From Smithsonian: #Photography #wildlife

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-11-of-the-best-wildlife-photographs-from-years-past-180985231/

See 11 of the Best Wildlife Photographs From Years Past

A new book reveals striking images from six decades of the beloved Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

(A ball of buzzing cactus bees join in a scrum on a Texas ranch. © Karine Aigner, 2022)

@LnzyHou @rpardee
"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."

-Plato

It is a privileged position of indifference presuming that if things were really bad "someone would do something." That someone is you, me, all of us.

One reason I am fascinated by the buildup of Nazi Germany is German people weren't inherently evil. Most were just complacent, going along, unwilling to get involved.

@evamarie yes.. I don't see it as competition but rather that systemic and intergenerational discrimination experienced by Native Americans is a distinct and ongoing injustice that must be prioritized and addressed.

All injustice deserves our attention, but Native people, who've been fighting for recognition and survival for centuries still are overlooked and its tearing up communities. Devastatingly so.

Women Who Defied Traditional Gender Roles

#History

One lesser-known historical woman who defied traditional gender roles and changed history was Claudette Colvin, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement. Born in 1939 in Montgomery, Alabama, Claudette was just 15 years old when she made a courageous stand against segregation.

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@evamarie FYI: The Hateful Eight refers to industrial seed oils that should be avoided. These oils are very high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which promote inflammation and the accumulation of toxins in body fat.

The Hateful Eight includes:

Canola
Corn
Cottonseed
Soy
Sunflower
Safflower
Grapeseed
Rice bran

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine against the bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C.diff), that in preclinical studies, protected against succumbing from infection AND prevented recurring cases. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

The study has been published in Science. Yes, it is PEER-REVIEWED.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn4955
The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is named “difficult” for a reason. >>> #science

This one 😍

#photography

"Yer So Bad"
~Tom Petty
#CoSoMusic
https://youtu.be/BzbmRJT58-U

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