Margaux/emspace
@shibui.bsky.social
Visual storyteller, story structure editor, and multipassionate generalist. Do you like escape rooms, science project volunteering, and human biomechanics? Me too!
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Reminder! Our next #TWSOchat will be on the topic of "Protecting Your Ideas" as a writer; is there such a thing and way? That's this Sunday, Dec. 14th online here on Bluesky at 10:30am. Bring your suggestions and questions as we discuss amongst alumni and mentors. Open to all! #writingchat #writers
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Reminder! Our next #TWSOchat will be on the topic of "Protecting Your Ideas" as a writer; is there such a thing and way? That's this Sunday, Dec. 14th online here on Bluesky at 10:30am. Bring your suggestions and questions as we discuss amongst alumni and mentors. Open to all! #writingchat #writers
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Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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There’s nothing wrong with any of it. I simply write africanfuturism and the distinction matters: nnedi.blogspot.com/2019/10/africanfuturism-defined.html?m=1
Africanfuturism Defined
Nnedi Okorafor
Writing
Stories
nnedi.blogspot.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
There’s nothing wrong with any of it. I simply write africanfuturism and the distinction matters: nnedi.blogspot.com/2019/10/africanfuturism-defined.html?m=1
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Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...
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Our warmest congrats to @twssfu.bsky.social graduate Jordan Redekop-Jones on winning the CBC Poetry Prize! The @sfuenglish.bsky.social grad student is the second of our alumni to win a CBC literary prize this year. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Our warmest congrats to @twssfu.bsky.social graduate Jordan Redekop-Jones on winning the CBC Poetry Prize! The @sfuenglish.bsky.social grad student is the second of our alumni to win a CBC literary prize this year. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
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The Heart of the Soul Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871.
This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Heart of the Soul Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871.
This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871.
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NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
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So, what's the deal with "observers" in quantum mechanics? Can one grok an interpretation of QM *without* observers? Well, @amandagefter.bsky.social has given this a lot of thought... nautil.us/reality-exis... via @nautil.us #physics #philosophy
Reality Exists Without Observers? Boooo!
Why I don’t root for the Many Worlds team
nautil.us
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So, what's the deal with "observers" in quantum mechanics? Can one grok an interpretation of QM *without* observers? Well, @amandagefter.bsky.social has given this a lot of thought... nautil.us/reality-exis... via @nautil.us #physics #philosophy
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📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
Bookshop.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant science.nasa.gov/missions/xri...
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant science.nasa.gov/missions/xri...
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.
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How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
whowhatwhy.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
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Good night
NGC 346
NASA/Chandra Observatory
NGC 346
NASA/Chandra Observatory
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Good night
NGC 346
NASA/Chandra Observatory
NGC 346
NASA/Chandra Observatory
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“They're preying on people that are looking for answers where there may not be any at this time. Offering people false hope.” CBC investigative journalist Geoff Leo provides a wrenching account of how a business in Saskatchewan preyed on the hope of a dying woman with ALS. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility | CBC News
A 70-year-old American ALS patient came to Saskatchewan chasing the promise of healing offered by the Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw, Sask. But former Goodenowe employees say tha...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“They're preying on people that are looking for answers where there may not be any at this time. Offering people false hope.” CBC investigative journalist Geoff Leo provides a wrenching account of how a business in Saskatchewan preyed on the hope of a dying woman with ALS. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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HALFWAY TO GOAL! $750 out of $1500! Please support the Giftmas effort on behalf of the Edmonton Food Bank.
Follow the link below and you can get a sweet, easy recipe perfect for a holiday potluck.
Follow the link below and you can get a sweet, easy recipe perfect for a holiday potluck.
Today kicks off Giftmas 2025! I'm partnering with Rhonda Parrish and others to raise funds for the Edmonton Food Bank. Our goal: $1,500 Canadian.
To sweeten the deal, I'm offering a recipe that makes a big dish of holiday deliciousness!
www.bethcato.com/giftmas-2025...
To sweeten the deal, I'm offering a recipe that makes a big dish of holiday deliciousness!
www.bethcato.com/giftmas-2025...
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
HALFWAY TO GOAL! $750 out of $1500! Please support the Giftmas effort on behalf of the Edmonton Food Bank.
Follow the link below and you can get a sweet, easy recipe perfect for a holiday potluck.
Follow the link below and you can get a sweet, easy recipe perfect for a holiday potluck.
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Last year we received 87 applications & choosing was incredibly difficult! Thank you so much to everyone who applied! 💜
P.S we’re still OPEN to 2026 grant applications! 👀 Visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... on eligibility and how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET.
P.S we’re still OPEN to 2026 grant applications! 👀 Visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... on eligibility and how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET.
Ontario Arts Council - Recommender Grants for Writers
www.arts.on.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Last year we received 87 applications & choosing was incredibly difficult! Thank you so much to everyone who applied! 💜
P.S we’re still OPEN to 2026 grant applications! 👀 Visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... on eligibility and how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET.
P.S we’re still OPEN to 2026 grant applications! 👀 Visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... on eligibility and how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET.
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Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948.
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948.
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
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Ainslie’s work looks not just at the problem of train and wildlife collisions, but also the potential solutions — and importantly why governments and companies aren’t always implementing them. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co... #bcpoli
Early warning could reduce train-wildlife collisions | The Narwhal
Researchers at the University of Alberta developed an alert system to reduce wildlife collisions 10 years ago. It’s still not being used.
projects.thenarwhal.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Ainslie’s work looks not just at the problem of train and wildlife collisions, but also the potential solutions — and importantly why governments and companies aren’t always implementing them. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co... #bcpoli
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Have you downloaded the 2024 edition of Professional Editorial Standards from Editors Canada! The edition has new material on audience considerations, legal considerations, ethical responsibilities, conscious language, fiction editing and more. Get it free:
Professional Editorial Standards
Professional Editorial Standards by Editors Canada clarifies what knowledge, skills and practices are expected of English-language editors.
editors.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Have you downloaded the 2024 edition of Professional Editorial Standards from Editors Canada! The edition has new material on audience considerations, legal considerations, ethical responsibilities, conscious language, fiction editing and more. Get it free:
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Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
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Just announced: Donate this week and double your impact!
Two of our wonderful supporters wanted to honour Dr. Jane's legacy, so they have decided to match every donation made between now and 11:59PM ET on GivingTuesday – that's one week from today – up to $15,000.
Photos: Fernando Turmo
Two of our wonderful supporters wanted to honour Dr. Jane's legacy, so they have decided to match every donation made between now and 11:59PM ET on GivingTuesday – that's one week from today – up to $15,000.
Photos: Fernando Turmo
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Just announced: Donate this week and double your impact!
Two of our wonderful supporters wanted to honour Dr. Jane's legacy, so they have decided to match every donation made between now and 11:59PM ET on GivingTuesday – that's one week from today – up to $15,000.
Photos: Fernando Turmo
Two of our wonderful supporters wanted to honour Dr. Jane's legacy, so they have decided to match every donation made between now and 11:59PM ET on GivingTuesday – that's one week from today – up to $15,000.
Photos: Fernando Turmo
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EFF is thankful for @session-app.bsky.social, helping us fight to protect end-to-end encryption.
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
EFF is thankful for @session-app.bsky.social, helping us fight to protect end-to-end encryption.
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Looking for an editor for your self-published project, book, website, corporate communication and marketing material, article, report and more? Editors Canada has an editor for every specialty: www.editors.ca/hire #HireAnEditor
Hire an editor - Editors Canada
Untangle your communication with Editors Canada! Hiring an editor? Get info on professional editors, editorial skills and our directory.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Looking for an editor for your self-published project, book, website, corporate communication and marketing material, article, report and more? Editors Canada has an editor for every specialty: www.editors.ca/hire #HireAnEditor
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A toxin-secreting gut bacterium may fuel ulcerative colitis by killing protective immune cells that maintain intestinal homeostasis, according to a new study in Science.
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
An Aeromonas variant that produces aerolysin promotes susceptibility to ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a severe inflammatory bowel disease affecting millions of people worldwide, but the factors driving the condition are poorly understood. In tissue samples from individuals w...
scim.ag
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A toxin-secreting gut bacterium may fuel ulcerative colitis by killing protective immune cells that maintain intestinal homeostasis, according to a new study in Science.
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
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Nestled just off the SE coast of Tutuila Island, Fatu Ma Futi is one of American Samoa’s most stunning natural landmarks. Twin rock formations rise dramatically from the turquoise waters of Pago Pago, shaped over centuries by the relentless power of the Pacific Ocean.
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nestled just off the SE coast of Tutuila Island, Fatu Ma Futi is one of American Samoa’s most stunning natural landmarks. Twin rock formations rise dramatically from the turquoise waters of Pago Pago, shaped over centuries by the relentless power of the Pacific Ocean.
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa