Five years ago.

The ultimate result of this is the old 4chan rule of "there are no girls on the internet" because they're either too scared to reveal they're women or they will be instantly sexually harassed to the point of being chased off the internet.

This is blatantly illegal. A president can’t go into the oil business and then decide where to spend the money. We are completely untethered from our founding document with a lawless president and a Republican Congress which has abdicated all Constitutional authority.

I love how happily this little 1710 painter is looking at his work :’)

Scissors case of enamelled gold decorated with flowers, c. 1650. Netherlands. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

My fiance's debut novel just surpassed 1000 sales! If you enjoy the 18th Century and zombies, I know he'd much appreciate if you gave it a gander.

Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊 www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...

Still Life with Fruit & Blue-Backed Manakin, c.1705?, by #JohannaHelenaHerolt (#JohannaHerolt; German, 1668-1723), who was born #otd, Jan 5. Held at the Royal Collection Trust, www.rct.uk/collection/9... #womenartists #artherstory #NationalBirdDay

This is 1930s Germany foreign policy. Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

The retention of vivid hues allows a window into the wearing of a garment that has survived more than 250 years. The #1750s caraco brocade bodice demonstrates the beauty of a supplementary weft allowing the flowers to float above the blue. Sold via #AugustaAuctions #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Some book trade ephemera for the cold weather: a piece of frost fair ephemera printed on the frozen River Thames by (or for) Mrs Sarah Baker on 18 January 1715/16 and probably later pasted into a book. Part of a collection assembled by A. N. L. Munby and now @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Munby.b.131.

This moment of button bling is brought to you from 1690. Western European make, rose-cut rock crystals, set in silver, with enamel decoration on the reverse. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

An adorable Egyptian figurine: a resting hippo, painted with Nile flora in black lines, evoking the lush riverbanks where hippos lived. In Egyptian culture, hippos were generally associated with life, fertility, and rebirth. Dating around 1900 BC.🧵1/2 📷 me

Pietro Longhi, The Meeting, 1746, Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 1/2 in. (61 x 49.5 cm) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Aurora Borealis on January 2, 1904 from the book ‘The Ziegler Polar Expedition, 1903-1905; by Commander Anthony Fiala. Published for the National Geographic society in 1907. #ZieglerPolarExpedition #AuroraBorealis #naturalhistory #scientificart #celestial #sciart

Stephen Schwartz, the composer of 'Wicked,' says he'll no longer host a gala at the Kennedy Center. "It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,l Schwartz said. "There's no way I would set foot in it now."

Young man wearing a purple coat with scarlet lining, white waistcoat, black silk breeches with white stockings and Hussar boots made of shiny black goatskin with leather tassels. From the Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 1788. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc

I love that their love for each other is so evident. ❤️

A joyful burst of a ballgown, ruched in rosy silk & the perfect party dress if New Year’s Eve is your thing. It isn’t mine, I am wrapped up in a cosy knit on the sofa but I would like to say a big thank you for your connections this year. Charles James dress, 1953 #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

This is a 17th-century "kinderkakstoel"- literally a “poo chair” for children. It was designed to make life easier for parents. The seat has an opening with a pot underneath, toddlers could do their business without leaving the chair. 👶 👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/10-things/story/home

**Top Ten Images of the Year · #5 of 10** ✨ One of my favourite windows — a lovely 15th-century depiction of a wren hunting a spider in the Zouche Chapel at York Minster.

Snowdrops illustrated by Frederick Edward Hulme for ‘The Garland of the Year, or, The Months: their poetry and flowers : with twelve chromographs of flowers, one for each month.’ London, 1873. From my personal collection. ❄️ #FrederickEdwardHulme #LanguageofFlowers #chromolithograph #snowdrops

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

In many 17th century homes, walls were finished with white plaster, fresh in appearance but easily damaged. A border of glazed tiles protected the plinth from moisture and knocks caused by sweeping and scrubbing. 🐦 👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection

**Top Ten Images of the Year · #8 of 10** Owl lovers unite! 🦉 Completely struck by this lovely depiction of an owl in the choir stalls at Wakefield Cathedral.

