Messire Nicolas
@messirenicolas.bsky.social
Il/lui (or he/him).
pp: @gwenofmonmouth.bsky.social
& BnF, Latin 1393, fol. 31v. Header: http://gallica.bnf.fr / BnF, Latin 9474, fol. 20r
pp: @gwenofmonmouth.bsky.social
& BnF, Latin 1393, fol. 31v. Header: http://gallica.bnf.fr / BnF, Latin 9474, fol. 20r
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Purr-fect casting: is Orangey the most important movie cat ever? - A new retrospective celebrates the work of the cat credited with roles in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Comedy of Terrors and Rhubarb www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
#Caturday
#Caturday
February 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Purr-fect casting: is Orangey the most important movie cat ever? - A new retrospective celebrates the work of the cat credited with roles in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Comedy of Terrors and Rhubarb www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
#Caturday
#Caturday
Or in Antiquity. I'd like Troy to be brought down by an alien infestation rather than a wooden horse :D
That's clearly a face hugger ;)
Seriously though, wouldn't a film in the Alien franchise set in medieval Europe be awesome?
(Queen Mary Psalter Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 81r)
Seriously though, wouldn't a film in the Alien franchise set in medieval Europe be awesome?
(Queen Mary Psalter Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 81r)
February 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Or in Antiquity. I'd like Troy to be brought down by an alien infestation rather than a wooden horse :D
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i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
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“But the rain is full of ghosts tonight”
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914 from What lips my lips have kissed (Sonnet XLIII)
poets.org/poem/what-li...
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914 from What lips my lips have kissed (Sonnet XLIII)
poets.org/poem/what-li...
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
“But the rain is full of ghosts tonight”
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914 from What lips my lips have kissed (Sonnet XLIII)
poets.org/poem/what-li...
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1914 from What lips my lips have kissed (Sonnet XLIII)
poets.org/poem/what-li...
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Macron veut interdire les jeux vidéo aux moins de 15 ans, perso on aurait dù interdire les moins de 15 ans à Brigitte Macron.
February 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Macron veut interdire les jeux vidéo aux moins de 15 ans, perso on aurait dù interdire les moins de 15 ans à Brigitte Macron.
Dans Dragon Quest VII, il y a divers peuples inconnus... et il y a les Italiens.
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Dans Dragon Quest VII, il y a divers peuples inconnus... et il y a les Italiens.
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
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This is the future that (Texas) liberals want: taxpayer-funded goats clearing invasives from public parks & restoring the health of native prairie.
Dallas hires 300 goats to clean up White Rock Lake and yes, they’re very baaa-sy
As part of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s new eco-friendly vegetation management project, the city is using Fort Worth-Weatherford area goats and...
www.dallasnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is the future that (Texas) liberals want: taxpayer-funded goats clearing invasives from public parks & restoring the health of native prairie.
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We all know which one wins wars
Entire world: welcome to the “decathlon,” ten classic athletic skills in one event!
Finland: no. biathlon. Two things. Ski and gun
Finland: no. biathlon. Two things. Ski and gun
February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
We all know which one wins wars
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The Luther Random Insult Generator was, as ever, a hit in my Reformation class this morning.
ergofabulous.org/luther/?
ergofabulous.org/luther/?
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The Luther Random Insult Generator was, as ever, a hit in my Reformation class this morning.
ergofabulous.org/luther/?
ergofabulous.org/luther/?
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February 7, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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Venice, 1898 #prendergast #americanart
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Venice, 1898 #prendergast #americanart
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A self-driving car
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A self-driving car
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One of the most important things we need to be educated on is how billionaires profit from prison slave labor.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
One of the most important things we need to be educated on is how billionaires profit from prison slave labor.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
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Les patriotes sauce Moscou, je ne doute pas de leur patriotisme. Par contre, il faut bien être conscients qu'on n'a pas la même patrie.
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Les patriotes sauce Moscou, je ne doute pas de leur patriotisme. Par contre, il faut bien être conscients qu'on n'a pas la même patrie.
« A ceux qui font sourire ne dit pas merci... Je sais, oui, mais ça ne fait rien !
Sois ignoré !
Va donc, laisse la gloire à ceux qui font pleurer
Je sais bien qu'on dit d'eux qu'ils sont "les grands artistes"...
Tant pis ! Ne sois pas honoré !
0n n'honore jamais que les gens qui sont tristes ! »
Sois ignoré !
Va donc, laisse la gloire à ceux qui font pleurer
Je sais bien qu'on dit d'eux qu'ils sont "les grands artistes"...
Tant pis ! Ne sois pas honoré !
0n n'honore jamais que les gens qui sont tristes ! »
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
« A ceux qui font sourire ne dit pas merci... Je sais, oui, mais ça ne fait rien !
Sois ignoré !
Va donc, laisse la gloire à ceux qui font pleurer
Je sais bien qu'on dit d'eux qu'ils sont "les grands artistes"...
Tant pis ! Ne sois pas honoré !
0n n'honore jamais que les gens qui sont tristes ! »
Sois ignoré !
Va donc, laisse la gloire à ceux qui font pleurer
Je sais bien qu'on dit d'eux qu'ils sont "les grands artistes"...
Tant pis ! Ne sois pas honoré !
0n n'honore jamais que les gens qui sont tristes ! »
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In the avian world, males of the species have the more eye-catching plumage in order to court their mates. Until modernity, ruiner of all things, humans too had this dimorphic expression as a species.
Meeting the contemporary safety standards in #earlymodern Europe by wearing a helmet - decorated with plumes. Safety first, #skystorians.
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
In the avian world, males of the species have the more eye-catching plumage in order to court their mates. Until modernity, ruiner of all things, humans too had this dimorphic expression as a species.
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