Pam from Michigan
@pgtk.bsky.social
Lifelong learner. Love books, music, geography, history, maps, and math. Detroit sports & 🎾 fan; Dabble in genetic genealogy and am currently using DNA to verify my family tree research. Solved two adoptions❤️
Truth, integrity, and the Rule of Law matter.
Truth, integrity, and the Rule of Law matter.
Listening to #SuperBowl on the radio while making huge progress adding #Ancestry DNA matches to my mom's family tree. The old-school announcer just said it's the 60th SB... I'm horrified that I remember SB 16 with Joe Montana at the Pontiac Silverdome. I'm rooting for Seattle for Martin Crane.
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Listening to #SuperBowl on the radio while making huge progress adding #Ancestry DNA matches to my mom's family tree. The old-school announcer just said it's the 60th SB... I'm horrified that I remember SB 16 with Joe Montana at the Pontiac Silverdome. I'm rooting for Seattle for Martin Crane.
Wow! A must listen!
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Wow! A must listen!
Ron Charles! 😳
“How a major national newspaper will carry on without someone on staff to summarize the plots of midlist literary novels is beyond me.”
@roncharles.bsky.social faces the post-Post world:
@roncharles.bsky.social faces the post-Post world:
I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.
After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.
roncharles.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Ron Charles! 😳
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A forest fire burns in the mountains of Epuyen, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina.
Argentina has declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern Hemisphere summer
📸 Gonzalo Keogan
Argentina has declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern Hemisphere summer
📸 Gonzalo Keogan
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM
A forest fire burns in the mountains of Epuyen, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina.
Argentina has declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern Hemisphere summer
📸 Gonzalo Keogan
Argentina has declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern Hemisphere summer
📸 Gonzalo Keogan
I watched it live in 9th grade science class. I remember the confusion, then the realization that they were dead. Christa McAuliffe was dead. 🙏
On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff, killing all seven crew members onboard. The tragedy was broadcast live on television.
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I watched it live in 9th grade science class. I remember the confusion, then the realization that they were dead. Christa McAuliffe was dead. 🙏
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Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats.
For centuries, cats and Istanbul's residents have been very close, an ancestral culture that remains even today. According to City Hall, Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats on its streets who are regularly fed and cared for by residents
For centuries, cats and Istanbul's residents have been very close, an ancestral culture that remains even today. According to City Hall, Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats on its streets who are regularly fed and cared for by residents
January 28, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats.
For centuries, cats and Istanbul's residents have been very close, an ancestral culture that remains even today. According to City Hall, Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats on its streets who are regularly fed and cared for by residents
For centuries, cats and Istanbul's residents have been very close, an ancestral culture that remains even today. According to City Hall, Istanbul has more than 160,000 cats on its streets who are regularly fed and cared for by residents
I have used the Canada Archives for my #genealogy for many years. A search turned up the eulogy for my 3rd Great-grandmother who died in 1852 in Toronto. I ordered the microfiche and it really helped to understand the family dynamic.
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I have used the Canada Archives for my #genealogy for many years. A search turned up the eulogy for my 3rd Great-grandmother who died in 1852 in Toronto. I ordered the microfiche and it really helped to understand the family dynamic.
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
T-Rex 🦖
In 1978 27 inches of snow fell on the Boston College campus and these students put it to good use. What are you creating with today’s snowfall?
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
T-Rex 🦖
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In honor of the U.S. 250th anniversary, historical documents will be exhibited at The Henry Ford museum.
National treasures to be displayed in Dearborn this July - Detroit Metro Times
Documents from the era of the founding of the U.S. are touring the nation this year in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, including a stop in Dearborn. The “Freedom Plane National Tour: D...
www.metrotimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
In honor of the U.S. 250th anniversary, historical documents will be exhibited at The Henry Ford museum.
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AFP’s Jim Watson photographs bald eagles at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland, United States
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
AFP’s Jim Watson photographs bald eagles at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland, United States
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Shopkeeper washing her doorstep, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Shopkeeper washing her doorstep, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
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Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
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This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
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The head of Denmark’s army should not be in Greenland, working to deter US attack. That is a bad use of his time, weakening everyone in NATO, Denmark and the US very much included.
Or, rather, it would be a bad use of his time, except the US president decided to threaten conquest against US allies.
Or, rather, it would be a bad use of his time, except the US president decided to threaten conquest against US allies.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The head of Denmark’s army should not be in Greenland, working to deter US attack. That is a bad use of his time, weakening everyone in NATO, Denmark and the US very much included.
Or, rather, it would be a bad use of his time, except the US president decided to threaten conquest against US allies.
Or, rather, it would be a bad use of his time, except the US president decided to threaten conquest against US allies.
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The Tony Walton Collection at the Library includes his costume design drawings for both films ("Mary Poppins," "The Wiz") and stage productions. These designs came to the Library with flaking paint. Here's how the Conservation Division stabilized them so they'll be preserved for generations to come.
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The Tony Walton Collection at the Library includes his costume design drawings for both films ("Mary Poppins," "The Wiz") and stage productions. These designs came to the Library with flaking paint. Here's how the Conservation Division stabilized them so they'll be preserved for generations to come.
Vladimir Konstantinov stumps Red Wings: 'Who's ... in the wheelchair?'
Vladimir Konstantinov stumps Red Wings: 'Who's ... in the wheelchair?'
A young Detroit Red Wing's question to coach Todd McLellan came as the franchise retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 on Monday night.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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This one-of-a-kind home was built from thousands of antique bottles. Let’s take a tour:
Historic Hazel Park ‘bottle house’ hits market for first time in more than 70 years - Detroit Metro Times
When he learned about a quirky, nearly century-old metro Detroit home made from concrete blocks embedded with thousands of glass bottles, Carl Schiller says he knew he had to save it. “As soon as I sa...
www.metrotimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This one-of-a-kind home was built from thousands of antique bottles. Let’s take a tour:
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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"United States Marines with the captured flag of Augusto César Sandino in Nicaragua in 1932"
Banana Wars - Wikipedia share.google/TVFevs9lUk8w...
Banana Wars - Wikipedia share.google/TVFevs9lUk8w...
Banana Wars - Wikipedia
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January 5, 2026 at 6:42 AM
"United States Marines with the captured flag of Augusto César Sandino in Nicaragua in 1932"
Banana Wars - Wikipedia share.google/TVFevs9lUk8w...
Banana Wars - Wikipedia share.google/TVFevs9lUk8w...
My family watched all of the curling events during the Vancouver Olympics; It was amazing. All of the granite stones come from the same place in Scotland. 🤩
Curling seeks to break free of reliance on Winter Games spotlight reut.rs/49rqTpp
Curling seeks to break free of reliance on Winter Games spotlight
World Curling President Beau Welling wants to sweep away the sport's Olympics-only tag and slide into a new era where fans are engaging with it throughout the year.
reut.rs
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 AM
My family watched all of the curling events during the Vancouver Olympics; It was amazing. All of the granite stones come from the same place in Scotland. 🤩
January 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Great book to read if you want to learn about #Venezuela #oil. It's been years and I still remember learning about Venezuela's "heavy" oil and the refining that must be done to make it usable. @maddow.bsky.social recommended it on a podcast.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303537...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303537...
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Great book to read if you want to learn about #Venezuela #oil. It's been years and I still remember learning about Venezuela's "heavy" oil and the refining that must be done to make it usable. @maddow.bsky.social recommended it on a podcast.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303537...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303537...
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
December 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.