JL Oakley~Historical fiction author
@jloakley.bsky.social
Historian, writer of historical fiction. Retired museum educator. Garden, books, and bird lover. Skills: can churn and wash butter, write in 19th century cursive & wield beater and froe. https://www.jloakleyauthor.com/
I'm still asking why Kushner is everywhere. Remember, he was in Israel for the release of hostages, and he has popped up in some other strange situations he has no authority to do so.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I'm still asking why Kushner is everywhere. Remember, he was in Israel for the release of hostages, and he has popped up in some other strange situations he has no authority to do so.
You really capture the fur on your cat.
Watercolour painting of my cat Mia when she was a kitten. #cats #kittens #petportraits #art #watercolours #painting
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
You really capture the fur on your cat.
Who is the woman next to him? It looks like Melania has been pushed to the back.
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Who is the woman next to him? It looks like Melania has been pushed to the back.
Meanwhile, the rest of world met and laughed that the US wasn't there. This will only add to their dismay and disgust.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Meanwhile, the rest of world met and laughed that the US wasn't there. This will only add to their dismay and disgust.
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CYBER SALE 2025 – The Annual Chanticleer Thank Goodness I’m a Rooster Sale!
Chanticleer's annual "Thank Goodness I'm Not a Turkey" Cyber Sale is here—don't be a turkey and miss out on this great sale!
Chanticleer's annual "Thank Goodness I'm Not a Turkey" Cyber Sale is here—don't be a turkey and miss out on this great sale!
CYBER SALE 2025 – The Annual Chanticleer Thank Goodness I’m a Rooster Sale!
Chanticleer's annual "Thank Goodness I'm Not a Turkey" Cyber Sale is here—don't be a turkey and miss out on this great sale!
www.chantireviews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
CYBER SALE 2025 – The Annual Chanticleer Thank Goodness I’m a Rooster Sale!
Chanticleer's annual "Thank Goodness I'm Not a Turkey" Cyber Sale is here—don't be a turkey and miss out on this great sale!
Chanticleer's annual "Thank Goodness I'm Not a Turkey" Cyber Sale is here—don't be a turkey and miss out on this great sale!
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Sometimes one is inspired to write a short something. Free. marywwalters.substack.com/p/a-very-sma...
A Very Small Essay
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November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sometimes one is inspired to write a short something. Free. marywwalters.substack.com/p/a-very-sma...
LOL. When I was in Oxford a few years back, I went on a Midsomer's Mystery tour. A lot of fun, visiting some very historic villages in one day, ended up catching the tech crew just finishing filming.
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
LOL. When I was in Oxford a few years back, I went on a Midsomer's Mystery tour. A lot of fun, visiting some very historic villages in one day, ended up catching the tech crew just finishing filming.
I'm happy to see this. I first learned of this program when I first visited Trondheim, Norway in 2017.
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I'm happy to see this. I first learned of this program when I first visited Trondheim, Norway in 2017.
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Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
I just watched Viking Wolf on Netflix. Its a Norwegian film.
A new werewolf film is currently being recorded and there are some set photos... are we taking bets on this film having the blue filter, it's never sunny and pretty much everything and everyone is constantly being covered in muck?
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I just watched Viking Wolf on Netflix. Its a Norwegian film.
😅
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Yes, indeed.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Yes, indeed.
I honestly wish for main stream media to pick this up, too. Is this photo shareable or screenshot it?
Kristi and Kash’s taxpayer-funded travel adventures continue.
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I honestly wish for main stream media to pick this up, too. Is this photo shareable or screenshot it?
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
A quiet evening interrupted by?
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
A quiet evening interrupted by?
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A million times spot on.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A million times spot on.
I'm looking forward to seeing Nuremberg and the trial, but do you know about the Legal Purge in Norway? In my novel The Quisling Factor. I write about post war times & the accounting for crimes against ordinary citizens and resistance workers. tinyurl.com/y2e8wuz3
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I'm looking forward to seeing Nuremberg and the trial, but do you know about the Legal Purge in Norway? In my novel The Quisling Factor. I write about post war times & the accounting for crimes against ordinary citizens and resistance workers. tinyurl.com/y2e8wuz3
The beautiful Iolani Palace, first e executive building to have lights, telephone in the world. King Kalamaua was very progressive. The statue is of his sister, Queen Liliuokalani who followed him after his untimely death.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The beautiful Iolani Palace, first e executive building to have lights, telephone in the world. King Kalamaua was very progressive. The statue is of his sister, Queen Liliuokalani who followed him after his untimely death.
Yikes!
Vaginal speculum (c.1820) used to apply leeches to a woman’s cervix to remove excess blood thought to cause illness. This speculum used a scissor-like action to expand. It locked open, freeing the physician’s hands to apply the leeches.
Follow me if you need to feel better about living in 2025!
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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Yikes!
True that. and the sweet little town where it was filmed just might get you some pie.
Hot take: the Pacific Northwest isn't famous for coffee because of Starbucks. It's famous for coffee because of Twin Peaks.
a man in a trench coat and tie is drinking a cup of coffee .
ALT: a man in a trench coat and tie is drinking a cup of coffee .
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November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
True that. and the sweet little town where it was filmed just might get you some pie.
The Ghost Map.
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Ghost Map.
My sons would feel you. They lost their dad 24 years ago,
Today marks 25 years since my dad died, at the age I am now. This year has been feeling like a mass mortality event, since so many of my friends' parents & parents' friends are now in their late 80s, & it's hard to fit those lost so long ago, in another world, into this scheme. He was a great dad.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My sons would feel you. They lost their dad 24 years ago,
I don’t know about old tile in a historic bathroom, but beautiful Gaylor Plantation mansion on Kauai sees no reason to update. Very classy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I don’t know about old tile in a historic bathroom, but beautiful Gaylor Plantation mansion on Kauai sees no reason to update. Very classy.
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Just a reminder: there was a Biden administration investigation into Epstein and Maxwell's co-conspirators. Trump killed it in January, fired the prosecutors, stole the files, & ordered Bondi to open a new sham investigation, led by a handpicked prosecutor, so DOJ wouldn't have to release the files.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Just a reminder: there was a Biden administration investigation into Epstein and Maxwell's co-conspirators. Trump killed it in January, fired the prosecutors, stole the files, & ordered Bondi to open a new sham investigation, led by a handpicked prosecutor, so DOJ wouldn't have to release the files.
I admire the skills in eating a long piece of something without dropping it.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I admire the skills in eating a long piece of something without dropping it.