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Fiddler Meg

@fiddlermeg.bsky.social
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Irish fiddler, classical cellist. Theatre professor with a chemistry degree. IATSE Local 13. Staunch defender of the Boundary Waters.

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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Little Dog on the Prairie #DogsOfBluesky
A small black spaniel-ish dog is standing on the edge of a prairie restoration area. Behind her is golden prairie grass, about 4 feet tall, towering over her head.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go, go, kakapo!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nope.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
10 out of 10, no notes!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There are still new things to discover!
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's so wild and wonderful that this robot has been wandering around Mars for FOURTEEN YEARS and we get to watch it trundle about and poke rocks and send home postcards. ❤️ science.nasa.gov/photojournal...
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Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars - NASA Science
While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
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John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One of Twin Metals' minerals leases has been CANCELED! #BWCA
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Amazing news, thanks to decades of unrelenting advocacy by the Yurok, Karuk and Klamath Tribes. It’s heartening to see the collaborative nature of the salmon restoration effort reflected in this paper’s authorship, which includes all three Tribes, state & federal agencies, NGOs & private entities.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn But without our brains and muscle, not a single wheel would turn We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn that The Union Makes Us Strong! #LaborDay
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Únase en celebrar a la gente que trabajan en los campos para poner comida en nuestras mesas. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Cartel en tono sepia que dice "¡Feliz Día del Trabajo!"; muestra a trabajadores agrícolas en el campo y la fecha 09/07 y tiene un águila de la UFW en el fondo.
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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today, we honor the hard-fought victories of the labor movement & celebrate the power & solidarity of working people! #LaborDay2026
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yay! Another one to put on the list for my science and theatre class.
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Michael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Ms. McMahon’s letter might appear more benign than the compact. But she still implies that core academic decisions should be overseen by the federal government…Coercion is coercion, even if it’s not explicit.” @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/o...
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Opinion | College Presidents, Don’t Be Fooled by Linda McMahon (Gift Article)
Her open letter to American universities is a trap.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Moose call competition!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I have about 20" of this. Besides being a beautiful necklace, it's fun to run it through my fingers and admire the various beads.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wolves help propagate blueberries! A study done in northern MN discovered that passing through a wolf's digestive system helps the seeds germinate, and the wolves' range helps spread the seeds further. royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Wolves increase germination speed and success of blueberries
Abstract. Seed dispersal plays a key role in facilitating important ecological processes that reduce plant competition, parasitism and predation while prom
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
(Artist is Markus Prime.)
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
'An overstep’: Navajo Code Talker descendants criticize New Mexico’s museum plan. The state plans to locate it outside the Navajo Reservation but did not consult. www.gulflive.com/native-american-news/2026/08/an-overstep-navajo-code-talker-descendants-criticize-new-mexicos-new-plan-for-museum.html
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‘An overstep’: Navajo Code Talker descendants criticize New Mexico’s new plan for museum
A museum honoring Navajo Code Talkers is moving forward, but not without controversy.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's about time!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Executive order is a good start, but we need pass laws that will permanently protect the BWCA.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Native history is American history.
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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Margaret Hamilton turned 90 today 🎂 The MIT engineer who led the team that wrote Apollo's onboard flight software
A black and white photograph of Margaret Hamilton, a woman with long hair and glasses, standing next to a tall stack of printed software listings that reaches her height.
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Native Aunties go extra big for new earring contest in Opaskwayak. Floor-length earrings at big auntie earring competition garner thousands of social media shares. 😆 www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Auntie's go big for new earring contest in Opaskwayak | CBC News
Noodin Richard took home first place at Opaskwayak Indigenous Days' first big auntie earring contest, with a pair of floor-length earrings she made from everyday materials. The contest's winners quick...
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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We know that corvids are smart and have social cohesion. Sometimes they will volunteer for experiments, like the wild crow who decided to solve puzzles alongside trained birds. And sometimes they will tell the scientists to eff off. spacedaily.com/t-australian...
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Australian researchers fitted five magpies with GPS trackers to map their movements, but the birds began removing one another’s harnesses within minutes, turning a failed trial into an unexpected obse...
When researchers tried to track Australian magpies, the birds turned the tables—systematically removing each other's harnesses and revealing something far more interesting than GPS coordinates.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Unions are crucial for people who work in the arts!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If you don't like it here, you can move.
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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We have seized the airports and radio stations. Madison has fallen. We ask the people of Wisconsin to please remain calm during this period of transition.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Buy their soap! It's lovely!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Um. No. No pay, no labor. #UnionStrong
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Xcel handles the groundskeeping with sheep, which graze beneath the arrays so nobody has to mow 1.7 million panels’ worth of grass."
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I may be yelling into a vacuum, but I keep yelling. Join me!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This fancy fellow showed up in our neighborhood not long after I read the short story "Marginalia," which I think is by @maryrobinettekowal.com.
A very large golden snail sits inside a metal gazebo in someone's back yard. The snail is at least 4 feet tall at the top of his shell and has a glittery gold automotive flake finish. Flowering vines climb up one leg of the gazebo.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
After undergrad, I moved to a new city, and getting my library card was one of the first things I did.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is gorgeous! Also out of my budget - someone needs to buy it and protect my bank account.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Using "gifted" instead of given or gave. "She was gifted a pony" "She gifted me a . . ." My teeth are gritting just typing this.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"These are among the best moments in science: seeing something new, unexpected."
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I'm gonna be singing this for days!
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This meteor shower is really fun - you can reliably see a shooting star per minute at the peak.
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Anishinabek Nation @anishinabeknation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
(1/3) For Anishinabek Nation citizens with children under the age of 18 who require emergency assistance, we urge you to call the Jordan's Principle emergency hotline: 1-855-572-4453.
For Anishinabek Nation citizens with children under the age of 18 who require emergency assistance, we urge you to call the Jordan's Principle emergency hotline: 1-855-572-4453.

For non-emergency inquiries, contact Indigenous Services Canada Jordan's Principle workers: jordansprincipleon-principedejordan@sac-isc.gc.ca.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Art needs math, math needs art!
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Chabeli Carrazana @chabeli.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The world may have moved on from Minneapolis but its immigrant community continues to struggle. We spoke to single mothers who hid from ICE for months, ran through their savings, and now can’t pay to renew their DACA applications. At least dozens are in this situation. 19thnews.org/2026/07/ice-...
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Single mothers lost months of income hiding from ICE — and now can’t afford to renew immigration papers
They survived ICE's takeover in Minneapolis. But now their DACA protections are set to expire, leaving dozens scrambling to afford hundreds of dollars in fees to maintain their legal status.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Can they really be this dumb? Or do they think their constituents can be? Can I switch timelines now, please?
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"After boarding a handful of boats — stuffed to the brim with people and pets — community members drove across the lake as their entire First Nation burned to the ground behind them. " www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'It's a miracle': First Nation members escape northwestern Ontario wildfire as community burns to the ground | CBC News
Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins First Nation, has been destroyed by a wildfire that spans over 350,000 hectares in northwestern Ontario. Community leaders spoke to CBC News about...
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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 15/07/2026
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
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Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This thread. Just as a point of interest, that school district is advertising for an elementary school teacher with a salary range of $49,000 to $89,000. They could hire an actual human teacher for what they paid for the robot.
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Fiddler Meg @fiddlermeg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Aarrgghhh. The 4th was a week and a half ago,the air is already full of forest fire smoke, and some idiot is setting off firecrackers.
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Friends of the Boundary Waters @bwca.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is temporarily closed due to extreme weather and multiple wildfires burning in the Superior National Forest and BWCAW. Here's what you need to know. Thank you to everyone on the front lines!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
MAINE marches against ICE…
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