MsJess
@msjess.bsky.social
Sipping whiskey while reading about people who lived a really long time ago is my coping mechanism. 🥃 In America but Costa Rican Mts are looking promising .⛰️Human rights 🌈 Fascinated by linguistics. 👄 If it's odd I'm probably in.
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I already know depression hates to see this man coming. I’m cancelling all of my therapy appointments and adding this song and dance to my morning routine.
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I already know depression hates to see this man coming. I’m cancelling all of my therapy appointments and adding this song and dance to my morning routine.
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
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Etruscan tunnels are deeply interesting (sorry) and “the first complete mapping of the tunnels of the Etruscan city of Veii, a complex underground system comprising galleries, hydraulic structures, canals, cisterns, wells, and the large sacred pool” is now complete! cultura.gov.it/comunicato/2...
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Etruscan tunnels are deeply interesting (sorry) and “the first complete mapping of the tunnels of the Etruscan city of Veii, a complex underground system comprising galleries, hydraulic structures, canals, cisterns, wells, and the large sacred pool” is now complete! cultura.gov.it/comunicato/2...
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Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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Hot off the press to have a read through in advance of @judithjesch.bsky.social presenting the annual Viking Society for Northern Research lecture to follow the AGM in London on 21 Nov. New members welcome! #medievalsky #sagas #poetry #runes #history vsnr.org/2025/09/01/w...
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hot off the press to have a read through in advance of @judithjesch.bsky.social presenting the annual Viking Society for Northern Research lecture to follow the AGM in London on 21 Nov. New members welcome! #medievalsky #sagas #poetry #runes #history vsnr.org/2025/09/01/w...
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No salad today, only pumpkin
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
No salad today, only pumpkin
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Sharing the final version of my Ceffyl Dwr for #FolkloreFriday. Absolutely loved making this needle felt creation and getting really into the wire frame modelling
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sharing the final version of my Ceffyl Dwr for #FolkloreFriday. Absolutely loved making this needle felt creation and getting really into the wire frame modelling
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1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
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Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing
The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Getting into the Halloween spirit with medieval books at the Morgan Library.
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Getting into the Halloween spirit with medieval books at the Morgan Library.
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No
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants. Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. They even partnered with Danish chefs to create three recipes using ant yogurt. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants
Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.
arstechnica.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No
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Would anyone like to take a guess at the word before “kebob”? Which predates OED - ms is 1660
October 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Would anyone like to take a guess at the word before “kebob”? Which predates OED - ms is 1660
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Winter is approaching and I'm considering purchasing a Lenny Kravitz scarf. The Chicago winter has broken the spirits of many. I want to lug around a big ol blanket and call it clothes. I am prioritizing comfort this year and that means wearing a comforter to work.
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Winter is approaching and I'm considering purchasing a Lenny Kravitz scarf. The Chicago winter has broken the spirits of many. I want to lug around a big ol blanket and call it clothes. I am prioritizing comfort this year and that means wearing a comforter to work.
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Charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 me
#Archaeology
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 me
#Archaeology
September 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 me
#Archaeology
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 me
#Archaeology
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My students had trouble remembering that “specie” is not the singular of “species”. I started telling them about my toddler begging for “cheese please? Please just one chee?” And the problem cleared right up (to my surprise, tbh)!
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My students had trouble remembering that “specie” is not the singular of “species”. I started telling them about my toddler begging for “cheese please? Please just one chee?” And the problem cleared right up (to my surprise, tbh)!
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It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/
September 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/
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Next week, students in my medieval survey course @viuniversity.bsky.social will be discussing Katherine Allen Smith’s fantastic article “Why did medieval monks sew?” If you haven’t read it yet, you should. It’s superb.
September 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Next week, students in my medieval survey course @viuniversity.bsky.social will be discussing Katherine Allen Smith’s fantastic article “Why did medieval monks sew?” If you haven’t read it yet, you should. It’s superb.
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The passing of Paul Newman (2008), Sean Connery (2020), Sidney Poitier (2022), and now Robert Redford (2025) signals the slow disappearance of a certain type of 20th century figure: men who embodied classic style in a way that reflected their taste, rather than a professional stylist.
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The passing of Paul Newman (2008), Sean Connery (2020), Sidney Poitier (2022), and now Robert Redford (2025) signals the slow disappearance of a certain type of 20th century figure: men who embodied classic style in a way that reflected their taste, rather than a professional stylist.
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He is the poutine fairy
September 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
He is the poutine fairy
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i've been watching videos like this for over 20 years and don't know a single word of japanese. i just nod along bc the videos are so pleasing
September 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
i've been watching videos like this for over 20 years and don't know a single word of japanese. i just nod along bc the videos are so pleasing
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I love that this mascot is meant to represent Aotearoa/NZ's distinctive pōhutukawa blossoms!
September 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I love that this mascot is meant to represent Aotearoa/NZ's distinctive pōhutukawa blossoms!
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black tie reads as formal today, but they are actually party suits, things you wear when you want to celebrate something.
August 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
black tie reads as formal today, but they are actually party suits, things you wear when you want to celebrate something.
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Somebody pinch me! My book on a table display in Waterstones Piccadilly! (Thank you so much to my colleague Mike - a member of the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social team who supported my research for this book so much.)
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461263...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461263...
@cathamclarke.bsky.social Spotted in the Piccadilly Waterstones last night, and - huge announcement - comes with a complimentary bookmark
August 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Somebody pinch me! My book on a table display in Waterstones Piccadilly! (Thank you so much to my colleague Mike - a member of the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social team who supported my research for this book so much.)
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461263...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/461263...
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#KingAndConqueror. Not a promising start when the moustache is on the wrong man. Now that's a very easy thing to get right.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
August 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#KingAndConqueror. Not a promising start when the moustache is on the wrong man. Now that's a very easy thing to get right.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
'Feudal France?' oh dear.
We are undefined years earlier now.
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This book exists and none of you ever told me about it?
I'm not angry, just ... disappointed.
I'm not angry, just ... disappointed.
August 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This book exists and none of you ever told me about it?
I'm not angry, just ... disappointed.
I'm not angry, just ... disappointed.
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have a seat in the coat chair. i'll get us a snack from my outfit cabinet
August 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
have a seat in the coat chair. i'll get us a snack from my outfit cabinet
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Yoshita 1967 seems cool. The line is inspired by the designer's Indo-Kenyan heritage. Appears to involve a lot of handwork, such as crocheting and beadwork.
IG yoshita1967
IG yoshita1967
August 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Yoshita 1967 seems cool. The line is inspired by the designer's Indo-Kenyan heritage. Appears to involve a lot of handwork, such as crocheting and beadwork.
IG yoshita1967
IG yoshita1967