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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 20h

Located in the Taihaku Ward of Sendai, Japan, Akiu Great Falls is widely celebrated as one of Japan’s most majestic waterfalls and a designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

Framed by a delicate arbor of snow-draped branches glowing with cool indigo light, Akiu Great Falls (Akiu Ōtaki) cascades through a frozen gorge in Sendai's mountainous western rim. Heavy winter frost encases every twig and bough in pristine white yukisheshō ("snow makeup"), forming a crystalline lattice over the dark basalt cliffs. Below, the churning waters of the Natori River plunge into a deep, shadowed basin, captured in a silky, luminous blur that contrasts against the static, frozen landscape. The scene evokes an intimate winter sensory atmosphere: the biting, clear mountain air of Miyagi Prefecture, the muffled roar of rushing water echoing within the snow-insulated canyon, the clean scent of frozen hemlock and wet stone, and the deep stillness that settles over the valley during a heavy snowfall.
Plummeting 55 meters into the river canyon below, the falls serve as the natural crowning jewel of the Akiu region, famous for its historic hot springs (Akiu Onsen) which have drawn visitors—including the legendary feudal warlord Date Masamune—for over fifteen centuries. This wilderness landscape embodies Sendai’s enduring identity as Mori no Miyako ("The City of Trees"), where refined culture seamlessly yields to untamed forests and rugged mountain gorges.

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

'Corner - Willoughby Street', Bloomsbury (2026) by Marie Lenclos marielenclos.com

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"High up in the continental pedigree the entire DNA fingerprint matched a predicted empty space. The Maine team had found a living lost progenitor to hundreds of varieties—a tree that had been contributing its characteristics to American apples for hundreds of years." #DNA 🧪

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yet another reason to diversify fresh product production. There are opportunities to regionalize it to have a more robust agricultural economy.

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here’s the link to our series of author conversations: newnatures.org/greenhouse/ 202 and counting!

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The Greenhouse Book Talks – Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Call for Papers – A World of a Thousand Cuts: Forests, Wood, and Industrialisation Across the Globe in the 19th and 20th Centuries 6-8 July, 2027, hosted by the University of Turin Proposal Deadline: 30 November 2026 niche-canada.org/2026/09/17/c... #envhist #foresthistory #globalhistory

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Call for Papers - A World of a Thousand Cuts: Forests, Wood, and Industrialisation Across the Globe in the 19th and 20th Centuries

This 2027 University of Turin conference re-examines 19th-20th-century global industrialisation by exploring how timber's ongoing role reshaped world forests.

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Gerard Fitzgerald @gfitz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Who knew?? Sadly this will soon be the focus of multiple essays in "The Chronicle of Higher Education" by 4th generation Ivy PhDs who express surprise and indignation. Part of their water is wet series... The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...

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The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations

Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.

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Gerard Fitzgerald @gfitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Coal may not be coming back in the USA -if we are lucky- but black lung is here to stay. Coal mining companies are doing all they can to deny their former workers healthcare with help from the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black-lung disease cases surge

Trump says he digs coal – but pneumoconiosis cases are at a 50-year high, and sick miners are mired in benefit delays

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think it is under appreciated how quickly our shopping habits have changed. I remember not only the Egg man (truck selling veg & eggs in Stone Harbor NJ, but the tiny market around the corner from my grandmother's it was in the basement of the house.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I keeps shouting this from the rooftops and crickets.

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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

11th September 2026 06.33

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And it isn't just people who will suffer. Crops do too. Many crops like tomatoes and grapes need cool evenings to ripen properly. This isn't even to mention the number of frost free days. That may sound great but tons of crops need cold/below freezing temps.

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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Join us in celebrating the people who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay

illustration of two farm workers loading the crop onto a truck, with “Happy Labor Day!” text, UFW eagle emblem in a red circle, and 09.07 date.

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Delegate Katrina Callsen @katrinacallsen.com · 07/09/2026

It’s what I call yellow flower season 🌼🌼🌼on the Rivanna Trail. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a sea of yellow blooms near Pen Park. Want to explore the trail? Find a spot to start at rivannatrails.org/Map. Whatever you’re up to this Labor Day weekend, I hope you get time to enjoy the things you love!

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 04/09/2026

We know not everyone wants to be featured in someone else's Starter Pack, so we're making it easier to opt out. Just open the Starter Pack, tap the three-dot icon at the top of the page, and select "Opt out of Starter Pack."

A graphic with screenshots of the Bluesky app, including a menu option that says "Opt out of starter pack."

The text reads: "Opt out of starter packs. Don't want to be in someone else's starter pack? Now you can remove yourself from it."

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Uh oh, gold moving from US to London is an indication the dollar is going to drop and rethinking about the the supremacy of the dollar. Could the Euro take over?

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Grape Harvest at Rüdesheim (Rheingau), Germany, c. 1900

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Gerard Fitzgerald @gfitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Military Officers Can’t Look Away From This Any Longer www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...

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Opinion | The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump

How senior leaders of the armed forces dodge accountability.

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Stephanie Kwolek Polish-US chemist invented Kevlar (poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide), used in tires, racing sails & bulletproof vests. 40 year career @ DuPont, awarded their Lavoisier Medal. 1995 4th woman added to US Nat Inventors Hall of Fame b. #OTD 31 Jul 1923 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan...

