Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 12/10/2025A helpful website with facts, sources and webcams to decide: isportlandburning.com For those of us who live here and are treated to regular questions about how things are going, this is lovely.isportlandburning.comIs Portland Burning?No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks. 060
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 09/10/2025In very October news, my friend is putting out her adorable Ghost and Cat cartoon. Check out the spoopy cuteness: bsky.app/profile/ghos...bsky.app 140
Reposted by Beth Duckles Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025It’s so easy to be an artist. You just do it. That, of course, is why it’s so hard to be an artist. You just have to do it. People despise how artistic courage highlights their own cowardice. Thus, crave the art, despise the artist. my random thoughts on it, better said by all the ppl in history 71905581
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Greetings from "war ravaged Portland" where there's a really rad new hyper-local news site called East Portland Voice. 060
Reposted by Beth Duckles kottke.org @kottke.org · 29/09/2025They’re bringing back Reading Rainbow, hosted by Mychal the Librarian. [youtube.com]youtube.comReading Rainbow🌈 | Official Trailer 🎬 | Educational Videos for Kids |@Kidzuko🎶 Take a look, it’s in a book 🎶 After nearly 20 years… Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course… new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈✨ #FollowTheRainbow For all the latest upload 08818
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 15/09/2025This essay is sweet, inspiring and lovely. "Make little guys in the lineage of our ancestors, who stuck their hands into a pile of mud and made a little guy. " (ht @joshmillard.bsky.social) stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...stone-soup.ghost.ioLittle GuysA Love Letters Feature by Shing Yin Khor - September 2025 050
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Laura's email newsletter is the BEST way to get into the halloween mindset! Highly recommend! 020
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 05/09/2025This is a neat online tool that allows you to move countries around and see how big things are in comparison. Calling all map nerds. thetruesize.com#?borders=1~!...thetruesize.comCompare Countries With This Simple ToolDrag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great t... 042
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Today is the day to talk about using and valuing renewable resources during our Everyday Flourishing workshop. It'll be a fun time, 12 noon PST for an hour. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everyday Flourishing: Renewable Resources. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everyday Flourishing: Renewable Resources. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Happy It's-gonna-be-may day to all who celebrate. 😂 www.tiktok.com/@nicolestory...tiktok.comForever posting this the last week of April. #relatable #accurate #millennial #y2knostalgia #90skidTikTok video by Nicole Story Dent 010
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 31/03/2025This project is tracking the impact of federal cuts and is a great example of the importance of open data. theimpactproject.orgtheimpactproject.orgHome - The Impact ProjectThe Impact Project collects, synthesizes, and shares data from current and archived government databases, research organizations, and public reporting, to show how policy, funding, and workforce initi... 022
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Just saw the news that Rep. Grijalva died, he was such a good man. Kind and warm, thoughtful about progressive issues. He will be missed. www.npr.org/2025/03/13/g...npr.orgDemocratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies at 77Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, his office said. 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Perhaps you too would like to watch a bald eagle sitting on her nest in a snowstorm: www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nf...youtube.comBig Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1YouTube video by FOBBV CAM 010
Reposted by Beth Duckles Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Y’ALL THE PEPÉ MEMES ARE GIVING ME LIFE 32755
Reposted by Beth Duckles Richard Littauer @richlitt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025How in the hell have I not heard of this before. "10 Simple Rules for Leadership Without Formal Authority: A resource for Open Source Leaders" eoss-om-communitycalls.github.io/2024-08-27-1... #eResearchNZeoss-om-communitycalls.github.io10 Simple Rules for Leadership Without Formal Authority 0166
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Here's a fun new game that's a new take on a laddergram. raddle.questraddle.questRADDLEThe daily word transformation game 010
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 05/03/2025What would you love to yield in your life—more beauty? Calm? Space? 🌿 Join us for an hour of thoughtful conversation & connection: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everyday Flourishing: Obtain a Yield . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everyday Flourishing: Obtain a Yield . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 05/03/2025🌿 Our next Everyday Flourishing workshop is Monday, 3/10 at noon PST! This time, we’re talking about Obtaining a Yield—how we nourish ourselves and receive what we actually want in life. www.everydayflourishing.orgeverydayflourishing.orgEveryday Flourishing – Everyday Permaculture 100
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 03/03/2025If you enjoy this sort of thing, I do monthly workshops where we talk about ecological principles in our everyday life. The next one is next Monday and you can sign up here: www.everydayflourishing.orgeverydayflourishing.orgEveryday Flourishing – Everyday Permaculture 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 03/03/2025I wrote about sunshine during the winter. On rereading beloved children's books, finding abundance, putting it up the hill and stacking delights It also features one of my favorite children's book: Frederick. bethduckles.substack.com/p/sunshine-i...bethduckles.substack.comSunshine in the WinterOn rereading beloved children's books, finding abundance, putting it up the hill and stacking delights 110
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Much gratitude to @borhane.bsky.social, Ranjit Singh, Carol Andreson, Briana Vecchione, Emnet Tafesse and Jacob Metcalf for this work. Also grateful to @datasociety.bsky.social for coming together with the AI Risk and Vulnerability Alliance (ARVA) to make this work possible. 020
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Takeaway: GenAI red teaming isn't just a technique but a mindset - one that encourages a holistic, contextual approach to evaluating AI systems. We're having a discussion about it on February 20th: datasociety.net/events/red-t... You're welcome to join!datasociety.netRed-Teaming Generative AI Harm 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 11/02/2025We wanted to know why red teaming is so hot, who was involved and what approaches they used. We look at questions about what counts as red teaming, the role of community-driven and gamified red teaming events, who gets to decide what makes AI behavior acceptable and whose interests are served. 100
