“Observe the arrow on the Parker ballpoint pen. One must write poems that enter easily but are difficult to pull out, like arrows.” -- Lee Seong-bok

Randy Fine wants our outrage. He wants it bc it makes him feel ... well, probably, anything. He wants it bc MAGAs are joy vampires, and he knows the outrage he makes us feel makes us less happy. He wants a miserable world, and we wants us to do his work for him by hate-reposting his hatred. Don't.

Artists and photographers of Blacksky, Bluesky, and all of the fediverse: I implore you to use alt text! Here's how, courtesy of @manningkrull.bsky.social: manningkrull.com/digital-phil... I want to share your art and photography! Let's accommodate our friends and comrades who use screen readers!

More habitats. More biodiversity. Greater climate resilience. Nature is thriving, and even the cows agree London’s recovery is utterly brilliant.

Good environmental news can happen!

Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them, to men's eyes. #ShakespeareSunday

A monkey should be new So should a fresh grass in a blue vase The sight of a cuckoo in the sixth month in the winter mist The rustle of a Chinese gown in the second month #Literature

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Finnish Ski Jumping Team Caught Tampering With Earth’s Gravitational Field https://theonion.com/finnish-ski-jumping-team-caught-tampering-with-earths-gravitational-field/

A little something for Friday #scape day ~ #eastcoastkin #landscape #contemplative #moodylandscapes #atmospheric #minimalism #traditionalart #watercolor #painting #watercolour #winter #landscapepainting #winterlandscape

Such a great day at Darfield Museum today; 98 people through the door! Pie and peas/snowdrop trail/conversations with old friends and new. A sense that small museums like ours can be meeting places, cultural hubs and buildings that sing with human possibility.

China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies. It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

Team #Tinderbox: Tinderbox 11.5 is out! www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/ And there's already a new backstage release as well.

On the western side of the spit, the dawn light is more subtle over the far side of the bay. Icy fog hugs the land around the new park (open this spring) and the water is stunningly clear under a sheen of ice.

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

22 faces of athletes on a helmet — IOC banned Heraskevych from the Olympics for refusing to remove them Who were these Ukrainians killed by Russian forces? 🔗Read their stories: euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/13/a...

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Bruce @springsteen has been even MORE #AntiTrump than #BadBunny has been. Not a SINGLE person from the #MAGA world boycotted his #HalftimeShow performance. 🤔Or the one's from ACTUAL foreigners @PaulMcCartney the @RollingStones @u2 etc. Really strange! 🤔 #MakeRacismGreatAgain 🙏

You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).

Excited to go to this conference!!!

#PoemsAbout #Undressed is live. Write the quiet moment after the clothes are gone. When the body waits. When the room listens. When consent is still a question. Post from today. Tag #PoemsAbout #Undressed to be read and shared. Use Alt Text. Take care with each other.

Brainworm theory > germ theory

🦉for the birds feed! :)

The Bittern obeying the RSPB rules and regs at Loch of Spiggie, Shetland... #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #UKWildlife #Birds

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Supreme Court rules that sea cucumbers cannot be called cucumbers.

An image we won't soon forget. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to look at Epstein survivors pictured behind her on the Hill today.

On this day in 2018 I was standing on my favourite beach taking photos of the waves. Just love #Iceland so much 🥰🇮🇸

“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” — Malcolm X Justice begins with conviction. Without clear principles, we drift with the loudest voice. Stand firm in wisdom and integrity; let your values anchor you when pressure mounts. A steady soul cannot be easily pushed.

We’ve come south to Catalonia for some birds and warmer/dryer weather. Today in the Ebro Delta a new bird for us - Sociable Plover, distant and difficult to pick out in the rice fields but great to see. Also a Booted Eagle from last evening

The IOC didn’t think it was political when Putin tried to launder his regime at Sochi following his illegal annexation of Crimea & multiple human rights abuses but does think it is political when Ukrainians memorialise their fallen colleagues or have motivational slogans on their helmets.

The Trump administration’s attempt to indict six Democratic lawmakers was an outrageous abuse of power and perhaps its most brazen attack on freedom of speech so far.

Omg

Wow.

Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.

A gorgeous Pine Grosbeak finding seeds in the snow. #birds #birding #pinegrosbeak #Algoma #ElliottLake

Reading old journal of a trip to Italy- hoped to meet someone #Haiku #memories #Italy #BlueSkyPoets #vss365

#paars #kleurindenatuur Krokus 💪

#KleurInDeNatuur #Paars @christinaroland.bsky.social Zo mooi om dit aan te treffen! #fungifriends

Subtiel #Paars van vanmorgen voor #KleurInDeNatuur van @christinaroland.bsky.social

Dear hiring managers, Entry-level jobs should require 0 years of experience. Not 1 year. Not 2 years. Not 3-5 years.

An entire generation is now realizing that owning a home will NEVER be an option for them. Our parents bought homes with single incomes and now you can’t even rent a 2 bedroom without dual incomes. This isn’t a personal failure, it’s a system failure.

Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:

😂😂😂😂 It's going to spiral to death just like an ant mill...

#LiftToTheSky is about care made visible. If a poet or press has mattered to you, lift them today. Community grows through repetition.

Teens under lamplight Shy kisses, his cheeks matching Her violet hair. #DailyHaikuPrompt #Violet #Lamplight #haiku #senryu

#PoemsAbout #Undressed starts Friday. Write what comes off slowly. The habits. The lies. The practiced confidence. Skin remembers everything. Even when touched gently. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.