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She/Her, Tamil American, Northeast US | Trans right are human rights | I like art, ancient animals, and video games, so that's what my retweets will look like.

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Raspberry Mint @raspberrymint.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
She is the prawn queen Since prawning is a contest (this reconstruction was created by MUSE-Museo Della Scienza in Trento, Italy) (also I know she's not actually a prawn) #Anomalocaris #Anomalocariscanadensis #promdress #HER
A reconstruction of Anomalocaris canadensis from the MUSE Science Museum in Trento, Italy. The reconstruction has been edited such that the anomalocaris appears to be wearing a dress and crown. The words "She's swimming there" are written in the upper left corner, while the words "Prawning in her prawn dress" are written in the bottom right corner.
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Raspberry Mint @raspberrymint.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I was skimming the "Effects on archeology around the world" section of the Wikipedia article for Grave robbery and some of these phrasings are unintentionally amusing, somehow.
Screenshot of Wikipedia article for Grave robbery. Header reads "China", followed by the text "Grave robbing in China is a practice stretching back to antiquity; the classic Chinese text Lüshi Chunqiu, dating to the 2nd century BCE, advised readers to plan simple burials to discourage looting." This sentence is followed by a citation footnote, [5], indicating that the NYT article "Tomb Robbing, Perilous but Alluring, Makes Comeback in China" by Amy Qin is the source of this informationScreenshot of Wikipedia article for Grave robbery. Header reads "Europe", followed by the text "In parts of Europe, Graves are robbed on an accelerating and alarming scale."Screenshot of Wikipedia article for Grave robbery. The header is not visible, but the information indicates that it could be North America. Text reads "One notable historical incident occurred during the evening of November 7, 1876, when a group of counterfeiters attempted to steal Abraham Lincoln's body from his grave in Springfield, Illinois, in an attempt to secure the release of their imprisoned leader, counterfeit engraver Benjamin Boyd. However, a Secret Service agent was present and had notified the police beforehand, so the grave robbers only succeeded in dislodging the lid of his coffin. As a consequence, when Lincoln was reburied, additional security measures were implemented to prevent further grave robbery attempts." This is followed by two citation annotations, [17] and [18]. These reference the 2007 book Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas Craughwell and the now dead io9 article "The Adventures of Abraham Lincoln's Corpse" by Keith Verinese
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Raspberry Mint @raspberrymint.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I've found a sequel
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