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There sure are a lot of interesting things to see! Mostly Chicago finds, some other cities too.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 6h
Three 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
My photo shows an ancient Greek pottery bowl with a rounded, deep body, wide open mouth and flared rim. It has a large handle shaped like a human leg, extending from the left side of the bowl in my photo, bending at a right angle and ending in a flat foot. The bowl has a camel-coloured surface decorated with dark brown geometric patterns, which include zigzags and meander motifs arranged in horizontal bands around the body of the bowl and along the leg. From Attica, Early Geometric period, circa 850 BC. It sits on a light stone coloured surface in a display case at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
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Dave Kosak @thefargo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fascinating find in a museum in Stari Grad, on the island of Hvar in Croatia. This is a clay mold from around 300 BCE, used by Ancient Greeks to make game pieces! Games are truly universal. (Nearby, a clay tablet was found accusing the devs of being lazy.)
An ancient stone mold - Greek, from around 300 BCE - used for making clay game pieces! An example piece is shown in the mold, looking very much like a Chess pawn. This is located on a museum in Stari Grad on the island of Hvar, Croatia.
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Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This old auction catalog was on the free pile at the library. Obviously I had to grab it. It's supposed to be a pet #squirrel... 😬 artwork info: Portrait of Frederic Parker of Pepperell, Massachusetts American School, 19th c. Pastel on paper, 24 5/8 x 19 3/8 in.
Cover of an auction catalog featuring an image of a framed portrait of a boy in period dress and his pet squirrel  

THE BISNOFF COLLECTION
OCTOBER 27, 2007
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRECloseup of what is supposed to be a grey squirrel…its head looks like a weird fox though
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nothing to see here, just a man in love with a carnyx, intending to spend the rest of the afternoon blocking other people from seeing its beauty. The one…the only…Deskford carnyx and stunning reproduction of it in its prime, scaring Romans. #FindsFriday National Museum of Scotland
Me, looking a bit lovelorn, in front of the partially surviving head of a carnyx, a a full sized shiny reproduction
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Jane Horton 🇺🇸 🇦🇩 🇺🇾 🏳️‍🌈 @janebhorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
8,000-year-old obsidian mirrors discovered at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. (Meticulously polished volcanic obsidian glass) They have a convex surface and remarkably good optical quality. Crafted around 6400 BCE, they are some of the oldest manufactured mirrors known.
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it's important to arrive at sturdy ethical principles that you can't be annoyed out of. people are annoying as shit
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 22/09/2026
lots of discussion on here this week about how brains work and what consciousness really is so i'll go ahead and speculate that this is probably fun as fuck for the cow
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Really good chicken helmet. Best chicken helmet I’ve ever seen maybe.
A knight’s helmet with, inexplicably, a chicken face coming out the front
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Indus Valley Zoomorphic Sculpture, 3500 BCE-2500 BCE, terracotta, 12.1 x 17.1 cm, private collection
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The king's adviser is actually a nice guy:
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/09/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

In 1882, 10,000 workers marched up Broadway in the first-ever Labor Day parade. Led by democratic socialists and organized by New York’s unions, they rallied the movement that went on to win us weekends, safety standards, overtime pay, a minimum wage, and social security.

None of those victories were guaranteed. And none are permanent.

We created the first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running. On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next.

Happy Labor Day, New York. The future of worker power is ours to build. Learn more at nyc.gov/workerpower.
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 02/09/2026
Anyway HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, A GIANT BUGGE! Today I would like you to do things that would (in theory) make a bugge happy - Scuttle - Skitter - Sneak into someone's kitchen for snacks - Drop from the ceiling onto someone's head - Run around the bathtub at high speed - Procrastinate on your novel
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Antique clockwork drinking bear automaton made in Paris around 1910 by Roullet & Decamps, stripped of its fur due to a severe moth larvae infestation. IG: @thehouseofautomata
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Jane Horton 🇺🇸 🇦🇩 🇺🇾 🏳️‍🌈 @janebhorton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Five clay dogs buried under a palace doorway at Nineveh around 645 BC. Each one has its name written on its side in cuneiform. Expeller of evil. Catcher of the enemy. Biter of his foe. Loud is his bark. Don't think, bite. That last one is an instruction, written on the dog, addressed to the dog.
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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Noah and his beautiful longship ark Bodleian Library MS. Junius 11; 'Cædmon Manuscript'; 1000 CE; England; p.66 @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/08/2026
Good luck tonight to the Jesse White Tumblers on America’s Got Talent!
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Jesse White Tumblers Headed To 'America's Got Talent' For Live Show
Chicago's famous tumblers return to the reality series 7 p.m. Tuesday. After a successful audition, they now rely on public votes to move ahead in the competition.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
From 3,500 years ago ~ gold ‘usekh’ necklace of Egyptian Queen Ahhotep I, with hawk-head clasps, and separate strands featuring baboons, leaping animals, birds, crosses, bells and geometrical motifs (c 1,550 BC)
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Dave Bulmer @demontomatodave.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
not now, whatever cro-magnons had to deal with
An ancient cro-magnon cave painting of a significant boss battle. Its head is a crown of fronds, its left arm has a hand like a menorah, its right arm and torso both wiggle off into trailing tails. It's the colour of blood and gold.
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Ian Power @ihpower.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If anyone ever says "Give me a ballpark figure?" say 41,649. That's the capacity of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. You're welcome.
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
my kid correcting me about a dinosaur fact
An owl sits in a branch, eyes closed, head tilted, claw outstretched in a “hold up a second” gesture.
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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Three things I would NEVER eat as a health influencer: - Poison. You would not believe what awful things science has to say about it. Google it if you don't believe me. - Antimatter. More of a question of price, really. - Grass-fed T-Rex. Because all dinosaurs were atheist.
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Ⓐnarchohoodism 🐈‍⬛ 🏴 @161bklyn.myatproto.social · 31/07/2026
He was born Kemal Amen Kasem and his parents were from Lebanon, older heads remember him for his music countdown, but he was also a big activist for Arab folks.
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Casey Kasem’s life-long activism
While accolades pour in from around the world on the sad death of Casey Kasem, one of radio's greats, perhaps the most important part of Kasem's life is being omitted from the obituaries of the big me...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/07/2026
Honored to find out there was a bowling team that named themselves the JB Splitzkers. And even more honored to take a shot of Malort and cheer them on at Diversey River Bowl.
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Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New poster for Spaceballs: The New One 🎬
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The Color Archive @thecolorarchive.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Watermelon Sorbet, Modern Relics series Studio Nokori, ink and pen on handmade paper www.studionokori.com/modern-relics #art #painting
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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Marlon Brando & Paul Newman at a civil rights march on August 23, 1963.
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Greg Morosoff @gregmorosoff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Öjvind and the end of the world" Art by Sara Lundberg This. Is. Cool!!! You're welcome. #MenWithCats
"Öjvind and the end of the world"
Art by Sara Lundberg
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Alberto Ybarra - Cortando fruta, 2019
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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I finished the Star Trek Inner Light quilt. #Startrek #quilting #handquilting #innerLight This has not been washed yet.
Star Trek Inner Light quilt
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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Firework salesman sample boxes, 1940s. www.lot-art.com/auctions/ONL... Happy 4th July to all those celebrating!
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Mori Shuho (1738-1823) Black Bear Cub in Snow, Ink and colour on silk, 1799
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Minnesota Aurora FC @mnaurorafc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Statement on Supreme Court Transgender Ban in High School Sports 

Sports have always been a place where young people learn resilience and find community. No child should be told that who they are disqualifies them from that experience. Despite today’s Supreme Court ruling, Minnesota Aurora will continue to support transgender youth and the schools and coaches who want every kid to thrive. 
Every young person deserves a fair shot to play, belong, and grow through sports.
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Laurette @laurette1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Yesterday I decided to stop and take a photo of this tree that I admire each time I drive past it. #ThickTrunkTuesdsy #Trees #Photography #SurreyHills
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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Came across this proposed Chicago Bears logo in one of my art books. I’m into it.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 26/06/2026
This is my favorite Erling Haaland factoid 👑 📜
December 2025, Haaland and his father purchased the 1594 edition of Snorri Sturluson's chronicles at an auction for 1.3 million Norwegian kroner, setting a national record for a book sale in Norway. He later donated the volume, which details the history of medieval Norse kings, to his home municipality for display in a library, saying he wanted local residents to be able to read about historical figures from their area.[242]
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WBEZ @wbez.org · 26/06/2026
The city's community of LGBTQ+ creatives are trying to make space for themselves and others in literature as Chicago becomes a haven for trans people being targeted by legislation in the U.S.
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Chicago-area trans authors create their own representation, preserve a record for future generations
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Benita Story @benitastory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I think I'm roughly halfway through the base of my improv/crazy quilt. I'm really looking forward to the quilting and embellishing part of this. #benitamakes #quilt #quilting #crazyquilt #improvquilt #sewsky #quiltsky #handsewing #handstitching #handstitched #slowsewing
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Mayor Brandon Johnson @mayorofchicago.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Since January 1, 2025, the City of Chicago has transitioned to using 100% clean, renewable energy to power all City streetlights and 400+ City buildings including O’Hare Airport, Midway Airport, Harold Washington Library, City Hall, and more.
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another morgan @mheslin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Democratic voters prefer politicians who are ready, willing and able to fight. Where incumbents fail that test, voters will look to replace them with politicians who will actually fight. That's it. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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✦ ALLO ✦ @allosaurex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#alloart yayy
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c3rmen @c3rmen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Doodlin #art
Ink page of creatures
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Sandman, 1966, by Salvador Dalí
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ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ★ᴘɪʀᴏᴛʜ @charlespiroth.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Open Window by Matisse
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KEW @keyler.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Need.
Seeing dinosaurs for the first time at Jurassic Park or me seeing these goose horse dinosaur things? Why not both.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Rachel McNab (b.1965,UK) Helford Passage, Cornwall. #Linocut
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KEW @keyler.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I have been trying to find this bowl with feet for years! Easily my favorite antiquity.
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Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 25/05/2026
Did you know that Chicago has an amazing skyline and you can just look at it from wherever for free?
Photo looking out over a grassy prairie and then over open Blue water with boats in a harbor on the other side and then beyond them the tall buildings of the Chicago skyline under a blue sky.Photo looking down a grassy Hill towards a watery lagoon surrounded by other grassy hills. In the distance beyond are the tall buildings of the Chicago skyline somewhat hazy under a blue sky.Photo looking along a river with a couple of boats visible on it and bridges lifted up at an angle and beyond all that the tall buildings of the Chicago skyline under a blue sky.
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