Szczur Torebkowy
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If cemeteries create a community of both the living and the dead, what happens when the living get displaced?
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If cemeteries create a community of both the living and the dead, what happens when the living get displaced?
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
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Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
October 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
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Tzw. lans lokalny:
Spotkanie autorskie odbędzie się 29 października (środa) w Brzegu, w Bibliotece Centralnej na ul. Jana Pawła
#lieratura #książki #fantastyka #urbanfantasy #hardahorda #MilenaWójtowicz #brzeg #spotkanieautorskie
Spotkanie autorskie odbędzie się 29 października (środa) w Brzegu, w Bibliotece Centralnej na ul. Jana Pawła
#lieratura #książki #fantastyka #urbanfantasy #hardahorda #MilenaWójtowicz #brzeg #spotkanieautorskie
October 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tzw. lans lokalny:
Spotkanie autorskie odbędzie się 29 października (środa) w Brzegu, w Bibliotece Centralnej na ul. Jana Pawła
#lieratura #książki #fantastyka #urbanfantasy #hardahorda #MilenaWójtowicz #brzeg #spotkanieautorskie
Spotkanie autorskie odbędzie się 29 października (środa) w Brzegu, w Bibliotece Centralnej na ul. Jana Pawła
#lieratura #książki #fantastyka #urbanfantasy #hardahorda #MilenaWójtowicz #brzeg #spotkanieautorskie
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Poland’s two biggest cultural exports in the 21st century:
1. The Witcher
2. The saying „not my circus, not my monkeys”
(heard now on yet another English language TV show)
1. The Witcher
2. The saying „not my circus, not my monkeys”
(heard now on yet another English language TV show)
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Poland’s two biggest cultural exports in the 21st century:
1. The Witcher
2. The saying „not my circus, not my monkeys”
(heard now on yet another English language TV show)
1. The Witcher
2. The saying „not my circus, not my monkeys”
(heard now on yet another English language TV show)
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Steampunk dragon by US artist Sue Beatrice who creates steampunk sculptures and jewellery by recycling old watch parts #WomensArt
October 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Steampunk dragon by US artist Sue Beatrice who creates steampunk sculptures and jewellery by recycling old watch parts #WomensArt
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Reminds me of little kids complaining that the other side isn't playing fair.
Reminds me of little kids complaining that the other side isn't playing fair.
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”
Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests?
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg)
September 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Reminds me of little kids complaining that the other side isn't playing fair.
Reminds me of little kids complaining that the other side isn't playing fair.
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Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
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Dolly Parton has done more for children's literacy in this country than ANYONE.
Dolly Parton currently sends a new book to 2.2 million children every month. The number has steadily increased for years. It's in honor of her parents, who were illiterate. She works with hospitals. Many people have told us they had no idea the books would come. They are addressed to the child.
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
August 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Dolly Parton has done more for children's literacy in this country than ANYONE.
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When you register your name in the Icelandic phonebook you can choose to state your profession. And they have a pretty loose definition of what exactly a profession entails.
This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.
This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
When you register your name in the Icelandic phonebook you can choose to state your profession. And they have a pretty loose definition of what exactly a profession entails.
This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.
This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.
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'Rhossili Beach' by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #WomensArt
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
'Rhossili Beach' by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #WomensArt
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The work of Caroline Hodgson, aka Indigo Moth, cyanotype artist #WomensArt
July 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The work of Caroline Hodgson, aka Indigo Moth, cyanotype artist #WomensArt
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One thing about living in Iceland that I think people don't know about, is that the largest, thickest woollen sweaters in your closet are your summer woollen sweaters.
They are too big to fit under coats but perfect for the 10° summer evenings when you stay out all night.
They are too big to fit under coats but perfect for the 10° summer evenings when you stay out all night.
June 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One thing about living in Iceland that I think people don't know about, is that the largest, thickest woollen sweaters in your closet are your summer woollen sweaters.
They are too big to fit under coats but perfect for the 10° summer evenings when you stay out all night.
They are too big to fit under coats but perfect for the 10° summer evenings when you stay out all night.
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Your reminder that if it has Unbound on the spine, do not order it.
This includes all copies of Greetings From Effin' Birds, and any copies of Effin' Birds: A Field Guide To Identification with a blue cover.
(Go ahead and buy them off the shelf at your local shop, they're blameless in all this)
This includes all copies of Greetings From Effin' Birds, and any copies of Effin' Birds: A Field Guide To Identification with a blue cover.
(Go ahead and buy them off the shelf at your local shop, they're blameless in all this)
Unbound/Boundless who no longer have the rights to sell my book are still selling it for FUCKING $4 on Amazon. Talk about some shady fucking shit. Trying to burn through the inventory THEY NO LONGER HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO SELL before they are forced to send me the remaining stock. Weasels.
June 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Your reminder that if it has Unbound on the spine, do not order it.
This includes all copies of Greetings From Effin' Birds, and any copies of Effin' Birds: A Field Guide To Identification with a blue cover.
(Go ahead and buy them off the shelf at your local shop, they're blameless in all this)
This includes all copies of Greetings From Effin' Birds, and any copies of Effin' Birds: A Field Guide To Identification with a blue cover.
(Go ahead and buy them off the shelf at your local shop, they're blameless in all this)
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If ICE decides that Musk is an illegal migrant they can deport him without due process, right?
June 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If ICE decides that Musk is an illegal migrant they can deport him without due process, right?
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Wspaniały wątek, cudo
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
May 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Wspaniały wątek, cudo
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The best way to remove root causes of conflict would be to remove Russia.
⚡️ Russia seeks to 'remove root causes of conflict,' not ceasefire — Lavrov on Istanbul talks.
Moscow's goal in the expected peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul is achieving "sustainable peace" by addressing the "root causes of the conflict" rather than a ceasefire, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.
Moscow's goal in the expected peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul is achieving "sustainable peace" by addressing the "root causes of the conflict" rather than a ceasefire, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.
Russia seeks to 'remove root causes of conflict,' not ceasefire — Lavrov on Istanbul talks
Moscow's goal in the expected peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul is achieving "sustainable peace" by addressing the "root causes of the conflict" rather than a ceasefire, Russian Foreign Minister Se...
kyivindependent.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The best way to remove root causes of conflict would be to remove Russia.
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Chyba jakoś tak to wygląda.
April 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Chyba jakoś tak to wygląda.
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We are seeing a very clear pattern of banning things that make Trumpists and their kids feel bad:
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
April 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
We are seeing a very clear pattern of banning things that make Trumpists and their kids feel bad:
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
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Today we’re onboard the special SAS Destination Unknown flight. As the name suggests, no one on board knows where we’re headed. Be sure to leave your guesses as we get going!
April 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Today we’re onboard the special SAS Destination Unknown flight. As the name suggests, no one on board knows where we’re headed. Be sure to leave your guesses as we get going!
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If you're wondering how potato headed one would need to be to marry JD Vance, Mrs V is in the paper today commenting "It's cold as shit here. Nobody told me," of Greenland in March.
March 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If you're wondering how potato headed one would need to be to marry JD Vance, Mrs V is in the paper today commenting "It's cold as shit here. Nobody told me," of Greenland in March.
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I wish you could bottle imposter syndrome and secretly inject people with it. Some folk need a good dose.
March 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wish you could bottle imposter syndrome and secretly inject people with it. Some folk need a good dose.
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This is the story I always tell people when they say, "So what? Why do we need to know?"
We don't always know in advance why we need to know.
We don't always know in advance why we need to know.
March 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is the story I always tell people when they say, "So what? Why do we need to know?"
We don't always know in advance why we need to know.
We don't always know in advance why we need to know.
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This, so much. If an abuser wants to yell at you, even the very act of not giving them a reason enrages them.
Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
March 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This, so much. If an abuser wants to yell at you, even the very act of not giving them a reason enrages them.
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The weather’s really nice today where I am. How is it where the rest of you are?
Investors are now warning Tesla stock could lose 50% or more of its value this year as it continues to tumble.
Musk is still the wealthiest man in the world but he lost 7 billion today, about 2% of his fortune.
Musk is still the wealthiest man in the world but he lost 7 billion today, about 2% of his fortune.
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The weather’s really nice today where I am. How is it where the rest of you are?