Amy Youngs

Opinion | What You Have in Common With a Pigeon and Why It’s Causing Problems for You

This explains a lot
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/o...

Macro image of cypress leaf fragment that is tan colored, branching, woven looking

The creativity of evolution is a marvel. Looking closely, considering how things are put together, reminds me of this. It makes me happy.

a combination urgent care and taco bell

I'm at the combination

Reminds me of the equally adorable arctic hare

Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say

Guns are ridiculous. NYTimes story today about a road raging guy shooting an 11 year old boy in Los Vegas - tragic! And this story of a dog shooting his owner #unsafeinanyhand www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...

Large yellow leat being held by human hand by the stem with sunbeam coming through a small hole

What to Do with Your Leaves Leave them where they fall Most Helpful to Least Helpful Support wildlife and retain nutrients Rake into beds or under trees Add to compost Mow Shred Damage wildlife but retain nutrients Burn Bag Trash Destroy wildlife and lose nutrients From Homegrown National Park

Graphic showing how leaves being left under trees is bedding for insects and moths, supporting biodiversity

Leave the leafs. They are lovely. They are the winter quilts for soils.
Learn more about it in this article by FLOW https://www.olentangywatershed.org/?page_id=13952

#NoKings protest #ColumbusOhio

Greenish grey kale leaf up close with shimmering water defining the veins

Marveling at the hydrophobic qualities of a dinosaur kale leaf #plantnoticing

"Creative writer"? Trump hates you and wants you replaced with slop

Cartoon character with text bubbles that talk about why making art matters in these challenging times

This cartoon by artist Frank Ape grounded me today #artmatters

Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit

Greta Thunberg is showing us what intersectionality looks like in practice.
#justiceforall #climatejustice #socialjustice #freedomfloatilla

Looks the other way when ICE kidnaps people? DUMP THEM

Paying workers pennies on the dollar? DUMP THEM

Did they cancel DEI? DUMP THEM

Selling brands complicit in genocide? DUMP THEM

Do it loudly on social media. Let’s make our exes famous. 🫦

#BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget #BoycottWalmart

That their second priority was to “be kind” makes me think the kids are alright!

So much to consider in this report, including: “feelings of insecurity and instability can make people more responsive to fear-based messaging, which could potentially influence their political and social choices.”

#symbiosis #posthuman #natureculture #ecoart #arttech #artopportunity #callforart

Poster says “Sympoiesis call for entries” and has art image of terrarium with video projection behind it.

Artist opportunity in Columbus, OH. Please share, and apply:
https://u.osu.edu/lichen/2025/08/12/call-for-art-sympoiesis/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMIJpVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8LdrAJhEmPlb82xKCRu8kPzxgLWn-sJNV0UK4G9TVqnzTJECImmV16WAVgx_aem_tkUNFxqbGC8eK5gJWAjuNw

Meant to tag @indivcentraloh.bsky.social #handsalonghighstreet

Smiling man holding protest sign and hand sculpture next to smiling woman outside next to street

Hands Along High Street protest in Columbus was energizing #indivisible #nokings #solidarity @kenrinaldo.bsky.social

HANDS Along HIGH STREET Saturday, August 9, 2-3:30 PM Join us in forming a human chain along High Street from Route 161 in Worthington to downtown Columbus, delivering the message that WE STAND UNITED against the abuses of the Trump regime and for democracy and basic human rights.

Columbus people: come participate in this demonstration of standing strong for human rights https://indivisiblecentralohio.org/events/hands-across-high-street

Of course, the best is being a gardener in a garden. Everyone needs to eat.

We live in glorious abundance made bitter scarcity by the machinations of capitalism and the inner poverty of the richest among us. In a world where the richest man in the world stole food from the mouths of starving children in the name of "efficiency."

Sad, however it is trivial in this time of people being starved in Gaza. Even if they manage to not get shot as they try to get flour, there is no fuel to cook bread.
#NPR #famineinGaza #humanitariancrisis

Is the Bread in Europe Better for You?

America’s bad bread is the result of speed culture www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

Helpful to learn how emotions are being mobilized by authoritarian governments.

Bunch of orchid blooms with gradient colors between white, blue, lilac, and purple.

Hello purple-blue dyed orchids. Plant noticing in Safeway market..
#plantnoticing
#bloomscrolling
#hypernatural

Let’s watch the fireflies instead!

If you don’t have them where you live, simulate this wonder with LED lights or lasers.

Hand holding an organic, brown ball with small hole on top

I did not expect to find anyone inside this wasp gall… but when I opened it I dropped it because I didn’t expect 3 fat earwigs to be in there!

Is AI Art Net Art? Video & prepared remarks for the symposium with Vladan Joler, Valentina Tanni & Eryk Salvaggio examining the transformation and consolidation of the Web from the 1990s up to the age of generative AI.

“technology is a surface waiting to be scratched…” @cyberneticforests.bsky.social mail.cyberneticforests.com/is-ai-art-ne... #glitch #netart #aiart

A message to the world:

The United States is not represented by Trump. He acted unilaterally and unconstitutionally. He and his regime in power are not a representation of the American people, and we strongly condemn this attack. We want peace, and we will hold him and his enablers accountable.