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George R. Carruthers , the brilliant Black engineer and astrophysicist who designed the revolutionary far-ultraviolet camera/spectrograph that became the first telescope placed on the Moon during Apollo 16. For decades, his groundbreaking work that helped us see stars, galaxies, and Earth’s upper atmosphere in ultraviolet light went largely unrecognized. Yet his quiet genius literally changed how humanity views the universe. A true unsung hero of Black excellence in science. His legacy continues to shine among the stars. 🔭👏🏾

@canderson93 @OccupyDemocrats Why is a pedophile, racist, narcissistic, misogynistic, bullshit spewing 🍊💩 sitting in the White house is beyond me !

He has never built or been a part of building anything other than the throne of communist lies he sits upon. For fcks sake, communism has never built anything other than gulags and mass graves. Why this un-American terrorist loving piece of shit is allowed to stay in this country it beyond me.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani enrages MAGA by rolling out historic changes to New York housing and declaring that "every person deserves a dignified home." This mayor is quickly cementing a generational legacy... "We will prove that government can deliver on the solutions to the toughest problems, not just debate them. I will close with this. So often when confronted with intractable challenges, the world has looked to New York City to show the way," Mamdani said at an event touting his new initiatives. Those initiatives include dramatic changes to zoning and land use that will tackle the "inequitable" status quo that allows wealthier neighborhoods to stop development of housing in their areas — keeping out so-called "undesirables" while exacerbating the housing shortage. Mamdani's administration is also exploring ways to build new housing near public transit, adopting a broad, wholesale approach to the problem. His goal is to construct 200,000 affordable homes over the next ten years. "We have built great things before. Skyscrapers that rise into the clouds, grand bridges, libraries and museums, the most ambitious public housing developments in the nation, a team that can come back from 22 points with a little more than six minutes left in the first game," Mamdani continued. "Block by block, we will build once again. "And we will prove that the belief we hold, that every person deserves a dignified home, is more than an ideal. It is a responsibility that government can and that government will fulfill. Beginning today, we will no longer speak in the language of promise," he said. "We will speak in the language of present. We will build more homes. We will protect tenants." It was the part about "deserving" a home that has struck a nerve with a certain segment of the online right. Conservatives lose their minds over the mere suggestion that government might actually govern to improve the lives of the American working class. More to the point, they're terrified that a Democratic Socialist like Mamdani is succeeding because it means his politics might spread beyond New York City. "We will deliver record funding to NYCHA," the mayor added. "Let the largest city in the nation deliver the largest municipal housing transformation this country has ever seen. With a history like the one that we have in this city, it is tempting to believe that New York City's best days are behind us. "But we know that that is not the case. They are waiting to be built. So let us build them together, block by block. "Now, in the words of Milwaukee Mayor Emil Seidel, a sewer socialist himself, let's go after it and get it!" he concluded. Republicans like Trump are happy to sit back as the housing crisis worsens. Democratic Socialists like Zohran Mamdani are taking the problem on directly! Please ❤️ and share if you're a big fan of Zohran Mamdani!

@OccupyDemocrats Mamdami is a leader and problem solver, proving that socialism is not a bad word. While corrupt GOP MAGA believes we are a country of greed, and how good it is to be selfish. MAGA's world is dog-eat-dog, where it's every man for himself. I prefer Mandani's; we do better together.

At 115 years young, Naomi Washington Whitehead is America’s oldest living person and a living bridge to history. Born in 1910 on a Georgia farm to parents who had known slavery, she has witnessed the Great Migration, two World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, the moon landing, the internet age, and more, all while raising a family and staying rooted in faith and resilience. This remarkable Black woman is more than a supercentenarian. She is walking, breathing Black history. A true inspiration for what endurance, grace, and legacy look like. 👏🏾

Identical twin brothers Jamil and Jalal Paul are making history flying together as pilots for the same airline. With Black pilots making up less than 4% of the industry in the U.S., these two are breaking barriers and inspiring a whole new generation to aim higher. Dream big, reach new heights. 👏🏾

