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Leia Taillefur

@leiataillefur.bsky.social

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Medieval/ancient history professor & author.🇲🇫🇬🇷🇮🇹🇨🇦. Love of animals has always been my life. Proud Cat Lady and virtual hermit. I post an obscure early saint of the day with a touch of humor and otd historical event of significance (or none).

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · Nov 12

My Leia

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 26m

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 36m

Blowin' in the Wind.

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I'd get rid of the corn.

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 17h

Don't forget to wash your nose.

Jinx the bobtail tabby washing her nose with her pink tongue

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 5h

Not everyone can look this good giving themselves a bath. 😹

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 13h

He's really taking on Trump/MAGA.Besides free will theology (which I learned from 1700 15thC sermons for diss & first 3 books)I chose to become a Catholic bc I realized a really good guy could change everything.(I remember my non-rel Prot parents saying nice things about John 23 who changed a lot).

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Jola (Close Reading) @closereadingie.bsky.social · Nov 10

Hello, new followers! I’m an indexer and editor, ttrpg gamer, knitter, stabbing-fabric-with-needles-er, and hiker. I used to be a professor of medieval history, and a good by-name will always turn my head. So far, the current leader is my guy William Lost-His-Pants. I post about all this. And cats.

Black cat on a bookshelf between reference books.

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 16h

Brother Sun,Sister Moon

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20h

'Hold my gun': Tina Fey's Kristi Noem opens up SNL with 'Old Yeller' joke at Noem's expense and ICE jokes. We can expect Trump and DHS to open an investigation into SNL for mocking Noem and ICE. I'm 100% serious. www.rawstory.com/snl-kristi-n...

'Hold my gun': Tina Fey's Kristi Noem opens up SNL with 'Old Yeller' shutdown joke

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler opened SNL as Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi, respectively, and they poked fun at the current drama over the shutdown."What if she is, though?" SNL's Noem asks as she enters into t...

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 18h

www.salon.com/2025/10/12/p...

Pope Leo takes aim at MAGA’s false gospel

The American Pope is confirming MAGA's worst fears

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 19h

The cruelty is always his reason.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 21h

Change that to Reds. She was amazing as Louise Bryant.

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Leia's "Get Up"! look.

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 23h

Marry up? Edwin of Northumbria m.625 to Ethelburga of Kent on condition he'd convert to Xianity.She & mother Bertha sent by pope to convert the land.Father of St Eanfleda of Whitby & St Eadwine of Northumbria.Great-uncle of St Hilda of Whitby.Grandfather of St Elfleda.Died in battle-also became St.

Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 1d

OTD d 54 Emperor Claudius.An able administrator & builder,he helped restore Roman finances after Caligula's profligacy & expanded the empire.Plagued by numerous conspiracies & assassination attempts,he was probably poisoned by his 4th wife, Agrippina the Younger so her son Nero could become emperor.

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🎃🦇🌈Skippy🐈Kevy🐈Badger🐈Sunny🐈Basil🦇🎃 @skippyandfriends.bsky.social · 1d

#DailyAnipalPhotoOct2025
Day 11: Fav Toy
Our Brofur Basil loves his new catnip kicker toy that mama got us at a local craft fair. It looks just like our favorite Churu treatos!

#CatsOfBluesky #skycats #Caturday

A brown tabby cat lays on a wooden table hugging his long pink cat nip filled kicker toy that looks like a tube of his favorite Churu licky sticks. He is gently biting one end of the toy. His green eyes are wide open with a playful, mischievous expression, showing a hint of teeth. The background shows a piano, guitar and plants.

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KHarris 🫘 8647 = 25th Amendment @aeroweld.bsky.social · 1d

Torti-tabby female rescue kitten. 🫶😻

Torti-tabby female cat rescue laying in lap purring.

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 1d

Much better

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Annie Hall

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 1d

The level of innocence this kitty holds..

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#cat #catday #bluesky #animals #wildlife #nature

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