Alex
@quidocetdiscet.bsky.social
IB History & Theory of Knowledge teacher, museum junkie, aficionado of all things archaic. Grumkin & Snark.
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Deleting posts the minute they break containment is a beautiful thing.
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Deleting posts the minute they break containment is a beautiful thing.
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Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
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New in PN: Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
New in PN: Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
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It’s all so so so stupid
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It’s all so so so stupid
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a ham-shaped portable sundial
likely owned by julius caesar's father-in-law
before it was buried
by mount vesuvius
likely owned by julius caesar's father-in-law
before it was buried
by mount vesuvius
Just thinking about the prosciutto sundial, like you do www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Prosciutto di Portici: A ham-shaped portable sundial likely owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law — before it was buried by Mount Vesuvius
This small bronze sundial was a portable way of telling time, but it may have made you hungry.
www.livescience.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
a ham-shaped portable sundial
likely owned by julius caesar's father-in-law
before it was buried
by mount vesuvius
likely owned by julius caesar's father-in-law
before it was buried
by mount vesuvius
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There is so much darkness in the world right now
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
There is so much darkness in the world right now
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
Raul Malo made music fun. Such a loss. youtu.be/9GeAWEhdUdQ?...
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
YouTube video by The Mavericks - Topic
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Raul Malo made music fun. Such a loss. youtu.be/9GeAWEhdUdQ?...
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“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Reason #1205 why the CBC is essential. FULL version of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald played on this anniversary morning.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reason #1205 why the CBC is essential. FULL version of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald played on this anniversary morning.
Starting your speech with a Eugene Debs quote 🔥
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Starting your speech with a Eugene Debs quote 🔥
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Very sad news about the loss of historian Tim Cook, who died far too young. His impact on our understanding of Canadian military history was just massive. An outstanding historian. He will be missed.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies | CBC News
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
www.cbc.ca
October 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Very sad news about the loss of historian Tim Cook, who died far too young. His impact on our understanding of Canadian military history was just massive. An outstanding historian. He will be missed.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I'll never forget, November, 2016, when his reign of terror began. A couple of days after the election I was in therapy and I said "I know it's not your job to offer political commentary, but I gotta tell you, I'm scared." Therapist paused and said very quietly "something foul has been unleashed."
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'll never forget, November, 2016, when his reign of terror began. A couple of days after the election I was in therapy and I said "I know it's not your job to offer political commentary, but I gotta tell you, I'm scared." Therapist paused and said very quietly "something foul has been unleashed."
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
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"Avoiding politics" during the normalization of fascism is to side with fascism.
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"Avoiding politics" during the normalization of fascism is to side with fascism.
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The only thing better than a cuddle from a big dog, is cuddles from *two* big dogs. Jean Arthur in Easy Living (1937).
September 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The only thing better than a cuddle from a big dog, is cuddles from *two* big dogs. Jean Arthur in Easy Living (1937).
They just don’t make movies like Midnight Run anymore.
September 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
They just don’t make movies like Midnight Run anymore.
