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Loves Cats, Chocolate, Aliens, Space and being silly. “Some friendships are so strong, they can even transcend lifetimes”
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Becoming A Monster
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Becoming A Monster
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Advent Calendar - Door 20. 💫
✨️️️️️ Speedpainting 20122025 ✨️
A fresh, vivid green and blue alien planet where the people live and build their cities in the shadows and on the upper surface of giant stony upside-down shard structures. Red and orange light sources accentuate three capital shard cities. The clouds follow the bright blue sky. It is a peaceful place, where nature is cherished, and you can recharge. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Speedpainting-20122025-1277365529
December 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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The "Queen Mother of American Tennis," Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was born #OTD in 1886.

She dominated US women's tennis before WWI, winning 45 titles (+2 Olympic gold & 1 Wimbledon). She founded the Wightman Cup (UK/US competition, 1923-1989) to generate international interest in women's #tennis.
Left: A sepia-toned photograph of Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman from the early 20th century. She stands outdoors on a tennis court or grassy area, smiling confidently at the camera. She wears traditional Edwardian tennis attire: a long-sleeved white blouse with a high collar, a wide belt cinching her waist, a long white skirt, and a dark headband holding back her short dark hair. A large trophy cup sits on a table beside her. Right: A black-and-white action photograph of Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman mid-serve/shot during a tennis match in the 1910s or 1920s. She is captured in dynamic motion, leaping slightly off the ground with her right arm raised high overhead holding a wooden racket poised to strike the ball. She wears classic early women's tennis clothing: a long-sleeved white blouse, a long pleated white skirt that flares with movement, white stockings, tennis shoes, and a wide-brimmed hat. Spectators in period attire watch from the background stands.
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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It’s that time of year~~

12 month tarot spread. I know it looks really intimidating but it’s actually very very beginner friendly.

#tarot
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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French mathematician & physicist Émilie du Châtelet was born #OTD in 1706. #WomenInSTEM

Her magnum opus, 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 1740) covered the principles of knowledge, the existence of God, hypotheses, space, time, matter, the forces of nature & more. #physics
18th-century oil portrait of French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Émilie du Châtelet. She rests her chin thoughtfully on one hand while holding a golden compass over an open book. An armillary sphere sits behind her right shoulder. Dressed in a luxurious blue silk gown with lace sleeves and a large bow at the chest, her powdered hair is elegantly styled. Painted by Marianne Loir circa 1745–1749, the portrait captures the brilliance of the woman who translated and expanded Newton’s Principia Mathematica and became one of the Enlightenment’s leading scientific minds.
December 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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First woman to receive an academic PhD?

Elena Cornaro Piscopia, doctorate in #Philosophy, University of Padua (Italy) on 25 June 1678.

She originally applied for a doctorate in Theology. Church authorities refused as women were not permitted to teach or preach #theology. #education #highered
A formal 17th-century oil portrait of Elena Piscopia seated in a high-backed red chair against a dark background. She has curly dark hair, pale skin, and wears a black dress with lace-trimmed sleeves and a striped fur-lined shawl draped over her shoulders. Her right hand rests near an armillary sphere (a skeletal model of the celestial spheres) on a table beside her, while her left hand rest on a book. The mood is serene and dignified, with dramatic lighting highlighting her face and attire. Piscopia's graduation ceremony is depicted in the Cornaro Window, installed in 1906 in the West Wing of the Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College. A vibrant Gothic-style stained glass window depicting Piscopia as the central figure, seated majestically on an ornate throne in flowing robes. She is surrounded by numerous people in elaborate period clothing, some kneeling or presenting gifts, arranged in multiple panels and tiers. The composition is rich with deep blues, reds, golds, and intricate architectural details like columns and drapery, topped by smaller panels of saints or angels in arched lancets.
December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born #OTD in 1863.

Co-credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme that organizes/classifies stars by their temperature & spectral type. She classified >300,000 stars & her system is still used today.

#WomenInSTEM #astronomy
Black-and-white 1922 studio portrait of astronomer Annie Jump Cannon in profile, facing left. She is a middle-aged woman with her hair styled in an elegant, voluminous Gibson-girl updo with soft curls framing the top and sides. She wears a lace-trimmed blouse with intricate floral embroidery on the shoulders and sleeves. The photograph has a classic, softly lit, formal quality typical of early 20th-century portrait photography
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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#OnThisDay in 1863, Annie Jump Cannon, #astronomer, was born in Dover, Delaware.

Known as the “census taker of the sky”, she developed the Harvard Classification System that classifies stars to this day.

#WomenInSTEM #womeninscience #astronomy
@aas.org @wellesley.edu

Photo: Library of Congress
Annie Jump Cannon, 1922
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Annie Jump Cannon manually classified more stars in a lifetime than anyone else in history, reaching 350,000 in total.

