The cat showed the guy who the boss was 😂 #Cat #Cats #Catsofbluesky #Caturday #LifuX
Alpha Kitty
@alphakitty.bsky.social
Owner, indie publisher, Alpha Kitty, Ltd. + Artist + Historian of sister history archives @Wikipatia, feministory.bsky.social & STEMfem.bsky.social + Writer/Editor + Musician
8/5/1909 — b. Tiny Davis, American musician, singer. #Jazz trumpeter; aka “female Louis Armstrong,” billed as “the hottest female trumpeter in the universe.” Member, all-wmn #BigBand, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm; leader, Tiny Davis & her Hell Divers #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky
Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
#MusicHistory On this day 1966, The Beatles released their groundbreaking 7th album, Revolver, one of the most inventive, influential & endlessly fascinating albums ever recorded. The unforgettable cover was created by Klaus Voormann, who combined line drawings with photographic images of the band.
MAGA is a mental illness. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
8/4/1910 — b. Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American artist. Abstract expressionist and surrealist painter and printmaker. The only female member of the abstract expressionist group of painters, The Irascibles (1940s) #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #expressionism #surrealism #painters
Saw this on the other place and could not help myself.
It's doubtful that Americans even know what the Bill of Rights is. The literacy rate in America is 79%—the same as in the Republic of the Congo. 53% of Americans don't know why we celebrate the 4th of July. www.cato.org/news-release...
Cato Poll: 53% of Americans Don’t Know Why We Celebrate the Fourth of July
As the country prepares to celebrate the 4th of July, new polling from the Cato Institute sheds light on how Americans feel about liberty, free speech, and the role of government in 2025.
cato.org
8/3/1941 — b. Beverly Lee, American singer. A member of the all female vocal group, The Shirelles (1957-); hit songs include “Baby It’s You,” “Solider Boy,” and “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.” Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge
I dare anyone to come up with a worse album cover than this.
The whole point of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority - the individual. It limits the governments power to harm the individual. The whole constitution is designed to limit the governments power.
It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.
Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine has it figured out. I couldn't agree more. Fuck fascism.
I think it’s more that they know they can’t force AI to follow a law and being held accountable for an AI’s actions would highlight the fact that it’s not fit for the market in its current state.
Some see an obstacle and overcome it. Others see an obstacle and obliterate it. #Cat #Cats #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #LifuX
7/31/1916 — b. Louise Smith, American race car driver. The “First Lady of NASCAR”(1949-56); won 38 races in the late models, modifieds 28 victories), sportsman + midgets. The first woman inducted into the International #Motorsports Hall of Fame(1999) #womenshistory #racing #WomenInSTEM #NASCAR #auto
7/31/1860 — b. Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist, naturalist. A wildflower watercolorist with precision accuracy; the five volume, “North American Wild Flowers”, published by the Smithsonian Inst features 400 of her wildflower paintings #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters #WomenInSTEM
Under Trump's CFPB, two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor. In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%: https://propub.li/3S3sflq (Published March)
He got it, Gelato the kitten got a 3-D printed wheelchair thanks to donations. No more rulers and tape! Photo: Cincinnati Animal CARE.
The striking dark blue 1961 Jaguar E-type Roadster Chassis 22 is the current Spotlight car in our upper gallery exhibition, Driven: Britain's Motoring Story. The car is on loan from its owner Marc Gordon until December 2026. Find out more: bit.ly/4wzl97i
Why don’t republicans just toss Dr. Fauci into a pond and see if he sinks? It would reinforce the American Dark Ages, anti-science vibe they seem to favor…
Stop posting insane bullshit at 2 a.m. and maybe you'll be able to stay awake during a friend's funeral, you greasy fuck.
7/29/1851 — b. Karin Arosenius, Swedish artist. Sculptor; created sculpted busts and figurines. Member of the Paris artists’ colony, Grez-sur-Loing (early 1890s); exhibited in the salons of 1885, 1886 + 1888, and the World Exhibition, Paris (1889) #womenshistory #womensartists #womensart #sculptors
The mail voting case brought in Massachusetts by the League of Women Voters and other voting rights groups is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Responses are due Monday. A decision may come within days after that. We remain vigilant. @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social @lwvma.bsky.social
