Jim Young
@jimyoung.bsky.social
Retired radio/newspaper reporter, Atomic City Kid, Collector of info and memorabilia on Manhattan Project and Nuclear. Photographer, fossil collector...
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> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
On a Hallowed hill in Tennessee
Like Beacon shining bright
The stately walls of old UT
Rise glorious to the sight.
So here's to you old Tennessee,
Our Alma Mater true
We pledge in love and harmony
Our loyalty to you.
University of Tennessee Alma Mater
Like Beacon shining bright
The stately walls of old UT
Rise glorious to the sight.
So here's to you old Tennessee,
Our Alma Mater true
We pledge in love and harmony
Our loyalty to you.
University of Tennessee Alma Mater
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
On a Hallowed hill in Tennessee
Like Beacon shining bright
The stately walls of old UT
Rise glorious to the sight.
So here's to you old Tennessee,
Our Alma Mater true
We pledge in love and harmony
Our loyalty to you.
University of Tennessee Alma Mater
Like Beacon shining bright
The stately walls of old UT
Rise glorious to the sight.
So here's to you old Tennessee,
Our Alma Mater true
We pledge in love and harmony
Our loyalty to you.
University of Tennessee Alma Mater
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Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.
October 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.
@conelrad6401240.bsky.social @wellerstein.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @lindseyafreeman.bsky.social
So not just school desks!
So not just school desks!
September 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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History does repeat itself...at CBS.
July 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
History does repeat itself...at CBS.
Copy of the Atomic Pioneer medal Nixon gave to Groves, Conant and V. Bush in 1975. Set in acrylic designed by Charles Caldwell/ORNL. I've never seen one and info was hard to find. Anyone know what the copies were for? @wellerstein.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Copy of the Atomic Pioneer medal Nixon gave to Groves, Conant and V. Bush in 1975. Set in acrylic designed by Charles Caldwell/ORNL. I've never seen one and info was hard to find. Anyone know what the copies were for? @wellerstein.bsky.social @conelrad6401240.bsky.social @atomicanalyst.bsky.social
A paperweight with what appears to be a copy of the Atomic Pioneer medal presented in 1975 and designed by Charles Caldwell of ORNL.
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A paperweight with what appears to be a copy of the Atomic Pioneer medal presented in 1975 and designed by Charles Caldwell of ORNL.
My trinitite is 80 years old today. ☢️ The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico-code named Trinity.
July 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My trinitite is 80 years old today. ☢️ The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico-code named Trinity.
Issued in 1945 this Society of Medalists medal appears to be needed 80 years on.
June 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Issued in 1945 this Society of Medalists medal appears to be needed 80 years on.
Red trillium and dogwoods
Spring has arrived in Tennessee!
Spring has arrived in Tennessee!
April 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Red trillium and dogwoods
Spring has arrived in Tennessee!
Spring has arrived in Tennessee!
When local news goes bad. I believe the word you are looking for is PENTAGON!
March 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When local news goes bad. I believe the word you are looking for is PENTAGON!
Enjoyed sharing the history of the Palace Theatre with the Cumberland Co. Center for Lifelong Learning program today. An important part of downtown Crossville history.
March 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Enjoyed sharing the history of the Palace Theatre with the Cumberland Co. Center for Lifelong Learning program today. An important part of downtown Crossville history.
Motley the tortie checking out the shelf, games and books.
February 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Motley the tortie checking out the shelf, games and books.
The Civil Defense eye is watching out for trouble! ☢️
January 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Civil Defense eye is watching out for trouble! ☢️
An original water color painting by Russell Colley the engineer who built Wiley Post's first pressure suit designed aircraft anti-icing boots and the Mercury space suits. He was a founding member of the WPA, Whiskey Painters of America. A thrift store find.
January 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
An original water color painting by Russell Colley the engineer who built Wiley Post's first pressure suit designed aircraft anti-icing boots and the Mercury space suits. He was a founding member of the WPA, Whiskey Painters of America. A thrift store find.
A favorite early Billy Joel number. 🎹
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Billy Joel - Travelin' Prayer (Audio)
YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO
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January 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A favorite early Billy Joel number. 🎹
youtu.be/Pj05s_Pzz88?...
youtu.be/Pj05s_Pzz88?...
Anna Belle O'brien and Jimmy Carter. Photo found in thrift store.
Anna Belle was a longtime Tennessee State Senator from Cumberland Co. The other two ladies are US Rep. Marilyn Lloyd next to Anna Belle and Jane Eskind Public Service Comm. next to Jimmy Carter.
Anna Belle was a longtime Tennessee State Senator from Cumberland Co. The other two ladies are US Rep. Marilyn Lloyd next to Anna Belle and Jane Eskind Public Service Comm. next to Jimmy Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Anna Belle O'brien and Jimmy Carter. Photo found in thrift store.
Anna Belle was a longtime Tennessee State Senator from Cumberland Co. The other two ladies are US Rep. Marilyn Lloyd next to Anna Belle and Jane Eskind Public Service Comm. next to Jimmy Carter.
Anna Belle was a longtime Tennessee State Senator from Cumberland Co. The other two ladies are US Rep. Marilyn Lloyd next to Anna Belle and Jane Eskind Public Service Comm. next to Jimmy Carter.
A very Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
December 26, 2024 at 1:08 AM
A very Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams...
December 21, 2024 at 2:37 AM
I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams...
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1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
She's fighting back.
Ohio teacher suspended for including four books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom library
Karen Cahall has been a teacher in the New Richmond School District in Ohio for 34 years.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:51 PM
1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
She's fighting back.
The 1938 Art Moderne Palace Theatre in Crossville TN decorated for the holidays a couple years ago.
December 12, 2024 at 1:19 AM
The 1938 Art Moderne Palace Theatre in Crossville TN decorated for the holidays a couple years ago.
A real photo postcard of little Oak Ridge flattops from the Manhattan Project, now long gone. A Cline photo from 1949 when the city opened the gates. Not sure the location.
December 6, 2024 at 1:56 AM
A real photo postcard of little Oak Ridge flattops from the Manhattan Project, now long gone. A Cline photo from 1949 when the city opened the gates. Not sure the location.
It was 82 years ago today, December 2, 1942 that CP-1 went critical on the campus of the University of Chicago.
December 3, 2024 at 12:35 AM
It was 82 years ago today, December 2, 1942 that CP-1 went critical on the campus of the University of Chicago.