Lisa-Marie

Artist, Animal Lover & Nature Enthusiast.

[Lisa-Marie @StudioLMN]

“These findings indicate that consciousness may not be limited to organisms with brains, but could be a more flexible property emerging in diverse life forms.”

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Groundbreaking botanical research is challenging the long-held belief in human exceptionalism, suggesting that plants possess forms of spatial awareness, intentionality, and consciousness.

For centuries, humans have regarded plants as passive organisms, but pioneering studies are rewriting this view. According to plant neurobiologist Dr. Stefano Mancuso, plants display sophisticated behaviors that parallel those of conscious animals. In laboratory experiments, plants react to anesthesia in ways strikingly similar to humans and animals — for instance, the Venus flytrap becomes completely unresponsive when anesthetized.

Time-lapse studies further reveal remarkable intelligence in common bean plants, which demonstrate clear spatial awareness by precisely aiming shoots toward supports and even adjusting their growth strategy when they detect another plant has already claimed a support.

These findings indicate that consciousness may not be limited to organisms with brains, but could be a more flexible property emerging in diverse life forms. As trees migrate northward in response to climate change, mirroring animal migration, researchers argue that our understanding of “mind” must expand beyond traditional boundaries.

With over three trillion trees on Earth, acknowledging plant consciousness could transform our ethical frameworks, agricultural practices, and relationship with nature, shifting from viewing plants as mere resources to recognizing them as active, aware participants in our shared ecosystem.

[Yokawa, K., Kagenishi, T., Pavlovič, A., Gall, S., Weiland, M., Mancuso, S., & Baluška, F. (2018). Anaesthetics stop diverse plant organ movements, affect endocytic vesicle recycling and ROS homeostasis, and block action potentials in Venus flytraps. Annals of Botany, 122(5), 747–756. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx155]

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

.@Sec_Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I'm calling on her to resign. 

Gregory Bovino must also be fired.

No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

To the x bots bashing my poem for its format to avoid the relevancy of its content: the verse shape is inspired by Minneapolis itself. Stop griping over the structure of a poem and funnel that critical energy towards the federal agents executing American citizens.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

This isn’t just about a temporary shutdown—it’s about handing Trump and Republicans a blank check to dismantle what’s left.

I’ve led in the minority. I know noble effort alone won’t stop this.

Democrats must say NO, stand on principle and fight for the people. We need you. NOW.

[Congressional Hispanic Caucus @HispanicCaucus]

This is a new low.

Trump’s terror squads deported a family -including 4 US citizen children- who were seeking emergency medical care for a 10-year-old with brain cancer.

They have lost all humanity. We will keep tabs and we will not forget.

https://t.co/DCI8TFDyWs

[Lisa-Marie @StudioLMN]

@ukrainiansquad USA💗

[Buddhism Now @Buddhism_Now]

Kindness and happiness seem to generate one another. 'Kindness' by John Aske. https://t.co/9hAYIIXyW9 Kindness awakens your latent ability to be and commune with the world.

[Lisa-Marie @StudioLMN]

Slava Ukraini !

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Rarely has so much ignorance and ahistorical BS been crammed into a single tweet. I know you and @realDonaldTrump are busy surrendering to a KGB butcher, abandoning the cause of freedom, and destroying the security of America and her allies, but you would do well, @JDVance, to spend some time actually studying history. Start here with Ronald Reagan: “Perhaps you and I have lived too long with this miracle to properly be appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.  And those in world history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again.”

[Self-Realization Fellowship @srfyogananda]

“As soon as you think kindly of somebody else, your consciousness has expanded. When you think of your neighbor, a part of your being goes forth with that thought. And it is not only thinking that is necessary, but being prepared to act on that thought.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

During the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, and in this time of support for and rebuilding of the communities faced with such devastation, there have been countless examples of true service.

Paramahansa Yogananda and other great saints would say that these and the many unseen acts of selfless service that happen each day are not only utterly necessary for the harmony of our world, but expressions of the soul’s pure nature as it expands to know itself as one with the Divine.

We invite you to read more from Yogananda’s wisdom concerning the crucial role that service to others plays in our lives and spiritual development: https://t.co/kOidKDHUrR

#Yogananda #quote #service #ServiceToOthers #kindness

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

A prayer for @Pontifex

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Our hearts break for the families who lost loved ones in the tragic plane and helicopter crash at DCA. Michelle and I send our prayers and condolences to everyone who is mourning today, and we’re grateful to the first responders who are doing everything they can to help under extremely difficult circumstances.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch.
President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.

[Lisa-Marie @StudioLMN]

@srfyogananda Please join Threads.🙏

[Lisa-Marie @StudioLMN]

“The reality is that as a country, we had the opportunity to take the high road… to stand for equality and fairness, to stand for the overall good of everyone. But over half of y’all kept us from taking it. And the whole world was watching.”

THIS.

[✭ 🅑🅤🅑🅑🅐 ✭ @BubbatheOG]

He summed it up like few could. 🫡

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Wow! ♥️

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

No president next term. America needs to be single for a while to focus on herself.

[Maddow Blog @MaddowBlog]

Maddow: "What they want least of all is to realize that half the country went to bed sad tonight but then woke up tomorrow fired up with a new sense of purpose knowing that apparently this is what we're on this Earth to do as American citizens in this generation."

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

I am so deeply sorry. I thought better of us.