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Historian, educator, librarian. I collect fashion, borrow books, and lend attention.

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a picture of a cartoon character with the words chutney written on it Alt: a picture of a cartoon character with the words chutney written on it
28.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

βœ…Threw nuts at women
βœ…Dragged a dead dog around
βœ…Achieved sainthood

28.02.2026 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Simeon the Holy Fool - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_...

28.02.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Treebeard carries Merry and Pippin towards his home, chanting about the ancient forests in which he once walked.

β€˜In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the Spring.
Ah! the sight and the smell of the Spring in Nan-tasarion!
And I said that was good…’

27.02.2026 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study: Shingles Vaccine Linked to Slower Biological Aging in Older Adults Shingles vaccination not only can prevent painful illness but also correlates with lower inflammation & slower biological aging in Americans age 70+.

SHINGLES vaccine linked to slower biological aging in older adults [via USC] πŸ§ͺπŸ₯ΌπŸ§“πŸ’‰βš•οΈπŸ©Ί

"emerging evidence that vaccines could play a role in promoting healthy aging by modulating biological systems beyond #infection #prevention"

gero.usc.edu/2026/01/19/s...

#shingles #vaccine #biological #aging

26.02.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

You know it’s cozy when you hear more ASMR than screaming

26.02.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Part of my regular nightmare rotation now is being kidnapped by the bipartisan funded Klansmen.

22.02.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Giant tortoises return to GalΓ‘pagos island after nearly 200 years The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

Giant tortoises return to GalΓ‘pagos island after nearly 200 years. πŸ§ͺ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

21.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

Hear me out: Neelix is gay

β€’ Loves cooking and wearing little outfits
β€’ Wants to hear everyone's gossip and give advice
β€’ Obsessed with his crush, Tuvok
β€’ Kes is his beard; they don't share quarters and he wasn't that upset when she dumped him

21.02.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

βœ… Cozy

βœ… Flattering

βœ… Makes wearer seem less like an asshole even if he’s a sociopath

21.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All men shall henceforth wear Tudor hats

21.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What are lil’ doggies

21.02.2026 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you C S Lewis

21.02.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A SKELITEN PLAY'S SAXIPHONE ON A BEAUTIFUL BEACH "IF YOU HAVE TO BEG YOUR SENATOR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS YOU NEVER HAD THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE " - YOUR LIFE SHOULD NOT BE UP FOR A VOTE! YOUR BODILY AUTONOMY SHOULD NOT BE UP FOR A VOTE! ANY SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRES POPULAR APPROVAL FOR YOU TO BE TREATED AS AN EQUAL IS A SYSTEM WHICH MUST BE DESTROYED!!! THE SKELOTEN IN THE PIC REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS SYSTEM AS LEGITAMATE!!!!!! NEXT TIME YOU GOT TO CALL YOUR SENATOR TO BEG FOR MERCY YOU SHOULD [CAN'T SAY HERE] [CAN'T SAY HERE] [CAN'T SAY HERE] THE TERMS OF SERVICE PREVENT US FROM DISCUSSING THIS FURTHER BUT READ A "HISTORY BOOK" TO GET THE GENERAL IDEA - dashare.zone ADMIN - FOR MORE OF MY MANIFESTO SUBSCRIBE TO patreon.com/dasharez0ne - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

A SKELITEN PLAY'S SAXIPHONE ON A BEAUTIFUL BEACH "IF YOU HAVE TO BEG YOUR SENATOR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS YOU NEVER HAD THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE " - YOUR LIFE SHOULD NOT BE UP FOR A VOTE! YOUR BODILY AUTONOMY SHOULD NOT BE UP FOR A VOTE! ANY SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRES POPULAR APPROVAL FOR YOU TO BE TREATED AS AN EQUAL IS A SYSTEM WHICH MUST BE DESTROYED!!! THE SKELOTEN IN THE PIC REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS SYSTEM AS LEGITAMATE!!!!!! NEXT TIME YOU GOT TO CALL YOUR SENATOR TO BEG FOR MERCY YOU SHOULD [CAN'T SAY HERE] [CAN'T SAY HERE] [CAN'T SAY HERE] THE TERMS OF SERVICE PREVENT US FROM DISCUSSING THIS FURTHER BUT READ A "HISTORY BOOK" TO GET THE GENERAL IDEA - dashare.zone ADMIN - FOR MORE OF MY MANIFESTO SUBSCRIBE TO patreon.com/dasharez0ne - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

THINK ABOUT IT - dashare.zone ADMIN

17.02.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1425    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

What I would wish if I found a djinn in February

21.02.2026 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œToad, Toad, wake up. It is May now.”

β€œWhat?” said Toad. β€œCan it be May so soon?”

21.02.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Bedfruit

21.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The world feels rough right now

So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.

πŸŽ₯ @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta

08.01.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2081    πŸ” 730    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 56

β€œMaybe you’d T-bone the ambulance, but I’m built different. I’d just convince the ambulance to wait for me.”

21.02.2026 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean yes on the β€œsorry” but when I’m right I want β€œYou will die friendless”

21.02.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Institutional knowledge is one of those things that no one notices until it's gone

12.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 201    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
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a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt says ugh in front of a refrigerator . Alt: Napoleon Dynamite wearing glasses and a blue shirt says ugh FINE in front of a refrigerator .

What, you mean you want a love story plus erotica plus historical research? A new setting? That hasn’t been recycled a trillion times?

21.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a car says absolutely not netflix Alt: a woman in a car says absolutely not

How about the Scottish Highlands?

21.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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michael scott from the office is wearing a suit and tie and making a face . Alt: michael scott from the office is wearing a suit and tie and making a face while screaming NO GOD PLEASE NO NOOOOOOOOO

Would you like your historical romance set in Regency England?

21.02.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Land of the free

20.02.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want a Leverage spinoff called Scheming Socialists

20.02.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This next track is titled β€œAngiosperm Oil”

20.02.2026 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so unfair that the Devonian has the tastiest meats but you have to wait for seasoning to evolve

20.02.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

South Korea: you know how you can trust that some asshole won't fuck up your investment in the next election? We're seeking the death penalty on the last guy who tried that shit.

The US has *nothing* like that. Schumer's trying to give the gestapo more money.

17.01.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1