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Please join our discussion about disability in children’s literature set in ancient Greece & Rome on Thurs 20 Nov from 5-7pm. It’s free & all are welcome. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Please join our discussion about disability in children’s literature set in ancient Greece & Rome on Thurs 20 Nov from 5-7pm. It’s free & all are welcome. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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#vigilmaker nsfw practice using old sketches
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#vigilmaker nsfw practice using old sketches
Seeing “gentle reminder to comment and kudos fics you like because I’ve stopped getting comments and I can’t motivate myself to write” from someone who openly brags about only reading her own fanfic is a fucking take. What happened to all your “write for yourself” posts you reblogged??
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Seeing “gentle reminder to comment and kudos fics you like because I’ve stopped getting comments and I can’t motivate myself to write” from someone who openly brags about only reading her own fanfic is a fucking take. What happened to all your “write for yourself” posts you reblogged??
Love how that whole Age of Scorpius pity soapbox blog post conveniently leaves out the part where Winter was seeking angel investors for the “multimedia studio”. When are we going to stop giving this individual the benefit of the doubt amidst changing narratives and straight up lies?
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Love how that whole Age of Scorpius pity soapbox blog post conveniently leaves out the part where Winter was seeking angel investors for the “multimedia studio”. When are we going to stop giving this individual the benefit of the doubt amidst changing narratives and straight up lies?
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One of the things you learn as an ancient historian is that when you sit next to a white guy on a plane and they ask you what you do, you are going to to need to tell them that you are an accountant.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One of the things you learn as an ancient historian is that when you sit next to a white guy on a plane and they ask you what you do, you are going to to need to tell them that you are an accountant.
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“Or as the Ancient Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote, ‘How many things, too, are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?’”— the splendid @hrag.bsky.social on Mamdani’s win.
Say his name and pronounce it correctly. It’s a new day, y’all.
Say his name and pronounce it correctly. It’s a new day, y’all.
The Creative Essence of Zohran Mamdani's Ascent
The sentiments that drove his inspiring campaign should be familiar to any artistic soul.
hyperallergic.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“Or as the Ancient Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote, ‘How many things, too, are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?’”— the splendid @hrag.bsky.social on Mamdani’s win.
Say his name and pronounce it correctly. It’s a new day, y’all.
Say his name and pronounce it correctly. It’s a new day, y’all.
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Think back to how you felt a year ago when Trump was reelected.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Think back to how you felt a year ago when Trump was reelected.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
Now think about how you feel after last night's election.
You volunteered. You went to protests. You didn't check out.
You put in the work required for our democracy — and it's paying off.
Remember this.
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Listen, this GIS-based approach to revising ideas about the Achaemenid Royal Road (550–330 BCE) is a great example of why digital humanities continues to be necessary and transformative within history. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
‘Royal’ road, ‘royal’ needs: a GIS-based approach to Achaemenid court logistics between royal capitals of Susa and Persepolis | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
‘Royal’ road, ‘royal’ needs: a GIS-based approach to Achaemenid court logistics between royal capitals of Susa and Persepolis
www.cambridge.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Listen, this GIS-based approach to revising ideas about the Achaemenid Royal Road (550–330 BCE) is a great example of why digital humanities continues to be necessary and transformative within history. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
Quick sketch because I miss the wizards. This was intended for thunderweave week but life fell apart then and I wasn’t able to finish it. #thunderweave
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Quick sketch because I miss the wizards. This was intended for thunderweave week but life fell apart then and I wasn’t able to finish it. #thunderweave
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MSNBC calls NYC for Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
MSNBC calls NYC for Mamdani
Mamdani won… In the trend of Chicago and now New York getting high quality mayors after utter trash fires I’m now manifesting a good mayor for Los Angeles. 🤞
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Mamdani won… In the trend of Chicago and now New York getting high quality mayors after utter trash fires I’m now manifesting a good mayor for Los Angeles. 🤞
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The Sumerian King List is one of the most famous objects in the Museum, and one of the most important records from ancient Mesopotamia.
It lists a succession of cities, their rulers and the length of their reigns from the beginning of time to around 1800 BCE.
It lists a succession of cities, their rulers and the length of their reigns from the beginning of time to around 1800 BCE.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Sumerian King List is one of the most famous objects in the Museum, and one of the most important records from ancient Mesopotamia.
It lists a succession of cities, their rulers and the length of their reigns from the beginning of time to around 1800 BCE.
It lists a succession of cities, their rulers and the length of their reigns from the beginning of time to around 1800 BCE.
Absolutely ridiculous that an unpaid volunteer position (which I’ve been involved with for 6 years) is now subject to layoffs and mandatory reapplication. My unpaid labor is too good for this and I’ve been through too much already, so au revoir.
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Absolutely ridiculous that an unpaid volunteer position (which I’ve been involved with for 6 years) is now subject to layoffs and mandatory reapplication. My unpaid labor is too good for this and I’ve been through too much already, so au revoir.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
I’m making my 2026 resolution 2 months early, and it’s just “stop interacting with people”. 😔
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m making my 2026 resolution 2 months early, and it’s just “stop interacting with people”. 😔
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Death at the feast. This memento mori mosaic once decorated the dining room floor of the House of Polybius in Pompeii. A grinning skeleton holds a wine jug in each hand as a reminder to enjoy the delights of the banquet while you can. 💀
November 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Death at the feast. This memento mori mosaic once decorated the dining room floor of the House of Polybius in Pompeii. A grinning skeleton holds a wine jug in each hand as a reminder to enjoy the delights of the banquet while you can. 💀
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A memento mori (remember that you have to die) mosaic featuring a skeleton with the Greek inscription Γνῶθι σαυτόν (know yourself). From the excavations at the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia. Dated to the 3rd century AD.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A memento mori (remember that you have to die) mosaic featuring a skeleton with the Greek inscription Γνῶθι σαυτόν (know yourself). From the excavations at the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia. Dated to the 3rd century AD.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
This is genuinely a fantastic project and seeing it grow across many institutions has been astounding. So many interesting trends of materials and techniques have been documented among these portraits, raising further questions about their production and proliferation. Love it.
An update on the Getty's APPEAR (Ancient Panel Paintings: Examination, Analysis, and Research) project, which aggregates and studies panel portraits from antiquity—chugging along since 2013. www.getty.edu/projects/app... 🎨🖌️
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is genuinely a fantastic project and seeing it grow across many institutions has been astounding. So many interesting trends of materials and techniques have been documented among these portraits, raising further questions about their production and proliferation. Love it.
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i missed #thunderweave week but i am still thinking of Them
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
i missed #thunderweave week but i am still thinking of Them
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Thigh Art Meme with the 11th Street Kids
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Thigh Art Meme with the 11th Street Kids
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Hello, Californians. Next week, I am traveling to UC Santa Barbara to give a talk on ancient protest rights and freedom of assembly. If you feel like coming, here is the info. Hope to see y'all there! www.classics.ucsb.edu/event/sarah-...
Sarah Bond (University of Iowa): "Law & Order: Legal Limits on Freedom of Assembly and Protest in Ancient Rome" (2025-11-07)
www.classics.ucsb.edu
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Hello, Californians. Next week, I am traveling to UC Santa Barbara to give a talk on ancient protest rights and freedom of assembly. If you feel like coming, here is the info. Hope to see y'all there! www.classics.ucsb.edu/event/sarah-...
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Just to be clear who’s to blame for SNAP cutoff:
1. Trump admin claims that a $5B emergency fund can’t be used for it.
2. Thune said Trump wants to use SNAP cutoff as leverage.
3. 22 Dem states filed a lawsuit about it.
4. Dems willing to join many Rs for SNAP bill but Thune is blocking vote.
1. Trump admin claims that a $5B emergency fund can’t be used for it.
2. Thune said Trump wants to use SNAP cutoff as leverage.
3. 22 Dem states filed a lawsuit about it.
4. Dems willing to join many Rs for SNAP bill but Thune is blocking vote.
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just to be clear who’s to blame for SNAP cutoff:
1. Trump admin claims that a $5B emergency fund can’t be used for it.
2. Thune said Trump wants to use SNAP cutoff as leverage.
3. 22 Dem states filed a lawsuit about it.
4. Dems willing to join many Rs for SNAP bill but Thune is blocking vote.
1. Trump admin claims that a $5B emergency fund can’t be used for it.
2. Thune said Trump wants to use SNAP cutoff as leverage.
3. 22 Dem states filed a lawsuit about it.
4. Dems willing to join many Rs for SNAP bill but Thune is blocking vote.
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this brush and these stupid magic boys have unlocked my ability to draw much more loosely
#BG3 #BG3FanArt #GaleDekarios #Rolan #art
#BG3 #BG3FanArt #GaleDekarios #Rolan #art
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
this brush and these stupid magic boys have unlocked my ability to draw much more loosely
#BG3 #BG3FanArt #GaleDekarios #Rolan #art
#BG3 #BG3FanArt #GaleDekarios #Rolan #art