Wishing a blessed and peaceful start to Ramadan for all of those celebrating in Georgia and across the world!

The Roman Pharos (lighthouse) at Dover, still standing after almost 2,000 years! 🤩 It is the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain, and one of only three surviving lighthouses from the former Roman Empire! Dated 1st-2nd century AD. 📷 me #Archaeology

Sending this out as another reminder. The West family remains on my mind. Anything you can do to help either by donating or spreading the word is helpful in supporting our friend and his family. Thinking of Will and hoping each week gets better. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

I found it. www.dailymotion.com/video/x54vjte

Being a politics nerd I’ve a lot of thoughts about Jesse Jackson but I really wish his SNL skit The Question is Moot was available on YouTube. It was a hilarious indictment of everything we accepted as normal in the Reagan years.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

29 years ago today, February 16, 1997, #TheSimpsons episode “Homer's Phobia” first aired on Fox.

Why should archaeology matter so much to us? The MA Public Archaeology at the University of Chester www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ-G...

Excellent, excellent interview with @manongarcia.bsky.social about the Pélicot trial and how to think about the ubiquity of sexual violence under patriarchy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtE9...

We have some reading suggestions here: www.historyofphilosophy.net/rastafari-re...

Live now! Return To Zork : Full Motion February From text adventure to Full Motion Video. YouTube: youtube.com/thebrianduna... Twitch: twitch.tv/briandunaway As always, You make this awesome! Thank you for you support. #retro #retogaming #FMV

Some prints #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography 📜 Ilford RC

If you haven’t seen THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, make sure to put it on your watch list. Epic John Huston filmmaking with Connery and Caine in their prime. #filmsky

@histphilosophy.bsky.social ?

‘I used to be a mountain’ by Maarten Inghels onboards.be/nl/product/m... 📷 Maarten Inghels/Onboards Biennale #urbangeology

Self-aware enough to know I’m not representative of the average Maine voter and historically aware enough to never trust anyone who can rationalize a Nazi tattoo.

In regards to Trinitarianism, this is probably one of the best ones I'm aware of. Can't remember it if delved into the development of it too deep though

Can anyone recommend a good work on Trinitarianism, particularly the history of its development? Today I had the random thought cross my mind what impact of Jesus’s continuous nonreturn had on the development of the doctrine in the early Christian church.

Ten years ago I was reminded what a truly odd show Love American Style was and had to document it.

Today we went to the bookstore downtown that not only allows doggos but also has snacks for them behind the counter, which is how they tricked me into lingering and buying three books instead of the one I’d come to pick up. Excellent business model. 10/10

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Last night I found myself unable to control her pain with medication and made the decision to hospitalize her again. Hate it because she’s so fragile right now she could go at any time but they’re managing the pain much better than I could and she’s more awake and aware than she has been in a week.

I’ve never related more to a reptile.

Roman auxiliary cavalry helmet. A bronze cheek piece from the helmet’s left hand side. Dredged up from River Tyne at South Shields. The helmet perhaps belonged to a soldier based on/near Hadrian’s Wall or from South Shields fort. Now Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle #FindsFriday #Roman ml

Here's the picture for this who can't see it on facebook.

Only Congress has the power to mandate Voter ID for all federal elections. Only Congress has the power to ban mail-in voting for all federal elections. Thanks for your attention to this matter.

3 days left to enter the Egyptian OFMD raffle! Your chance to win a deck of cards, or 1 of 3 prints plus Fish-Man Ed&Stede keychain, or 1 of 10 keychains. Follow the link & fill out the form. It's free 🩷 forms.gle/YCxEfTcp64yC... (posted the wrong link in the previous post oops!)

Once again you want to get away with murder in the US but the victim on a bike and run them over with a car. youtu.be/Xq105QhmM0E?...

Me, reading philosophy: I love this. It's such a blessing that I get to do this. Me, writing philosophy: I have made terrible life choices.

Sociology of class lectureship @uomsociology.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQL973/l...

Why did only 6 House Republicans vote against Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada? This post makes it very explicit, as Trump vows that those GOP lawmakers who oppose his tariffs 'will seriously suffer the consequences.'

An excellent research opportunity for someone - the collections at Chatsworth really wonderful and significant.

Still Life with Asparagus https://botfrens.com/collections/216/contents/1005888

Woke up to news that Rachel M. L. Simpson’s and Sandra J. Garvie-Lok’s important new study on “Lead exposure in the Roman Empire: a review of the written, material, and bioarchaeological evidence” is out today in JRA. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... also, notation of bias in favor of western Med.

For #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we’re highlighting #MaryKingWard (27 April 1827 – 31 August 1869), an Irish naturalist, microscopist, author, artist and astronomer from Co. Offaly. 📷 : Mary Ward with her #microscope, c.1860 (public domain)

Renowned for its painterly aesthetic, every frame of Stanley Kubrick's BARRY LYNDON was designed to emulate 18th-century paintings, notably works by William Hogarth, John Constable, and George Stubbs. Don't miss the masterpiece 17th February, 11th, 25th March, 5th & 16th April. 🎟️ buff.ly/78qjUAf

Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...

Even with everything going on I can still find something new in American society to be outraged about. youtu.be/odhVF_xLIQA?...

#BlackHistoryMonth Ida B. Wells. Born into slavery, emancipated as a tot, educated, kept her family together after an epidemic, teacher, investigative journalist who described the root causes of racism and lynching, feminist, activist.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._...

How Windows 95 got permission to put the Weezer video Buddy Holly on the CD devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

This cartoon has a lot to say about comic collectors.

And I just realized it’s our anniversary. For the first time in 34 years I just forgot.

Hey @michaelmay.bsky.social, guess what? My son came rushing up to me when I got home, excited because he found one of my books that he really wanted me to read to him.

Republicans could be moving to make the Voter ID section of the SAVE Act apply immediately. The bill currently delays Voter ID until after the 2026 elections. But a 'Manager's Amendment' filed by Rep. Brian Steil R-WI changes the effective date.

Wow. Instead of a 1:30 pm rule vote - House GOP leaders have pushed that to 8:30 pm tonight. They don't have the votes right now for a Gag Rule to stop any House votes on President Trump's tariffs.

OK. Brace yourself for the most delicious ancient Egyptian hippo. Just lovely. Quite old. sainsburycentre.ac.uk/art-and-obje...

Here it is, my next 2025 wrap up article featuring my favorite books/comics I read last year! Lots to discuss! blog.paxholley.net/2026/02/09/y...

As a comms professional daily longing to “retreat to the monastery,” I want to quote you nearly every line from @mattdpearce.com (and Italo Calvino) here: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-millen...

Despite the fact we’ve faced this situation three times in the past twelve months, as she starts to emit an odor I can only describe as fresh cut sweet corn, I find my emotional walls starting to crack. 😢. Thank you all for everything.