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British polar explorer Maria Leijerstam is the first person in the world to reach the South Pole by cycling from the edge of the Antarctic continent.
She set off on her world-record-setting White Ice Cycle expedition #OTD in 2013. She rode a custom-built recumbent trike. #adventure #cycling #trek
She set off on her world-record-setting White Ice Cycle expedition #OTD in 2013. She rode a custom-built recumbent trike. #adventure #cycling #trek
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
British polar explorer Maria Leijerstam is the first person in the world to reach the South Pole by cycling from the edge of the Antarctic continent.
She set off on her world-record-setting White Ice Cycle expedition #OTD in 2013. She rode a custom-built recumbent trike. #adventure #cycling #trek
She set off on her world-record-setting White Ice Cycle expedition #OTD in 2013. She rode a custom-built recumbent trike. #adventure #cycling #trek
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December 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I would recommend this to anyone in the area (Bangor Maine)
It is a lot of fun.
It is a lot of fun.
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I would recommend this to anyone in the area (Bangor Maine)
It is a lot of fun.
It is a lot of fun.
Corruption plus loyalty equals even more corruptio.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Corruption plus loyalty equals even more corruptio.
If Artificial Intelligence is tasked to do all our jobs, what will be left for humanity? Greed will mandate this. Even if Artificial Intelligence does not attain sentience, if we have no purpose other than procreation, it could mean the end of our species.
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If Artificial Intelligence is tasked to do all our jobs, what will be left for humanity? Greed will mandate this. Even if Artificial Intelligence does not attain sentience, if we have no purpose other than procreation, it could mean the end of our species.
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English mathematician & writer Ada Lovelace died #OTD in 1852.
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
English mathematician & writer Ada Lovelace died #OTD in 1852.
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
If greed has it’s way and most jobs are assumed by artificial Intelligence, will this mean the end to humanity’s progress as a species?
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If greed has it’s way and most jobs are assumed by artificial Intelligence, will this mean the end to humanity’s progress as a species?
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Remembering the legendary Jimi Hendrix who was born on this day in 1942.
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Remembering the legendary Jimi Hendrix who was born on this day in 1942.
Trump gives attention deficit disorder a bad name.
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump gives attention deficit disorder a bad name.
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Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” shows what hybrid animation can do: fluid battles, detailed facial expressions and a Shakespearean narrative painted on vast digital landscapes.
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ takes on ‘Hamlet’ with bold visual departure
The Oscar-nominated director re-imagines the Shakespearean tale as an animated quest through the afterlife.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” shows what hybrid animation can do: fluid battles, detailed facial expressions and a Shakespearean narrative painted on vast digital landscapes.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Here is a link to the print: www.emilyk.art/product/tzef...
Tzefarde'a Tzedek - Frog of Righteousness - Emily K • Cartoonist & Illustrator
A calligraphic representation of the Rabbinical commentary on the Plague of Frogs, with Hebrew and English in the shape of the Portland Frog.
www.emilyk.art
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here is a link to the print: www.emilyk.art/product/tzef...
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One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
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Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.
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Apple removed ICE block app
October 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Apple removed ICE block app
“If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.” ~ Fox Mulder
Words to live by.
Words to live by.
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.” ~ Fox Mulder
Words to live by.
Words to live by.
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Tonight, let's all follow Jane Goodall's nightly ritual: watch the sun set, with a glass of good scotch and a passion to leave the world a better place than how we found it. (Illustration by the great Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social )
October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tonight, let's all follow Jane Goodall's nightly ritual: watch the sun set, with a glass of good scotch and a passion to leave the world a better place than how we found it. (Illustration by the great Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social )
This is extremely unfortunate in times like these, she who saw an intellectual and emotional equivalence in all nature. Rest well sweet soul.
One of the purest, most beautiful humans to walk this earth has left. Godspeed to you, Jane. Our love, prayers, and appreciation will always remain with you.
💕🙏🏻. 🌳🌲🦍🐒🦧🌍🌎🍃🌳
@janegoodall.org
Love to all at the institute.
💕🙏🏻. 🌳🌲🦍🐒🦧🌍🌎🍃🌳
@janegoodall.org
Love to all at the institute.
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is extremely unfortunate in times like these, she who saw an intellectual and emotional equivalence in all nature. Rest well sweet soul.
This is crazy.
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is crazy.
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Trump, far from being the victim of witch hunts, is the orchestrator of them. But even he has never sunk this low. This is a crime against the best values of this republic.
It is a profoundly un-American act. trib.al/7ztKtF7
It is a profoundly un-American act. trib.al/7ztKtF7
Comey Shows that Donald Trump’s
Contempt for America Knows No Bounds
The indictment of the former FBI director is an un-American act. Period.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump, far from being the victim of witch hunts, is the orchestrator of them. But even he has never sunk this low. This is a crime against the best values of this republic.
It is a profoundly un-American act. trib.al/7ztKtF7
It is a profoundly un-American act. trib.al/7ztKtF7
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This week's MD-08 Local Hero is the formidable Dr. Eric Green, former Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH. For more than three decades, before being sacked by DOGE, Dr. Green led critical genomic medical research for the American people.
Local Hero Video Series: Week 276 Feat. Dr. Eric Green
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This week's MD-08 Local Hero is the formidable Dr. Eric Green, former Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH. For more than three decades, before being sacked by DOGE, Dr. Green led critical genomic medical research for the American people.
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They think they can stop comedy? That's hilarious!
September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
They think they can stop comedy? That's hilarious!