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Pleased to share this report I contributed to on Red Teaming in the Public Interest with Data & Society and the AI Risk and Vulnerability Alliance. We did interviews with folks across the generative AI ecosystem. datasociety.net/library/red-... #generativeai #llms #aiethics #aisafety #redteamingdatasociety.netRed-Teaming in the Public InterestThis report offers a vision for red-teaming in the public interest: a process that goes beyond system-centric testing of already built systems to consider the full range of ways the public can be invo... 2123
Reposted by Beth Duckles Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Today, Data.gov shows 306,503 open data sets. Harvard Library now has ~311,000 datasets, which they say is a “complete archive of federal public datasets linked”: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/02... A reminder that #OpenGov & data is about all of the USA & for all of us, not any administration. 11811
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Lots of great material in here about creating a Library of Things. I'm always appreciative of these places in our community - in particular, I love having the Lents Tool Library in my neighborhood. www.shareable.net/library-of-t...shareable.netLibrary of Things ToolkitA comprehensive guide to starting (and growing) a sharing hub in your community Table of Contents Introduction Section 1: Getting started Section 2: 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Thinking about how we conserve and pay attention to our energy during these wild times. 🌿 I'll be doing the second Flourishing workshop on Monday 2/10 at noon. You're welcome to join. Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Resource: www.everydayflourishing.org/02-Energy.htmlus02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everyday Flourishing - Catch and Store Energy . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everyday Flourishing - Catch and Store Energy . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 020
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I chipped my tooth and the camellia tree has a blossom. A meditation on the current circumstances of the world, observation and the poem Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte. bethduckles.substack.com/p/everything...open.substack.comEverything is Waiting for YouI chipped my front tooth this weekend. 020
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 24/01/2025And now look where we are... There are just sooooooo many of them... 020
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 24/01/2025*sniff sniff* It's so nice to see them bringing back the songs from my youth. Now everyone will know the joy of singing about @$$holes. Brings a tear to yer eye. 😂🥲 latenighter.com/news/denis-l...latenighter.comDenis Leary Updates His 1993 Hit 'A**hole' With Jimmy Fallon - LateNighterDenis Leary has updated his hit song about insufferable jerks—with help from Jimmy Fallon. 150
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Do you need a spinning online wheel that has meeting icebreakers? Of course you do: wheelofnames.com/a84-suwwheelofnames.comWheel of NamesEnter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customize look and feel, save and share wheels. 021
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Whoever it was on my timeline who recommended “Never Say You Can’t Survive” by Charlie Jane Anders, thank you. This book is 🔥 bookshop.org/p/books/neve...bookshop.orgNever Say You Can't Survive a book by Charlie Jane AndersWINNER OF THE 2022 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST RELATED WORKFrom Charlie Jane Anders, the award-winning author of novels such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night, this is one of... 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 20/01/2025🌿The first Flourishing workshop is today at noon PST. Today's focus is on observation. Perhaps some time looking at the world around me will help me feel more connected and calm. To join us, sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Resource: www.everydayflourishing.org/01-ObserveIn...everydayflourishing.org1: Observe and Interact – Everyday Permaculture 001
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 19/01/2025This website lets you look through other people's windows and I find it soothing. www.window-swap.com/Windowwindow-swap.com 010
Reposted by Beth Duckles Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025A friendly reminder.... www.propublica.org/tips/federal...propublica.orgDo You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper. 424299
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 13/01/2025So glad, it's for you Sara! And it's an open resource with lots of room for evolution, so if you feel inspired to add links/resources/content, I'd love to hear it. 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Our first workshop will be at noon PST on Monday the 20th. 🌿 It'll be a good chance to find some calm in your day, to focus on your own needs. Sign up for the workshops/get on the mailing list here: forms.gle/TPMicPZzwwhJ... 000
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 13/01/2025If you're interested in thinking about your life with an ecosystem lens, you are invited to join me for workshops this year. 🌱 🌀 We'll take one principle each month and walk through it and do some reflection on our own and together. www.everydayflourishing.orgeverydayflourishing.orgEveryday Flourishing – Everyday Permaculture 100
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 13/01/2025The idea is for us to look closely at what nature does well and use it as inspiration for our own lives. 🐚 What would it look like to design your life the way that nature designs ecosystems? 🌊 What if your life could be more resilient, adaptable and intentional? 100
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Hi folks! Are you the kind of person who likes to look to nature for guidance? 🌿 I've been working on a resource called Everyday Flourishing. www.everydayflourishing.org It's for you!everydayflourishing.orgEveryday Flourishing – Everyday Permaculture 110
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Reminded of this gem from the #xoxofestival in 2024. This is the final lowering of the "Lower Your Expectations" sign. May it all encourage us to continue to lower our expectations and appreciate things endlessly. 0142
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 12/01/2025I also enjoyed the satisfying feeling of pushing a Zip disk into the drive. It had such a nice feel. 0140
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Twirling my finger inside the coil of the telephone cord while talking on the phone. The click when putting the receiver into the phone cradle. 0190
Beth Duckles @bduckles.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Isn’t it fun! Some other folks have seen them as feathers but I prefer to think of them as ferns. 🌿 000
