iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Dasia Taylor,now 22, developed a surgical suture that changes color in response to pH changes associated with wound infections. #Invention #Innovation #MedicalBreakthroughs

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 10/06/2026

Here is a hypothesis: The basic condition of modernity is falling birth rates, for mostly positive reasons that are pretty well understood. When they get low enough some people think the consequences will be bad and figure there must be some new, bad reason birth rates are falling.

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 25/05/2026

Last year US Black fertility fell below White fertility for the first time in recorded history. Here with other population panic news: familyinequality.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/d...

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 22/05/2026

That thang little but it’s got some power to it

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Angela Tague @angelatague.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Just write! How many times have you heard the advice to just get right to the task of writing if you want to get anything done? Well, it’s basically true. Butt in chair. Hands on keyboard. Go! But, what comes first? A headline? A nut graph? An outline? www.webwritingadvice.com/how-i-write-...

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How I Write an Outline For a Blog Post

Just write! How many times have you heard the advice to just get right to the task of writing if you want to get anything done? Well, it’s basically true. Butt in chair. Hands on keyboard. Go…

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Atanas G. Atanasov @atanas-g-atanasov.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🐝What if saving bees means saving humanity? We’re developing next-gen antibacterial agents to fight Paenibacillus larvae—the deadly cause of American Foulbrood—threatening Apis mellifera worldwide. 🌍 Science. Innovation. Survival. #INPST #Chemistry 🔗 inpst.net/beekeeping-p...

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

my occasional check in 💋

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 08/02/2026

What you have to fundamentally internalize as an indie media maker is that what you are building is countercultural. All systems will fight you the whole way through. Many people will tell you it can’t be done. No one will see the full vision but you. And you have to do it anyway.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 08/02/2026

A live look of me trying to graduate from this #phd program:

Black woman in big afro wearing a navy Harvard sweatshirt

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Atanas G. Atanasov @atanas-g-atanasov.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🧵 [1/6] Unlocking bacteria’s full biotech potential! Discover strategies to boost recombinant protein secretion: 🔗 inpst.net/advancing-re... 🌐 #Biotechnology #CRBIOTECH @shawneexo.bsky.social @haoyin.bsky.social @mquigley1963.bsky.social @oleksandrkashuba.bsky.social @hipecsurvivor.bsky.social

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 06/02/2026

Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago. jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...

Mills recognized that as the power elite becomes increasingly degenerate, it is increasingly difficult for their intellectual acolytes to formulate reasonable ideological justifications for their corrupt and irresponsible actions. In these circumstances, the power elite resorts to intellectual repression against those who call attention to their declining political capacities; that is, the intelligentsia who work in universities, museums, the arts, scientific institutes, entertainment, and the mass media.

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Sc'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Met Betty Lou on my way home, and she offered me several stuffies, including a rainbow unicorn. Betty Lou is healing a rear leg fracture in a full cast & could use a quiet home to recover in, if you're in the greater Austin area. www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...

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Austin Pets Alive! | Betty Lou

Soft Eyes, Brave Heart, and So Ready for LoveBetty Lou is a 7-year-old black beauty with a gentle spirit and a heart that shines even brighter than her…

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Annes Mien @annesmien.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Another sunny watercolour painting of a Provencal Walkway. #art #watercolours #painting

Watercolour painting of a Provencal Walkway in France. I copied the painting from a teaching watercolours book.

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

spent my weekend putting together my Q1 & Q2 curriculum. this is what it’s looking like so far. i will publish a more detailed post on ko-fi this weekend about my personal curriculum & the @beehiiv.com newsletter i started where i’ll be publishing my assignments at ☕️🐝✨

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

i cannot change the organization name on asana, so i’m locked in for the rest of the evening to create another workspace for my portfolio career stuff. i need to free up my shawneeleonard.com domain to use for my personal workspace.

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emily @emilysue.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🚨 prettiest boy alert 🚨

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Butlerian Jihadist of House Slytherin @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 07/11/2025

If someone is concerned about "losing their country" or feel like they arent respected, they dont give a fuck about economic policy. They just say that because it sounds better. Socioeconomics isnt simply about dollars and cents. Its about status, culture, social relationships and respect too.

