💙📚💡📚🎧 I like listening to this around this time of year as a reminder to be thankful of the world around me and to appriciate it's gifts. I can feel the consumerism ramping up. This helps me to reign some of that in.

Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics" guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation

💙📚💡📚🎧 One of my favorite reads from October. I've not given mich thought to any unique foods that exist in America. It dows make me wonder about what might be in my backyard that I am missing. I'll have to explore The Ark of Taste on my own. #booksky

Let's talk about books and the public trust. 📚🧵 Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping: Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.

Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food. n.pr/47Awavd

I appreciate all of you who make the effort to include #Blind dudes like me by adding #AltText descriptions on images you post. It’s awesome that #BlueSky has these #Accessibility tools available (not all platforms do & less people use them on other platforms that do.) Thanks for all your efforts 😎

In Magic this is basically why Gruul and Selesnya don't get along. Selesnya is all about how serene nature is when they basically just create perfectly manicured parks! Gruul is all like, "You think a dear won't eat a bird? Have you ever been in nature?"

I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

How far will this go? If you are in need Impossible Foods is offering to send households 2 coupons for free products. It may take some time to get the coupons in the mail. At this stage there is probably a good chance of getting them before Thanksgiving. @fooddatanerd.com impossiblefoods.com/snap

💙📚🪐 Revisting this one from my childhood. A world that struggles with over population & volatile climate there are those with Talent, physic abilities that can be anything, pre-cog, telepathy, kinetics, and more! #booksky

The SCOTUS administrative stay is a terrible thing for 42 million Americans who are uncertain if they'll have food in November. But make sure to blame the *real* villain: Convicted Felon Donald Trump. It was his decision to appeal in the first place. Trump could just fully fund the SNAP benefits.

That's awesome! Not something that would be feasible everywhere - not all places recieve as much sun. I can only imagine how helpful it would be to have 3 hours of free electric a day. It's nice to dream about.

Ah. Private equity.

Happy to see it. I'm hopeful that SNAP will be able to be issued normally for Dec. (Will future me laugh at hopefully me? Only time will tell) www.abc27.com/pennsylvania...

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#NovemberWorldbuilders Let's go with where white hair came from. The now "long dead" people of Rhir Sief the origin for this trait. Like how we'd tone bleached hair in real life to produce this look, this comes from a purple pigment protein in the hair shaft that is perceived as white. 🧵1/4

SNAP benefit cuts could threaten foster care reunifications amid government shutdown www.live5news.com/2025/11/04/s...

📚💙🪐A lot going on for length of this book. Shizuka's quest to deliver a 7th soul. Katrina finding herself despite a world against her. Lan also finding herself after delivering her family to safety. Either expanding on the different threads or pairing down the storylines would have been help.

📚💙 The last 10 days of Oct were rough personally. I didn't read as much as I had hoped. Overall it was a good month. Highly recommend reading Endangered Eating. I want to dig into the Ark of Taste and see what foods may be super local to me. #monthlywrapup #StoryGraph

New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner. www.wired.com/story/blood-...

Time for the full Democratic Party to embrace addressing basic needs wholeheartedly.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Vast amounts of people going hungry & not having healthcare is a failure of government. Especially when we’re talking about the richest nation on earth. Are they even negotiating to end the shutdown or are they too busy renovating White House bathrooms & having swanky parties for the rich?

What does partially funded SNAP mean for recipients? We don't know. States will need time to figure out who gets what, how much & when. Some will need more time than others dependent on their system design. @fooddatanerd.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

♟️🎲 I was more than happy to bring #CritterKitchen to a #gamenight by request. I love how the a la carte expansion changes the game up a lot. I enjoy this best at 4 or 5 players. This particular game was close on points. #boardgames #boardgamenight #hangingwithfriends

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We love to encourage people to reduce the meat and dairy in their diets, but understand that it can be hard to know where to start, and unfortunately many people are put off by the perceived cost. If you want to try adding more plant-based meals to your life, are some resources to get started! 🧵

♟️🎲 Played #APlaceForAllMyBooks at a friend's house last week. The game is cute & cozy. Perfect for the introverted book lover. I'd like to play again & see if I can do better. Also different player counts. Debating if this is something to pickup for my own collection. #gamenight #boardgames

The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume. n.pr/3X8FsIs

Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win a copy of THE ESSENTIAL PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP, a new short story collection that also includes a couple of nonfiction pieces and an introduction by Ellen Kushner. (This is a US only giveaway.) www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/10/give...

New from Miranda Williamson: "On Nov. 1, SNAP benefits will no longer be distributed. About 11.4 % (nearly 3.5M) of Texans will lose access to healthy, nutritionally complete meals. I will no longer be able to buy meat or fresh vegetables. I will lose the only reliable way I have to eat lunch."

This. You can't appease fascism. It only knows anger. It can never be happy.

♟️🎲 Had the chance to play the co-op variant last night of #TerraformingMarsAres. We lost missing the the final 2 advancements of oxygen. VP total was no where near 80 for the winning condition. Overall I still think we did well. #boardgames #boardgamenight #gamenight #hangingwithfriends

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Out today: Feeding Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range.

Not only scary to our beloved feline friends. Their guardians too becuase the vet isn't cheap when an issue arises.

Here are some of the scary jack o'lanterns I've made for our cats over the years. First: the cone.

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Gee, I can’t imagine why…

At the food pantry I volunteer at we were absolutely swamped today and by many first timers. We ran out of whole categories of food. Please donate cash to your local organization if you at all can.

Saw this little guy on a walk recently. Folklore has it the amount of brown/black will determine the severity of winter. I never recall the details. #WoolyBear #naturewalk #naturephotography #folklore #walking #fall #autumn

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to have ice cream for dinner.

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💙📚🪐📚🎧 This didn't land the way The Starless Sea & The Ten Thousand Doors of January did for me. I don't know why. It's well written. Started slow, picks up speed as it keeps going. Perhaps there was a bit more terror & fear than I anticipated rather than exploring of worlds. #booksky

So we've got no SNAP being issued & no assistance for heating bills. When push comes to shove what are you going to spend the money on? If you have the money. @fooddatanerd.com www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/l...

Demolishing the White House is on point symbolism to what he’s doing to America 🤔😎

💙📚🎧📚🪐 I saw a lot of positive buzz about this one. I'm glad to have picked it up on sale. I wasn't sure I would like it. A bit slower than I expected at first. I enjoyed guessing at what was going on and where the story led. Would recommend. #booksky

Life is unpredictable. I learned last night that a friend of mine died in an accident. We never can know when our time will end. May your memory always be a blessing & I hope to see you in the Summerlands my friend. I love you Tina.