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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 12h

Oct 11: Feast of James the Deacon (C7th) companion of Paulinus of York. He remained in the north when Paulinus withdrew to Kent in 633, and as an old man championed the Roman dating of Easter at the Synod of Whitby. 📸Paul Lakin #medievalsky

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 9h

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

From the Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan clay vessels with black handpainted decoration.on a pale biscuity-coloured slip

Top left - clay flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs such as seaweed and rocks represent the seabed. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC

Top right - clay rhyton in the shape of a bull’s head. A rhyton is a type of pouring vessel used for filling cups or making liquid offerings. There is a pouring hole at the bull’s mouth. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1375 BC

Bottom left - Nautilus vessel - clay rhyton depicting the seabed with nautili, corals and seaweed. From Phaistos Palace, 1500-1450 BC

Bottom right - Basket shaped rhyton decorated with double-axe motif. There is a small pouring hole in one of the bottom corners. From Pseira, 1500-1450 BC

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 7h

The Trump admin is in the midst of laying off 1,100-1,200 HHS staff. The CDC's outbreak responders, gone. The office producing CDC's weekly journal MMWR is gone. CDC staff securing sensitive data, gone. Worker safety, gone. Immunization group, gone.

Instead, Congress watches RFK "make the proof"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 5h

Well, that's a different approach I gotta try.
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Slow Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

Get Slow Roasted Chicken and Vegetables Recipe from Food Network

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Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 6h

Working on Jeremiah for tomorrow morning; he's got word for people living in exile.
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oremus Bible Browser : Jeremiah 29

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 20h

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d

Putin responded to Trump’s suggestion of possibly supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine by accusing him of bluffing and calling it “blackmail.” In turn, Putin said Russia would strengthen its air defenses.

Air defense, what air defense? You cannot even protect your refineries against simple drones

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Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 18h

Snark on, sir.

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T.C. Boyle @tcboyle.com · 1d

www.tcboyle.com/base.html?1 My latest blog post is up at tcboyle.com. Enjoy.

tcboyle.com

The official website of author T.C. Boyle

www.tcboyle.com

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T.C. Boyle @tcboyle.com · 1d

Love it. The dust jackets are so ephemeral, aren't they?

Caren Creech @carencreech.bsky.social · 1d

The Library I work at posts these photos titled "Bookface Fridays" where the book covers are finished out. This is there post for today- Patrick Heath Public Library in Texas

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Termite Terrace Club @termiteterraceclub.bsky.social · 18h

“Merrily We Roll Along” became the official Merrie Melodies theme song 89 years ago starting with the short, “Boulevardier from the Bronx”.

Check out this compilation from @zakwolf.bsky.social

#LooneyTunes

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"Merrily We Roll Along" Through the Years! (Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes)

YouTube video by Zak Wolf

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 21h

When Donald Trump keeps complaining that Portland is rebuilding itself out of "plywood," I think he might be referring to this? If so, horrors!

Forest to Frame: Why Portland's Airport is a New Milestone for Mass Timber - Metropolis

ZGF Architects recently completed an all mass timber airport in Portland, Oregon

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 22h

It's true! The plywood industry is only surviving because of Portland rebuilding every day.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 23h

chat is it a good idea to raise tariffs on the toy maker before Christmas

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 23h

oh no

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Norm DePlume @normdeplume.bsky.social · 21h

OpenTable's diner data would like to have a word.
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Change in seated diners by week, 2025 vs. 2024
The chart shows that Washington D.C.'s restaurant traffic is generally down from 2024, since the military occupation began. Meanwhile, in most other states shown, the numbers are consistently positive.
8/11 -24%
8/18 +19% (Note: For comparing Washington D.C. YOY figures, August 12-18, 2024 was DC Restaurant Week)
8/25 +2%
9/1 -2%
9/8 -7%
9/15 -5%
9/22 -7%
9/29 +2%

This table measures the volume of seated diners from online reservations on a daily/monthly basis in 2025 vs. 2024.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19h

President Trump received his flu shot and a COVID vaccine booster today, per the White House.

For some of his supporters, COVID boosters are used as a perjorative when attempting to insult someone.

October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
FROM: SEAN P. BARBABELLA, D.OSK PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
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SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Jago Hazzard @jagohazzard.bsky.social · 1d

Watching The Prisoner. More creators should end their series with a finale that makes no sense and offers no answers and actually just makes things more confusing.

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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 23h

if there are any soccer journalists looking for a good international break story, someone should ask Dante, the Brazilian ex-Bayern Munich defender, about being referenced in Laszlo Krasznahorkai's Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 19h

Rockland, Maine - from the North Haven ferry.

A sailing boat and a lighthouse with sea and sky.

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Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

At the Portland, Oregon Ice facility

Look at the unrest and mayhem here.

We have some knitters here, they're going to add some knitters, they're calling it a knit-in, instead of a sit-in.

#ShowMeYourHellHole

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