The Magdalen Writing
@nebroadwe.bsky.social
I have a doctorate in English literature and work in a library, which probably explains everything you are about to read. Proud member of Vatican II's Lost Generation.
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My father passed away earlier this month, so I've been able to do very little about the current big issues in the US. But here's a signal boost for an org I support that does good work, the Pennsylvania Immigrant Coalition.
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
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Apples and Biscuits, 1895 #paulcezanne #cezanne
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Apples and Biscuits, 1895 #paulcezanne #cezanne
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WARNING: THE FOG BEARS ARE WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. I mean, they're in the fog, yes, but THAT'S A LOT OF ACREAGE. Okay, FINE, the fog bears are where you MOST expect it, in the fog. But that will just make you OVERCONFIDENT. Look out for the fog bears, is what I am saying. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
February 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
WARNING: THE FOG BEARS ARE WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. I mean, they're in the fog, yes, but THAT'S A LOT OF ACREAGE. Okay, FINE, the fog bears are where you MOST expect it, in the fog. But that will just make you OVERCONFIDENT. Look out for the fog bears, is what I am saying. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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241 BC
Agis IV: I've figured out how to revive Spartan power.
Spartans: Hooray! We are strong now.
Agis IV: We just have to cancel debts and distribute land so we can raise more infantry.
Spartans: Kill the socialist!
Agis IV (dies horribly)
Spartans: We are not strong. We are not smart.
Agis IV: I've figured out how to revive Spartan power.
Spartans: Hooray! We are strong now.
Agis IV: We just have to cancel debts and distribute land so we can raise more infantry.
Spartans: Kill the socialist!
Agis IV (dies horribly)
Spartans: We are not strong. We are not smart.
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
241 BC
Agis IV: I've figured out how to revive Spartan power.
Spartans: Hooray! We are strong now.
Agis IV: We just have to cancel debts and distribute land so we can raise more infantry.
Spartans: Kill the socialist!
Agis IV (dies horribly)
Spartans: We are not strong. We are not smart.
Agis IV: I've figured out how to revive Spartan power.
Spartans: Hooray! We are strong now.
Agis IV: We just have to cancel debts and distribute land so we can raise more infantry.
Spartans: Kill the socialist!
Agis IV (dies horribly)
Spartans: We are not strong. We are not smart.
A+ that single person bobsled is called “monobob” and that the announcers have to say it over and over with a straight face
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
February 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
The Printer's Valentine, or, An Ode to Multiple States:
Initials are red
In this incunabulum
Whose register ends
With ⁊, ꝯ, and sometimes ꝶ.
Initials are red
In this incunabulum
Whose register ends
With ⁊, ꝯ, and sometimes ꝶ.
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The Printer's Valentine, or, An Ode to Multiple States:
Initials are red
In this incunabulum
Whose register ends
With ⁊, ꝯ, and sometimes ꝶ.
Initials are red
In this incunabulum
Whose register ends
With ⁊, ꝯ, and sometimes ꝶ.
May this mildly grumpy hippo bless your timeline.
Apparently it's #WorldHippoDay! 🦛🦛
Let's celebrate with this #Egyptian carving of a Hippo, made 5.000 years ago from calcite.
Hippopotami were associated with life, regeneration, and rebirth.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
📷 me 🏺
Let's celebrate with this #Egyptian carving of a Hippo, made 5.000 years ago from calcite.
Hippopotami were associated with life, regeneration, and rebirth.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
📷 me 🏺
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
May this mildly grumpy hippo bless your timeline.
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#ValentinesDay 💖
Roses are red,
Water comes in litres,
Trebuchets can use a counterweight to launch a 90kg stone projectile over 300 metres.
❤️
Roses are red,
Water comes in litres,
Trebuchets can use a counterweight to launch a 90kg stone projectile over 300 metres.
❤️
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
#ValentinesDay 💖
Roses are red,
Water comes in litres,
Trebuchets can use a counterweight to launch a 90kg stone projectile over 300 metres.
❤️
Roses are red,
Water comes in litres,
Trebuchets can use a counterweight to launch a 90kg stone projectile over 300 metres.
