@bbimey.bsky.social
Usability/info design, ocean science, food policy, art, humor, knitting, history, a better world; always on the lookout for the next terrifying leap of faith. she/her
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Happy Martin Luther King Day my friends: "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy Martin Luther King Day my friends: "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Speech given on December 11, 1964 after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
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this guy is such a goddamn delight
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Koji Yakusho’s Closet Picks
YouTube video by CRITERION
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January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
this guy is such a goddamn delight
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Porcupine puffer with side-eye so strong it deserves to be a reaction gif 👀🐡 #porcupinepuffer #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #sideeye #reactiongif #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
January 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Porcupine puffer with side-eye so strong it deserves to be a reaction gif 👀🐡 #porcupinepuffer #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #sideeye #reactiongif #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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Jan. 12, 1926: Rufus Turner works on a radio set he built for his own station, W3LF of Washington, D.C.—making him the first Black person to hold a broadcasting license. At just 18 the high school student will transmit music and sermons from St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church.
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Jan. 12, 1926: Rufus Turner works on a radio set he built for his own station, W3LF of Washington, D.C.—making him the first Black person to hold a broadcasting license. At just 18 the high school student will transmit music and sermons from St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church.
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I recommend following more libraries, museums and galleries - especially the small local ones - and all sorts of intriguing nuggets will brighten your day.
Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social for this great starter pack!
I’d like to add @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social as another recommendation.
Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social for this great starter pack!
I’d like to add @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social as another recommendation.
Welcome to all our new followers!
If you're interested in getting more museums, libraries, galleries, and archives in your feed (because why the heck wouldn't you be), here's a starter pack we made earlier:
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
If you're interested in getting more museums, libraries, galleries, and archives in your feed (because why the heck wouldn't you be), here's a starter pack we made earlier:
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I recommend following more libraries, museums and galleries - especially the small local ones - and all sorts of intriguing nuggets will brighten your day.
Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social for this great starter pack!
I’d like to add @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social as another recommendation.
Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social for this great starter pack!
I’d like to add @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social as another recommendation.
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an incredible window from the Church of St John in Whitbourne, Herefordshire
January 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
an incredible window from the Church of St John in Whitbourne, Herefordshire
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'Young Woman Seated.' (1910) Writing about William Orpen's draughtsmanship, a critic of The Art News commented: 'his drawings are remarkable not only for their delicacy of handling, but for the loving care with which the pencil has revelled in beauty of form.'
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
'Young Woman Seated.' (1910) Writing about William Orpen's draughtsmanship, a critic of The Art News commented: 'his drawings are remarkable not only for their delicacy of handling, but for the loving care with which the pencil has revelled in beauty of form.'
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Mandy & kids great — but can we get a word for the choir conductor — shown for a bit near the end ? Doing classic kid’s choir arm-inspirations and fulsome face cheers.
Let’s hear it for all the kids’ choir and band conductors/instructors past, present, and future 👏🏼🫡
Let’s hear it for all the kids’ choir and band conductors/instructors past, present, and future 👏🏼🫡
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Mandy & kids great — but can we get a word for the choir conductor — shown for a bit near the end ? Doing classic kid’s choir arm-inspirations and fulsome face cheers.
Let’s hear it for all the kids’ choir and band conductors/instructors past, present, and future 👏🏼🫡
Let’s hear it for all the kids’ choir and band conductors/instructors past, present, and future 👏🏼🫡
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This is really Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socio-Economic Unfairness in action. She's recognized that spending a bit more is worth it.
Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socio-Economic Unfairness | Terry Pratchett
Perhaps one of the most popular quotes from the Discworld series is Sam Vimes’s ‘Boots’ Theory of Socio-economic Unfairness, propounded in Men at Arms: The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes rea...
terrypratchett.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
This is really Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socio-Economic Unfairness in action. She's recognized that spending a bit more is worth it.
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sam vines. The parable of the boots.
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
sam vines. The parable of the boots.
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This is my favorite sentence in a long while. From Doug Varone, whose dance company lost $40,000 by canceling two Kennedy Center gigs planned for next April:
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is my favorite sentence in a long while. From Doug Varone, whose dance company lost $40,000 by canceling two Kennedy Center gigs planned for next April:
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
“It is financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”
#courage
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age 💙
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age 💙
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age 💙
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age 💙
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616:
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616:
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
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My 14 year old son Luca took me here after cricket training today. He said there is hope in that sky Mum, I’ve never seen anything like it, the locals said there are half a
million starlings here.
Keep your families close, hug your children, help those who need us, do a 1000 piece puzzle, enjoy!
million starlings here.
Keep your families close, hug your children, help those who need us, do a 1000 piece puzzle, enjoy!
December 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My 14 year old son Luca took me here after cricket training today. He said there is hope in that sky Mum, I’ve never seen anything like it, the locals said there are half a
million starlings here.
Keep your families close, hug your children, help those who need us, do a 1000 piece puzzle, enjoy!
million starlings here.
Keep your families close, hug your children, help those who need us, do a 1000 piece puzzle, enjoy!
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How doth it feele?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KAC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KAC...
The Beths - "Expert In A Dying Field" (Official)
YouTube video by The Beths
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
How doth it feele?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KAC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KAC...
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
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Heartwarming
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Heartwarming
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ich hope thou knowest that thou art a miracle. Your being heere doth make the worlde a bettir place. Plese be kynde to yourselfe. Give helpe when you kan, and aske for helpe when you neede.
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To lead a better life, I need my love to be here
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
youtu.be/qBHSl2d-r0E
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
youtu.be/qBHSl2d-r0E
Sean Lennon singing Here There and Everywhere for Paul McCartney 80th birthday!!
YouTube video by The Warning Guardian
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December 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
To lead a better life, I need my love to be here
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
youtu.be/qBHSl2d-r0E
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
youtu.be/qBHSl2d-r0E