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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@theathletic.com Really?!?! So insulting. Fox News bullshit.

Gianni Infantino is being accused of a “woefully inadequate” response to demands from Democrat politicians in the United States, who want him to explain the full extent of FIFA’s relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and the broader Trump administration.

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Dr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Day 19, Bag 18. Tower rising.

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Day 18, Bag 18. This is the final bag of Box 1. Featuring the first of two statues in the Hall of Kings, along with some gorgeous, printed tiles. #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Day 17, bag 17 Approaching the end of Box 1. Hall Of King's continues. #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Day 16, Bag 16. Additional foundation section for Hall of Kings. #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Day 14, Bag 14. Building the foundations of Minas Tirith.

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Day 13, Bag 13. The Throne Room/Interior View Build Begins

At the apex, the Citadel's High Court, just below the White Tower, is the Hall of Kings, or Tower Hall. In this model, the hall starts at ground level and spans several levels, with lots of references to scenes that take place here. Inside, the throne is flanked by statues of ancient kings. The architecture is recreated by tall pillars rising to carved capitals and an imitated "carving" of the White Tree behind the throne. The smooth stone surfaces highlight the austerity and the grandeur of the city. But there's a somber emptiness here, made abundantly clear when Pippin observes a despondent Denethor at the foot of the empty throne, in the chair of the Steward.

The "bones" underpinning the fortress, chunky, brown bricks and long, grey singles, coming together.

Base complete, covered by grey panels, trimmed by the "natural" colored turf accents adjacent.

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Book 1 Complete. That’s the main gate and first ring wall.

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Day 10, Bag 10. First section of the northern outer ring wall going up. #lego #lotr

Statuary nook or alter next to rack of swords.

Stairway to parapets. Flowers and lighting sconces

Exterior shot of lower ring fortress wall

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Day 9, Bag 9. Building out the terrain for the opposite side of the gates.

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Day 8, Bag 8. Adding a new tower and final details. #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Day 7, Bag 7. Additional details for the outer ring wall.

Fountain detail along with floral touch.

Outer ring including tower and market about 1/2 done.

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Day 6, Bag 6. Farmer’s Market along outer ring wall. #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Day 5, Bag 5. Starting on the first city ring. #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Day 4, Bag 4. The Gate, featuring Gandalf the White and Shadowfax! #lego #lotr

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Michael Hawkins @mhawkins.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Posting my new Lego build.

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 20/05/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Southern view from a lakeshore highrise in Edgewater over Osterman Beach and Chicago loop in distance. // Image captured at: 2026-05-20 19:36:02 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: wgntv.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 56 F | 13 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NW at 8 mph | 13 kph // Humidity: 59%

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Aves do Brasil @avesbrasil.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🇧🇷Periquito-rico 🌎Brotogeris tirica Conservação: Pouco Preocupante O periquito-rico é uma ave psittaciforme da família Psittacidae. Também conhecido como periquito, periquito-verdadeiro, periquito-verde, maritaca (cidade de São Paulo). 📷 Douglas Fernando

Um pássaro verde vibrante está empoleirado num galho fino e marrom. Sua plumagem é predominantemente verde, com leves toques amarelados nas asas. O bico é claro, com um tom rosado. O pássaro olha para a esquerda, com seus olhos escuros e atentos. O fundo é um tom uniforme de verde-azulado, criando um contraste suave com a ave.
Atenção: O alt da imagem foi gerado automaticamente.

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Excited to share new paper w/ @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped the Civil Rights Movement" The puzzle: did ~5,000 segregated schools built in rural South emphasizing “manual labor” strengthen or weaken Jim Crow? 🧵 omarwasow.com/wasow_grumba...

Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped
the Civil Rights Movement

Omar Wasow∗ Jacob M. Grumbach∗

April 1, 2026

Abstract
What precipitates the collapse of seemingly durable social orders like Jim Crow? During the 1920s, approximately 5,000 “Rosenwald Schools” were built across the rural South through a partnership between philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and Black communities who raised matching funds, donated land, and petitioned local governments. Local elites saw vocational training that would preserve the racial order. We argue Black educators used this accommodationist cover to build veiled capacity: organizational infrastructure for collective action behind a veil
of compliance. Counties with more Rosenwald Schools show greater civil rights protest in the 1960s. Mediation analysis reveals that pre-existing social capital predicted protest through Rosenwald teacher placements, not enrollment. Instrumental variable models suggest the effect is not driven by community selection. Moving from no Rosenwald teachers to the 75th percentile predicts 45% more protest. The political effects of education may depend less on what elites intend than on what educators build where elites cannot see.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Roman anti-cheating gaming accessory! This Roman ‘turricula’ (dice tower) was used to ensure a fair roll of the dice! 🎲🎲🎲 Dice dropped into the top, tumbled over sloping internal levels, and appeared randomly below. From Froitzheim, Germany, AD 300-400 📷 LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn #Archaeology