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Scotch and Miltonic

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Fascinated by the early modern period: I'm here if we you want to talk about John Milton, the 17th Century, Baroque Music and Art. The Reformation to The Enlightenment is my JAM.

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 8h
11 Oct 1660: Samuel Pepys sees 'The Moore of Venice' [aka Othello] at the Cockpit #London #otd
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OTD, 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...
Samuel Pepys
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lord 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.
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Philosopher and warmonger: Lord Herbert of Cherbury reconsidered
In an era of religious extremists and violent conviction-politicians such as Oliver Cromwell, Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury seemingly stands out as an
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hwæt?
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Pilgrim 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
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
​If 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.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Who radicalized you?" These two dudes
John MiltonEdward Abbey
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It 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.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To—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...
A trimmed and weeded pathA clean and well trimmed garden
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
As good almost kill a man as kill a good book... but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Lux oritur; tepidi fulcra relinque tori.
Sunrise over the Sierra Foothills
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For 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?...
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The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo - "Travesties" & "Live At The Aquarius Theatre"
YouTube video by TitanicFog
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I 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.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
God 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.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A little asset and scene blocking progress.
A 3D wireframe of a Jandy 3-Way Diverter Valve BodySome plumbingRough pool sceneAdded some color and texture
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I 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.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Let 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...
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Before their eyes in sudden view appear The secrets of the hoary deep, a dark Illimitable Ocean without bound...
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
thys 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!
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Amerigo Vespucci, famous for discovering the United States
Amerigo Vespucci
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Everich rose hath its Þ
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assbutt @nasboat.org · 26/08/2026
Apollo, do your thing
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The sea didn't make sailors crude. The sea stripped out everything that wasn't load-bearing. Profanity is what survived. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Trump'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...
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Trumps Geheimpolizei spioniert Amerikaner aus? - Die erfundene Verschwörung von Minnesota
Isaac 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...
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
CATTES All Ich reallye wante ys CATTES For yn the dawninge it ys CATTES And yn the eveninge it ys CATTES
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
No eclipse in California, but hey, the weather dipped under 100.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Shouting to the wilderness: Koto samples ELO's "Tightrope" in "Mind Machine."
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Mind Machine
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We return now to our regularly scheduled Milton content www.reddit.com/r/JohnMilton...
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From 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
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United 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
A farm worker harvesting mangoes
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
No free person can be compelled to speak. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing | Reuters share.google/1qFeJkTAuKoN...
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing
Anthony 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...
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Fascinating. scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I don't know who needs to know these useful cell formulas, but here it goes. =SUM(RANGE:RANGE) =COUNT(RANGE:RANGE)
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I'm reminiscing on 1988, reading the Village Voice as a map to my weekend.
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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It 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.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Damn, Belgium. What an ass-kickin' THAT was.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Elena Klimenko (Ukrainian Artist, born 1969) "Evening Lights", 2022. Oil on Canvas, 46 × 38 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Danimal Cannon is recording a NEW ALBUM @danimalcannon.com · 29/06/2026
moon be mooning
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Spinosaurus cares about your well-being.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Nosferatu: Count Orlok Horror
Alt: Nosferatu: Count Orlok Horror
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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
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a man wearing sunglasses is saying `` it 's finger licking good ! ''
Alt: Bill Paxton in Near Dark saying, “It’s finger licking good!”
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
In unrelated news: "The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates" was published in February, 1649. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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James Comey indicted over seashell photo that officials said threatened Trump
The 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.
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
On 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.
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Oliver Cromwell - The History of Parliament
Dr 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…
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Nice surprise sunset, it's been rainy for most of the week. Looking west over the San Joaquin Valley.
Nice surprise sunset, it's been rainy for most of the week. Looking west over the San Joaquin Valley, citrus in the foreground.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Silers ensile silage in silos.
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Michelada went extra tonight.
Fancy michilada with pickled chilis and garlic
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Scotch and Miltonic @chronodyne.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Cervesa 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
Michelada, garnished with sea salt, pickles jalapeno and lime.
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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This 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...
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British 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...
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
30 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.”
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Dr 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
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