Onlyjanjan
@onlyjanjan.bsky.social
Adores history, fashion history, radiohead and razorlight. Owned and managed by black cat
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I am so, so tired. And I know you are, too.
Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.
Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.
February 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I am so, so tired. And I know you are, too.
Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.
Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.
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For those who couldn’t read it when it was a LinkedIn post, a useful explanation by a former National Archives & Records Administration employee of some of its responsibilities that you may not be aware of.
Essentially NARA documents a lot of the functions of the state.
#NoDemocracyWithoutArchives
Essentially NARA documents a lot of the functions of the state.
#NoDemocracyWithoutArchives
We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives action.everylibrary.org/we_should_al...
We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives
Guest post from Dominic Byrd-McDevitt: Open knowledge advocate | Dedicated to building community and serving the public interest via data & tech.
action.everylibrary.org
February 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
For those who couldn’t read it when it was a LinkedIn post, a useful explanation by a former National Archives & Records Administration employee of some of its responsibilities that you may not be aware of.
Essentially NARA documents a lot of the functions of the state.
#NoDemocracyWithoutArchives
Essentially NARA documents a lot of the functions of the state.
#NoDemocracyWithoutArchives
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Have just heard the Labour Housing Minister Alex Norris on 5 Live make the unlikely claim that: “We don’t set policy as a result of political considerations.”
a man holding a piece of paper in front of a stack of books with the word schitts creek on the bottom
ALT: a man holding a piece of paper in front of a stack of books with the word schitts creek on the bottom
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Have just heard the Labour Housing Minister Alex Norris on 5 Live make the unlikely claim that: “We don’t set policy as a result of political considerations.”
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I like t shirts; cheap, easily replaced, none of that insufferable bullshit about buttons.
And I like the discursive, or tangential, or, occasionally, ironic nature of footnotes.
So I might buy this t-shirt
And I like the discursive, or tangential, or, occasionally, ironic nature of footnotes.
So I might buy this t-shirt
February 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I like t shirts; cheap, easily replaced, none of that insufferable bullshit about buttons.
And I like the discursive, or tangential, or, occasionally, ironic nature of footnotes.
So I might buy this t-shirt
And I like the discursive, or tangential, or, occasionally, ironic nature of footnotes.
So I might buy this t-shirt
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Attributed to Jean Clouet (1480–1541), "Portrait of Marguerite d'Angoulême, Queen of Navarre", c. 1527, oil on panel, 62 x 52.5 cm, Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool, UK).
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/por...
#art #arthistory #parrot #bird #painting #oilpainting
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/por...
#art #arthistory #parrot #bird #painting #oilpainting
December 9, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Attributed to Jean Clouet (1480–1541), "Portrait of Marguerite d'Angoulême, Queen of Navarre", c. 1527, oil on panel, 62 x 52.5 cm, Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool, UK).
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/por...
#art #arthistory #parrot #bird #painting #oilpainting
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/por...
#art #arthistory #parrot #bird #painting #oilpainting
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You know this portrait of Henry VIII that you always see reproduced but never credited? It's in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/hen...
December 12, 2024 at 7:21 AM
You know this portrait of Henry VIII that you always see reproduced but never credited? It's in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/hen...
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Happy birthday to Ivor The Engine!
The little Welsh railway engine from the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company first chugged onto our screens today in 1959.
Toot-toot! 🚂
#onthisday #wales
The little Welsh railway engine from the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company first chugged onto our screens today in 1959.
Toot-toot! 🚂
#onthisday #wales
December 28, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Happy birthday to Ivor The Engine!
The little Welsh railway engine from the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company first chugged onto our screens today in 1959.
Toot-toot! 🚂
#onthisday #wales
The little Welsh railway engine from the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company first chugged onto our screens today in 1959.
Toot-toot! 🚂
#onthisday #wales
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Today I welcome @freeburian.bsky.social to my blog for a Q&A about his latest book and managed to ask him how Shakespeare spent Christmas 🎄 amymcelroy.blog/2024/12/24/g...
Guest Post with Darren Freebury-Jones
On Christmas Eve I am thrilled to welcome Darren Freebury-Jones to my blog. Darren has kindly answered a whole bunch of questions about his latest book so let’s get into it! Tell us a little …
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December 24, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Today I welcome @freeburian.bsky.social to my blog for a Q&A about his latest book and managed to ask him how Shakespeare spent Christmas 🎄 amymcelroy.blog/2024/12/24/g...
