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Ardent Archivist

@ardentarchivist.bsky.social

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Nasty woman (and occasionally proud of it). Dog mom, citizen of the Earth, history & archaeology afficionada, all-around observer, faithful commentator on the ridiculous. Warning: there will be puns. Also at: @[email protected]

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · Nov 9

Serious Q: anyone else detest BlueSky’s habit of automatically jumping to the most recent post instead of keeping your place in your timeline?
So either you miss everything or you have to scroll back to find your place - as more ppl join, that becomes ever more impractical.

Only thing I don’t like.

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 1h

Timeline cleanser - I challenge you NOT to smile!

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Warwickshire guide dog charity welcomes largest litter in years

Guide Dogs claims the 13 puppies, named

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Elon Musk is stoking far-right extremism on our streets.

The Prime Minister should order a security assessment of the threat Musk poses to our democracy.

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social

#PMQs

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 3h

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999:
It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 4h

Oh god - again?!

I’m probably lucky in that regard, that the Woof doesn’t have another beastie to play with. If she did, there’d be no peace in this house! 😱🤦‍♀️

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 5h

But she’s YOUR tiny monster! 😉

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 5h

Cropped photo

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 5h

🤣😋

Almost looks like a high court judge, wig and all!
"On the charge of not having my brekkie ready for me already, I find you… guilty!"

👀🤣

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 6h

And this morning the Shed is a back tattoo of a shed riding a motorcycle in flames…

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 7h

Desperate attempt by little man with eyesight problems to regain some relevance:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cabinet Office rejects Cummings' claim that China breached high-level systems

Boris Johnson's ex-Downing Street aide says Beijing obtained

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 15h

You’d have to think the story behind a bucket of 8,000 early medieval coins is one where it didn’t end well for the people who buried it.. a story lost to history

North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 1d

The Hexham Hoard was discovered in the abbey grounds by the sexton and his assistant while digging a grave #OTD in 1832. Some 8,000 Northumbrian coins of the C9th were found preserved in a bronze bucket of the same period. 📸British Museum #medievalsky

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 16h

… because they’re soooo hard done by.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Bankers to get bonuses quicker under rule change

The change is a relaxation of rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash.

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 16h

Utterly predictable, utterly shameful, and utterly unsustainable.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved

The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 16h

I’m shocked.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m

PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 17h

🤣🤣 Nobody messes with Miss Piggy!

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 17h

Dat’s me! 😋

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 19h

I was going to say, maybe they mistook the clarinettist for a snake-charmer? But no, the snake oil, snake-charmer types are in the White House…

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 19h

Very interesting feature on BBCNI news on a future border poll.

Basically: the ones in the middle will decide it. And we all want/need to know EXACTLY what we’d be voting for well in advance - the repeated comment was "The last thing we want is another Brexit!"

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 19h

Pathetic.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 21h

I must say, I am feeling quite exhausted after a truly wonderful day spent in the "Marcus Aurelius" exhibition and the Landesmuseum Trier.

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 21h

Oh, very cool - I’d not thought about the etymology of Jupiter before!

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 22h

From Dyeus Puhter to Zeus Pater to Jupiter.

Linguists have reconstructed dead languages - could we do the same for lost stories? And if so, how far back can we go?

@manvir.bsky.social in @newyorker.com about Indo-European spolia in our shared (?) mythologies:

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story

From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we go—and what might we find?

www.newyorker.com

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 22h

Ship name, can always be a bit strange even today.

Thanks for the added detail!

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 22h

They look like extras from The Clangers, minions of the Soup Dragon!

🤣🤣

(In addition to looking wonderful, that is. 👍👍)

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 23h

🤷‍♀️

Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, no-one can tell me that’s purely utilitarian. That was made by a master craftsperson.

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