Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicJohn McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 8h11 Oct 1660: Samuel Pepys sees 'The Moore of Venice' [aka Othello] at the Cockpit #London #otd 2134
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026OTD, 4 October 1666: Samuel Pepys was assigned to "look into the former laws against Atheism." Later he met with friends, and then "home to supper, and to bed." www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1666/1... share.google/ukzRI3b0TbVj... 010
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicHistory of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Lord Herbert of Cherbury is today mostly remembered as a philosopher who promoted religious tolerance. But as Dr David Scott has explored, his attitude to international diplomacy and the conduct of the English Civil War, reveals a far more combative side to his character.historyofparliament.comPhilosopher and warmonger: Lord Herbert of Cherbury reconsideredIn an era of religious extremists and violent conviction-politicians such as Oliver Cromwell, Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury seemingly stands out as an 064
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Pilgrim At Tinker Creek is a life changing book. Water Bugs? Kidneys? A deep look at solitude and being? All there. A universe in a creek. Rest Peacefully, Annie Dillard 021
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If people within themselves would be governed by reason, and not generally give up their understanding to a double tyranny, of custom from without, and blind affections within; they would discern better what it is to favour and uphold the tyrant of a nation. 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It is Lawfull, and hath been held so through all Ages, for any, who have the Power, to call to account a Tyrant,or wicked King, and after due conviction, to depose, and put him to death. 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To—morrow, ere fresh morning streak the east With first approach of light, we must be risen, And at our pleasant labour, to reform Yon flowery arbours, yonder alleys green... 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026As good almost kill a man as kill a good book... but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself. 001
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026For ancient history buffs, please enjoy this: a live recording of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, broadcast on KVST-TV, Channel 68 in Los Angeles, CA at 8 pm on May 5, 1975. youtu.be/Upjq1aORoNY?...youtu.beThe Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo - "Travesties" & "Live At The Aquarius Theatre"YouTube video by TitanicFog 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I doubt not but all ingenuous and knowing men will easily agree with me, that a free Commonwealth without single person or house of lords, is by far the best government, if it can be had. 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed And post o’er Land and Ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait. 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A little asset and scene blocking progress. 001
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. 011
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Let ther be Light, said God, and forthwith Light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure Sprung from the Deep, and from her Native East To journie through the airie gloom began... 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Before their eyes in sudden view appear The secrets of the hoary deep, a dark Illimitable Ocean without bound... 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026thys nys no partye! thys nys no disco! thys nys no jestinge arounde! thys nys no taverne! nor roade-syde playhous! Ich ne have tyme for that nowe! 223142
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Amerigo Vespucci, famous for discovering the United States 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Everich rose hath its Þ 1323142
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The sea didn't make sailors crude. The sea stripped out everything that wasn't load-bearing. Profanity is what survived. www.JackHopkinsNow.com 37488121
Reposted by Scotch and Miltonicconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Trump's Secret Police Spying on Americans? - The Fabricated Minnesota Conspiracy Click on the blue link and the article will open in English kaizen-blog.org/en/trumps-ge...kaizen-blog.orgTrumps Geheimpolizei spioniert Amerikaner aus? - Die erfundene Verschwörung von MinnesotaIsaac Sant ist einer von 15 Menschen, die in Minneapolis auf der Anklagebank sitzen, weil sie sich der Einwanderungsbehörde ICE in den Weg gestellt haben sollen. Sein Fall klänge nach Alltag der Straf... 14420
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026CATTES All Ich reallye wante ys CATTES For yn the dawninge it ys CATTES And yn the eveninge it ys CATTES 918524
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026No eclipse in California, but hey, the weather dipped under 100. 010
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Shouting to the wilderness: Koto samples ELO's "Tightrope" in "Mind Machine."youtube.comMind MachineYouTube video by KOTO - Topic 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We return now to our regularly scheduled Milton content www.reddit.com/r/JohnMilton...reddit.comFrom the JohnMilton community on Reddit: Milton's early notes on Paradise lost as a tragedy called Adam Unparadised, c. 1640.Posted by Mindless_Resident_20 - 20 votes and 1 comment 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026“Gustavo” is harvesting mangoes in Coachella, CA. “This is very hard work. We start before dawn, but temps are already near 100° while we’re working. It’s physical labor, and it’s hard to do in this kind of heat.” Today’s high in Coachella is forecast to reach 109°. #WeFeedYou 14034561087
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026No free person can be compelled to speak. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing | Reuters share.google/1qFeJkTAuKoN...share.googleFauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearingAnthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing R... 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Fascinating. scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/cgi/viewcont...scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I don't know who needs to know these useful cell formulas, but here it goes. =SUM(RANGE:RANGE) =COUNT(RANGE:RANGE) 000
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I'm reminiscing on 1988, reading the Village Voice as a map to my weekend. 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicBudd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days. 344213715864
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Damn, Belgium. What an ass-kickin' THAT was. 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Elena Klimenko (Ukrainian Artist, born 1969) "Evening Lights", 2022. Oil on Canvas, 46 × 38 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 452742295
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicDanimal Cannon is recording a NEW ALBUM @danimalcannon.com · 29/06/2026moon be mooning 442523225
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 15/06/2026static.klipy.comNosferatu: Count Orlok HorrorAlt: Nosferatu: Count Orlok Horror 010
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicAndy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 29/10/2025If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.media.tenor.coma man wearing sunglasses is saying `` it 's finger licking good ! ''Alt: Bill Paxton in Near Dark saying, “It’s finger licking good!” 2635
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In unrelated news: "The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates" was published in February, 1649. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comJames Comey indicted over seashell photo that officials said threatened TrumpThe former FBI director posted a beach photo last year that shows shells in the shape of "8647," which Trump allies portrayed as a threat against the president. 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicHistory of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 25/04/2026On this day in 1599, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1653-58, was born. Head to our website to explore our varied collection of articles on one of the most important figures in British parliamentary history.historyofparliament.comOliver Cromwell - The History of ParliamentDr David Scott, Editor of the 1640-60 House of Lords section, explores the role of the peers in securing the right of Parliament to meet regularly. The Triennial Act of February 1641 was the first… 096
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Nice surprise sunset, it's been rainy for most of the week. Looking west over the San Joaquin Valley. 010
Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Cervesa Victoria, El Vicio Michelada mix, juice of one lime. Rimmed with sea salt and chili powder. The jalapenos are from the garden, salt cured, lacto-fermented. Still working on the aesthetics, but my stars, it's delicious 000
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicPeter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026This is a great time to recall that Charles I, the British king who claimed to be above the law, was beheaded on January 30, 1649 after having made war on his people. mycandles.blogspot.com/2022/11/brit...mycandles.blogspot.comBritish Monarchs Who Ended Badly, Part 7: James I, Charles I, and the Civil War.The 17th century began with a new dynasty in England, the Stuarts. It was new in England but old in Scotland. Stuart monarchs had occupied t... 085
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 30/01/202630 January 1649 Charles Stuart, King of England, will walk through the Banqueting House. A cold day, he has put on two shirts, so he won’t shiver. At 2pm, for high treason, he will be “putt to death by the severinge of his head from his body.” “I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown.” 68217
Reposted by Scotch and MiltonicDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 30/01/2026”I shall go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown." King Charles I, beheaded at Banqueting House London #OTD 1649. Charles I on horseback, dated 1633, by Anthony Van Dyck Royal Collection Trust 1345