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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Has anyone thought of creating a solar powered car yet? 🚘

🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My dog does this thing now when he lays or cuddles to go to sleep he also pouts or sighs a bit. I’m sitting here seriously wondering how was his day so hectic? I mean was it the additional 8 hours of sleep? Or the impromptu rendezvous with the neighbor dog? And yes, my baby sleeps with his baby.😂

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today I introduced ArcGIS to my class…it went so well that class spilled over a tad bit. And to think I was worried it would be boring or too technological. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I think we’re going to have a map of the Archaeology of Religious Exchange of WANA in no time! 🗺️ #ArchaeologyofReligiousExchangeWANA

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Was today years old when I learned that Prince wrote, “I Want To Be Your Lover” cause he had a lil crushy crush on Patrice Rushen, who was not interested.

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Prince Resting in Fur Vest

ALT: Prince Resting in Fur Vest

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Has anyone figured out what we’re saving all the daylight for? 🌞 How many hours have we accumulated thus far? 🕰️ Are we near the quota yet? 📈 ~just curious 🧐 #daylightsavingstime

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

How does Roman glass get those iridescent flakes? Nanolamellae. Basically, as the glass ages in alternatingly damp and dry soil, the silica in it precipitates out, then re-deposits in incredibly thin layers, which act as photonic crystal “mirrors” and result in the incredible colors.

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Photonic crystals built by time in ancient Roman glass | PNAS

Ancient glass objects typically show distinctive effects of deterioration as a result of environmentally induced physicochemical transformations of...

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Cradling my coffee cup and realizing I am now a true Southern Belle. 😊 How you say? I pan fried some cinnamon rolls and topped them with peachy-orange glaze, fried 2 eggs hard sunny side up with melted smoked Gouda, and made some crispy air fried turkey bacon. 🤌🏾 Scuse me, The Itis is here.

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Sleepy Puppy Falls Asleep

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For #FrescoFriday, let us go underground to trace the birth of the grotesque. Renaissance artists famously crawled through the dirt to explore the ruins of Nero's Domus Aurea by torchlight. They found ceilings covered in delicate, painted candelabra. #AncientBluesky 🏺 🧵

FABULLUS. DETAIL, ROOM OF ACHILLES AT SCYROS, 64-68 CE. DOMUS AUREA

The scalloped semi-dome of a room in Nero's buried palace, constructed from rough exposed brick and mortar at the edges. The intact plaster of the dome features delicate painted decorations radiating outwards. These linear bands look like spindly candelabra, interspersed with small mythological figures and floral motifs, offering a glimpse into opulent, lightweight architectural fantasies. Given the importance of this room, the work was likely executed by the master painter Fabullus himself rather than left to his pupils. This space serves as the starting point for our guide Bernardino Betti, known as "Il Pinturicchio" or the "rich painter" for his love of using gold in his work. He is widely considered to be the first painter of grotesques, a style directly copied from these subterranean "grotte" or caves. But where exactly did he find his inspiration?

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I staple business cards in mine. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Last night I put my own twist on Thai coconut red curry cod soup. 🍲 I can’t believe I was intimidated to make this dish. It was so good and flavorful. I’m grateful for the leftovers later today. 😋 Want some?

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

From what I’ve heard it’s understandable. I personally found Italy to be nicer.

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I’ve heard this from other black (American) women that moved there temporarily.

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Everyone’s family has a secret or two. They were in the public eye, so it just so happened that their secrets were not well kept. Enjoy the memoir, let us know if its a good read and if it aligns with what was publicized.

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

*in my best uncle Don Cornelius voice* Coming to the stage… The Womack Sisters.

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

These random Saturday morning thoughts likely wouldn’t have occurred if we still had Soul Train 🚂

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Soul Train Dancers

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Now as the legacy continues a new group is formed, The Womack Sisters. They are the granddaughters of Sam Cooke and the daughters of R&B pioneers Womack & Womack. The music continues…

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Bored Boy Meme

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Life is a trip… Cause later the step daughter married his brother. Bobby Womack’s brother, I mean. I guess he shouldn’t have trusted him so much. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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J. Jonah Jameson's Iconic Laugh

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Then later on good ole Bobby boy had an affair with Sam Cooke’s 17 year okd daughter. Yep, that’s right. He cheated on his wife with his step daughter. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Man Says Nasty! with Spray Can

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I can only imagine some of the things he learned hands-on, let alone those ole school conversations. And not even six month’s after Sam Cooke’s death Bobby Womack married his wife.

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Prince's Smh Eyeroll

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I mean, imagine beginning your musical career as a protégé and backing guitarist for Sam Cooke! 🎸

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It just dawned on me that Bobby Womack’s, I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much, was likely inspired by his friendship with Sam Cooke.

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Mark G. Bilby @mgbilby.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The mockup arch at GASF and planned 250 foot arch in DC are modeled after the Arch of Titus. www.salon.com/2025/11/05/t... In other words, Agent Orange is copying the monument built to celebrate the destruction of Israel, Jerusalem, and the 2nd temple. #ChristianNationalistIrony

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Trump's triumphal arch is a monument fit for an emperor

Triumphal arches have historically been symbols of autocracy. Trump's will be no different

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🪬⚒Dr. Vivian A. Laughlin🏺🪬 @vivianlaughlin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I hope the dog got a treat. The doggy version of “ta da” at the end of the first one had me rolling. 😂

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