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johnrakestraw, 6 months ago to bookstodon

#SundaySentence(s) @bookstodon

"As soon as we die, we enter into fiction. Just ask two different family members to tell you about someone recently gone and you will see what I mean. Once we can no longer speak for ourselves, we are interpreted" (Hilary Mantel).

tzimmer_history, 7 months ago to random

Rightwingers are promoting aggressive anti-bikeism as a key element of the reactionary political identity. Just the most destructive people, reflexively raging against anything coded “left” or “woke.” And so even the most universally beneficial trends and behavior are declared evil and “Un-American” 1/

18+ AimeeMaroux, 7 months ago to mythology

Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹

This statuette is a variant of the #Aphrodite Anadyomene type. Her eyes are inlaid with glass paste. The pose may have been inspired by a famous painting of Aphrodite Anadyomene by Apelles, court painter of Alexander the Great.

🏛️ Aphrodite bronze, 2nd-1st century BCE. Today in the MET, New York.

@mythology @antiquidons @archaeodons
#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt #FannyFriday

GottaLaff, 8 months ago to random

When does he NOT look “glum”?

Via Adam Klasfeld:

#Trump enters the courtroom for the start of his $250M civil fraud trial.

He's flanked by his lawyers, looking glum, and taking slow, deliberate steps before sitting at the defense table. 1/…

ZachWeinersmith, 9 months ago to random

Instead of increasing interest rates, what if the fed just applied small static electric shocks any time you purchase an item? They could tune the strength of the shock up or down depending on the latest inflation report.

Free_Press, 10 months ago to random

“He is toast”: Legal experts call out Mark Meadows’ “incriminating admission” on the witness stand

“Meadows in some respects has even more criminal exposure than Trump,” law professor warns
#AureFreePress #News #GOP #Politics #USA

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/29/he-is-toast-legal-experts-call-out-mark-meadows-incriminating-admission-on-the-witness-stand/

ScotHomestead, 10 months ago to gardening

Harvest! And this is just today’s haul. #GrowYourOwn #vegetables #gardening @gardening

A good harvest of large potatoes in the bottom of a yellow plastic trug or soft container. The spuds are earthy and healthy looking. These are Maris Dell for potato fans.
A huge bowl of ripe tomatoes some orange, some golden some red. The orange ones have green patches. The bowl rests on scales which read 3.5lbs or 1kg 600g.

beatnikprof, 10 months ago to academicchatter

Now this is how we should handle requests for extensions on papers, tests, etc.
#professor #professorlife #academia #academicmastodon #academicchatter @academicchatter