Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋
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Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things.
Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots […]
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🇺🇸 💲 **The Dollar Is Facing an End to Its Dominance**
"_In 2026, the real threat to the dollar may not come from a single rival currency. Instead, it will come from alternative payment and settlement systems built to bypass dollar-based channels—especially in emerging markets that never fully […]
"_In 2026, the real threat to the dollar may not come from a single rival currency. Instead, it will come from alternative payment and settlement systems built to bypass dollar-based channels—especially in emerging markets that never fully […]
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December 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🇺🇸 💲 **The Dollar Is Facing an End to Its Dominance**
"_In 2026, the real threat to the dollar may not come from a single rival currency. Instead, it will come from alternative payment and settlement systems built to bypass dollar-based channels—especially in emerging markets that never fully […]
"_In 2026, the real threat to the dollar may not come from a single rival currency. Instead, it will come from alternative payment and settlement systems built to bypass dollar-based channels—especially in emerging markets that never fully […]
**‘Weights of gold in bullion’: how the ancients invested in precious metals**
🔗 https://theconversation.com/weights-of-gold-in-bullion-how-the-ancients-invested-in-precious-metals-268207.
#ancient #history #histodons #economy #gold #investments
🔗 https://theconversation.com/weights-of-gold-in-bullion-how-the-ancients-invested-in-precious-metals-268207.
#ancient #history #histodons #economy #gold #investments
‘Weights of gold in bullion’: how the ancients invested in precious metals
The ancient Greeks and Romans understood that “whoever has money sails with a fair breeze”.
theconversation.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
**‘Weights of gold in bullion’: how the ancients invested in precious metals**
🔗 https://theconversation.com/weights-of-gold-in-bullion-how-the-ancients-invested-in-precious-metals-268207.
#ancient #history #histodons #economy #gold #investments
🔗 https://theconversation.com/weights-of-gold-in-bullion-how-the-ancients-invested-in-precious-metals-268207.
#ancient #history #histodons #economy #gold #investments
🇨🇳 🎥 **How the Han dynasty changed Chinese pronunciation**
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSsUJtfKNA.
#video #history #histodons #chinese #language #linguistics
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSsUJtfKNA.
#video #history #histodons #chinese #language #linguistics
December 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🇨🇳 🎥 **How the Han dynasty changed Chinese pronunciation**
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSsUJtfKNA.
#video #history #histodons #chinese #language #linguistics
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSsUJtfKNA.
#video #history #histodons #chinese #language #linguistics
📚 **Why Are The Classics So Hard To Read?**
🔗 https://www.amugofinsights.org/why-are-the-classics-so-hard-to-read/.
#reading #books #bookstodon #advice #tips
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🔗 https://www.amugofinsights.org/why-are-the-classics-so-hard-to-read/.
#reading #books #bookstodon #advice #tips
#image attribution: freestocks.org from Olsztyn, Poland, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL […]
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
📚 **Why Are The Classics So Hard To Read?**
🔗 https://www.amugofinsights.org/why-are-the-classics-so-hard-to-read/.
#reading #books #bookstodon #advice #tips
#image attribution: freestocks.org from Olsztyn, Poland, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL […]
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🔗 https://www.amugofinsights.org/why-are-the-classics-so-hard-to-read/.
#reading #books #bookstodon #advice #tips
#image attribution: freestocks.org from Olsztyn, Poland, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL […]
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**The Death of Charles the Bad**
🔗 https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-charles-bad.
#history #histodons #navarre #europe
🔗 https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-charles-bad.
#history #histodons #navarre #europe
The Death of Charles the Bad
www.historytoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
**The Death of Charles the Bad**
🔗 https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-charles-bad.
#history #histodons #navarre #europe
🔗 https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-charles-bad.
#history #histodons #navarre #europe
🇧🇬 **Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?**
"_Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization’s decline_"
🔗 […]
"_Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization’s decline_"
🔗 […]
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December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🇧🇬 **Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?**
"_Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization’s decline_"
🔗 […]
"_Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization’s decline_"
🔗 […]
🇸🇪 **Charles XII's unknown field book found at Gothenburg University Library**
"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings […]
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"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings […]
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December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🇸🇪 **Charles XII's unknown field book found at Gothenburg University Library**
"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings […]
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"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings […]
[Original post on qoto.org]
🇸🇪 **Charles XII's unknown field book found at Gothenburg University Library**
"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings, figures and troop formations._" […]
"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings, figures and troop formations._" […]
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December 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
🇸🇪 **Charles XII's unknown field book found at Gothenburg University Library**
"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings, figures and troop formations._" […]
"_Several chapters in the 268-page field book were written prior to the Battle of Poltava in the spring of 1709. The book also contains detailed illustrations in the form of drawings, figures and troop formations._" […]
📸 **2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs**
🔗 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/.
#photography #photos #images #image
🔗 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/.
#photography #photos #images #image
2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs
A village buried by a landslide, the world’s largest tidal bore and the aftermath of ferocious storms and wildfires appear in our pick of images from environment stories this year
www.newscientist.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
📸 **2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs**
🔗 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/.
#photography #photos #images #image
🔗 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/.
#photography #photos #images #image
**Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server — StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth**
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December 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
**Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server — StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth**
🔗 […]
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📚 **I started reading for two hours a day - now I'm happier and drink less**
🔗 https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/reading-challenge-feel-happier-drink-less-4100890.
#reading #books #health #wellbeing
#image attribution: Foto por formulario PxHere, CC0, via […]
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🔗 https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/reading-challenge-feel-happier-drink-less-4100890.
#reading #books #health #wellbeing
#image attribution: Foto por formulario PxHere, CC0, via […]
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December 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📚 **I started reading for two hours a day - now I'm happier and drink less**
🔗 https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/reading-challenge-feel-happier-drink-less-4100890.
#reading #books #health #wellbeing
#image attribution: Foto por formulario PxHere, CC0, via […]
[Original post on qoto.org]
🔗 https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/reading-challenge-feel-happier-drink-less-4100890.
#reading #books #health #wellbeing
#image attribution: Foto por formulario PxHere, CC0, via […]
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📚 **The Best Books Of 2025**
According to #SteveDonoghue from #booktube.
Non-fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181464998
Fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181382279
#reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #list #recommendations […]
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According to #SteveDonoghue from #booktube.
Non-fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181464998
Fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181382279
#reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #list #recommendations […]
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December 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 **The Best Books Of 2025**
According to #SteveDonoghue from #booktube.
Non-fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181464998
Fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181382279
#reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #list #recommendations […]
[Original post on qoto.org]
According to #SteveDonoghue from #booktube.
Non-fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181464998
Fiction: https://substack.com/@stevedonoghue/note/p-181382279
#reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #list #recommendations […]
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:texas: 🖥️ **Homebuilders have new competition for lots. Data centers**
"_Billions in AI infrastructure are driving up land prices and squeezing out residential development in Texas._"
🔗 https://www.housingwire.com/articles/ai-data-center-land-impact/.
#texas #usa #unitedstates #housing […]
"_Billions in AI infrastructure are driving up land prices and squeezing out residential development in Texas._"
🔗 https://www.housingwire.com/articles/ai-data-center-land-impact/.
#texas #usa #unitedstates #housing […]
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December 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
:texas: 🖥️ **Homebuilders have new competition for lots. Data centers**
"_Billions in AI infrastructure are driving up land prices and squeezing out residential development in Texas._"
🔗 https://www.housingwire.com/articles/ai-data-center-land-impact/.
#texas #usa #unitedstates #housing […]
"_Billions in AI infrastructure are driving up land prices and squeezing out residential development in Texas._"
🔗 https://www.housingwire.com/articles/ai-data-center-land-impact/.
#texas #usa #unitedstates #housing […]
📚 🎥 **How to Start Reading Again in 2026**
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKQjP-VGdc.
#video #reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #tips #advice
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKQjP-VGdc.
#video #reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #tips #advice
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
📚 🎥 **How to Start Reading Again in 2026**
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKQjP-VGdc.
#video #reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #tips #advice
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKQjP-VGdc.
#video #reading #nonfiction #fiction #books #tips #advice
🇺🇸 📖 **Civil War Settlers: Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848–1870**
"_Associating American citizenship with liberty and equality, Scandinavian immigrants openly opposed slavery and were among the most enthusiastic foreign-born supporters of the early Republican Party […]
"_Associating American citizenship with liberty and equality, Scandinavian immigrants openly opposed slavery and were among the most enthusiastic foreign-born supporters of the early Republican Party […]
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December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🇺🇸 📖 **Civil War Settlers: Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848–1870**
"_Associating American citizenship with liberty and equality, Scandinavian immigrants openly opposed slavery and were among the most enthusiastic foreign-born supporters of the early Republican Party […]
"_Associating American citizenship with liberty and equality, Scandinavian immigrants openly opposed slavery and were among the most enthusiastic foreign-born supporters of the early Republican Party […]
🇺🇸 📖 **The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America**
"_Proving once again what a miracle it is we’ve made it this far._"
🔗 […]
"_Proving once again what a miracle it is we’ve made it this far._"
🔗 […]
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December 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🇺🇸 📖 **The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America**
"_Proving once again what a miracle it is we’ve made it this far._"
🔗 […]
"_Proving once again what a miracle it is we’ve made it this far._"
🔗 […]
📚 **The 5 best science books of 2025**
🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-12-22/best-science-books-of-2025-alie-ward.
#science #books #latimes
🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-12-22/best-science-books-of-2025-alie-ward.
#science #books #latimes
The 5 best science books of 2025
It’s been an uneasy year for science.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
📚 **The 5 best science books of 2025**
🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-12-22/best-science-books-of-2025-alie-ward.
#science #books #latimes
🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-12-22/best-science-books-of-2025-alie-ward.
#science #books #latimes
🗺️ 🎥 **SECRET MAPS – Exhibition Private View**
"_Curators Tom Harper, Nick Dykes and Magdalena Peszko lead us into the hidden landscapes of history, where maps don’t just show the world — they shape it, conceal it and reveal its silent truths._"
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfrsaX7lABk […]
"_Curators Tom Harper, Nick Dykes and Magdalena Peszko lead us into the hidden landscapes of history, where maps don’t just show the world — they shape it, conceal it and reveal its silent truths._"
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfrsaX7lABk […]
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December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🗺️ 🎥 **SECRET MAPS – Exhibition Private View**
"_Curators Tom Harper, Nick Dykes and Magdalena Peszko lead us into the hidden landscapes of history, where maps don’t just show the world — they shape it, conceal it and reveal its silent truths._"
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfrsaX7lABk […]
"_Curators Tom Harper, Nick Dykes and Magdalena Peszko lead us into the hidden landscapes of history, where maps don’t just show the world — they shape it, conceal it and reveal its silent truths._"
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfrsaX7lABk […]
📚 **Want to read more in 2026? Here’s how to revive your love of books**
🔗 https://apnews.com/article/reading-for-pleasure-routine-library-books-booktok-4ccb7acd24ad890bf0b403605ca89378.
#reading #books #tips #advice
🔗 https://apnews.com/article/reading-for-pleasure-routine-library-books-booktok-4ccb7acd24ad890bf0b403605ca89378.
#reading #books #tips #advice
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
📚 **Want to read more in 2026? Here’s how to revive your love of books**
🔗 https://apnews.com/article/reading-for-pleasure-routine-library-books-booktok-4ccb7acd24ad890bf0b403605ca89378.
#reading #books #tips #advice
🔗 https://apnews.com/article/reading-for-pleasure-routine-library-books-booktok-4ccb7acd24ad890bf0b403605ca89378.
#reading #books #tips #advice
🇺🇸 📖 ** The Unruly Facts of Race: The Politics of Knowledge Production in the Early Twentieth Century Immigration Debate**
"_Kim’s analysis shows that throughout US history, the opportunity for belonging for some immigrants was predicated on the exclusion of others._"
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"_Kim’s analysis shows that throughout US history, the opportunity for belonging for some immigrants was predicated on the exclusion of others._"
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December 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🇺🇸 📖 ** The Unruly Facts of Race: The Politics of Knowledge Production in the Early Twentieth Century Immigration Debate**
"_Kim’s analysis shows that throughout US history, the opportunity for belonging for some immigrants was predicated on the exclusion of others._"
🔗 […]
"_Kim’s analysis shows that throughout US history, the opportunity for belonging for some immigrants was predicated on the exclusion of others._"
🔗 […]
**The Earliest Vegetal Motifs in Prehistoric Art: Painted Halafian Pottery of Mesopotamia and Prehistoric Mathematical Thinking**
"_The depictions of flower petals in the geometric sequence of the numbers 4, 8, 16 and 32, as well as 64 flowers in another type of arrangement, point to […]
"_The depictions of flower petals in the geometric sequence of the numbers 4, 8, 16 and 32, as well as 64 flowers in another type of arrangement, point to […]
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December 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
**The Earliest Vegetal Motifs in Prehistoric Art: Painted Halafian Pottery of Mesopotamia and Prehistoric Mathematical Thinking**
"_The depictions of flower petals in the geometric sequence of the numbers 4, 8, 16 and 32, as well as 64 flowers in another type of arrangement, point to […]
"_The depictions of flower petals in the geometric sequence of the numbers 4, 8, 16 and 32, as well as 64 flowers in another type of arrangement, point to […]
🇨🇭 **Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland**
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins #numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins #numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland
Two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland have been discovered near Arisdorf BL. According to experts, the valuable finds date back to the third century BC.
www.bluewin.ch
December 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🇨🇭 **Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland**
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins #numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins #numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
🇨🇭 **Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland**
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins#Numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins#Numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland
Two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland have been discovered near Arisdorf BL. According to experts, the valuable finds date back to the third century BC.
www.bluewin.ch
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🇨🇭 **Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland**
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins#Numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
🔗 https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/volunteers-find-two-of-the-oldest-gold-coins-in-switzerland-3015024.html.
#gold #coins#Numismatics #history #switzerland #archaeology
📚 **Books by Princeton professors make year-end ‘best-of’ lists**
🔗 https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/12/19/books-princeton-professors-make-year-end-best-lists.
#books #bookstodon
🔗 https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/12/19/books-princeton-professors-make-year-end-best-lists.
#books #bookstodon
December 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📚 **Books by Princeton professors make year-end ‘best-of’ lists**
🔗 https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/12/19/books-princeton-professors-make-year-end-best-lists.
#books #bookstodon
🔗 https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/12/19/books-princeton-professors-make-year-end-best-lists.
#books #bookstodon