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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 2h

rich, but not sweet • dark, but not bitter • chocolate, on your lips

$5.00

dark chocolate lip balm – The Vagabond Tabby

dark chocolate lip balm – The Vagabond Tabby

rich, but not sweet • dark, but not bitter • chocolate, on your lips it’s simple • olive oil, shea butter, beeswax, & vitamin E oil • that’s all it is, that

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 4h

Witches!

Rebellion, Activism, Imagination: Why We Need Witches More Than Ever - Reactor

Witches teach us how to push back — and raise hell — in the face of authoritarianism.

reactormag.com

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 6h

Climb

To climb the three trees with a ladder; to ascend the gallows.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Climb (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 7h

The whole thing seems unnecessarily complicated, but apparently it worked.

(h/t Kit)

The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist

The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist

The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work?

www.theguardian.com

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 9h

look I wasn’t paying attention is all • I was TRYING to make witch’s herbs soap but, err • oops? • honestly it worked out JUST FINE so

$8.00

accidentally rosemary lemongrass soap – The Vagabond Tabby

accidentally rosemary lemongrass soap – The Vagabond Tabby

look I wasn't paying attention is all • I was TRYING to make witch's herbs soap but, err • oops? • honestly it worked out JUST FINE so no detergents • no fragra

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 1d

This is WAY above my pay grade but what I do understand is REALLY cool.

(h/t Lillia)

Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle | Quanta Magazine

Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle | Quanta Magazine

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

www.quantamagazine.org

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 1d

designed to hopefully help with mast cell skin reactions • & it does, for those who’ve tried it • along with nerve pain & muscle weirdness • we’ve tried it on a lot of things & it’s worked on most of them • the more borked your body is? the higher odds it’ll help

$20.00

can’t hurt, might help salve (big jar) – The Vagabond Tabby

designed to hopefully help with mast cell skin reactions • & it does, for people who've tried it • along with helping with nerve pain & muscle weirdness

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 1d

Clicker

A salesman’s servant; also, one who proportions out the different shares of the booty among thieves.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Clicker (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 1d

for the twenty-ninth day of Jewelry January • SO MANY stars • there were just a LOT of them

$13.00

january twenty-ninth 2023 – The Vagabond Tabby

january twenty-ninth 2023 – The Vagabond Tabby

for the twenty-ninth day of Jewelry January • SO MANY stars • there were just a LOT of them five dollars from each pixy home decor piece will go to SLV’s Tea Sp

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 1d

... never buy a used polar exploration ship from that guy. I guess.

(h/t Lillia)

Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says www.npr.org/2025/10/...

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 1d

To Click

To snatch. To click a nab; to snatch a hat. CANT.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
To Click (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 2d

... I was wondering where that got to.

(h/t Lillia)

Ancient Roman tombstone unearthed in New Orleans backyard sparks global mystery

A 2nd-century marble marker missing since WWII resurfaces in the Riverbend area, launching an international investigation and a journey back to Italy.

www.wwltv.com

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 2d

I'm just gonna start tossing em in with big orders, is what

$7.00

delicate vengeance #9 – The Vagabond Tabby

delicate vengeance #9 – The Vagabond Tabby

firstly & foremost i am not a Jedi (nor a Sith, that's too much like work) • but i will happily take vengeance in the form of living well • despite those who want me & everyone like me dead

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 2d

Click

A blow. A click in the muns; a blow or knock in the face. Cant.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Click (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 2d

Cleymes

Artificial sores, made by beggars to excite charity.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Cleymes (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 2d

I'm just gonna start tossing em in with big orders, is what

$7.00

delicate spite #19 – The Vagabond Tabby

delicate spite #19 – The Vagabond Tabby

Sometimes, all you can do is survive. Sometimes you've got JUST enough extra to survive, & then make earrings about it.

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

Theatre kids gonna theatre.

Popular Archeology - Archaeologists Discover Proof of Ancient Theatre on Russia’s Taman Peninsula popular-archaeology....

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

Creek glass for transformation. You can likely supply the sacred rage yourself.

$23.00

sacred rage #1 – The Vagabond Tabby

sacred rage #1 – The Vagabond Tabby

Creek glass for transformation. You can likely supply the sacred rage yourself.

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

*takes you by the shoulders, steers you to the bed, & gently pushes*

The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

Clerked

Soothed, funned, imposed on. The cull will not be clerked; i.e. the fellow will not be imposed on by fair words.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Clerked (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

yeah it LOOKS like someone stuck their thumb in front of the camera, but it's actually sand

Sea of Saharan 'star dunes' clashes with otherworldly terrain where 2 countries meet — Earth from space

Sea of Saharan 'star dunes' clashes with otherworldly terrain where 2 countries meet — Earth from space

A 2017 satellite photo shows the stark contrast along the boundary between a giant field of golden "star dunes" and a barren rocky wilderness in the Sahara, which overlaps with an international border.

www.livescience.com

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

inspired by firefly & my aching fingers & my long-standing hatred for the smell of tiger balm • works just as well without the stank • knees, ankles, knuckles, whatever else you’ve damaged • use this & you’re good

$12.00

ma cobb’s joint liniment – The Vagabond Tabby

ma cobb’s joint liniment – The Vagabond Tabby

inspired by firefly & my aching fingers & my long-standing hatred for the smell of tiger balm • works just as well without the stank • knees, ankles, kn

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The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 3d

Clean

Expert; clever. Amongst the knuckling coves he is reckoned very clean; he is considered very expert as a pickpocket.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Clean (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

The Vagabond Tabby @thevagabondtabby.bsky.social · 4d

Cleaver

One that will cleave; used of a forward or wanton woman.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Cleaver (Grose 1811 Dictionary) words.fromoldbooks.o...

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