garlicandsilver
@garlicandsilver.bsky.social
History lover. Traveler. Socialist. Repairer of dogs and cats. Lesbian. Californian. Liverpool FC fan.
Not a vampire hunter.
Not a vampire hunter.
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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New list of medieval dog names just dropped.
A List of 1,065 Medieval Dog Names: Nosewise, Garlik, Havegoodday & More
A List of 1,065 Medieval Dog Names: Nosewise, Garlik, Havegoodday & More
The Rovers, Fidos, and Spots of the world have been regarded since time immemorial as man's best friends. But they haven't always been named Rover, Fido, and Spot: early fifteenth-century English dog ...
www.openculture.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New list of medieval dog names just dropped.
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"but crime is a real issue, people are worried about crime and you have to take that seriously"
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
August 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"but crime is a real issue, people are worried about crime and you have to take that seriously"
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
No you don't! If people are getting more scared about crime while crime is happening less frequently, it's a made up issue and you should make a point of yelling that all the time
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We've arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology.
And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces.
- Carl Sagan
And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces.
- Carl Sagan
August 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We've arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology.
And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces.
- Carl Sagan
And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces.
- Carl Sagan
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Colorado is suing PetSmart for using dog grooming school to ‘trap’ workers.
PetSmart ads claimed that its grooming academy was free. In reality, it cost up to $5,500.
The company held these costs over workers' heads, coercing them into staying at the job.
www.denverpost.com/2025/07/31/p...
PetSmart ads claimed that its grooming academy was free. In reality, it cost up to $5,500.
The company held these costs over workers' heads, coercing them into staying at the job.
www.denverpost.com/2025/07/31/p...
PetSmart used dog grooming school to ‘trap’ employees, Colorado says
“PetSmart lured prospective dog groomers with promises of ‘free’ paid training, only to trap them into staying with the company,” Attorney General Phil Weiser said.
www.denverpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Colorado is suing PetSmart for using dog grooming school to ‘trap’ workers.
PetSmart ads claimed that its grooming academy was free. In reality, it cost up to $5,500.
The company held these costs over workers' heads, coercing them into staying at the job.
www.denverpost.com/2025/07/31/p...
PetSmart ads claimed that its grooming academy was free. In reality, it cost up to $5,500.
The company held these costs over workers' heads, coercing them into staying at the job.
www.denverpost.com/2025/07/31/p...
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We have always made delightful little guys.
July 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
We have always made delightful little guys.
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In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”
Watch: Senior Trump adviser dumps on Minneapolis, prompting retort from Mary Moriarty
Stephen Miller’s comments are the latest in a recent string from Trump loyalists targeting Minneapolis.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”
Diogo Jota, watching you play brought me so much joy. Thank you. Rest in peace. #ynwa #liverpoolfc
July 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Diogo Jota, watching you play brought me so much joy. Thank you. Rest in peace. #ynwa #liverpoolfc
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$45 billion for ethnic cleansing
It’s one thing to say they want to deport 20 million people, it’s even one thing to go nuts brazenly doing whatever you can as the executive branch to make it happen, but the fact that they’re going to give ICE an additional 45B shows how committed they are to seeing this through.
July 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
$45 billion for ethnic cleansing
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the detail about the dog lying in state beside them has unexpectedly fucked me up
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their golden retriever Gilbert will lie in state on Friday at the Capitol. Rep. Hortman and her husband were killed on June 14 in a “politically motivated assassination.”
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, husband and their dog to lie in state at the Capitol Friday • Minnesota Reformer
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their golden retriever Gilbert will lie in state on Friday at the Capitol. Rep. Hortman and her husband were killed on June 14 in a “politically m...
minnesotareformer.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
the detail about the dog lying in state beside them has unexpectedly fucked me up
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June 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Spent a few hours at the Swedish History Museum recently, and among all the shiny viking objects on show, this simple carved duck from Birka stood out to me. Ascribed all kinds of sublime and symbolic roles, it may have simply been a kid's toy; a beloved, ordinary plaything without frills or fuss 🦆
June 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Spent a few hours at the Swedish History Museum recently, and among all the shiny viking objects on show, this simple carved duck from Birka stood out to me. Ascribed all kinds of sublime and symbolic roles, it may have simply been a kid's toy; a beloved, ordinary plaything without frills or fuss 🦆
Abolish ICE.
June 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Abolish ICE.
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if white Americans didn’t want Mexicans in California maybe they should not have conquered California from Mexico and then spent 150 years building up an economy entirely dependent on the flow of people and goods across the border just a thought
June 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
if white Americans didn’t want Mexicans in California maybe they should not have conquered California from Mexico and then spent 150 years building up an economy entirely dependent on the flow of people and goods across the border just a thought
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borders and states aren’t real, anybody who wants to stroll into the U.S. should be able to do so whenever they want, I don’t fuckin care
June 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
borders and states aren’t real, anybody who wants to stroll into the U.S. should be able to do so whenever they want, I don’t fuckin care
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Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
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For someone who doesn’t know what’s happening, where he’s going or what day it is, he’s very confident.
June 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For someone who doesn’t know what’s happening, where he’s going or what day it is, he’s very confident.
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This times a trillion.
May 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This times a trillion.
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Viking Ice Skates 10th Century AD; made of leather and horse bone
May 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Viking Ice Skates 10th Century AD; made of leather and horse bone
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The right-wing attack on universities and the widespread use of ChatGPT to replace thinking and writing are two sides of the same relentless assault on what the Greeks called paideia: the education and development of citizens as ethical beings engaged in their communities.
May 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The right-wing attack on universities and the widespread use of ChatGPT to replace thinking and writing are two sides of the same relentless assault on what the Greeks called paideia: the education and development of citizens as ethical beings engaged in their communities.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans
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April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans
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theonion.com/chinese...
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The forgotten story of C341—Or Félicette—the French feline who was launched into space in 1963
www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...
www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...
The Forgotten Story Of C341 — Or Félicette — The French Feline Who Was Launched Into Space In 1963
While the Soviets sent man's best friend into space, the French had other plans. Meet Félicette, the feline astronaut history forgot.
www.forbes.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The forgotten story of C341—Or Félicette—the French feline who was launched into space in 1963
www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...
www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...
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Currently developing a website for my eldritch photography and have been reminded of this utterly gorgeous dachshund on a bench end (from St Margaret, South Elmham, Suffolk).
April 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Currently developing a website for my eldritch photography and have been reminded of this utterly gorgeous dachshund on a bench end (from St Margaret, South Elmham, Suffolk).