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Bigotry🚫: I subscribe to the horseshoe theory.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire
I never buy anything.
Bigotry🚫: I subscribe to the horseshoe theory.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire
I never buy anything.
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Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ shattered jazz norms, redefining improvisation, composition, and studio experimentation. Here are 5 surprising facts about this landmark record. zurl.co/VUHjX
5 Surprising Facts About Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" - That Eric Alper
Think you know Bitches Brew? Think again. This walbum was a revolution, a seismic shift in the very foundation of jazz. In 1969, Miles Davis redefined what music could be. With electric instruments, hypnotic rhythms, and an improvisational spirit that felt like jazz and rock had a baby in outer space, Davis turned the studio […]
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February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ shattered jazz norms, redefining improvisation, composition, and studio experimentation. Here are 5 surprising facts about this landmark record. zurl.co/VUHjX
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#FebruaryIsForLoversNot
#MusicChallenge
#NewMusicChallenge
#nightflight
#Musicsky
💔
Day 3
Almost (imo) the GOAT🥲
youtu.be/hQB5qpxcixc?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewMusicChallenge
#nightflight
#Musicsky
💔
Day 3
Almost (imo) the GOAT🥲
youtu.be/hQB5qpxcixc?...
Ambrosia - How Much I Feel (with lyrics)
YouTube video by Rewind Music Group
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February 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
#FebruaryIsForLoversNot
#MusicChallenge
#NewMusicChallenge
#nightflight
#Musicsky
💔
Day 3
Almost (imo) the GOAT🥲
youtu.be/hQB5qpxcixc?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewMusicChallenge
#nightflight
#Musicsky
💔
Day 3
Almost (imo) the GOAT🥲
youtu.be/hQB5qpxcixc?...
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A better future doesn’t arrive on its own.
It’s built, quietly, by people who refuse to abandon the vulnerable.
Thank you for being one of those people ❤️
#BuildTheFuture #ChooseCompassion #HopeInAction
youtu.be/5fEh5EnSYlE
It’s built, quietly, by people who refuse to abandon the vulnerable.
Thank you for being one of those people ❤️
#BuildTheFuture #ChooseCompassion #HopeInAction
youtu.be/5fEh5EnSYlE
How Kind People Change Everything for Rescue Dogs
YouTube video by Dog Desk Animal Action
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
A better future doesn’t arrive on its own.
It’s built, quietly, by people who refuse to abandon the vulnerable.
Thank you for being one of those people ❤️
#BuildTheFuture #ChooseCompassion #HopeInAction
youtu.be/5fEh5EnSYlE
It’s built, quietly, by people who refuse to abandon the vulnerable.
Thank you for being one of those people ❤️
#BuildTheFuture #ChooseCompassion #HopeInAction
youtu.be/5fEh5EnSYlE
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you've read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen
#30DaysBooksByWomen
#Books
Day 5
#30DaysBooksByWomen
#Books
Day 5
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you've read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen
#30DaysBooksByWomen
#Books
Day 5
#30DaysBooksByWomen
#Books
Day 5
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#nightflight
Day 3
Artist: Don Henley
Best of My Love (On the Border) Henley was the lead despite the pic.
youtu.be/7VDuTGJ_ZQI?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#nightflight
Day 3
Artist: Don Henley
Best of My Love (On the Border) Henley was the lead despite the pic.
youtu.be/7VDuTGJ_ZQI?...
Eagles - The Best of My Love (Live 1977) (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by Eagles
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February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#nightflight
Day 3
Artist: Don Henley
Best of My Love (On the Border) Henley was the lead despite the pic.
youtu.be/7VDuTGJ_ZQI?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#nightflight
Day 3
Artist: Don Henley
Best of My Love (On the Border) Henley was the lead despite the pic.
youtu.be/7VDuTGJ_ZQI?...
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Living in Antarctica means order carved out of white noise. Tents stitched into the ice, steel buildings lifted on legs, planes as a lifeline. You wake to daylight that never fades, cold sharp enough to get your attention, and a silence so complete you notice your heart beating. #SciArt #Photography
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Living in Antarctica means order carved out of white noise. Tents stitched into the ice, steel buildings lifted on legs, planes as a lifeline. You wake to daylight that never fades, cold sharp enough to get your attention, and a silence so complete you notice your heart beating. #SciArt #Photography
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#OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle.
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
#OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle.
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀
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3rd Feb St Werburgh day. Protector of Chester. It was said she had restored a dead goose to life after it had been eaten, as recounted by the medieval hagiographer Goscelin. #Folklore
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
3rd Feb St Werburgh day. Protector of Chester. It was said she had restored a dead goose to life after it had been eaten, as recounted by the medieval hagiographer Goscelin. #Folklore
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Bluesky: introduces an entire “Live Event” feature for the NFL playoffs
Bluesky when it’s the Grammys:
Bluesky when it’s the Grammys:
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Bluesky: introduces an entire “Live Event” feature for the NFL playoffs
Bluesky when it’s the Grammys:
Bluesky when it’s the Grammys:
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‘From the cabins and the ditches, in their charred, uncoffin'd masses...’
In Jan. 1847 The Nation magazine published poet, nationalist & feminist Jane 'Speranza' Wilde's (d. #OTD 1896) poem 'The Famine Year', the first major poetic response to the Great Famine. www.dib.ie/biography/wi... #DIBLives
In Jan. 1847 The Nation magazine published poet, nationalist & feminist Jane 'Speranza' Wilde's (d. #OTD 1896) poem 'The Famine Year', the first major poetic response to the Great Famine. www.dib.ie/biography/wi... #DIBLives
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
‘From the cabins and the ditches, in their charred, uncoffin'd masses...’
In Jan. 1847 The Nation magazine published poet, nationalist & feminist Jane 'Speranza' Wilde's (d. #OTD 1896) poem 'The Famine Year', the first major poetic response to the Great Famine. www.dib.ie/biography/wi... #DIBLives
In Jan. 1847 The Nation magazine published poet, nationalist & feminist Jane 'Speranza' Wilde's (d. #OTD 1896) poem 'The Famine Year', the first major poetic response to the Great Famine. www.dib.ie/biography/wi... #DIBLives
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#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/31/0
“Oh, no! I have several others—Oggy here is just a tad aggressive, so he has to stay in a cage.”
“Oh, no! I have several others—Oggy here is just a tad aggressive, so he has to stay in a cage.”
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/31/0
“Oh, no! I have several others—Oggy here is just a tad aggressive, so he has to stay in a cage.”
“Oh, no! I have several others—Oggy here is just a tad aggressive, so he has to stay in a cage.”
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February 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Mark Laver (Canada, b. 1970) :
"You’re strange, don’t change, and I let her", 2021
oil on wood panel | 40 x 48 in.
© RICCO/Maresca Gallery
(Lyrics: Mr. Soul, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, 1967)
"You’re strange, don’t change, and I let her", 2021
oil on wood panel | 40 x 48 in.
© RICCO/Maresca Gallery
(Lyrics: Mr. Soul, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, 1967)
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Mark Laver (Canada, b. 1970) :
"You’re strange, don’t change, and I let her", 2021
oil on wood panel | 40 x 48 in.
© RICCO/Maresca Gallery
(Lyrics: Mr. Soul, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, 1967)
"You’re strange, don’t change, and I let her", 2021
oil on wood panel | 40 x 48 in.
© RICCO/Maresca Gallery
(Lyrics: Mr. Soul, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, 1967)
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Good morning, Bluesky.
It’s the first Tuesday of the month, but I’m moving quickly, my copy might be kind of sloppy. Apologies in advance.
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It’s the first Tuesday of the month, but I’m moving quickly, my copy might be kind of sloppy. Apologies in advance.
open.substack.com/pub/lauramli...
True Friends and Good Writers
An embarrassment of riches
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February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Good morning, Bluesky.
It’s the first Tuesday of the month, but I’m moving quickly, my copy might be kind of sloppy. Apologies in advance.
open.substack.com/pub/lauramli...
It’s the first Tuesday of the month, but I’m moving quickly, my copy might be kind of sloppy. Apologies in advance.
open.substack.com/pub/lauramli...
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#TagTuesday
street art in Reykjavik
Laugavegur Street, last Friday
#Iceland #Reykjavik #StreetArt #AnimalArtTuesday #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #scape #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze #ArtYear
street art in Reykjavik
Laugavegur Street, last Friday
#Iceland #Reykjavik #StreetArt #AnimalArtTuesday #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #scape #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze #ArtYear
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
#TagTuesday
street art in Reykjavik
Laugavegur Street, last Friday
#Iceland #Reykjavik #StreetArt #AnimalArtTuesday #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #scape #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze #ArtYear
street art in Reykjavik
Laugavegur Street, last Friday
#Iceland #Reykjavik #StreetArt #AnimalArtTuesday #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #scape #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze #ArtYear
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#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/30/4
“Well, I dunno, Warren … I think your feet may be uglier
than mine.”
“Well, I dunno, Warren … I think your feet may be uglier
than mine.”
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/30/4
“Well, I dunno, Warren … I think your feet may be uglier
than mine.”
“Well, I dunno, Warren … I think your feet may be uglier
than mine.”
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Pablo Picasso :
Great Bather Reading, 1937
More info in the alt text 👇
Great Bather Reading, 1937
More info in the alt text 👇
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Pablo Picasso :
Great Bather Reading, 1937
More info in the alt text 👇
Great Bather Reading, 1937
More info in the alt text 👇
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Rudolf Bauer (1889-1953) :
Andante, 1928
watercolor, gouache, ink, & crayon on paper
18-5/8 x 12-5/8 in | 47.3 x 32.1 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY
Andante, 1928
watercolor, gouache, ink, & crayon on paper
18-5/8 x 12-5/8 in | 47.3 x 32.1 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Rudolf Bauer (1889-1953) :
Andante, 1928
watercolor, gouache, ink, & crayon on paper
18-5/8 x 12-5/8 in | 47.3 x 32.1 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY
Andante, 1928
watercolor, gouache, ink, & crayon on paper
18-5/8 x 12-5/8 in | 47.3 x 32.1 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY
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Addie Wagenknecht :
Self Portrait no.1, 2017
Painting with a Roomba &
Int'l Klein Blue
dry pigment and resin on linen, 36" x 24"
📸 : John Berens
Self Portrait no.1, 2017
Painting with a Roomba &
Int'l Klein Blue
dry pigment and resin on linen, 36" x 24"
📸 : John Berens
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Addie Wagenknecht :
Self Portrait no.1, 2017
Painting with a Roomba &
Int'l Klein Blue
dry pigment and resin on linen, 36" x 24"
📸 : John Berens
Self Portrait no.1, 2017
Painting with a Roomba &
Int'l Klein Blue
dry pigment and resin on linen, 36" x 24"
📸 : John Berens