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David Evans
@dalekdave.bsky.social
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Just a guy... doin' stuff. Music Junkie. Pop Culture Addict. Geek Chic. He/Him
All views are my own. Just trying to do right by my fellow human beings. Be Kind.
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Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake was born #OTD in 1840

+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874

#WomenInSTEM
Black-and-white close-up portrait of young Sophia Jex-Blake, a woman with dark center-parted hair pulled back smoothly, gazing thoughtfully to the side. Painted by Samuel Laurence around 1865, she wears a high-collared dark dress with a light collar, set against a softly shaded background.
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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I miss these days of TV ... when characters looked like real people. Not every person was a model. Just real people with real stories. Now almost every actor needs a 6 pack or boobs.It was more believable and down to earth.
screenmedia.bsky.social 🎬 Screen Media 🎞 @screenmedia.bsky.social · 2d
Telly Savalas, seen here on location in New York with co-stars Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson and George Savalas in a production still for the CBS 🇺🇸American action crime drama television series “KOJAK” (1973 - 1978)

📺 Universal Television 🚨
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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The real Rosie!
admirablewomen.bsky.social Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d
Naomi Parker-Fraley died #OTD in 2018 at age 96.

At 90, she learned she was the inspiration for "Rosie the Riveter," a cultural icon symbolizing the millions of American women who worked in factories & shipyards during #WWII.
A side-by-side comparison image highlighting the iconic "Rosie the Riveter" symbol. On the left is the famous 1943 World War II motivational poster by J. Howard Miller titled "We Can Do It!" featuring a determined young woman in a blue work shirt with rolled-up sleeves, flexing her right arm to show her bicep, wearing a red polka-dot bandana tied around her head, and a determined expression. She is set against a bright yellow background with a bold blue speech bubble overhead containing the white text "We Can Do It!" in capital letters. On the right is a color portrait of Naomi Parker Fraley taken later in her life. She has white/gray hair partially covered by a red polka-dot bandana tied in the classic Rosie style, fair skin, red lipstick, and a thoughtful, gentle expression. She rests her chin on her right hand (with curled fingers), while her left arm is bent in a supportive pose beneath it, wearing a solid blue shirt or jacket that echoes the poster's workwear. The background is a warm solid yellow, creating a direct visual parallel to the poster on the left. This split layout powerfully connects the historical illustration to the actual woman whose 1942 wartime photograph inspired it, symbolizing strength, resilience, and the legacy of women in the workforce during World War II.
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
dalekdave.bsky.social
I don't care if world leaders are on the list. If titans of industry or my favourite celebrities are on the list. If they abused and trafficked children then they need to be brought low to the fullest extent of the law. Release The Epstein Files.
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Things are grim and I'm going to bed. Goodnight, sweet friends.
January 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM
dalekdave.bsky.social
Hahahaha... me too.
juliebenson.bsky.social Julie Benson @juliebenson.bsky.social · 2d
My brain every single time I misread Davos:
Davros and Doctor Who (Tom Baker).
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 AM
dalekdave.bsky.social
So I'm a loooong time Trek fan. There's things I've loved and things I've been 'meh' about. I've watched the first 2 eps of #StarfleetAcademy and it's a ton of fun. Is it slightly goofy and different? Yup. But at it's core it's Trek and I'm enjoying it. Naysayers can suck it.
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Spent some of last night and most of today just vegging on the couch watching the first 2 seasons of The Mayfair Witches. Not as good as Interview With The Vampire but a fun diversion that I didn't dislike. I'm looking forward to more.
January 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.

However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.

I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.

I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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I love star wars, ALL star wars but my god a show has never been more pertinent to the current state of affairs in the world than Andors last season .
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
dalekdave.bsky.social
Jesus. Just doe already. Or someone kill him. Or whatever. Why are we suckling on the teet of evil????
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Would watch.
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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San Diego Comic Con allowing A.I. Bullshit slop in it's seems to betray the whole idea of creativity and artistry that it's supposed to celebrate. Truly a terrible decision. Are they giving Greg Land a lifetime achievement award for tracing porn or Liefeld the 'Best Anatomy Award' next?
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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This week's X-Men, firing on all cylinders again (Not that I doubted)! Some great character work (LOVE Kurt/Mackenzie becoming a thing!), more on Mutina & that splash with Kurt and his swords made me grin like no other! @gailsimone.bsky.social @davidmarquez.bsky.social & the whole team are awesome!
January 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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“When I first heard they’d found a cure for dyslexia, it was like music to my arse.”

