Beth Scupham

Secular humanist. Structural Bodyworker. Anatomy Trains. Teacher. Self-employed chief cook and bottle washer. Impossible dreamer. Only human.

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

@latinedisce Ancient book frontispiece (1496) with five Latin proverbs you should remember: 1. Hominēs et arborēs a frūctibus cognōscuntur — “Men and trees are known by their fruits.” 2. Per Deum omnia facta sunt, et sine Ipsō nihil factum —... https://t.co/iM7UnJtWlj

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

“In moments like this, in front of death, and being free from the known, we can enter the unknown, the complete stillness where there is no deterioration. Perhaps such moments are the only time in which we can find out what life is and what... https://t.co/qjIT5Vn7Ot

[MΛЯIПΛ @oscillate23]

Oskar Laske (1874-1951)Preaching to the Fish, 1919

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

Bramhall * * * * LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN May 4, 2026 Heather Cox Richardson May 05, 2026 According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe President Donald J. Trump does not have the mental... https://t.co/qEQtB5DLY4

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

Spirit Airlines…gone. Delta is canceling hundreds of flights and axing drinks and snacks on domestic flights. Every U.S. military base in the Middle East has been whacked. Dozens of U.S. troops have been killed and hundreds wounded and... https://t.co/TNbLyjin4I

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Pete Hegseth falsely testified to both the House and the Senate last week that troops were deployed to voting places in 15 states under Joe Biden in 2024.

Not only were all National Guard activations for the 2024 election ordered by individual states rather than Biden, all 11 states that responded to my inquiries told me that *zero troops* were sent to voting places.

The Pentagon declined to comment. Fact check: https://t.co/bwMFV9hPEV

[Art or Other Things @ArtorOtherThing]

The Sound of the Night - Richard Schmid , 2004.

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

‘I wanted you to feel ashamed of knowing more about foreign wars, fashions, gossip, literature, and art than of the springs bursting forth outside your towns.’ Hermann Hesse https://t.co/Dkz8huzyj4

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

📷 dreaminginthedeepsouth: Here you have a man [Julius Caesar] who sought to become king of the Roman people, and who achieved his aim. Whoever says that this desire was just, is mad; for he approves of the destruction of laws and of... https://t.co/yDtgSPJNLz

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

Illustration by E.H. Shepard * * * * Cian McCarthy :: @arealmofwonder “He thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river... https://t.co/iQBka6qWCB

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

dreaminginthedeepsouth: I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they... https://t.co/4zwo9SajIF

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

“Operation Colossal Blunder” is an apt description, not only of the complete mess that Trump and Netanyahu have caused in the Middle East - and inflicted upon the rest of the world - but of the entire Trump presidency. Indeed “Operation... https://t.co/ZWH6E9tvv6

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Happy Star Wars Day

[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

Robert Hawks Bill Maher had dinner with Donald Trump, came away saying the private Trump was gracious, self-aware, charming, not the monster everyone sees on television. Larry David answered with “My Dinner With Adolf,” which was brutal,... https://t.co/7qT3xBpnlc

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[Beth Scupham @StrangeGraces]

Pluralistic: Demand destruction vs fuel-superseding infrastructure (04 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (Image: Stefan Müller (climate stuff), CC BY 2.0 Thrilled and honored the great Cory Doctorow’s newsletter today is... https://t.co/bgRS2jw6AP