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Lily Toplyn

@lilatron

STEM Teacher, Word-lover, cat mom, gardener, history consumer, Librarian πŸ“š

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Were Halos (Nimbus/Aureole) ever seen around objects?
I want to draw one around a book and a calligraphy brush...

07.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨🚨🚨URGENTE🚨🚨🚨

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 3372 πŸ” 805 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 235

Every single person in the entire chain of command that massacred the schoolgirls in Minab, and that is currently carpet bombing Iranian civilians, needs to be tried and jailed in The Hague. Sick, depraved monsters drunk on imperial hubris.

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 2488 πŸ” 608 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 17

I need new words.
Livid? Apoplectic?
This is so disgusting.

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU FOR THIS!
I am doing two weeks of letter illuminating for 4th and 5th grade at my school. WE WILL USE THESE!✨️

05.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When someone says β€žScientists do not want you to knowβ€œ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 9510 πŸ” 4134 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 165
A book display in the library for women's history month.

A book display in the library for women's history month.

A station for students to write about women who inspire them.

A station for students to write about women who inspire them.

Womens History Month displays!

05.03.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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March is #WomensHistoryMonth. A great way to celebrate is to read biographies that celebrate the achievements of women
#bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #bookstagram #booktok #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation#edtechchat #WomenWhoCode

01.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jealous

04.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

’Tis the time’s plague, when madmen lead the blind.

28.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 1115 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 24
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This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10 (IG: smileywileydog)

23.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 24062 πŸ” 3824 πŸ’¬ 398 πŸ“Œ 300
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This really is a great picture:

20.02.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 29162 πŸ” 3679 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 313

Fly to America for school visit?
Zoom for school visit?

19.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Under cover of darkness, it's a race to eat before being eaten! Attention #teachers #librarians #ocean lovers! Win a copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART, illus. by Khoa Le! Releasing March 3!
πŸ“šπŸ‘ kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

17.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the β€œbaby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.

15.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 13637 πŸ” 6252 πŸ’¬ 619 πŸ“Œ 349

Fucking idiot has never studied history.

15.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energyβ€”combined.

14.02.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1864 πŸ” 932 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 36
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#sandhillcrane
#milford, #MI

#birds
#photography
#birdphotography
#BirdWatching
#birdsofbluesky
#nature
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography

10.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 9360 πŸ” 905 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 34

All this and I had forgotten about Venezuela 😰

10.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this your very own garden pond?

08.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is Al Jazeera using AI images? ☹️

07.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Audra McDonald: "Baltimore," Live On Soundcheck
Audra McDonald: "Baltimore," Live On Soundcheck YouTube video by WNYC

am I the only person who didn't know this hilarious tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLN...

04.02.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

I can't wait! I want copies for our library!

01.02.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Liam goes home…

www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...

01.02.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 18473 πŸ” 3798 πŸ’¬ 793 πŸ“Œ 451
ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters.
ICE Took Their Classmate. They Started Writing Letters. YouTube video by New York Times Opinion

youtu.be/0Cw36_u3_7k?...

31.01.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Chicago public library climate conversation event on Feb 7th at Humboldt Park Library with the description:

Please join us for a discussion about the book The Lost Words and more broadly, climate change and parenthood.

The Lost Words is "a beautiful illustrated book for readers young and old. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world--Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. "

Our discussion will be led by Ayesha Qazi-Lampert, an environmental science teacher at Chicago Public Schools.

Current reading selections are available for check-out at the Humboldt Park Branch circulation desk!

This event is for ages 13+.

A Chicago public library climate conversation event on Feb 7th at Humboldt Park Library with the description: Please join us for a discussion about the book The Lost Words and more broadly, climate change and parenthood. The Lost Words is "a beautiful illustrated book for readers young and old. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world--Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. " Our discussion will be led by Ayesha Qazi-Lampert, an environmental science teacher at Chicago Public Schools. Current reading selections are available for check-out at the Humboldt Park Branch circulation desk! This event is for ages 13+.

What happens when nature words disappear from children’s vocabulary?

Join us for a family-friendly conversation, inspired by The Lost Words, written by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social & illustrated by Jackie Morris, discussing nature words & climate change.

chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/69653...

19.01.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

[lies on floor, stares at ceiling blankly for 3 hours]

25.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.

25.01.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 15072 πŸ” 4375 πŸ’¬ 477 πŸ“Œ 918

Update?

25.01.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0