Nothings Monstered
@nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
The name is a joke from Shakespeare
This account is for whatever I feel like posting about. Mostly pictures that strike my fancy, posts about politics, disability, art, literature, et cetera
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one-legged juggler // he
This account is for whatever I feel like posting about. Mostly pictures that strike my fancy, posts about politics, disability, art, literature, et cetera
The Bronx
one-legged juggler // he
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The Superman Sunday newspaper strip from February 11, 1940.
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The Superman Sunday newspaper strip from February 11, 1940.
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Remembering Gene Vincent on his birthday 🎂
📷 Harry Hammond, 1960
"Gene looked as I dreamed of looking, completely out of control. He almost completely ignored the audience, staring wild-eyed into the wings as though demons lurked behind the Empire's plush curtains."
- John Peel
📷 Harry Hammond, 1960
"Gene looked as I dreamed of looking, completely out of control. He almost completely ignored the audience, staring wild-eyed into the wings as though demons lurked behind the Empire's plush curtains."
- John Peel
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Remembering Gene Vincent on his birthday 🎂
📷 Harry Hammond, 1960
"Gene looked as I dreamed of looking, completely out of control. He almost completely ignored the audience, staring wild-eyed into the wings as though demons lurked behind the Empire's plush curtains."
- John Peel
📷 Harry Hammond, 1960
"Gene looked as I dreamed of looking, completely out of control. He almost completely ignored the audience, staring wild-eyed into the wings as though demons lurked behind the Empire's plush curtains."
- John Peel
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Countdown to Mardi Gras
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Countdown to Mardi Gras
"He could only fancy, as in some old-world fable, that if a man went westward to the end of the world he would find something—say a tree—that was more or less than a tree, a tree possessed by a spirit;
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"He could only fancy, as in some old-world fable, that if a man went westward to the end of the world he would find something—say a tree—that was more or less than a tree, a tree possessed by a spirit;
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If you're missing the old pronoun labeler, there's a new pronoun labeler I guess though really Bluesky should just implement pronouns already.
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
If you're missing the old pronoun labeler, there's a new pronoun labeler I guess though really Bluesky should just implement pronouns already.
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
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Couple of years ago I bought a book by the Tennessee photographer Baldwin Lee. Marveled at a few pages, put it on shelf to linger w/ later, only now remembered it. And... these are photos of the Black American South, yes. & they are photographs of EVERYTHING. A few here: www.baldwinlee.com/work/vol1
I — BALDWIN LEE
www.baldwinlee.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Couple of years ago I bought a book by the Tennessee photographer Baldwin Lee. Marveled at a few pages, put it on shelf to linger w/ later, only now remembered it. And... these are photos of the Black American South, yes. & they are photographs of EVERYTHING. A few here: www.baldwinlee.com/work/vol1
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Sliman Mansour
September 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Sliman Mansour
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Wheat Field with Cypresses — Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
August 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Wheat Field with Cypresses — Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
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Ishimura Masayuki
June 9, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Ishimura Masayuki
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from the series Old Growth - Mitch Epstein
January 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
from the series Old Growth - Mitch Epstein
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The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats, 1962
January 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats, 1962
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Big Banyan Tree — Yeh Tzu-Chi, 2000-03
Tempera and oil on linen
86.5 x 127 cm. (34 x 50 in.)
Tempera and oil on linen
86.5 x 127 cm. (34 x 50 in.)
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Big Banyan Tree — Yeh Tzu-Chi, 2000-03
Tempera and oil on linen
86.5 x 127 cm. (34 x 50 in.)
Tempera and oil on linen
86.5 x 127 cm. (34 x 50 in.)
The Lawrence Tree — Georgia O'Keeffe, 1929
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The Lawrence Tree — Georgia O'Keeffe, 1929
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"Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous."
— Georgia O'Keefe
— Georgia O'Keefe
February 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous."
— Georgia O'Keefe
— Georgia O'Keefe
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"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from a single thing that I wanted to do."
— Georgia O'Keefe
— Georgia O'Keefe
April 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from a single thing that I wanted to do."
— Georgia O'Keefe
— Georgia O'Keefe
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portraits of queer poets and their pets, heute: Iris Murdoch 🐈⬛
February 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
portraits of queer poets and their pets, heute: Iris Murdoch 🐈⬛
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🎶They laugh 'cause they know they're untouchable
Not because what I said was wrong🎶
youtu.be/3c0jxooNClM?...
Not because what I said was wrong🎶
youtu.be/3c0jxooNClM?...
Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes (Live in 1990)
YouTube video by Sinéad O'Connor
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February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🎶They laugh 'cause they know they're untouchable
Not because what I said was wrong🎶
youtu.be/3c0jxooNClM?...
Not because what I said was wrong🎶
youtu.be/3c0jxooNClM?...
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"The violence being wielded against our neighbors and in our streets is born out of a lasting vestige of our nation’s post-9/11 pandemonium: the Department of Homeland Security," writes Faisal Al-Juburi, co-CEO of @raicestexas.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/dhs-was...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/dhs-was...
DHS Was Built to Come After People Like Me. Now, They Are After All of Us.
This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"The violence being wielded against our neighbors and in our streets is born out of a lasting vestige of our nation’s post-9/11 pandemonium: the Department of Homeland Security," writes Faisal Al-Juburi, co-CEO of @raicestexas.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/dhs-was...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/dhs-was...
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We Have to Look Right in the Face of What We Have Become - by @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | We Have to Look Right in the Face of What We Have Become
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
We Have to Look Right in the Face of What We Have Become - by @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
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No, we don't have an incompetent government. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: F.A.A. Lifts Closure at El Paso Airport
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
No, we don't have an incompetent government. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Leslie Wexner
Ahmed bin Sulayem
Nicola Caputo
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Ahmed bin Sulayem
Nicola Caputo
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Leslie Wexner
Ahmed bin Sulayem
Nicola Caputo
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Ahmed bin Sulayem
Nicola Caputo
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
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“These women were raped or abused for decades. And our country turned a blind eye. And our country turned a blind eye because rich and powerful people were involved.”
“It is one of the biggest cover-ups and scandals in our country's history to see so many people in finance, in tech, in real estate, in politics go to this pedophile's island and face no consequences.” www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Epstein files scrubbed to protect 'elite, powerful men,' Rep. Khanna says
Questions continue to emerge over the Department of Justice’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. One Democratic congressman went to the House floor to read the names of six "wealthy, powerful men"...
www.pbs.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
“These women were raped or abused for decades. And our country turned a blind eye. And our country turned a blind eye because rich and powerful people were involved.”
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Looks like Reuters is breaking the story, but the leading *theory* I’m hearing is that there’s a military action against “cartels” in Mexico.
Folks, we might be bringing the random boat murders on land.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Folks, we might be bringing the random boat murders on land.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US halts all flights at Texas's El Paso airport, citing security issues
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration took the extraordinary step of barring all flights to and from Texas' El Paso International Airport, which borders Mexico, for 10 days, citing "special securit...
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Looks like Reuters is breaking the story, but the leading *theory* I’m hearing is that there’s a military action against “cartels” in Mexico.
Folks, we might be bringing the random boat murders on land.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Folks, we might be bringing the random boat murders on land.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Post a tree you photographed
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Post a tree you photographed