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01.03.2026 07:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@fdeblauwe.bsky.social
Mesopotamian archaeology (PhD UCLA); heritage (The Iraq War & Archaeology); digital humanities (Alexandria Archive Inst./Pleiades); spatial analysis of buildings; doodles; Belgian/American
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01.03.2026 07:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: on fire
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Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social
28.02.2026 15:55 β π 8374 π 2269 π¬ 83 π 80>>This gambit is β¦ what the first President Bush did when he encouraged Iraqis to overthrow Saddam Hussein after his armies had been ejected from Kuwait. Itβs a punt which signals that the White House will cede control of the situation to forces it canβt control or even well-understand.<<
28.02.2026 18:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
My new Strange Horizons essay is up! With a deliberately provocative title!
WHY ALL SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS ARE HISTORIANS
Yes, *all*
And, no, it isn't just for the reason you think...
I've been working toward this one for a while, very excited to share it!
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27.02.2026 03:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: luxuriant 3
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26.02.2026 07:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: yellow and purple
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people born in america probably donβt realize how cool america used to be. how many random people around the world built their identity around US signifiers. the decline of American cultural hegemony is going to have long term consequences we're only beginning to see. new post
24.02.2026 16:59 β π 449 π 104 π¬ 14 π 37'My Wife's Lovers', 1893 painting by Carl Kahler (1856β1906).
26.02.2026 00:47 β π 3919 π 714 π¬ 56 π 37My old Iraq War & Archaeology project can be found at web.archive.org/web/20220320...
25.02.2026 23:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I will post my phone doodles here. All made starting from a photograph & then filtered/collaged/cut/mirrored/etc. w. free apps using only free features & w/o any AI. First 1000, I made them basically daily; nowadays, it varies. You can see all the previous ones at www.facebook.com/media/set/?v... .
25.02.2026 23:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Starting photo
25.02.2026 07:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: brooch
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24.02.2026 06:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: milk chocolate
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23.02.2026 07:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: green ribbons
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22.02.2026 07:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: xgh
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21.02.2026 06:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: majesty
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20.02.2026 07:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Phone doodle: citius, altius, fortius
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>>America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war<<
A ceramic dish with a woman's head visible at one end.
Another view of the same dish, showing that the woman's body is reclining in the dish as if she's in a bath.
Also I finally called up this for the first time, and this mid-C17 English delftware sauceboat (oh yes) is everything I hoped for and more (C.1420-1928). Bring on the gravy.
19.02.2026 17:09 β π 39 π 7 π¬ 2 π 2
>>The hidden threat eating away at museum treasures
Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread<<
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