Your point?

I mean I'm on board with this idea.

The rocks at the very top of Mount Everest, almost nine kilometres above sea level, are fossil-rich limestones deposited in a shallow marine sea 450 million years ago.

That's what plate tectonics can do.

Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.

Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨

#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!

Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵

Geez. I was born in 69 and that doesn’t add up to your definition.

😆

How the Advent of Modernity Shifted Our Perception of Mass Violence As historian Dierk Walter argues in his book, Colonial Violence, the convenient belief that “savages” and “heathens” did not regulate warfare in any way had to be invented by their imperial opponen…

You can now read an excerpt from Atrocity: A Literary History by Bruce Robbins on Lit Hub #ReadUP

Morning from Kyiv!

Every morning, Victory (still a cat)
asks me to open the window.
We have nets on the windows (don't worry).
So, today, she listened to the alert.
All clear already.

I'm back after the day off.
(Ukrainian art will be later 🙃)

We Need Americans Who Love More Than Just Americans These are days that test our belief systems.

The cruel religion, fierce Nationalism, and rising hostility toward marginalized communities on display in America right now, is the fruit of a toxic selfishness that needs to horde resources, opportunity, and benefit for fear it will be left without.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-need-am...

As chilling a meme as I have seen. But I agree.

Congratulations!!!

Right before the election, and very much so thereafter, I needed different perspectives, reaffirmations that there are others like me, creative content that made me think, laugh and find meaning again in being human.
Use your library card!
If you don’t have one, get one! Explore your library !

Fierce winds drive off snow and ice from the peaks of Paine Grande in Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park. There is a whole world of drama and grandeur to be found far above in the peaks of mountains, and especially so for Patagonia!

Although the wind was screaming in my ears, it was a scene of serenity & breathtaking majesty as the Cuernos del Paine lit up in magnificent light. Light I had never witnessed in my years of exploring Patagonia.

After several attempts over a period of 6 years, patience finally paid off. For an all too brief moment, Argentinian Patagonia's vast, breathtaking Perito Moreno glacier is dressed in the most beautiful light!

Deep in the mountains, there is a world of untold beauty. It changes in matters of seconds, never to be repeated. Capture it, preserve it for eternity, share with those who haven't witnessed. Patagonia, Chile.

A few reasons why I love Patagonia!

#bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature #sunset #landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunrise #scape

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

Jamelle Bouie is, as usual, the only thing regularly worth reading on the NYT opinion page (adding alt text)

Book cover of Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell

In Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love, @lidamaxwell.bsky.social explores the letters of Rachel Carson & Dorothy Freeman to reveal how Carson's masterpiece, Silent Spring, grew from the love these women shared for their wild surroundings and for each other #ReadUP

www.sup.org/books/litera...

Don’t go along with illegal orders. Don’t preemptively do things like taking pronouns out of your email signature and disbanding everything that might be construed as DEI. Make them stop you

That one time...

#photography #landscape #monochrome #blackandwhite #nature #art #newzealand #aoraki

The Madness of Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. The depth of his extremism has not been fully conveyed to the public.

The media has failed the public on a crucial matter: the derangement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writes @davidcorn.bsky.social.

News reports often describe him as a vaccine skeptic when he is far more dangerous than that.

Bear Lake blues

Afternoon, Bluesky!

A rare cartwheel galaxy
PGC-2248
Photo credit James Webb Space Telescope
Constellation Sculptor
Discovered 1941 by Fritz Zwicky
Distance 500 light years
Once a normal spiral galaxy it collided perfectly (bulls eye) with another galaxy who's shock wave created this unique structure.

Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”

I didn’t expect to see some of these. I’m impressed, even if some may be virtue signaling. One step at a time, respect and the values of justice, freedom, and to allow all the pursuit of happiness must be recognized.

WTH!?

Kinda funny, but not.

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Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