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Fragment of a yellowish-brown clay figurine depicting a cat playing a harp. The cat is upright, with detailed facial features and textured fur, holding the harp to its side. The surface shows signs of wear and age, and the piece is displayed on a clear stand.

It's time for #Caturday and a timeline cleanse!

A terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely #weekend!

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Would anyone like to tell the story of Sergei's knife throwing? I missed that one, somehow

That is a *lot* of carrot cake. I hope the wedding is fabulous, everyone is hugely appreciative of your labors, & you have a lovely time🌸

Oof. Here's hoping it gets better soon🌸

This is your regular reminder that rationality is an emotion. It is not the opposite of emotion. It is the feeling of being calmly certain. That is not the same thing as being right. It is the FEELING of being right.

We don't defeat fascism by agreeing that certain people are less human than other people. By engaging in a ranking of who actually counts as human, whose rights are worth fighting for, we are already just picking which flavor of fascist hellscape is "all we can hope for". I refuse.

Like if you don't think centrists use their own impenetrable jargon that nobody likes then I have a commonsense bipartisan opportunity economy where existential threats to fair trade are a national security threat to sell you

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Your brain is a delight. Instead of feeling like my research rabbitholes are too weird, now I am considering that I should really go weirder!

I'm delighted to see some of your own pottery. It's beautiful. The sign is perfect.

Explodes often.

A really cool little sheep, staring at me through a fence with not a small amount of menace.

After years of frustration in his quest it would seem that one of The Empire’s deadliest bounty hunters has finally tracked me down.

A deep cobalt-blue Roman ribbed glass bowl with a rounded form and vertical ribs around the sides, displayed on a clear stand against a softly blurred background.

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: this absolutely stunning #Roman ribbed bowl was unearthed fully intact with little to no wear during excavations in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Monochrome ribbed bowls made of brightly coloured glass were very popular throughout...🧵 1/2

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This. Just this

I vote for "whatever weird thing brings you joy, and/or is a balm to your body & soul". My bet is that you will be hooked on a new story idea within about six week's time, if not sooner🌈💖

And, the thing Queerphobic parents are scared of, is that their kids will be given an option for survival that isn't either to fake being straight or to die on the street.

Sesame Street, Mr Rogers, Reading Rainbow, Living Planet, Cosmos

None of these are radical, or they shouldn't be. And yet they formed the core of my "radical" beliefs in being kind, learning, respecting peopleness over things.

So no, nothing radicalized me, what made you abandon kindness?

As a Queer mom, I absolutely will not try to convince a kid to be Queer, or to usurp anyone's relationship with their kid. But if any kid doesn't feel safe at home, or gets thrown out for being Queer, I will do my very best to help them stay alive.

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Jaimen Hudson
"Somewhere over the rainbow 🙌🏻 I filmed this last Friday while out on my regular morning Cruise. I had to wait for awhile to get this shot but it was definitely worth it!"

So much this. There were 5 TV channels. I read 3 or 4 books per week. Dad would hand me things he thought I'd like. He wanted books that gave me something to think about, so author infodumps on interstellar travel & the nature of sentience were a sign of an author's worthiness.

YouTube video by The Oregonian Robots offer "contactless" food delivery to Oregon State students

OSU is also focused on losing to U of O at various sports. But our food delivery robots are adorable! m.youtube.com/watch?v=VKyk...

I would like to note here, among Oregon's major public universities, U of O has historically been the school of choice for the humanities. OSU focuses on Science, Engineering, & Agriculture.

A dahlia in full bloom, going from yellow to orange to magenta in a gradient.

Almost everything sucks right now, but look. Dahlias.

I actually audibly gasped. You look utterly stunning. The earrings! That spectacular dress! The makeup that perfectly goes with the whole ensemble! Elegant & deadly fae lady knight. 🌈🌟

Abstract Painter Creates Colorful Works Inspired by the Beauty of Stained Glass Each painting is full of brilliantly placed color and texture.

Abstract Painter Creates Colorful Works Inspired by the Beauty of Stained Glass.
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A Siamese mix cat, with a dark face and paws, and a cream colored body. She is lying on a small wooden chest, looking up at the camera, with a skeptical expression on her face.

Nori is not sure that she wishes to be in photos today, but she humored me. #caturday

A Siamese mix cat, with a dark face and paws, and a cream colored body. She is lying on a small wooden chest, looking up at the camera, with a skeptical expression on her face.

Nori is not sure that she wishes to be in photos today, but she humored me. #caturday

Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a Kaffe Fassett design? It definitely looks like one of his 🧶 color combinations

This is a charming handknit jumper. I've long been fond of Mick Aston's signature one, with its delightfully raucous many-colored stripes🧶

I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.