She discovered 300 variable stars, five novas, and one spectroscopic binary, creating a bibliography that included about 200,000 references.
December 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Advent Calendar - Door 19. 💫
✨️️️️ Speedpainting 19122025 ✨️
A sci-fi city (blue, purple, pink, orange, yellow) with mushroom architecture and jellyfish spaceships. It is a busy night. Everybody is preparing for the big event at the end of this cycle. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Speedpainting-19122025-1277012397
December 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Sign Petition: A Bronx Man Killed His Cat in a Ritual and Posted It Online
This is not only a case of extreme cruelty, it's a clear sign of severe psychological distress and potential danger to others. (54869 signatures on petition)
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December 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Sign Petition: Children Are Being Targeted by AI-Generated Sexual Abuse. Demand Tech Companies Act Now.
Tech companies continue to allow the tools that enable this horrific abuse to exist on their platforms. (18167 signatures on petition)
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December 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Markttoezichthouder ACM wil ingrijpen om stijging van dierenartskosten aan banden te leggen.

Heel goed nieuws! @partijvoordedieren.nl pleit hier al jaren voor. Kabinet moet hier direct mee aan de slag.

Medische zorg voor dieren moet betaalbaar zijn.🙏🏽
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ACM wil ingrijpen bij dierenartsen: ‘Verbied commerciële prikkels’
Zorg voor dieren: De Autoriteit Consument & Markt vindt dat de dierenartsenbranche veel transparanter moet worden. „We zien dat er op dit moment onvoldoende waarborgen zijn tegen te hoge prijzen en ov...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Advent Calendar - Door 18. 💫
✨️️️ Speedpainting 18122025 ✨️
An alien planet (blue, purple, red, orange, yellow colors) with giant city statues (slender, wearing long clothes) reaching far, far away, probably looking similar to their inhabitants. Everything is powered by the planet in the distance. The statue's arms are reaching out to it, to protect but more likely to worship their source. A river guides us through this scenery, where we can meet the residents in their villages. Some of them live and work on these ancient statues. This landscape is surrounded by rounded arches reaching into the galaxy, unveiling a glowing alien language we can't decode yet. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Speedpainting-18122025-1276657153
December 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Sign Petition: Trump Blamed the Reiners for Their Own Deaths, Pushing Violent Political Rhetoric. This Must Stop!
Political violence is wrong - and so is violent political rhetoric. Trump must stop fanning the flames of violence and cruelty. (1841 signatures on petition)
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December 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Minister Wiersma wil dat meer mest en gif uitgereden mag worden, ook nog eens dichter bij water. Tegen alle adviezen in van experts én zelfs haar eigen kabinet. Slecht voor natuur, waterkwaliteit en volksgezondheid

Totaal onverantwoord. Hoe lang tolereren rest van het kabinet en de Kamer dit nog?
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Sign Petition: This Amazing Pup Led Authorities to a Missing and Injured Elderly Woman!
When an 86-year-old Florida woman didn't return home from a walk in what was her typical 10 to 15 minutes, her husband became (47985 signatures on petition)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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SIGN: End Cruel ‘Bear Baiting,’ In Which Bears are Lured with Food and Killed
Sign our petition to help pass a federal bill that would ban the cruel practice of bear baiting in the United States.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Sign Petition: Thirty Cats Rescued From Poverty. Urge Assistance for Elderly Owner Who Could No Longer Care for The
She had accumulated around 30 cats - without any income to pay for food, trash services, veterinary care, or other necessities. (50497 signatures on petition)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Sign Petition: A Cat Was Killed, Mutilated, and Eaten in Public. No Animal Should Ever Suffer Like This.
Someone who kills and mutilates an animal in public is in crisis. They need professional intervention, not just paperwork and probation. (33707 signatures on petition)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Sign Petition: An Ohio Man Violently Slammed His Dog to the Ground. Horrifyingly, He May Be Able to Get Her Back.
Apparently getting caught on video violently abusing your animals isn't enough to have them permanently rescued and rehomed. (49903 signatures on petition)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Sign Petition: Support Mountain Lion Rewilding to Build Healthier Ecosystems
Mountain lions are a keystone species, meaning they play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. (29165 signatures on petition)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Ca(r)pe diem! Advent Calendar - Door 16. 💫
✨️️ Speedpainting 16122025 ✨️️
Ca(r)pe diem! We are in space (purple, blue colors). A small figure on an asteroid is wearing a hooded coat with a long cape. The cape morphs into a colorful Milky Way. Space fog and stars are orbiting around this spiral form. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Speedpainting-16122025-1275921138
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Romy Reiner, Michele and Rob Reiner’s daughter, asks her dad to pay for a BBL.

😂
December 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Wiersma is volstrekt onhoudbaar als minister. Destructieve sabotagepolitiek, een ramp voor dieren, natuur, gezonde landbouw en zelfs haar eigen kabinet.

Dit is wat je krijgt als je het ministerie van Landbouw in handen geeft van lobbyisten van de agro-industrie.

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Crisisoverleg in top kabinet over BBB-mestplan: ‘Gevaarlijke patstelling’
Het politieke crisisoverleg over de mestplannen van landbouwminister Femke Wiersma duurt voort. Maandagavond gaan betrokken bewindspersonen én de vicepremiers van VVD en BBB opnieuw in beraad, maar…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM