Have to go back to my day job work for a bit!
If you're seeing this thread at a midway point, I'm walking through history as we raise money for the 11th Annual Bull City Foodraiser to buy groceries for elementary school kids for winter break!
Thread starts here:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
If you're seeing this thread at a midway point, I'm walking through history as we raise money for the 11th Annual Bull City Foodraiser to buy groceries for elementary school kids for winter break!
Thread starts here:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Have to go back to my day job work for a bit!
If you're seeing this thread at a midway point, I'm walking through history as we raise money for the 11th Annual Bull City Foodraiser to buy groceries for elementary school kids for winter break!
Thread starts here:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
If you're seeing this thread at a midway point, I'm walking through history as we raise money for the 11th Annual Bull City Foodraiser to buy groceries for elementary school kids for winter break!
Thread starts here:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Groovin' while cookin':
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Groovin' while cookin':
Niger
🇨🇴 Niger Capital: Niamey Niamey – The Heart of Niger Known as "The Heart of Niger," Niamey is a vibrant city that blends traditional African culture with modern influences. Its rich history dates back to its role as a trade hub along the Niger River, making it a melting pot of diverse…
🇨🇴 Niger Capital: Niamey Niamey – The Heart of Niger Known as "The Heart of Niger," Niamey is a vibrant city that blends traditional African culture with modern influences. Its rich history dates back to its role as a trade hub along the Niger River, making it a melting pot of diverse…
Niger
🇨🇴 Niger Capital: Niamey Niamey – The Heart of Niger Known as "The Heart of Niger," Niamey is a vibrant city that blends traditional African culture with modern influences. Its rich history dates back to its role as a trade hub along the Niger River, making it a melting pot of diverse cultures and communities. 📜 Timeline of Niamey Pre-19th Century:
worldcapitals.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Niger
🇨🇴 Niger Capital: Niamey Niamey – The Heart of Niger Known as "The Heart of Niger," Niamey is a vibrant city that blends traditional African culture with modern influences. Its rich history dates back to its role as a trade hub along the Niger River, making it a melting pot of diverse…
🇨🇴 Niger Capital: Niamey Niamey – The Heart of Niger Known as "The Heart of Niger," Niamey is a vibrant city that blends traditional African culture with modern influences. Its rich history dates back to its role as a trade hub along the Niger River, making it a melting pot of diverse…
I’ll be back in #Oxford on Monday to talk about my new book - #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power - at Blackwells bookshop. If you’re free at 5.30pm, it would be lovely to see you there. Tickets are still available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victoria-b... #EconHist #womenwealthpower
Victoria Bateman ECONOMICA
Economica rewrites our understanding of women's role in the economy, and tells a more accurate economic history of us all.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’ll be back in #Oxford on Monday to talk about my new book - #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power - at Blackwells bookshop. If you’re free at 5.30pm, it would be lovely to see you there. Tickets are still available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victoria-b... #EconHist #womenwealthpower
Have you read the book Dominion by Tom Holland? I can't recommend it enough, it helped me set the story of Christian history in a much broader frame.
In a lot of ways Jesus was an absolute mockery of what Romans thought was good, and unfortunately I think we fall back on Roman instincts
In a lot of ways Jesus was an absolute mockery of what Romans thought was good, and unfortunately I think we fall back on Roman instincts
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Have you read the book Dominion by Tom Holland? I can't recommend it enough, it helped me set the story of Christian history in a much broader frame.
In a lot of ways Jesus was an absolute mockery of what Romans thought was good, and unfortunately I think we fall back on Roman instincts
In a lot of ways Jesus was an absolute mockery of what Romans thought was good, and unfortunately I think we fall back on Roman instincts
Arrived today #BookSky The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by @ekjohnston.bsky.social
![Dragons. In modern-day North America. How can 16-year-old Owen fight back when he can barely pass algebra? It takes a village to train a dragon slayer, and Owen needs all the help he can get.
Praise for The Story of Owen
"Johnston's masterful book is a refreshing blend of alternative history, high fantasy, and contemporary teen life." -- BOOKLIST, starred review
"Humor, pathos and wry social commentary unite in a cleverly drawn, marvelously diverse world... It may '[take] a village to train a dragon slayer,' but it takes an exception dragon slayer to deserve the village--and a storyteller--like this one." --KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review
"Siobhan's narrative sings thanks to her dry wit, intelligence, and ability to see the inherent musicality of life, while also commenting on the unreliability of history (and storytelling) and the power of a community to save itself." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
Kirkus Reviews Prize for Young People's Literature Finalist
Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
YALSO Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o2x7cgivre2o7nflow7hwg5e/bafkreig7b5msqiiyicbhe5fozeos2cdjabhevoxhtdxswsxrgie4zsowzq@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Arrived today #BookSky The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by @ekjohnston.bsky.social
It just felt like the makers really were afraid to leave things on a complete downer, but it comes at the cost of softening the blow of one of the biggest gut-punches in video game history.
Not a bad thing for middle of sagas to end on downers, look at The Empire Strikes Back.
Not a bad thing for middle of sagas to end on downers, look at The Empire Strikes Back.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It just felt like the makers really were afraid to leave things on a complete downer, but it comes at the cost of softening the blow of one of the biggest gut-punches in video game history.
Not a bad thing for middle of sagas to end on downers, look at The Empire Strikes Back.
Not a bad thing for middle of sagas to end on downers, look at The Empire Strikes Back.
Ever wondered what we thought about the Spanish Dub of "Despair"? Wonder no further! With guest Elis (@withlove-el.bsky.social), we talk about the history, context, and dubbing industry surrounding that iconic moment--& we may put on our tin hats, just a little. 😉
#Supernatural #SPNFamily #Destiel
#Supernatural #SPNFamily #Destiel
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ever wondered what we thought about the Spanish Dub of "Despair"? Wonder no further! With guest Elis (@withlove-el.bsky.social), we talk about the history, context, and dubbing industry surrounding that iconic moment--& we may put on our tin hats, just a little. 😉
#Supernatural #SPNFamily #Destiel
#Supernatural #SPNFamily #Destiel
Next week, it's back to African American World War II history with the recent and very innovative
Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter III, and Liz Clarke, The First Black Marines: An Oral History
A Graphic History
global.oup.com/acade...
#WWII
7/7
Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter III, and Liz Clarke, The First Black Marines: An Oral History
A Graphic History
global.oup.com/acade...
#WWII
7/7
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Next week, it's back to African American World War II history with the recent and very innovative
Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter III, and Liz Clarke, The First Black Marines: An Oral History
A Graphic History
global.oup.com/acade...
#WWII
7/7
Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter III, and Liz Clarke, The First Black Marines: An Oral History
A Graphic History
global.oup.com/acade...
#WWII
7/7
When history reflects back on the downfall of capitalism I think the sold out pubic hair panties might be seen as the breaking point
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When history reflects back on the downfall of capitalism I think the sold out pubic hair panties might be seen as the breaking point
Great to be back in @cern.bsky.social to MC an event at the 4th International Symposium on the History of Particle Physics featuring Lucy Hawking, Marge Bardeen, Paola Catapano and Michael Riordan - and will be great to catch up with James Gillies! indico.cern.ch/event/1480892/
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Great to be back in @cern.bsky.social to MC an event at the 4th International Symposium on the History of Particle Physics featuring Lucy Hawking, Marge Bardeen, Paola Catapano and Michael Riordan - and will be great to catch up with James Gillies! indico.cern.ch/event/1480892/
All the way back in 2017, one of my classmates showed me the DNA music video and i thought it was cool but wasn't a big music listener so i didn't care much🥲 it was only till after i started seriously learning Korean in 2020 that i started to listen to more BTS and the rest is history!
How did you first hear of BTS and were you immediately interested?
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
All the way back in 2017, one of my classmates showed me the DNA music video and i thought it was cool but wasn't a big music listener so i didn't care much🥲 it was only till after i started seriously learning Korean in 2020 that i started to listen to more BTS and the rest is history!
Unveiling the Ancestors: A Look at the Earliest Filipinos
The Philippine archipelago, a Southeast Asian nation comprised of over 7,000 islands, boasts a rich and fascinating history. Delving into this story requires a journey back in time, to the very beginnings of human presence in the region.…
The Philippine archipelago, a Southeast Asian nation comprised of over 7,000 islands, boasts a rich and fascinating history. Delving into this story requires a journey back in time, to the very beginnings of human presence in the region.…
Unveiling the Ancestors: A Look at the Earliest Filipinos
The Philippine archipelago, a Southeast Asian nation comprised of over 7,000 islands, boasts a rich and fascinating history. Delving into this story requires a journey back in time, to the very beginnings of human presence in the region. Understanding these early inhabitants sheds light on the remarkable resilience and adaptability of the Filipino people. For decades, the Tabon Man, discovered in Palawan and dating back roughly 16,500 years, held the title of the oldest known human remains in the Philippines.
wps.news
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Unveiling the Ancestors: A Look at the Earliest Filipinos
The Philippine archipelago, a Southeast Asian nation comprised of over 7,000 islands, boasts a rich and fascinating history. Delving into this story requires a journey back in time, to the very beginnings of human presence in the region.…
The Philippine archipelago, a Southeast Asian nation comprised of over 7,000 islands, boasts a rich and fascinating history. Delving into this story requires a journey back in time, to the very beginnings of human presence in the region.…
Factoid: Chuck got his political start in NYS (45th AD) and HoR (9th CD) which is the heart of Bklyn, where Trump Sr put up his high-rises.
