Colm Mulcahy
@cardcolm.bsky.social
Prof Emeritus Spelman College, Adjunct Prof SETU, Ireland. Board Gathering 4 Gardner. Curator Annals of Irish Maths. Author "Mathematical Card Magic" AKP/CRC (2013).
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John Michael Jatho and Emelia Kunz pose with children, St. Clair, Illinois about 1905. Subtle photographic drama: the grown sons look to their right, the youngest leans into his mother, and the lady at right half-turns from the camera but stares into the lens. We're related to them, DNA tells us.
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
John Michael Jatho and Emelia Kunz pose with children, St. Clair, Illinois about 1905. Subtle photographic drama: the grown sons look to their right, the youngest leans into his mother, and the lady at right half-turns from the camera but stares into the lens. We're related to them, DNA tells us.
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On this day in 1855 Eleanor Marx, a co-founder of our union, was born.
She was at the forefront of the fight for the 8 hour working day and consistently fought for justice & equality.
Today we celebrate all her achievements 👏
She was at the forefront of the fight for the 8 hour working day and consistently fought for justice & equality.
Today we celebrate all her achievements 👏
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
On this day in 1855 Eleanor Marx, a co-founder of our union, was born.
She was at the forefront of the fight for the 8 hour working day and consistently fought for justice & equality.
Today we celebrate all her achievements 👏
She was at the forefront of the fight for the 8 hour working day and consistently fought for justice & equality.
Today we celebrate all her achievements 👏
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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Some great beers in various Liege bars today:
Curtius, au Delft, Fondamental & Taverne Saint-Paul.
Curtius, au Delft, Fondamental & Taverne Saint-Paul.
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Some great beers in various Liege bars today:
Curtius, au Delft, Fondamental & Taverne Saint-Paul.
Curtius, au Delft, Fondamental & Taverne Saint-Paul.
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‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter
‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter
WASHINGTON—Saying that despite recent events, it would do everything in its power to continue obscuring the truth, The Washington Post published an editorial Thursday defending the FBI’s recent raid o...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter
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Ride performing "Nowhere" live at the Town & Country Club in London in March 1991. On 1990's Fall EP.#Shoegaze m.youtube.com/watch?v=2_um...
Ride - Nowhere (live at the Town & Country Club, London 7th March 1991)
YouTube video by RideOfficial
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January 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Ride performing "Nowhere" live at the Town & Country Club in London in March 1991. On 1990's Fall EP.#Shoegaze m.youtube.com/watch?v=2_um...
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Honouring
OCTAVIA GRACE RITCHIE
First Woman Valedictorian of
McGILL 🇨🇦 University
Then in 1891 she became the first woman to receive a medical degree in Québec🇨🇦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia...
kids.kiddle.co/Octavia_Ritc...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/108...
OCTAVIA GRACE RITCHIE
First Woman Valedictorian of
McGILL 🇨🇦 University
Then in 1891 she became the first woman to receive a medical degree in Québec🇨🇦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia...
kids.kiddle.co/Octavia_Ritc...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/108...
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Honouring
OCTAVIA GRACE RITCHIE
First Woman Valedictorian of
McGILL 🇨🇦 University
Then in 1891 she became the first woman to receive a medical degree in Québec🇨🇦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia...
kids.kiddle.co/Octavia_Ritc...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/108...
OCTAVIA GRACE RITCHIE
First Woman Valedictorian of
McGILL 🇨🇦 University
Then in 1891 she became the first woman to receive a medical degree in Québec🇨🇦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia...
kids.kiddle.co/Octavia_Ritc...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/108...
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In an effort to recapture the voice, the rhythm of my first book in order to provide some continuity with a new work following many of the same characters, I began rereading that first book for the first time in years. With apologies to its many readers, I am now rewriting that book.
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
In an effort to recapture the voice, the rhythm of my first book in order to provide some continuity with a new work following many of the same characters, I began rereading that first book for the first time in years. With apologies to its many readers, I am now rewriting that book.
Better late than x
A latex screed has been poured in our hallway and, predictably, I'm finding it an effort to pronounce the x
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Better late than x
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A latex screed has been poured in our hallway and, predictably, I'm finding it an effort to pronounce the x
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A latex screed has been poured in our hallway and, predictably, I'm finding it an effort to pronounce the x
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1984 song "Green Isaac" by Prefab Sprout. Off their debut album Swoon.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tAE7...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tAE7...
Prefab Sprout - Green Isaac
YouTube video by martin venator
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January 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
1984 song "Green Isaac" by Prefab Sprout. Off their debut album Swoon.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tAE7...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tAE7...
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It is staggering to see the most successful political party in British history sink so low. The blame is clearly Cameron’s, he offered us the Brexit vote to rid the Tories of the EU problem, a spectacular miscalculation.
I think it's extremely important to remember that the Tories were well on their way to becoming an ersatz populist radical right party long before Robert Jenrick got his hardman haircut and his fat-jabs and started banging on about immigration - and the slide won't necessarily stop now he's gone.
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
It is staggering to see the most successful political party in British history sink so low. The blame is clearly Cameron’s, he offered us the Brexit vote to rid the Tories of the EU problem, a spectacular miscalculation.
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1993 was a pretty great year for music. Yo La Tengo's Painful. Suede's sublime first album. The Pumpkins' Siamese Dream. Nirvana's final studio LP, In Utero. And quite possibly my fav one of that year: PJ Harvey's Rid of Me. Steve Albini's behind the console. Beautiful, raw, candid, powerful record.
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 AM
1993 was a pretty great year for music. Yo La Tengo's Painful. Suede's sublime first album. The Pumpkins' Siamese Dream. Nirvana's final studio LP, In Utero. And quite possibly my fav one of that year: PJ Harvey's Rid of Me. Steve Albini's behind the console. Beautiful, raw, candid, powerful record.
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American educator Ella Flagg Young was born #OTD in 1845.
She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social
She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
American educator Ella Flagg Young was born #OTD in 1845.
She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social
She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Today, it’s not your vote that determines whether the government brutalizes you or sends officers to your door. It’s your neighbors’ vote.
If you’re ok with this happening to Minnesotans, don’t get comfortable. You won’t be exempt for long.
In the end, a lawless administration comes for everyone.
If you’re ok with this happening to Minnesotans, don’t get comfortable. You won’t be exempt for long.
In the end, a lawless administration comes for everyone.
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Today, it’s not your vote that determines whether the government brutalizes you or sends officers to your door. It’s your neighbors’ vote.
If you’re ok with this happening to Minnesotans, don’t get comfortable. You won’t be exempt for long.
In the end, a lawless administration comes for everyone.
If you’re ok with this happening to Minnesotans, don’t get comfortable. You won’t be exempt for long.
In the end, a lawless administration comes for everyone.
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Tonight’s tram ride in Liege.
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Tonight’s tram ride in Liege.
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Low tide at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California. 850nm infrared
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography #infraredphotography #850nm
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography #infraredphotography #850nm
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Low tide at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California. 850nm infrared
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography #infraredphotography #850nm
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography #infraredphotography #850nm
Funny just listening to Getz now!
Stan Getz and and the late jazz trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker performing "Just Friends" live in a 1983 Stockholm concert. Song can be found on Baker's 1955 album Chet Baker Sings and Plays. Length: 8:56. #Jazz #JazzMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vi...
Stan Getz and Chet Baker "Just Friends" 1983
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January 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Funny just listening to Getz now!
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Stan Getz and and the late jazz trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker performing "Just Friends" live in a 1983 Stockholm concert. Song can be found on Baker's 1955 album Chet Baker Sings and Plays. Length: 8:56. #Jazz #JazzMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vi...
Stan Getz and Chet Baker "Just Friends" 1983
YouTube video by nilsjoela
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January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Stan Getz and and the late jazz trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker performing "Just Friends" live in a 1983 Stockholm concert. Song can be found on Baker's 1955 album Chet Baker Sings and Plays. Length: 8:56. #Jazz #JazzMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vi...
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Delight shared is delight increased - my mom.
I have more money than I do time to "de-ICE" Minneapolis so I endeavor to tip well at local businesses affected by this nonsense.
#FuckICE
I have more money than I do time to "de-ICE" Minneapolis so I endeavor to tip well at local businesses affected by this nonsense.
#FuckICE
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Delight shared is delight increased - my mom.
I have more money than I do time to "de-ICE" Minneapolis so I endeavor to tip well at local businesses affected by this nonsense.
#FuckICE
I have more money than I do time to "de-ICE" Minneapolis so I endeavor to tip well at local businesses affected by this nonsense.
#FuckICE
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British skiffle icon Lonnie Donegan covering the Leadbelly song "Take This Hammer" in a 1960 performance. Song would appear on his third album, 1959's Lonnie Rides Again. m.youtube.com/watch?v=PisG...
Lonnie Donegan - Take this Hammer (Live)
YouTube video by Paul Griggs
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January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
British skiffle icon Lonnie Donegan covering the Leadbelly song "Take This Hammer" in a 1960 performance. Song would appear on his third album, 1959's Lonnie Rides Again. m.youtube.com/watch?v=PisG...
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I can just imagine, all those Tories defecting to Reform, protesting about how the Tory administrations they once served in “broke Britain”, someday sitting in a coalition government with their old Conservative Party chums, giving the UK another kicking.
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I can just imagine, all those Tories defecting to Reform, protesting about how the Tory administrations they once served in “broke Britain”, someday sitting in a coalition government with their old Conservative Party chums, giving the UK another kicking.
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Acoustic Texas Blues from 1959 with the song "Long Gone Like a Turkey Through the Corn" by Lightnin' Hopkins. On the 1959 Tradition-Folkways album Country Blues. #Blues #BluesMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=m2yd...
Lightnin' Hopkins, Long gone like a turkey through the corn
YouTube video by Edith de Ronde
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January 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Acoustic Texas Blues from 1959 with the song "Long Gone Like a Turkey Through the Corn" by Lightnin' Hopkins. On the 1959 Tradition-Folkways album Country Blues. #Blues #BluesMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=m2yd...