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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t

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I live in the borders between. Total nerd & crackpot. Musician (electric harp, synth, etc.) interested in too many things: food, drink, nature, astronomy, history, languages, anthro-archaeo-paleontologies, movies (SFF-horror-comedy-arthouse), books, etc.!

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · Nov 17

A harp has strings. A harmonica does not. Sometimes slang is stupid.

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Did he happen to mention anything about what’s going on with the farm’s future?

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 15h

That negative self-talk is insidious, and so easy. It’s a greased slope down to the slough of despond.

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Uncanny Japan Podcast--Thersa Matsuura👹👋 @uncannyjapan.bsky.social · 1d

For October, I'm doing a couple #ghost #stories for the #Halloween season.

Here is my retelling of the classic (& tragic) tale of Oiwa, Yotsuya Kaidan. (Remember ad free versions go up for $5 tier and above patrons.)

Listen here🎧: tinyurl.com/ytnxzexs

#spectrevisionradio

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 1d

Goodnight.
🖼️ Maggie Vandewalle #31DaysofHalloween #Gothtober

Black cat with bat wings and stripy tail sat in tree under a full moon and night sky, painting.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

If I ever decide to allow myself the fun of writing the fanfic, I may inquire about commissioning some illustrations. I think you do have the juice for drawing the Bride.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a bald man with a beard making a funny face .

Alt: Picard yelling back at his torturer THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS. He defies the attempt to make him accept lies as truth.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie) @stinasdemons.com · 1d

Day 8, #hARToween25
Famous Movie Monsters
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Close, but not quite. I tried & tried, and now hate Elsa Lanchester's absolutely AMAZING face a teensy bit. It is *really* unique & hard to draw! I guess next time I should do the graph or something more technical/exact, instead of freehand like I do.

A pencil drawing that's supposed to be Elsa Lanchester in The Bride of Frankenstein but instead looks more like her sister or cousin.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

Yet I see her right away in your drawing. And I say that as someone who has a bit of a crush on Elsa Lanchester! It bothers me that she never turned up in any of the sequels. After all, since the Monster survived, she ought to have, as well.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon of a kid in a red t-shirt and cap, saying, “Please God let this happen because it would be so fucking funny.”

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

This is a thread of purest brilliance.

Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 1d

(This photo was shared on Threads by Isaiah Martin. Is it manipulated? I have no idea. It’s like JD couch fucking though - it’s more about showing utter disrespect than actually making some sort of argument.)

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 1d

‘I know NOTHINK! I THINK no think! Vote for me!’

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

I support your honesty. We’ve already seen how effective remaining above the fray, and maintaining a patrician reserve has been.

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

Accurate.

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

[begins researching flights to Malaysia in order to obtain candy]

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, that *is* unexpected. I agree that Chess needed a redo.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 1d

Checkmate, Buffy revival: Danny Strong AKA THE superstar Jonathan will be working on a Chess (the musical) rewrite instead of returning to the show

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Danny Strong Turned Down Writing the Buffy Revival to Rewrite Chess on Broadway - Reactor

Yes, Chess. The musical. Chess.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sorry you had such a night, but glad you’re doing better.

And that candy sounds a-MAZING.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 1d

Ever since the Harvest SUPERMoon really got going, I’ve been thinking about this meme. It is seasonally appropriate, after all.

Screen grab of a classic tweet. It reads:

dustin Couch
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nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early
astronaut: moon's haunted
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted

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IT STILL FREAKS ME OUT. JUST SAYING.

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I love the fact that *both* Suspirias are on your list.

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I hope your partner can cook?!

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two cats are playing on a white couch and one is standing on its hind legs

Alt: An orange cat is smacking an orange and white cat on the head repeatedly, and with great emphasis.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

This 1771 painting by Joseph Wright of Derby is titled:

"The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus & prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers."

Let's talk about how phosphorus was discovered.

A robed man with a medium length white beard sits on his knees before a round flask that is faintly glowing, with it the only light source to reveal his face and the face of students or assistants behind him.
"The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus & prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers"

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