Reposted by Kaye McElleNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 12hA very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg 16586132
Reposted by Kaye McElleJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23hNEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.” religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h... 421144314
Reposted by Kaye McElleAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 9hHappy weekend! Here’s a 3,500 year-old Minoan clay flask decorated with a wide-eyed octopus! 🐙❤️ From Palaikastro, Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology 12596125
Reposted by Kaye McElleTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 8hMy latest @newscientist.com cartoon 2228341077
Reposted by Kaye McElleElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 16hThis is a disaster. The ethics committee in Denmark that approved the Guinea-Bissau study which will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine “had never considered medical studies before but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one”. Four members of the committee have resigned in protest.theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 651523724
Reposted by Kaye McElleGirl’s Own advice @girlsown.bsky.social · 9hAn exceptional illustration led to some exceptional captions in last Sunday’s #GirlsOwnCC 🥇 @julesmrobertsf1.bsky.social 🥈 @erburyoldboy.bsky.social 🥉 @herodotuspenguin.bsky.social 4th @ancientnmodern.bsky.social Highly commended @phlogginganorse.bsky.social and @vickinunn.bsky.social 👏👏👏 5244
Reposted by Kaye McElleSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 18hWe went from sanctioning Russian oil to buying it in three weeks. Instead of ending his disastrous war in Iran, Trump is now funding Russia's war in Ukraine. We used to hold dictators and autocrats accountable. Now our president negotiated a deal to fund Putin's unjust war.cnbc.comTrump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global marketsPresident Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. 2271372563
Reposted by Kaye McElleCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 20hImagine how pleased he was to have a photo of himself with the babby. From a glass plate negative in my collection, no date/info. 472411200
Reposted by Kaye McElleAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Three thousand years ago, a Greek potter looked at a bowl and thought: ‘You know what this needs? A leg!’ Clay bowl with leg-shaped handle!🦵😆 Early Geometric period 850 BC. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology 471108278
Reposted by Kaye McElleNathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 23hThis is a complete betrayal of Ukraine and of Europe to violate sanctions on Russia. And Congress has passed laws to block Russia oil sales So Trump is violating international sanctions and federal law This should be his second impeachment related to Ukraine 49724217
Reposted by Kaye McElleSachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Elizabeth von Arnim Society invites proposals for "Literary Gardens: Cultivation, Movement, and Modernism," an international online conference to be held February 12–13, 2027, in conversation with #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/... 041
Reposted by Kaye McElleAshmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026These beautiful beakers were made in Vienna during the 19th century. The technique of decorating glass in transparent enamels was developed in the early 19th century. 113029
Reposted by Kaye McElleAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Some 3,400 years ago, an Egyptian artisan captured a sense of speed and elegance in this beautifully carved handle in the shape of a horse! 🐴 ❤️ New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC. The Met 📷 by me #Archaeology 10622128
Reposted by Kaye McElleThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/10/2026BREAKING: The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.bit.lyPentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamedThe Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” 29318495
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Says the super man with the super tan and the super hair and a super business record and super facts and super health and super knowledge and a super gold studded office. 130
Reposted by Kaye McEllePhilip Bump @pbump.com · 08/10/2026a sure sign that something is "highly accepted" is if you have to threaten to impose the power of the state against those who don't accept it 771168196
Reposted by Kaye McElleDr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 08/10/2026Punching my ticket to Kalamazoo 828689
Reposted by Kaye McElleAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Those TVs that pretend to be an art print when not in use are the modern day equivalent of having a TV in a walnut cabinet back in the 80s. 7622
Reposted by Kaye McElleKate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Purple polka dots shimmy across the surface of this dress, the fabric all that was required to create a decorative dress. Devoid of embellishment other than lace collar and cuffs, it holds its own in lavender shaded splendour. Late #1840s, Brussels Museum of Fashion and Lace #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡 918427
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Oh but it just may be a lunatic he's looking for. 270
Reposted by Kaye McElleBrendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The state of Alabama imposed a state law that requires pubic schools and universities to use the term “Gulf of America.” And obvious and flagrant authoritarian move and textbook example of what Barrett Taylor and I call postliberal governance. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...insidehighered.comAlabama’s New “Gulf of America” Mandate Impacts CollegesRepublican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too. 2618491
Reposted by Kaye McElleKate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026An abundance of colour and pattern characterises this mid #1860s bodice from shadowy leaves to garlands of flowers. It is almost easier to appreciate it in isolation, separate from its skirt, the details somehow more impactful as a solo piece #V_and_A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡 930358
Reposted by Kaye McElleOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Morning (New Yorker cartoon, by Rose Anne Prevec) 644784
Reposted by Kaye McElleMuseum of Political Corruption @corruptmuseum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026WHEREVER YOU ARE: LIVESTREAM THIS! October 21st | 7 PM EDT As the #Epstein dominoes keep falling, we honor the legendary Julie K. Brown. LIVE, in conversation with Marty Baron! Presented by the Museum of Political Corruption nellie_bly_award_2026.eventbrite.com @jojofromjerz.bsky.social 044
Reposted by Kaye McEllePaul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A Frost Advisory will be in effect for northern Fairfield and New Haven counties from Tuesday at 11 p.m. until Wednesday at 9 a.m. EDT: forecast.weather.gov/product.php?... 133
Reposted by Kaye McElleTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com 16994248
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Your reply showed up on my feed directly underneath your original post with no intervening replies. Glad to open the whole thread and see it was your last iPad, not your last child, that you almost impossibly let get drastically overheated in Carmarthen. 220
Reposted by Kaye McEllePaper and Ink @paperandink.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Any one need a microfilm scanner? Our library will scrap one on Saturday. It works. All our stuff is digitized. You pay for shipping or come pick it up near Erie,PA. 77037
Reposted by Kaye McElleΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917–2009) "Autumn Cornfield, October", 1950. Watercolor on Paper, 41 × 41 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 1226
Reposted by Kaye McElleChristina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: Ken Paxton's office is investigating pediatricians for vaccinating children. He alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 27307156
Reposted by Kaye McElleAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻 He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet! The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂 Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me 321360326
Reposted by Kaye McElleSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!forbes.comKnobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of ManyAuto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back. 21591991688
Reposted by Kaye McElleCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Vintage ceramic novelty teapot from my collection. 181572110
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And finally the Eclectus parrot, carrying off red and purple with dignity. www.animal.photos/bird6/eclect... 020
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And the Violet-Necked Lory, doing the Red Hat Club proud. parrots.org/encyclopedia... 000
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looked up some red, violet, and black parrots. There's the dracula parrot - screams but likes figs. Nice look for the young Victorian goth. www.livescience.com/animals/bird...livescience.comDracula parrot: The goth bird whose piercing screams echo through New Guinea forestsPesquet's parrot, also known as a Dracula parrot, resembles a vulture and has a distinct scream — but its favorite food is figs. 382
Kaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you are unlucky it will be a salamander instead. Much more difficult to clean up. Only happened to me once. I think the cat just wanted to prove she could do it. 240
Reposted by Kaye McElleKaye McElle @kayemcelle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"I got a 6 in the new 10x10 Charadle. That put me in the top 47% of players. Care to share your score, Howard?" #GirlsOwnCC 0101
Reposted by Kaye McElleTHE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 04/10/2026Darrell suspected someone had once again slipped him a trick spoon with the concave side reversed. 51058188
Reposted by Kaye McElleKatie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you have chickens and want to offer up your chooks and chonks as artist reference for #Boktober, I have a thread for that! 24017
Reposted by Kaye McElleDavid Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Make a movie quiet: Sneaks On A Plane Shusher Island Das Mute Hush Hour The Pianissimo Calmaggedon Peace Academy Inaudible Basterds Benjamin Button-Up The King’s Speechless Look Who’s Not Talking Ferris Bueller’s Mic’s Off 9151
