Alice Sollier (née Mathieu-Dubois) French doctor. 1887 1st Black French woman to qualify as medical doctor. 1st French female physician to be director of private healthcare facility. 1 of 72 women whose names proposed to be added to #EifffelTower b. #OTD 3 Apr 1861 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_S...

On this day in 1917, Jeannette Rankin took her seat as the first woman elected in Congress. She told fellow suffragists: “I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.” Rankin is still the only woman to have represented Montana in Congress. #WeTheMen

#ResistanceRoots Augusta Braxton Baker was born on this day in 1911 in Baltimore. She was a librarian and master storyteller who transformed children’s literature by championing positive and authentic representations of Black life. She also spent nearly 40 years diversifying library collections. /1

Going round in circles 2173 Stitched with Eleganza 8wt EZM1088 Stop killing the children! See my YouTube channel for the tutorials: youtube.com/@HermadeRuiter #hermaderuiter #goingroundincircles #StitchingForPeace #HandmadeArt #ThreadsOfUnity #ArtForChange #quiltsky #begood

The blooms were delayed, but now they are here. #BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿 #BloomScrolling 🌻

"This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood” (Is 1:15)." ~ Pope Leo, 3/29/26

Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more than they are doing now. Christians should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the strong. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#NoKings Snellville #Georgia. Almost 700 attended and great response from those passing by. @angrystaffer.bsky.social #velshi #NoKingsDay #NK3 #Indivisible

Sea to shining sea!! #NoKings

HELL YEAH #NoKings

“Sakura” in Japan. Cherry blossoms symbolize the fleeting nature of life, mortality, renewal, and spring in Japanese culture. ☺️ TT: ThaoThao Yodo station, Kyoto

🌱 "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us." —Aldo Leopold

Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you see and they will not be a substitute for seeing. —Flannery O’Connor

Bark and moss can be as interesting as blooms. Our mature Plum Yew has moss on the base of its trunk. #BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Evergreens🌲

Just translated into English for the 1st time, this novel is written by the award winning Japanese author Kanako Nishi. While the author has been translated into other languages, this is a first for her. #BookSky 💙📚 #WomenAuthors #JapaneseNovels #Translations

#StreetArt in #Paris 11th

Early Spring blooms at last #BlueSkyGarden 🌱🌿 #BloomScrolling 🌻

It is the birthday of English poet Wilfred Owen. He fought in the trenches of WWI and wrote honestly about the horror and futility of it. Owen was killed in action at the age of 25, seven days before Armistice ended the war. Remember - and remind others - that war is hell caused by ignorance:

Best Reads of the 1st Quarter of 2026 #BookSky 💙📚 #SpeculativeFiction #AlternativeHistories #ScienceFiction 3 of 4

The Best Reads of the 1st Quarter of 2026 #BookSky 💙📚 #BookSkyMysteries #LatestReads 📖👓 #ModernFables #Sheep🐑🐑

The Best Reads of the 1st Quarter of 2026 #BookSky 💙📚 #HistoryBooks ⏳📚 #LatestReads 📖👓 #BlueSkyAcademic 2/4

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The soil is a mirror of civilization.

Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me. —Sojourner Truth

Offline: The human consequences of Epic Fury - The Lancet This is a free article from the British Medical Journal Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #MiddleEastWar #EpicFury #WHO

Daniel Berrigan, S.J. & companions St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York July 25, 1973

In the far Northwest Corner of the State of Maryland, a new ICE facility is going to be built despite the efforts of the state, county, and residents. This is a 'news flash' from the Baltimore Banner (The City's Pulitizer Prize winning e-newspaper). #NoKingsNoEmpire #NoDetentionCamps

Global affairs are stressing cats and humans alike #Cat-tur-Day #CatsOfBlueSky🐈

This man's 'Rainbow Coalition' and 'Operation Breadbasket' influenced so many of us when we were young and ready to take action. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/18/r... #RevJesseJackson #ChicagoCivilRightsLeader #RainbowCoalition #OperationBreadbasket #CivilRightsInAmerica

Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat & a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She shared the #Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 (w/A. Robles) "for their work for disarmament & nuclear and weapon-free zones." #WHM It's International Day for #Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

Alex Pretti should have turned 38 today. #AlexPretti #Minneapolis #ICE #CultOfTrump #TrumpsTerrorists #TrumpsGestapo #ICEisAntiChrist

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party. We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

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Just in time for Casimir Pulaski Day: The Red Apple Buffet, filling stretchy pants since 1989 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/r...

Just in time for Casimir Pulaski Day: The Red Apple Buffet, filling stretchy pants since 1989 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/r...

"May the God of hope fill us with all joy & peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen." (Romans 15:13) ~ BCP, p. 60 #MorningPrayer

On what would’ve been his 86th birthday, I am thinking of my hero, mentor, and parishioner, Congressman John Lewis. May God bless the memory of the boy from Troy. Let’s continue to make good trouble in his name.

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee make history with first UAW contract. #UnionStrong

For #BlackHistoryMonth today my focus is: Septima Poinsette Clark. You might not know her name, but you’ve felt her impact if you’ve ever heard “education is power” and actually believed it. scmuseum.org/learn/deeper...

Girl Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa moving cookie sales online in response to ICE actions www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/g...

Minnesotans are decent, caring neighbors — and some of the toughest damn people you’ll ever find.

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

The siege of Minnesota is ending www.startribune.com/border-czar-... #NonViolentResistance #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Resist

The siege of Minnesota is ending www.startribune.com/border-czar-... #NonViolentResistance #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Resist