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Lovely morning #meditation with Dr Ford it was a wonderful calm way to start the day ☀️🩷

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by @shakescenery.bsky.social: NEW & BLUE!

The REAL Lord of the Flies (what happened when real kids shipwrecked on a real island) YouTube video by Rutger Bregman

In his book Humankind, author Rutger Bregman provides new perspective on the past 200,000 years of human history, setting out to prove that we are hardwired for #kindness, geared toward #cooperation.

#booksky #library

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Obama speaks at memorial for Rev. Jesse Jackson YouTube video by C-SPAN

“Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other, and to turn on each other. And that some Americans count more than others and that some don’t even count at all.” President Obama at Memorial for Rev. Jesse Jackson

#history #sociology

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The ancient US discovery predating the pyramids A series of millennia-old canoes are being unearthed from the bottom of a lake in Wisconsin, spurring a renewed interest in Indigenous culture.

Of the 16 canoes found so far, the youngest is 700 years old.
According to the #Wisconsin #Historical Society, 4,000 yrs before the Europeans sailed ashore & 400 yrs before the pyramids were constructed in Egypt, #Indigenous peoples called this land home. #HoChunkNation

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Shakira - Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour - En Vivo Desde El Zócalo YouTube video by Shakira

#Shakira ’s #concert tonight (3/1) will be streamed live on YouTube at 7pm PST from El Zocalo, MX ❤️❤️❤️

#latinosky #latinx #Colombia #Mexico #musicsky

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An Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope Three women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s and ‘80s

The #Akuntsu people, an #Amazonian #tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope.

#Indigenous #SouthAmerica #history

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“To his music plants and flowers
Ever sprung, as sun and showers
There had made a lasting spring.”

Henry VIII - A3, S1

#ShakespeareSunday

a woman is standing in front of a bush of pink flowers . ALT: a woman is standing in front of a bush of pink flowers .

“O gods and goddesses!
These flowers are like the pleasures of the world”

Cymbeline - A4, S2

#ShakespeareSunday

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“Whiles yet the dew’s on ground, gather those flowers.
Make haste.”

Cymbeline - A1, S5

#ShakespeareSunday

“⌜To the Ladies.⌝ So, so. Well done, well done.
The violets, cowslips, and the primroses”

Cymbeline - A1, S5

#ShakespeareSunday

a group of cartoon dogs wearing flower crowns and holding flowers are walking down a sidewalk . ALT: a group of cartoon dogs wearing flower crowns and holding flowers are walking down a sidewalk .

Enter Pisanio and Ladies ⌜carrying flowers.⌝

Cymbeline - A1, S5

#ShakespeareSunday

“The bloom that promiseth a mighty fruit.
I see a yielding in the looks of France.”
KJ A2S1

#ShakespeareSunday

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“We as the spring of all shall pay for all.
Therefore, good cousin, let not Harry know”
Henry IV Part I, A5S2

#ShakespeareSunday

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 “And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring!”
Hamlet A5S1

#ShakespeareSunday

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“When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding.
Sweet lovers love the spring”
AYLI A5S3

#ShakespeareSunday

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“The April’s in her eyes. It is love’s spring,
And these the showers to bring it on.—Be cheerful.”
A&C A3S2

#ShakespeareSunday

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 21, 2026 Can you sort 8 historical events?

Flashback for Feb. 21, 2026

28 points
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Play here:
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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 28, 2026 Can you sort 8 historical events?

Flashback for Feb. 28, 2026

25 points
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Play here:
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Sophie's World, a Novel about the History of Philosophy. By Jostein Gaarder.

Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!)
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

This peony bloom is formed into a tight ball, almost ready to open up. It is a medium shade of pink, with a lighter shade along the edges of the petals. It is covered with early morning dew. Other peony plants in shades of red, orange and purple are blurred in the background.

A dew-covered Coral Charm peony for the #BlueSkyArtShow.
#Round #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Photography #EastCoastKin

The community of Arrowhead, Colorado #ForestFriday #Photography #Forest #Trees #Landscape 📷

30+ book-to-screen adaptations to watch for in 2026 | Libby Life: Blog, Podcast, Book Clubs & More. From Wuthering Heights to Project Hail Mary, here are 30+ of the best books becoming movies and TV series in 2026. Read the originals for free on the Libby app from your library.

Books to screen this year 🍿📚:

#booksky #library #movies

www.libbylife.com/blog/30-book...

I’m so glad people are talking about it way more because how is this topic not a whole course for women to know and get ready to experience 🤦🏻‍♀️. Depending on the symptoms specially at the beginning the supplement Estroven sold at Costco or most stores really helps a lot.

Dear #readers, #Westcoast roll call time 🌊 🥰📚.

Join the largest book club on the west coast this spring! We'll read & discuss They Called Us Enemy by #GeorgeTakei. Physical copies available on 3/1 & unlimited digital copies available 4/1 - 6/6 on #Libby
#booksky

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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: SPRING!

Drop something HANDSY 🖖👊🖤👋🤘

Bruno Mars - Risk It All [Official Music Video] YouTube video by Bruno Mars

❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️ Bruno Mars’ latest #music video is infused with beautiful and vivid #LatinAmerican imagery. The colors, the dancing the guitar, the mariachis 💯

#latinosky #latinx #BrunoMars

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