Diana Cantu
@decantu.bsky.social
enthusiast and social media refugee
A female Greenland shark was found to be around 400 years old. She’s been swimming through the cold ocean depths since the 1600s.
August 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.
August 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.
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When the American government set out to erase indigenous culture, one woman set out to save tribal music, traveling far and wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, and bow tie
www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/03/f...
www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/03/f...
The Woman Who Saved Native Song
“We understand the people better if we know their music, and we appreciate the music better if we understand the people themselves.”
www.themarginalian.org
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
When the American government set out to erase indigenous culture, one woman set out to save tribal music, traveling far and wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, and bow tie
www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/03/f...
www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/03/f...
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A Roman brick from Cherchell, Algeria with a 2000-year-old imprint of a human hand. The handprint is seemingly that of a large Roman man, who pressed his hand into the brick as it lay out to dry before firing. Closer inspection reveals the fingerprints and skin textures of the man.
May 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A Roman brick from Cherchell, Algeria with a 2000-year-old imprint of a human hand. The handprint is seemingly that of a large Roman man, who pressed his hand into the brick as it lay out to dry before firing. Closer inspection reveals the fingerprints and skin textures of the man.
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#oer #medievalsky #chaucer #oa Plese repost: "THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES, a free, scholar-produced resource for teaching and studying *The Canterbury Tales* at the University Level is at a NEW address: opencanterburytales dot lsusites dot org"
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
#oer #medievalsky #chaucer #oa Plese repost: "THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES, a free, scholar-produced resource for teaching and studying *The Canterbury Tales* at the University Level is at a NEW address: opencanterburytales dot lsusites dot org"
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
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US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
To counter the nonsense yn the worlde
We must teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
To counter the nonsense yn the worlde
We must teach artes & humanityes
February 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
To counter the nonsense yn the worlde
We must teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
To counter the nonsense yn the worlde
We must teach artes & humanityes
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If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
wrd.cm
February 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
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Friday, Dec 6: Emerging Scholars in Premodern Critical Race Studies: "This virtual symposium will highlight the research of emerging scholars working on race and race-making before 1800."
www.newberry.org/calendar/eme...
www.newberry.org/calendar/eme...
Emerging Scholars in Premodern Critical Race Studies
A virtual symposium highlighting the research of emerging scholars working on race and race-making before 1800.
www.newberry.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Friday, Dec 6: Emerging Scholars in Premodern Critical Race Studies: "This virtual symposium will highlight the research of emerging scholars working on race and race-making before 1800."
www.newberry.org/calendar/eme...
www.newberry.org/calendar/eme...
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This is a fascinating article regarding the natural dye mayan blue, indigo and clay
@jollytoadstool.bsky.social
@pottedhistory.bsky.social
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@crikeys.bsky.social I know you’re interested in colours and colour matching. I saw this in my news feed and thought you’d be interested in reading the Maya blue article.
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aje.io/s73g7p
‘Maya blue’: The mystery dye recreated two centuries after it was lost
A ceramicist retraces his Maya roots to recreate a long-lost pre-Hispanic pigment that survived for over a millennium.
aje.io
December 2, 2024 at 2:20 AM
This is a fascinating article regarding the natural dye mayan blue, indigo and clay
@jollytoadstool.bsky.social
@pottedhistory.bsky.social
@jollytoadstool.bsky.social
@pottedhistory.bsky.social
So happy to see one of my old favorites here.
Startinge back ovir wyth 57 lovely followeres and everye RT ys a win
November 30, 2024 at 6:19 AM
So happy to see one of my old favorites here.
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Today I learned that the Quebecois expression equivalent to "not the sharpest knife in the drawer" is "elle n'est pas le pingouin qui glisse le plus loin" and that's amazing.
"Not the penguin who slides the furthest" I am DYING.
"Not the penguin who slides the furthest" I am DYING.
December 16, 2023 at 4:17 AM
Today I learned that the Quebecois expression equivalent to "not the sharpest knife in the drawer" is "elle n'est pas le pingouin qui glisse le plus loin" and that's amazing.
"Not the penguin who slides the furthest" I am DYING.
"Not the penguin who slides the furthest" I am DYING.
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OH MY GOD 😭❤️ you have made my month bless you Kendra this is stunning I am so, so honored
Oh! I meant to tag you with this earlier. Your instructions for bringing monuments down in a safe way led to this poem, published in Storyteller's Refrain:
August 30, 2023 at 10:14 PM
OH MY GOD 😭❤️ you have made my month bless you Kendra this is stunning I am so, so honored
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After last week and several days without power, this is the story I needed today. Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
www.freep.com/story/news/c...
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
www.freep.com/story/news/c...
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
A abused, stray mutt kept trying to move himself into a senior care facility. So the nurses there had to figure out what to do about him.
www.freep.com
August 29, 2023 at 1:46 PM
After last week and several days without power, this is the story I needed today. Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
www.freep.com/story/news/c...
Dog repeatedly escapes Up North shelter, sneaks into nursing home
www.freep.com/story/news/c...
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Tips for newskies:
1. Block or mute. Don't spread the toxic goop.
2. Adjust moderation settings via browser to see butts.
3. Life here is simpler if you don't seek out the deep blusky lore.
4. We want to see your pet and hear about your project.
5. Likes are actually little forehead kisses.
1. Block or mute. Don't spread the toxic goop.
2. Adjust moderation settings via browser to see butts.
3. Life here is simpler if you don't seek out the deep blusky lore.
4. We want to see your pet and hear about your project.
5. Likes are actually little forehead kisses.
August 18, 2023 at 10:48 PM
Tips for newskies:
1. Block or mute. Don't spread the toxic goop.
2. Adjust moderation settings via browser to see butts.
3. Life here is simpler if you don't seek out the deep blusky lore.
4. We want to see your pet and hear about your project.
5. Likes are actually little forehead kisses.
1. Block or mute. Don't spread the toxic goop.
2. Adjust moderation settings via browser to see butts.
3. Life here is simpler if you don't seek out the deep blusky lore.
4. We want to see your pet and hear about your project.
5. Likes are actually little forehead kisses.
I really appreciated and enjoyed the insights in this post. The current round of folding chair memes are a guilty pleasure for me. Thanks @edeggans.bsky.social
When your job involves explaining race and media to people, what happens when you find a situation you don't want to explain? Me and the Montgomery chair fight memes - READ: https://loom.ly/wIP9crE
When your job is explaining race and media, what happens when you find a situation you don't want to...
That moment came for me this week, as memes were rocketing around social media connected to the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., where a crowd of mostly-Black bystanders ran to help a Black ferry co-captai�...
loom.ly
August 10, 2023 at 3:26 PM
I really appreciated and enjoyed the insights in this post. The current round of folding chair memes are a guilty pleasure for me. Thanks @edeggans.bsky.social
A fantastic essay. Long, but towards the end I slowed down reading it…it’s that good.
https://tinhouse.com/on-pandering/
https://tinhouse.com/on-pandering/
August 5, 2023 at 3:51 PM
A fantastic essay. Long, but towards the end I slowed down reading it…it’s that good.
https://tinhouse.com/on-pandering/
https://tinhouse.com/on-pandering/
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i see this pop up once in a while on various platforms and i have never seen more wholesome advice for being creative.
August 2, 2023 at 5:12 PM
i see this pop up once in a while on various platforms and i have never seen more wholesome advice for being creative.
July 26, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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I was actually trying to decide who should be the first account that I follow on this platform, one that would have a symbolic value. So I'm picking @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social because dying twit is why I'm here
July 24, 2023 at 2:41 PM
I was actually trying to decide who should be the first account that I follow on this platform, one that would have a symbolic value. So I'm picking @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social because dying twit is why I'm here