Sir Thinksalot
@sirthinksalot.bsky.social
Historian, veteran, cat valet, bibliovore, & part-time political proctologist. NAFO 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦 (they/them)
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Jesus: Let the children come unto me and hinder them not, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Pastor: But not the children of single parents and sex workers... nor the children of colour... and definitely not those queer kids yuck.
Jesus: Did I fucking stutter.
Pastor: But not the children of single parents and sex workers... nor the children of colour... and definitely not those queer kids yuck.
Jesus: Did I fucking stutter.
I love it when bigots forget that the technology exists to change their sign into something silly. "Your ad could be displayed here too!"
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I love it when bigots forget that the technology exists to change their sign into something silly. "Your ad could be displayed here too!"
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
(Photo from @janssen.bsky.social Photoshop by AB7695 on Reddit. Context is anti-left pro-fisheries march in blackface as a colonial Dutch Christmas figure.)
"Russia’s Nebo-U radar saw everything within 400km, except the strike that killed it."
🎼Nebo gonna give you up🎶
🎼Nebo gonna let you down 🎶
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/15/r...
🎼Nebo gonna give you up🎶
🎼Nebo gonna let you down 🎶
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/15/r...
Russia loses eyes over Crimea, fuel, military echelon, troop concentration—all in Ukraine's four-target operation - Euromaidan Press
Russia's Nebo-U radar saw everything within 400km, except the strike that killed it.
euromaidanpress.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Russia’s Nebo-U radar saw everything within 400km, except the strike that killed it."
🎼Nebo gonna give you up🎶
🎼Nebo gonna let you down 🎶
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/15/r...
🎼Nebo gonna give you up🎶
🎼Nebo gonna let you down 🎶
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/15/r...
The wings are Art Deco, the face is derp.
Pegasus in the night sky
BnF Ms-1036; Traités d'astronomie [Sufi latinus]; 13th century; Italy (Bologne?); f.16r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF Ms-1036; Traités d'astronomie [Sufi latinus]; 13th century; Italy (Bologne?); f.16r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The wings are Art Deco, the face is derp.
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✨Introducing the world premiere recording of seven choral works from the Arundel Choirbook, one of the most significant collections of English polyphony from the early 16th century.
The full album will be available 28th November but you can listen to a single now on Spotify ✨
The full album will be available 28th November but you can listen to a single now on Spotify ✨
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
✨Introducing the world premiere recording of seven choral works from the Arundel Choirbook, one of the most significant collections of English polyphony from the early 16th century.
The full album will be available 28th November but you can listen to a single now on Spotify ✨
The full album will be available 28th November but you can listen to a single now on Spotify ✨
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Always a good thing to have one's alphabet list to hand.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Always a good thing to have one's alphabet list to hand.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.137v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
The perfect length for a quick bout of chores, and oddly amusing
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#art #Australia #crime #France #history #humor #80s
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#art #Australia #crime #France #history #humor #80s
So you’ve robbed the Louvre… now what? - ABC listen
On the 19th of October at 9:30am, two thieves parked a truck at the Louvre. They carved a hole in the window, climbed into the gallery, smashed two display cases, and made off with 88 million euros wo...
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The perfect length for a quick bout of chores, and oddly amusing
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#art #Australia #crime #France #history #humor #80s
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#art #Australia #crime #France #history #humor #80s
Another worthy fundraiser for an artillery unit of Georgians 🇬🇪 at the zero line in Ukraine 🇺🇦 who need a reliable ride.
$20 to send your message written on an artillery round, which makes a very definite statement!
$10 gets a raffle ticket for the unit patch prize. #NAFO
$20 to send your message written on an artillery round, which makes a very definite statement!
$10 gets a raffle ticket for the unit patch prize. #NAFO
We did +20 yesterday for Zura @mode23976's car fundraiser, thank you very much ! Sorry he can't thank you in person for now as usual, but artillery team is fighting on position at the moment 🙏
🔔 : Last update 1097$ ✨
✅ : 862 (+235 ☕) / 5000$ 🎯
🅿️ : bsky.app/profile/chut...
🔔 : Last update 1097$ ✨
✅ : 862 (+235 ☕) / 5000$ 🎯
🅿️ : bsky.app/profile/chut...
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another worthy fundraiser for an artillery unit of Georgians 🇬🇪 at the zero line in Ukraine 🇺🇦 who need a reliable ride.
$20 to send your message written on an artillery round, which makes a very definite statement!
$10 gets a raffle ticket for the unit patch prize. #NAFO
$20 to send your message written on an artillery round, which makes a very definite statement!
$10 gets a raffle ticket for the unit patch prize. #NAFO
In a stunning reversal this week, the Monobank jar actually works!
Quad bikes for the 80th:
send.monobank.ua/jar/3Y7fyGYuTK
Quad bikes for the 80th:
send.monobank.ua/jar/3Y7fyGYuTK
🪽𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻, 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝘂𝘁🪽
🐾🪙🐾🪙🐾🪙🐾
Tooniacs came through strong once again!💥
Together with @dzygaspaw.com we raised $𝟲,𝟲𝟬𝟬 for the 1st Battalion of the 80th Air Assault Brigade—the fearless “winged infantry”🪽
It is still Orthodox #ToonieTuesday!
💙💛🇺🇦 $𝟵,𝟰𝟬𝟬 is still needed—let’s finish it!
See post below⤵️
🐾🪙🐾🪙🐾🪙🐾
Tooniacs came through strong once again!💥
Together with @dzygaspaw.com we raised $𝟲,𝟲𝟬𝟬 for the 1st Battalion of the 80th Air Assault Brigade—the fearless “winged infantry”🪽
It is still Orthodox #ToonieTuesday!
💙💛🇺🇦 $𝟵,𝟰𝟬𝟬 is still needed—let’s finish it!
See post below⤵️
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In a stunning reversal this week, the Monobank jar actually works!
Quad bikes for the 80th:
send.monobank.ua/jar/3Y7fyGYuTK
Quad bikes for the 80th:
send.monobank.ua/jar/3Y7fyGYuTK
There's a new medieval history podcast, now with more eels!
Sadly there is not an Eel Emoji for us yet.
Sadly there is not an Eel Emoji for us yet.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! for our release date (TODAY!) we have a second episode!
Here @profgabriele.com talks to @greenleejw.bsky.social about, you guessed it, eels! Plus medieval maps and why they're cool.
have a listen!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Here @profgabriele.com talks to @greenleejw.bsky.social about, you guessed it, eels! Plus medieval maps and why they're cool.
have a listen!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Medieval Eels with John Wyatt Greenlee
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · 11/12/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
There's a new medieval history podcast, now with more eels!
Sadly there is not an Eel Emoji for us yet.
Sadly there is not an Eel Emoji for us yet.
Quickly popping back to encourage everyone to follow my favourite old salt @mercoglianos.bsky.social
Nice to see brownwater and Canada this week ⚓️🇨🇦
Nice to see brownwater and Canada this week ⚓️🇨🇦
Today, in World Maritime History class, we discussed the loss of Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago.
Why Did She Split In Half?
youtu.be/BS5yTNVHOV0?...
Why Did She Split In Half?
youtu.be/BS5yTNVHOV0?...
Why Did She Split In Half?
YouTube video by Casual Navigation
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Quickly popping back to encourage everyone to follow my favourite old salt @mercoglianos.bsky.social
Nice to see brownwater and Canada this week ⚓️🇨🇦
Nice to see brownwater and Canada this week ⚓️🇨🇦
Heading offline before the "we forget, or even actively sabotage, veterans for the entire rest of the year but look at us posting poppies now" crowd piss me off even more than paying $340 today because some twerp at Veterans thinks "mandatory 100% coverage of combat injuries" doesn't include OEF.
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Heading offline before the "we forget, or even actively sabotage, veterans for the entire rest of the year but look at us posting poppies now" crowd piss me off even more than paying $340 today because some twerp at Veterans thinks "mandatory 100% coverage of combat injuries" doesn't include OEF.
1. Take a position in certain stocks
2. Push a narrative that affects those stocks
3. Profit.
2. Push a narrative that affects those stocks
3. Profit.
"This will live on" -- Duffy explains that flying will remain a mess even after the shutdown because so many air traffic controllers are retiring
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
1. Take a position in certain stocks
2. Push a narrative that affects those stocks
3. Profit.
2. Push a narrative that affects those stocks
3. Profit.
Who could have guessed that the government group shooting priests in the face with pepperball rounds were actual, intentional fascists.
The 🇺🇲 government has chosen violence already, hopefully soon the 🇺🇲 people can face that reality - and actively reject it.
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
The 🇺🇲 government has chosen violence already, hopefully soon the 🇺🇲 people can face that reality - and actively reject it.
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It
A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Who could have guessed that the government group shooting priests in the face with pepperball rounds were actual, intentional fascists.
The 🇺🇲 government has chosen violence already, hopefully soon the 🇺🇲 people can face that reality - and actively reject it.
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
The 🇺🇲 government has chosen violence already, hopefully soon the 🇺🇲 people can face that reality - and actively reject it.
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
Odense is a fantastic town with some excellent faculty (and a lot of worthwhile concerts) -
just a quick train ride from Kolding, home of the crusader Kogge ship (and more medieval maritime archaeology projects)
just a quick train ride from Kolding, home of the crusader Kogge ship (and more medieval maritime archaeology projects)
3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...
tinyurl.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Odense is a fantastic town with some excellent faculty (and a lot of worthwhile concerts) -
just a quick train ride from Kolding, home of the crusader Kogge ship (and more medieval maritime archaeology projects)
just a quick train ride from Kolding, home of the crusader Kogge ship (and more medieval maritime archaeology projects)
I'm very fortunate to have gone snorkelling with octopus regularly as part of veterans' aquatherapy in Curacao - octopus are intelligent creatures who do not belong in labs.
It's 2025 and we can do better! Please consider adding your name to this petition:
action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...
It's 2025 and we can do better! Please consider adding your name to this petition:
action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...
Shut down this baby octopus lab
A new factory farming nightmare is unfolding—seafood giant Grupo Profand just got the green light to experiment on baby octopuses in Spain. Their goal? Cracking the code on captive breeding to pave th
action.eko.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm very fortunate to have gone snorkelling with octopus regularly as part of veterans' aquatherapy in Curacao - octopus are intelligent creatures who do not belong in labs.
It's 2025 and we can do better! Please consider adding your name to this petition:
action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...
It's 2025 and we can do better! Please consider adding your name to this petition:
action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...
This week I supported the medevac buggy fundraiser for the 93rd Brigade. 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi...
givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi...
Happy #FiverFriday! 🎉Tony’s posting early—busy day ahead!
TODAY IS YOUR DAY!
And we’re asking the Toonie Community to amplify!
Here’s how:
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• Add a description of who/what it’s for and a link to their Bsky handle
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TODAY IS YOUR DAY!
And we’re asking the Toonie Community to amplify!
Here’s how:
• Quote Repost this announcement with a screenshot of your $5 / €5 / £5 donation
• Add a description of who/what it’s for and a link to their Bsky handle
⤵️1/2
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This week I supported the medevac buggy fundraiser for the 93rd Brigade. 🇨🇦💕🇺🇦
givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi...
givebutter.com/BuggiesandBi...
🇺🇲 air traffic controllers are refreshingly willing to use direction action when their pay stops.
I'm curious to see if any solidarity manifests for workers whose brain is their tool, especially after decades of anti-intellectualism in their culture with a raging anti-intellectual as president.
I'm curious to see if any solidarity manifests for workers whose brain is their tool, especially after decades of anti-intellectualism in their culture with a raging anti-intellectual as president.
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🇺🇲 air traffic controllers are refreshingly willing to use direction action when their pay stops.
I'm curious to see if any solidarity manifests for workers whose brain is their tool, especially after decades of anti-intellectualism in their culture with a raging anti-intellectual as president.
I'm curious to see if any solidarity manifests for workers whose brain is their tool, especially after decades of anti-intellectualism in their culture with a raging anti-intellectual as president.
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A thousand thank you 🤩🙏
We received +25 today, which makes around ✨ 1015$ ✨ as I cannot check the exact amount on Zura's PPal. Let's fund the remaining 4000 for the Legion's car 💪
✅ : 800 (+215 ☕) / 5000$ 🎯
🅿️ : zura.modebadze.94@gmail.com
☕ : buymeacoffee.com/mariemuller
We received +25 today, which makes around ✨ 1015$ ✨ as I cannot check the exact amount on Zura's PPal. Let's fund the remaining 4000 for the Legion's car 💪
✅ : 800 (+215 ☕) / 5000$ 🎯
🅿️ : zura.modebadze.94@gmail.com
☕ : buymeacoffee.com/mariemuller
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A thousand thank you 🤩🙏
We received +25 today, which makes around ✨ 1015$ ✨ as I cannot check the exact amount on Zura's PPal. Let's fund the remaining 4000 for the Legion's car 💪
✅ : 800 (+215 ☕) / 5000$ 🎯
🅿️ : zura.modebadze.94@gmail.com
☕ : buymeacoffee.com/mariemuller
We received +25 today, which makes around ✨ 1015$ ✨ as I cannot check the exact amount on Zura's PPal. Let's fund the remaining 4000 for the Legion's car 💪
✅ : 800 (+215 ☕) / 5000$ 🎯
🅿️ : zura.modebadze.94@gmail.com
☕ : buymeacoffee.com/mariemuller
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Today on "podcasts worth hearing tbis weekend": Former 🇨🇦 CF soldier turned 🇺🇲 Green Beret turned Mercenary claims that VP Pence approved his (hilariously weird & awful) plan to kidnap 🇻🇪 President Maduro with $ support of Trump pals.
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today on "podcasts worth hearing tbis weekend": Former 🇨🇦 CF soldier turned 🇺🇲 Green Beret turned Mercenary claims that VP Pence approved his (hilariously weird & awful) plan to kidnap 🇻🇪 President Maduro with $ support of Trump pals.
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
De pace post bellum.
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
De pace post bellum.
Today on "podcasts worth hearing tbis weekend": Former 🇨🇦 CF soldier turned 🇺🇲 Green Beret turned Mercenary claims that VP Pence approved his (hilariously weird & awful) plan to kidnap 🇻🇪 President Maduro with $ support of Trump pals.
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today on "podcasts worth hearing tbis weekend": Former 🇨🇦 CF soldier turned 🇺🇲 Green Beret turned Mercenary claims that VP Pence approved his (hilariously weird & awful) plan to kidnap 🇻🇪 President Maduro with $ support of Trump pals.
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
From 🇦🇺 ABC:
mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dj/...
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
(Most people quote the "band of brorthers" but I remember well the stop-loss of OIF1)
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
(Most people quote the "band of brorthers" but I remember well the stop-loss of OIF1)
October 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
(Most people quote the "band of brorthers" but I remember well the stop-loss of OIF1)
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
(Most people quote the "band of brorthers" but I remember well the stop-loss of OIF1)
Well this isn't worrisome at all /s
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
"Helsinki Accord" Ford would not approve.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
"Helsinki Accord" Ford would not approve.
Trump's Escalation Against Venezuela Continues as Hegseth Deploys Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Latin American Waters | Common Dreams
In another major escalation, the Trump administration has deployed the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, which contains the world's largest warship, to waters off the coast of Venezuela.
www.commondreams.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Well this isn't worrisome at all /s
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
"Helsinki Accord" Ford would not approve.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
"Helsinki Accord" Ford would not approve.
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Who knows better that Ukraine needs defending than a Georgian whose country was already part-annexed by orcs?
It's very nearly Fiver Friday if some Fellas wanna show some love! 🇨🇦💕🇬🇪
It's very nearly Fiver Friday if some Fellas wanna show some love! 🇨🇦💕🇬🇪
Artillery Raffle !! 💥
1st Intl Legion needs a car for #Kharkiv direction. Support Zura
& send your greetings to the orcs 💫
10$ donation : win Zura's patch 🛡️
20$ donation : @ sign your shell 🎁
🅿️ : zura.modebadze.94@gmail.com
☕ : buymeacoffee.com/mariemuller
1st Intl Legion needs a car for #Kharkiv direction. Support Zura
& send your greetings to the orcs 💫
10$ donation : win Zura's patch 🛡️
20$ donation : @ sign your shell 🎁
🅿️ : zura.modebadze.94@gmail.com
☕ : buymeacoffee.com/mariemuller
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Who knows better that Ukraine needs defending than a Georgian whose country was already part-annexed by orcs?
It's very nearly Fiver Friday if some Fellas wanna show some love! 🇨🇦💕🇬🇪
It's very nearly Fiver Friday if some Fellas wanna show some love! 🇨🇦💕🇬🇪
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