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Kim! It's... Kim
@nomikim.bsky.social
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Dork for history and art. She/her. Professional "fucking chaos demon." Profile pic by @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social
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mauraquint.bsky.social
*scrambling to get anything done at 4:30pm* hurry, please we must hurry, the darkness is upon us, the darkness takes all and ends all, it is coming, it is almost here. we can not fight it, we can not fight the ruinous dark.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
nomikim.bsky.social
God, I have muted so many words related to Nuzzi and *it is never enough*
kissane.myatproto.social Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 5d
I have muted so many words but you all keep getting around them
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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jucikadaily.bsky.social
"Jucika's date in space" We're also hosting an emergency fundraiser to help us fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and needs as much support as possible, any bit helps, please consider sharing or supporting, the link is in the post below
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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skeet.best
BABIES ARE BORN WORSHIPPING UNKNOWN GODS — DWARF FORTRESS, BUG REPORT #13172
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Something lovely to start the week! 🐙🏺❤️

Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration, made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago!

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo collage shows four pottery vessels, all a creamy yellow in colour, with black painted decoration depicting underwater sea-life featuring lively stylised octopuses with writhing tentacles (arms), All on display at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. Top L - Minoan pithoid storage jar decorated in the “Marine Style” with wide-eyes octopus, argonauts, rocks, and coral. Rounded top tapering down to a narrower base. Short cyclindrical neck flaring out at the mouth with black wavy decoration reminiscent of waves. Loop handles attached to the shoulders of the body. Height 55 cm. From Zakros. 1500-1450 BC Top R - Minoan flask with a rounded body, short cyclindrical neck which flares at the rim, and two small curved handles attached between the top of the spout and the shoulders of the body. Decorated in “Marine Style” which depicts an almost cartoon-like octopus with wide eyes and sucker-lined tentacles which writhe around the vase. Other decorative sea-motifs include sea urchins, seaweed and rocks. Height 27cm. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC Bottom L - alabastron, broad at the base, swelling outwards into a fuller belly before narrowing near the top with a very short cyclindrical neck and a wider flat rimmed mouth. Decorated in “Marine Style” with a wide-eyed octopus among rocks. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1370 BC Bottom R - krater with rounded body narrowing at the bottom towards the foot. Wide flaring mouth and rim with black painted wavy decoration, and two sturdy handles attached on each side between the top of the mouth and shoulders of the vessel. Decorated with a central very stylised wide-eyed octopus whose tentacles loop up and down around the body of the pot, 1370-1300 BC
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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trungles.com
Strega Nona fanart! I think more of us should draw fanart of our childhood faves. What were the kids’ books that you remember fondly?
A black and white drawing of an old woman in her kitchen, blowing three kisses over a pot of pasta.
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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lsangha.bsky.social
slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
The side of an woman's effigy tomb showing the bottom of her dress and her feet (she lays on her back). The dress is depicted as many wiggled folds of fabric, and we can see the soles of her small shoes.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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markpopham.bsky.social
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Another species of clearwing #butterfly, the Rusted Clearwing-Satyr (Cithaerias pireta) at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#butterflies #nature #bugsky
Close-up of a delicate butterfly with transparent wings edged in orange and a single eyespot, perched on a green leaf against a softly blurred background.
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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aidanobrien.bsky.social
@philipnolan1 “One my colleagues had an ankle-length dark green serge greatcoat, and when he burst through the office doors one day, another looked up and said: "What news of Stalingrad?" 19:58 • 16/08/2021
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
nomikim.bsky.social
Below, two screenshots from Wikipedia, presented with only the following context:

The first screenshot is the introduction to an article about an heiress-philanthropist, with some text highlighted. The second screenshot is the article headings for her 2nd husband.
A screenshot from Wikipedia: "Winnaretta Singer (8 January 1865 – 26 November 1943) was an American-born heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She used this to fund a wide range of causes, notably a musical salon where her protégés included Debussy and Ravel, and numerous public health projects in Paris, where she lived most of her life. Singer entered into two marriages that were unconsummated, and openly enjoyed many high-profile relationships with women. She was styled as Countess Louis de Scey-Montbéliard during her first marriage and as Princess Edmond de Polignac following her second marriage in 1893." The text "Singer entered into two marriages that were unconsummated, and openly enjoyed many high-profile relationships with women" is highlighted in yellow. A screenshot of a table of contents for a Wikipedia Article. It reads: "Cotnents (hide). Ancestry. Early life. Musical education. Artist circle. Male friendships. Winnaretta Singer. Death and legacy. References. External links." "Male friendships" is highlighted in yellow.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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mrfw17thc.bsky.social
Find yourself something that makes you as happy as Edward Barlow's 'dolphin' was to 'swim in the sea'. #skystorians #earlymodern

(National Maritime Museum, Journal of Edward Barlow, JOD/4/197-210, 213-294)
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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michaelwhelan.bsky.social
THE SNOW QUEEN (1988)
Acrylic on Panel - 36” x 24”

