Cathy Walker
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ICYMI: As part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, the Library of Congress has made a trailblazing contribution to the America250 Time Capsule: a tiny metal vial holding synthetic DNA encoded with digital copies from the Library’s collections. www.cbsnews.com/news/america...
"Do not open until July 4, 2276": What will America's Time Capsule reveal?
To mark America's 250th, a time capsule will be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, not to be opened until America's quincentennial. What objects made the cut to be preserved for another 250 years?
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#boston has learned a new way to love this last week thanks entirely to the #tartanarmy - learned to love in a way only those giddy with joy can. So for today's @tupelopress.bsky.social 30/30 poem, I couldn't just put it up on my insta stories - I need to share it everywhere. Thank you, Scotland!
A whole stadium section of Norwegian fans rowing in sync is pretty intimidating 😬
Look, I get it, a lot of you aren't enthusiastic this week because it's the Men's World Cup, not the actual World Cup -- but give it a chance. Boys play soccer, too!
Telemundo is 20/520 on DC-area Verizon, in case anyone else needs to know.
I visited Texas Tech and the conference center really wanted to remind you that you were in Texas. Even in the bathrooms, @martaschantz.bsky.social
What To Know About ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie/
This is Ranger. He is politely requesting attention from these mannequins. Happy to wait as long as it takes. 13/10 (TT: rangerthenycgolden)
![Comic. [Person with long hair announcing news. There are images of a sun with a smiley face labelled “last week” and a sun with a frowny face labeled “today.”] PERSON: A warning for solar flares and geomagnetic storms has been issued after new images from the solar and heliospheric observatory show that the big smiley face on the sun has turned into a frown.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidwr64epxpoxubgccujunj5fpruoglcfh74kowozaz6hrldmk7cki)
Understandably missing #DRBC, so here are some pictures from the James B. Beam Distilling institute at the University of Kentucky.
Post a picture you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.
Tim Laderach@timladerach.bsky.social · 5mo agoPost a picture you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.
Super Bowl Bunny!
Dr. Rachel Schine@rachelschine.bsky.social · 6mo agoSo I heard we’re posting super bowls. Here’s a Fatimid lusterware bunny. Islamic lusterwares originate in Iraq to emulate the sheen of Chinese porcelain, but the combo with highly animated-looking Fatimid animal motifs is my favorite. He even has a little snack. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Empty Bowls Alexandria returns next month amid increased demand for services
Empty Bowls Alexandria returns next month amid increased demand for services | ALXnow
The annual Empty Bowls Alexandria event is returning next month as host ALIVE! says demands for food, housing and emergency financial assistance are on the rise. In its ninth year, the historically sold-out...
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Friendly reminder to please be kind to and patient with the folks driving the plows this week. They want up be in pajamas sipping cocoa with their families, but instead they're out in this nasty shit at crazy hours so the rest of us can be safe.
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Travis A. Niles@travisaniles.bsky.social · 7mo agoanother Tuesday, another Firehouse primary. And since there are no official "I voted" stickers, we're repping these gems from @kaylahornbrook.bsky.social instead (Yes I know these stickers were for last week's primary, but I didn't get them in time)
