Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 9hRoses are red. Tires are flammable... 441701248 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialThe Great Simplification @tgspodcast.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Alexis Ziegler of Living Energy Farm explains the substantial energy difference between living off the grid and living a low energy lifestyle. 172 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialDominic Caruso @dominiccaruso1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There’s an entire parallel universe that’s just couches 76522 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialMeredith Rose (from the grave) 👻 @mrose.ink · 29/09/2026So, fun fact: ever since 1994, and Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" campaign stunt, Congress has had a SERIOUS problem with subject-matter expertise and institutional memory. It's why Congress has such a deep and complicated relationship with lobbyists. 1/ 718861 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialJaz @jaz.sh · 27/09/2026Okay so I've built a new Atlas, this time it lets you explore the conversations on Bluesky over the past 7 days graphically. It should update every ~6 hours and help you navigate the information environment that exists on here. I've learned a LOT about what people do here today... atlas.jazco.devatlas.jazco.devAtlasA living map of what Bluesky is talking about: the past week's conversations, grouped into topics and regions and rebuilt every six hours. 1171427428 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A colleague wants to set up a program to incorporate AI into our teaching, which the university naturally offers funding for. I am, you will not be surprised to hear, against this. But I also want to be collegial rather than hostile or dismissive. Any good resources folks suggest for a conversation? 113612 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialNight of the Living Red Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Periodic reminder that your "concerns" about trans people are being beamed directly into your head by a small cadre of incredibly rich psychopaths. 3946311553 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828. 142135212188 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialSpider. @vaspider.gay · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 05748 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialYvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Since many people are talking past each other about conflicting forms of expertise in a broken information environment, it might be a good moment to (re)read @kissane.myatproto.social's post about sensemaking in these trying times. www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...wrecka.geLandslide; a ghost storyOn March 27, 1964, a converted liberty ship named the SS Chena brought a shipment of supplies to the port of Valdez, Alaska. Valdez, which I need you to know is pronounced “valDEEZ,” sits at the end o... 1457 0
gardenpeach.bsky.social @gardenpeach.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I found a Rarity-65 word worth 87 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 693 points · 10 rare words. 3 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/8FXNDGplayoutlier.com 000 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialAlex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Jane Fonda’s tribute to Dolly is perfect. 1837101083 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialLorna @florilegia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I think everyone should see this incredible picture of Dolly Parton: it’s by Stacie Williams (asterosperma on Instagram) and it’s called The Queen of Appalachia 2239031122 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [recorder solo] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love 38412 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I'm a part of it. Not separate from it. I walk on the ground and the ground's walked on by me, I breathe the air and change it, I am entirely interconnected with the world. 010144 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 16/08/2026My sounds-like-conspiracy-theory-but-is-probably-true take is slopAI firms are deliberately targeting education sector; it’s underfunded & weakly protected & by becoming standard there they create generations of dependent users which is only thing that can stop inevitable financial bubble bursting 1438134 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialAlexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 10/08/2026If you're a teacher or librarian and would like a PDF of this comic about using your brain and being creative instead of using AI, send me an email (it's right on my website - alexandragallant.com) and I will send you a copy of it and you can share it with whoever you like 7171122 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialNaomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I'm feeling like maybe I should write something on: how to start a community. You start with you and one friend trying to live near enough to each other that you can walk to each other's houses. You host a regular meal for other friends who live nearby, at home or somewhere local and cheap. 18118 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialKillian @greenmtgirl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I was assuming mephitic gas to be something sulfuric, but apparently it was how they used to say "carbon dioxide." Maybe we could convince more people of the seriousness of climate change by adopting the archaic name for CO2? www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/m...merriam-webster.comDefinition of MEPHITIC GAScarbon dioxide; air exhausted of oxygen and containing chiefly nitrogen… See the full definition 231 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 23/07/2026I've said it before and I'll say it again, a West Wing style hyper-saturated but not melodramatic episodic hopecore drama series about a progressive political operation that was just the Mamdani administration with the serial numbers filed off would have endless viewership numbers. 282438349 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialNight of the Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"I believe, ironically, that the new Red Scare is aimed at dismantling the electoral power of the Democratic Party." This is an extremely correct point in the middle of an extremely correct article that I think you should read. 0145 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Morning 191905387 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 17/07/2026The NYPD pays *trainees* more than a full-time EMT makes. "Some E.M.S. workers have ended up in homeless shelters or sleeping in their cars." Pay them, Mayor Mamdani.nytimes.comSome Ambulance Workers Make $18 an Hour. Can Mamdani Get Them a Raise? (Gift Article)Zohran Mamdani has staked his mayoralty on making New York City more affordable for all. Some city employees hope he will start with them. 2301106 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialPicard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Picard management tip: Withhold advice on matters you do not understand. 123549 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialJess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Seeing this thread reminds me that idk if i've told my Hippo Story on here. Living in Alaska, people assume I have wild stories of bear encounters, and while I've had some close calls, none were anywhere close to my scariest wildlife incident to date. 416651 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The Last American (1889) — journal of a Persian admiral who in the year 2951 sails across the Atlantic to “rediscover” the ruined remains of a US civilisation destroyed by climate change many centuries previously: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t... #fourthofjuly #ClimateChange 🇺🇸 514033 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialCharlottesville Tomorrow @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Strewn along roadways throughout Ruckersville, dozens of abandoned vehicles sat empty Tuesday as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Greene County Sheriff’s deputies stopped motorists and made arrests across the community. Here's what we know:cvilletomorrow.orgICE and Greene County Sheriff's deputies arrest numerous people in Ruckersville operation"What will haunt me is that there were so many empty vans and cars on the side of the road from people that they had taken," said attorney Andrew Wilder Young. "That's going to stick with me for the… 47765 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 13/06/2026My only contribution to the solar discourse (y’all need hobbies) is that before anyone touts solar as a kind of superior choice, moral or otherwise, we should mandate the installation of solar for rental properties. 49914 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialCharlottesville Tomorrow @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Louisa County High School Band Director Micah Lee: ““The biggest difference I’ve seen was the creation of their own voice."cvilletomorrow.orgA Louisa County High School teacher is transforming practice rooms into recording studiosBand Director and Teacher Micah Lee is using his music theory class to teach students about creating, recording and producing original music. 021 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.social🌱 El(iza)beth 🌬️ K 🔥 T 🌊 @arachnereid.bsky.social · 11/06/2026How many times have I become consumed with worry and then the thing I worried about does or doesn't come to pass and life goes on, either way. 💕 🌱 my friend sent me this yesterday while I worried at the doctor, then I went to the woods #mindfulmoment #anxiety 0111 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialWhinterWeen @whinterqueen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026i’m really lichen this 2283 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/05/2026I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down. 165108112615 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I need your help. When I'm making projects happen, I don't have as much time to remind people to buy merch/donate to Skype a Scientist. SO our balance sheet is...oh dear 😅 If you're able, becoming a monthly donor, even a couple bucks a month, would be really amazing. givebutter.com/SupportSAS26givebutter.comSupport Skype a Scientist!By Skype a Scientist 6157159 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 13/05/2026On this day in 1985, the city of Philadelphia went to war against its own citizens. I wrote about it for @teenvogue.com back in 2020: www.teenvogue.com/story/histor...teenvogue.comWhat You Need to Know About the MOVE BombingAnd how Philadelphia became "the city that bombed itself." 161270587 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialDr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I have complex feelings about astronomers and cosmologists calling what they do space archaeology, on the basis that it's looking into the past. That might be the etymology of the word 'archaeology', but it's not what archaeology actually is. 🧪 🏺 87816 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialEmily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026this is very good and also huge fuckin same 0267 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialRoss Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/takensinceyouarrived.worldtaken.A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you. 1553882982 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 09/05/2026excerpt from an amazing South Korean book on bugs 1292 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialJim Wald @citizenwald.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Here is Hampshire College creative writing professor (+ alumna) Faune Albert on the dilemma: Cowardice and the Closing of Hampshire College: Administrators chose hope over honesty; the rest of us are suffering because of it archive.ph/x7zSG 163 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 07/05/2026As many know, Hampshire College, one of the most innovative liberal arts colleges in the country, is facing shutdown due to debt. If you have a few $ to spare, there are a couple efforts to help the college workers & potentially save the institution. Worker relief fund: www.helphampshireworkers.comhelphampshireworkers.comHelp Hampshire Workers | Support Hampshire Workers TodaySupport Hampshire College staff and faculty facing job loss with emergency relief funds for essential needs. Contributions and support help provide immediate assistance during this critical time. 13122 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026may we all strive to fulfill the promise of the Virginia state flag (tits out, tyrants underfoot) 225661 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialInformation Charlottesville @infocville.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The days of me reporting live on election night are over, but I do want to make sure anyone who wants to see the votes come in have access to the primary source. enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/publ...enr.elections.virginia.govElection Results 062 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 17/04/2026My annual reminder that if you need to buy a window A/C this year do not simply buy the largest model you can afford. Energy Star has a sizing guide. Why do you want an AC that is sized for your room? Because an undersized A/C won't cool well and an oversized A/C will leave a space humidenergystar.govProduct Finder — ENERGY STAR Certified Room Air ConditionersCompare ENERGY STAR Certified Room Air Conditioners, find rebates, and learn more. 19748270 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialJPaleoWAMCNews @jpaleolo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026BREAKING FOR @wamc.org: Hampshire College announces its Board of Trustees has voted to "permanently close Hampshire College following the Fall 2026 semester." 3114 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialJody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Devastating: Hampshire College is permanently closing following the Fall 2026 Semester. A beautiful institution & community that has done so much for so many. My child is a current Hampshire senior. Hampshire's approach to education is so unique, humane, & exciting—I've seen it first hand. Tragic 55863260 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialNanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 14/04/2026ok, so Sylvia Scarlett (1935) reveals that David Bowie actually just had a Katharine Hepburn phase for a few decades. 06711 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.socialUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I'm a part of it. Not separate from it. I walk on the ground and the ground's walked on by me, I breathe the air and change it, I am entirely interconnected with the world. 010226 0
Reposted by @gardenpeach.bsky.social🕸️Meg Conley @pocketobservatory.org · 01/04/2026AI and a newish radiologist said the growth in my breast was benign. It was v small, circumscribed. A 2nd radiologist with decades of experience said, “it looks fine but I still don’t like it. Get a biopsy.” It was triple neg breast cancer. We need more experts. radiologybusiness.com/topics/artif...radiologybusiness.comCEO of America’s largest public hospital system says he’s ready to replace radiologists with AIMitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, recently spoke during a panel discussion held by Crain’s New York Business. 19982359 0