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towntaker.bsky.social
@towntaker.bsky.social
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Historian, educator, librarian. I collect fashion, borrow books, and lend attention.
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · Dec 22
Librarian Josh Westbrook, “Kids are living stories every day that we wouldn’t let them read.”

Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, Bodart 2009.
…lenges: many of them are actually living them. Teens in tough situations will need particular help in their journey to adulthood. Books that reflect their world can be resources to help them work through their problems. But these are also the books that create the most controversy. Josh Westbrook, branch manager of the Prescott Library, Walla Walla County Rural Library District, Walla Walla, Washington, says it in one sentence: "Kids are living stories every day that we wouldn't let them read." Books can help those teens feel more understood and valued when they find characters and stories that truly speak to them, that can give them hope, an inspiration to move for-ward, to succeed, to transform their lives. It's controversial because it's incredibly well written. Adolescence is a time when everything is black and white, when emotions are intense, whether displayed…
towntaker.bsky.social
I exist here.
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
towntaker.bsky.social
A tea dispenser on a table, in front of a sign that reads “don’t waste tea”
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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paperbackparadise.bsky.social
Photo of back cover of the disaster book SOCIALISM Imagine you're walking down a street except the entire street is exploding. THAT'S SOCIALISM Imagine you're buying a sandwich but instead of a sandwich it's a gun and it's pointing at you and it shoots. THAT'S SOCIALISM Socialism is the Grim Reaper walking his two rabid rottweilers who are hungry for human skeletons. Socialism is Dracula and Frankenstein fucking and then having a monster baby that is an elite sniper of single fathers. Socialism is the boogeyman juggling machetes on the street corner for dollars, and if no one comes up to him and says 'socialism rocks' he chops a dude's dick off. THAT IS SOCIALISM Roll up all your nightmares into a fat dream blunt with a rotation of one - smoke that shit all the way down in one breath, then pass the fuck away. THAT = SOCIALISM You want that? You really want that? Okay then, you sick freak. Read all about what happens to one city when they "want socialism" and it destroys the entire goddamn world. "Scarier than ten scary movies playing at once." Fear Times a powerful Paperback Paradise book Cover printed in a haunted house
July 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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jadingres.bsky.social
The Grande Odalisque https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-auguste-dominique-ingres/the-grande-odalisque-1814
The Grande Odalisque
August 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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jadingres.bsky.social
Portrait of Countess D'Haussonville https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-auguste-dominique-ingres/portrait-of-countess-d-haussonville
Portrait of Countess D'Haussonville
June 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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worldofartbysue.bsky.social
October's theme: Fabulous Gowns in Art
JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES (1780 - 1867), “Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galand de Brassac de Béarns, Princess de Broglie”, 1851-53. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City US.
#arthistory #art #portrait #Ingres
The Princess de Broglie was married to the Prime Minister of France, Albert de Broglie. Ingres painted her portrait when she was 28. The Princess was praised for her beauty and elegance. Ingres, the Neoclassical artist in high demand for his portraits, painted Pauline in a beautifully crisp, bright blue silk ball gown with lace details; her ivory-colored wrap with gold embroidery lays atop a yellow damask chair. The portrait was commissioned by Pauline’s husband and, alas, it had a sad ending: shortly after Ingres finished the painting, Pauline became ill with tuberculosis and she died at age 35, leaving a grieving husband and five sons. Her husband kept a mourning cloth covering the portrait on the wall of his home for the rest of his life.
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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jonathanbsmall.bsky.social
"Le Bain Turc," Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), 1862, oil on canvas, 43.3" dia., Louvre Museum.

#NudeArt #Naturism #NonSexualNudity
A circular painting of a large group of nude female figures lounging in a Turkish bath.
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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artnau.bsky.social
Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1788-1839), 1823 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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trahias.bsky.social
Madame Moitessier, 1856
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780 - 1867)
oil on canvas, 120 × 92.1 cm
National Gallery, London
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
towntaker.bsky.social
I wonder if Puritans are really pissed that there are cutesy illustrations of them laughing and enjoying life
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
towntaker.bsky.social
You watch holiday romcoms about divorcées being won over by how kind the new guy is to their kids. I read books about the widow mopping up the new guy’s bursting buboes as he infects her whole town with plague. We are not the same.
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
this genuinely, for real, does make me feel better sometimes

every time you really land a joke, just remind yourself, "wow, all that money and Elon Musk still can't do that"
megelison.bsky.social Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 1d
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
towntaker.bsky.social
Is there Star Trek technology for creating Gibson Girl hairstyles in captains too busy to eat?
a man and a woman are standing next to each other with the words " please state the nature of the medical emergency "
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other with the words " please state the nature of the medical emergency "
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
towntaker.bsky.social
Ensign Ro to Guinan
frogandtoadbot.bsky.social Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 2d
Toad went to Frog’s house. He found a note on the door. The note said, “Dear Toad, I am not at home. I went out. I want to be alone.”
Toad stands on Frog's front door step, reading a note that Frog has left him. From "Alone" In *Days with Frog and Toad*
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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frogandtoadbot.bsky.social
Toad went to Frog’s house. He found a note on the door. The note said, “Dear Toad, I am not at home. I went out. I want to be alone.”
Toad stands on Frog's front door step, reading a note that Frog has left him. From "Alone" In *Days with Frog and Toad*
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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#OtD 6 Dec 1965 Rose Pesotta, Russian Jewish anarchist garment worker, died in Miami. Leaving Russia in 1916 to avoid an arranged marriage, she found work in the textile industry and became one of America's first women union leaders stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1060...
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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atherton.bsky.social
tis the season
[Tumblr] vigilantsycamore Ebenezer Scrooge: Goes outside 500 Muppets: There goes Mr Asshole! There Goes Mr Bitch!
December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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edwardhopper.bsky.social
Talbot's House - 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104510
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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6lackink.bsky.social
It's that time of the year where I need Star Trek playing in the bg to stave off the sads.
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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letypo.bsky.social
Vrai
Encouraging my friends to watch the first season of TNG The quality will improve.. slightly.
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
towntaker.bsky.social
Gandalf Express
For arriving exactly when you mean to
greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 3d
There's still time to order fantasy subway map for Christmas presents! Surely you know someone who needs:
- a Hobbit subway map
- a LoTR subway map
- a Narnia subway map

They're right there, at my Etsy store, waiting for you!
#LOTR #Narnia #Maps #Subway

www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
Art. Subway style map to go with The Lord of the Rings, showing the different pathways of various parties throughout the book. The title reads: "Lord of the Rings Transit Map: One Does Not Simply Walk Ino Mordor When One Can Ride." The map takes up the middle part of the page, and there are two keys. The one on the left is titles "Standard Service Lines, and has color keys matched to the subway lines on the map. Lines are named: "Shire-Bree Commuter Line Old Forrest Crescent Wildland Scenic Line Fellowship Line Gollum / Sméagol Line Uruk Hai Express Three Hunters Line Fangorn Slow Service Rohan to Gondor Business Line Black Ships Ferry Service Oliphant Direct Line Army of the West Line Gandalf Express A smaller key on the right side of the map is labeled: "Limited Service Lines" and has color keys matched to the following names lines: "Eagle Express Paths of the Dead Line Nazgûl Search & Resuce Valinor Ltd." A note at the bottom reads: "* Mount Doom station only accepts Rings of Power in payment. Plan accordingly." Art. Subway-style map of the itinerary in The Hobbit. The main journey is show in three different lines: red (Hobbiton to Goblin Town); green (Goblin Town to the Elvenking's Halls); and blue (Elvenking's Halls to Erebor). There are multiple stops on these lines. There is a yellow line going back from Erebor to Hobbiton, making stops at Beorn's Hall, Rivendell, and the Troll's Lair. There is an orange line directly from the Iron Hills on the map's right side to Erebor, and a purple line from Gundabad directly to Erebor. The map's title reads: "Hobbit Transit Map" and there are directions for both There and Back Again listing the lines and transfer points. Between them, in the middle of the page, is a dragon drawn to resemble the dragon on Thror's Map from The Hobbit. A key shows the names of each colored line: Red: Western Lands Line Green: Mountains and Forests Line Blue: Barrel Line Yellow: Gandalf Express Orange: Iron Hills Business Line Purple: Orc and Goblin Reserve Line Text at the bottom right reads Surprised Eel Maps, 2025 A subway style map on a parchment background. The map's title reads: "Narnia Transit Map: Talking Beasts Ride Free." The map has seven keys, one for each of the seven books in C.S. Lewis's Narinia series. The main movements of characters and action in each book are traced by colored lines, like a subway map. Locations in each book are marked out as stops in the lines. There is a drawing of a lion above the title of the map, and in the lower right corner there is a compass rose.
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
Maybe it's making things worse, but at least it's trying.

#mentalhealth #anxiety
A drawing of a colorful snow leopard looking up at an aurora. The caption reads, "Please be patient with your anxious mind; it's trying to keep you safe."
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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ubcoceans.bsky.social
The federal government has decided against listing the American #eel under the Species at Risk Act, a move that comes after more than a decade of indecision and years of controversy in the lucrative Maritime #fishery for juvenile eels, known as elvers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal government decides it won’t list American eel as species at risk | CBC News
The federal government has decided against listing the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, a move that comes after more than a decade of indecision and years of chaos and controversy in the lu...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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ryanabt.bsky.social
As a Democrat, I do not believe in the goals of the company SauronMurdersEveryone Inc and do not trust their claims that they will not murder everyone. However, in the spirit of bipartisanship, I will be voting to give SauronMurdersEveryone Inc the government contract monitoring citizen locations.
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d
hi i'm a billionaire my company, which will definitely not murder everyone, is named SauronMurdersEveryone Inc after the beloved jrr tolkien character sauron whom i have always admired for his disruptive use of world changing technology and for murdering everyone
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM