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Terry Moran told the truth.

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Amber Thurman Josseli Arnica Candy Miller Porsha Ngumezi Nevaeh Crain Taysha Sobieski Yeniifer Glick Just a reminder with Mother's Day approaching, that these mothers are all dead because they didn't receive proper gynecological care because of Republicans.

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They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.

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I love mushrooms. I like to look at them. I have no idea why.

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A day that will live in infamy. When a Russian traitor did Putin's bidding in the White House. www.rawstory.com/trump-zelens...

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2020: Kamala Harris elected Vice President of the United States. Harris is the first woman, first Black American, and the first South Asian American to take on the role of V.P. in the White House. (How stupid can Americans be to pass on this woman!)

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This made my day....

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1968: Shirley Chisholm elected the first Black woman in Congress. Chisholm represented her Brooklyn, New York-centered district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Four years later, she became the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States.

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1967: Thurgood Marshall is the first Black justice on U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall, a civil rights lawyer, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson. He served as a justice until 1991.

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1904: George Poage is first Black American to win an Olympic medal. During the Olympic games in St. Louis, Poage, a track and field athlete, earned bronze medals in both the 220-yard and 440-yard hurdles.

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1992: Mae Jemison is the first black woman in space. In 1987, Mae Jemison, an engineer and physician, became the first Black woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program. Just over five years later, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first Black woman in space.

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1986: Dr. Patricia Bath invents device for laser cataract surgery. She invented the laserphaco probe to use in her new procedure for removing cataracts and was awarded a patent for the laserphaco probe, making her the first Black woman to earn a U.S. patent for a medical invention.

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Mid-1970s – '80s: Gladys West lays the groundwork for GPS technology. In 1956, West was hired as a mathematician by the U.S. Naval Proving Ground. She would eventually program a computer to accurately model the Earth, which become the foundation for the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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1969: U.S. puts the first man on the moon using calculations by Katherine Johnson. After graduating from college at the age of 18, Johnson began working in aeronautics. Following the formation of NASA, she performed the calculations that sent astronauts into orbit and to the moon in 1969.

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1916: The chemist Alice Ball invents the first successful treatment for leprosy. After becoming the very first African American and the first woman to graduate with a master's degree from the University of Hawaii, Ball went on to invent a treatment for Hansen’s disease (otherwise known as leprosy).

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Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

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Early 20th century: George Washington Carver creates 300+ new uses for peanuts. Born into slavery in Missouri during the Civil War, Carver went on to study botany at Iowa State University and later led the agriculture department at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School in Alabama.

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1893: Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful heart surgery. The patient, Chicagoan James Cornish, lived for 20 years after Williams performed the life-saving emergency surgery.

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2021: Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. The first National Youth Poet Laureate, Gorman struck a chord with the American people and the world when she performed her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

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968: Sidney Poitier is the No. 1 box office star in the U.S. The first Black actor to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category and, later, the first to win it for his role in 1963's Lilies of the Fields.

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1953: Designer Ann Lowe's wedding dress for Jackie Kennedy is admired nationwide. Born in Alabama in 1898, Lowe is considered the first Black American fashion designer to gain widespread renown.

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Gordon Parks is hired as the first Black staff photographer at Life magazine. The legendary American photographer got his break when Life magazine hired him after publishing his acclaimed photo essay on the life of a Harlem gang leader.

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1940: Hattie McDaniel is the first Black actor to win an Oscar. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1940.

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Beautiful but scary....

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1939: Ethel Waters is the first Black performer to appear on an American TV show. The Ethel Waters Show, her one-night variety special, aired on NBC.

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1890: George Washington Johnson is the first Black recording artist in the U.S. Born a slave in Virginia, Johnson was discovered as a street performer. In 2014, the Library of Congress added his recording of "The Laughing Song" to the National Recording Registry.

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1878: Marie Selika Williams is the first Black musician to sing at the White House. A legendary soprano born in Natchez, Mississippi, Williams sang for President Rutherford Hayes and First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes in the Green Room.

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1773: Phillis Wheatley is first Black American poet to publish a book of verse.

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I seriously needed this today.

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The Universe does beautiful work.

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Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference open.substack.com/pub/theconce...

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Right?????

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ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY

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More than almost anything else, I will miss having a President who is capable of compassion, decency and empathy in times of crisis.

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Okay, who made this? 😂😂

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Well, that's just depressing...

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Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.

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After midnight, I kept hearing what I thought was a horse whinnying repeatedly. Because I am in a city, I thought it might be a bird. Turns out that screech owls make a horse whinny sound. It's an amazing planet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCVD...

