Françoise Bourdonnec
@fbourdonnec.bsky.social
Cats. Brittany. Shiny things! (aka random area of interest du jour)
Immigrant: originally France, now PNW
Immigrant: originally France, now PNW
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This map overlays Germany over northern Brazil. Germany is tiny (1:24 is the ratio and not 7:1 as many Germans might think 😉 ). Source: buff.ly/nDHOKv7
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
This map overlays Germany over northern Brazil. Germany is tiny (1:24 is the ratio and not 7:1 as many Germans might think 😉 ). Source: buff.ly/nDHOKv7
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Anyone who deals in that kind of crap these days should have to piece some projects brought to them by quilters or sew some clothes.
the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague
Another fun wrinkle from that period (that might still exist): I was good at math and loved it and then my geometry teacher told me that I'd probably struggle because female brains were bad at spatial thinking. I kept loving math & being good at it but assumed that would end so I ended it first.
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Anyone who deals in that kind of crap these days should have to piece some projects brought to them by quilters or sew some clothes.
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
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GEORGIA — Trump’s DHS just bought an ICE detention warehouse for $128 MILLION… that sold for $29 MILLION two years ago… from a Russia-based real estate company.🤔
Nothing to see here, folks!
We are being looted so hard by these crooks
Nothing to see here, folks!
We are being looted so hard by these crooks
February 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
GEORGIA — Trump’s DHS just bought an ICE detention warehouse for $128 MILLION… that sold for $29 MILLION two years ago… from a Russia-based real estate company.🤔
Nothing to see here, folks!
We are being looted so hard by these crooks
Nothing to see here, folks!
We are being looted so hard by these crooks
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Two perforated altar reliefs from the Mithraeum at Mundelsheim. One depicts Sol, the sun god, with the radiant. the other shows Luna, the goddess of the moon, with the crescent.
In Roman times, they were illuminated from behind, creating a striking play of light and shadow that must ...🧵1/2
In Roman times, they were illuminated from behind, creating a striking play of light and shadow that must ...🧵1/2
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Two perforated altar reliefs from the Mithraeum at Mundelsheim. One depicts Sol, the sun god, with the radiant. the other shows Luna, the goddess of the moon, with the crescent.
In Roman times, they were illuminated from behind, creating a striking play of light and shadow that must ...🧵1/2
In Roman times, they were illuminated from behind, creating a striking play of light and shadow that must ...🧵1/2
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-Bomb that.
-Why?
-I dunno, algorithm says so.
-OK.
Yes, that’s a more realistic concern with military AI than autonomous drone swarms going out of control, let alone a Terminator or Matrix-style war with the machines.
Indeed, we already saw some unexamined AI target selection happen in Gaza.
-Why?
-I dunno, algorithm says so.
-OK.
Yes, that’s a more realistic concern with military AI than autonomous drone swarms going out of control, let alone a Terminator or Matrix-style war with the machines.
Indeed, we already saw some unexamined AI target selection happen in Gaza.
autonomous weapons are the Hollywood version of AI run amok, but Lavender is actually far more what the genuine issue looks like. If you are indifferent to the actual *quality* of a generated target, you can have a machine that will generate far more premade target packages than a human staff could
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
-Bomb that.
-Why?
-I dunno, algorithm says so.
-OK.
Yes, that’s a more realistic concern with military AI than autonomous drone swarms going out of control, let alone a Terminator or Matrix-style war with the machines.
Indeed, we already saw some unexamined AI target selection happen in Gaza.
-Why?
-I dunno, algorithm says so.
-OK.
Yes, that’s a more realistic concern with military AI than autonomous drone swarms going out of control, let alone a Terminator or Matrix-style war with the machines.
Indeed, we already saw some unexamined AI target selection happen in Gaza.
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Ancienne cathédrale, dite église Saint-Jean à #Bazas (#Gironde) L'édifice est édifié vers 1070 puis agrandi ou rebâti au début du ...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00083131/bazas-ancienne-cathedrale-dite-eglise-saint-jean
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00083131/bazas-ancienne-cathedrale-dite-eglise-saint-jean
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ancienne cathédrale, dite église Saint-Jean à #Bazas (#Gironde) L'édifice est édifié vers 1070 puis agrandi ou rebâti au début du ...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00083131/bazas-ancienne-cathedrale-dite-eglise-saint-jean
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00083131/bazas-ancienne-cathedrale-dite-eglise-saint-jean
Yes so much this.
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yes so much this.
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Sempé - Chat
February 16, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Sempé - Chat
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
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yessssssss I've been waiting for this one
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
yessssssss I've been waiting for this one
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Vaccines are truly one of the most incredible things in all of human history. We founds ways to literally defeat communicable deadly diseases at almost no cost and at no harm to ourselves.
And someone who had literal brain worms is working to undermine that and get people killed.
And someone who had literal brain worms is working to undermine that and get people killed.
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Vaccines are truly one of the most incredible things in all of human history. We founds ways to literally defeat communicable deadly diseases at almost no cost and at no harm to ourselves.
And someone who had literal brain worms is working to undermine that and get people killed.
And someone who had literal brain worms is working to undermine that and get people killed.
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Archaeologists study how people lived in the past by digging into the ground and examining the artifacts they left behind. A team of researchers has now applied that same logic to the International Space Station. The results offer a revealing look at how humans adapt to life beyond Earth.
🧪 🏺
🧪 🏺
Archaeology conducted in space
Archaeology conducted in space - Earth.com
www.earth.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Archaeologists study how people lived in the past by digging into the ground and examining the artifacts they left behind. A team of researchers has now applied that same logic to the International Space Station. The results offer a revealing look at how humans adapt to life beyond Earth.
🧪 🏺
🧪 🏺
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We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
February 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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The Harbinger of Doom who killed the Queen has a new mission.
February 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The Harbinger of Doom who killed the Queen has a new mission.
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You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱
#ShareGreatNotHate
#ShareGreatNotHate
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱
#ShareGreatNotHate
#ShareGreatNotHate
Ha! it's not "cherchez la femme", it's "cherchez le volcan"! interesting trends in dynastic collapse over two millenia.
New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Ha! it's not "cherchez la femme", it's "cherchez le volcan"! interesting trends in dynastic collapse over two millenia.
New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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There are certain tactics which are universally condemned because they do ultimate and lasting harms.
You don't do foreign ops by claiming you're medical personnel...or you can't do medicine because of generational suspicion.
When they claim to need help or are in distress to do harm? Same shit.
You don't do foreign ops by claiming you're medical personnel...or you can't do medicine because of generational suspicion.
When they claim to need help or are in distress to do harm? Same shit.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
There are certain tactics which are universally condemned because they do ultimate and lasting harms.
You don't do foreign ops by claiming you're medical personnel...or you can't do medicine because of generational suspicion.
When they claim to need help or are in distress to do harm? Same shit.
You don't do foreign ops by claiming you're medical personnel...or you can't do medicine because of generational suspicion.
When they claim to need help or are in distress to do harm? Same shit.
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Un prisonnier de guerre russe s'est vanté auprès d'un journaliste d'avoir pris près de 20 kilos en captivité en Ukraine. Parallèlement, des prisonniers de guerre ukrainiens reviennent des prisons russes gravement malnutris et portant des traces de torture.
February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Un prisonnier de guerre russe s'est vanté auprès d'un journaliste d'avoir pris près de 20 kilos en captivité en Ukraine. Parallèlement, des prisonniers de guerre ukrainiens reviennent des prisons russes gravement malnutris et portant des traces de torture.
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It's easy to be concerned about vaccines when you stop being concerned about viruses. You can only stop being concerned about viruses in a world with vaccines.
February 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It's easy to be concerned about vaccines when you stop being concerned about viruses. You can only stop being concerned about viruses in a world with vaccines.
This whole thread! Such a change from the idea America is *not* Europe.
Although…
Although…
interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This whole thread! Such a change from the idea America is *not* Europe.
Although…
Although…
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15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)
February 15, 2026 at 11:07 AM
15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)
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RIP Palmerston 2014-2026
February 14, 2026 at 8:56 AM
RIP Palmerston 2014-2026
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Larry the cat pays tribute to Foreign Secretary Palmerston, who has sadly passed away in Bermuda.
Palmerston retired from his public role in 2020 after four years of service at Whitehall.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/larr...
Palmerston retired from his public role in 2020 after four years of service at Whitehall.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/larr...
Larry the Cat pays tribute to Foreign Office neighbour Palmerston who has died in Bermuda | LBC
Palmerston, a rescue from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, retired in 2020 after four years of service in Whitehall
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February 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Larry the cat pays tribute to Foreign Secretary Palmerston, who has sadly passed away in Bermuda.
Palmerston retired from his public role in 2020 after four years of service at Whitehall.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/larr...
Palmerston retired from his public role in 2020 after four years of service at Whitehall.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/larr...