Stephanie Kwolek smiling in colour photo later in life #WomenInSTEM #HistSTM #HistSTEM

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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/09/2026

“You’ll assume that our gaunt, 118-pound bodies are incapable of athletic achievement, but the reality is we’re going to show up to the first meet having barely practiced and run a 15:42.” — Caleb Woodford

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Nation’s Quiet, Gangly Kids In Cargo Pants Announce Plans To Be Freakishly Good At Cross Country

AURORA, IL—Confirming they would soon emerge from the nation’s basements, computer labs, and AP History classrooms to dominate 5K courses across the nation, America’s quiet, gangly kids in cargo pants...

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Rebecca J. Ritzel @rjritzel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Musicology Bluesky! Looking to interview someone who can explain *on the record* how the American military ensembles employ fair use exception to perform original arrangements of popular music. Can anyone help?

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I don’t like bringing the personal into the posting but if you feel comfortable publicly commenting (nicely, no fed posting) on the “let’s make employers pay 100K for H1-B visas” rule proposed by DHS, I’d appreciate it. My significant other would be effected by this and I love her very much

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yikes!!! My SIL is one of the people who tries to keep the data for everyone @ NOAA. Never enough budget to keep all of it, but now it seems like none of it will be trusted or perhaps trust worthy.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A much-needed break from anything serious. 🥰

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Join us online tomorrow to talk books!

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Gerard Fitzgerald @gfitz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

All the cool people from around the world will be tuning in for the big 200th episode!!

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 29/08/2026

Aug. 31 deadline to apply for SNAP replacement benefits in storm-impacted counties

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Aug. 31 deadline to apply for SNAP replacement benefits in storm-impacted counties

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If you want to see people rise up, start messing with their food. The foods they think are most important and they just can live without. Salad, ground beer, bread. (a burger? pasta dinner?)

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who posts gift articles. It is so much better when you do. I'll keep doing my best to share them as well.

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🏳️‍⚧️ UNBAN LINK @biancamack.co · 30/08/2026

Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.

Asked why the WNBA continues to experience these heightened distractions, Cloud said, "Men."
"The men now that are like 'Oh, we need to protect the WNBA,’ y'all were the same ones saying we shouldn't be paid," Cloud continued. "Y'all were the same ones saying we shouldn't have been invested in, saying we're a joke, the same ones that don't respect Black women. So, if you're going to protect women, that means all women. That includes Black women, trans women and the list goes on."

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Coming up Monday (Aug 31st) is a special episode of the Greenhouse environmental humanities book talks to celebrate a milestone: 200 episodes! 🎉 Join us for an online live discussion of 6 years worth of books, the monograph form, & the value of talking about books. newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...

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Online book talk: 200th episode special – The Greenhouse Book Talks

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Gerard Fitzgerald @gfitz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Norway's University of Stavanger leads the way on AI in primary education🇧🇻!!! !!!!Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...

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Opinion | The Scandinavian Solution to A.I. in Schools (Gift Article)

Every minute of delay in regulating A.I. use in schools is another opportunity for Big Tech to fill the vacuum.

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Chicken burger dinner winner! And an attempt at sauerkraut

Orange, with red dimples around the edge. My attempt at sauerkraut. Cabbage (pale) with onion & garlic in salt water. It is clear and seemingly a fail as it isn't fermenting. We shall see

Top view of dinner with sesame bun tomato, buffalo mozzarella chicken burger--can't see--rocket. Fries on the plate, girkens in a Japanese tea cup & and custard cup with cilantro chutney mayo. That tomato is bright red!! so yummy!!

Side view of dinner with sesame bun tomato, buffalo mozzarella chicken burger--can't see--rocket. Fries on the plate, . That tomato is bright red!! so yummy!!

Chicken burger frying in the pan in butter.

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We have the Federal Meat Inspection act for a reason. Farmers don't actually know how to process their own meat and can't afford to do so.

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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is nuts as #foodhist Do they even know how any of it works?

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

From 2011 to 2020, over 33,890 U.S. workers suffered heat-related injuries or illnesses, and nearly 1,000 have died from extreme heat since 1992, though underreporting is common. 2/3

a photo of a worker laboring in the field on what looks like a very hot day with this text: FROM 2011 TO 2020, OVER 33,890 U.S. WORKERS SUFFERED HEAT-RELATED INJURIES OR ILLNESSES, AND NEARLY 1,000 HAVE DIED FROM EXTREME HEAT SINCE 1992, THOUGH UNDERREPORTING IS COMMON.

- YALE PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION

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29News - Charlottesville @29news.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Virginia offering free beehive equipment through statewide distribution program | www.29news.com/2026/08/28/virginia-…

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I like this Japanese artist that hand paints vintage American clothes. He turns things such as vintage hunting jackets into “animal appreciation” jackets using motifs that celebrate animals. Some of his stuff is currently up for sale at Maiden's Shop in Tokyo. IG takuro917 and maidens_shop

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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended. The deadline to update one’s voter registration in time for the election in Texas is Oct. 5. 🔄

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More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended

Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today is the birthday of John Lynch, the Quaker abolitionist and founder of Lynchburg, Virginia. This bank note from the town came in an odd denomination and features a lovely train vignette as well as a portrait of a dashing artisan. Merchants Bank of Virginia, Lynchburg, VA, $6, April 1, 1861.

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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I appear in this Global News story - that's one of the national TV broadcasters in Canada, for those in the U.S. unfamiliar with the Canadian media landscape - about Trump renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" globalnews.ca/video/120351...