kim hébert

Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?…

Just so’s you’re sure, sweetheart, and ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter.

A lot of weight when you’re well.

— Toni Cade Bambara
THE SALT EATERS (1980)

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same for me!

Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine @PenumbricMag

My #Notifications are just ... broken. It keeps emptying itself so that I have no notifications, then starts telling me I have one, or two ... but then those don't show up, either.
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Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 authorized the military to incarcerate Japanese Americans in camps like the one at Santa Anita Race Track where Japanese Americans, like 17-year-old Ted Fujioka, were forced to live in barracks and horse stables.

https://www.latimes.com/ca...

latimes.com

Letters from the Japanese incarceration camp at Santa Anita - Los Angeles Times

Darrell Kunutomi reads a few of his uncle's letters that were written during his time in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, and shares memories of his time at the camp and tells us why we cannot forget this time in American history.

12:27 PM - Feb 19, 2023

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So we are living in contagion and x-files together…got it. ???? Now China Says It Has Spotted a UFO. https://www.newsweek.com/c...

newsweek.com

Now China Says It Has Spotted a UFO

It comes after U.S. F-22 fighter jets shot down three objects in the airspace above the U.S. and Canada this month.

11:05 AM - Feb 12, 2023 (Edited)

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Why is this major ecological disaster in Ohio not being covered in media? These poor foxes. What will this do to humans?
“Health concerns mounting”
https://www.wkbn.com/news/...

wkbn.com

Taylor Holzer worries for animals' health following East Palestine Ohio train derailment

Health concerns are growing in East Palestine as reports rise of animals getting sick and some even dying. The train derailment is causing struggles not just for the animals, but their owners as well.

06:59 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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Good morning! Here is what you can expect from us this week.

07:56 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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In January, the number of Covid-related deaths fell after a holiday spike but nevertheless numbered about 2,100 among those ages 65 to 74, more than 3,500 among 75- to 84-year-olds and nearly 5,000 among those over 85.

https://www.nytimes.com/20...

nytimes.com

For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over - The New York Times

Seniors are increasingly left to protect themselves as the rest of the country abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.”

08:54 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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It’s likely that cutbacks will lead to larger class sizes, increased fees & reduced library hours.

https://www.nydailynews.co...

nydailynews.com

CUNY orders colleges to slash budgets, implement hiring freeze: memo – New York Daily News

The cutbacks, ordered by CUNY Chief Operating Officer Hector Batista, will likely be felt most sharply by students, faculty and staff and could lead to larger class sizes, increased fees and reduced library hours, among other changes.

08:47 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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“The best way to explain it is, you know how chefs use pasta water with the sauce?” says JinJoo Lee, the blogger behind Kimchimari. That’s the role rice water can play.

https://www.eater.com/2358...

eater.com

Why You Should Save Your Rice Water - Eater

The water reserved from rinsing rice has many uses in both cooking and housekeeping.

08:40 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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“Failure” of COVID-Era Air Travel Measures Revealed Through Plane Wastewater Testing -
https://scitechdaily.com/f...

scitechdaily.com

“Failure” of COVID-Era Air Travel Measures Revealed Through Plane Wastewater Testing

Almost all planes arriving at three UK airports during a period of COVID restrictions had the SARS CoV-2 virus in their wastewater, according to newly published research. Almost all planes arriving at three UK airports during a period of Covid restrictions had the SARS CoV-2 virus in their wastew

07:30 PM - Feb 10, 2023

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Phil Schnyder

@Phil

A first draft of Spoutible Community Rules and Policies in PDF format is available at:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/...

This is an overview. We will have links to more info on certain policies.

Feedback Welcome.

05:39 PM - Feb 08, 2023

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A connection between COVID surges & heart attacks, particularly among younger Americans.

NBC’s Erin McLaughlin & senior medical correspondent Dr. John Torres break it down.

VIDEO 🔗 https://www.today.com/vide...

02:47 PM - Feb 09, 2023

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On March 1, Public Art Fund will debut “This is where I am,” an exhibition of twelve new photographs by Aïda Muluneh, on bus shelters across New York, Boston & Chicago in the US and Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire.

https://www.publicartfund....

