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@outsidenotoutdoors

Science fiction. Cooking. Public education. Polyglotism. Gardening. Crafting. Dogs. Cats too. Former federal worker. Enthusiasm>Sarcasm. Knowledge>Power. Sparkling>Still.

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A few dozen bright yellow daffodils growing on the side of a house

A few dozen bright yellow daffodils growing on the side of a house

First flowers of the year are these bright yellow daffodils that all seemed to bloom overnight on Saturday. I guess they were the only ones anticipating daylight saving time #daffodils #bloomscrolling #flowers

09.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I feel bad for you. Thanks it's been a rough week

I feel bad for you. Thanks it's been a rough week

27.04.2024 16:49 πŸ‘ 4011 πŸ” 531 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
A marquee in front of a theater, nyc, 1982:

IT IS IN YOUR SELF-INTEREST TO FIND A WAY TO BE VERY TENDER

A marquee in front of a theater, nyc, 1982: IT IS IN YOUR SELF-INTEREST TO FIND A WAY TO BE VERY TENDER

08.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

omg, nailed

07.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 728 πŸ” 248 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 3077 πŸ” 933 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 13

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 30327 πŸ” 7525 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 238

On top of every other good point Kendra raises:

the Tams were supposed to be Chinese and they're played by white people

I didn't mind when I just thought they were Chinaboo white people but like basically every character or their actor from the narrative is dead or sour now except Inara & Kaylee

05.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

AI is the lead paint for Gen Alpha

04.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deeply evil and not at all the case when I began teaching in 1999. You wouldn't have much left over, but you could eat without having a side hustle.

Everyone my age and older needs to call out the ridiculously low wages being paid to PK-12 practitioners these days.

03.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

hey guys quick question. does anyone know what’s going on. with anything

03.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1236 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 20
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The Voyageurs Wolf Project of Northern Minnesota tags & documents grey wolf ecology & behavior: www.voyageurswolfproject.org

The video you see here is confirmatory proof:
Wolves. Love. Blueberries.

As much as 83% of a wolf's calories in summer months comes from eating berries.

02.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 1856 πŸ” 710 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 90

I don’t want revenge. I want everyone to be free.

01.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 687 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

If you lead with anger, if your politics is built out of grievance, then you’re always looking for a target for your anger. But the path to liberation is one built out of love, out of wanting to no longer feel hatred in your heart.

01.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 825 πŸ” 208 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Dark purple bordering on black blooming iris

Dark purple bordering on black blooming iris

Purple and lilac iris with a yellow center

Purple and lilac iris with a yellow center

Soon it will be time for irises again
#bloomscrolling #irises #springflowers

02.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Granola Sunday…I have perfected a recipe for chocolate cherry granola and am still tinkering with the peanut butter granola recipe

01.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess it’s Granola Sunday, because I just mixed up batches of chocolate cherry pecan granola and peanut butter honey granola! I love adding hemp hearts, chia seeds, and ground flax seed to amp up the protein and fiber!

01.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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This week's cover @thelancet.com

26.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 3117 πŸ” 1457 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 80
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Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil service

this is the way

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

26.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 2462 πŸ” 622 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 52

History: who the fuck?

Historiography: who asked "who the fuck" and why the fuck did they?

25.02.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 426 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 3

Unbothered and emotionally secure. Able to metabolize fear instead of projecting it. Willing to be present enough to feel the full body pleasure of a ripe and juicy mango in the middle of a hot day. Losing ourselves in literature for fun instead of escape. Imagine it with me.

26.02.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF

25.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 15489 πŸ” 8149 πŸ’¬ 851 πŸ“Œ 542
Close up of red pink azaleas

Close up of red pink azaleas

A very large red pink azalea shrub

A very large red pink azalea shrub

Red pink azaleas in my old neighborhood…one of the things I’ll miss about DC was spring and everything blooming in Cleveland Park #bloomscrolling #azaleas #springiscoming

26.02.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes β€œI love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

22.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 13941 πŸ” 2514 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 134

Are we allowed to help yeongno. Can we send it hints.

22.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations β€œscrewed up” giving students access to so much technology: β€œI genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”

Now THAT's a headline.

"The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents"

fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...

21.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 2633 πŸ” 1152 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 229

Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.

21.02.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 11815 πŸ” 3924 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 128

There is so much pent up demand for joy and to believe in the future.

20.02.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 2403 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 32
Illustration of a multicoloured flower bouquet on a dark purple background. The phrase β€œLet me be a crone in peace” is written on top of it in sans serif bright green font

Illustration of a multicoloured flower bouquet on a dark purple background. The phrase β€œLet me be a crone in peace” is written on top of it in sans serif bright green font

Today was rough. I am so tired.

19.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5