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Melissa Johnson, PhD
@ladyhistorian.bsky.social
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Historian. Associate Professor. Community College enthusiast. Researching 17th-c gossip. Weighs more than a duck. Employed by George and Gracie. She/her.
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Can I interest you in a very tiny George kitten?
A tiny orange and white kitten being cradled in a person's arms like a baby. His front paw is over his eyes like he is the most distressed Victorian lady.
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Counterpoint:
A very cute orange and white cat sleeping on a blue and white blanket on his human mom's legs.
October 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Look at this mostly goodboy who only hissed and spit a little bit at the vet
An orange and white cat walking toward the camera.
October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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What happens to the East Room? By Trump’s telling, it will become a space where guests will mingle, sip cocktails and eat hors d’oeuvres until they are called into the ballroom for dinner. Trump said a set of windows in the room will be removed to create a passageway to and from the ballroom.
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Oh no, I just got a canvas message
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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I can't get over the size of this one. The Lincoln Memorial is... not small
A plan for trump's arch towering over the Lincoln memorial.
October 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Journalists leaving an Oval Office event Wednesday asked the president who the proposed arch would be built for. He replied: "Me."
October 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Teef
Closeup of an orange and white cat sleeping. His tongue is sticking out and his teeth are visible.
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Just tried to find the darth smosh potatoes recipe posts and google really delivered
Based on search results, "Darth Smoosh Potatoes" is not a standard recipe but a creative, fan-inspired take on crispy smahed potatoes, likely referencing a recipe from the popular YouTube channel Smosh. To make them "Darth" themed, you'll need black food coloring to achieve the signature dark side color. The recipe goes on to recommend using activated charcoal powder.
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Winner! Here is your George Pic
An orange and white cat sprawled on his back with one front paw in the air. He looks simultaneously very uncomfortable and extremely loungey.
October 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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For the love of Christ, why
Costco warehouse cat scratcher that i can't order because the world is conspiring against my joy.
September 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I am not a spy. I just read books!
September 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Kind of hilarious that this ad appears after the first couple paragraphs
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September 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Student blinks and "love you" is written on her eyelids.
September 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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An orange and white cat sitting in a top-small box. He is yawning but it looks like he's yelling.
August 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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This is what i found in the "about" page
Ocelot. Created by the financial aid and student services experts at Ocelot in Boulder, CO and Evanston, IL. Virtual Assistant v5.218.0
August 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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George reporting for duty
An orange and white cat laying on his back with his feet in the air and his face turned to the camera.
August 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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We are actually "social and behavioral sciences" which led us to make this division tshirt
Social sciences & other BS
August 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Also if anyone needs some antlers, I know where you can get them
A big pile of antlers.
August 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Cursed doll, giant edition
A bedroom in a historic homesteading cabin. A small faceless girl mannequin has her hands up like she's worshipping the sunbeam coming through a dormer window and two faceless boy mannequins are standing next to a bed playing checkers. The whole situation is extremely haunted.
August 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Cursed dolls for sale
A dozen or so creepy handmade dolls on a lace-covered table.
August 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"WHAT PEOPLE NEED IS RESOURCES TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY ALREADY DO"

Yes I'm shouting because this is exactly it
But to Martha Lincoln, an anthropology professor at San Francisco State University who watched the announcement, the enthusiasm for speeding AI into higher education fell flat. “This is all really familiar AI industry rhetoric,” Lincoln said. “The fact is we just don’t have research to support the efficacy of AI use in classrooms. I really have met so few educators at Cal State and elsewhere who see a need for these kinds of initiatives — what people need is resources to do the work that they already do.”
August 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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I was trying to keep the captions visible on the video but disable the tab that allows them to view and download the entire caption file. Like so.
A screenshot of Panopto showing the caption file and lecture slide. Annotations indicate that the captions on the slide are good and the full caption file should not be visible.
August 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM