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I finished a book. The first of this year. In 2025 I took my pea sized, phone-rotted, attention spanless brain and finished a bloody book. I'm unstoppable.

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A new website illuminates the history of Indigenous enslavement in New England — @ripbs-tpr.bsky.social reports that @stolenrelations.bsky.social, a vast digital repository led by researchers and librarians at Brown University, launched May 10 during a symposium at Brown.

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I was hesitant to write this obituary. Struggle as I might, I don’t have a grand life lesson of his life; nor I any clear meaning to make of his death. I’m just heartbroken that he’s gone. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/in-m...

submitted 8 days ago • 2093 comments

Thank you professor.🙏

submitted 10 days ago • 240 comments

Kyiv is currently under a massive attack. Rockets are launched from the Black Sea. As of now, there are 11 victims.

submitted 11 days ago • 24 comments

This was my library growing up in Québec City. A must-see when visiting Québec City. While you’re there, don’t miss the jail cells in the basement. Late fines were taken seriously. www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-d...

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

“Look at me” - Johnny Mathis singing a standard romantic ballad several weeks ago - a slow dance number - worth a listen - so dignified, note perfect, the tremolo in his voice. and the watery eyes now less prominent - give it a hearing - youtu.be/z6WPZtXsoDI?...

submitted 15 days ago • 80 comments

Blanche Kelso Bruce, born enslaved in Virginia, became the first African American to serve as the Register of the U.S. Treasury on May 21, 1881. His signature was the first of a Black American to appear on U.S. currency. 91 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

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Texas Railroad Commission shuts down a defiant oilfield disposal company that continued to inject wastewater deep underground in an area of West Texas plagued by earthquakes has been ordered — again — to stop. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

submitted 18 days ago • 34 comments

Happy Bike Everywhere Day! We’re running a celebration station this afternoon at I-90 Trail/MLK Way, & our next joint monthly meeting with Beacon Hill Safe Streets is Tues May 20 at 6 pm via Zoom. Lots of stuff happening, more in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/c00be9b26cf0... @sngreenways.bsky.social

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Wanna see something cool? At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is. The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥

submitted 32 days ago • 615 comments

Yesterday was framed by the sounds from waves, Having a fun and productive day.... Running wild and free, coaxed by the breeze, Sweeping cares and all worries away..... ✍️ @mdanielsmith.bsky.social

submitted 32 days ago • 34 comments

“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.” — Terry Pratchett #sbgphotography #photography #macro #flower #columbine

submitted 32 days ago • 16 comments

beach rules, ocean city, maryland, 1985

submitted 32 days ago • 45 comments

White-necked Jacobin #hummingbird #CostaRica #birds #nature

submitted 35 days ago • 42 comments

Happy International Jazz Day, everyone. Put on some Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, or Bix Beiderbecke, mix yourself a Gin Rickey, Corpse Reviver, or some other giggle water, maybe cut a rug with the Lindy Hop, and enjoy some truly great music. #Booksky

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Elon Musk is wearing two Trump caps on top of each other

submitted 35 days ago • 895 comments