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.
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
Without naming your job, tell me something that you say over and over again at work:
“We’re out of barcodes on cards.”
“We’re out of barcodes on cards.”
Without naming your job, tell me something that you say over and over again at work:
"Just because it is from that time does not mean it contains objective truth about that time."
"Just because it is from that time does not mean it contains objective truth about that time."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something that you say over and over again at work:
“We’re out of barcodes on cards.”
“We’re out of barcodes on cards.”
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They want everyone in every sector to be dumber for racist ideology reasons. Which I will never cease being astonished at. Because I think education is really neat. I like it. Yay learning.
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
They want everyone in every sector to be dumber for racist ideology reasons. Which I will never cease being astonished at. Because I think education is really neat. I like it. Yay learning.
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I was the first author on a paper about the psychological assessment called "the dot probe."
Did I contrive to include the sentence "No, not the dot probe!" and get it into a top psychological journal?
Yes, yes I did.
(Receipts: www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
Did I contrive to include the sentence "No, not the dot probe!" and get it into a top psychological journal?
Yes, yes I did.
(Receipts: www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
(PDF) Unreliability as a Threat to Understanding Psychopathology: The Cautionary Tale of Attentional Bias
PDF | The use of unreliable measures constitutes a threat to our understanding of psychopathology, because advancement of science using both behavioral... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
www.researchgate.net
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I was the first author on a paper about the psychological assessment called "the dot probe."
Did I contrive to include the sentence "No, not the dot probe!" and get it into a top psychological journal?
Yes, yes I did.
(Receipts: www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
Did I contrive to include the sentence "No, not the dot probe!" and get it into a top psychological journal?
Yes, yes I did.
(Receipts: www.researchgate.net/publication/...)
What if pair skating eliminated SBS jumps as a required element and permitted individual jumps as long as both partners did the same ones during the program? With maybe a bonus for SBSing?
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
What if pair skating eliminated SBS jumps as a required element and permitted individual jumps as long as both partners did the same ones during the program? With maybe a bonus for SBSing?
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
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Timeline cleanse!
A Greek Lekythos (a vessel to store and pour scented oil) decorated with an #owl, 470 BC. 🦉
The owl was the sacred animal of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who was also the protector goddess of Athens.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷me
🏺
A Greek Lekythos (a vessel to store and pour scented oil) decorated with an #owl, 470 BC. 🦉
The owl was the sacred animal of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who was also the protector goddess of Athens.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷me
🏺
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Timeline cleanse!
A Greek Lekythos (a vessel to store and pour scented oil) decorated with an #owl, 470 BC. 🦉
The owl was the sacred animal of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who was also the protector goddess of Athens.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷me
🏺
A Greek Lekythos (a vessel to store and pour scented oil) decorated with an #owl, 470 BC. 🦉
The owl was the sacred animal of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who was also the protector goddess of Athens.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷me
🏺
THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE.
Every day I go to the shelf of things to catalog for CA and try to pick something “easy” and then it’s not 😅
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE.