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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Namiki Tsunenobu (Japanese, born 1949) "Mid Autumn", 1992. Lacquer, Blue Gold Powder, 120 × 160 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

See which groups endorse candidates for non-partisan offices in your area + choices on state ballot questions. This works for Progressives, centrist Democratics, labor unionists, education unionists, etc. ; You can give more weight to the groups in line with your own viewpoint. bluevoterguide.org

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Blue Voter Guide: Vote Fast, Smart, and Blue

Blue Voter Guide helps you make quick, informed, pro-democracy choices by showing what's on your ballot, with endorsements from trusted, forward-looking organizations.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I still don't really understand much of this, but it's been a fun topic to think about.

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This painting was inspired by a canoe trip down a slow-moving creek in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The water was so still I could see reflections of the surrounding trees. Gilded Reflections by Erin Hanson, 2026 Oil on canvas 60 x 48 in www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/gi... #art #dailyart #sciart

This painting was inspired by a canoe trip down a slow-moving creek in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Tall, overhanging trees lined the banks, enclosing the creek and enveloping it in total silence. The water was so still I could see the reflections of the surrounding trees almost mirror-clear in the water. The only thing that disturbed the water's surface was the occasional fish gulping at a bug. While I was painting this work, I felt completely enveloped in the silence and quiet peacefulness of this memory.

Gilded Reflections
by Erin Hanson, 2026
Oil on canvas
60 x 48 in

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The ocean has absorbed 90% of the heat we created. It's not "just getting warmer" — it's boiling, acidifying, and dying. No ocean, no us. #SaveTheOcean

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Find out how to block this harmful bill. When grant proposals are denied by NIH, reasons WHY are shown by peer review numerical evals. Hiding those numbers would kneecap deciding whether/how to modify/resubmit. Hurts even non-controversial health research. www.linkedin.com/pulse/nih-pr...

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NIH is proposing a massive shift away from transparency: Make your voice heard

On August 14, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) quietly released a Request for Information (RFI) (NOT-OD-26-088) on a proposed shift which would drastically reduce transparency when it comes to ...

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Joseph Herscher's machines are pretty funny. You will be amused, and then there will be cake. www.youtube.com/watch?v=auIl...

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The Cake Server | Joseph's Most Complex Machine Ever?

YouTube video by Joseph's Machines

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Doing okay so far (both with Paramount boycott and recently improved diet), but it's one day at a time for both. 😉

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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Our planet has two lungs: trees and oceans are the lungs of the Earth. Plant more trees, don't cut them down, and reduce plastic waste in the sea. Protect our forests and oceans to preserve the health of our planet.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Now there's a lawsuit by Paramount shareholders against the Ellisons, accusing them of striking an illegal deal with President Trump for approval of the Paramount-Warner merger that involves changing CNN. #BlockTheMerger www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

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David and Larry Ellison Sued by Paramount Investor Over Alleged Trump Side Deal

The lawsuit claims that the Ellisons illegally promised to overhaul CNN as the administration looks to reshape media. The complaint follows a coalition of state attorneys general, the Writers Guild of...

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

For what it's worth, I got today's Wordle answer on my own but had to look up the fact that FWIW is a texting abbreviation meaning "for what it's worth" and actually has nothing to do with Wordle puzzles at all.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Minor personal dilemna: Should I continue boycotting Paramount+ even if that delays watching the last season of Star Trek's "Strange New Worlds"? Will that be harder than sticking to a healthier diet? #BlockTheMerger #StarTrek #LLAP #StrangeNewWorlds

Poster promoting the July 23 airing of Star Trek's Strange New Worlds on Paramount+

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Sigh. As if we weren't already traumatized this week by a three-year-old girl in her bluey pajamas crying in the street over the ICE-murder of her father. Thanks again, Mr. Trump, for so many things. (7/7 #BlockTheMerger)

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

And even if Trump is wrong about the importance of CNN, he'll still be able to hurt the entertainment industry that rejects him. As if performers and writers and all creatives weren't already struggling enough in a lemming-like rush to AI. (6/7 #BlockTheMerger)

