JayV
@ulfhirtha.bsky.social
I try not to drive faster than I can see. 2006 TIME Person of the Year
Astronomer, actor, etc.
TinyMUD's Captain-Nemo. SCA East, Known World Players (KiCMA as Jotun-Eirikr Bjarnason)
Astronomer, actor, etc.
TinyMUD's Captain-Nemo. SCA East, Known World Players (KiCMA as Jotun-Eirikr Bjarnason)
Too Much Butter?? - A Recipe From 1794 - 18th Century Cooking
YouTube video by Townsends
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
A new (or old?) take on Wham
(no, I don't know who the artist is)
(no, I don't know who the artist is)
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A new (or old?) take on Wham
(no, I don't know who the artist is)
(no, I don't know who the artist is)
"[Thanksgiving] is a festival which will never become obsolete, for it cherishes the best affections of the heart—the social and domestic ties. It calls together the dispersed members of the family circle, and brings plenty, joy and gladness."
–Sarah Josepha Hale, 1837 edition of Godey's Lady's Book
–Sarah Josepha Hale, 1837 edition of Godey's Lady's Book
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"[Thanksgiving] is a festival which will never become obsolete, for it cherishes the best affections of the heart—the social and domestic ties. It calls together the dispersed members of the family circle, and brings plenty, joy and gladness."
–Sarah Josepha Hale, 1837 edition of Godey's Lady's Book
–Sarah Josepha Hale, 1837 edition of Godey's Lady's Book
So about a third of America was catfished by Russia (and others who wish us harm)
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So about a third of America was catfished by Russia (and others who wish us harm)
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
November 18, 2025
Miss PBS' Great Performances showing of "Twelfth Night" with Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Junior Nyong'o?
well you are STILL in luck!
www.pbs.org/video/twelft...
well you are STILL in luck!
www.pbs.org/video/twelft...
Great Performances | Twelfth Night | Season 53 | Episode 4
The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity tells the misadventures of Sebastian and Viola.
www.pbs.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Miss PBS' Great Performances showing of "Twelfth Night" with Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Junior Nyong'o?
well you are STILL in luck!
www.pbs.org/video/twelft...
well you are STILL in luck!
www.pbs.org/video/twelft...
Good
US Catholic bishops condemn Trump administration's immigration enforcement reut.rs/49oU5Pz
US Catholic bishops condemn Trump administration's immigration enforcement
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a rare condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and advocated for "meaningful immigration reform."
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Good
from Tim Finn
"And so the ‘Forever Enz Tour’ is happening! We’re looking forward to heading out on the road and sharing these Split Enz songs with you all. They’re as much a part of our lives as they are yours. See you next year. TF"
www.livenation.com.au/split-enz-ti...
"And so the ‘Forever Enz Tour’ is happening! We’re looking forward to heading out on the road and sharing these Split Enz songs with you all. They’re as much a part of our lives as they are yours. See you next year. TF"
www.livenation.com.au/split-enz-ti...
Split Enz Tickets, Tour and Concert Dates – www.livenation.com.au
www.livenation.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
from Tim Finn
"And so the ‘Forever Enz Tour’ is happening! We’re looking forward to heading out on the road and sharing these Split Enz songs with you all. They’re as much a part of our lives as they are yours. See you next year. TF"
www.livenation.com.au/split-enz-ti...
"And so the ‘Forever Enz Tour’ is happening! We’re looking forward to heading out on the road and sharing these Split Enz songs with you all. They’re as much a part of our lives as they are yours. See you next year. TF"
www.livenation.com.au/split-enz-ti...
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The judge DENIES the government a stay.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The judge DENIES the government a stay.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
I'd forgotten what hopescrolling felt like
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'd forgotten what hopescrolling felt like
Trump’s unhinged ravings threaten global peace
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Trump’s unhinged ravings threaten global peace
October 30, 2025
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Trump’s unhinged ravings threaten global peace
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
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I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
ALT: two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
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Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system
How Will You Know That America Has Become a Dictatorship? After 20 Years Living in One, I Can Tell You.
Much of the country is afraid: afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid U.S. laws will no longer protect them.
slate.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
April 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower