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@roll2d10.bsky.social
reporter in the Deep South. struggling creative writer. octopus enthusiast, metalhead, ancient history nerd. he/him.
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I doubt I'll ever take a better photo.
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I doubt I'll ever take a better photo.
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“Perhaps his greatest act of courage, though, was simply to tell the truth as he saw it after he took off his nation’s uniform.”
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
The Anti-War Marine
It is both truism and cliché that “no one hates war more than the soldiers who fight.” Many historians have demonstrated that political causes are often quickly discarded among the mud, bullets, an…
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December 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Perhaps his greatest act of courage, though, was simply to tell the truth as he saw it after he took off his nation’s uniform.”
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
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skyview drive-in, dothan, alabama, 1979
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
skyview drive-in, dothan, alabama, 1979
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Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
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Clay goblet from Early Bronze Age Troy.
Known as a depas goblet after the Homeric ‘depas amphikypellon', recent residue analysis shows these two-handled vessels were used for drinking wine some 4,250 years ago!
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
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#Archaeology
Known as a depas goblet after the Homeric ‘depas amphikypellon', recent residue analysis shows these two-handled vessels were used for drinking wine some 4,250 years ago!
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Clay goblet from Early Bronze Age Troy.
Known as a depas goblet after the Homeric ‘depas amphikypellon', recent residue analysis shows these two-handled vessels were used for drinking wine some 4,250 years ago!
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Known as a depas goblet after the Homeric ‘depas amphikypellon', recent residue analysis shows these two-handled vessels were used for drinking wine some 4,250 years ago!
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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#SaxonSunday
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but has parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939 then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
Faith Museum, Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland.
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but has parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939 then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
Faith Museum, Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland.
December 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#SaxonSunday
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but has parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939 then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
Faith Museum, Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland.
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but has parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939 then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
Faith Museum, Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland.
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Two copper alloy daggers and a whetstone - grave goods discovered in an early Bronze Age barrow (1700-1600 BC) at Norton Bavant in Wiltshire. Now part of the collections at Salisbury Museum. 📸 My own. #Archaeology #BronzeAge #NortonBavant #SalisburyMuseum
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Two copper alloy daggers and a whetstone - grave goods discovered in an early Bronze Age barrow (1700-1600 BC) at Norton Bavant in Wiltshire. Now part of the collections at Salisbury Museum. 📸 My own. #Archaeology #BronzeAge #NortonBavant #SalisburyMuseum
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#MosaicMonday - Mosaic pavement from Sepphoris (Diocaesarea), Israel, depicting a centaur draped in a leopard-skin cloak and holding a large bowl inscribed with the Greek phrase "Helpful God". Dated to the 5th century AD.
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic pavement from Sepphoris (Diocaesarea), Israel, depicting a centaur draped in a leopard-skin cloak and holding a large bowl inscribed with the Greek phrase "Helpful God". Dated to the 5th century AD.
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You know who was great?
Claudia Cardinale.
Terrific actress, fine human being, never became a fascist. Also extraordinarily beautiful.
She was a feminist and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador.
She died earlier this year. Just remembering her today for no particular reason.
Claudia Cardinale.
Terrific actress, fine human being, never became a fascist. Also extraordinarily beautiful.
She was a feminist and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador.
She died earlier this year. Just remembering her today for no particular reason.
a woman in a black fur coat is sitting on the ground .
Alt: Claudia, the eternal muse, in a black fur coat is sitting and shaking her head,
Laughing.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
You know who was great?
Claudia Cardinale.
Terrific actress, fine human being, never became a fascist. Also extraordinarily beautiful.
She was a feminist and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador.
She died earlier this year. Just remembering her today for no particular reason.
Claudia Cardinale.
Terrific actress, fine human being, never became a fascist. Also extraordinarily beautiful.
She was a feminist and a UNESCO goodwill ambassador.
She died earlier this year. Just remembering her today for no particular reason.
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
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Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic
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December 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Usually I can’t wait for a sequel but…
December 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Usually I can’t wait for a sequel but…
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I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article
!!!!
And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
How a bigger-looking butt could be a sneaky sign of autism and ADHD
Your backside might reveal a thing or two about your brain.
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December 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article
!!!!
And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
!!!!
And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
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'When people tell you how young you look, they are telling you how old you are." ~ Cary Grant
December 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
'When people tell you how young you look, they are telling you how old you are." ~ Cary Grant
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The Christian right’s deification of Donald Trump amounts to idolatry.
Trump’s malignantly narcissistic response to the murder of Rob Reiner reveals a deeply demonic figure: one callously indifferent to any life but his own, the antithesis of a true Christian.
Trump’s malignantly narcissistic response to the murder of Rob Reiner reveals a deeply demonic figure: one callously indifferent to any life but his own, the antithesis of a true Christian.
December 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Christian right’s deification of Donald Trump amounts to idolatry.
Trump’s malignantly narcissistic response to the murder of Rob Reiner reveals a deeply demonic figure: one callously indifferent to any life but his own, the antithesis of a true Christian.
Trump’s malignantly narcissistic response to the murder of Rob Reiner reveals a deeply demonic figure: one callously indifferent to any life but his own, the antithesis of a true Christian.
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Remembering Ava Gardner on her birthday 🎂
📷 Luis Lemus for Vogue
"I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never had the proper respect for acting. Quite often, I learned my lines on the way to the studio."
📷 Luis Lemus for Vogue
"I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never had the proper respect for acting. Quite often, I learned my lines on the way to the studio."
December 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Remembering Ava Gardner on her birthday 🎂
📷 Luis Lemus for Vogue
"I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never had the proper respect for acting. Quite often, I learned my lines on the way to the studio."
📷 Luis Lemus for Vogue
"I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never had the proper respect for acting. Quite often, I learned my lines on the way to the studio."
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Turns out there's no such thing as being a little short for a storm trooper.
They must be giants.
December 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Turns out there's no such thing as being a little short for a storm trooper.
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“Write to the market.”
You’ll never catch the market. By the time you’ve written it, the market is gone. Write what you’re on fire to write, and sometimes the market shows up.
You’ll never catch the market. By the time you’ve written it, the market is gone. Write what you’re on fire to write, and sometimes the market shows up.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Write to the market.”
You’ll never catch the market. By the time you’ve written it, the market is gone. Write what you’re on fire to write, and sometimes the market shows up.
You’ll never catch the market. By the time you’ve written it, the market is gone. Write what you’re on fire to write, and sometimes the market shows up.
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I've known a lot of Portland strippers and they are absolutely the best people.
December 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I've known a lot of Portland strippers and they are absolutely the best people.
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He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
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it took me a minute to put together that she’s being homophobic, not making a genuinely helpful suggestion about birth control
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
it took me a minute to put together that she’s being homophobic, not making a genuinely helpful suggestion about birth control
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My friend just rescued a cat who had been in a hoarder’s house and then in a shelter’s cage for five months. Came home today.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My friend just rescued a cat who had been in a hoarder’s house and then in a shelter’s cage for five months. Came home today.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
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Drought facilitated the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire in the 1230s
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Medieval drought may have aided the Mongol Empire’s push west in the 1230s, study suggests - Medievalists.net
A new tree-ring study reconstructing summer drought on the East European Plain argues that severe aridity in the 1230s may have helped the Mongol Empire’s westward expansion by shaping mobility and vu...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Drought facilitated the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire in the 1230s
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