—source unknown
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.

She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM

She held >50 patents. #inventor
Color photograph of scientist Ruth Benerito in a chemistry laboratory. She is an older woman with curly white hair, wearing large round gold-framed glasses, subtle makeup, small black earrings, a silver ring, and a light blue lab coat over a collared shirt. She sits or stands thoughtfully with her chin resting on her hand, gazing slightly off-camera with a serious, contemplative expression. Behind and beside her is complex scientific glassware apparatus, including a round-bottom flask labeled "BUCHI PLASTIC-GLAS," green-tinted tubing, a distillation setup with clamps, connectors, and other lab equipment mounted on stands. The background shows more blurred lab instrumentation, evoking a professional research environment at the USDA Southern Regional Research Center where she conducted her groundbreaking work on cotton chemistry.
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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What, the absolute, fuck?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
checking in on the president of the United States
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social
Physicist/chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett invented non-reflective glass in 1938.

It revolutionized optics & led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. First woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. She was born #OTD in 1898. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
Black-and-white photograph of American physicist and inventor Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898–1979), the first woman to receive a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge, working in a laboratory. She is shown in profile, intently focused on adjusting a scientific apparatus with her left hand while peering into a large glass tank possibly filled with liquid. She wears cat-eye glasses, a short-sleeved blouse with a scalloped Peter Pan collar and white cuffs, and her hair is neatly styled in soft waves. The background reveals shelves lined with glass bottles and lab equipment, capturing the mid-20th-century research environment at General Electric where she pioneered non-reflective glass coatings and thin-film technology. The image conveys concentration, precision, and pioneering scientific dedication. Side-by-side demonstration of Katharine Burr Blodgett's 1938 invention: non-reflective glass. Left: three colorful yarn balls (red, blue, yellow) are clearly visible through coated glass with no glare. Right: the same balls appear blurred and distorted by reflections through ordinary clear glass. A powerful visual proof of the invisible coating that revolutionized lenses, windows, and screens.
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Celebrating the life of John Buscema; December 11, 1927-January 10, 2002

Marvel Comics Legend and penciller for both the cover and interior pages of Nova #1 (1976)
#Nova50thAnniversary
John Buscema with grey in his hair and beard, wearing glasses and a short sleeve white shirt a young man in a golden helmet and black and gold costume rockets across a city below him and the cosmos above Nova #1 (1976) cover art by John Buscema & Joe Sinnott
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
dalekdave.bsky.social
Just.... evil.
aramshabanian.bsky.social Aram Shabanian @aramshabanian.bsky.social · 15d
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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@gailsimone.bsky.social If you haven't seen this it seems like something you'd enjoy. I chuckled.
matthighton.bsky.social Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · Nov 14
For anyone who doesn’t know me from the other place I do things like this: Recreating the X-Men intro using only stock footage for nothing but the lols. Enjoy.
January 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
dalekdave.bsky.social
I'm going to step away from the internet for a few hours.... today has made me infuriated. Be good to each other.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Author, filmmaker, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was born #OTD in 1891.

She was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and author of the masterwork, 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥 (1937). #literature #litsky #booksky

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A black-and-white portrait photograph of Zora Neale Hurston, taken around the 1930s–1940s. She is shown from the neck up, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat tilted slightly to one side and a textured, patterned blouse. Her short, curly hair frames her face, and she looks directly past the camera with a warm, confident smile that reveals her teeth, conveying poise and charisma. The cover of the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. Against a textured blue background, a striking artistic silhouette of a Black woman's profile faces right, her face and neck in black-and-white photography overlaid with vibrant, multicolored abstract patterns in red, yellow, gold, and blue. A large golden halo-like circle glows behind her head. Bold white handwritten-style text at the top reads "ZORA NEALE HURSTON," while the title "THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD" spans the bottom in large capital letters, with "A NOVEL" in smaller text to the right. Faint overlaid text fragments from the book appear in the background.
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM