Michelle Sites

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Watch Cover-Up | Netflix Official Site He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

I highly recommend the Netflix documentary, COVER-UP, about Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. He's devoted his career to uncovering news the powerful want buried.

A very timely subject ...

I don't bother to ask anyone how they're doing. They're not ok. We're not ok.

Morning Sun - Edward Hopper, 1952.
Source : Musée d'Art de Columbus

✨✨Welcome 2026! ✨✨
May this year bring you and your loved ones peace, health, and happiness. My best wishes to you all for a #HappyNewYear. 🥳

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

Freyja, a beautiful Norwich terrier is hanging out by the heat register and has a curtain over her head

Need a Mary?

I'm just gonna post a piece of my art from my files every day til the New Year because WHY NOT.

Here's a colored pencil piece I did in 2021.

Two cheerful looking, hand knitted egg cosies sit on top of eggs in posh porcelain egg cups on a yellow gingham tablecloth

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things
‘Egg cosy’
Artist: Eric Winter

(Knitting, 1972)

A projection on the outside of the Old North Church reading "Let the WARNING ride forth ONCE MORE: TYRANNY is at OUR DOOR"

Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.

NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.

So, best we share all the footage we can here!

This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.

🇹🇷 #Turkey

20 minutes ago here in Venetie, Alaska, the skies erupted in a beautiful auroral substorm. Here is just one of many real-time videos I recorded during the show to give you a sense of how fast and dynamic the aurora can move.

Heir Apparent Heir Apparent - Kindle edition by Suarez, Daniel. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Heir Apparent.

“Heir Apparent”, the new short story by @daniel-suarez.com is such a masterpiece, taking you on a rollercoaster journey in a few dozen pages.

I’ve laughed, almost cried and then raged, all while turning pages breathlessly. And now it’s over. 🥺

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DV...

the Writers museum

One of my favourite places in Edinburgh - the Writers Museum #edinburgh

Throwback to the time we sat our cats down and told them we were adopting a dog. I cannot stress enough that this is the ACTUAL picture from that conversation 🤣

gitched sign + one of those pointless TikTok-style ads = unintentional cyberpunk at the Whole Foods

Kookaburra refuses to budge. (◕‿◕)

Good morning…have a great day! ♥️

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A photo-realistic painting of a large slice of Victoria sponge cake

The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield.
‘Cake’
(Yes, it is a painting - from Third Picture Book, 1971)

Vietnamese mossy frog, appearing as moss among green plants, almost impossible to see By David Okidoki Photography.

oh to be a Mossy Frog, happily crouching invisible amongst forest leaves and debris

Single sunflower with blue sky

Sunflower 🌱

🙌 Official Prometheus Finalist! Woohoo, Congrats!

Just four months to go....🤞