James Kierstead
@mrpropter.bsky.social
Classicist and think tanker. Democracy or bust, ελευθερία ή θάνατος, Deus sive natura. Kiwi Dorset Canadian
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The #Inca kept detailed records using khipus: devices made from knotted string.
The famous monument of Monte Sierpe (aka Band of Holes) was segmented and arranged similarly to a khipu, indicating it was used for accounting #MathematicsDay
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The famous monument of Monte Sierpe (aka Band of Holes) was segmented and arranged similarly to a khipu, indicating it was used for accounting #MathematicsDay
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The #Inca kept detailed records using khipus: devices made from knotted string.
The famous monument of Monte Sierpe (aka Band of Holes) was segmented and arranged similarly to a khipu, indicating it was used for accounting #MathematicsDay
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The famous monument of Monte Sierpe (aka Band of Holes) was segmented and arranged similarly to a khipu, indicating it was used for accounting #MathematicsDay
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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‘Inca Mummy Girl’ was inspired by Momia Juanita, also known as ‘The Lady of Ampato’, an Inca girl who was sacrificed to the gods sometime between 1440- 1480
#Buffy
#Buffy
August 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
‘Inca Mummy Girl’ was inspired by Momia Juanita, also known as ‘The Lady of Ampato’, an Inca girl who was sacrificed to the gods sometime between 1440- 1480
#Buffy
#Buffy
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January 21, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Since World War II, Mark Carney told the crowd in Davos, global politics have largely adhered to a system of norms that prioritized shared prosperity and cooperation. But as Trump lays waste to those norms, long-time US allies — Canada included — are taking steps to counter America’s influence.
Canada’s prime minister just declared the end of the world as we know it
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s historic speech, explained.
www.vox.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Since World War II, Mark Carney told the crowd in Davos, global politics have largely adhered to a system of norms that prioritized shared prosperity and cooperation. But as Trump lays waste to those norms, long-time US allies — Canada included — are taking steps to counter America’s influence.
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This is in St. Sepulchre chapel in Sherborne Abbey. The rest of the stained glass in there is modern, but the simplicity of this window, its colour scheme, and its proximity to the medieval glass in St. Katherine’s chapel make me wonder if it is medieval
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is in St. Sepulchre chapel in Sherborne Abbey. The rest of the stained glass in there is modern, but the simplicity of this window, its colour scheme, and its proximity to the medieval glass in St. Katherine’s chapel make me wonder if it is medieval
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Would Sherborne Abbey’s ceiling have been even more colourful back when it was built?
January 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Would Sherborne Abbey’s ceiling have been even more colourful back when it was built?
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Spotted a very good guy on my way to PT today
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Spotted a very good guy on my way to PT today
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Aurora all around, north, south, east and west from Sandside beach, north Scotland
January 19, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Aurora all around, north, south, east and west from Sandside beach, north Scotland
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That this no longer reads ‘WH Smith’ feels seismic, every bit as much as the disappearance of the Woolworths up the road (and all Woolworths in the country) following the GFC.
January 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
That this no longer reads ‘WH Smith’ feels seismic, every bit as much as the disappearance of the Woolworths up the road (and all Woolworths in the country) following the GFC.
A stroll down the east side of Sherborne Abbey
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
A stroll down the east side of Sherborne Abbey
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are sharing their thoughts on cancel culture in Hollywood.
Matt Damon Says Some Actors Would Prefer “to Go to Jail” Than Be Canceled
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are sharing their thoughts on cancel culture in Hollywood.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are sharing their thoughts on cancel culture in Hollywood.
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🎧 Did you hear Prof. Helen McCabe (@drhmccabe.bsky.social) on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time show?
Helen shared her expertise on John Stuart Mill and his work 'On Liberty' with host Misha Glenny.
Listen back here ⏬
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Helen shared her expertise on John Stuart Mill and his work 'On Liberty' with host Misha Glenny.
Listen back here ⏬
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
In Our Time - On Liberty - BBC Sounds
John Stuart Mill's argument for the limits of power that society has over the individual.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
🎧 Did you hear Prof. Helen McCabe (@drhmccabe.bsky.social) on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time show?
Helen shared her expertise on John Stuart Mill and his work 'On Liberty' with host Misha Glenny.
Listen back here ⏬
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Helen shared her expertise on John Stuart Mill and his work 'On Liberty' with host Misha Glenny.
Listen back here ⏬
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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‘Verillum renders honours.’
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
‘Verillum renders honours.’
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
That this no longer reads ‘WH Smith’ feels seismic, every bit as much as the disappearance of the Woolworths up the road (and all Woolworths in the country) following the GFC.
January 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
That this no longer reads ‘WH Smith’ feels seismic, every bit as much as the disappearance of the Woolworths up the road (and all Woolworths in the country) following the GFC.
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Eastern #bluebird in Crabapple #Kennebunk #Maine 1/26 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 450mm eq.fov Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
January 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Eastern #bluebird in Crabapple #Kennebunk #Maine 1/26 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 450mm eq.fov Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #nature #birdphotography #Point’nShootNature
This is in St. Sepulchre chapel in Sherborne Abbey. The rest of the stained glass in there is modern, but the simplicity of this window, its colour scheme, and its proximity to the medieval glass in St. Katherine’s chapel make me wonder if it is medieval
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is in St. Sepulchre chapel in Sherborne Abbey. The rest of the stained glass in there is modern, but the simplicity of this window, its colour scheme, and its proximity to the medieval glass in St. Katherine’s chapel make me wonder if it is medieval
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πάντες διδάσκαλοί εἰσιν ἀρετῆς καθ᾽ ὅσον δύνανται ἕκαστος
'Everyone is a teacher of virtue to the extent of their powers' - Protagoras of Abdera (as reported by Plato, Prot. 327e)
'Everyone is a teacher of virtue to the extent of their powers' - Protagoras of Abdera (as reported by Plato, Prot. 327e)
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
πάντες διδάσκαλοί εἰσιν ἀρετῆς καθ᾽ ὅσον δύνανται ἕκαστος
'Everyone is a teacher of virtue to the extent of their powers' - Protagoras of Abdera (as reported by Plato, Prot. 327e)
'Everyone is a teacher of virtue to the extent of their powers' - Protagoras of Abdera (as reported by Plato, Prot. 327e)
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Here in #Montreal, we just got 74 cm (30 inches) of snow.
This plow driver has the right idea.
The municipal snow removal operation should also be a car removal operation!
This plow driver has the right idea.
The municipal snow removal operation should also be a car removal operation!
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Here in #Montreal, we just got 74 cm (30 inches) of snow.
This plow driver has the right idea.
The municipal snow removal operation should also be a car removal operation!
This plow driver has the right idea.
The municipal snow removal operation should also be a car removal operation!
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Jason Adam Katzenstein. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Jason Adam Katzenstein. #NewYorkerCartoons
Would Sherborne Abbey’s ceiling have been even more colourful back when it was built?
January 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Would Sherborne Abbey’s ceiling have been even more colourful back when it was built?
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In St. Mary’s, Cerne Abbas
January 13, 2026 at 12:53 AM
In St. Mary’s, Cerne Abbas
‘Verillum renders honours.’
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
‘Verillum renders honours.’
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
But what, who or where is Verillum?
46 points on offer for this one
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Rainbow Sunrise #photography #Iphonephotography #TwinLakes #sunrise #colors #nature #EastCoastKin #trailrun #naturephotography
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM