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I went to Silver Springs where they filmed creature from the Black Lagoon! It’s beautiful there. I wish they had more about Milicent Patrick

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 9h

"Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form." Vladimir Nabokov

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 13h

Saint Peter casts a slightly nervous look at Saint Paul, who does indeed carry a very large sword. By Masolino, whose day is today.

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Nicholas Nicola @nicolasnicola.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In 1998 I finally saw The Prodigal Son by #Rembrandt at the Hermitage at St. Petersburg (the Yeltsin era). A remarkable journey to get to see it after many years of trying. A significant #painting on many levels. All the best. #art #travel

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass! #Roman dove-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside and the tip of the tail or the beak had to be broken to remove the perfume. This particular example, discovered in a first-century burial at Rovasenda, Italy, is...🧵1/2 🏺

A close-up of an undamaged, translucent glass vessel shaped like a dove. The vessel contains a clear liquid with a reddish sediment visible at the bottom.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tim Snyder is correct: If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money and tackle our corrupt system. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.

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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had that dream again

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Born on this day in 1571, in Milan, the incomparably brilliant Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Here (more or less) by himself. Shocked at being dead.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 29/09/2026

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 28/09/2026

The Fury. Relaxing after a hard day sunbathing.

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Dr Anna Reeve @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For #NationalCoffeeDay, a coffee cup and saucer by F & H Pratt in their ‘Cyprus’ design, registered 1878.

Coffee cup and sauced with design of cones and flowers

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026

⚡Over 258,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 258,989 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.

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Over 258,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation

The journalists note that the actual number of deaths is likely significantly higher, as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, posts by relatives, regional media rep...

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/09/2026

Günter Zint’s photograph of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Straße, West Berlin, 1963 www.hdg.de/lemo/bestand...

a young boy holding a ball near the early fortifications of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Straße in 1963

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v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting *1942

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/09/2026

Quixote's Giants, Study 2, Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, Spain Michael Kenna, 1996 www.jacksonfineart.com/artists/mich...

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Blessed Agostino Novello to the rescue, in Miracle of the baby who fell from the balcony. Saint has even snagged the loose board on his way to save bambino. A+ aerial gymnastics! As immortalized in 1324 by Simone Martini.

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Susie M @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Floods of Hot Water, with your gas water-heater

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 23/09/2026

Prolific writer Vasyl Stus spent years in Soviet camps and exile for defending Ukrainian culture. Even behind bars, he refused to compromise, repeatedly defying authorities and exposing their brutality.

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How a dissident poet became Ukraine’s moral compass

Editor's Note: This story is part of the "Hidden Canon" – a special series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature and aiming to bring it to a wider international audience. The series is supported b...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the man ICE shot on Sunday, was sent to a detention center *with a bullet still in his back.* He was reportedly given no pain medication and only sent to a hospital after losing feeling in the left side of his body. ICE’s cruelty knows no bounds.

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Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas says he’s in pain and still has bullet in his back

Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez spoke from detention as lawmakers and advocates said he’s the victim of an ICE shooting and i

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump’s ICE thugs shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez through his car window as he was delivering food yesterday in Austin, Texas. His wife and lawyer were reportedly denied access to see him in the hospital, and ICE is now trying to deport him. This violence must end. Abolish ICE.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A figurine of a hartebeest, made of flint, found in a cemetery at Hierakonpolis. It dates to the Naqada II period, 3650–3450 BC. The Naqada culture was a Chalcolithic Predynastic Egyptian culture. Hierakonpolis is a major site for studying this period. On display at Neues Museum Berlin. 📷 me 🏺

A flint figurine shaped like hartebeest. The objcet is brown and has a rough, chipped texture. It is mounted on a display with metal supports, casting a shadow that emphasizes its form.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some of the standing stones of the Callanish III Stone Circle (Cnoc Fillibhir Bheagon) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides - one of many wonderful megalithic structures in the area. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Callanish #Prehistory #Archaeology

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

AQUAHUMAN! A hybrid figure merging human and fish-like features: scales, wide-open eyes, downturned corners of the mouth, distinctive traits reminiscent of sturgeons. Discovered at the Mesolithic settlement of Lepenski Vir, the sandstone sculpture dates to approximately 6200–5950 BC. 🧵1/3 📷 me

A rounded, roughly oval stone sculpture of a hybrid human-fish figure, featuring textured scales, wide-open eyes, and a mouth with downturned corners, displayed in a dark museum gallery

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Everyday objects make people from the distant past feel much closer to us! This Mesolithic paddle is remarkably well-preserved. It was made from ash wood, dating 5000–4500 BC. From Rüde, northern Germany. Currently on display at the special exhibition "The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg"...🧵1/2 📷 me

Paddle with a a broad, heart-shaped blade and a handle, all carved from a single piece of light-colored wood.

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Susie M @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You rang, M'lord?

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 18/09/2026

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

9,500 years old! And still intact! A Mesolithic woven baskets from Spain’s Cueva de los Murciélagos (“Cave of the Bats”) are Europe’s oldest known basketry. Thanks to the cave’s near‑zero humidity, organic materials didn’t decay, preserving several baskets for more than 9,000. 🧵/1/2 📷 me

Woven cylindrical basket displayed against a black background, with a wide rim and rounded base illuminated by a spotlight.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 15/09/2026

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals

God, it was good to let go, let the tight mask fall off, and the bewildered, chaotic fragments pour out.
It was the purge, the catharsis.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Venus of Willendorf: A 29,500‑year‑old masterpiece and one of the most iconic works of Paleolithic art. Standing just 11.1 cm tall, the figurine was carved from oolitic limestone and originally coated with red ochre, a pigment that still leaves faint traces today. 🧵1/2 📷 me #archaeology

A front-facing photograph of a small, pale limestone female figurine, centered against a deep black museum-display background. The figure has a rounded body with prominent breasts, a full abdomen, broad hips, and short legs, the feet are broken off; her thin arms rest on her breasts. Her head is covered with closely carved horizontal bands or braided-looking grooves, no visible facial features.

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BeatGhoul @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At 100-years-old Ken Turner is one of the UKs oldest painter, sculptor and performance artist who has devoted his life to making art available to the masses. He flattened a Tesla with a tank: ‘I’m not a revolutionary, I’m a simple rebel’

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Susie M @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

telephone installation in pre-history 'our salesman will call to demonstrate...'

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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#OTD 1940 – Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.

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