You think they haven’t known each other, going back to the 70’s? WAKE UP! They have a half-century of history; but neither would probably admit it, now.
You think they haven’t known each other, going back to the 70’s? WAKE UP! They have a half-century of history; but neither would probably admit it, now.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Factoid: Chuck got his political start in NYS (45th AD) and HoR (9th CD) which is the heart of Bklyn, where Trump Sr put up his high-rises.
You think they haven’t known each other, going back to the 70’s? WAKE UP! They have a half-century of history; but neither would probably admit it, now.
You think they haven’t known each other, going back to the 70’s? WAKE UP! They have a half-century of history; but neither would probably admit it, now.
This racist, lawless, corrupt, incurious president also happens to be a juvenile troll.
Imagine his delight back in 2017 when he had Sean Spicer make the ludicrous claim that he had the largest inaugural crowd in history.
Imagine his delight back in 2017 when he had Sean Spicer make the ludicrous claim that he had the largest inaugural crowd in history.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This racist, lawless, corrupt, incurious president also happens to be a juvenile troll.
Imagine his delight back in 2017 when he had Sean Spicer make the ludicrous claim that he had the largest inaugural crowd in history.
Imagine his delight back in 2017 when he had Sean Spicer make the ludicrous claim that he had the largest inaugural crowd in history.
Players want to go there, a consistent winning team, a healthy culture, a long history of winning. That team makes a ton of money and is putting it back into the team. They also make good choices on any acquisitions, they don't just throw money around. The ultimate point, Scoreboard, stop crying.
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Players want to go there, a consistent winning team, a healthy culture, a long history of winning. That team makes a ton of money and is putting it back into the team. They also make good choices on any acquisitions, they don't just throw money around. The ultimate point, Scoreboard, stop crying.
They’re calling it the quickest we’re so back it’s so over we’re so back cycle in history
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
They’re calling it the quickest we’re so back it’s so over we’re so back cycle in history
I wanted to write a book, back in like 2002, on Micronesia’s bizarre history - last place on Earth “discovered” by the West, first place to suffer our sins: world war, atomic and H bomb tests, rising seas. But only produced a bunch of newspaper and mag articles. Let me dig some of those up…
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I wanted to write a book, back in like 2002, on Micronesia’s bizarre history - last place on Earth “discovered” by the West, first place to suffer our sins: world war, atomic and H bomb tests, rising seas. But only produced a bunch of newspaper and mag articles. Let me dig some of those up…
The only toxic ideology is from this regime.
One of the most interesting things about being deployed aboard an aircraft carrier way back in the day was the AFRTS programming on the ship’s TV, and how black history month was celebrated with factoids during ‘commercials’.
Things I was never taught.
One of the most interesting things about being deployed aboard an aircraft carrier way back in the day was the AFRTS programming on the ship’s TV, and how black history month was celebrated with factoids during ‘commercials’.
Things I was never taught.
Hegseth: "No more social justice. No more political correctness. No more toxic ideological garbage that infected the department. No more identity months. No more DEI offices. No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship. No more division. No more gender delusions."
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The only toxic ideology is from this regime.
One of the most interesting things about being deployed aboard an aircraft carrier way back in the day was the AFRTS programming on the ship’s TV, and how black history month was celebrated with factoids during ‘commercials’.
Things I was never taught.
One of the most interesting things about being deployed aboard an aircraft carrier way back in the day was the AFRTS programming on the ship’s TV, and how black history month was celebrated with factoids during ‘commercials’.
Things I was never taught.
Hm yea, and I don't like constantly jumping back/forth and if I remove it from saved but then I remember something that I wanted to quickly re-read I prefer to use CTRL+SHIFT+T instead of checking my history and trying to go back/forth endless times trying to find it (or search in actual history).
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hm yea, and I don't like constantly jumping back/forth and if I remove it from saved but then I remember something that I wanted to quickly re-read I prefer to use CTRL+SHIFT+T instead of checking my history and trying to go back/forth endless times trying to find it (or search in actual history).
Back to the Future history lol.
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Back to the Future history lol.
For ppl who don’t know Frank Meeink, the movie "American History X" was based loosely on him. He’s been staying away from the Neo Nazi garbage (as far as I know) but, Alison can be a gateway back into bad activity.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For ppl who don’t know Frank Meeink, the movie "American History X" was based loosely on him. He’s been staying away from the Neo Nazi garbage (as far as I know) but, Alison can be a gateway back into bad activity.
#IndianPoint
I don't know if it's true, but I don't doubt it.
Colonialism at its finest?
Pollute native land by uranium mining
Use their name
Kill fish & pollute the river
Ship waste back and bury it there
#Holtec
We need:
#ConsentBased
#EnvironmentalJustice
Or simply:
#PhaseOutNuclearEnergy
I don't know if it's true, but I don't doubt it.
Colonialism at its finest?
Pollute native land by uranium mining
Use their name
Kill fish & pollute the river
Ship waste back and bury it there
#Holtec
We need:
#ConsentBased
#EnvironmentalJustice
Or simply:
#PhaseOutNuclearEnergy
!["Ep 397: Brian Vangor - Author, Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant"
https://www.lastenergy.com/titansofnuclear/experts/brianvangor
Excerpt:
"Sarah Howorth [00:12:40] Yeah, that sounds like a special experience, though, for sure. And then, switching gears a little bit, was Indian Point built on or near Indigenous land?
Brian Vangor [00:12:51] Well, we do know that there were Native American tribes to the north in Peekskill and to the south in Ossining. So, Indian Point is a made up name. Real quickly, the history before Indian Point Park was the Hudson River Day Line Company, which was the major steamship company from 1861 all the way up until the mid-1900s, 1971, in fact... By the 1920s, they were having a problem competing with nearby Bear Mountain, which was a very popular place to go. So hundreds, if not thousands of people would get on the boats every morning in New York City, come up the Hudson River. Everybody would get off at Bear Mountain and the boats would go up the rest the river empty.
Brian Vangor [00:13:37] By the 1920s, they were trying to figure out a way to remediate that. So, they bought 320 acres south of Peekskill, right on the Hudson River, and they figured out, "Let's come up with a name that's really attractive to the younger passengers. We've got Bear Mountain. Let's make this Indian Point." Sounds pretty cool, but as far as tribes nearby, north and south of us, not where we are.
Sarah Howorth [00:14:05] Okay, gotcha. I was just curious if there was a relationship fostered with Indigenous people in the area or if they had a say in how the land was being used or the fact that a plant would be constructed. But it seems like they maybe weren't close enough to that area?
Brian Vangor [00:14:23] No, they weren't. And again, it was strictly a fabricated name."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s66wregwlk4ieulhu3agtrum/bafkreia5t5j37tmz2ojkrp34ae3rdqy4p3p3nt5mlcys7n7xzajma5fpne@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#IndianPoint
I don't know if it's true, but I don't doubt it.
Colonialism at its finest?
Pollute native land by uranium mining
Use their name
Kill fish & pollute the river
Ship waste back and bury it there
#Holtec
We need:
#ConsentBased
#EnvironmentalJustice
Or simply:
#PhaseOutNuclearEnergy
I don't know if it's true, but I don't doubt it.
Colonialism at its finest?
Pollute native land by uranium mining
Use their name
Kill fish & pollute the river
Ship waste back and bury it there
#Holtec
We need:
#ConsentBased
#EnvironmentalJustice
Or simply:
#PhaseOutNuclearEnergy
“What if his good friend, the notorious pedophile, refers to him behind his back as a dog?”
“Is it too on the nose?”
“No more than everything else.”
“Is it too on the nose?”
“No more than everything else.”
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“What if his good friend, the notorious pedophile, refers to him behind his back as a dog?”
“Is it too on the nose?”
“No more than everything else.”
“Is it too on the nose?”
“No more than everything else.”
Tangentially related this video is basically about that. History effectively rewritten because a rom hack was passed off as the original. If you see me push back against treating mods as valid ways to play stuff like this is why.
youtu.be/pYVrtMQr-rA
youtu.be/pYVrtMQr-rA
We Solved the Gun Fight Mystery - Plus other game audio firsts
YouTube video by DrAmazing
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tangentially related this video is basically about that. History effectively rewritten because a rom hack was passed off as the original. If you see me push back against treating mods as valid ways to play stuff like this is why.
youtu.be/pYVrtMQr-rA
youtu.be/pYVrtMQr-rA