La prima foto è del 2026, precisamente di due giorni fa. La seconda è del 1997, ventinove anni fa. Nella prima c’è Gregg Popovich che parla e Tim Duncan che ascolta. Nella seconda la stessa cosa. Tra una foto e l’altra sono trascorsi 29 anni, i due hanno riscritto la storia del basket, hanno vinto e infranto record, sono diventati uno dei migliori coach e uno dei migliori giocatori nella storia del basket. Nel mezzo, però, Gregg Popovich ha avuto problemi di salute che lo hanno costretto ad abbandonare il basket. Ma nonostante i problemi a deambulare, a parlare e di vista, continua oggi a stare vicino alla sua squadra, gli Spurs, seguendo gli allenamenti e parlando di tanto in tanto anche negli spogliatoi. Ad accompagnarlo ovunque, ad aiutarlo a scendere dall’auto e salire le scale, a portargli la stampella, a trascorrere con lui intere giornate a parlare di basket, e a portarlo di tanto in tanto in tribuna a vedere le partite, c’è Tim Duncan. In questi 29 anni, da quando si sono conosciuti, un ragazzo, diventato uomo, continua ad ascoltare. Ascolta la persona che ha dichiarato di avergli cambiato la vita, di averlo reso un giocatore migliore e soprattutto una persona migliore. Il rapporto tra Popovich e Duncan è una storia che travalica i confini dello sport perché contiene tutto: stima, amicizia, rispetto, riconoscenza, gratitudine. È una storia semplicemente meravigliosa.

This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books. We need more of this from our electeds.

Je me souviens. Il y a pile 45 ans, je passais l'oral le plus court de ma vie. Il a duré très exactement 15 secondes. Et j'en ai tiré des leçons. Le professeur s'appelait Georges Tapinos. Il était le prestigieux patron de l'Institut National des Etudes Démographiques (INED). Et il tenait à Sciences Po un séminaire intitulé "Evolution et permanence de la théorie économique"... ... Ce qui était assez flou pour qu'il puisse raconter ce qu'il voulait, dans l'ordre où il le voulait, et de la façon qu'il souhaitait. Lors de son premier cours, nous étions 220 à l'écouter, dans le grand amphithéâtre Boutmy. Mais il s'est révélé si aride, si ardu et si abscons, notamment en matière mathématique et statistique, que plus d'un quart des élèves ne sont pas revenus, pour son second cours. Lequel fut pire. Et cela a continué ainsi pendant 3 mois. Jusqu'à ce qu'on se retrouve à 8, dans une petite salle, au deuxième étage. Là, il a dit : "Bon, on va maintenant pouvoir être moins compliqué". Il est quand même resté très difficile à suivre. Dès lors, pour le comprendre, il fallait lire. Lire vraiment les œuvres des auteurs dont il parlait, lire leurs critiques, et réfléchir. Cela ne se faisait pas trop, à Sciences Po, où l'on travaillait tellement que la plupart du temps, les élèves se contentaient d'apprendre sagement ce qu'on leur disait de croire, sur les œuvres inscrites au programme. Mais, en dépit de mes lectures, j'avoue que souvent, G. Tapinos expliquait des choses que je ne comprenais pas bien. Dans ce cas, je ne l'interrompais pas. J'allais le voir, après le cours. Et là, lui, le patron débordé de l'INED, prenait un temps infini pour expliquer, détailler. Au point qu'à plusieurs reprises, nous allions terminer la discussion au Basile, le bistrot à côté de Sciences Po. J'en sortais intensément heureux. Il n'a fait qu'un cours "simple". Sur "Le parapluie et les utopistes français". 🙂 Il avait fait venir un copain, dont j'ai hélas oublié le nom. Qui, partant du fait que Proudhon, Fourier, Cabet souhaitaient couvrir les trottoirs pour protéger les passants du soleil et de la pluie - alors que les libéraux préféraient le parapluie individuel - expliquait, sous cet angle, toute la philosophie économique du "socialisme" pré-marxiste, en France. C'était brillant - et concret. Mais, le reste du temps, Georges Tapinos flottait dans ses limbes, avec passion. Surtout, il n'enseignait pas seulement ses certitudes. Il expliquait ses doutes. C'était passionnant. Ce fut même le professeur le plus passionnant que j'ai eu à Sciences Po. Et, peut-être parce qu'il était né à Athènes, et qu'il était d'origine grecque, j'ai toujours pensé qu'il enseignait comme Platon ou Aristote enseignaient. En sélectionnant les plus coriaces, les plus avides de connaissances. Et petit à petit, en les poussant à lire, à réfléchir. A s'accoucher d'eux-mêmes. Puis vint l'oral. Après avoir enseigné à 8 élèves pendant des mois, après avoir discuté avec chacun, il nous connaissait bien. Mais il fallait un oral, pour que le séminaire soit "validé". Il était assis dans une petite salle, derrière un bureau. Je me suis approché, l'ai salué, me suis assis en face de lui. J'ai, comme on nous l'apprenait, posé ma montre à plat sur le bureau, afin de bien calculer le temps, et de rester dans les 10 minutes que devait durer un oral. Et là, il m'a demandé : - "Que pensez vous de Keynes ?" J'ai eu un vertige. Une panique. En économie, John Maynard Keynes est un monument. Un auteur immense. J'avais presque tout lu de lui; lu les néo-keynésiens, les critiques de Keynes. Mais comment faire une synthèse ? Alors, le temps que je mobilise mes neurones pour tenter de trouver un plan englobant tout ce que je savais, j'ai dit, très sincèrement, la première chose qui m'est venue - à laquelle je crois toujours : - "Keynes... ? C'est bien écrit". Il m'a regardé, a hoché discrètement la tête, en signe d'approbation. Puis il a répondu : - "Je vous remercie. Bonne journée." Et du geste, il m'a m'invité à me retirer. J'ai repris ma montre. Le tout avait duré 15 secondes. Et je suis sorti, un peu éberlué. Il m'a mis 16/20. Ce qui, à l'époque, à Sciences Po, était considéré comme une très bonne note. Je ne sais pas si Platon ou Aristote faisaient passer des oraux. Je ne pense pas. En tout cas, j'en ai gardé l'idée qu'un grand enseignant n'est pas là, d'abord, pour évaluer / noter / juger. Mais pour passionner tellement ses élèves, qu'il n'a même plus besoin de les noter. J'y pense encore, aujourd'hui... ... Et si le Paradis existe, j'avoue : j'aime à m'imaginer que Georges Tapinos y discute des heures, avec Pareto, Galbraith, Keynes, Schumpeter ou Solow. Autour d'un verre de résiné bien frais.🙂