Terry Moran told the truth.

Amber Thurman Josseli Arnica Candy Miller Porsha Ngumezi Nevaeh Crain Taysha Sobieski Yeniifer Glick Just a reminder with Mother's Day approaching, that these mothers are all dead because they didn't receive proper gynecological care because of Republicans.

They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.

I love mushrooms. I like to look at them. I have no idea why.

A day that will live in infamy. When a Russian traitor did Putin's bidding in the White House. www.rawstory.com/trump-zelens...

2020: Kamala Harris elected Vice President of the United States. Harris is the first woman, first Black American, and the first South Asian American to take on the role of V.P. in the White House. (How stupid can Americans be to pass on this woman!)

This made my day....

1968: Shirley Chisholm elected the first Black woman in Congress. Chisholm represented her Brooklyn, New York-centered district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Four years later, she became the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States.

1967: Thurgood Marshall is the first Black justice on U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall, a civil rights lawyer, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson. He served as a justice until 1991.

1904: George Poage is first Black American to win an Olympic medal. During the Olympic games in St. Louis, Poage, a track and field athlete, earned bronze medals in both the 220-yard and 440-yard hurdles.

1992: Mae Jemison is the first black woman in space. In 1987, Mae Jemison, an engineer and physician, became the first Black woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program. Just over five years later, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first Black woman in space.

1986: Dr. Patricia Bath invents device for laser cataract surgery. She invented the laserphaco probe to use in her new procedure for removing cataracts and was awarded a patent for the laserphaco probe, making her the first Black woman to earn a U.S. patent for a medical invention.

Mid-1970s – '80s: Gladys West lays the groundwork for GPS technology. In 1956, West was hired as a mathematician by the U.S. Naval Proving Ground. She would eventually program a computer to accurately model the Earth, which become the foundation for the Global Positioning System (GPS).

@juliusgoat.bsky.social

1969: U.S. puts the first man on the moon using calculations by Katherine Johnson. After graduating from college at the age of 18, Johnson began working in aeronautics. Following the formation of NASA, she performed the calculations that sent astronauts into orbit and to the moon in 1969.

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

Early 20th century: George Washington Carver creates 300+ new uses for peanuts. Born into slavery in Missouri during the Civil War, Carver went on to study botany at Iowa State University and later led the agriculture department at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School in Alabama.

1893: Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful heart surgery. The patient, Chicagoan James Cornish, lived for 20 years after Williams performed the life-saving emergency surgery.

2021: Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. The first National Youth Poet Laureate, Gorman struck a chord with the American people and the world when she performed her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

968: Sidney Poitier is the No. 1 box office star in the U.S. The first Black actor to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category and, later, the first to win it for his role in 1963's Lilies of the Fields.

1953: Designer Ann Lowe's wedding dress for Jackie Kennedy is admired nationwide. Born in Alabama in 1898, Lowe is considered the first Black American fashion designer to gain widespread renown.

Gordon Parks is hired as the first Black staff photographer at Life magazine. The legendary American photographer got his break when Life magazine hired him after publishing his acclaimed photo essay on the life of a Harlem gang leader.

1940: Hattie McDaniel is the first Black actor to win an Oscar. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1940.

Beautiful but scary....

1939: Ethel Waters is the first Black performer to appear on an American TV show. The Ethel Waters Show, her one-night variety special, aired on NBC.

1890: George Washington Johnson is the first Black recording artist in the U.S. Born a slave in Virginia, Johnson was discovered as a street performer. In 2014, the Library of Congress added his recording of "The Laughing Song" to the National Recording Registry.

1878: Marie Selika Williams is the first Black musician to sing at the White House. A legendary soprano born in Natchez, Mississippi, Williams sang for President Rutherford Hayes and First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes in the Green Room.

1773: Phillis Wheatley is first Black American poet to publish a book of verse.

I seriously needed this today.

The Universe does beautiful work.

Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference open.substack.com/pub/theconce...

Right?????

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY

More than almost anything else, I will miss having a President who is capable of compassion, decency and empathy in times of crisis.

Okay, who made this? 😂😂

Well, that's just depressing...

Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.

After midnight, I kept hearing what I thought was a horse whinnying repeatedly. Because I am in a city, I thought it might be a bird. Turns out that screech owls make a horse whinny sound. It's an amazing planet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCVD...

Now tell us how to explain it to the stupid people...

It's worked astoundingly well.