Turkish industrial chemist Ayşe Saffet Rıza Alpar was born 123 years ago today. In 1932 she became the 1st Turkish woman to receive a PhD in chemistry (Remziye Hisar earned hers one year later), and the 1st woman university rector in the nation, authoring 5 books as well.
#WomenInSTEM #ChemSky 🧪
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Congrats to newest member of Congress Rep-Elect Ana Lilia Mejia (D-NJ11)
@analiliafornj.bsky.social: “You are the engine of democracy, my people…. This system is broken. But guess what? We are the glue.”
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory 🎥 @archangeantoine.bsky.social
RFK Jr: I was talking about people with profound autism
McBATH: Then can you apologize to the thousands of families that do not believe what you're telling us now?
RFK Jr: No
McBATH: I find that very sad
RFK Jr: Those are crocodile tears
White havanese is unhappy
At the vet. To her credit, she's only tried to escape twice
#GoodMorning. How is it that walking a good dog is so therapeutic? 🐾💕
Give yourselves breaks today, maybe with your beloveds.
#Dogs #GSD #Love #DogsAreFamily #Arizona
It’s the little things 🥳
My evening shadow on a narrow breakwater with a rocky shore with trees and buildings in the background, Lake Superior in Minnesota.
My long tall shadow at Grand Marais Harbor last night
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1
Before saying “Democrats are too weak” :
Reality Talk: GIVE THEM AMMUNITION: YOUR VOTES.
On the other party, you can’t expect enough reps to say NO to the Mad King. Now THAT’s weak.
Fortunately, the Midterm is there.
OMGoodness that was the best!! 😁
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2 Gospels separated at the Tarantino’s Pulp Nativity scene by Hegseth’s ChatGPT 😵💫
Can I get an AI, man?! 🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏻
#DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited 🎥 @stephencolbert.bsky.social, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
The drumpf/Vance magagop legacy: destroyed reputation, death, & spoiled earth, air, water.
Gifted: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...
We Must Hit them where it hurts. Economic Blackout May 1
indivisible.org/events/may-d...
#USDemocracy
#voices4Victory
#dv1
Declaring women insane and locking them in 'mental institutions' (as it was so common and easy to do in the 19th century) is no doubt the next step in Christofascist MAGA's plans. youtube.com/shorts/soTHo...
I grew up walking on eggshells, recognizing footsteps, tones. How to tell if someone was in a bad mood and to avoid them. I learned to study people at a young age. I'm quiet and observant for a reason. I'll read you like a book before we even speak. Author unknown
#HealingHearts
Abuse survivors learned things that helped us survive our environment. Is it okay to speak or should I stay quiet? Those lessons help me today.
I'm constantly surveying the spaces I'm in & I often know if you're safe before you say a word.
#CSASurvivor
#CPTSD
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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I think we should all be demanding an IQ test of Trump. Man can't form completely sentences; yet, he frequently refers to others as low IQ. I'd guess his, at best, was maybe 70.
www.rawstory.com/trump-tucker...
Curious tuna crabs in the Pacific show their inquisitive side as they investigate a diver. Nature’s wonders never cease to amaze us.
Stevens to RFK Jr: "To top it off, Mr Secretary, I got a copy of HR-944. You know what it is? It's your impeachment articles, sir. You have abused your office, you have gutted America's public health! You should be ashamed."
🩺 💙 🥼 💙
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
Here’s more columbine blooming. It’s so pretty! It seems to really like shady areas. I don’t even remember planting seeds here 🤣
1/ Silicon Valley wants to turn ur glasses into a surveillance tool that never sleeps.While they promise convenience, the truth is much darker. We are one software update away from a world where you are tracked every second u step outside your front door #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
I hear you!
from a former book fair mom.
It KILLS me that half of my son’s classmates have no money for the book fair. I don’t have $200 to give to his teacher for these kids. I could barely afford to give my kiddo $20.
I just hate they have to sit aside while a few kids shop ☹️ books should be free for kids.
Stunning!
Choy Moo Kheong (Singaporean b.1950), Blue Whispering Day, 2022, Acrylic on canvas
A street mural depicting references to Duke Ellington and racial segregation in baseball and accomodations.
#Tagtuesday #Streetart
My grandson is in an arts middle school on his way to an arts high school. His graduation class painted this nural.
Exactly 💯
Enjoy! They’re beautiful!
Someone gave me these because I helped them out (which I liked doing, it was a joy). Let's have a world where everyone looks after each other with small acts of kindness.
#floweroftheday #spreadflowersnotwar #bloomscrolling
Not sure how this "no tax on tips" stunt was supposed to play out, but showing a senior citizen who is stuck driving Door Dash because she can't afford her husbands cancer treatment is not the flex they think it is.
Or was that part bullshit too?
Not feeling good about giving my hard earned money to the oligarchs, to fund illegal & unnecessary "wars,"or fund any of this admin's crooked schemes.
Not at all 'good.'
Amethyst and emerald-hued Aurora Borealis dance above Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada. The shoreline curves to reveal twinkling lights of distant buildings.
Inspired by a blueskyer who sent tidings of "good night from Lake Ontario," I respond with: "Now, good night to all," from Lake Huron. This photo really does seem of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This spectacular Aurora Borealis was not visible to the naked eye; my kid's iPhone revealed this wonder.