02:10 AM - Feb 09, 2023 (Edited)

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In 2025-2026, Lego is also relocating its North American headquarters from Connecticut to Boston with an eye towards a space that would be accessible by public transportation.

https://www.bostonglobe.co...

bostonglobe.com

Lego Discovery Center Boston set to open April 14 - The Boston Globe

The new Lego Discovery Center Boston encompasses 43,000 square feet of interactive fun with playmaker employees leading crafts like mosaic making and master model builders instructing daily workshops.

01:56 AM - Feb 09, 2023

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DiVasta was unresponsive when she was discovered around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on a bench at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, less than 500 yards from her home.

https://www.boston.com/new...

boston.com

Boston woman dies while trying to walk home amid arctic blast

A Boston woman was pronounced dead after she was found unresponsive in a park amid the frigid cold early Saturday morning.

03:00 PM - Feb 07, 2023

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The scale of the destruction in Hatay, #Turkey is almost unimaginable.

bbc.co.uk

Turkey earthquake: Rescuers work in cold and dark after thousands killed - BBC News

At least 3,500 people are thought to have died following a huge earthquake which collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.

08:20 PM - Feb 06, 2023

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Depression and anxiety have no “look”. It may be the happiest and funniest people you know, the people you’d least expect. Check in on yourself, your happy friends, funny friends, quiet friends, everyone. You're not alone. Pic by officialjakebrown IG #depression #suicide #anxiety {#id:3683#}

01:11 PM - Feb 04, 2023

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💡Tip: The trash icon displays the number of times a spout author has deleted someone's reply to their thread.

11:17 PM - Feb 06, 2023

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On a computer, if you hover your mouse over someones name, eventually you will get a pop up showing you their profile. Makes it easy to follow interesting people without having to leave the page you're on. #spoutibletips

11:51 PM - Feb 06, 2023

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For anyone who doesn’t know how to send a DM here, there are two ways.
1. Go to the person’s profile and tap the … then select send encrypted message from the menu.
2. Click on the icon in the lower far right of your screen and type the person’s handle to send them the message.

01:17 AM - Feb 07, 2023

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“His rock is his thing…”

— Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus” (1955)

08:14 AM - Feb 07, 2023

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Ekene Ijeoma’s “A Counting” “create[s] a contemporary portrait [using] contemporary tools and techniques—those of data analysis and data visualization—not in a way that’s literal, but poetic…”

https://www.technologyrevi...

technologyreview.com

What would true diversity sound like? | MIT Technology Review

A participatory project explores the linguistic landscape of the US.

07:55 AM - Feb 07, 2023

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I have only slept 12 hours this entire week, and now it's time to finally get some rest. But before I go, I want to thank everyone for being so patient and giving us a chance to get this right. I promise this is just the beginning, and more exciting things are coming!

01:16 AM - Feb 03, 2023

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Myron Clifton

@PresidentKamalasHand

A good handy intro guide to what's what..

Miriam @Miriam

Translation for anyone who needs it:

Spout = tweet
Echo = retweet
Making waves = trending
Spout off = send tweet

12:39 PM - Feb 03, 2023

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For all the many hours of footage I've watched of #NinaSimone over the years, I had never seen this clip before. #music #Jazz #SesameStreet

Nina Simone at Sesame Street, 18 February 1972 - YouTube

Nina Simone singing To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.

05:13 PM - Feb 03, 2023

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-106 degree windchill at Mount Washington Observatory. Coldest windchill ever registered in the US. Negative 1.0.6!!! 😬👀

06:41 PM - Feb 03, 2023

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If DeSantis has his way, Black History Month will probably be banned. But y'all go on down to the beach or on that cruise and spend your money.

01:08 PM - Feb 02, 2023

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Clarissa Bartolini-Toro

@Clarissasr

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Unfortunately the images of the links I spout do not show up in my spouts—only the coding. Trying to find way to work around that using screenshots and link coding.

Can anyone help me with this, or should I just wait until glitch is fixed?

10:22 AM - Feb 03, 2023

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The core of the arctic air arrives Friday night, and temperatures could drop as low as 5 to 15 degrees below zero in Boston.

https://www.bostonglobe.co...

09:53 AM - Feb 03, 2023 (Edited)

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