Allison Miller
@cliopticon.bsky.social
Journalist | Historian | Master of Disguise | Cultural history & more | If I share it, I've read it. I block generic resistance accounts.
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Some heavily developed areas in South Florida have unintentionally offered crocodiles a very modern refuge for basking: jet skis, paddleboards, and kayaks. defector.com/if-you-give-...
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Some heavily developed areas in South Florida have unintentionally offered crocodiles a very modern refuge for basking: jet skis, paddleboards, and kayaks. defector.com/if-you-give-...
The head-scratching subway ads of 2025 ... slop2slop www.curbed.com/article/tech...
The Year of Subway Slop
AI and nonsense ads trolled us on our commutes.
www.curbed.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The head-scratching subway ads of 2025 ... slop2slop www.curbed.com/article/tech...
It was a really well edited film. But your movie is only as good as the worst written female character
with marty supreme, josh safdie dared to dream “what if you wrote female characters who are as complex as labubus”
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
It was a really well edited film. But your movie is only as good as the worst written female character
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Welcome to the Public Domain, MOROCCO (1930) 🎩
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Welcome to the Public Domain, MOROCCO (1930) 🎩
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
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Mamdani: "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy ... I will govern as a Democratic Socialist"
January 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Mamdani: "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy ... I will govern as a Democratic Socialist"
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- Spec Script
- Skymall
- Casio Keyboard
- License to Fish
- The Loving Spoonful
- Skymall
- Casio Keyboard
- License to Fish
- The Loving Spoonful
Favorite Bond movies, in order:
- Spyfinger
- To Die, Explodingly
- The World Is Huge
- Moonkisser
- Quantum of Solace
- Spyfinger
- To Die, Explodingly
- The World Is Huge
- Moonkisser
- Quantum of Solace
January 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
- Spec Script
- Skymall
- Casio Keyboard
- License to Fish
- The Loving Spoonful
- Skymall
- Casio Keyboard
- License to Fish
- The Loving Spoonful
Great examples of really bad (i.e. lazy, trite) interview questions. Journalists, podcasters, historians, this is for you www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
Opinion | How Did We Get to Such a Bad Question?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Great examples of really bad (i.e. lazy, trite) interview questions. Journalists, podcasters, historians, this is for you www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
Here we go NYC
Bread and Roses being sung at the inauguration of the largest city in the United States
January 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Here we go NYC
That sound of gliding through water that you hear is all the billionaires fleeing New York City in their superyachts
January 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
That sound of gliding through water that you hear is all the billionaires fleeing New York City in their superyachts
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
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It's a bit weird how many people insist "socialism = vow of poverty"
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It's a bit weird how many people insist "socialism = vow of poverty"
The great economic historian Kim Phillips-Fein on how Zohran Mamdani follows in the footsteps of the progressive Fiorello La Guardia, possibly NYC's most consequential mayor ever www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
Opinion | Welcome to the Mamdani Era, New York
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The great economic historian Kim Phillips-Fein on how Zohran Mamdani follows in the footsteps of the progressive Fiorello La Guardia, possibly NYC's most consequential mayor ever www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
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Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
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The heavily spiced and honeyed hot drink is thought to have its roots in krupnik, a liqueur from Poland, Belarus and Lithuania.
The tradition of boilo is mostly concentrated in the anthracite coal mining region of Pennsylvania.
From @wdownard.bsky.social
The tradition of boilo is mostly concentrated in the anthracite coal mining region of Pennsylvania.
From @wdownard.bsky.social
Boilo: a unique holiday tradition in Pennsylvania’s coal country • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The heavily spiced — and strong — honeyed drink is popular in Pennsylvania's coal country, where many drink boilo around the holidays.
penncapital-star.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The heavily spiced and honeyed hot drink is thought to have its roots in krupnik, a liqueur from Poland, Belarus and Lithuania.
The tradition of boilo is mostly concentrated in the anthracite coal mining region of Pennsylvania.
From @wdownard.bsky.social
The tradition of boilo is mostly concentrated in the anthracite coal mining region of Pennsylvania.
From @wdownard.bsky.social
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What New York City office building would you move into if it converted into apartments?
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
December 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What New York City office building would you move into if it converted into apartments?
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
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Mamdani’s going to be inaugurated in the Old City Hall Station. I’ve never been there but I’m not sure it’s not haunted. Look out, Mayor-elect
December 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mamdani’s going to be inaugurated in the Old City Hall Station. I’ve never been there but I’m not sure it’s not haunted. Look out, Mayor-elect
Just a few more hours of the Adams administration left. You owe it to yourself to watch the future Mayor Adams, former Officer Adams, explain why there's no First Amendment in your house
gotta run this back for the last day of the Eric Adams era youtu.be/sk2Wc4Y5CxE?...
Sen. Eric Adams: Combating Gun Violence
YouTube video by New York Daily News
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Just a few more hours of the Adams administration left. You owe it to yourself to watch the future Mayor Adams, former Officer Adams, explain why there's no First Amendment in your house
Happy new year. Get out and appreciate what we have. It's never too late, you don't know what will happen. Cheers for 2026 🎉🍾
January 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Happy new year. Get out and appreciate what we have. It's never too late, you don't know what will happen. Cheers for 2026 🎉🍾
I had a nice little exchange with someone at KTNA in Alaska who thanked me for my donation. Adopt a public radio station for 2026!
If you're looking for a charitable donation you can still make, I just used this website to find a local public radio station that lost a ton of its budget in 2025. I am now a sustaining member of KTNA in Talkeetna, Alaska.
This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I had a nice little exchange with someone at KTNA in Alaska who thanked me for my donation. Adopt a public radio station for 2026!
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If you're looking for a charitable donation you can still make, I just used this website to find a local public radio station that lost a ton of its budget in 2025. I am now a sustaining member of KTNA in Talkeetna, Alaska.
This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
Adopt A Station
adoptastation.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If you're looking for a charitable donation you can still make, I just used this website to find a local public radio station that lost a ton of its budget in 2025. I am now a sustaining member of KTNA in Talkeetna, Alaska.
What New York City office building would you move into if it converted into apartments?
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
December 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What New York City office building would you move into if it converted into apartments?
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
I would die to live in the Chrysler Building. Just for the lobby alone, I don't care what the units look like
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orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing