Darlene Cypser
@darlenecypser.bsky.social
Sherlockian, writer, attorney, historian. Member Dr Watson's Neglect Patients & former Chief Surgeon; member Hudson Valley Sciontists & Hounds of the Internet. Living in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA.
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The curtains of his bed were drawn aside; and Scrooge, starting up into a half-recumbent attitude, found himself face to face with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The curtains of his bed were drawn aside; and Scrooge, starting up into a half-recumbent attitude, found himself face to face with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy One. Light flashed up in the room upon the instant, and the curtains of his bed were drawn.
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy One. Light flashed up in the room upon the instant, and the curtains of his bed were drawn.
Hello! Could y'all stop importing the hot takes of idiots from other social media? If we wanted to read that 💩 we'd be over there.
Also if you want to talk about the idiot-in-chief or his minions, you don't need to include their picture. I hide all posts with their mugs without reading them.
Also if you want to talk about the idiot-in-chief or his minions, you don't need to include their picture. I hide all posts with their mugs without reading them.
December 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hello! Could y'all stop importing the hot takes of idiots from other social media? If we wanted to read that 💩 we'd be over there.
Also if you want to talk about the idiot-in-chief or his minions, you don't need to include their picture. I hide all posts with their mugs without reading them.
Also if you want to talk about the idiot-in-chief or his minions, you don't need to include their picture. I hide all posts with their mugs without reading them.
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Every one of them wore chains like Marley's Ghost; some few (they might be guilty governments) were linked together; none were free.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Every one of them wore chains like Marley's Ghost; some few (they might be guilty governments) were linked together; none were free.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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Scrooge followed to the window: desperate in his curiosity. He looked out.
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Scrooge followed to the window: desperate in his curiosity. He looked out.
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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The apparition walked backward from him; and at every step it took, the window raised itself a little, so that when the spectre reached it, it was wide open. It beckoned Scrooge to approach, which he did.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The apparition walked backward from him; and at every step it took, the window raised itself a little, so that when the spectre reached it, it was wide open. It beckoned Scrooge to approach, which he did.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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"You were always a good friend to me," said Scrooge. "Thank `ee!"
"You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by Three Spirits."
Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
"You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by Three Spirits."
Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"You were always a good friend to me," said Scrooge. "Thank `ee!"
"You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by Three Spirits."
Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
"You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by Three Spirits."
Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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"That is no light part of my penance," pursued the Ghost. "I am here to-night to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope of my procuring, Ebenezer."
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"That is no light part of my penance," pursued the Ghost. "I am here to-night to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope of my procuring, Ebenezer."
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We just released a major update to Dangerzone, it's now easier to install and use than ever before!
If you're a journalist, use Dangerzone to sanitize documents you receive from sources and protect yourself from malware.
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SCOTUS will take up argument on Trump's (unconstitutional) order rescinding birthright citizenship. 3 top historians -- @katemasur.bsky.social @marthasjones.bsky.social and Erika Lee -- joined @brennancenter.org to talk about its historical and legal dimensions...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QCI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QCI...
The Guarantee of Birthright Citizenship
YouTube video by Brennan Center for Justice
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December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
SCOTUS will take up argument on Trump's (unconstitutional) order rescinding birthright citizenship. 3 top historians -- @katemasur.bsky.social @marthasjones.bsky.social and Erika Lee -- joined @brennancenter.org to talk about its historical and legal dimensions...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QCI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QCI...
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❄️Seasons Greetings! ❄️
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
❄️Seasons Greetings! ❄️
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
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Barbara's Desert Cafe - Someone is stealing petroglyphs!
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Foolscap & Quill
Foolscap and Quill - Barbara's Desert Cafe
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December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Barbara's Desert Cafe - Someone is stealing petroglyphs!
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"The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks
They are all fire, and every one doth shine."
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1)
They are all fire, and every one doth shine."
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1)
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks
They are all fire, and every one doth shine."
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1)
They are all fire, and every one doth shine."
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1)
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Raymond Welch studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, qualifying in January 1942. Here he is ice skating on the frozen fountain in Barts Hospital square, c.1938 ⛸️
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #WinterSports #IceSkating #Fountain #IceRink
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #WinterSports #IceSkating #Fountain #IceRink
December 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Raymond Welch studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, qualifying in January 1942. Here he is ice skating on the frozen fountain in Barts Hospital square, c.1938 ⛸️
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #WinterSports #IceSkating #Fountain #IceRink
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #WinterSports #IceSkating #Fountain #IceRink
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2026 marks 350 years since Bethlem moved from its medieval Bishopsgate home to a purpose-built site at Moorfields, with the iconic Raving & Melancholy statues installed over the gates. Today’s site still sits on a 999-year lease from the City of London, so only 649 years left...
#EYAAnniversaries
#EYAAnniversaries
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
2026 marks 350 years since Bethlem moved from its medieval Bishopsgate home to a purpose-built site at Moorfields, with the iconic Raving & Melancholy statues installed over the gates. Today’s site still sits on a 999-year lease from the City of London, so only 649 years left...
#EYAAnniversaries
#EYAAnniversaries
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“Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business.
The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business.
The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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"I do," said Scrooge. "I must. But why do spirits walk the earth, and why do they come to me?”
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"I do," said Scrooge. "I must. But why do spirits walk the earth, and why do they come to me?”
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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At this the spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a dismal and appalling noise, that Scrooge held on tight to his chair, to save himself from falling in a swoon.
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
At this the spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a dismal and appalling noise, that Scrooge held on tight to his chair, to save himself from falling in a swoon.
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To sit, staring at those fixed glazed eyes, in silence for a moment, would play, Scrooge felt, the very deuce with him. There was something very awful, too, in the spectre's being provided with an infernal atmosphere of its own.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
To sit, staring at those fixed glazed eyes, in silence for a moment, would play, Scrooge felt, the very deuce with him. There was something very awful, too, in the spectre's being provided with an infernal atmosphere of its own.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.
There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!"
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!"
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.
There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!"
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!"
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
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‘I wear the chain I forged in life,’ replied the Ghost. ‘I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?’
~Jacob Marley
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
#PhantomsFriday
~Jacob Marley
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
#PhantomsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
‘I wear the chain I forged in life,’ replied the Ghost. ‘I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?’
~Jacob Marley
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
#PhantomsFriday
~Jacob Marley
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
#PhantomsFriday
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Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes;
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes;
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His body was transparent, so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind.
Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
His body was transparent, so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind.
Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens