“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”

Why care about what looks good on a resume when life has trained us not to think about the future? We can't afford to. Gen Z is moving south for college in favor of a good time. And what looks good on their feeds. #Education #Pinks (Gift Link)

Oh also hey, Canada, uh, whoops—you are playing host to a pilot program of realtime AI facial scanning built in to cop body cameras. If you live in Edmonton, maybe now's the time to get loud about it www.skh.news/give-us-your... #Canada #Surveillance

I'm excited because I submitted for the first time ever my artwork to a gallery for consideration. Up until this point I just been hobbyist but I finally found my artistic voice. #art #artgallery #bskyart #artsky #fineart #gilding #gold #business #figurative #paint #portraiture #artshare

This painting went off to it's forever home today. I got a twinge of sadness because it's my current favorite. But onwards! Sign up on my website for alerts for new art mercurialmuseart.com ⭐ #soldart #Raven #crowart #art #painting #surrealism #silver #goldleaf #artsky #bskyart #portrait

Spring and the bluebells make for a delightful painting that feels like you're about to enter a fantasy. I think I would walk through here both reverent and joyful. #art #summer #painting #artshare #fineart #traditionalart #landscape #landscapeart #artsky #bskyart #bluebells #Yorkshire

I'm running a fundraiser for our local animal shelter in honor of our wonderful Fergus who passed away this year. I just really needed to do something to keep his kind and loving spirit alive by helping other shelter kitties like him. Please consider a donation if you can! ❤️ givebutter.com/n5l31M

Some great books and articles on archives and libraries that came out in 2025. In no specific order. 🧵

The truth about pandas: they roll into our hearts faster than they roll down hills! 🐼💚 Every little moment reminds us how precious they are. Let's cherish and protect them together! 🌱 #CutePandas #CozyVibes

This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships: > An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]

A parent at a DC middle school is urging staff to reconsider its new curriculum, which removes all full-length novels from the 8th grade curriculum Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels

Deep Sea December Day 7: "Fish." I present an adorable Black Devil Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii). 💙🤘 Did this one in white Prismacolor on black Canson paper. Let me know thoughts! 🤙 #deepsea #DeepSeaDecember #fish #fishart #sciart #marinelife #ArtYear #animalart #nature #ocean #strange

All my books underwent a makeover in 2025. Revised storyline with cleaner edits, bonus/expanded scenes, and redesigned hardcovers. Browse the books: www.amazon.com/stores/Jessi...

Israel and its partners continue to wage genocide against the Palestinian people. Those who, so far, have survived the hideous attacks since October 7, 2023, now face ongoing jeopardy.

it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess

🧵Pls sign and share new petition to Scottish Government and urge them to broaden access to #Covid19 vaccines and follow WHO guidance at the very minimum: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

Do you all remember November 19? When the vote was ratified to release the Epstein Files in their entirety? Yeah...it's December 7 now and still just some emails and a few pictures. How do we prove that the files are being scrubbed and modified? Gee...if only a near-one-month delay could...

“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.

This panda video has us all giggling! 🐼💚 Watch this fluffball tumble and bounce with joy! You won't want to miss it 👉 iheartpandas.com #PandaLove #PandaJoy

My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it. 6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...

I walk through the glistening virgin snow That covers the sorrow of autumn’s death Where I find on a bush a frozen rose Its beauty held ageless in winter’s breath -Elaine C George #ImageAndVerse #Stunday #photography #snow #roses #poetry

Fly Away Home Acrylic and Oil on canvas #floral #Art #FineArt #painting #canadianartist

To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.

🪸🐙 Reef Dreams VII & VI ✨ 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay & lovingly painted 🎨🪸 Tiny Glass Beads & Wire. #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

Bits are low and as a result I've lost my last three kits that I've tried falling with. Two were my fault, I will admit that. But one was the fault of a traitor to the human spirit. I will not become them, I will overcome this with good

Tribute by Madalyn Morgan. A Dudley Green Investigation. Tribute: A Bittersweet Celebration of Margot Dudley's rise to fame, first love, jealousy, revenge and danger. Can Ena Duldey stop a life-threatening act in time? #Kindle #KindleUnlimited #Paperback Buy now at: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCM5WZG9/

Judge: DOJ likely broke Constitution in using Comey lawyer's seized emails

The University of the Aegean invites applications for a 2-year Researcher (MSc, #MarineEcology) post under the LIFE-PINNACARE project. Focus: Pinna nobilis #conservation in Greece + field work. 📅 Apply by 6 Jan 2026. 📧 More info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/393307 — dive in! #Conservation #job 🌍🌐

This art by Vittorio Giardino perfectly captures the feeling of getting lost in a good book on a quiet summer afternoon. The dappled sunlight, a cool drink, and a great story. Pure bliss. ☀️📚 What are you all reading in the shade this week? #booksky #readingcommunity #writersky

✨️❄️🌲💙🌨💙🌲❄️✨️ d e c e m b e r white blanket wraps us in snowfall #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #EastCoastKin #DailyHaikuPrompt December #haiku #俳句 #Freeverse #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Nature #Wolftwin #Winter

In this part of the book, Michaelangelo's translator in Istanbul calls his ability to draw "miraculous", and M. laughs and says no, "I'm going to teach you how to learn". I remember noticing how the English translation said "I will teach you [to draw]" and thinking, there's a difference.

"The small figures huddled together at Miami's airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the travelers – ages 3 to 15 – have been torn apart this year by Trump's deportation campaign..." www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

BREAKING: Pandas just enjoyed an epic bamboo feast and couldn't stop giggling! 🐼💚 You have to see their adorable munching faces 👉 iheartpandas.com #PandaLove #PandaFacts

Never heard of these adorable little creatures….Tiny little pine Martin ☺️😎💙

A bright and sunny view of the #waterfront in #Gytheio #Greece, with buildings stretching up the hillside. joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/mor... #harbor #boats #architecture #coastal #town #reflections #wallart #artforsale #travel #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

. in the storm thoughts rise emotions swirl unraveling I'm hanging on humming be strong . not a haiku #oddlyme #HaikuFeels #unravel #poetry #micropoetry #photography

Wore green for @altcdc.altgov.info on @cnn.com- a few comments I made- have Secretary, CDC political leaders testify about vaccine access and CDC oversight; scientific priorities should be led by careers not a realtor and aviation attorney; need to get accurate advice from AAP and other orgs now

#ProudBlue #Resist My answer is, “No, this does not feel or look like a well-run competent administration.” i do admit I was looking forward to enjoying home-grown bananas! I just figured it was a tacit admission by #CF47 that we were experiencing climate change & would be prepared for it! 😉

When a US Admiral feels the need to ask an attorney what the definition of "shipwreck" is, he's a liability – a danger to his fellow sailors and the country which he claims to defend.

their “evidence” is exceedingly narrow and exclusionary of a wide number of political actors whose views and visions shaped the 14th amendment. even if they weren’t very obviously backfilling their partisan political interests, their method is not history

There have been so many jarring and painful and violent depictions of birth and postpartum and motherhood in American film the past few years… I wonder if something happened

www.commondreams.org/news/graham-... The new poll, said the progressive candidate, “lays clear what our theory is, which is that we are not going to defeat Susan Collins running the same exact kind of playbook that we’ve run in the past.”

Let it be known that @bitocrosszer.bsky.social was kidnapped by ICE after attending a mandatory appointment, and taken to a jail out in Las Vegas because he has immigration lawyers out here in Boise. He has a severe seizure disorder, ADHD and autism and I fear that they knew this.

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Listen up, red hat crew…Christina has some tea for you! #Pinks #ProudBlue #BirthrightCitizenship #SecondAmendment #SCOTUS #TeaTimeWithChristina

Happening in Tucson this afternoon Especially with the wake of the ICE RAID that happened to the pepper spraying of Congresswoman Adelita If you're in Tucson go mobilize.us/pimadems for directions 4pm AFFORDABILITY TOWN HALL

TODAY: DoJ contemplating trying to indict Letitia James a THIRD time, is the pipe bomber subject to Trump's 1/6 pardon, and Kash Patel's elite FBI SWAT designated driver service. Free to listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...