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Seonaid Lee

@seonaid-lee.bsky.social
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Hedgewitch. Intellectual nomad. Techno-heretic. Hands in the soil, head in the clouds, heart bridging the two. Wendell Berry is my dream job. seonaidlee.com/portfolio

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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Let's be really clear: It is a decision to permanently make *everybody* get up an hour earlier rather than just, oh, I don't know... GOING TO WORK AT 8 INSTEAD OF 9!!!
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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Scientific evidence indicates that permanent DST results in a chronic mismatch between people’s daily clock-based schedules and their internal biological clock.” #DitchDST theconversation.com/b-c-s-switch...
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B.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health
The adoption of permanent DST in B.C. raises significant concerns about social jetlag and long-term health impacts, especially for young people.
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Congratulations, you just joined the 5AM club whether you wanted to or not." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MNn...
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The health impacts of permanent daylight time
YouTube video by CTV News
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I'm tired of the lies I'm tired of all this wasted power I'm tired of having so little control over my life
It's the Padme/Anakin meme! Anakin says "I'm a modern TV." Padme smiles at him with delight and asks excitedly "So you turn off when I hit the power button?" Anakin glares back darkly. Padme asks again, much more hesitantly, her eyes clouded by doubt, 'So you turn off when I hit the power button, right?"
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Heather Hill @rollin-academic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This. Just this.
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Yaroslav Barsukov #NoToWar #НетВойне @barsukov.com · 17/08/2026
AI RANT (cont’d) The most troubling thing about this is, Originality AI is apparently used by agents & publishers alike. Dear agents and publishers, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET: AI “detectors” are slop machines same as the slop machines whose output they purport to analyze. 🧵4/5
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Yaroslav Barsukov #NoToWar #НетВойне @barsukov.com · 17/08/2026
AI RANT (cont’d) The picture above isn’t a case of “false positives.” It’s a case of ALL sentences in a 300-word sample being classified as either ~100% AI- or ~100% human-written *depending on a single punctuation mark*. 🧵2/5
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Schiff: "He waited until he became president. Why did he wait to bring this $10b lawsuit? He waited so he would have the power of the presidency to leverage the IRS and DOJ to make him more money!"
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 04/08/2026
pleased to announce that I've been hired by The New York Times. my job is to commission articles written by right-wing politicians, activists, and billionaires where they describe their activities in whatever way they see fit. it's nice because I don't have to edit or fact check anything
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Bees being impressive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc58...
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We Taught Bees To Use Tools. Then Things Got Strange.
YouTube video by A Curious Birb
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
One of the things I love about this moment is how many ways people have to say, "This. I love this and it is beautiful and here is why." And then I can follow them along on the ride and say, "Oh! Wow, yes, I see it!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOrl...
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Why does this movie look like a bunch of time travelers made it?
YouTube video by CinemaStix
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Ash vs the Evil Dead @ashflanagan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Anyway reminder Herodotus explicitly describes the Ethiopians as the most beautiful of all peoples (Histories 3.20)
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Brian in Detroit @kanoki.net · 27/07/2026
Not when it's your own son, though: and that position of righteous fury gives me a platform that I don't take for granted, and if even one person changes their driving behavior based on my distilled rage over my son's murder, then maybe I can find a measure of peace in that.
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The place where my kid was murdered
I am not a cemetery kind of person. I have only visited my son’s grave once, and I’ve only ever been to my mother’s grave once. I don’t really find any meaning in these spac…
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
God. It feels like every day has the news scroll from all the sci-fi I was watching 20 years ago. I don't even know what I'd tell my younger self. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvGz...
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“Ecological disaster”: What the wildfires in Spain and France indicate for Europe’s future
YouTube video by Global News
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Auke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · 24/07/2026
Welcome to the Anthropocene 🔥
People “enjoying” the beach during the French forest fires People “enjoying” the beach during the French forest fires
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Me, when I see anybody say, "Traditional generative AI": "IT'S NOT TRADITION, IT'S FROM *LAST YEAR*!!!"
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Does this mean they are planning to invade Canada to clearcut the boreal forest? What, exactly, are they talking about??? Do they think we *want* to be on fire?
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I was just wandering around in the backlog of my blog posts and found multiple conversations with the very lovely @rachaelnevins.bsky.social ... and was so excited to see that her blog was still live!!! Hooray for long-ago links that haven't "rotted" :)
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Why yes, I did opine on, "How to Redefine Success and Find Purpose in a Fast-Changing World" on Philippa Bagley's podcast a few months ago! Claim: We're not FOR something, we're experiencing a process. #spreaker www.spreaker.com/episode/how-...
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How to Redefine Success and Find Purpose in a Fast-Changing World | Seonaid Lee
On this episode of the Journey to Purpose Podcast, Philippa sits down with Seonaid (Shona) Lee for a wide-ranging, refreshingly honest conversation about rethin
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
How rogue rainwater harvesting went from illegal to mandatory - Beautiful example of a transformation in a Tucson neighbourhood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ-j...
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FREE Water was ILLEGAL…He Changed That…
YouTube video by Andrew Millison
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Everything is Copy Now - Seonaid Lee
Our writing has suffered from SEO and social media algorithms, and AI text mimics the truncated machine-facing prose that we have been trained to write.
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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Authors! Want to pick the brain of a bird nerd (i.e., me)? Want to do so while raising money for a good cause? Bidding starts 1 July!
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Ask a Professional Bird Nerd!
Auction item 'Ask a Professional Bird Nerd!' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Would like to follow more progressive moms in politics. Give a holler if you can.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ We often associate lynchings with Black people; but not enough has been said of the lynchings of our First Nation brothers and sisters, if at all. We were not taught this in school.🪶😪 #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.voanews.com/a/rememberin...
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Remembering Native American Lynching Victims
Research shows that many more Native Americans were lynched than previously believed
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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Archeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark
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Archeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark
SØFTEN, Denmark — Archeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 24/06/2026
Their business model for the last 600 years is bribe politicians, steal our resources, enclose the commons and then rent-seek and charge a toll for the privilege of using the value we created to begin with.
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Allie Beldan @alliebeldan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I graduated from university with good grades and got a steady, technical, intellectually demanding job in a growing industry. 20 years ago this would have meant money to raise a family and buy a home. Instead I live paycheque to paycheque paying insane rent for a run-down apartment, and I'm lucky.
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Even though it all seems designed to eliminate our capacity for thought, YouTube's algorithm can still surface a lecture about a debate between Einstein and Bergson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztru...
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Einstein and Bergson on Time
YouTube video by Chicago Humanities
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Gee, why did Elon buy the US govt? Let's think about that, shall we?
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 14/06/2026
The fact that Elon Musk is now one of history’s greatest mass-murderers, due to his total destruction of USAID, is still far too little-known. It’s on all of us to shout this from the rooftops. Never shut up about Elon Musk’s genocidal crimes.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Last week, we went over Black servicemen having to give up rank in order to fight on the front lines. Today, we will meet one of those men. Pull up a seat🪑, friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory allthatsinteresting.com/edward-a-car...
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Edward Carter Singlehandedly Took Down 8 Nazis — But Was Denied Honors Because He Was Black
It wouldn't be until 30 years later, and after his death, that the Army recognized his outstanding service.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The greatest war for the soul of Cyberpunk is between [If need be I will stand in the ashes of this city to build a new one that's safe for my people] And [Tech will make me better than all of those dirty poors] And [Oooh neon Kanji!]
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Michael Ledger-Lomas @michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I've realized that a handy cheat sheet for Canada (1867 to present) is that 'economic benefits for Canada' can usually be translated as 'economic benefits for friends of the current lot in power'.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
hitting the first person who puts me in a group chat with a hammer
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
What they really mean is they'd take away *your* right to vote to ensure that their values are the only ones permitted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSz1...
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They’d give up their right to vote for a more conservative America
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I would like to let Condé Nast know that suing a tiny magazine after *you let your trademark lapse because you weren't using it* is doing a LOT more harm to your reputation than they ever could. @gourmetlives.bsky.social Keep up the good work!!! www.semafor.com/article/06/0...
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Exclusive: Former Gourmet magazine owner sues new Gourmet newsletter
Condé Nast filed a lawsuit against Goulash Unlimited, the LLC set up by the owners of a revived Gourmet site.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Musk buying twitter, Bezos buying WaPo, Ellison buying CBS—all are less profitable now. But they’re political investments that increase the value of the new owners’ portfolios Wealth concentration makes this possible, and that’s one mechanism by which inequality destroys democracy
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/06/2026
Elon is an existential threat to democracy around the world. He is set to become a trillionaire this week and can use that money to prop up far right fascist movements across the world. Governments need to treat him as the threat that he is. Sanction and divest him of his property.
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 08/06/2026
Here is what I know 1) there is a therapist shortage compared to demand. 2) Therapy is expensive and not everyone can find a therapist 3) sometimes we need to supplement therapy with our own learning I try to build workshops and groups so that I can get skills and tools into hands By donation
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
These look delicious and the recipe looks perfectly functional, but the AI-generated image of the ingredients is both appallingly and hilariously awful. As in, it made me laugh out loud and then send it to other people to also laugh at it. dessertrecipester.com/orange-carda...
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Orange Cardamom Cupcakes
Indulge in the irresistible combination of orange and cardamom in these delightful cupcakes; discover the secret to their enchanting flavor profile.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
That must feel SO good!
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Risk factors: We are bad at business, our governance structure is patently evil, and our technologies are almost all fictional. Also, we're planning to steal your 401K. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyyV...
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SpaceX IPO: What They're Not Telling Retail Investors
YouTube video by UNFTR Media
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her) @squidfan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I had forgotten about this drawing 🐡
Digital illustration of four cephalopods in a line. Text below says “squid row.”
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
My 20th book of 2026: City of the Muse by Kate Hilton. Deeply satisfying. Kinda delicious. Finished in 3 days and I had to do other things in there. :) www.simonandschuster.ca/books/City-o...
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City of the Muse
INSTANT BESTSELLERFor fans of The Lost Apothecary, a gripping dual-timeline novel about the mysterious death of an indomitable female papyrologist ...
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 26/08/2023
We can do social media differently this time. We can do it better. We can make wiseposting happen.
I literally had a nightmare that everyone on the Internet was doing something called “wiseposting” but I just couldn’t get it right and so people would bombard my replies with the sentence “mmmm, no, very unwise”
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
god this app is gonna be insufferable next week when G’hzarxl the Rancorous plunges Earth into the aeon of Endless Night
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Seonaid Lee @seonaid-lee.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
My favourite whimsical-yet-pointed artist has reopened their online shop. (This is my favourite piece. It makes me laugh every time.) www.janiestapleton.store/products/am-...
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"Oh My God"
8”x10” print. Ships flat and unframed.
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Brendan @bgilroy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Words use share brain. If they you brain, you they brain
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arr @arr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.
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