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Chert
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Burdensome friend, lives by the river
the mar-a-lago face looks like when English people try to make muppets
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
vindication for @possumacquainter.bsky.social, whose ancient traditions not only stretch back to the dawn of human civilization, they also guaranteed our survival as a species
It had been previously suggested that although eating carrion requires less effort than hunting, it carries the risks of consuming pathogens. But new research suggests that early humans relied on scavenging for meat.

archaeology.org/news/2025/11/07/did-early-humans-rely-on-consuming-carrion/
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
lmao
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
mind palace that is just Pennsylvania’s 311 miles of I-80
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
need to cop 2000 year old Parthian trousers
Archaeologists and designers were excited by the artistry of the 2,000-year-old garments found in a woman’s burial at a site in China—so they’ve re-created the outfits.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/digs-discoveries/ancient-look-book/
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
we will never run out of crank ideologies. just now finding out abt the ppl who think all rocks are ancient astronomical observatories.
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by Chert
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
cousin sent me a book called Animal Trials which I put off reading for the longest time, thinking it would be abt gruesome drug testing stuff, but it’s actually about when they’d call the abbot in to banish the rabbits for eating crops and some guy would have to be the rabbits lawyer
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
scraping and cleaning my little weed implements is more agreeable if I pretend I am a dental hygienist
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
duck head umbrella handle… that’s scytho-siberian material culture
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
big swan in the river, which i have not seen before
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
love to see the $7 orange zenni aviator frames on premium television
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
ran into my friend’s 5yo son, who was walking down Main St with a little bag full of coins clipped to his belt, and he gave me ten cents.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
when a bird flares out and dips one wing at the last second on a water landing, is that just for fun/to look cool?
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
neighborhood cake share program
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
drives me crazy that the Saturday morning breakfast deli doesn’t open until 10 AM
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
using advanced stoner lung techniques to get the most out of my rescue inhaler
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
this is what it feels like every time i get home from work. and instead of a lady it’s a dog statue
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
⚠️scary bug⚠️

cool wasp on a weird Soto thing
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
the bicycling equivalent of a fender bender has the opposite outcome - minor repairable damage to flesh, not a scratch on the property
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Reposted by Chert
Nature morte, oignons
Ozias Leduc
1892
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
gravel barge thru the tourist binoculars
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
poppin’ the top
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
just saw a bald eagle crap on the wing
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
one man’s trash
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM