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Steven Van Impe
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Book historian, rare books curator Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Antwerp. Opinions mine, I may be wrong, follow/like isn't endorsement. He/him. Caregiver for a partner with Long Covid. Used to be @RareBookLibAntw on Twitter. Profile pic by LUCID.
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kateweikert.bsky.social
Him: what are you thinking about?

Me: the Mongolian Winter Olympics uniform
A man and a woman in the Mongolian Olympic uniforms standing in snow under a grey-blue sky, one looking to the distance and the other straight at the camera. They are wearing flowing robes in white and navy with rose-pink accents, and cone-shaped hats in white and blue.
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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mirellamarini.bsky.social
Lieve BS-vrienden, ik heb raad nodig. Ik zoek een EU alternatief voor WordPress. Tot hiertoe als ik een simpele site nodig had, bouwde ik die op WP zelf. Ik wil een site maken voor de podcast, maar graag EU. Ik zie bijv Combel? Iemand ervaring of ideeën? 🙌

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February 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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jeanneologist.bsky.social
Medieval German law told it like it was I guess (but also, what?)
If during the court hearing the man wipes [his face], blows his nose, spits, yawns, coughs, sneezes, stands on the side of his spokesman opposite to the side he stood on first, looks around with propriety, brushes away flies, (fol. 77v) mosquitos, or horseflies, he shall not be fined. Only stupid people think these acts are fined.
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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drbeard79.bsky.social
My brain: Oh no, not again!

Me: Emily, Charlotte, Anne
Wuthering Heights press image featuring Charli XCX in black, Margot Robbie in like a red corset, and Jacob Elordi in white trousers either a grey coat all standing in front of a pond and looking mismatching
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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tlecaque.bsky.social
I'm going to ask a dumb question, but it's not my field: if I wanted to read the best works on politics and opera and in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, where do I look? Journals? Book series? Individual scholars? I love musicology but I've very limited knowledge of the field post-medieval.
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.
The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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sarahbc.bsky.social
So many ages have passed since this chapter was accepted for publication. Empires have fallen. Ozymandias was an early reader. I am reading chapter proofs from the Ordovician era. The permalinks were not, in fact, permanent
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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jillwhitelock.bsky.social
Crocuses after the rain
📷 #photography
Two yellow Crocus flowers with raindrops in grass, against a blurred green and grey background.
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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ewatson.bsky.social
Coming to your library shelves this summer!
catholicismsem.bsky.social Catholicisms, c.1450–c.1800 @catholicismsem.bsky.social · 23h
Delighted to announce the 6th volume in the series will be published in June! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
svanimpe.bsky.social
I can smell this picture.
orkneylibrary.bsky.social Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 19h
We've just had half a crab delivered to the back door by a kindly gull, how's your Friday afternoon going?
Half a crab lying on a brick path beside a door
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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grubstreetwomen.bsky.social
Great advice in here. I could share my own horror stories. Some things I do when I chair:
- send pronunciation of committee members' names and ask for the candidates'
- leave decompression time after bigger meetings in a space alone
- offer to walk candidate from hotel to campus w coffee included
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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denali.bsky.social
People get prickly about these requests bc they see them as individual critiques but they're really efforts to set norms and build culture around sharing information, which feels very meaningful and worthwhile to me in this moment.
jackiantonovich.bsky.social Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 20h
Man, a lot of you are not using alt text lately. I see something super interesting that I want to repost, but just don't because the alt text is not there.

Also, if you post a screenshot of a news story and don't include a link in the thread or a citation, I am not reposting it.
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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zannavanloon.bsky.social
Storm at sea 🌊

This 1614 book includes a beautiful engraving depicting the hazardous sea journey of Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł. The print shows his ship caught in a violent night storm.

Look at how marvelous the engraver visualized darkness and the wind through an interplay of straight lines!
Detail of an engraving depicting a 17th-century ship out at sea during a night storm. The scene is very dramatic with large waves, wind, and thunder. Another detail of an engraving depicting a 17th-century ship out at sea during a night storm. The scene is very dramatic with large waves, wind, and thunder. Another detail of an engraving depicting a 17th-century ship out at sea during a night storm. The scene is very dramatic with large waves, wind, and thunder. An engraving depicting a 17th-century ship out at sea during a night storm. The scene is very dramatic with large waves, wind, and thunder.
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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histoftech.bsky.social
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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sldelange.bsky.social
Marlon U., oprichter en vertegenwoordiger van de uiterst rechtse Vrijmoedige Studenten Partij (VSP), voerde schrikbewind op de VU www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ho...
Hoe student Marlon U. de Vrije Universiteit al jaren teistert met intimidatie en geweld, zonder dat de universiteit ingrijpt: ‘Ik maak je dood, ik sla je kankerbek in’
Marlon U. (25), leider van de rechts-conservatieve studentenpartij VSP, teistert al drie jaar lang studenten en medewerkers aan de Vrije Universiteit. Hij zingt naziliedjes, intimideert, vernielt, bed...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:49 AM
svanimpe.bsky.social
Advice from a mid-career curator of #RareBooks: with some donated collections, it is best to adhere to the "miners' protocol": wash your hands BEFORE AND after toilet breaks.
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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ntpnate.bsky.social
Me on January 1, 2026 vs
Me on February 1, 2026
jessemlocker.bsky.social Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 1d
How it started / How it's going
The crown of Empress Eugénie, photographed before being stolen from the Louvre, top, and afterward, bottom, looking all squooshed
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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elizastein.bsky.social
I’m such a sucker for pop art crochet patterns www.etsy.com/listing/4369...
Giant do not eat silica gel packet crochet pillow by entrecrochetshop
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
One must imagine Sisyphus rolling the boulder down into Plato's cave and everyone running Indiana Jones style
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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lhistorienne.bsky.social
Ok. Who wants to hire a badass pirate historian? 🥺
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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jessemlocker.bsky.social
How it started / How it's going
The crown of Empress Eugénie, photographed before being stolen from the Louvre, top, and afterward, bottom, looking all squooshed
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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bibliowingate.bsky.social
Everyone writing their dissertation right now should feel amazing about their work because no matter what, even if you didn't write words this week, it's better than this
clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 1d
Tfw the judge is scrutinizing your nine-line sentence
submissions to the Court. The first paragraph of the July 14 Letter is riddled with mistakes and broken prose. (See Dkt. #166 at 1). It is nine lines long but comprises just a single run-on sentence. (Id.). It contains capitalization errors. (Id.). It reads in full: We write in response to the July 11, 2025 letter (ECF 165) from Plaintiffs ("Flycatcher"), counsel Tal S. Benschar, Esq. which opposes Defendant Affable Avenue LLC's request (ECF 164) inter alia to file corrected briefing and supporting materials inter-alia in connection with its motion to dismiss and compel arbitration, now heightened by the recent events which bring factual matters implied in the complaint, to the fore, in the current dealings with Amazon, which are a direct result of the factual matter presented in the complaint, which wish to arbitrate fully with amazon and flycatcher, and alternatively have dismissed as against those it has failed to meet the pleading standards, heightened in light of the specific allegations of criminal and illicit conduct stolen goods and NY penal law 165.66, etc., upon which it basis its causes of actions with specificity, as it must. (Id.). This stark contrast between Mr. Feldman's Response and the July 14 Letter led the Court to further scrutinize both documents, which uncovered yet another problematic citation.
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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microflashfic.bsky.social
Gregor left behind strict instructions his family should follow to appease his ghost.
He didn’t require vengeance, sacrifice, or ceremony. His spirit could only be calmed by acts of self care.
For the rest of their lives, his kids would swear they heard low moaning if they didn’t drink enough water.
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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medievallitura.bsky.social
Two sheep from different flocks secretly pine for each other.

Bleated Rivalry.
peripateticmeg.bsky.social Meg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 1d
The two best woodworkers in the country secretly pine for each other.

Treated Rivalry.
rachelsl.bsky.social Rachel Esselle @rachelsl.bsky.social · 1d
The two best tailors in the country secretly pine for each other.

Pleated Rivalry
February 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM