cynrical
@cynrical.bsky.social
Historian-in-training, leftist, ADHD-haver, non-binary entity (they/them)
today we celebrate what I do to your mom
Today is Décadi the 10th of Brumaire in the year 234.
Brumaire is the month of mist.
Today we celebrate the plough.#JacobinDay
More information on the plough
Brumaire is the month of mist.
Today we celebrate the plough.#JacobinDay
More information on the plough
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
today we celebrate what I do to your mom
An apple a day keeps the aristocracy away
Today is Primidi the 1st of Brumaire in the year 234.
Brumaire is the month of mist.
Today we celebrate apples.#JacobinDay
More information on apples
Brumaire is the month of mist.
Today we celebrate apples.#JacobinDay
More information on apples
October 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
An apple a day keeps the aristocracy away
![A paragraph from Christopher Duggan's 'Fascist Voices', with highlighted text reading "He [Gabriele D'Annunzio] appears to have lost his balance fondling the sister of his mistress while high on cocaine."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfb5ybbh7u3ryfy2ov4trzbt/bafkreifwwlhipnscibaed4jqdke7cehf57bknaq2b7p2v64m3l4py3lbma@jpeg)
1/21 blaze it mes amis ouais ouais ouais
Today is Primidi the 21st of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate hemp.#JacobinDay
More information on hemp
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate hemp.#JacobinDay
More information on hemp
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
1/21 blaze it mes amis ouais ouais ouais
![A medieval frog with an old English caption, "hit sy Woduesdæg mín cynn" which translates very roughly to "It is Wednesday my kin [dudes]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfb5ybbh7u3ryfy2ov4trzbt/bafkreicbcl32scaltndtbjd4w4usom2npk6xadwhiay74z6xjtaeadvfhe@jpeg)
the suspense is terrible, I hope it won't last
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
August 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
the suspense is terrible, I hope it won't last
the only algorithm I trust is Al Gore's Eurythmics cover band: The Al Gore Rhythms
Sweet dreams are made of the internet, a series of tubes!
Sweet dreams are made of the internet, a series of tubes!
August 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
the only algorithm I trust is Al Gore's Eurythmics cover band: The Al Gore Rhythms
Sweet dreams are made of the internet, a series of tubes!
Sweet dreams are made of the internet, a series of tubes!
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Instagram got this, and you can have it too!
May 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Instagram got this, and you can have it too!
happy 44th anniversary of the day a Turkish fascist shot Pope John Paul II
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open.spotify.com/track/6pQnF1...
Transverberation
Ulver · The Assassination of Julius Caesar (Five-Year Anniversary Edition) · Song · 2017
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May 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
happy 44th anniversary of the day a Turkish fascist shot Pope John Paul II
open.spotify.com/track/6pQnF1...
open.spotify.com/track/6pQnF1...
How have historians been doing over time?
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Despite being called ask historians, no one ever asks how historians are doing today :(
May 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
How have historians been doing over time?
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Happy one year anniversary to the Man Who Killed Google Search
Today's newsletter is the story of how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's former head of ads - led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events that would lead to him running it into the ground.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
The Man Who Killed Google Search
This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it.
The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google’s head of search, had a problem. Jerry Dischler, ...
www.wheresyoured.at
April 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Happy one year anniversary to the Man Who Killed Google Search
this is how you radicalize white women, the true vanguard of the revolution (see: Women's March on Versailles in 1789; Int'l Women's Day march in Petrograd on February 23 1917 O.S.)
April 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
this is how you radicalize white women, the true vanguard of the revolution (see: Women's March on Versailles in 1789; Int'l Women's Day march in Petrograd on February 23 1917 O.S.)
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It's never just about trans people.
Holocaust denier JK Rowling demonstrates that daily
Holocaust denier JK Rowling demonstrates that daily
April 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's never just about trans people.
Holocaust denier JK Rowling demonstrates that daily
Holocaust denier JK Rowling demonstrates that daily
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Donald Trump's 55% tariff on ASUS' Republic of Gamers has many politicians questioning his sanity
April 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Donald Trump's 55% tariff on ASUS' Republic of Gamers has many politicians questioning his sanity
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Sorry, liberals, the United States is not an oligarchic democracy, it’s an oligarchic republic.
April 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Sorry, liberals, the United States is not an oligarchic democracy, it’s an oligarchic republic.
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The UK has entered the Meiji Restoration
March 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The UK has entered the Meiji Restoration
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"Generally speaking, American conservatives prioritize liberty over equality. They understand liberty as a set of privileges; a major part of the value of liberty comes from the fact that others are denied those privileges. Equality is an inherent threat to liberty." – Hattem, The Memory of '76
March 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Generally speaking, American conservatives prioritize liberty over equality. They understand liberty as a set of privileges; a major part of the value of liberty comes from the fact that others are denied those privileges. Equality is an inherent threat to liberty." – Hattem, The Memory of '76
happy ides of march
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open.spotify.com/album/3YBhj9...
The Assassination of Julius Caesar (Five-Year Anniversary Edition)
Ulver · Album · 2017 · 13 songs
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March 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
happy ides of march
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open.spotify.com/album/3YBhj9...
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Resurrecting a classic from The Other Place. The right time to recognise and call out fascism is always now. If you want to hear from a historian ask them now. Don’t wait for the books.
February 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Resurrecting a classic from The Other Place. The right time to recognise and call out fascism is always now. If you want to hear from a historian ask them now. Don’t wait for the books.
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Today is Décadi the 10th of Ventôse in the year 233.
Ventôse is the month of wind.
Today we celebrate the spade.#JacobinDay
More information on the spade
Ventôse is the month of wind.
Today we celebrate the spade.#JacobinDay
More information on the spade
February 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Décadi the 10th of Ventôse in the year 233.
Ventôse is the month of wind.
Today we celebrate the spade.#JacobinDay
More information on the spade
Ventôse is the month of wind.
Today we celebrate the spade.#JacobinDay
More information on the spade
a week of doing less than the bare minimum was exactly what I needed to thrust myself into the gaping maw of school for the next six weeks. godspeed
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
a week of doing less than the bare minimum was exactly what I needed to thrust myself into the gaping maw of school for the next six weeks. godspeed
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Today is Quintidi the 25th of Pluviôse in the year 233.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
February 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Quintidi the 25th of Pluviôse in the year 233.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares