We’re no @beckyhammer.bsky.social but we did notice Bad Bunny’s homage to the 2000 Pacific Revolution “On Deck” insert set.

I’m only watching because there’s still a chance the Bears could come back and win this thing

Today's Black Fact: Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 and became the first Black female judge in the United States. Thanks to her leadership employers were moved to hire people based on their skills, as opposed to discriminating against them because of race!

Remembering courageous Americans at the 1968 Olympics. "We had to be seen because we couldn't be heard." ~Tommie Smith Gold Medalist "I had a moral obligation to step up. Morality was a far greater force than the rules and regulations they had." ~John Carlos Bronze Medalist

It's the Hunter Hesses of this country who make us great by calling out the Kristi Noems of this country

Whether you’re fired up about football on Super Bowl Sunday or looking to read about inspiring Black Americans during Black History Month, we got you! Grateful to these local stores for featuring our book! 📗📘💚💙 Did you get your copy yet? Tinyurl.com/RITFbook

Brother's latest T-shirt,,,gotta get me one!!

Tent, day 2 = autoracing.

Good morning, Bluesky❣️☕️🐰🏈💟✌️😎💃

Rare on the field footage of baseball legend Josh Gibson! #BHM #History

The purpose of the "alternative" Super Bowl halftime show is a celebration of racism. That's it. It's "revenge" for a Puerto Rican man being selected to perform. Any excuse or fake explanation by any performer participating in it is utter bullshit.

BHM Profile: Susie King Taylor served her country and fought for people's freedom during the Civil War. Taylor worked as a nurse, teacher, and laundress for black troops. She later published her own memoir, documenting black military life. www.wjcl.com/article/blac...

When the Grandkid spends the night and wants a Fort/Tent. Tarp, tables, fairy lights.

Light and Shadow. Saturday in Chicago.

Henryene Green took ownership of the Baltimore Elite Giants after the death of her husband Vernon in 1949. They won the 1949 Negro American League pennant before Henryene sold the club to William Bridgeworth after the 1950 season. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #WomeninBaseball #NegroLeague #Baltimore

Current status of the Brooklyn collection. 🔹 T206: 27/27 🔹 T205: 14/14 🔹 T207: 4/14

Flashback Friday Tonight is the Opening Ceremonies for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's a Flashback of me at the 2002 Winter Olympics in SLC at the Coca Cola Pin trading tent. Pin trading is as big as the games at the Olympics. So fun!

Today's Black Fact: Harriet Tubman returned time and time again to rescue family and friends in Maryland as conductor of 'the Underground Railroad.' Nicknamed Grandma Moses for leading so many slaves out of bondage, Tubman devoted her life to fighting slavery and championing the rights of women.

As we head into another baseball season. I am begging people to use alt text on their images of baseball players. I watch a lot of baseball and still don't always know all these dudes on sight. Give a little description. Tell me their name.

My new favorite sign… 🫶🏻

Nope!!

Happy Birthday to Cubs Daniel Palencia! 🎁🎂🎈🥳🎊🎉 Have a great one Daniel!!

Today in #BlackHistoryMonth, 2/4/1913 #Rosa Parks was born. 1955 refused to move to the back of the bus in a planned #directaction against #JimCrow, sparking Montgomery Bus #Boycott. Later in her life, she became a supporter of the Black Power Movement and an anti-Apartheid activist.

New on the blog! @heavyjstudios.bsky.social has either reinvented the wheel needlessly or has come up with a somewhat elegant way to look at the T206 set. Our money is on the former! 😜 #CardSky

George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth

#BlackHistoryMonth 3/28 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒎 (1924-2005) became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress and represented New York's 12th congressional district for 7 terms. She helped to create the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

It's Black History Month, a time to celebrate the impacts & contributions of black people the world over throughout history. Do you know Mary Seacole? She was Florence Nightingale's contemporary during The Crimean War, to whom she was foundational to modern nursing practice. #nursesky #medsky

Book number six of 2026. Now reading …. ⚾️

I have always had a crush on Chaka Kahn,,,and I still do!! Great voice, great talent, and a gorgeous women!

Morning Lights. Sunday's sunrise in Chicago Harbor as the frozen lake starts to melt.

Happy Groundhog Day to all those that celebrate!!!🎉🎉🎊🎊

Billie Eilish: "No one is illegal on stolen land"

The Bean with a Beanie. Frozen February is here. This morning in Millennium Park with the Bean in reflection.

YESSSSS!!!👏👏👏👏👏

Harder to find these days but more important than ever. Black History is American History. #BlackHistoryMonth

I always changed the keyboard on my work computer, don't need to do that anymore; used game controller brackets to store and actually display them!

Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

Any T207 collectors out there? #CardSky

While writing Bud Clancy’s SABR bio (link included), I learned about the 1924 World Tour with the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants. Today I visited the site of the final three games of that series. This is Colombes Stadium (officially known as Stade Yves-du-Manoir). sabr.org/bioproj/pers...

New on the blog! Ryan Trembath, author of "Tasty Baseball Collectibles" (McFarland) provides a "tip top" history of Tip Tops. #CardSky

SABR members, join us for a special virtual event next week: a live oral history interview with Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux! Register now to attend this free Zoom event on Feb. 3: sabr.org/latest/sabr-...

You shouldn't end another movie with Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", that belongs to Real Genius!! IMO

1. Packaging Area Manager 2. Quality Control Manager 3. Plant Superintendent 4. Technical Operations Supervisor. 5. Clean Up, ( Scrubs Woz they called me, cleaned a Barber Shop after hours at age 13, they gave me a key to lock up when done. 😳🤭 1969

Thank you @dad-diggity.bsky.social for the fantastic Gibby! And salute to @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social for the Sunday giveaway thread.

Edith Clarke, the first female electrical engineer in the US, invented a calculator (the Clarke calculator) to solve electric power transmission problems, a precursor to modern smart grid technology. It was patented in 1925. #WomenInSTEM It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!

They never should have had to, but I genuinely believe the people of Minnesota have changed the course of history for the better. In a way that won’t only have impact on the US, but the entire world. Thank you can’t ever feel like enough.

Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin (before they formed Led Zeppelin) were session musicians in London and played on the Goldfinger title song!

Awesome