Tina Hoggatt

A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.

A year ago, I proposed making a web ring for independent presses! And - tada! The Indie Press Webring connects independent publishing houses. We're small, and we need your help spreading the word so we can grow.

Readers and Press folks alike, check it out: indiepresswebring.com

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This is how you live a life

Monochrome horse heads looking left on a cave wall

May you have the energy of these fabulous Ice Age beasts as you enter the lunar New Year of the Horse! 🦣🐎

Bright yellow and black goldfinch perched on a wire fence.

I thought, “Hey, you look like you could use a goldfinch today.” So here you go.

You were absolutely right.

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House The judge said the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths after the administration took down displays about slavery at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia.

The Trump administration has been ordered to temporarily restore displays about George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people at a monument on the site of his former house in Philadelphia, after a judge said that the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths.

Beautiful.

The watchdog, carefully winding his clock with a hind leg

“Help you! You must help yourself,” the dog replied, carefully winding himself with his left hind leg. “I suppose you know why you got stuck.”

“I guess I just wasn’t thinking,” said Milo.

“PRECISELY,” shouted the dog as his alarm went off again. “Now you know what you must do.”

Reminder that I have a starter pack of cat accounts run by real people who post original content with meaningful ALT text! go.bsky.app/J8yqxnN

Excellent thread. (I know some people who would like to be more involved with local politics or mutual aid efforts but can't when events are indoors with most people not masking. Others take the risk of going, but the fewer people who mask, the higher the risk.) (Grateful to all who mask up.)

We have a super easy letter campaign to save NCAR. Takes 30 seconds to yell at your Congress Critters and you’ll can do it every day!

@standupforscience.bsky.social

fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/152...

Mossy wall

Hooded falcon on a falconer's glove, drawn by Pisanello. Today is his day.

Photo of a proto-cuneiform clay tablet against a white backdrop. The tablet is divided into several squares which each contain some pictographic signs. On the far left is one that looks like a jug on a stand

What an honour to speak at an event for the Earth Rover Program last week alongside some incredible people, almost none of whom seem to be on BlueSky except for @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

I spoke on soil health in ancient Mesopotamia, and here are some snippets of what I learned along the way

The gall.

6 raku vases in a grid with a white background in two rows of three. There is a vase name in black text under each image, from left to, to right bottom, the names are Lagoon Nebula, Draconis, Skyfire, Pinwheel, Persueus'Cloud, Tethy's Tide.

A closeup of 3 vases glowing in the reduction firing of the raku process.

The world feels very unsettled, and art isn’t always the priority in these trying times. Even so, I'm here and keep on making.

These are my latest one-of-a-kind raku vessels available now. A share or like to help them find their people would mean a great deal. 🙏

Please read @tessmachling.bsky.social ‘s thread, share and, if you are able to, do ate so that it can be kept in the public realm

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...

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Troop 6000

It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

Now watch Ireland thrive and become world leader in the arts.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Black woman sitting on a couch in front of a large set of book shelves reading a book.

Did you read something amazing this year? Was there a groundbreaking novel, a meaningful short story, or unforgettable fan work? Nominate your favorites for the Hugo Awards and help celebrate the best in science fiction and fantasy.

Nominations are open!

In Minnesota, we are all too familiar with false spring. You think maybe winter’s finally over...until the cold snaps back, sometimes even harder.

That’s what this moment feels like. You may hear that ICE is “leaving", but they’re shifting, spreading out.

Don’t mistake a brief thaw for safety.

Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

There's a few likely consequences of having free buses...and they will probably surprise you! Really happy to be able to share this perspective today in the New York Times.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...

A color photo of Maynard.

Four issues form Golden Legacy covering Harriet Tubman, the Amistad Mutiny, Matthew Henson, and Alexander Dumas.

Joan Bacchus Maynard (Aug. 29, 1928−Jan. 22, 2006) was an artist, author, community organizer & preservationist. She was also a writer & penciller for the Golden Legacy comic book series that showcased important figures in Black history. #BlackHistoryMonth

This thread will make you smile

It's going to take every one of us.

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

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#medievalsky

@bodleian.ox.ac.uk Bodl. 264, f. 59r

#Valentinstag? Wünscht man am besten mit dem Codex Manesse. Also: Happy Valentine's Day!💕

#medievalsky

[Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, fol. 178r, fol. 249v]

[Enter Valentine.]