the US, invented a calculator (the Clarke calculator) to solve electric power transmission problems, a precursor to modern smart grid technology. It was patented in 1925. #WomenInSTEM

It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!
Sepia-toned vintage portrait photograph of Edith Clarke (1883–1959), the pioneering American electrical engineer, inventor of the Clarke Calculator (a graphical tool for solving power transmission problems), and the first woman to earn a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT. She is shown in a close-up head-and-shoulders view against a dark, neutral background, gazing directly at the camera with a composed, intelligent expression. Clarke has distinctive curly hair neatly styled, and she wears thin, round pince-nez glasses perched on her nose with a thin bridge and side arms. She is dressed in a formal dark blouse or jacket. The classic early-to-mid-20th-century studio portrait style conveys her trailblazing role in electrical engineering and power systems innovation. #EdithClarke #WomenInEngineering #ElectricalEngineering #ClarkeCalculator #InventorsHallOfFame #MIT #MITAlum #PowerSystems
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Biophysicist & inventor Dr. Maria Telkes (the Sun Queen) was a pioneer in solar energy research & considered a founder of solar thermal storage systems. She developed the 1st solar-powered home heating system & a solar-powered desalination kit. #WomenInSTEM

It's International Day of #CleanEnergy! ☀️
Black-and-white historical photograph of Dr. Maria Telkes, the Hungarian-American biophysicist and solar energy pioneer known as the "Sun Queen." She is seated indoors in a laboratory or office setting, smiling warmly with a friendly, confident expression. Dr. Telkes has short, wavy hair styled in soft curls, and she wears a light-colored lab coat over a patterned blouse or dress. Her hands are resting on a table or desk in front of her. Behind her is a plain paneled wall with partially visible art hanging on the wall. The image captures her in mid-to-late career, conveying intelligence, approachability, and dedication to her groundbreaking work in solar energy research. #MariaTelkes #SunQueen #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #WomenInScience #Inventors
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it’s actually full of new life. Lupus 3 is a star-forming cloud about 500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Every day, I wake up, take a shower, have a cup of coffee, clean my feathers, climb to the top of my black spruce, and sing my song that tells everyone whose spruce this is
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bird-snuggle...
Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK)
A photographer Fay was visiting a park when a friendly robin came over and nestled right atop her camera near the warmth of her jacket.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Beach wildlife and strandline finds from an early morning walk last month. (Hartlepool, northeast England).
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Ink and watercolour drawings of shells, birds and fungi from Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, northeast England
January 26, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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media trust fund brunchlords have finally cracked the case
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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I think one of the most frustrating things for many neurodivergent people is that we cannot understand why people don’t give a fuck about things that could make the world a better and kinder place - that’s what happens when your emotional circuitry doesn’t work “effectively”
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Mother nature is a raver.
Marram grass leaf. Light micrograph of a cross section through a closed (unravelled) leaf of Marram grass, Ammophila arenaria. The deeply grooved leaf is thrown into folds. The folds conserve water and withstand salt, and prevent excessive evaporation. Round vascular bundles are visible inside each fold, serving to transport food and water through the leaf. They look like smiley faces. The large "eyes" are the xylem, which transport water. The bright blue "mouths" are the phloem, which transport sugars produced during photosynthesis. The spiky, curved structure is a natural adaptation to drought conditions, helping the leaf to roll up and conserve water. Spines on the surface discourage animals from eating the leaf. Marram grass is important in coastal ecology, since it is one of the commonest grass species in Britain to stabilize sand dunes.
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Liquid Light
#1138 taken 3:05 pm
#art
#photography
#macro
#abstract
Macro photograph of an abalone shell
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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A beautiful dog, a sweet soul, just looking for a miracle. A person to love her, be her forever. A peaceful adult only home. Cats are ok. No dogs. Only 3.5 years old. Please have a heart. 💖 Adopt MELIA 💖

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
January 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Post a book quote that you love. #booksky #bookchallenge #writers #authors #readers #booklovers
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Piotr Stachiewicz (1858–1938) Polish painter and illustrator known mostly for his illustrations for Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Quo Vadis?

This painting is known by various names - Melancholia or Phantoms in the Studio, Despair or Angel at the End of the World. c.1883-1885
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Marcus McAllister
”SB148.01 avec Amour et avec Magie” 2025 - Sketchbook drawing - 23x15cm

#sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird
Sketchbook drawing, two small songbirds, one in blue green on ochre, nestled in rings of blue and facing a mandala, the other in ink on a branch to the upper right, handwritten text is in the upper left
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...

Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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The Beautiful Girl Before The Kingdom Of Finist The Falcon, by Ivan Bibilin, 1900.
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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#FungusOnFriday
#FungiFriends
#OysterMushrooms

I photographed them, prior to cooking.
01.20.26

#Food #Foodsky
#Photography
#NatureIsArt
#WestCoastKin
#ArtOfPhotography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#PhotographersUnited
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCForCloseUp
A close-up, color photo of a cluster of raw Oyster Mushrooms, prior to being cooked on 01.20.26. 📷 Vox
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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You know you are spending too much time reading papers about remote sensing when your cat has a little bump under their fur and you briefly consider using LIDAR to see it.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Sixtus Z. von Dzbanski (Polish, 1874-1953)
After the Snow, 1924
Oil on canvas
41 x 37 in. (104 x 94 cm.)
Private collection

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 24, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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I've been spending the last few weeks taking care of my poorly old boy. I am distressed to the maximum. All prayers are very welcome.
Close up of a pale yellow Labrador's paws lying in a dark grey blanket across a lap.
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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House plant
(2023)
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 AM