How do you raise a glass to friendship in the 17th century? 🍷 Large glasses like this one were passed from hand to hand during a toast. The Latin inscription roughly means: 'This is how I treat my friends.' In other words: those I drink with, I hold dear. 👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200386680

#TurtleTuesday 🐢: Set of Three #Turtle Effigy Vessels Calima culture, Colombia, 100 BCE - 500 CE Ceramic with brown-orange slip, calcareous deposit, manganese oxides H. 9 to 10 cm - L. 14 cm (H. 3 ½ to 4 in - L. 5 ½ in) www.giquelloetassocies.fr/en/lot/11418... #IndigenousArt #AndeanArt

“Pilgrimage of the Comet” by J. J. Grandville from the book 'Un autre monde' (“Another World”). Paris; H. Fournier, 1844 #JJGrandville #rarebooks #19thcentury #bookillustration

My fiance's debut novel just surpassed 1000 sales! If you enjoy the 18th Century and zombies, I know he'd much appreciate if you gave it a gander.

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Woo wee I was pretty scared there for a minute but I'm still here. Apparently this was posted by some sort of crank or charlatan. Who would have thought that would happen?

Dish, lusterware Made in Spain 1400–1450 (Met Museum)

Angry birds! A Sèvres porcelain bleu lapis ground pomade pot with cover, decorated with birds in landscapes within gilt line oval reserves, the cover decorated with a yellow ranunculus finial within a gilt line. I like how they're portrayed, the heavy lines make them somewhat menacing. (see ALT)

Holy Island, Northumberland, photo by Emma Rothera, Lindisfarne-based landscape and nature photographer.

From c. 3,600 years ago, an ancient Egyptian bead in the form of a hedgehog curled-up in a ball! 🦔❤️ Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC. National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c... 📷 by me

Cherry Blossom Moth Kittens [ #art #illustration #mothkittens ]

This charming crab is waving goodbye to 2025. One of many marine images around a lost figure of Neptune (a wheel from his chariot survived) under what is now Gloucester House in Dyer Street, Cirencester. This image was the most popular of my #MosaicMonday offerings this year! #AncientBlueSky 🏺

Madame de Pompadour, maîtresse en titre of Louis XV, born #OTD 1721; collector, bibliophile, patron of arts, promoted Rococo style & Sèvres porcelain factory; championed the Encyclopédie. Portrait 1756 by François Boucher, in intimate, richly decorated Louis XV interior. Alte Pinakothek München

Large tureen in the form of a cabbage with small artichoke tureens (Strasbourg, 1750), George R Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto #c18th #c18 #18thc

Meet the muff: a fuzzy tube of warmth, status, and secrets. Once a symbol of refinement, it wrapped hands in luxury and sometimes hid clever pockets (and the occasional rumoured lapdog). 🐾  👁️ Discover more: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/set/mof--e937f704-943c-496f-dd14-08dd0f2c01a3

The most adorable chess piece ever! A knight, made of antler. Dating 11/12th century Found at the Burgstein, Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen. 📷 me #archaeology

very convenient that the rich ruling class techbros solution to income and wealth inequality will be solved by letting them accumulate even more wealth

Design for a Chandelier with Sixteen Candles 1632, by Isaak Ehe (Met Museum) It'd be nice for the festive season.

When we inevitably start removing Trump's name, images, etc. from everything the fuhrer put his name and image on, many whites will no doubt complain about it as an "attack" on their "heritage."

✨✨Seasons Greetings!✨✨ Here’s a selection of my favourite ancient Egyptian blue hippos seen on my travels. Now where’s William? 🦛❤️ 📷 by me #Archaeology

It’s increasingly clear that social media is a net social evil which shreds attention spans, and this is why the only appropriate remedy available in this space is spending time observing Morris company wallpaper patterns

manifesting: 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 ai bubble 🕯 🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯 🕯 for all involved 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