Though the cover illustration by Leo and Diane Dillon on the first edition of The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge, was excellent, Warner Books decided to commission me to do a new one. 1/5
A queen in ornate headdress and white feathered cloak holds out two metal trinkets. One is reminiscent of a biohazard symbol. The other is a star chart with two crosses. The beak of her mask and contour around her eyes stand out in muted gold. Otherwise the painting is very cool in tone. An opal is set on her forehead, over more feathers the sweep outward. White braid fall around her delicate, pale face. Placid green-blue water extends behind her to a sailboat and a tiered city that rises like a lopsided pyramid. A sun emerges from behind the city with another smaller orb not far ahead of it in ascension. In the upper right, a fan shaped spacecraft glides the heavens.
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
nomikim.bsky.social
an article mentioned that Auden married Erika Mann (daughter of Thomas Mann) to get her British citizenship to flee the Nazis (after 'inspiration for Cabaret' Christopher Isherwood declined, but suggested Auden) and man

charting Erika Mann's love life would require a Pepe Silvio red-string board
a man is standing in front of a bulletin board that says carol on it
Alt: The character Charlie, a white man from the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, stands in front of a bulletin board covered in haphazardly placed papers, sharpie notes, and red strings connecting pieces of information. He creams "Carol... Carol!!!" while pointing at one piece of information on the bulletin board. His posture is hunched and tense.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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cmagreekroman.bsky.social
Monkey Aryballos https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.50
Perfume flasks in the form of a monkey are numerous, but few are as well made and preserved as this one. The flask was worn suspended from the wrist by a cord. Its owner would take it to the communal baths and anoint himself with its contents afterward. Such flasks have been found throughout the Mediterranean and Egypt, but this vessel was likely made at a Greek settlement on the west coast of Asia Minor.
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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iamdylanlewis.bsky.social
I hate gay Halloween what do you mean you’re an uncataloged book someone tried to rebind with duct tape
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
nomikim.bsky.social
One cat (who is a snorer who sees vets regularly) was snoring so loud it sounded like there were people in the house.

at midnight.

thanks for the midnight adrenaline rush, kitty.
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 AM
nomikim.bsky.social
Four books to get to know me.
The book cover for "Exhalation: Stories" by Ted Chiang. It is mostly black except that the pale blue text seems to be dissolving, and the dissolved bits are floating away. The cover for "The Memory Police" by Yoko Ogawa. It has a seal that reads "National Book Award finalist." The blurb reads "Unforgettable... A masterful work of speculative fiction. -- Chicago Tribune." The cover depicts an Asian woman, depicted in a monochromatic blue-tinted photograph that has visible halftones. She glances to the left. The book title is represented as an official seal, in gold, over one of her eyes. Drawings of her body, in red, partially cover the photograph. The book cover of "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco, depicting a medieval picture of monks kneeling before a robes lord. Above, the scene transforms into 7 blood-red skulls. The book cover for "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" by Susana Clarke. The cover is black with white letters. The font is deliberately old and looks like it was printed with a beat-up set of letters. A white silhouette of a raven appears below the title.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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shivambhatt.bsky.social
remembering that time that a friend of mine who was a scholar of ancient Assyria and Babylon made me a Soldier token out of clay in the style of art from Nineveh and wrote its stats in cuneiform
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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clareblackwood.bsky.social
Your quarterly reminder that bullying the government works and we need to do more of it

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Ford government walks back on plan to consider changes to renters’ right to ‘security of tenure’
The Ford government says it won’t be moving forward with consultations to modify the law that protects tenants’ right to remain in their unit.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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scientits.bsky.social
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'

10/10 response, no notes
Image of the mechanical ladder outside the Louvre Text below says WENN'S MAL WIEDER SCHNELL GEHEN MUSS (When you need to move fast) Underneath is more German text which translates as "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min - quiet as a whisper."
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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whetmoser.com
this is the website for elder millenials with humanities degrees. everyone has done the reading on why people invest meaning in public buildings. you can’t fool me
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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weeder.bsky.social
A grey blue washed image of a bearded young ish white guy looking into the mirror all serious with his palm pressed against it. A serif font title reads: DID I JUST ARGUE WITH A JOKE? A semi opaque navy snoot near the bottom bears the bluesky logo and the text PART OF A BLUESKY EDUCATIONAL SERIES
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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lcbmphd.bsky.social
It's not too late to sign-up! Level 1 offered this fall and Level 2 offered in January. An affordable option for ancient language learners (and lovers)!
lcbmphd.bsky.social Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · Oct 16
Come learn Coptic via The Religion Department starting 10/27!

8-week primer (Level 1) moves from learning alphabet to reading ancient texts. Through lectures, study guides, and weekly challenges you will discover the beauty of Coptic and the Coptic Gospel of Thomas!

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Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas (Level 1)
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October 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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explorersdesign.bsky.social
Can't stop thinking about how Saul Bass, the famous graphic designer and artist, signed his name.
Saul bass signature with a picture of a bass (the fish) with Saul's face.
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM