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They really do commit impeachable acts at least once per day
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d
Speculation that the FBI special agent in charge in Atlanta was fired when he raised questions about the planned raid on the Fulton County elections center are confirmed.
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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torontoboris.bsky.social
Spiraling into law.

The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.

#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
Spiral staircase in the American Room at Osgoode Hall and Law Society of Ontario.
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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alanjstedman.bsky.social
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,

The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance

Iconic imo
Photograph from 1911 taken by Herbert Ponting whilst with Scott's Antarctic Expedition The monochrome photo is taken from within a cave. The walls of the cave are made of ice. The cave entrance is in the mid distance with two figures standing looking out towards a distant ship. Between them and the ship there is first a 'beach' of ice before the sea itself. The ship could be up to 800 metres away What makes the photo so special is that where the figures are at the cave entrance there is a band of very white snow and ice (contrasting with the comparatively dark inside of the cave) that creates a stark framework in which the men and the ship are captured. It is made even more dramatic by the fact that the cave entrance is at least 30 metres high and is in the shape of a distorted elipse with the tail sloping off to the right at the top of the elipse The photo being in monochrome in a largely white environment makes the photographers skill all the more laudable
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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dogofthedesert.bsky.social
A male vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) displays his stunning colors in Albuquerque's South Valley on January 16, 2025. Not a bird we usually see around here.

#nature #naturephotography #birds
A bird perched on a bare branch, against a blurred-out tan background. The bird's body faces right but the head is turned back over the right shoulder, so that the left eye is looking at the camera. Brilliant orange-red plumage extends from the dark beak down the neck, breast, and belly, to include the undertail coverts. A dull brown streak extends from the beak back past the dark eye. The back, visible folded wing, and tail are dark brown. The crown is as brightly colored as the undersides of the bird, but redder. The crest is raised, adding to the effect.
January 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Strawberry Panna Cotta || Lemon Basil Sauce || White Strawberry || White Wine Vinegar Pearls || Black Sesame Tuile

(Above)

#food #foodporn #experiment
December 16, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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tastingtable.bsky.social
One of Andrew Jackson's favorite dishes was a three ingredient hickory nut soup, likely based on the Native American soup known as kanuchi.
The 3-Ingredient Soup President Andrew Jackson Loved Included A Gallon Of Hickory Nuts - Tasting Table
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January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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karlgalle.bsky.social
Happy birthday, Johannes Stöffler! In addition to Thony's post below, he's also featured today on the Linda Hall Library site, along with links to a full scan of their recently acquired copy of his 1513 astrolabe book with its great foldout illustrations: www.lindahall.org/about/news/s... #HistSTM
Illustration from the astrolabe book in the Linda Hall Library post, showing an elaborate foldout diagram on astrolabe design.
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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romanceofbooks.bsky.social
Nautilus shells from ‘Deliciae naturae selectae’ by Georg Wolfgang Knorr. Published in Nuremberg, 1766-67.

Library of Congress Rare Books and Special Collections.

#naturalhistory #sciart #animalart #rarebooks #bookhistory
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
The natural grace of an oak seedling called Noble Shadow

A literal translation of the Old English Æðelsceadu, or Addleshade if the word still existed
An oak seedling
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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tomsharperocks.bsky.social
2 November 1827: Oxford geologist William Buckland tells George Featherstonhaugh that 'Mary Anning is in the Act of extracting a large slab of Pentacrinites for you if she does not break her neck in the Operation'. She was working the Lias Pentacrinites Bed high on the unstable cliffs of Black Ven.
Top left: portrait of George Featherstonhaugh; centre: portrait of Mary Anning; top right: portrait of William Buckland; bottom: extract of a letter from Buckland to Featherstonhaugh.
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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jenrubin.bsky.social
nmwa.org/exhibitions/... wonderful exhibit- go if you are in town. Women highly esteemed in their lifetime cut out of the art canon so have been invisible for centuries. Who gets included in the telling of our history and culture is critical
Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750 | Exhibition | National Museum of Women in the Arts
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October 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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jcblibrary.bsky.social
Visit the JCB!

Our current exhibition, Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature, is open Monday through Thursday from 10 am - to 12:45 pm and from 2 pm to 4:45 pm, and Friday from 10 am to 12:45 pm.

You can also view it online at americana.jcblibrary.org/exhibitions/...
The image contains the JCB logo, a photography of typesetting letters, and the text "Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature - Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben."
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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hsmurphy.bsky.social
TOMORROW!! Renaissance Skin: the final celebration. This *sold out* , but we've been able to squeeze in a few more chairs. If you're interested in materials, bodies, meaning, or even just sausages, do come and celebrate @evelynwelch.bsky.social's return to @kingshistory.bsky.social. #EarlyModern 🗃️
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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bookswain.bsky.social
An engraved plate from Florilegium renovatum et Auctum (1641) by Swiss-born engraver Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593 – 1650). The added lepidoptera species is apropos: his daughter was entomologist & scientific artist Maria Sibylla Merian.
Coin for scale.
#sciart #histsci
A 17th century engraving of a bulbed flower with the roots at the bottom of tbe bulb, two broad leaves and the flower head visible. There is also an unknown species of Lepidoptera depicted with wings spread. #Lepidoptera #moths #butterfly #17thc #publishing #art #womeninscience 🐡
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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trincolllibcam.bsky.social
Term has started and a quiet has settled on the library and the river. Don't forget to take a break and look out of the window. It's too beautiful to miss.

#worldmentalhealthday
The Bridge of Sighs with blue sky and autumnal trees reflected in the river.
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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instascience.bsky.social
A Kagu bird on the brink of extinction meets its own kind.
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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jamellebouie.net
did i eat this entire plate of ethiopian? yes, i did.
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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rmathematicus.bsky.social
Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, whose mathematical abilities, acquired from Clavius, made it possible for him as the first European in the 17th century to penetrate Chinese society & build a bridgehead for the Jesuit mission, was born 6 October 1552 #histsci
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An Italo-Chinese Jesuit
The first history of science post that I wrote for The Renaissance Mathematicus was about the Jesuit mathematicus and educational reformer Christoph Clavius and his introduction of the mathematical…
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October 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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mahtowin1.bsky.social
National Congress of American Indians" "Wounded Knee Was Not a Battle.
It Was the Deliberate Mass Killing of 350 Lakota."
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NCAI: "Wounded Knee Was Not a Battle, It Was the Deliberate Mass Killing of 350 Lakota
On Friday, the National Congress of American Indians pushed back on the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to retain the Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre ...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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romanceofbooks.bsky.social
Opossum and snake from ‘Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri’ (often shortened to Thesaurus). The four volume set of books is based on Dutch apothecary Albertus Seba’s cabinet of curiosities. Published in Amsterdam, 1734-1765.

Newberry Library 📚

#animalart #naturalhistory #bookhistory
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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adamkeiper.com
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Here's the famous "Barcarolle" duet from Offenbach's opera 'The Tales of Hoffmann,' sung by mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa (on the left) and soprano Fatma Said (on the right). See you around.
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Fatma Said, Marianne Crebassa – Offenbach: Barcarolle: Belle nuit ô nuit d’amour (Contes d'Hoffmann)
YouTube video by Warner Classics
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October 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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rmathematicus.bsky.social
Blaise Pascal, Torricellian tubes, the vacuum & air pressure #histsci #histtech

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Portrait of Blaise Pascal artist unknown
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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themerl.bsky.social
yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)
A herd of sheep move across a marshy bridge.
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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johnrossmd.bsky.social
Digoxin (excreted renally) and digitoxin (metabolized by liver) are both derived from foxglove. William Withering described its use in "dropsy" in 1785. While it relieved dyspnea and edema, he noted that it had a narrow therapeutic index: the effective dose was close to that which causes toxicity
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea): tall spikes of tubular, bell-shaped flowers, usually in shades of purple and pink, with spots on the inside
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM