Many-Colored Rush-Tyrant
Credit: niemyungphotography
Credit: niemyungphotography
06:59 PM - Jul 13, 2023
"Cappelletti said in a memo to lawmakers on Monday that banning books 'is a direct contradiction to First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press, integral elements of democracy.'"
abc27.com
Pennsylvania bill would ban library book bans
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Pennsylvania lawmaker is seeking to stop the ban on books in Pennsylvania libraries. State Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Delaware/Montgomery) announced on Monday she would introduce a bill to stop book bans, a practice that has increased across the nation, according ..
12:12 PM - Jul 13, 2023
"Democrat Donna Deegan won the Jacksonville mayoral race Tuesday night, a shocking upset that hands Florida Democrats a major shot of energy less than six months after they were trounced in the 2022 midterms and considered left for dead by the national party."
09:26 PM - May 16, 2023
"In the heart of the Québec Appalachians, Maggie Lamothe-Boudreau raises queen bees and sells them to beekeepers across the province. Her little-known work is crucial to our food sovereignty."
Doing little things, but super important ones 🐝🌺🌼
#QueenBees #pollinators #Quebec #wildlife #nature
Doing little things, but super important ones 🐝🌺🌼
#QueenBees #pollinators #Quebec #wildlife #nature
06:58 AM - May 16, 2023
My wife is a Democratic committee person for our ward and is working the polls today in #Pennsylvania
It was only a little after 9:30 AM and I got a text saying a man made passive aggressive statements towards her.
2024 is coming people.
#VoteBlue #Docs4Dems
It was only a little after 9:30 AM and I got a text saying a man made passive aggressive statements towards her.
2024 is coming people.
#VoteBlue #Docs4Dems
10:05 AM - May 16, 2023
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"A quarter mile beneath the ocean’s surface in Ecuador’s Galápagos Marine Reserve, scientists have discovered ancient, deep-sea coral reefs—the first of their kind ever documented in the marine protected area."
🏝️🌊🪸 #CoralReefs #oceans #Galapagos #nature #climatechange #Spoutible
🏝️🌊🪸 #CoralReefs #oceans #Galapagos #nature #climatechange #Spoutible
10:51 AM - Apr 25, 2023
Finished another book reader sculpture. This is a commissioned piece.
Thanks so much for your support 😎👏✌️💙
I really appreciate it.
#BananaForScale and is not included 😜
Thanks so much for your support 😎👏✌️💙
I really appreciate it.
#BananaForScale and is not included 😜
04:16 PM - Apr 19, 2023
Trump and DeSantis in a nutshell:
“All struggles are essentially power struggles, and most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together.”
Octavia Butler
“All struggles are essentially power struggles, and most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together.”
Octavia Butler
05:51 PM - Apr 19, 2023
NEW: The US Supreme Court has extended the administrative stay in the mifepristone abortion pill case to remain in effect until 11:59 pm on Friday, April 21st.
Here's the order:
Here's the order:
04:42 PM - Apr 19, 2023
So much concerning news this week, and especially the shooting in Nashville & the usual GOP thoughts and prayers, so I added some pictures of chickens stampeding as I dropped popcorn along with my more serious thoughts. https://joycevance.substac...
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We all need a break - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
If you’re like me, you’re probably feeling a little bit like this at the moment. Like Ruth Bader Chicken, I’m out of sorts. Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
08:25 PM - Mar 29, 2023
Very easy and fresh chicken caprese recipe, with all Mediterranean flavours, perfect for an outdoors spring dinner with a red wine and friends, laughter and good conversations.
I'll try it soon, only need mozzarella 🍗🍅🧅🧄🧀🌿🧂🍴🍷
#ChickenCaprese #recipes #SpoutibleCooks #Food #Mediterranean
I'll try it soon, only need mozzarella 🍗🍅🧅🧄🧀🌿🧂🍴🍷
#ChickenCaprese #recipes #SpoutibleCooks #Food #Mediterranean
07:00 PM - Mar 29, 2023
For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed - Khalil Gibran
#nikon
#flowers
#Photography
CaRT
#nikon
#flowers
#Photography
CaRT
05:43 PM - Mar 29, 2023
I was compelled to create something like this after working in Africa (Accra, Ghana) on a project and visiting The Door of No Return — ifykyk #Africa #blackmusicproject #BlackHistoryMonth #banjo #Bluegrass #music
The Black Music Project Presents: The Roots of the Banjo - YouTube
The Black Music Project Presents: The hidden African roots of the banjo.https://www.blackmusicproject.comhttps://www.patreon.com/blackmusicprojecthttps://spo...
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Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectCheck out the full "director's cut" of our illustrated video hidden history of the banjo! And learn this important piece of US history! #BlackHistoryMonth #blackmusicproject #Africa #AmericanHistory #banjo #Country #Bluegrass
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WdWrPoZcc...09:56 AM - Feb 15, 2023![Video]()
The Black Music Project Presents: The Roots of the Banjo - YouTube
The Black Music Project Presents: The hidden African roots of the banjo.https://www.blackmusicproject.comhttps://www.patreon.com/blackmusicprojecthttps://spo...
02:15 PM - Feb 22, 2023
W.C. Handy was the answer to our question. W.C. helped introduce America to its own distinctive sound by being an innovator in ragtime, blues, and jazz. #ragtime #blues #Jazz #BlackHistoryMonth #blackmusicproject #music
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Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectBorn in 1873 in AL, he changed the course of popular music by integrating blues and Latin rhythms into then-popular ragtime. He was a bedrock musician in blues, ragtime, and jazz.
Can you name this man that helped introduce a genuinely American musical style? #ragtime #Jazz #BlackHistoryMonth11:07 AM - Feb 22, 2023![A drawing of a Black trumpeter from the early 20th century. Next to the drawing is the question: Born in 1873 in Alabama, he changed the course of popular music by integrating blues and Latin rhythms he heard in vaudeville minstrel shows into then-popular ragtime music. He was a bedrock musician in blues, ragtime, and jazz.
Can you name this innovative musician who called himself "the Father of the Blues" that helped introduce a genuinely American musical style?]()
01:56 PM - Feb 22, 2023
No, Lauren Boebert, we don’t need a National Gun.
No, Marge Sporkfoot, we don’t need a National Divorce.
We need National Healthcare, National Education, a National Living Wage, National Equality, & National Voting Rights.
These are priorities for the benefit of all people.
No, Marge Sporkfoot, we don’t need a National Divorce.
We need National Healthcare, National Education, a National Living Wage, National Equality, & National Voting Rights.
These are priorities for the benefit of all people.
10:23 AM - Feb 22, 2023
Timeline cleanse! Just saw this duck with her cute ducklings in my “backyard”! Wish I could post the video too! Looks like about 20 of them.
08:12 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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Spring is in route!
A Sunny, February day, 78 degrees
Bring it on!
Tulips
CaRT
A Sunny, February day, 78 degrees
Bring it on!
Tulips
CaRT
01:34 PM - Feb 22, 2023
FYI, a non-shocker, Mark Brnovich former AG for Arizona, keep private records, debunking elections fraud claim. Yet there he was swearing up & down all over news media that it was true. Yup, bet that’s the case for all the Republicans. He should be prosecuted, but unlikely will.
01:13 PM - Feb 22, 2023