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

They warned that Trump may think his plans for November's midterm elections will spin better with a pro-Trump CNN. (Even if those plans involve absurd ploys like an ICE-enforced Save Act, or declaring emergency martial law because of Iranian election interference.) (5/7 #BlockTheMerger)

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

They warned that it wasn't just a ploy to anti-woke-ize the entertainment industry with a Pentagon-style diversity purge. (4/7 #BlockTheMerger)

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When Trump used the Antitrust Division of his notoriously justice-free DOJ to give the merger an enthusiastic thumbs up, many warned that it wasn't just because of the $45 mill in Trump donations from the better-known Ellison (CEO's Dad). (3/7 #BlockTheMerger)

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

And it's time enough for the Trump-controlled Supreme Court to reverse any pesky rulings due to the anti-trust case recently filed by 12 US states to #BlockTheMerger. Not a done deal? We'll see about that. (2/7)

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Another fatal shooting into a car by ICE, this time in Maine. That's less than a week after their murder in Houston while looking for a target who wasn't even inside the car whose driver they shot to death. Click this link for evidence of recent horrific ICE behavior in this NYT gift article.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"High Note," a short animated film from 1960 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DATu...

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Looney Tunes High Note 1960

YouTube video by antoine orsero

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We're divided by abilty, age, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual/gender orientation. We know what it's like to be treated unfairly by those who don't like who we are. May our own battles help us to see that we should stand together.

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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Koho Shoda (Japan, 1871–1946) : Moonlit Sea, 1930 woodblock print 28.3 × 22 cm | 9-1/2 x 6-7/8 in Private Collection Further descriptions in the alt text 👇

Beautiful view of a boat in dark silhouette making its way across the ocean at night, moonlight shimmering on the surface of the water. A few grasses and reeds frame the scene in the foreground, adding a sense of depth. A full moon glows in the night sky above, surrounded by softly shaded blue gray clouds. An exquisitely rendered shin-hanga design with lovely effects of light and fine bokashi shading.

The Night Scenes Series -
Lovely design from a series of 21 night scenes first published by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya in the 1910s. Subjects are evening and night views, primarily printed in shades of blue, many with glowing moons or twinkling lights and figures in silhouette. The series was quite popular with editions printed up through the 1930s and even later. Beautifully colored and printed, these classic shin-hanga designs are a favorite with collectors.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

As a kid I was fascinated with the numerical index of Roget's Thesaurus. With all the possible ways to categorize all of its words into a single sorting scheme, how could they possibly decide what would be the best strategy? www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/rog... www.roget.org/hierarchy.htm

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Roget's Thesaurus

More than just a collection of related words—Peter Mark Roget intended his Thesaurus to be a classification of all knowledge

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Sompe Kuukkanen @sompe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hyvää Juhannusta ystävät! 🌿☀️🥂 Happy Midsommer! #juhannus #midsommar

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Space VFX @spacevfx.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A river of spilled starlight glides through a silent, otherworldly landscape toward a radiant beacon beneath the Milky Way. There, between darkness and light, the journey promises no destination—only an endless invitation to wonder.

A glowing river of stars winds across a dark alien landscape toward a radiant beacon of light beneath the Milky Way in a surreal digital space artwork.

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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Y'all, today is, of course, Juneteenth. I have written a ton over the years about this celebration and its historical roots in Texas. The best thing I ever wrote was this. texashighways.com/travel-news/... I hope y'all take the time to read it, to study the photos, and to ponder the meaning.

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The History of Juneteenth in Photos

Junteenth commemorates the issuance of General Order No. 3 in Galveston, informing enslaved people of their freedom and the end of the Civil War.

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Morality The good and the evil are happening concurrently. The choice to focus on the good is itself a way to defy the evil. -Jared K Anderson 🎨 Deko Lroi

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Endorsed by woke Star Trek characters everywhere.

fruit cube with caption "Resistance is less frutile when driving by after voting."

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In Israeli politics, Arab-Jewish parties struggle to be trusted. Can a new party with bipartisan leaders bring in enough new voters without splitting October's anti-Netanyahu vote? #APlaceForAllOfUs Makom Lekulanu GiftShareLinks: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/o...

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Jewish-Arab movement Standing Together launches Knesset run with new party

Co-founders Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood Will Lead A Place for Us All, a Jewish-Arab Party Seeking to Mobilize Voters Who Would Otherwise Abstain, and Which Pledges Equal Representation for Jews and ...

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The contradiction between who I am and what I've brought to share is all that's left of both. Except for the other stuff, of course.

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Prof @everwyn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Good morning. From my #landscape #art, #illustrationart, and #photography portfolio: "Hope in the Morning of Despair"

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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Julie Woodrow : Untitled, n.d. www.juliewoodrow.art/recent-work Artist statement in the alt text 👇

"The study of animal forms and themes that merge human experience with the natural world are often points of departure for me to begin developing my ideas. References to protection and exposure infuse themselves into my visual vocabulary. Exploring borders, boundaries and barriers in my work has created multiple pathways for me to think about themes of safety, displacement, restriction and loss. As I work, I’m attempting to inspire feelings that fluctuate between escapism, healing, compassion and hope."

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Jan @janstreit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Ukrainian artist Lyudmila Bolbas focuses on the ancient technique of encaustic painting, which originated in the 5th-4th centuries BC.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

3 of my friends wanted to sing "Mr. Sandman" but couldn't find sheet music for the Andrews Sisters version. I guessed at some notes from listening to a recording, & that seemed close enough to print pages & practice audio for them. Later I used those notes to mix my own voice into this. Lotta fun!

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

According to a post from Merriam-Webster, the usage of the word "spam" to mean "unsolicited usually commerical messages" (as opposed to canned meat) comes from Monty Python. But this amateur video song about Mr. Spam-Man is just my own bit of fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx5j...

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Mr. Spam-man

YouTube video by mvu9876

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Vonnegut's granfalloons seem influenced by Tafel's 1971 minimal-group psychology experiment showing that simply being in a group is enough to produce favouritism, even if the groups are randomly assigned by something as meaningless as tossing a coin. #vonnegut #granfalloon

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! is a Vonnegut novel (1976) about what's lost without social group connections like extended families. Absurdly he "suggests" randomly-assigned clan groups, but the need feels too poignant to be mere slapstick. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapsti... #vonnegut #granfalloon

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Slapstick (novel) - Wikipedia

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Belonging to a group can provide its members with the security of identity plus self-esteem pride. But uberOutrage, labelSlinging, blamePointing, & gateKeeping can lure us into shooting ourself in the granfalloon, letting out any survival benefit that cooperation might yield. #vonnegut #granfalloon

deflated balloon with caption "Granfalloon"

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Love the photo posted by Anna Quent of a red squirrel who seems to be thinking in German: "First things first: a siesta." More red squirrel photos posted by pixelgraphix@pixelgraphix.de‬ #BotanischerGartenBerlin Wikipedia shows this image of red squirrels holding nuts on a German coat of arms.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Rest assured that no snakes or humans were harmed in the making of this video. Hognose snakes are drama queens, and the voice-over is great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-J0...

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I AM DEAD SNAKE (Hilarious Voiceover!)

YouTube video by The RPG Chick

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Wondering how much this relates to the 2026 mosque shooting in San Diego and Trump's recent efforts to beef up his flagging support from young men. Sort of astonishing how much violent hate he emotes when he recites his "snake poem" -- feels less anti-immigrant and more anti-female/LGBTQ.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Great video, thanks! Here's an adult clouded leopard photo from the San Diego Zoo. Per Wikipedia, some clouded leopards have been seen to climb down vertical tree trunks head first & hang on to branches with their hind paws bent around branchings of tree limbs.

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gwembel @gwembel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

KK's shared video of a young clouded leopard is wonderful! Here's an adult clouded leopard photo from the San Diego Zoo. Per Wikipedia, some clouded leopards have been seen to climb down vertical tree trunks head first & hang on to branches with their hind paws bent around branchings of tree limbs.

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