Susan Sanfrey
@pencilinherhand.bsky.social
Books, nature, figure skating.
Star Trek, Doctor Who.
Star Trek, Doctor Who.
Pinned
"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of that fact."
—George Eliot
—George Eliot
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He walked over to hug the gold medalist after his losing score. Such a gracious, well-raised young man. He will prevail in the next Olympics.
February 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
He walked over to hug the gold medalist after his losing score. Such a gracious, well-raised young man. He will prevail in the next Olympics.
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OK I have now seen the Italian figure skater performing to the CONCLAVE soundtrack who symbolically makes himself Pope by the end.
Honestly that's how all Conclaves should work going forward. We gotta see which Cardinals can match their high technical scores with artistic presentation.
Honestly that's how all Conclaves should work going forward. We gotta see which Cardinals can match their high technical scores with artistic presentation.
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
OK I have now seen the Italian figure skater performing to the CONCLAVE soundtrack who symbolically makes himself Pope by the end.
Honestly that's how all Conclaves should work going forward. We gotta see which Cardinals can match their high technical scores with artistic presentation.
Honestly that's how all Conclaves should work going forward. We gotta see which Cardinals can match their high technical scores with artistic presentation.
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because I need to heal, here's the very touching moment when ilia malinin congratulated mikhail shaidorov on winning gold seconds after his own dream was crushed #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
because I need to heal, here's the very touching moment when ilia malinin congratulated mikhail shaidorov on winning gold seconds after his own dream was crushed #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating
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February 13, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Agents working for the Chinese government stalked and harassed Alysa Liu. In part because she had spoken out about human rights in China.
Alysa gets gold in courage and compassion as well as figure skating.
Alysa gets gold in courage and compassion as well as figure skating.
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Agents working for the Chinese government stalked and harassed Alysa Liu. In part because she had spoken out about human rights in China.
Alysa gets gold in courage and compassion as well as figure skating.
Alysa gets gold in courage and compassion as well as figure skating.
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There are moments in sports that are true glory, completely regardless of a gold medal. Watching Matteo Rizzo skate a perfect free skate and realize he’s won his team a bronze medal with a minute left in his program is a truly sublime one. Please make sure you watch it!
February 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM
There are moments in sports that are true glory, completely regardless of a gold medal. Watching Matteo Rizzo skate a perfect free skate and realize he’s won his team a bronze medal with a minute left in his program is a truly sublime one. Please make sure you watch it!
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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...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Band persons didn't always have to look like Calvin Klein models. Enjoy...
youtu.be/95ywPJ_8hV4?...
youtu.be/95ywPJ_8hV4?...
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Old Grey Whistle Test, 16th May 1978)
YouTube video by Dire Straits
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Band persons didn't always have to look like Calvin Klein models. Enjoy...
youtu.be/95ywPJ_8hV4?...
youtu.be/95ywPJ_8hV4?...
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Forty years ago today (Jan 28 2026), the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger 51L slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe.
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Forty years ago today (Jan 28 2026), the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger 51L slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe.
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the whaling boat has figured out we are not going to the right place.
passengers get sea-sick—grow quarrelsome—don't sleep of nights—do not enjoy themselves much, as a general thing
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the whaling boat has figured out we are not going to the right place.
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America is a crumbling superpower, to me, a non-historian, quite a bit like Russia by the end of the Cold War. But interestingly what I remember being taught as a child in the 80s was to have sympathy and love for Russian children. I think that is perhaps better to encourage than blanket hatred.
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
America is a crumbling superpower, to me, a non-historian, quite a bit like Russia by the end of the Cold War. But interestingly what I remember being taught as a child in the 80s was to have sympathy and love for Russian children. I think that is perhaps better to encourage than blanket hatred.
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You know, Europeans can feel whatever they want to feel about this situation, that’s fine, but actually, I have never blamed a country for its dictator, especially in places where wealth equality is staggering and where larger powers exert enormous influence on elections.
This man is talking about stealing a country at gunpoint from nations the US is allied with. Of course Europeans hate us. You would feel the same way if you were in their place. American voters put this man in power, he didn’t seize it this time.
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
You know, Europeans can feel whatever they want to feel about this situation, that’s fine, but actually, I have never blamed a country for its dictator, especially in places where wealth equality is staggering and where larger powers exert enormous influence on elections.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
Rhythm guitarist helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success
Veteran rock musician Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead’s rhythm guitarist who helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success, has died at age 78, according to a statement posted to his verified Instagram account on Friday.
He was diagnosed with cancer in July and “succumbed to underlying lung issues” surrounded by loved ones, the statement said. It did not mention when or where he died. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
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Maybe you have to be a bit older idk. It worked for me, but I'm just someone who likes a TV show a normal amount.
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Maybe you have to be a bit older idk. It worked for me, but I'm just someone who likes a TV show a normal amount.
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As someone who is plagued with constant anxiety, I am in awe of Alyssa’s IDGAFness
I wish she would bottle it and sell it (to me)
#USNats26 #PrevagenUSChamps
I wish she would bottle it and sell it (to me)
#USNats26 #PrevagenUSChamps
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
As someone who is plagued with constant anxiety, I am in awe of Alyssa’s IDGAFness
I wish she would bottle it and sell it (to me)
#USNats26 #PrevagenUSChamps
I wish she would bottle it and sell it (to me)
#USNats26 #PrevagenUSChamps
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This was a PERFECT EVENING OF WOMEN SKATING ARE YOU KIDDING ME #PrevagenUSChamps
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
This was a PERFECT EVENING OF WOMEN SKATING ARE YOU KIDDING ME #PrevagenUSChamps
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Stranger Things finale was pretty good imo. A nice send off.
I think Stranger Things has always been a show haunted by the idea of what people think it could have been. But the last season was a great cap to the show that it actually was, and had been since like season 2.
I think Stranger Things has always been a show haunted by the idea of what people think it could have been. But the last season was a great cap to the show that it actually was, and had been since like season 2.
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Stranger Things finale was pretty good imo. A nice send off.
I think Stranger Things has always been a show haunted by the idea of what people think it could have been. But the last season was a great cap to the show that it actually was, and had been since like season 2.
I think Stranger Things has always been a show haunted by the idea of what people think it could have been. But the last season was a great cap to the show that it actually was, and had been since like season 2.
The Lucifer finale was perfect
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The Lucifer finale was perfect
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Mandy Patinkin singing with the PS 22 chorus before @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration
January 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Mandy Patinkin singing with the PS 22 chorus before @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration
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New York City has a new mayor
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New York City has a new mayor
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Well fuck.
Greg Biffle was a great competitor on the track, but his charity work off the track was even better. When the floods devastated Asheville, Greg, a helicopter pilot, started flying relief missions himself to get supplies to the area.
He did the same for Jamaican hurricane victims
Greg Biffle was a great competitor on the track, but his charity work off the track was even better. When the floods devastated Asheville, Greg, a helicopter pilot, started flying relief missions himself to get supplies to the area.
He did the same for Jamaican hurricane victims
#NASCAR Garrett Mitchell, aka Cleetus McFarland has posted that Greg Biffe, his wife, daughter and son have passed away.
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Well fuck.
Greg Biffle was a great competitor on the track, but his charity work off the track was even better. When the floods devastated Asheville, Greg, a helicopter pilot, started flying relief missions himself to get supplies to the area.
He did the same for Jamaican hurricane victims
Greg Biffle was a great competitor on the track, but his charity work off the track was even better. When the floods devastated Asheville, Greg, a helicopter pilot, started flying relief missions himself to get supplies to the area.
He did the same for Jamaican hurricane victims
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This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)