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Foxessa

@foxessa.bsky.social

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Navigator of history's seas and caravan routes, following the money in human trafficking and slavery, past and present. Writer, historian, librarian, researcher. A result: https://www.amazon.com/American-Slave-Coast-Slave-Breeding-Industry/dp/1613748205

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, people still do this.

Among the many transformations spending time in Morocco provoked, included were my ideas of camels/dromedaries. I can understand now why some camels' owners love their camels.

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grandiose architecture that begin crumbling almost immediately because he wouldn't allow the time necessary to structure soundly, and o so much more.

Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 6h

He parallels the later Henry VIII in every frackin' way, from his body rotting away from the inside, fostering no policies for the well being of the people of his nation, personally plundering every source of wealth, while generating none, relentlessly throwing up

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Postmambo Studies @postmambo.bsky.social · 1d

Postmambo is in Midelt. This is Lahcen Ait Akkoub, an Amazigh musician, playing the ottar. Sitar in India, tar in Persia, ottar in North Africa, guitarra in Sevilla, git-tar in Nashville.

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 1d

We stand with black cats. Solidarity!

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Postmambo Studies @postmambo.bsky.social · 2d

Postmambo is still in the Middle Atlas Mountains.

Mountains in the distance. The sun has set. Only shades of blue and black.

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 2d

They're just pretending to issue paychex from this preposterous sum to cover up They don't dare withhold paying a whole buncha people with guns who know how to use them. They are 'saving face.' The frakin' goons.

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Postmambo Studies @postmambo.bsky.social · 2d

Postmambo is in the Middle Atlas Mountains. Photo: Linda Handelsman.

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly? My guess is there is no actual 'donation' to pay the MILITARY. They are just saying that to cover up the military is still getting pay checks because They got scared of that many people trained to use weapons who may be pissed off. With Them!

Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 2d

We already despise too many populations of 'others' -- do not inflict that evil and misery on yet another group.

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 2d

Also Halloween dogs are a joy, particularly when with little children!

Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 2d

Unpopular position: dislike 'spooky season' very much. Mostly because of loathing horror movies and horror in any genre. Life is filled with sufficient horror as it is.

The exception is Halloween cats -- I do love them!

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Postmambo Studies @postmambo.bsky.social · 3d

Postmambo is in Fes.
TIL that the word oud is etymologically related to the Arabic word for wood, of which the oud is made. Wood, oud. Duh. Fes also introduced the world to the mathematical concept of zero via its university, but that’s another story.

Andalusí musicians in white robes with red fes playing, L to R, rebane, oud, and the 72-string kanoun.

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 3d

Just as racism and slavery drives those who live by slavery mad.

This was widely understood in the run-up to the War of the Rebellion. Henry Adams write essays saying so for the D.C. papers at the time. He also stated that nothing but insanity could get them believing secession was feasible.

Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 4d

The fantasy never hits bottom.

Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 4d

Just about the first thing that came to mind when first learning what was up with the East Wing.

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 4d

Looking for something else, stumbled upon a compilation of my music from 1998 on the Internet Archive. Including this unreleased collaboration with Julee Cruise, her song "Artificial World," arranged & produced by me. I hadn't heard this in years, it's pretty good!

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Postmambo Studies @postmambo.bsky.social · 4d

Postmambo is in Morocco. This is the holy city of Moulay Idriss at sunset.

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Foxessa @foxessa.bsky.social · 5d

I quite like Murder In A Small Town. It's a odd medley of Jesse Stone and The Good Witch.

Why yes, I'm quite in love with librarian Cassandra's wardrobe and jewelry too!

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Theresa M 🦋 @thetreezz.bsky.social · 5d

Worth the whole watch!
#CatsOfBluesky 😻😸
History of cat acting. 🎭 😺

Luna & Lulu @nocturnalglass.bsky.social · 5d

Cat lovers will definitely enjoy this.
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The Art of Cat Acting

YouTube video by Alex Boucher

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