Nicky Penttila
@nicky-penttila.myatproto.social
Writer, reader, wonderer. Loyal opposition. Author of THE LISTENERS, COSMIC WEAVE, and ** CARGO TROUBLE** (Free! Everywhere! Series starter!). She/her. nickypenttila.com
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Labour strikes aren’t new!
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Labour strikes aren’t new!
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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whale loneliness epidemic
nowadays, the whale-fishery furnishes an asylum for many romantic, melancholy, and absent-minded young men
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
whale loneliness epidemic
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December 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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GOOD MORNING I AM A COZY BABY
A COZY BABY WITH A DIRECT SIGHTLINE INTO THE ETERNAL VASTNESS OF THE ABYSS
A COZY BABY WITH A DIRECT SIGHTLINE INTO THE ETERNAL VASTNESS OF THE ABYSS
December 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
GOOD MORNING I AM A COZY BABY
A COZY BABY WITH A DIRECT SIGHTLINE INTO THE ETERNAL VASTNESS OF THE ABYSS
A COZY BABY WITH A DIRECT SIGHTLINE INTO THE ETERNAL VASTNESS OF THE ABYSS
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Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake
Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake
Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye Ich do love
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
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“I don’t think dating is a necessary evil, I think it’s an optional evil.”—Theo, in The Dachshund Wears Prada by Stefanie London. app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc6411... 📚💙 #booksky #amreading
The Dachshund Wears Prada by Stefanie London
How do you start over when the biggest mistake of your life has more than one million views?Forge...
app.thestorygraph.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“I don’t think dating is a necessary evil, I think it’s an optional evil.”—Theo, in The Dachshund Wears Prada by Stefanie London. app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc6411... 📚💙 #booksky #amreading
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Fonts are in the news, so I'm going to take the opportunity to port over an old thread: what was typography like in the Soviet Union?
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fonts are in the news, so I'm going to take the opportunity to port over an old thread: what was typography like in the Soviet Union?
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
“I do apologize for being merely human.”—Fitzroy, in The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul by Victoria Goddard
app.thestorygraph.com/books/990046... 🪐 📚💙 #booksky #amreading
app.thestorygraph.com/books/990046... 🪐 📚💙 #booksky #amreading
The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul by Victoria Goddard
Before the Fall of the Empire of Astandalas, the Red Company was legendary. A dozen or so years a...
app.thestorygraph.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“I do apologize for being merely human.”—Fitzroy, in The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul by Victoria Goddard
app.thestorygraph.com/books/990046... 🪐 📚💙 #booksky #amreading
app.thestorygraph.com/books/990046... 🪐 📚💙 #booksky #amreading
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For everyone struggling, here's my summary of 2025 and a story I wrote especially for you. rcwordsmith.com/2025/12/09/2...
2025 IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR | Rosemary Claire Smith
I've been resisting looking back at 2025 for obvious reasons. Nonetheless, it had some good points for me and I hope for you, also. Songs for Obsidian was
rcwordsmith.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
For everyone struggling, here's my summary of 2025 and a story I wrote especially for you. rcwordsmith.com/2025/12/09/2...
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LOOK AT THIS TOOL
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS TOOL WHEN I WAS POLICY DIRECTOR AT A STATE ENERGY AGENCY
LOOK AT IT
YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT, NEW PROBLEMS THAN I DID! NO MORE OLD PROBLEMS! ONLY INFORMATION!
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS TOOL WHEN I WAS POLICY DIRECTOR AT A STATE ENERGY AGENCY
LOOK AT IT
YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT, NEW PROBLEMS THAN I DID! NO MORE OLD PROBLEMS! ONLY INFORMATION!
You can use this new tool to answer questions like:
“What kinds of Climate Risk & Adaptation bills were intro'ed in AZ last year?”
“Which bills in MI's most recent session focused on Building Electrification?”
“Did IL pass any ESG laws in 2025?”
“What kinds of Climate Risk & Adaptation bills were intro'ed in AZ last year?”
“Which bills in MI's most recent session focused on Building Electrification?”
“Did IL pass any ESG laws in 2025?”
Climate Bill Tag Explorer - Climate Cabinet Education
Explore Climate Cabinet's database of climate bills in state legislatures across the country, broken down by category.
climatecabineteducation.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
LOOK AT THIS TOOL
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS TOOL WHEN I WAS POLICY DIRECTOR AT A STATE ENERGY AGENCY
LOOK AT IT
YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT, NEW PROBLEMS THAN I DID! NO MORE OLD PROBLEMS! ONLY INFORMATION!
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS TOOL WHEN I WAS POLICY DIRECTOR AT A STATE ENERGY AGENCY
LOOK AT IT
YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT, NEW PROBLEMS THAN I DID! NO MORE OLD PROBLEMS! ONLY INFORMATION!
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HAPPENING NOW: Senator blumenthal.senate.gov and Rep. robertgarcia.house.gov are holding a bicameral public forum to hear testimonies from five U.S. citizens about being assaulted, profiled, and unconstitutionally detained by DHS agents.
Watch live: www.facebook.com/SenBlumentha...
Watch live: www.facebook.com/SenBlumentha...
LIVE: Masked ICE & CBP agents seizing U.S. citizens isn’t the nation we know & cherish. Totalitarian tactics have no place in our democracy. I hope that elevating these stories today of abhorrent abus...
LIVE: Masked ICE & CBP agents seizing U.S. citizens isn’t the nation we know & cherish. Totalitarian tactics have no place in our democracy. I hope that elevating these stories today of abhorrent...
www.facebook.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Senator blumenthal.senate.gov and Rep. robertgarcia.house.gov are holding a bicameral public forum to hear testimonies from five U.S. citizens about being assaulted, profiled, and unconstitutionally detained by DHS agents.
Watch live: www.facebook.com/SenBlumentha...
Watch live: www.facebook.com/SenBlumentha...
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Dead 💀
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Dead 💀
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Knitted kitties by Belgian textile artist Hilde Dehaen
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Knitted kitties by Belgian textile artist Hilde Dehaen
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Save time at the doctor’s office by bringing an Hieronymus Bosch painting with you and pointing at stuff
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Save time at the doctor’s office by bringing an Hieronymus Bosch painting with you and pointing at stuff
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Here's my December sale, with discounts on classes, edits, and coaching. Please check it out!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's my December sale, with discounts on classes, edits, and coaching. Please check it out!
www.patreon.com/posts/144914...
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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oh shit I love this????? I had never heard this story!
as always with wild saint lore, I’m just as interested in WHY certain legends stick. there’s something really moving in the idea of centuries of Catholics repeating and repeating a story where Mary’s miracle was saving two men from homophobes
as always with wild saint lore, I’m just as interested in WHY certain legends stick. there’s something really moving in the idea of centuries of Catholics repeating and repeating a story where Mary’s miracle was saving two men from homophobes
tumblr just brought this to my attention (i have discovered the queer leftist catholic corner of tumblr and it is a delight), and i want to make sure @clairewillett.bsky.social knows about it too:
The Madonna di Montevergine, mother of LGBTQ Catholics
For queer Catholics, this icon of Mary is a reminder that her loving care and protection extends to all her children.
uscatholic.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
oh shit I love this????? I had never heard this story!
as always with wild saint lore, I’m just as interested in WHY certain legends stick. there’s something really moving in the idea of centuries of Catholics repeating and repeating a story where Mary’s miracle was saving two men from homophobes
as always with wild saint lore, I’m just as interested in WHY certain legends stick. there’s something really moving in the idea of centuries of Catholics repeating and repeating a story where Mary’s miracle was saving two men from homophobes
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China is one of the biggest development funders and operators in the world. It’s also silencing environmental reporters who dare to tell the truth about the harms some of those projects have caused across the global south
Thank you to @thexylom.com for publishing this story.
Thank you to @thexylom.com for publishing this story.
The Chinese government’s repression of journalists at home is well-known. Less visible is how that machinery now reaches far beyond its borders.
Read the accounts from Journalists who faced intimidation for reporting on human rights abuses tied to China’s ventures in African countries.
Read the accounts from Journalists who faced intimidation for reporting on human rights abuses tied to China’s ventures in African countries.
China Silences Environmental Reporters in Africa to Protect Its Investments
“We’re talking about a nation that is not only highly repressive but also the second-largest economy globally,” said Sarah Cook, who worked for years for Freedom House, which defends civil liberties…
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December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
China is one of the biggest development funders and operators in the world. It’s also silencing environmental reporters who dare to tell the truth about the harms some of those projects have caused across the global south
Thank you to @thexylom.com for publishing this story.
Thank you to @thexylom.com for publishing this story.
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Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
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The Maryland Department of Health affirmed the recommendation for all newborns to receive a first dose of a hepatitis B vaccine after CDC vaccine advisers rescinded it.
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...
health.maryland.gov
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The Maryland Department of Health affirmed the recommendation for all newborns to receive a first dose of a hepatitis B vaccine after CDC vaccine advisers rescinded it.
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...