Israel resumed its relentless bombing of Gaza overnight on Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians and sowing terror. Here's what we know about why Israel broke the ceasefire in the enclave ⤵️

Columbia University has expelled, suspended or revoked degrees of students who occupied a campus hall during Palestine solidarity protests in April 2024 after government threats of funding cuts. Here's what we know ⤵️

Beautiful drive this morning. #stjohnsriver #florida

#PPOD: Spiral galaxy NGC 1566. At left, Webb’s observations combine near- and mid-infrared light. At right, Hubble’s observations feature visible and ultraviolet light. Dust absorbs ultraviolet and visible light and then re-emits it in the infrared. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬

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Waking up like...

Imagine meeting for two days with experts to discuss & brainstorm Mars-shot ideas pertaining to sustainability, life support systems, Earth-independent operations, energy & infrastructure on Mars. And you get to do it at @setiinstitute.bsky.social. This is stuff dreams are made of. 🚀🌠🏥🔴

A good reminder!

Thoughts and prayers.

Apropos of nothing, this week I discovered that Past Mel has several drafts, and one ready-to-record episode, of ¡Ay Ghost Mio! #podcastsky #latinxsky #ayghostmio

It’s been a long year these last two weeks.

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"We are made out of stardust. The iron in the hemoglobin molecules in the blood in your right hand came from a star that blew up 8 billion years ago. The iron in your left hand came from another star." Dr. Jill Tarter, Chair Emeritus for @setiinstitute.bsky.social Research. @nationalacademies.org

Today’s meditation is on history repeating itself. Cards: The Candlelight Spirit lights a flame to remind us of old patterns of oppression and power, and the Abandoned Plantation says A LOT OF THINGS but for now let’s remember that no matter how mighty they seem now… they all crumble.

One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

We are all unique in all the world, and yet we can speak to each other! Sometimes, miracle of miracles, we can even understand each other.

Prompt: Clear My Mind. Questions: 1. What is clouding my thoughts? 2. How can I clean this mess? 3. How can I maintain it? Deck: Memento Mori Oracle

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Every single one of my #Meta profiles has been queued for deletion. FYI - you can transfer a FULL copy of your #Instagram posts and stories directly to Google Photos, and it’s FAST! Took less than a day for two of my accounts with thousands of posts each!

#discworld #qotd

A huge part of creativity is just shrugging off the fear of being ridiculous.

Once, I had a sys admin say that if anything novel was going to break, it would happen to me first. Having this curse laid upon me, when my job is software testing, has been trying.

On: Everything. #discworld #roundworld #terrypratchett

It's okay if you are haunted now. Even ghosts need a good home.

Every day is a good day to say no to oil companies apnews.com/article/supr...

Today was a weird day. I started my new job, spotted several positive-to-me #omens (alligators, osprey with prey in their claws, a vast, vortexing #murmuration of starlings.) But afterwards, it was all bad news. Maybe the #lesson is to not let the bad get in the way of the good?

Literally the day before, I said “she reminds me so much of Ginger (GNU) except he would jump on the tank and drink from the filter.” #catsky #aquariumsky

Whew. A “simple” decompression from a class I took today turned into a really big, beautiful, affirming message. I love when the Universe tosses you a bone. #tarotsky Southern Gothic and Southern Botanic Oracle decks by Stacey Williams-Ng.

“Let me go for a fun, light-hearted spread today,” she said. “I’m tired and not looking for anything heavy,” she said. “Maybe I can ask ‘What lesson am I not learning,’” she said. Decks: Everyday Tarot and Ancestral Magick divination deck. #tarotsky

thank you LAFD, today illustrates why a great man once said “nobody ever made a song called ‘fuck the fire department’”

QOTD 1/2 “He wanted to say: how can you be so nice and yet so dumb? The best thing you can do with the peasants is leave them alone. Let them get on with it.” -Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times #discworld #gnupterry

Ah, I picked a perfect time to leave Meta.

No spread today. Enjoy this lovely piece of art by @showmeyourmask.bsky.social instead.

Literally this.