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reader +writer๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ“šshe/her -chronically ill trying to be chronically chill

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Two cactus wrens sitting atop a chollo.

Two cactus wrens sitting atop a chollo.

I love the way these cactus wrens (photographed today) have a safe shelter inside a chollo catcus where they built their elaborate nest.

09.03.2026 05:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 508 ๐Ÿ” 63 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

this is truly a horrible time to be a househunting and moving but I sorta have too ๐Ÿ˜ญ

09.03.2026 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gonna be a big โ€œpeople who donโ€™t do politics finding out the politics still do themโ€ week.

09.03.2026 02:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 151 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I know. #oilpainting #art #sketchbook

09.03.2026 05:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1300 ๐Ÿ” 100 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
Sunset with trees

Sunset with trees

Sunset with trees

Sunset with trees

Clouds with sunset hues

Clouds with sunset hues

Sunset with trees

Sunset with trees

Yโ€™all. This sunset is GORGEOUS tonight.

08.03.2026 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3139 ๐Ÿ” 222 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I hate that I scare my cat when I sneeze ๐Ÿ˜ญ

09.03.2026 03:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

basically: don't let some guy's breathless reporting of a niche booktok opinion bother you baby, you're doing just fine

09.03.2026 02:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 154 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

my hot writing take is that playing with POV is neat and you can do what you want. present tense first! close third! first-person-direct-address with bits of omniscient third! anything is legal if you look good doing it!!

09.03.2026 02:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 535 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

A thing thatโ€™s shocking me about the lack of coverage is air safety info. Hi, Glasgow folk, from a Southern Californian transplant: ash from old buildings is super gnarly. Please wear a respirator if you need to be near the scene.

Queen Street is still available, but it goes different places!

08.03.2026 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 421 ๐Ÿ” 147 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
a pink orange and red sunset can be seen through bare trees standing on spotty snow with a hazy foggy hanging in the air

a pink orange and red sunset can be seen through bare trees standing on spotty snow with a hazy foggy hanging in the air

hey. it's creepy and beautiful out.

08.03.2026 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1238 ๐Ÿ” 183 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahomaโ€™s drin...

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the stateโ€™s water supply.

(Published Oct. 2025 with @readfrontier.bsky.social)

09.03.2026 01:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1060 ๐Ÿ” 591 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71 ๐Ÿ“Œ 54

can someone write an article about weird generational category beef became โ€œactivismโ€?

09.03.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just saw someone who was born in 97 complained about millennials and itโ€™s like babe...you were only a year off from being a millennialโ€ฆ. you are not that different from people a year older or honestly even five years older than you.

09.03.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

people with ME/CFS are living with a 19th century standard of medical care. our illness is not being researched, we do not know the mechanism of our illness, doctors have no knowledge of it & often make us worse, and there is no attempt to prevent other illnesses we're dramatically more at risk for

03.03.2026 06:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I was in Tehran this time last year. I want you to see how beautiful my city is. I want you to see the city the US/Israel is trying to wipe off the face of the earth

08.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1154 ๐Ÿ” 466 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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That gender survey is BS. Gen Z men where???

That big scary survey about Gen Z men being more regressive than Boomers is so flawed. An image of young men is being manufactured in the media and we should be very concerned about that.

Why do pollsters keep doing this???

07.03.2026 20:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 493 ๐Ÿ” 133 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Abortion stigma persists at moderate levels in high-income countries A new systematic review of 19 studies reveals that abortion stigma remains a persistent issue in high-income countries. Researchers found that stigmatizing views are most common among men, political c...

A systematic review of 19 studies examining abortion stigma in high-income countries found that it is present at moderate levels. Abortion stigma was stronger in males, people with lower income, political conservatives, and religious individuals.

08.03.2026 04:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 299 ๐Ÿ” 89 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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EXCLUSIVE: Iโ€™m the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year Don't forget us on International Women's Day, writes Leqaa Kordia.

โ€œEXCLUSIVE: Iโ€™m the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Yearโ€

Writing for Zeteo from inside of prison on International Womenโ€™s Day, Leqaa Kordia asks us not to forget the female detainees being held and mistreated in ICE detention camps.

08.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2512 ๐Ÿ” 992 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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happy international womens day

08.03.2026 12:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 73 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

It was only a year ago that Elon Musk and DOGE were dominating the daily narrative. Now we're at war with Iran. In between we've had masked secret police in the streets killing people and well ... everything else.

One year.

08.03.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 349 ๐Ÿ” 120 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
teewatterss on Threads:
โ€œlosing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollarโ€

teewatterss on Threads: โ€œlosing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollarโ€

10/10 take. no notes

08.03.2026 16:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 9896 ๐Ÿ” 2186 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

Happy Sunday. May your coffee kick in before reality does.

08.03.2026 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 302 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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An autistic man called police for a wellness check. He was fatally shot. Alex LaMorie, 25, had recently moved to a community in Maryland for people with disabilities, and was shot after police say he approached officers while holding a knife.

"Every parent of a child with autism knows this is their worst nightmare," his mother said.
wapo.st/4rQN9kt

08.03.2026 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by โ€˜double-tapโ€™ strikes on Minab school Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall

The girlsโ€™ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.

04.03.2026 22:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2864 ๐Ÿ” 1534 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124 ๐Ÿ“Œ 283

I need every single male artist that follows me to read this. It's not very long. You need to bear witness to this shit. You have to see it with your own eyes because you never will in your everyday life.

I'm serious, read it all please

08.03.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 5945 ๐Ÿ” 2948 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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this part TOO

08.03.2026 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 251 ๐Ÿ” 64 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

My daughter reported that the ICE presence outside her school during recess last week involved ICE officers sitting IN AN ICE CREAM TRUCK. And this wasn't kids misinterpreting. We had an email from the school the day it happened; we just didn't get the ice cream detail in the email.

06.03.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 836 ๐Ÿ” 435 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

this is so real! Iโ€™m eating ice creme now and Iโ€™m likeโ€ฆI gotta lock in an enjoy this

08.03.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a sign of the times that AI companies are deciding whether or not to allow the military to engage in mass surveillance of US citizens and this is treated as a legitimate debate of two reasonable positions.

07.03.2026 23:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3817 ๐Ÿ” 1228 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

Good visual reminder that war not only has large human and economic costs, it can have environmental impacts as well.

07.03.2026 22:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 645 ๐Ÿ” 190 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6