❤️
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black holes are just regular neutron stars with social anxiety. change my mind
February 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
black holes are just regular neutron stars with social anxiety. change my mind
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Revealed during the @skeuomorphpress.org staff meeting that I have a playlist titled "Songs That Can Be Misinterpreted as About Letterpress" & I’m not sure I can recover from this level of nerd
e.g.
Under Pressure
That Don’t Impress Me Much
Blank Space
Selfless, Cold, & Composed
Turn the Page
e.g.
Under Pressure
That Don’t Impress Me Much
Blank Space
Selfless, Cold, & Composed
Turn the Page
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Revealed during the @skeuomorphpress.org staff meeting that I have a playlist titled "Songs That Can Be Misinterpreted as About Letterpress" & I’m not sure I can recover from this level of nerd
e.g.
Under Pressure
That Don’t Impress Me Much
Blank Space
Selfless, Cold, & Composed
Turn the Page
e.g.
Under Pressure
That Don’t Impress Me Much
Blank Space
Selfless, Cold, & Composed
Turn the Page
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Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
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hold on i gotta take this
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hold on i gotta take this
A favorite scene.
Babylon 5: Vir at his best Part 1
YouTube video by newtoeugene
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A favorite scene.
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"The lies being told to discredit empathy are necessary for Trump because empathy and Christian faith discredit him. He represents...a view of the world that opposes everything Christianity teaches. He reminds us all the time. We should believe him." #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/12/h...
How MAGA's anti-empathy campaign upends Christian morality
(RNS) — Throughout history, Christianity has been bent into strange shapes to suit someone’s need for power.
religionnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"The lies being told to discredit empathy are necessary for Trump because empathy and Christian faith discredit him. He represents...a view of the world that opposes everything Christianity teaches. He reminds us all the time. We should believe him." #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/12/h...
People of good will of Bluesky, please uphold in your prayers/thoughts/vibes my trans nephew who’s having a tough time with medical/insurance, education, and financial anxieties this week.
February 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
People of good will of Bluesky, please uphold in your prayers/thoughts/vibes my trans nephew who’s having a tough time with medical/insurance, education, and financial anxieties this week.
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Trying to get your brother to text back and send wine in the 7th century BCE.
“Why do I not see your messenger? If I see your messenger before I enter Borsippa, let my brother send one jar of the same wine that you drink.”
“Why do I not see your messenger? If I see your messenger before I enter Borsippa, let my brother send one jar of the same wine that you drink.”
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Trying to get your brother to text back and send wine in the 7th century BCE.
“Why do I not see your messenger? If I see your messenger before I enter Borsippa, let my brother send one jar of the same wine that you drink.”
“Why do I not see your messenger? If I see your messenger before I enter Borsippa, let my brother send one jar of the same wine that you drink.”
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If "Please find attached" becomes too repetitive in your emails, consider these alternatives:
- Hwættachment!
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a working man in possession of a good email, must be in want of attachments.
- I have attached
the files
that were in
the folder
- Hwættachment!
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a working man in possession of a good email, must be in want of attachments.
- I have attached
the files
that were in
the folder
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If "Please find attached" becomes too repetitive in your emails, consider these alternatives:
- Hwættachment!
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a working man in possession of a good email, must be in want of attachments.
- I have attached
the files
that were in
the folder
- Hwættachment!
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a working man in possession of a good email, must be in want of attachments.
- I have attached
the files
that were in
the folder
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Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
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For #SuperbOwlSunday a gorgeous armed #owl, depicted on a Greek vessel, dating 5th century BC.
📷Louvre, Paris
📷Louvre, Paris
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
For #SuperbOwlSunday a gorgeous armed #owl, depicted on a Greek vessel, dating 5th century BC.
📷Louvre, Paris
📷Louvre, Paris
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Ich koude wynne a gold medal at the olympics yf ther was an olympic sport called worryinge about everyethinge all the tyme
February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Ich koude wynne a gold medal at the olympics yf ther was an olympic sport called worryinge about everyethinge all the tyme