sutratwo
@sutratwo.bsky.social
Art and design geek, writer, mother, crone, lifter of heavy objects, reader of all the things, student of the ancient. She/her. I often smell good.
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As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
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Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
I am completely charmed.
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I am completely charmed.
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Brilliant. We need this everywhere.
[Florence, Italy]
[Florence, Italy]
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Brilliant. We need this everywhere.
[Florence, Italy]
[Florence, Italy]
I needed this. Maybe you do too.
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I needed this. Maybe you do too.
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I grow frustrated with local news-- by focusing so much on stories of violence, they inadvertently promote the idea that the world is more violent than it is (leading voters to candidates who promise security at all costs).
But holding up a mic to a cow is incredible
www.10tv.com/article/news...
But holding up a mic to a cow is incredible
www.10tv.com/article/news...
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I grow frustrated with local news-- by focusing so much on stories of violence, they inadvertently promote the idea that the world is more violent than it is (leading voters to candidates who promise security at all costs).
But holding up a mic to a cow is incredible
www.10tv.com/article/news...
But holding up a mic to a cow is incredible
www.10tv.com/article/news...
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I needed this today, perhaps you do too: E.B. White's letter to a man who had lost faith in humanity www.themarginalian.org/2014/05/06/e...
E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to a Man Who Had Lost Faith in Humanity
What sailors teach us about hope and the resilience of the human spirit.
www.themarginalian.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I needed this today, perhaps you do too: E.B. White's letter to a man who had lost faith in humanity www.themarginalian.org/2014/05/06/e...
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The most helpful phrase of 2025 👇
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The most helpful phrase of 2025 👇
10/10, would join
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
10/10, would join
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Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today.
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today.
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
Apparently this is real, and people, I simply Cannot Even.
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Apparently this is real, and people, I simply Cannot Even.
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Joke’s on everyone who said liberal arts degrees don’t prepare you for the real world - my studies in rise of the Third Reich now doubles as a survival guide.
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Joke’s on everyone who said liberal arts degrees don’t prepare you for the real world - my studies in rise of the Third Reich now doubles as a survival guide.
I cannot get enough of this. The whole genre, really.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I cannot get enough of this. The whole genre, really.
I’ve only been in aviation for three years. I have much, MUCH to learn about aircraft maintenance. But I can attest that in most cases, a 737 does need some sort of engine if you want it to go up in the air. It’s true of most aircraft, but ESPECIALLY the 737.
The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I’ve only been in aviation for three years. I have much, MUCH to learn about aircraft maintenance. But I can attest that in most cases, a 737 does need some sort of engine if you want it to go up in the air. It’s true of most aircraft, but ESPECIALLY the 737.
Escapist gym log: my son spotted me on bench for the first time this morning. The moment I realized he actually _can_ spot me* was a weird, proud moment.
* - I’m still way stronger than he is. If/when the little punk actually out-benches me, THAT’S gonna feel weird.
#crossfit #crossfitmasters
* - I’m still way stronger than he is. If/when the little punk actually out-benches me, THAT’S gonna feel weird.
#crossfit #crossfitmasters
November 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Escapist gym log: my son spotted me on bench for the first time this morning. The moment I realized he actually _can_ spot me* was a weird, proud moment.
* - I’m still way stronger than he is. If/when the little punk actually out-benches me, THAT’S gonna feel weird.
#crossfit #crossfitmasters
* - I’m still way stronger than he is. If/when the little punk actually out-benches me, THAT’S gonna feel weird.
#crossfit #crossfitmasters
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There’s a sort of Dunning-Kruger effect happening where people who read widely, consider various perspectives, and put in effort to understand views they disagree with worry that they don’t do that enough, while people who don’t do any of that accuse others of being in a bubble and call it a day.
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There’s a sort of Dunning-Kruger effect happening where people who read widely, consider various perspectives, and put in effort to understand views they disagree with worry that they don’t do that enough, while people who don’t do any of that accuse others of being in a bubble and call it a day.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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. @bradguigar.com & @davekellett.bsky.social give @kevinmcshane.org a hard time about tabling at a He-Man convention
Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/JPmULPU9WoY
Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/JPmULPU9WoY
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
. @bradguigar.com & @davekellett.bsky.social give @kevinmcshane.org a hard time about tabling at a He-Man convention
Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/JPmULPU9WoY
Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/JPmULPU9WoY
Dear @realgdt.bsky.social :
I’ve thought for ages that the human soul is just a product of our big ol’ H. sapien brains, evolving to bond cultures with stories so we’re more likely to survive. Cynical, sure. But you make me wonder if I’ve got it wrong. Or entirely right. Damn you. I love you.
I’ve thought for ages that the human soul is just a product of our big ol’ H. sapien brains, evolving to bond cultures with stories so we’re more likely to survive. Cynical, sure. But you make me wonder if I’ve got it wrong. Or entirely right. Damn you. I love you.
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Dear @realgdt.bsky.social :
I’ve thought for ages that the human soul is just a product of our big ol’ H. sapien brains, evolving to bond cultures with stories so we’re more likely to survive. Cynical, sure. But you make me wonder if I’ve got it wrong. Or entirely right. Damn you. I love you.
I’ve thought for ages that the human soul is just a product of our big ol’ H. sapien brains, evolving to bond cultures with stories so we’re more likely to survive. Cynical, sure. But you make me wonder if I’ve got it wrong. Or entirely right. Damn you. I love you.
I… I just…
(gesture helplessly at everything)
(gesture helplessly at everything)
I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?
But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I… I just…
(gesture helplessly at everything)
(gesture helplessly at everything)
…I literally gasped aloud. 😍
@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social @bschillace.brandyschillace.com @anatomicalcat.bsky.social @moviessilently.bsky.social @gnofhorror.com
I covet this poster as I have never coveted anything
The IMAX poster for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, by artist James Jean.
I am ENTHRALLED
I covet this poster as I have never coveted anything
The IMAX poster for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, by artist James Jean.
I am ENTHRALLED
October 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
…I literally gasped aloud. 😍
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I follow a Norwegian lighthouse keeper named Paal Bjørndal whose whole bit is sharing profound things that are inaudible due to high winds. I love the internet.
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I follow a Norwegian lighthouse keeper named Paal Bjørndal whose whole bit is sharing profound things that are inaudible due to high winds. I love the internet.
Escapist gym log: my deadlift progress is ready to surge, but my hand calluses get touchy and sore enough that they’re legit holding me back. I know this problem is fixable, and I’m working on it, but I’m VERY FUSSY about it. #powerlifting #crossfit
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Escapist gym log: my deadlift progress is ready to surge, but my hand calluses get touchy and sore enough that they’re legit holding me back. I know this problem is fixable, and I’m working on it, but I’m VERY FUSSY about it. #powerlifting #crossfit
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All We Ever Wanted — Shaun Tan, 2017
October 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
All We Ever Wanted — Shaun Tan, 2017
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This absolute emotional rollercoaster of a post
October 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This absolute emotional rollercoaster of a post