Tom (Anne) Brinton

Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.

“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

I stayed up too late reading and now I'm sleepy and useless: a memoir

I am so overwhelmed and yet people keep expecting things from me.

In this house, we mostly celebrate Thanksgiving as the beginning of Pumpkin Pie For Breakfast Week.

“I like when I evergreen, current and berry…”
-Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

#quotes #poetry #poems #poem #whatimreading #booksky #trommer

Arthur Conan Doyle in 1914 by Walter Benington Conan Doyle is seen from the chest up, seated and angled slightly to his left while looking directly at the camera. He wears a dark suit with a high-collared shirt and tie, and his neatly groomed mustache is prominent. His hair is combed back, and the lighting highlights the contours of his face. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle#/media/File:Arthur_Conan_Doyle_by_Walter_Benington,_1914.png

Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories

by Emma Linford

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Conan Doyle at PG:
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#books #literature

Nobody has suffered as this Very Good Man has suffered. #DogJail #ShameCone

A cartoon from May 21, 1960. Boy coming home from school saying "our current events teacher keeps bursting into tears." Artist: Chon Day

Then as now ...

This Thanksgiving remember the cranberry sauce, but forget the Marijuana. Terry was convinced to take a "toke" of a joint with his friend "just to relax". Immediately after, Terry killed his friend who had given him the marijuana in a murderous craze. Not so safe, is it? Marijuana. Not Even Once. Ad Council

remember, folks,

Everyone gets a Thanksgiving feast.

Green beans are just a vector for mushroom gravy and fried onions.

"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines

The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:

They would feel threatened by that quote.

I feel *energized* by it.

Do you mind a small suggestion about form?

Speaking of hydrothermal vents, check out these Pompeii worms! If you like vents, worms, & bacteria I highly recommend this entire expedition. Hands down the GOAT of expeditions for me. From @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 607 part 2 #mappinggalapagosvents #MarineLife

<Lie> No worries if not

Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...

Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

New fiction forthcoming.

THIS.

Skeletal remains of missing son found in backyard tree house days after father dies in scuba accident Henry Hank Frantz, 32, went missing four years ago, according to reports.

Did you guys hear about the Georgia man who died in a scuba diving accident after which family looked in the backyard treehouse and found the skeletal remains of his missing adult son? It’s such a weird story and I need there to be any kind of resolution.

Get pretty notebooks to go with your nice pens. I recommend Paperblanks. www.paperblanks.com/en/catalog/j...

Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.

Every library should have a secret musty back room with a weird local archive and an archivist who with a dry laugh (like crisp autumn leaves) who has been waiting patiently for the sudden need to arise for this specific cache of information

My photo shows a three quarter profile of an ancient Egyptian figurine of a leaping dog facing left. Carved from ivory, now a warm caramel brown colour with glossy surface. The dogs eyes are outlined in black, the ears are floppy, the mouth is slightly ajar (the inside of the mouth is painted red - not sen in my photo). The front and back legs are outstretched as if running at full speed. A lever under the dog’s chest opens and closes the mouth so that the dog looks as if it’s barking. Dimensions: L 18.2 cm × H 6.1 cm × W 3.6 cm. Dated to Late Dynasty I8, I400-I350 BC, reign of Amenhotep III who was Tutankhamun’s grandfather. The dog is mounted on a thin metal rod in a display case. In the background in the same display case is a ‘galloping’ brown horse, which is the handle of an ancient Egyptian fly whisk or light whip.

A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍

An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.

The Met 📷 by me

#Archaeology

Elizabeth Varon has a good one.

I'm wondering how many of them are problem drinkers, too. Around here lots of people use them for "recovery" purposes.

just said out loud to myself "there's so many relaxing activities I need to do, I'm not relaxmaxxing enough". did I do it. did I win relaxing

Go do something good for someone today. Tip a waiter extra. Drop off a snack and a nice note for a neighbor. Toss an extra $20 to the PTA. Tell someone you love their earrings. Check the "asks" posts in local Buy Nothing groups and see who you might be able to help with something.

if you're transgender you have to live

A quote for International Men's Day

For all the men.

Happy International Men's Day 🖤