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

women “ruining” the workplace, club culture & other third spaces is confirmation on how we’re supposed to sweep men’s predatory behavior under the rug. overstepping boundaries all in the name of pursuing romance. men are NEVER not beating the pick me allegations.

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

for all our sake, i want nothing more than indie journalism & media platforms to go on the rise @lexroman.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

a rule of thumb when following solomon — always make sure to check the follow up posts cause the thread be chef’s kiss. if you wanna laugh, make sure to ready everything!

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 05/11/2025

THIS is y'all MAYOR?????????????

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Buffer @buffer.com · 04/11/2025

Buffer is hiring a Senior Hiring Specialist to help shape how we find and welcome future Bufferoos! 🎉 If you love people, process, and storytelling in equal measure, this could be the place for you! 📍Remote ❤️ Values-led-company 💰Transparent pay: $118,143–$146,461

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 03/11/2025

Re: media layoffs—Liz and I added this to the calendar today for anyone considering going independent. We also want to invite those who are already independent to share their experiences. luma.com/lcbckl7j

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Is indie journalism right for me? An interactive session for recently laid off journalists · Luma

THIS EVENT IS A GATHERING FOR RECENTLY LAID OFF JOURNALISTS AND CURRENT CREATOR JOURNALISTS/WORKER-OWNERS OF NEWSROOMS. Is indie journalism right for me? Let's…

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Aiyana Ishmael @aiyanaish.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members. At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

hell yeah luke skywalker & han solo!

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 01/11/2025

A secret gig that works in an emergency. Pay the bills with this idea from Lauren Denitzio HT Meagan Beltekoglu todaytoday.beehiiv.com/p/a-secret-g...

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A secret gig that works in an emergency

Desperate times call for some annoyingly simple work

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Nika Talbot ✨ @nikatalbot.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

👻 Hiya, hope you’re all set for fright night? Thought it was time for a reintroduction so I’ve written this post - the story behind the Shift and what I’m building online. On the Wild West of freelancing, my 25+ yr career, creator journalism + choosing yourself. www.nikatalbot.io/p/start-here...

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START HERE: On the Wild West of freelancing, creator journalism—and choosing yourself

Why I’m here for it

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 31/10/2025

Want to advertise in other newsletters? I've got a list going of places you can buy ads from other writers and just added a newsletter for Colorado. www.paidnewsletterplaybook.com/newsletter-a...

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

it’s strict as hell round here. can’t even buy a little sweet treat & matcha latte!

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

not they looked at that man & then hit you with the “if you’re happy, then that’s what matters sis” 😭😩

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

& we’re suffering the consequences of anti intellectualism that’s running rampant in society.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 29/10/2025

There is not a single day that goes by that i don't think about the vast majority of Americans reading below a sixth grade level

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Who knew witnessing a murder could make you laugh

AOC to Riley Gaines: Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.

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TCG @itstcg.blacksky.app · 28/10/2025

That's not a horror movie that's a movie about real eaters surviving and thriving.

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

morning reading with a drink from starbies secret menu that taste like biscoff cookies.

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

in my nene leakes voice looking at his cult members, i mean supporters like — that’s devastating don’t you think? whoever said racism is expensive did their big one & ate with that. you really aren’t in touch with your humanity if you’re willing to fuck yourself over to spite black folks.

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a woman in a green dress and a gold necklace is sitting at a table .

ALT: a woman in a green dress and a gold necklace is sitting at a table .

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

i’m a bit behind because i was not feeling too well last week & will be starting alexa’s 5 day challenge this week instead. i will post mini updates on here + threads. the more in depth details will be published on my kofi page. www.ko-fi.com/shawneexo

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shawnee @shawneexo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

current read 📚☕️ the intro & halfway through ch 1 already made me silently crash out, so i put the book down & went outside to touch grass with my dogs. anna gifty mentioned jessica’s book in her double tax book, so i will be comparing notes since they discuss women’s underpaid & unpaid labor.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 27/10/2025

a few notes on thanksgiving

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Dr. Manhattan @thenewthinker.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Black people don’t have the luxury as being as stupid as white people.

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