Kenny Linden
@kennylinden.bsky.social
I study animal and environmental history of Mongolia. Ph.D. he/him.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Maybe some of the round animals by Zhao Mengfu?
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Maybe some of the round animals by Zhao Mengfu?
Simpsons joke from 1994. 31 years and still accurate.
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Simpsons joke from 1994. 31 years and still accurate.
Me being led on the prettiest yak.
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Me being led on the prettiest yak.
Here is the prettiest yak in the county two years running that I paid to "ride" on (a young girl walked me in a circuit of two yards).
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Here is the prettiest yak in the county two years running that I paid to "ride" on (a young girl walked me in a circuit of two yards).
Agreed! Can you replicate this maneuver with a dromedary?
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Agreed! Can you replicate this maneuver with a dromedary?
A+ Chinese history joke right here.
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A+ Chinese history joke right here.
Victory. Very glad and relieved we won the NJ and so many other elections.
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Victory. Very glad and relieved we won the NJ and so many other elections.
Threats against NYC and insane ranting aside, the fact that Trump says that Mamdani is a communist and then says "his principles have been tested for over a thousand years, and never once have they been succesful" really makes me wonder when Trump thinks communism was invented.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Threats against NYC and insane ranting aside, the fact that Trump says that Mamdani is a communist and then says "his principles have been tested for over a thousand years, and never once have they been succesful" really makes me wonder when Trump thinks communism was invented.
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
N. Jagwaral on need to reform herding in the Mongolian People's Republic.
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
N. Jagwaral on need to reform herding in the Mongolian People's Republic.
A delightful carving from the Mongolian People's Republic from 1960 by Namkhaidagwa in the Arwaikheer, South Khangai museum. It shows a cat Buddhist monk who is preaching to his mice parishioners. The anti-cleric and anti-religious message is of course quite clear.
#tengri #mongolsky
#tengri #mongolsky
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A delightful carving from the Mongolian People's Republic from 1960 by Namkhaidagwa in the Arwaikheer, South Khangai museum. It shows a cat Buddhist monk who is preaching to his mice parishioners. The anti-cleric and anti-religious message is of course quite clear.
#tengri #mongolsky
#tengri #mongolsky
Happy National Cat Day from my crazy and violent baby.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Happy National Cat Day from my crazy and violent baby.
The Assyrian Church is a successor to the Syriac Church of the East. Syriac Christians played a huge role in the Mongol Empire, with adherents both amongst Mongols and non-Mongols, and were interlocutors with the Christian West.
They are often called Nestorians, but this is an insulting term.
They are often called Nestorians, but this is an insulting term.
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Assyrian Church is a successor to the Syriac Church of the East. Syriac Christians played a huge role in the Mongol Empire, with adherents both amongst Mongols and non-Mongols, and were interlocutors with the Christian West.
They are often called Nestorians, but this is an insulting term.
They are often called Nestorians, but this is an insulting term.
Pope Leo met with the Assyrian Church of the East Patriarch Awa, and the Patriarch gave him a Cubs jersey. Leo is a White Sox fan. Some folks assumed he must have made a istake. But the Patriarch was also born in Chicago. So he was 100% trolling his fellow Chicago born Christian leader.
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Pope Leo met with the Assyrian Church of the East Patriarch Awa, and the Patriarch gave him a Cubs jersey. Leo is a White Sox fan. Some folks assumed he must have made a istake. But the Patriarch was also born in Chicago. So he was 100% trolling his fellow Chicago born Christian leader.
Marmot hunter, Mongolian People's Republic, 1970s. Marmot were heavily hunted, and their skins were listed as part of the 5 year plans. 1,000s of skins were collected annually.
Hunters were seen as professional Marxist laborers with an important role in building socialism, and had clear quotas.
Hunters were seen as professional Marxist laborers with an important role in building socialism, and had clear quotas.
October 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Marmot hunter, Mongolian People's Republic, 1970s. Marmot were heavily hunted, and their skins were listed as part of the 5 year plans. 1,000s of skins were collected annually.
Hunters were seen as professional Marxist laborers with an important role in building socialism, and had clear quotas.
Hunters were seen as professional Marxist laborers with an important role in building socialism, and had clear quotas.
Mangalica pigs, a Hungarian breed notable for their wooly hair, in Mongolia. Pigs are not one of the five snouts (types) of traditional livestock breeds in Mongolia, but both pigs and poultry had increased prominence in the socialist period, and continue to play an important role today.
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Mangalica pigs, a Hungarian breed notable for their wooly hair, in Mongolia. Pigs are not one of the five snouts (types) of traditional livestock breeds in Mongolia, but both pigs and poultry had increased prominence in the socialist period, and continue to play an important role today.
This journal issue is in memory of György Kara, a brilliant Mongolist who I studied with at IU. He passed away before I defended my dissertation. But he taught me so much about Mongolia and gave wonderful feedback on my research. So at least a fraction of his knowledge lives on.
Баярлалаа багшаа.
Баярлалаа багшаа.
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This journal issue is in memory of György Kara, a brilliant Mongolist who I studied with at IU. He passed away before I defended my dissertation. But he taught me so much about Mongolia and gave wonderful feedback on my research. So at least a fraction of his knowledge lives on.
Баярлалаа багшаа.
Баярлалаа багшаа.
Veterinarians helped livestock health and spread state power. Apparently a controversial opinion, but vaccines that prevented diseases were good, and saved lots livestock lives! And new sheep breed, especially the Orkhon sheep, were a successful melding of modern vet science and Mongolian herding.
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Veterinarians helped livestock health and spread state power. Apparently a controversial opinion, but vaccines that prevented diseases were good, and saved lots livestock lives! And new sheep breed, especially the Orkhon sheep, were a successful melding of modern vet science and Mongolian herding.
It appears it won't be officially online for sometime, but I don't care. I am excited to say that "Veterinarians, Vaccines, and Hybrids: Veterinary Science in the Mongolian People’s Republic," is out (or will be soon) in Mongolian Studies. Please message if you want a copy! #envhist #animalhistory
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It appears it won't be officially online for sometime, but I don't care. I am excited to say that "Veterinarians, Vaccines, and Hybrids: Veterinary Science in the Mongolian People’s Republic," is out (or will be soon) in Mongolian Studies. Please message if you want a copy! #envhist #animalhistory
As someone who studies Mongolia, I should be able to draw a better horse.
And yet...
And yet...
September 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
As someone who studies Mongolia, I should be able to draw a better horse.
And yet...
And yet...
Time to bypass some capitalism!
September 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Time to bypass some capitalism!
A happy international cat day to my adorable, loving, and extremely violent Ahsoka.
August 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A happy international cat day to my adorable, loving, and extremely violent Ahsoka.