Erin Graves

@jengolbeck Bad continents.

What is this a picture of? (I'm doing a little AI test and very interested in the human answers) (no cheating)

@TheGoldenRatio4 @okzoey @dogfather So sorry, Nelson family, for the loss of lovely Sizzle.

This is Sizzle. We fostered her in 2018 after she was rescued from an abusive hoarding/breeding situation. She was adopted by @okzoey on IG - Barb Nelson and @dogfather - and they gave her the most amazing life. She passed this weekend and we are sending all our love💛

At the vice presidential debate, a dead-eyed J.D. Vance stared straight into the camera and sought to distance himself from virtually every public position he has ever taken on reproductive rights. Story: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

BREAKING: The Republican National Convention just announced their keynote speaker for tonight. It’s Project 2025’s lead author, Tom Homan. Make no mistake, Donald Trump’s Administration will implement Project 2025. Retweet so all Americans see this.

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@jengolbeck Congrats!

I'm graduating from Harvard today with a 2nd masters in psychology! I started this mostly for fun and to get a little more theory but I learned more than I could have imagined and it was, unexpectedly, a life transforming experience for me. Now our house has 2 Harvard alumni! 🎓

@TheGoldenRatio4 My heart sank for you all at just the thumbnail - I am so very sorry.

Today we said goodbye to Venk. She took a turn on Thursday and her body shut down this weekend despite everything we tried to bring her back. What a full, adventure-filled, joyful life she lived. May we all honor her by living on vibes a bit more often 💛

@bunsenbernerbmd Thanks for sharing this - I first experienced the northern lights on the northern slope of Alaska - where it is commonplace. To see my friends and family, here in the southern US, experience this joy was gratifying. We live in an amazing universe!

In 2003 I stopped on the side of the highway. I got out of my car. I looked up. I can’t really describe the feeling, but dumbstruck awe is as close as possible. I was on my way home very late from a school event and suddenly I was surrounded by green, red, and purple fire. The night sky was enveloped in them. Honestly I thought I was having a medical emergency. It was the Northern Lights, but unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I stood for 20 minutes looking up as twisting and chaotic lights spun around me, in the middle of nowhere, without any light pollution. I also HEARD them. It was a crackling and twinkling sound, like wind chimes made of breaking tinfoil. Nobody else I knew saw them that night. I also wasn't believed that they made sound - which has been proven to be true. That was the last MASSIVE geomagnetic storm the Earth experience and it was like what we saw last night. We got warning thanks to social media that one was coming and the weather cooperated. Little cloud, and a warm wind. We sat beneath the sky initially in blankets but then 1:00 AM rolled around. Gorgeous dancing beams of light blasted overhead, with the same greens, reds, pinks, and purples I saw so many years ago. It got so bright, it was as if Mother Nature had turned on a nightlight across the night sky, to ward off bad dreams and spooky shadows. I had tears in my eyes. I felt so small, yet I was experiencing something so large. I had VERY big feelings - just like Beaker gets (our golden) when she has so much joy. This time I got to experience it with my family AND see the joy and excitement across social media as so many people who had never witnessed them before, got a glimpse. We were all so very fortunate last night. BUT: What causes this? This cosmic spectacle is caused by a massive sunspot, a behemoth as wide as 17 Earths, hurling solar flares towards our planet. Imagine the sun as a giant celestial disco ball, occasionally sending out bursts of energy in the form of solar flares. When these flares reach Earth, they interact with our magnetic field, creating geomagnetic storms. Normally our magnetic field yeets these storms to the poles, eliminating all but the most extreme latitudes from viewing them. In Canada we consider it pay back for our long and brutal winters. This energy excites the gasses high in our atmosphere and depending on the gas, different colors are produced. Oxygen produces greens and reds. Nitrogen produces blue and purple. And if we are very very lucky, Helium and Hydrogen produces the white and pinks we saw last night. The recent storm escalated to Level 5 "extreme" conditions, creating a celestial dance of colors in the night sky. Even SpaceX's Starlink service experienced "degraded service," a reminder that while we marvel at the beauty of the Northern Lights, they also remind us of our reliance on technology vulnerable to these cosmic events. Our internet is powered by Starlink and we have NO SERVICE during the peak - and it has been knocked out at times yesterday and today. However, this isn't just a spectacle; it's a reminder of the power and unpredictability of our sun. This Level 5 geomagnetic storm is the first of its kind since 2003, where a much younger me stood dumbfounded at the side of a rural highway, looking up. There is talk that this Saturday night we might get a repeat performance. You can bet our family will have front row seats. You can’t miss this kind of cosmic show. It is just the universe telling us that while we are small , we are part of something so much bigger. We are in the universe, but the universe is also within us.

@DirkNC @unccharlotte So much room! Good luck y’all!

Amazing venue at @unccharlotte for a day of combat robot fighting!

Our year-in-review video comes out tomorrow! I’m pretty sure the dogs were good again but you’ll have to wait and see…

Keep hiiim at No. 1 in the #ProBowlVote RT for a chance to win these signed @jlbiii3 cleats!

Thank you to @PAVDAD for blurbing The Purest Bond! Secret confession: I was super nervous for the @PAVGOD Fam to read it because they are professionals in mental health and I talk a lot about it in the book. I'm glad it lived up to their standards 😅 amzn.to/46a9nlI

@TheGoldenRatio4 @ColinoStacey @AtriaBooks @eclecticmess puppies!

My new book, The Purest Bond, is a joyful look at our lives with dogs. You'll recognize your own experience & learn the science behind it We're giving away 5 books! Retweet this & tag a friend to be entered to win Winners announced Nov 6! (or buy one here amzn.to/3Qk8NMx)

Are you an educator in NC Public Schools and interested in attending the Color of Education Summit on Oct 7th? DM me for an opportunity for a BWF sponsored registration. #bwfdiversity

“What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love. They're the guiding lights of a life.” ~Jimmy Carter President Carter turns 99 today. Happy Birthday to a man who lives those words.

#JWST's photo release anniversary is here, and we want to celebrate with you! Join us for this FREE event thanks to the Hickory Public Library on July 12th at 6:30pm in the Millholland Planetarium. Register to reserve your spot today! Learn more at CatawbaScience.org/science-after-… #STEM

@TheGoldenRatio4 Hopper had the best life! I am so sorry for your loss.

We said goodbye to Hopper last night💔 Nothing helped her worsening pain. Her regular and 🇨🇦vets agreed we were beyond what Librela could fix. We had a great last night - paddled, swam, and Hopps ate a whole XL Hershey bar. She was the heart of the squad & we are lost without her

@bunsenbernerbmd This is Murray.

Registration is now open! buildersdb.com/events/1235. Come join us for some mighty fine insect weight robot combat