Snarky Yeti
@snarkyyeti.bsky.social
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Describe your cat's personality with one photo
Reading historians of 18th century France, you often come across references to gaps in the archives due to the Paris fires of 1871.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fires_i...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fires_i...
Fires in the Paris Commune - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Reading historians of 18th century France, you often come across references to gaps in the archives due to the Paris fires of 1871.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fires_i...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fires_i...
In 1750 Paris there were riots triggered by the kidnapping of children off the streets by the police. A policeman was beaten to death by an angry crowd.
aspectsofhistory.com/the-vanishin...
aspectsofhistory.com/the-vanishin...
The Vanishing Children of Paris - Aspects of History
The Vanishing Children of Paris
aspectsofhistory.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
In 1750 Paris there were riots triggered by the kidnapping of children off the streets by the police. A policeman was beaten to death by an angry crowd.
aspectsofhistory.com/the-vanishin...
aspectsofhistory.com/the-vanishin...
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Republicans don’t need to know how to govern for the same reason the 9/11 hijackers didn’t need to know how to land.
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Republicans don’t need to know how to govern for the same reason the 9/11 hijackers didn’t need to know how to land.
Y'all...it is stuffy in those inflatable suits!
October 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Y'all...it is stuffy in those inflatable suits!
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A lot smarter than the centrists vs leftists chatter: data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...
The Democrats' Path Forward: Become the Anti-Corruption Party
But to reform the system they first need to reform the Democratic Party.
data4democracy.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A lot smarter than the centrists vs leftists chatter: data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
Film Studies. The person who taught the class was an actor with small credits in big movies. What made that class was that he LOVED film, and that was infectious.
What was your favorite early clas NOT in your eventual major. Mine was Ethnomusicology: an introduction to folk music.
I invariably get, "Ooh anthro that was my favorite class/cool professor" from people I meet. I tend to think soms of it is our outré material, being willing to talk "taboo" subjects in a cross-cultural context.
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
July 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Film Studies. The person who taught the class was an actor with small credits in big movies. What made that class was that he LOVED film, and that was infectious.
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Free advice for this Sunday morning:
When you see the byline “Eli Saslow,” you drop whatever the hell you’re doing and click on the link.
Gift link ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
When you see the byline “Eli Saslow,” you drop whatever the hell you’re doing and click on the link.
Gift link ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Free advice for this Sunday morning:
When you see the byline “Eli Saslow,” you drop whatever the hell you’re doing and click on the link.
Gift link ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
When you see the byline “Eli Saslow,” you drop whatever the hell you’re doing and click on the link.
Gift link ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
Smoked Brisket Udon
July 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Smoked Brisket Udon
This was a reply to someone, but it goes for all of you. 🙂
The whole of the US/UK version of the Moontan album is great. You should give it a listen!
open.spotify.com/album/2Npk7l...
open.spotify.com/album/2Npk7l...
Moontan
Golden Earring · Album · 1973 · 5 songs
open.spotify.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This was a reply to someone, but it goes for all of you. 🙂
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Hey folks, The National Weather Service is doing a test run for an account on Bluesky. Go follow it and show them this site has the juice. Or at least is worth the time for the outreach team to be on.
bsky.app/profile/nws....
bsky.app/profile/nws....
bsky.app
July 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hey folks, The National Weather Service is doing a test run for an account on Bluesky. Go follow it and show them this site has the juice. Or at least is worth the time for the outreach team to be on.
bsky.app/profile/nws....
bsky.app/profile/nws....
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
(This is not what I would have said then!)
(This is not what I would have said then!)
July 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?
(This is not what I would have said then!)
(This is not what I would have said then!)
Hey #Knoxville, I just found out that @katherinestewart.bsky.social is going to be in town for a signing/promotion event for her new book Money, Lies and God on Sunday.
www.mobilize.us/au/event/807...
www.mobilize.us/au/event/807...
IN PERSON: Katherine Stewart - Author of The Power Worshippers · Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Katherine Stewart - Author of The Power Worshippers
Free Lecture, Reception and Book Signing of her new book _Money, Lies and God_
Knoxville, TN
Sponsored by:
Americans United for Separation of Ch...
www.mobilize.us
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hey #Knoxville, I just found out that @katherinestewart.bsky.social is going to be in town for a signing/promotion event for her new book Money, Lies and God on Sunday.
www.mobilize.us/au/event/807...
www.mobilize.us/au/event/807...
This is just to let
you know
that enigmas
never die.
Have you noticed that?
May every day
be another wonderful secret.
you know
that enigmas
never die.
Have you noticed that?
May every day
be another wonderful secret.
This is just to let
you know
I have taken
the plums
out of the icebox
because fruit is better
at room temperature
you know
I have taken
the plums
out of the icebox
because fruit is better
at room temperature
July 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This is just to let
you know
that enigmas
never die.
Have you noticed that?
May every day
be another wonderful secret.
you know
that enigmas
never die.
Have you noticed that?
May every day
be another wonderful secret.
Eh bien! Puisqu'ils le veulent, ils auront un despote.
--Laurent Angliviel de la Beaumelle
--Laurent Angliviel de la Beaumelle
July 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Eh bien! Puisqu'ils le veulent, ils auront un despote.
--Laurent Angliviel de la Beaumelle
--Laurent Angliviel de la Beaumelle
"I never know what to write to you, because I consider it as sending Coal to Newcastle."
--John Adams, to Thomas Jefferson, June 19, 1815
--John Adams, to Thomas Jefferson, June 19, 1815
June 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"I never know what to write to you, because I consider it as sending Coal to Newcastle."
--John Adams, to Thomas Jefferson, June 19, 1815
--John Adams, to Thomas Jefferson, June 19, 1815