In the late 1990s, Hollywood studios wanted to change the ending of “The Sixth Sense.” Bruce Willis took a massive pay cut to stop them. And a 10-year-old boy understood the film better than most adults in the room. When M. Night Shyamalan wrote “The Sixth Sense,” he was a struggling 28-year-old director whose previous films had failed. Studios rejected the script repeatedly. Too quiet. Too dark. Not commercial enough. Executives especially hated the ending. They wanted Bruce Willis’s character to survive. They wanted something happier. Something safer. Shyamalan refused. Then Bruce Willis read the script. At the time, Willis was one of the biggest action stars in the world: “Die Hard.” “Armageddon.” “The Fifth Element.” But this film was different. No explosions. No action hero speeches. Just grief, loneliness, and a devastating twist. Willis loved it so much he accepted a major salary cut to help get the movie made. But finding the right child actor nearly became impossible. Hundreds auditioned for the role of Cole — the boy who “sees dead people.” Most children were frightened by the material or didn’t fully understand the story. Then Haley Joel Osment walked in. He was only 10 years old. Shyamalan asked if he had read the script. “Yes,” Haley answered calmly. “Twice.” Then Shyamalan asked: “Do you understand the ending?” “Of course,” Haley replied. That was the moment the director realized this child understood the emotional core of the movie in a way many adults did not. He got the role immediately. On set, Bruce Willis became fiercely protective of Haley and reportedly told crew members: “That kid is more professional than a lot of adults I’ve worked with.” Meanwhile, Shyamalan fought to protect the film’s secret twist ending. Scripts were hidden. Crew members received incomplete pages. Critics were asked not to spoil the reveal. At the time, this was unusual. Movies were marketed by showing audiences everything. “The Sixth Sense” did the opposite. Then came the premiere. For two hours, audiences watched Bruce Willis play psychologist Malcolm Crowe helping a frightened boy communicate with ghosts. Then the final revelation arrived: Malcolm himself had been dead the entire time. The theater reportedly fell completely silent before erupting into shock, applause, and disbelief. Suddenly every earlier scene meant something different. The ignored conversations. The cold air. The dropped wedding ring. The clues had been there all along. “The Sixth Sense” became a global phenomenon, earning over $670 million worldwide and receiving six Oscar nominations — including one for 11-year-old Haley Joel Osment. But its biggest impact may have been cultural. It changed how Hollywood handled spoilers forever. After “The Sixth Sense,” protecting surprise endings became part of movie culture itself. The studio wanted a safer ending. Bruce Willis fought to preserve the original one. A 10-year-old understood the twist before many executives did. And together they created one of the most unforgettable endings in film history.

