"and it is here that we are, in some pain and with no guarantees, working out our destiny."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Caity Weaver journeyed across New England and to Fort Ticonderoga to understand what a world of period-correct clothes, muskets, and an obsessive commitment to historical accuracy can teach everyday Americans.

Slight mash-up of Graeme MacKay's now-famed comic...

[There should also be a 'Fascism' wave in the middle]

Here’s a typical bundle of file papers from the Boston Municipal Court archives. It probably hasn’t been unwrapped since it was docketed in 1822. The organization of the sub-layers is significant, & I always photograph bundles so that I can put them back together as I found them. I love this work! 🗃️

The voice is smoother than honey. Such a brilliant song.

I used to write fiction a lot when I was younger. I stopped for a long time because of imposter syndrome and lack of motivation. I recently wrote two short horror fiction stories in the last two weeks, and I feel on fire! Rereading @stephenking.bsky.social’s ON WRITING helped me out of the hole.

I like to describe it as boiled chicken music with little to no seasoning.

One of the biggest advocates for political and environmental change, Greta Thunberg, is detained, mistreated, and illegally so.

It is a problem when detention is caused because she put her life on the line for the Flotilla and humanitarianism.

This position derives from the Revolutionary era argument that the press was a “bulwark of liberty.”

Gulf of Tonkin was also “without a doubt,” remember?

"The river of this valley is under his power, and it will rise in anger when he has great need to bar the Ford.As soon as the captain of the Ringwraiths rode into the water the flood was released." Rivers for #TolkienTrewsday World Rivers Day @timbolton.bsky.social #LOTR #Tolkien Art Joan Wyatt

Where can I find this in a high res?

His laugh at the start always makes me smile.

Sent! 😊

Are people still on this app, or did they migrate back to Twitter? I feel like I’m not connecting or seeing the posts as much.

My dog passed away last week and it is hard to believe she is still gone. She was only three years old.

We named her Willow because like the tree, the sad nature of her deformities never outshined her beauty and grace.

Today in history, 1960: Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy meet for a televised presidential debate. This marked the first time two presidential candidates debated on television and demonstrated the power of television in swaying public opinion.

It was worth every penny.

Congratulations to Bill Nye, a true pioneer in science communication, on receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! ⭐️

For decades, "The Science Guy" has inspired millions by making science accessible, exciting, and unforgettable.

"He" has done bad things.

Twenty seven bad things.

How bad were they?

They were so bad that they justified severing all ties with his country. And now, the airing of the grievances. #sschat

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I’ve been rereading Lord of the Rings, and there is a lot of comfort in the “medievalism” of the story. A place so fundamentally our own it feels different.

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Being deathly ill a few weeks into the school year always hurts more than actually illness. At least it is the weekend, and rest calls.

Trump would rather protect prayer in schools than children from guns. Remember that.