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Writer, Midwesterner born and bred, dog-lover, minion to small rescue poodle, arts and crafts item shopper, native fluency in French, skilled in kitchen Spanish, cookbook enthusiast.
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This is great for #BlackHistoryMonth
So sorry, if you’ve already received this.
This is great for #BlackHistoryMonth
So sorry, if you’ve already received this.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
@softtail65.bsky.social
This is great for #BlackHistoryMonth
So sorry, if you’ve already received this.
This is great for #BlackHistoryMonth
So sorry, if you’ve already received this.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Clara Luper was a civic leader, schoolteacher, & pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. She successfully conducted carefully planned nonviolent sit-in in 1958 OKC which gained traction & quickly spread nationwide.
Thank you, Queen!
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thank you, Queen!
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Clara Luper was a civic leader, schoolteacher, & pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. She successfully conducted carefully planned nonviolent sit-in in 1958 OKC which gained traction & quickly spread nationwide.
Thank you, Queen!
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thank you, Queen!
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Thanks Maryland. I understand now!
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Thanks Maryland. I understand now!
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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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Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
Person of the Day | Claudette Colvin, Pioneer of Early Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, whose arrestfor refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped spark the modern civil-rights movement, has died.
buff.ly
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
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Maybe it’s time for a COVID vax booster 🤔
#Chicago is a raging inferno of COVlD right now.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Maybe it’s time for a COVID vax booster 🤔
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Today is World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and supporting the individuals, families, and communities impacted by HIV.
(1/3)
(1/3)
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today is World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and supporting the individuals, families, and communities impacted by HIV.
(1/3)
(1/3)
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
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Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
Mother Viola Fletcher passes away at 111 years old
TULSA, Okla. — Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the passing of one of the two last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Viola Fletcher.
www.fox23.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
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The bill to end the shutdown kills FDA food safety rules.
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The bill to end the shutdown kills FDA food safety rules.
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
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🦃 Help needed- My first graders would LOVE to do a STEM activity to create Thanksgiving balloon floats and put on a parade for our school.
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
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🍎All reposts help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🦃 Help needed- My first graders would LOVE to do a STEM activity to create Thanksgiving balloon floats and put on a parade for our school.
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
🍎All reposts help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
@jen.sheshed.rocks
Please consider helping to ##clearthelist to get supplies!
🍎All reposts help! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
@jen.sheshed.rocks
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Wow !!
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wow !!
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
Humanity at it's BEST
PLEASE
Check out both posts
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Forbes Research has found that mass affluent Americans report a decline in their financial wellness, and their spending habits are changing significantly.
The Mass Affluent Report A Drop In Their Financial Wellness
Forbes Research has found that mass affluent Americans report a decline in their financial wellness, and their spending habits are changing significantly.
www.forbes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Forbes Research has found that mass affluent Americans report a decline in their financial wellness, and their spending habits are changing significantly.
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EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!
reactormag.com/reading-rain...
reactormag.com/reading-rain...
Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor
The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.
reactormag.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
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“When we give ourselves permission to feel, we open the door to healing.” Brené Brown
You’re allowed to feel it. Even the bits that don’t look shiny or productive. Feelings aren’t flaws, they’re part of being human.
🧡
#kindness #feelings #emotions
Picture by @anxiety.positive
You’re allowed to feel it. Even the bits that don’t look shiny or productive. Feelings aren’t flaws, they’re part of being human.
🧡
#kindness #feelings #emotions
Picture by @anxiety.positive
September 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
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Yesterday, there was an astonishing sports story.
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
Women's Scottish Open: Lottie Woad secures magnificent victory on pro debut
England's Lottie Woad delivers a statement victory on her professional debut at the Women's Scottish Open as a final-round 68 secures her second tour win.
www.bbc.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Yesterday, there was an astonishing sports story.
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
21-year-old Lottie Woad, who had been the #1 golf amateur until she turned pro LAST WEEK won her debut outing at the Scottish Open.
It's not on the front page of the sports section in any newspaper I looked at.
www.bbc.com/sport/golf/a...
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In the early hours of July 4, floods swept through Hill Country, a region of Central Texas also known as “Flash Flood Alley.” The Guadalupe River rose 20 feet in three hours, according to data. trib.al/ks0p328
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In the early hours of July 4, floods swept through Hill Country, a region of Central Texas also known as “Flash Flood Alley.” The Guadalupe River rose 20 feet in three hours, according to data. trib.al/ks0p328
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Thank You Petty Officer Scott Ruskin for saving 165 lives in the TX floods, & on your first rescue mission is no less.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
July 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thank You Petty Officer Scott Ruskin for saving 165 lives in the TX floods, & on your first rescue mission is no less.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
We will never be able to bestow enough awards or thank you’s to show you our appreciation for the delivery of those lives back to their families.
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Outdoor Afro tells me they received 300 applications overnight following this post! People are learning how to swim
June 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Outdoor Afro tells me they received 300 applications overnight following this post! People are learning how to swim