Poitou. Sa vie? Un combat. Domestique à 12 ans. Mère célibataire à 21. L'ouvrière ne tremble donc pas à l'heure du choix. FTP comme son fils,elle est prise le 26 mai 1944. Et si torturée qu'elle ne survit pas. Mais son fils est sauf. Car jamais elle n'aurait trahi. Ezilda Barreau

Every year, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil. #MemorialDayWeekend

Hommage à l’actrice Corinne Le Poulain, née le 26 mai 1948 à Neuilly-sur-Seine et décédée à 66 ans des suites d'un cancer foudroyant, le 10 février 2015 dans le 15e arrondissement de Paris.

Pierre Dupont a recherché sa nourrice d’enfance près de quarante ans après avoir quitté la Côte d’Ivoire. Bébé, Pierre était pris en charge par Aïcha, une femme douce et aimante qui travaillait comme nourrice pour sa famille lorsqu’ils vivaient en Côte d’Ivoire. Elle le nourrissait, l’apaisait, et a laissé une empreinte durable dans ses premières années. Lorsque sa famille est finalement rentrée en France, ils ont perdu tout contact. Pourtant, Pierre a gardé le souvenir de sa bienveillance tout au long de sa vie. Des années plus tard, ses recherches l’ont mené au Sénégal, où il a retrouvé Aïcha vivant dans une modeste maison près de Dakar. Il lui a donné l’équivalent de 16 000 dollars et lui a assuré une allocation mensuelle afin qu’elle puisse vivre plus confortablement. Elle prévoit désormais de rénover sa maison et de soutenir l’éducation de ses petits-enfants. Leurs retrouvailles rappellent que l’amour donné au tout début de la vie peut résonner à travers les continents et le temps. Crédit : Pierre Dupont

On her 75th birthday, we remember Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! At the age of 32, this physicist and astronaut launched aboard Challenger in June 1983 for her first of two space missions. Her example inspired generations to reach for the stars. ✨

@ChicagoBears Is that true you're leaving ?

A woman was shopping at Walmart and joking around while standing in line. She told a man behind her to go ahead because she was talking on the phone. She joked about his healthy groceries compared to her unhealthy food. The man laughed and joked back with her. While she was still talking, the man told the cashier he wanted to pay for her groceries. She repeatedly refused, but he insisted on helping her. The grocery bill was almost $200, including expensive baby formula. The man said her positive humor and kind spirit were rare and deserved kindness in return. He only asked her to help someone else in the future. The woman shared the story as a reminder that kindness and generosity still exist.

هاي الي قدامكم اسمها زوهار ريجي تشامبرلين، الوحيدة الي رفضت إسرائيل الإفراج عنها من بين نشطاء أسطول الصمود. زوهار يهودية انولدت بالكيان قبل 54 سنة، وعاشت في كيبوتس اسمه كفار هحوريش قرب الناصرة. عام 2004 رفضت تكون جزء من هذا الكيان وسافرت إسبانيا، وانتقلت للعيش بين هولندا وألمانيا مقر إقامتها الحالي، وأعلنت إسلامها عام 2006. سنة 2008 شاركت بأساطيل فك الحصار عن غزة، ومؤخراً شاركت في أسطول الصمود ولأنه معها جنسية إسرائيلية الكيان رفض الإفراج عنها وعرضها للمحاكمة بتهمة الخيانة. تخيلوا إنسانة زي زوهار معها جنسيتين وقادرة تعيش حياتها بكل أريحية، لكنها ما تحملت مشاهد القتل والتدمير والتجويع في غزة، وركبت قارب شراعي وشاركت مع أسطول الصمود لفك الحصار وإيصال المساعدات. تخيلوا كم عربي مسلم لحتى الآن واقفين بصف نتنياهو وشغالين إحباط وإفشال لكل أشكال التضامن والمناصرة لغزة وفلسطين. #الحرية_لزوهار_ريجيف

Stephen Colbert was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power. A fitting honor for a champion of our democracy. RETWEET to congratulate Colbert on this honor!