A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.

Human curiosity thrives on thresholds, & the swamp is the ultimate boundary. It’s a world that keeps its secrets tucked beneath blackwater & thick canopy, constantly whispering that there is something older, deeper, & wilder just out of sight. It stirs the ancient explorer in us. #SwampLifeSunday

After a transformative moment on the Devon coast, Vaughan Cornish devoted his life to the study of waveforms. Read about his Waves of the Sea and Other Water Waves (1910) and Waves of Sand and Snow and the Eddies Which Make Them (1914): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/cornish-waves

This week's episode of The AP Strange Show is a raucous good time as Blackwolf John Oates and Peter C. Hine joined me for a Third Time's The Charm look at Godfather Part 3! Check it out! youtu.be/o-t0s4upjk4?...

One of a set of three mushroom illustrations on our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/shop/search/?q=mushrooms From M. E. Descourtilz’s Atlas des champignons: comestibles, suspects et vénéneux (1827): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlas-des-champignons/

Well, being Lord of the Flies still technically makes me royalty. From the most recent Ghost Story Guys mail show

Are any of you secretly poring over my working first draft? Because if you are, I applaud you. Also I would greatly love your feedback, for which you will be compensated with spiritual rewards and possible friendship. If not, that's fine. I'm going to complete it in either case.

I know that most of you don't speak Swedish, but if you wanna know how I look on stage doin comedy, here's a new clip from July 11th. 💋 #queercomedy #standupcomedy

15 Beautiful Libraries in the U.S. You Should Visit More than just places to read, these U.S. libraries are testaments to history, architecture, and the enduring power of knowledge. www.thecollector.com/beautiful-li... #libraries #travel

Really grateful for Alexandra Brodsky—for everything, but especially for this commentary on the disappearance of public feminism: newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/in-the-vac...

Why am I in such a good mood? I'm supposed to be depressed today. The techno-fascists are clearly sleeping on the job again. 🤷‍♀️

Maybe one day We'll learn to communicate With ufos

Touch the ufo And let the body speak Into the full duration Across the lens

Everyone knows birds aren't real.

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“Summer Storm”, 48x48 inches acrylic and collage on canvas. Getting there I think. What a fantastic feeling to stretch out your arms to fill the void, use a step stool to touch the sky of your piece. Such a joy to return to larger works. Echoes my own expansion perhaps?

I went to the biggest art fest in Victoria, BC and what an experience! Going to local events has confirmed I want to do something with community on my journey to MLIS. I don't know if I have the right stuff to become a social work librarian, but I will keep an open, heart, and mind to find my place.

This week on BoA: The Revival, author Nomar Slevik joins us for a fun conversation about Maine weirdness, including tales of a goatman encounter, a haunted lighthouse, a 'sea monster' recovery, a bizarre disappearance case, and, of course, tons more. open.spotify.com/episode/08a5...

Or, if classes on demonology and Tarot and occult history are not to your taste, and you have a little extra money to spend: Consider buying a book for someone who would appreciate it Ideally from someplace like @bookshop.org

Oh. Hey. Just hit 100 paid members over on my Patreon which, for a platform I almost never remember to promote, seems pretty good 🎉 It’s Patreon.com/Haunted btw - in case you want to catch monthly classes (this year’s theme is demons), meditations & a casual Zoom hangout for the higher tiers

Journeys into Indigenous Healing (Part One) - Stanley Krippner: stanleykrippner.substack.com/p/journeys-i...

Is reincarnation real? Last week we had the pleasure of chatting with Prof. Jesse Bering, a psychiatrist, skeptic and science communicator who has written a great book on the research of Dr Ian Stevenson. Full interview is now available exclusive on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/dailygrail/p...

Happy Heavenly Birthday to iconic journalist and activist Ida B. Wells ⚖️🕊️🕊️ #idabwells #inremembrance #civilrights #journalism

Because I am going to university I feel guilty for every unnecessary expense, but my husband needed some clothes so we went old fashioned mall walking. I spent too much but it was fun. I miss malls. #mall #millenial #studentlife

Need a break from everything? Here is a delightful bundle of solo and duet RPG‘s by many talented independent creators, curated by @gothhoblin.me A steal at 10 bucks: #soloRPG #TTRPG itch.io/b/3705/-my-l...

Ghostly figures drift silently around a glowing white disc in rural Ontario. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one. Link below. susandemeter.substack.com/p/bridal-vei... @apstrange.bsky.social @lunarose.bsky.social @homosatanis.bsky.social @redpilljunkie.bsky.social

Discover The Adventure Series of Learning with Ocean.💜 Bestselling Early Years Books written by Tanisha Chartrand. English and French versions available. Please visit our online catalogue to order: www.goodminds.com/collections/...

My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.

Rest in peace, Sam Neill. ❤️ #SamNeill

Hidden face in a landscape by the great Bohemian etcher Wenceslaus Hollar, who was born #onthisday in Prague in 1607. More eyes in the hills here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-art-of-hidden-faces-anthropomorphic-landscapes #otd

Join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month with films that honor disabled voices and stories. Watch, reflect, and join the conversation with Kanopy’s curated collection. Stream for #free with your library: https://bit.ly/4fBI504.

📢 Once more for the people in the back: - Most [more than 95%] of archives have not been digitized. - Most of humanity's knowledge and memory is *not* reachable by LLMs. - Believing that AI can provid you with comprehensive, definitive, "intelligent" results is folly.

What an incredible loss. 💔 RIP, Sam.

Library News! We have two new displays in the Wren Library for visitors to explore. Written and curated by our Archives Trainee and our Library Trainee. If you are interested in the history of psychical research or the hidden lives of the wives of the masters pop in, 12-2pm Mon-Fri. Free entry

So. I did it. Lotta people gonna be mad about this one. Show it some love?

Remember: The only people who tell you, “Don’t speak ill of the dead,“ are cowards - or those who have a stake in laundering that person‘s reputation Or those rare few who genuinely believe the dead person is so incontrovertibly damned they will hear you, come back to viciously haunt you

"verify your age"

Backstitching is a little rough, but it's only my second time doing it. #crossstitch #catbus #tortoro

On this week's episode of The AP Strange Show, I had a blast chatting with Nick Paraggio aka Captain Vampire about their journey so far in songwriting, performing, and finding lyrical inspiration in odd history and occultism. We also talk about an exciting... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Circular snapshots from the very first @Kodak camera (the first truly portable camera) — invented by George Eastman who was born #onthisday in New York in 1854. more examples here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/kodak-no-1-circular-snapshots #OTD

Finished piece. The researcher who created this organization is the creator of the deprivation tank and...well it gets super weird from there so I can't really say more. It's pretty safe to Google, and it's...well it's quite a wild story. #ecco #earthcoincidencecontroloffice #crossstitch

Got three bike rides in this werk. On a goal to get back in shape. I passed out on the couch for an hour after 😂 I am so close to burnout from university I have to make sure I always schedule a "pass out on couch" day once a month. #selfcare #studentlife

a nice break from politics, for me anyway youtu.be/t-uxrOl3awk?...

🍲 A cookbook isn't just recipes. It's handwritten notes, grease stains, clippings, and memories. Katie Livingston examines why preserving everyday culture matters, on the #FutureKnowledge podcast special #VanishingCulture series. 🎧 Listen & subscribe: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van...

We are proud to carry this now #Emmy nominated documentary all about the brave librarians on the front lines in the fight for the Freedom to Read. A special congrats to director Kim A. Snyder for this achievement. See THE LIBRARIANS (2025) before the awards: https://bit.ly/4wFDy24. Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦

Sharing for our friends at Rebel Loon Archive. If you have any ideas, please msg them via IG. Thanks! www.instagram.com/rebel_loon

Totes Meer (Dead Sea), 1940-1, by English artist Paul Nash, who died #onthisday in 1946. See more of his art depicting both the First and Second World War here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t... #OTD

What is a Ghost, Even? In an attempt to define the term, we turn to literature, history, religion, and science, among other fields of study - Lisette Voytko: ghostsnoted.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...