The superstar producer graduated from Dartmouth in 1991. Her gift will be used to build a new dormitory. (via @nhpr.org)

Dark forces, mystery, secrets, romance and magic. www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-Queen-S... www.amazon.ca/Snow-Queen-S... www.amazon.com/Snow-Queen-S... #Romantasy #Fantasy #pageturner #bookx #booksworthreading #fantasyreaders #fantasyfiction #SFF

Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy. "There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."

This is how states start testing the waters with age verification: It's just a porn site! Surely this can't apply to me!

This is my favorite art history story, hands down. Malicious Compliance Sexy Satan Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

🧵CDC, last wk the admin tried to force people with telework reasonable accommodation for disabilities back into the office without notice. It was our union (AFGE 2883) that put this illegal action on hold & will be challenging it in court You can join the union here: join.afge.org/L2883 More info 👇

This is #TheDoubleTax. Might I also add that Black women in the South are likely experiencing the brunt of Black women "leaving" the labor force because they are significantly overrepresented in the federal workforce.

A very important person to follow to see what ice does!

Children who love the great outdoors will enjoy this book. www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Red-Cap... www.amazon.ca/Girl-Red-Cap... www.amazon.com/Girl-Red-Cap... #lessonplan #teaching #homeschooling #nature #naturebalance #wolves #dogs #ravens #chapterbooks #bestselling #awardwinner

That dead light. The separation of mid-tone/dark/pallor makes this piece read clearly instantly. But that cold light on the skin, barely warmer than the twig-crown, leaps away from the golds and ochres, in spite of the leaves' scale. They blow away backwards, behind chill formality. #artthoughts

Man oh man if most publications would allow disabled ppl to cover disability...

Women are the fastest-growing population of incarcerated people. And if Republicans get their way, more pregnant women will be joining their ranks.

The crew of Artemis II will not land on the moon but will lay the groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars.

"A weed is a flower growing in the wrong place." - George Washington Carver Unlike some of the other bindweeds, this one is not invasive. For #BlueTuesday - Blue rock bindweed from a front yard in the neighborhood. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey. It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (246.05185, 38.61771). 49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.

And the one at the border of west Louisiana & east Texas off i20 lol at the alligator park bites lol. It was 14 yrs ago though.

Early Voting is underway in #VA. Virginians, we need you to turn out and vote early for gun violence prevention champions including @abigailspanberger.com @jonesjay.bsky.social @senatorhashmi.bsky.social and our House of Delegates candidates. Learn more at elections.bradyunited.org.

Excited that @nycplan.org is officially on Bluesky!! You can follow our ongoing organizing here.

Liberty Bell peak, Cascade Mountains, Washington 📸 Tandem Wheels

My kids have been watching the 1992 X-Men cartoon and it's woke as hell; president threatening internment camps, false flag ops to make the mutants look violent, professor explaining scspegoating as a political tactic. Kind of freaky to see how the media has fallen. 1/2

This series is awesome Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science share.google/th4aFzHBt1jC...

"Science is based on experiment, on a willingness to challenge old dogma, on an openness to see the universe as it really is. Accordingly, science sometimes requires courage - at the very least the courage to question the conventional wisdom." -Carl Sagan

Chilling dispatch from Mario Guevara, the journalist trapped in ICE detention for...doing his job.

‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land The women of Holy Wisdom Monastery have restored 170 acres of native prairie and oak savanna. “Humans need creation to find ourselves,” one said. #GiftLink #GiftArticle 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

Legendary actor, author, and activist George Takei will serve as the 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, taking place October 5–11. American Library Association

Donald Trump's Crypto & AI Czar already has HUGE conflicts of interest. Now, he could be overstaying the clear time limit of his role so he can keep influencing crypto policy. We're launching an investigation into yet another example of possible Trump admin corruption.

Name this bird! 🤔 (See Alt-text for clue) 🌍 #NameThisBird #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!

The next book I plan to read is this new one "Black Moses" by Caleb Gayle [named to the National Book Award longlist for nonfiction last week]. Hope I can get to it next month. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717975...

For patients undergoing tubal sterilization, surgeons were more likely to use opportunistic salpingectomy in their own practice if they had peer physicians who were high utilizers of opportunistic salpingectomy. ja.ma/4niUJlu

"I don't think a moral compass will let you ban books about..." STOP. Stop right there. What the books are "about" is neither here nor there. Censorship is wrong, period. And differentiating between books based on what they're "about" is just the thin end of the wedge.

Lord I beseech you, when I ask for the confidence of a mediocre white man, please stop before hitting the 'thinks sitting down for a one-on-one profile by Isaac Chotiner is a good idea' level of confidence

“You're going to hell.' What you hear from “Christians” when they (as usual) can’t mind their business. They just don’t get that we don’t care. “Why do you care? It’s me going to Hell. I don’t even know you. Why do you care?!?”

This is so cool! Thank you @sketchesbyannie.bsky.social!

The picking apart of Kamala’s every word, hand gesture, blink is what got us here. If she’s angry, good for her. If she’s happy, good. If she doesn’t want to talk about 2028 yet, that’s her choice. The fight is now. It’s up to us. She owes us nothing.

Those interlibrary loan staff and other library staff who produce scans of articles and book chapters that are perfectly done and a pleasure to read ought to know that their skill and extra effort is appreciated. #Libraries

I had to drop something off at the med lab this afternoon. Rogue went with me. She did very well ignoring an outstretched hand trying to pet her. Her auto heeling is excellent. There is such ease in her keeping step with me, hands free. We had to scrunch in a corner together in heavy traffic.

Three indie media outlets in Chicago have teamed up to boost the reach of their reporting on the ICE presence there. They're all on bluesky. The Triibe @thetriibe.com , Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com , and Unravelled @unraveledpress.com L.A. TACO interviews them here: lataco.com/chicago-ice-...

One comp, Interview With The Vampire, is 49 years old! Am I unhinged for using it? Yep. But Anne Rice mixed history, paranormal, and decadent descriptions of culture and cities around the world. Like a vampire, her books keep moving beyond the grave.🌹 *Agent guide on profile* #UnhingedPit #R #Q

I don't even cringe when I see that man standing on the world stage making completely incoherent statements. I do feel tremendously sorry for the rest of the world that has to be subjected to U.S. violence and complete buffoonery.

President Pedo we lost 4 servicemen, are we going to honor them like we did a non govt employee??? Bc the silence from the a pervert castle is deafening.

This was extraordinary. The kind of prose novelist I aspire to be. Low bar, right??? 😆

COVID vaccines stay covered, accessible, and no prescription needed. While the CDC advisory committee hesitated, WA, OR, CA & HI are keeping guidance clear: protecting kids, seniors, and those at risk.

After 11 surgeries in 18 years, surviving cancer 2x, living w/Lupus & facing multiple health crises, I am NOT afraid to stand up to bullies & traitors to the constitution. I have faced my mortality more than once. I push myself way too hard, I know, but I also want to leave the world a better place.

Those poor people, calling the rapture’s manager to complain that it didn’t show up again

BREAKING — Notices for the Disney+ price increase went out at noon ET today, confirming my scoop from last night. Details: www.vulture.com/article/disn...

Finally Marcus de Brun has to answer some tough questions regarding his conduct during covid and afterwards. He's a 'hero' for the Irish far-right and anti-vaxxers of course. I hope he's struck off. www.thejournal.ie/doctor-profe...

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

#MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #Clouds #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Landscape #Photo #LandscapePhotography #PhotographersofBlueSky