Nate Wulver

A photo of 10 shrinky dinks. 1. A unicorn lies down in a field of swirling vines. 2. A dagger on a black background surrounded by vines. 3. A plague doctor's mask on a white background. 4. An inky cap mushroom in a cloche. 5. A tea pot. 6. A human ribcage surrounded by vines. 7. A candle that glows with a yellow flame. 8. Strawberry flowers and leaves. 9. A raven's head in profile. 10. A death's head hawk moth on a black background.

a tiny gallery of shrinky dinks, the sequel 🌿🗡️✨

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Every time I have very overdue books that I need to return directly to the librarians I get so nervous that they will be judgemental about them, and every time they are actually so nice about it. Thank you librarians. True ADHD allies.

Really phenomenal find in an old children's reader from 1887 -- "Don't steal this book for fear of shame" reads like an attempt at a book curse.

According to the name of the child who signed and dated it on the next page, he was 10 years old when he wrote this.

Luath the greyhound, contorting.

The modern greyhound originates in early mediaeval Ireland, where it was bred by monks who needed a dog flexible enough to fit into the initials in their illuminated manuscripts.

Early modern whales are so fun too look at.

Image source: a whale from Conrad Gessner's Nomenclator aquatilium animantium (1606).

I still haven't heard back from most of the places I applied to this cycle, but this program was my top choice. Really emotional about this.

Kind of in shock right now??

I don't know if you're interested in alternatives (entirely fair if not), but I've been poking at Ellipsus and know for a fact that it actually does have several different dark themes!

Tell me 5 classes you took in university:

1. Monsters, Robots, and Cyborgs
2. Vertebrate Paleontology
3. Norwegian
4. The Art of Magic
5. Women, Gender, and Science

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

From the perspective of someone in MSP: I think it's because it de-emphasizes that so many of us are just going about our daily lives when this shit happens. It's one thing to attend a planned protest, it's another to have a whistle on you when you're going to the grocery store, you know?

"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport

Having an archivist rite of passage today I think.

Came across a cute little wooden box at work with a beautiful carved flower on the top.

Looked inside.

It's teeth.

If you're a health provider or health worker in Minneapolis, especially at a hospital, I'd love to talk for a story! melody.schreiber@theguardian.com or Signal in bio

Artifact of the day: TIME FOR CRAB

An illustration of a common loon, the state bird of minnesota, attacking a bald eagle. The eagle has a deceased loon chick clutched in its talons. The illustration is a reference to a real life incident where a bald eagle was found dead of a stab wound to the heart that matched a loon's sharp beak, next to a dead loon chick. The text below reads JUSTICE with ICE in red and crossed out.

been thinking a lot recently about that story of the bald eagle found dead, next to the body of a loon chick, with a hole in its heart the size and shape of a loon's beak

One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."

Our love and rage will outlast them folks

(The cake, for posterity, since we all need some reminders of better times right now)

The Copper Hen made my wife and I's incredible wedding cake last year. They were so good to us and seeing this has me deeply emotional.

I know a lot of local businesses are having a hard time, but consider supporting them if you can. Maybe buy a gift card if you're out of state.

are they not monsters?

How many Minnesotans need to die before they leave?

ICE needs to end this surge of agents now. It was clear two and a half weeks ago. It is especially clear now. Get out of Minnesota.

Love you, Minnesota.

I've literally never seen the train this full. At the most recent stop there were people who couldn't even get on. Insane.

So many people on the train right now bundled up in layers clearly headed to the protest downtown. Some folks are handing out handwarmers. The windchill is somewhere around -30F. Really proud of Minnesota today.

Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.

Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

Some favorite artifacts from work today -- I love the little pincushion stand so much, and there are a lot of gorgeous ceramics in the collection here, but this one in particular blew me away.

Obsessed with the latch on this old fishing creel on marketplace.