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Peterborough’s ale conners were routinely suspected of being overzealous and insisting on extra tests; and there were also complaints about people claiming to be ale conners on doubtful authority… 🍻
The ancient tradition of ale conning, involved special officers who were appointed to test beer and ale to see if its befitting of the standards required. If not then they had the power to send brewers to the Tower of London!
#folklore #festiveseason #london
#folklore #festiveseason #london
Christmas: The ancient tradition of ale conning
In 1949, BBC cameras recorded the testing of festive beer at London's Tower Hill ahead of Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Peterborough’s ale conners were routinely suspected of being overzealous and insisting on extra tests; and there were also complaints about people claiming to be ale conners on doubtful authority… 🍻
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The flat-earth paper argues that people who live further from Africa are more intelligent, but the method used to measure distance from Africa assumes the earth is flat. When this error was pointed out, nothing was done because it was a “nit-picking” criticism www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
Frontiers | Letting the daylight in: Reviewing the reviewers and other ways to maximize transparency in science
With the emergence of online publishing, opportunities to maximize transparency of scientific research have grown considerably. However, these possibilities ...
www.frontiersin.org
December 14, 2024 at 10:30 AM
The flat-earth paper argues that people who live further from Africa are more intelligent, but the method used to measure distance from Africa assumes the earth is flat. When this error was pointed out, nothing was done because it was a “nit-picking” criticism www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
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5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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December 13, 2024 at 9:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY PRAYER:
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2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
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I very much do not want this AT ALL, but the US billionaire oligarchy may have just entered the FO stage of FAFO.
Strong and fair democracies are still the best defence against chaos, violence, and oppression that we flawed humans have devised.
Strong and fair democracies are still the best defence against chaos, violence, and oppression that we flawed humans have devised.
Called it. Who needs guillotines when your country has more guns than people. Sadly, we are headed to a very dark time due to the unmitigated greed of oligarchs.
Bullets used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO had words written on them, senior law enforcement official says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
December 5, 2024 at 1:33 PM
I very much do not want this AT ALL, but the US billionaire oligarchy may have just entered the FO stage of FAFO.
Strong and fair democracies are still the best defence against chaos, violence, and oppression that we flawed humans have devised.
Strong and fair democracies are still the best defence against chaos, violence, and oppression that we flawed humans have devised.
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The way this genuinely hurt me.
The evil mean folks at History Hit have been torturing our poor pal @goingmedieval.bsky.social by showing her medieval themed images created by AI... may the gods have mercy on us all.
youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...
youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...
Medieval Historian Versus AI
YouTube video by History Hit
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December 2, 2024 at 8:21 PM
The way this genuinely hurt me.
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I’m fed up of hearing politicians and journalists talking about immigrants as if they’re not people. Repost if you agree!🚨🚨🚨
November 29, 2024 at 10:18 AM
I’m fed up of hearing politicians and journalists talking about immigrants as if they’re not people. Repost if you agree!🚨🚨🚨
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I have just had the pleasure of looking through @drchrishiggins.bsky.social's amazing 'Wide Wandring Weemen' database that shows 2000+ journeys of English women throughout Europe and West Asia. #EarlyModern Women MOVED everyone - check it out! 🗃️https://travellers.thedevroom.co.uk/#
‘Wide Wandring Weemen’ : English Women Travellers to Europe, 1558-1630
travellers.thedevroom.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I have just had the pleasure of looking through @drchrishiggins.bsky.social's amazing 'Wide Wandring Weemen' database that shows 2000+ journeys of English women throughout Europe and West Asia. #EarlyModern Women MOVED everyone - check it out! 🗃️https://travellers.thedevroom.co.uk/#
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Abbot: Your manuscripts are looking dull. Try to jazz up the illustrations
Monk: 'K
Monk: 'K
November 23, 2023 at 3:49 AM
Abbot: Your manuscripts are looking dull. Try to jazz up the illustrations
Monk: 'K
Monk: 'K
21 years ago today #radiohead #thomyorke
November 22, 2024 at 6:21 PM
21 years ago today #radiohead #thomyorke
27 years ago. RIP #michaelhutchence
November 22, 2024 at 6:20 PM
27 years ago. RIP #michaelhutchence
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A colourful reminder of mortality in this gold ring which has a skull and crossbones shaped bezel, enamelled in white. The skull is bordered by rubies - which look quite a bit more purple here than they do in real life. c.1550-75. From V&A #skystorians #mementomori
November 19, 2024 at 8:44 PM
A colourful reminder of mortality in this gold ring which has a skull and crossbones shaped bezel, enamelled in white. The skull is bordered by rubies - which look quite a bit more purple here than they do in real life. c.1550-75. From V&A #skystorians #mementomori