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The world has lost a mind whose work guides us every day.
Gladys West, a pioneering mathematician whose contributions helped make modern GPS possible, has passed away at 95, peacefully on January 2026, surrounded by family and friends.
West’s mathematical models of the Earth’s shape became a critical foundation for satellite navigation, allowing precise positioning anywhere on the globe. Her work helps guide everything from airplanes and ships to smartphones and emergency services, though she once joked that she still preferred using paper maps.
Born in 1930 in rural Virginia, West grew up in the South, working on her family’s farm and walking miles to a one-room schoolhouse. She originally planned to study home economics, but discovered a love for geometry that led her to pursue mathematics. A scholarship took her to Virginia State College, where she earned her degree and later a master’s in mathematics.
In 1956, she joined a U.S. Navy research facility in Dahlgren, Virginia. Over a 42-year career, West worked with early computers to develop algorithms that accounted for the Earth’s irregular shape, gravity, and tidal forces, refinements that were essential for accurate satellite positioning.
Without the mathematical groundwork she helped establish, the global navigation systems used today would not function as they do.
For most of her career, West’s contributions remained largely unknown outside scientific circles. Later in life, she received major honors, including induction into the U.S. Air Force Hall of Fame and the Prince Philip Medal.
She inspired generations of scientists and mathematicians.
MaryEllenAylwardWolf, EdD retweeted
Wow. 30,000 students in Charlotte, North Carolina skipping class to protest ICE. The youth are alright.
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Let’s make her famous, she deserves that 🥹❤️
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The image refers to Theresa Kachindamoto, who annulled 850 child marriages in her first three years as chief (by 2016). She went on to annul over 3,500 by 2019. She passed away on August 13, 2025.
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Two kids in Colorado were kicking around a soccer ball when an unexpected teammate showed up
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Saint Peter Square in the Vatican “GRACE FOR THE WORLD” concert featuring international artists including Pharrell Williams, Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Karol G, Jennifer Hudson and many more.
🚨 FAFSA: The Hidden Barrier to College Dreams 🚨
In this episode of Well, Since You Asked Me…, host Lynn B. talks with Dr. Sharee Eggleston about breaking cycles & opening doors to higher ed. 🎓💡
🎧 Watch: youtu.be/gKDARLWUful
#FAFSA #BreakingBarriers #CollegeAccess
Dr. Sharee Eggleston, an award-winning educator & Coordinator of Advanced Academics at Del Valle ISD, shares how we can break these barriers.
📩 Watch here: youtu.be/gKDARLWUful
#EducationalEquity #CollegeBound
For too many students, FAFSA is more than a form — it’s a wall.
Confusing language, systemic mistrust, and lack of guidance keep families from the aid they deserve.
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Huge thanks to all of the first responders/emergency personnel working so hard to help people during this horrific Texas flooding
All y'all are heroes💪
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This is good 💯
Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital.
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.
A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar...
In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist...
A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care...
A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor...
It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing.
The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss.
A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence.
This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people.
Do not criticize your body too much.
Do not complain excessively.
Do not lose sleep over bills.
Make sure to hug your loved ones.
Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless.
Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance.
You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect...
Listen, perfection does not exist.
A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here.
Here, we are given an opportunity to learn.
So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now.
Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you.
Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere.
Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely!
And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.”
—Pope Francis
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There is no evidence to suggest this was written by Pope Francis. The verses contain lines from other works and have circulated before claiming to be written by others. newtral.es/definicion-hos…
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MaryEllenAylwardWolf, EdD retweeted
It has been, it is now, and it will forever be, the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral obligations to God and one another.
Today, Michelle and I mourn with everyone around the world – Catholic and non-Catholic alike – who drew strength and inspiration from the Pope’s example. May we continue to heed his call to “never remain on the sidelines of this march of living hope.”
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Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Now is the time to make sure every single person we know is registered to vote.
Join me and @WhenWeAllVote by going to WhenWeAllVote.org to check your voter registration status or to sign up to vote if you haven't already.
Don’t wait until later or tomorrow to do it — it’s just too easy to forget. Voter registration deadlines in states across the country are coming up soon, and your voice deserves to be heard this November!
These books 📚 are not only for teens - excellent for adults - no matter their age! msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shop…
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79 od’s, 9 deaths, 70 brought back to life w/ narcan & 438 doses of narcan / let that sink in!!! Five people arrested for Austin opioid overdose outbreak statesman.com/story/news/cri…
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Throughout U.S. history, students have protested to demand justice in the U.S. & worldwide.
Invariably, they faced violence from police & vilification by corporate media & politicians.
We share a few of countless stories of K–12 and college activism ⬇️
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