John Baxter Taylor.

John Baxter Taylor races in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Photo credit: International Olympic Committee.

#ResistanceRoots

John Baxter Taylor was born on this day in 1882 in Philadelphia. He was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal, achieving the feat as a member of the 1600-meter medley relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. /1

He has bad dreams

This is Reggie. He was just told about daylight savings time. More like daylight starving time. 13/10 (TT: melandreggie)

Just typical and expected

From MeidasTouch Legal AF: The Convicted FElon DOJ is now deleting court documents on J6 terrorists who have been in trouble with law repeatedly. The DOJ was caught when a judge noticed a document missing on a J6'er, who wanted to bomb Obama's home & was convicted for it. I bet these are ICE now.

My new profile picture. Blue!💙

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, showing up at the World Series wasn’t just a surprise appearance. Turns out she’s actually related to Dodgers star Mookie Betts. From LA roots to royal lineage, that’s legacy in motion. 👑⚾

You can. But you don’t have to.

Why the airport? Is she arriving? That means she had a US visa. It’s so crazy.

Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

Dr. James C. Jackson of Vanderbilt University takeaway from today’s IACC Expert Panel on Long Covid and other chronic conditions:

Brain fog is not an accurate term. It needs to be referred to as brain damage.

Yup.

Purple velvet.
Happy weekend, Bluesky folks. 💜🌸💜

#flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #nature #NaturePhotography #gardening #gardens #beauty #hope #peace 🕊

This is getting ridiculous. They can't stay in recess forever to block a vote on the Epstein files.

😃

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

The Crown’s Silence Is No Longer Tenable King Charles and Prince William must answer for the palace’s handling of Prince Andrew’s Epstein ties and alleged misconduct. The public deserves clarity on taxpayer-funded security, institutional …

#SussexSquad #RoyalFamily #PrinceAndrew #AndrewMountbattenWindsor

King Charles and Prince William's response must go beyond reputational damage control. It must confront the possibility of complicity, cover-up, and public cost.

NEW:
The Crown’s Silence Is No Longer Tenable

Pawgressive Party Rep - a dog wearing a red, white, and blue Uncle Sam outfit with a sign that says “I want you to tax the rich.”

Happy #Halloween 🎃

#Japanese#Maple #Tree on a Sunny Day
November 6, 2024
I just found this from a year ago and tried to tone it down. It is one of the maples I have posting. Photobombed by Maui.
#PNW #Photography

Need a ride to a food bank, doctor, or the store?

Watch this video.

Then call 211.

#SheShed

Needs to walk the streets like Cerci Lannister.

Happy Halloween from Georgie!

Gop policy ⤵️

Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.

Why the delay from Mike Johnson?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

40,000,013 users on Bluesky 80.00003% of 50,000,000 user goal (currently estimated in ~522.3 days)

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With the alleged layoffs of only people of color, CBS once again to be known as the Caucasian Broadcasting Network.

Maybe Target can get a discounted ad rate?

Autumn delight
#palacesandgardens #eastcoastkin #photography
#fall #autumn #japanesemaples #gardens #water #bloomscrolling
#trees

More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.

a drawing of katherine johnson with the words one of the first african american woman scientists for nasa below her ALT: a drawing of katherine johnson with the words one of the first african american woman scientists for nasa below her

A REMINDER

-- The Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun.
-- We've been to the moon. Six times.
-- Chemtrails aren't a thing.
-- Vaccines work.
-- Climate change is real.
-- Force = Mass x Acceleration.

BELIEVE

IN

SCIENCE

Old dog teaches young pup how to walk

What?