Alexandra

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Great words won't cover ugly actions good frames won't save bad paintings.
From Borneo to Mediterranean.

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[Philosophy Of Physics @PhilosophyOfPhy]

We were taught that Earth orbits the Sun in a closed circle. In reality, Earth has never returned to the same point in space once in 4.5 billion years.
​Right now, the Sun is carrying Earth and every planet around the center of the Milky Way at 230 km/s (828,000 km/h), more than 18,000 kilometers every 80 seconds.

​Because the Solar System is tilted 60.2° to the galactic plane and bobs up and down through the galactic disc roughly every 30 million years, the planets trace open 3D corkscrew helices across deep space rather than flat loops.

​The last time the Sun stood where it stands today, one Galactic Year (230 million years) ago, the very first dinosaurs were only beginning to appear on Earth. Since forming 4.6 billion years ago, our Sun has completed only 20 laps.

[GameRant @GameRant]

Game of Thrones: Hand of the King is officially confirmed, marking Jon Snow's return to the franchise. https://t.co/oGVyc17yUV

[The Wonder of Tolkien @TolkienWonder]

When Bombadil rescues the hobbits by casting out the Barrow Wights, he sings a song that ends with a beautiful and prophetic line: “Where gates stand for ever shut, till the world is mended.”

You can easily miss it — but it’s a call to that one final day where all that fades into ruin will one day be redeemed, restored and made new in Middle-earth. It’s a mirror to the truth of the Gospel which says that Jesus is coming back and will mend the world finally and fully! What a hope.

[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]

[Amazing Physics @amazing_physics]

🚀 A remarkable discovery at the edge of our Solar System:

NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 traveled along very different paths, yet both crossed the heliopause—the boundary where the Sun’s influence gives way to interstellar space—at surprisingly similar distances from the Sun.

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

Put August 12 in your phone now. Genuinely.

Before sunrise, six planets spread across the sky. Afternoon, the eclipse. After dark, the Perseids Meteor shower.

Four events on one day, NASA says, and the new moon that same date keeps the sky dark enough to actually see the meteors.

You don't need a telescope for most of it. A field, a coat, and twenty minutes for your eyes to adjust.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“I love being at home. My life is very simple. I reada lot of books. I watch a lot of films. I listen to a lot of music. I tend the garden. I cook with my family. Yeah, I'm boring.”

— Cillian Murphy

[Nasss♟️ @NassimMTL]

Le comportement des joueurs du Paraguay est honteux !!
#FRAPAR

[FRENCHRAPUS 🇺🇸 @FrenchRapUS]

🚨 QUELLE HONTE !

Le défenseur du Paraguay a tenté de détruire le point de penalty comme un lâche avant que Kylian Mbappé tir 🤮

Quelle belle équipe de m*rde le Paraguay…

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Yes: handwriting still matters.

A new study has confirmed that writing by hand activates far more complex and widespread neural networks in the brain than typing, underscoring its importance for learning and memory.

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology used a high-density EEG cap with 256 electrodes to record brain activity in university students. They found that the intricate, sensory-rich movements involved in handwriting, especially cursive, trigger highly synchronized brain waves across extensive areas of the parietal and central regions. These coordinated patterns are strongly linked to memory formation, cognitive processing, and encoding new information.

In contrast, typing, which involves repetitive, simpler finger movements, produced significantly less neural connectivity and engagement. The difference was striking: the brain appears much less active during digital writing.

The researchers conclude that the unique motor and sensory experience of holding a pen plays a key role in brain development and learning. As a result, they argue that handwriting instruction should remain a core part of education to support deeper comprehension and cognitive growth in the next generation.

[ “Handwriting vs. Typing: A High-Density EEG Study on Brain Connectivity During Learning” — Norwegian University of Science and Technology (published in Frontiers in Psychology, 2025)]

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

@fifaworldcup you should take action of dogs being killed in Morocco. Football should be about peace, unity & joy, not cruelty background. We want peaceful sport, not a celebration built over suffering!

[westerosies @westerosies]

The full cast of ‘GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING,’ Robert’s Rebellion prequel stage play has been announced:

• Noah Ritter as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen

• Harmony Rose-Bremner as Lyanna Stark

• Michael Shaeffer as King Aerys II Targaryen

• Callum Woodhouse as Lord Robert Baratheon

• Michael Abubakar as Eddard Stark

• Daisy Franks as Cersei Lannister / Ensemble

• Maxim Ays as Ser Jaime Lannister

• Elizabeth Ayodele as Princess Elia Martell

• Marcello Walton as Ser Jonothor Darry / Lord Tywin Lannister

• Edem-Ita Duke as Oberyn Martell

• Daniel Hawksford as Ser Barristan Selmy

• Kel Matsena as Ser Arthur Dayne

• Hughie O’Donnell as Lord Varys

• Alexander Newland as Lord Rickard Stark

• Luke Brady as Brandon Stark

• Miles Barrow as Benjen Stark

• Tanisha Spring as Ashara Dayne

• Mariah Gale as Queen Rhaella Targaryen / Lady Shella Whent

• Richard Hansell as Grand Maester Pycelle

• Shaun Yusuf McKee as Ser Gerold Hightower / Ensemble

• Adrian Christopher as Prince Lewyn Martell / Ensemble

• Huw Parmenter as Ser Oswell Whent

• Islam Bouakkaz as Howland Reed

• Marty Breen as Catelyn Stark

• Tom Larkin as Lord Whent / Wisdom Rossart / Ensemble

• Fred Davis as Qarlton Chelsted / Ensemble

• Sebastian Charles as Owen Merryweather / Ensemble

• Ronan Cullen as Ensemble / Swing

• Kate Rowsell as Ensemble / Swing

• Tom Stacy as Ensemble / Swing

• Lewis Howard as Ensemble

• April Nerissa Hudson as Ensemble

• Chelsea Marie as Ensemble

• Simi Egbejumi-David as Ensemble

• Matt Tait as Ensemble

• Tzarina-Nassor as Ensemble

The play will have its world premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from July 20 to September 5, with an official opening night on August 8.

(https://t.co/HT8ZItpPrs)

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

Been watching the Winter Olympics & really enjoying it especially when Team France wins and the athletes sing La Marseillaise with all their hearts. Eux c'est des vrais Français, ils chantent! #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 #teamfrance #AllezLesBleus

[Alliance Anticorrida @Anticorrida]

L'Alliance @anticorrida a GAGNÉ et c'est DÉFINITIF ! Jean-Pierre Rico, maire de @VillePerols décide de mettre fin à la procédure sans se pourvoir en cassation ! https://t.co/YqQEr9ZI8z @HenryJeanServat @AndjelkaPe @20320Vero @PucesLapin @GermaineRoche1 @vallouard @Mainville3Marie @AdeaClaude @JustineADP @Bastet3413 @futur_asso

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

À @GroupeLaPoste principale de Toulon, 'Pas de beaux timbres pour l’international, y en a plus nulle part' Bon! 🤷‍♀️
Je vais à la poste Louis Blanc, pas loin…et là, surprise, il y en a. Comme quoi. 😏📮@lisalaposte #LaPoste #lapostefrance #laposte

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

Your careless actions can cost lives, homes & nature. Selfishness is not a lifestyle it’s a threat.

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

Every summer now here in France & around the world we’re dealing with wildfires. This extreme heat makes it worse. So PLS, use your head. Follow the rules. This isn’t about your convenience. It’s about keeping our communities safe.

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

After days of relentless heat, the rain has finally come pouring down. What a feeling, like the sky finally exhaled 🌧️☀️ #toulon #var #paca #france #cotedazur

[Alexandra @ashthraz]

Pango is an adopted dog, my first, actually. And he’s changed my life. He’s changed the way I see the world, how deeply I care for animals, especially the voiceless, and how connected I feel to nature. #alexandradiary