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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...

The 11-year-olds out at recess were chanting "F*ck ICE, F*ck ICE" at Denver's Morey Middle School as I passed just now.

Good for you!! I'm on crutches so I'm staying home. Yell extra loud for me!! You will be glad you went.

A tuxedo cat in a bowl that he's a little too big for. His tail is curled around in a nice spiral.

The curled tail of happiness. I hope your day is a curly tailed one too. Pro tip: try calling your Representative or making a donation to help with the resistance. Guaranteed to make your day a little more curly! #AbolishIce #resist #cats #colorado #Cosmo

"The administration also targeted less famous parks. One sign slated for removal at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in Colorado

Alex Pretti's parents live in Arvada, so this is also showing up for/with them.

A black and white cat laying on a blue and white blanket.

My boy, Cosmo. Hi Chester!!

The background of the collage is a green and black Geli of flowers. In the foreground is a sticker with a large iris type flower, a bee, and a water lily. There are also stamped water lilies across the bottom in the colors of blue and pink.

Whenever I have a minute or two, I'm playing at my art table. This is today's 5 minute collage. #collage #habits #self-care #art

10/10. No notes.

As much as this month has sucked, it has also given me enormous hope in the power of ordinary people to do extraordinarily selfless things.

Painting of a red cat with one eye open and one eye closed.

Pencil drawing of three cats. One is in a spaceship, one is wearing sunglasses, and one is licking his paw.

Two paintings of the same yellow cat. He appears to be smiling.

Painting of a purple cat with a red tail and yellow ears.

Kid art. We drew/painted #cats after school at the #library. I love my job!

The Truth about Venezuela.

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.

I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

Made me giggle.

A small purple patio table with a tray of colored pencils, a sketchbook, and a cup of tea. In the background, sitting in the yard, is a black and white cat.

A handmade book with a purple cover that reads 2026.

Happy New Year!! The last piece of mail I received in 2025 was a jury summons. I'm trying to start 2026 off right with outside time with my cat and art. #art #catsofbluesky #cats #nature #newyear

What the KENNEDY Center used to be…

Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

Three shelves. Top shelf has stuffed polar bear and two stuffed penguin toys. Second shelf has a poster of a polar bear and penguins on a snowy hill and the third shelf has picture books about penguins and polar bears.

This is my book display for January. "Polar Bears & Penguins". #library #books #YouthServices #PictureBooks #ChildrensLibrary

A collection of images attached to watercolor paper painted with blue and purple on top and green on the bottom. Images include a pomegranate, a cardinal, a lion, flowers and a Victorian child holding a wreath.

I made a thank you card for my daughter. #collage #art

A winter Solstice altar with King Winter surrounded by crystals, gems, pinecones and a pine garland. In the foreground is a miniature yule log made from a thick stick, a pine cutting and a cinnamon stick all tied together with twine. The background is blue silk.

Happy Solstice! #solstice #ArtAdventCalendar #Winter #needlefelting #FiberArts #Art

Yesterday, a power outage in San Francisco, CA stalled a Waymo fleet causing traffic jams.

In Boulder, CO a power outage affected the atomic clock.

I doubt it would ever be flawless, but it seems like we should be improving our infrastructure instead of AI.

Russ Vought (piss man) tweet about doing piss man shit: The National Science Foundation will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country. A comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

A tuxedo cat sitting by the window with yellow curtains and surrounded by houseplants.

Just a phone camera pic but it's full of the things I love ( color, light, plants, my dear Cosmo..) so this is my #ArtAdventCalendar offering today. Happy #Caturday.

A shallow box lined with blue paper. Inside there are natural objects like seashells, acorns, stones, dried flowers, a feather, seed pods, etc.

I taught a class at the library to school kids about assemblage art this fall. This was my example. #ArtAdventCalendar #Nature #Art #libraryprograms #library #kids

Hey dog needle felted from white wool. He has dark ears and a red Santa hat.

Last year I bought a kit to make this ornament. This year I made it again by using the first one as my model. The kit came with the hat so I just felted one for this guy. #ArtAdventCalendar #needlefelting #fiberarts

Standing in the palm of a hand is a white sheep made from needle felted wool. The sheep has black eyes, nose and mouth.

A needle felted sheep for #ArtAdventCalendar. #needlefelting #fiberarts

Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.

NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!

My guide:

Brown and white highland cows made from sheep's wool.

Side view of a brown needle felted cow.

I made needle felted cows. #ArtAdvent

On this #GivingTuesday consider making a donation to organizations that help immigrants in detention. Here’s a few.

Detention Resistance

KWESI (Kern Welcoming and Extending Solidarity to Immigrants)

Casa de Paz Colorado

YouTube video by Carsie Blanton - Topic Down In The Streets

For all our friends in the up above
With all our rage and all our love
Addin fuel to the fire
Down in the streets tonight