Mary Jane Seacole (1805 – 1881) was a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the British Hotel behind the lines during the Crimean War. #CelebratingWomen

I'm not gay, but that's amazing.

Kookaburras adults 40-48 cm iconic birds native to Eastern Australia and New Guinea. They frequently inhabit suburban backyards, becoming highly habituated to humans. These large kingfishers natively live in gum trees, eucalyptus forests, and woodlands. Here are young kookaburras visitors

Pleased to be included! Thanks Deb!

The dog at the shelter holds the reporter's hand and refuses to let go. In the end, the reporter adopts the dog. Original post

Meet Julia Ward Howe, the Remarkable Poet Who Wrote the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ and Fought for Women’s Suffrage by Meredith Herndon www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smiths... Books by Julia Ward Howe (including Reminiscences) at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #books #literature

“Be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” ~ Maya Angelou #Rainbows #Nature 🩷 💛 🩵

Sings** His name is Mamdani🔥🔥 And he's feeding the dogs! He's feeding the cats! Plus actually working for the people of NYC. Where is Democratic Socialism a problem? Billionaires is the answer. Vote more DSA politicians into congress. Fix America. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

On this day in 1869, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 9 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 19 Oct 1942 to Treblinka where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Betty Löwensohn

7/8/1902 — b. Gwendolyn Bennett, American poet, writer, artist, cultural commentator. Harlem Renaissance poet and short story writer; columnist, wrote “The Ebony Flute” for the journal ‘Opportunity’; co-founder of the literary journal, ‘Fire!!’ #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BookSky #woc

So, a Writ of Habeas Tortoise?

I watch this every few months as a reminder of what we sounded like before devolving into an idiocracy.

🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A service dog training to protect his owner's head when she has a seizure.

The Green-headed Tanager is a brightly colored, social songbird native to the Atlantic Forest canopy in south-eastern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay. Measures approximately 13 cm Diet: Omnivorous, eating only fruit Highly social, live in flocks of 10-14

An elderly man caring for his aging dog shows the kind of loyalty dogs teach us without words. Senior dogs need extra attention, but the bond only deepens with time.

Found out a neighbor gave away her chickens due to travel and I am very sad. Those birdies were high points of my walk. And I would have been totally happy to chicken sit for eggs. I already walk by there everyday anyways and it takes like minutes to feed, water, and egg hunt.

I’m a survivor and trauma therapist. Block and block and block. And by no means does this mean you have ‘thin skin,’ this means you have boundaries and standards. Thank you for being you and always thank you for telling your story. I personally know people that felt heard and seen by you.

I love you!

I honestly thought I’d gotten rid of the worst of the worst when I blocked everyone that defended Swalwell. It seems I was wrong. If you think I have thin skin; yes I do. I’m a military sexual trauma survivor with severe PTSD. I don’t apologize for my thin skin, but I do my best to be resilient.

Together, New Yorkers can get through the worst and come out on the other side. Thank you to our emergency workers for keeping NYC running through last week’s heat wave.

Man spent five hours filling his bucket with fish, until he woke up to find every single one gone. On May 20th, a man was fishing off a dock when he started having one of the best days he’d had in weeks. Dock camera showed his Dog was feeding a Dolphin 🐬

When you realize being a cat doesn't exempt you from the daily existential dread. #Cat #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #LifuX

Marie-Louise Jacotin, French mathematician. 1926 2nd in exam 4 ENS, demoted to 21st as woman. Press campaign 4 reinstatement. Studied fluid mechanics algebra & number theory. 1943 1st woman French uni maths prof 1/72 proposed 2B added 2 #EiffelTower b #OTD 7 Jul 1905 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-L...

July 7, 1946 Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first American citizen to be elevated to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church, canonized under the authority of Pope Pius XII. Cabrini became a naturalized American citizen in 1909.

Aloha 🌺 Kahana Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, 🌺 famous for its dramatic coastal scenery and sunrises.

🌈 A beautiful, full rainbow in Silver City, NM yesterday evening! Thunderstorms dropped over 1" of rain around that part of New Mexico. 📸 Ray Garcia #NMwx

Puppy was scared of the fireworks and went to his deaf dad for comfort. Seems like the dog could understand ASL. 🥰

Mathematician Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin, known for her work in both fluid mechanics and abstract algebra, was born #OTD in 1905. She was the first woman to hold a full professorship in Mathematics in France. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 🧮 Image: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

A quick minute of #scarf #knitting on 7/7/26. #knitsky

Yes. Reform the Supreme Court. Term limits. Expand the Court. Enforceable code of ethics. It’s time we address corruption on the highest court.

After a long day of patience while I worked, Blue bolted to have fun after his dinner.

NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

Stunning shot of a double rainbow seen this evening following showers and storms in Arkansas County. Thanks so much to Ron Smith for sharing this picture. #ARwx

Stunning shot of a double rainbow seen this evening following showers and storms in Arkansas County. Thanks so much to Ron Smith for sharing this picture. #ARwx

Ohh that’s how you do it.

Me pretending to injure myself at work so they'll send me home.

My 2700-mile, 2 1/2-day drive two weeks ago to see @aberlewdy.bsky.social began with the most gorgeous rainbow, and the last stretch of the long road home today gave me one more splash of color against a stormy sky. I miss them so much - but it’s just a few weeks until we’re together again. 💖

Great shot of a rainbow near Bald Knob this Monday evening. Thanks to Caleb Crisp for sharing this picture. #ARwx

Double rainbow 🌈 #IdahoEscape

Plenty of folks sent in some great rainbow/lightning combo shots from Friday's storms across NW Ohio, and even one (top left) from Pelee Island in the middle of western Lake Erie! #rainbow #lightning #nature

A quick minute of #scarf #knitting on 7/6/26. #knitsky

Earlier this afternoon : in the east, a rainbow. In the west, a cloud with a silver lining. Later, steely grey sky all over, and pouring rain. 🤷🏼‍♀️

5 July 1934 A French Jewish girl, Jacqueline Rajter, was born in Villerupt. In September 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. #WW2 #History #HistoryMatters

#250YearsStrong, and let’s not ever forget about the Epstein files.

Cats in Cars Sunday Drive Edition

Katherine Helmond (born today in 1929) was not an overnight star, but she played the long game in Hollywood to great success. Her breakout role was in the late 1970s as Jessica Tate on ABC’s Soap. Helmond played a small but unforgettable part in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985). Helmond passed in 2019.

A week ago my ancient cat went missing for 24 hours. This might sound like nothing but Freddie Mercury is a) a month shy of 20 and b) NEVER goes missing. He's ALWAYS around. We put notes out for all the neighbours and I accepted that maybe his time had come. Nah, he was just visiting pals.