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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · Aug 1

Chaque jour qui passe, l'actualité devient de plus en plus pénible, le monde semble devenir de plus en plus inhospitalier. Raison de plus pour toujours trouver le temps de se réfugier dans n'importe quelle petite bribe de beauté qui passerait à portée de main – ou plutôt d'œil...

Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · Jul 30

Two little quail chicks carved on a limestone plaque over 2,000 years ago.

Look closely to see a third chick sketched in ink!

From Egypt, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 BC.

📷 Met Museum www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#ReliefWednesday
#Archaeology

The photo shows a limestone plaque with two carved quail chicks and a sketch of a quail chick in black ink. It is displayed against a grey background.

Traces of ink occur on both carved chicks suggesting the limestone plaque shows three stages of an ancient Egyptian artisan’s work; the ink sketch at top left, the finished chick at upper right, and the almost finished chick at bottom left. Limestone plaque dimensions: H. 15 x W. 13.8 x D. 0.9 cm

Likely representing the quail chick hieroglyph for the sound ‘w’

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 3d

Something lovely for the weekend!

Magical amber animals from the Mesolithic. Carved between 10,000-7,000 years ago.

Amber can generate static electricity⚡️ For their ancient owners, these small animals could give off sparks in the dark and make hair stand on end, as if by magic✨
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#Archaeology

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 2d

🧵👏👏 Ça c'est un évêque 👏👏 comme on les aime 👏👏⬇️

Joan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.bsky.social · Nov 25

Let's go pour un thread sur Monseigneur Brown, l'évêque des bolcheviques et des athées, surnommé "Red Bishop" ou "Mad Bishop", excommunié de l'église épiscopale au milieu des 1920s et auquel John Dewey rendra hommage en 1926, en guise de clôture d'une série d'articles contre le fondamentalisme.

Photo du livre de Monseigneur Brown, on le voit sur une page, à gauche.

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Joan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.bsky.social · 2d

C'est dimanche, le jour du seigneur, remettons donc ce thread sur Monseigneur Brown, l'évêque des bolchéviques et des athées qui vouait une immense admiration à Charles Darwin et à Karl Marx et adhérera au Parti Communiste des Etats-Unis, ça nous changera de la droite chrétienne 🧵

Joan Stavo-Debauge @jostavodebauge.bsky.social · Nov 25

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 4d

Roman glass cups with colourful enamel decoration of animals from the Roman arena. AD 200s.

Found in richly-furnished graves in Denmark. National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. 📷 by me

#FindsFriday
#Archaeology

My photo collage shows four images of Roman-era clear-glass cups painted with colourful enamel decoration depicting animals from the Roman Arena. Known as ‘circus cups’, fourteen of which have been found in richly-furnished ‘princely’ graves in Denmark. Dated AD 200s.

The top two images show two sides of the same cup. Top left: a brown lion with shaggy mane, its front and rear legs outstretched as if running at full speed. Top right: a green spotted leopard. Out of shot, a blue goat is being hunted down by the lion and the leopard.

Bottom left: fragmentary glass cup decorated with a light brown lion with shaggy mane. Nose and lips outlined in black.

Bottom right: image of a gladiator with green leggings and blue shield, and in front of him a large brown bear.

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 2d

Il y aurait tellement de choses à dire, mais je me contenterai de signaler qu'à 0:42, il y a une MITOSE de blonde qui arrive comme ça sans prévenir

𝔻𝕒𝕟 💀🍻🐦‍⬛ @danmynrd.bsky.social · 5d

AI sitcom accidentally a Lynchian fever dream. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and insane lament.

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Monumentum @monumentum.fr · 3d

Chapelle Saint-Aaron à #SaintMalo (#IlleEtVilaine) Construction 1er quart XVIIe siècle. Chapelle Saint-Aaron : inscription par arr...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00090799/saint-malo-chapelle-saint-aaron

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 3d

Le twist final m'a secoué, alors que j'aurais dû le voir venir presque dès le début ; mais c'est ma faute, je n'arriverai jamais à avoir la dose requise de cynisme revenu de tout dès qu'il s'agit de ce genre de gugusses. Ce n'est même plus la banalité du mal, c'est sa médiocrité, à tête de bœuf.

Christian Lehmann @lehmanndrc.bsky.social · 3d

C’est au siècle dernier, de mémoire. 1998 ou 1999. Je travaille depuis dix ans pour Impact-Medecin, ds les pages Culture d’abord ( dont je ferai en soutenant mon redac chef virer Gabriel Matzneff but zis is another story) puis ds le cahier informatique parce que la médecine s’informatise à l’arrache

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minimaliste13 @minimaliste13.cpesr.fr · 3d

Petit à petit, je remarque que mon intérêt intellectuel pour les questions économiques et politiques diminue.

C'est difficile de s'intéresser à un domaine où 99% des questions ont comme réponse "les riches veulent accroître leur patrimoine et assurer sa transmission à leurs enfants dans un contexte de destruction de la biosphère et ils ont compris que cet objectif était incompatible avec la démocratie, même si on donne un sens très étroit à ce dernier terme".

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 3d

🧵 La"liberté d'expression" en France, c'est quand Bubulle et ses amis peuvent débiter leurs salades avariées sans entrave et où bon leur semble. (J'aime bien l'appeler Bubulle : youtu.be/JoUDLVLg6ig?... ) ⬇️

M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 3d

Cette vidéo constitue un excellent exercice de démarcation entre le vrai et le faux. Il faut toujours prêter la plus grande attention à la manière dont on agence un narratif. youtu.be/kxiViWDM6XA?...

🪐Une orpheline de 3 Ans kidnappée pour la conquête Spatiale

YouTube video by AstronoGeek

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 11d

The ‘Winfarthing Pendant’ - a 7th century Anglo-Saxon disc brooch that was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2015 at Winfarthing, near Diss in South Norfolk. Now part of the collections at Norwich Castle. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #Winfarthing #NorwichCastle #Norfolk

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 6d

An oak angled showcase - 1904/6
Antoni Gaudí

Originally in the dining room of Casa Battló, Barcelona, Spain

Now @museeorsay.bsky.social , Paris, France

#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday

An angled showcase in light oak with two doors. Bevelled edges & with six curved windows.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 7d

Simply beautiful: Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age flint daggers found in Saxony-Anhalt, 2300-1600 BC (Unétice-Culture).

On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle.

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Five finely crafted flint daggers are displayed vertically against a black background. Each blade features unique flaking patterns and subtle variations in shape and color, ranging from light grey to tan, highlighting their prehistoric craftsmanship. The lighting emphasizes the texture and contours of each blade, making them stand out distinctly against the dark backdrop.

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 5d

"As a CEO myself, I can tell you, I'm extremely excited about [AI]. I've laid off employees myself because of AI. AI doesn't go on strike. It doesn't ask for a pay raise." 💀💀💀

M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 5d

"For the first time in centuries, the elite no longer feel they need educated workers and soldiers to uphold and reproduce the system." (via @thebaffler.com ) thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...

We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack

Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.

thebaffler.com

M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 5d

Il faut ABSOLUMENT lire cet article, car en Europe et en France, nous sommes confrontés aux mêmes problèmes – encore renforcés par le fait que nous sommes devenus une colonie des États-Unis (et pas seulement dans le domaine du numérique).

M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 5d

"For the first time in centuries, the elite no longer feel they need educated workers and soldiers to uphold and reproduce the system." (via @thebaffler.com ) thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...

We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack

Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.

thebaffler.com

M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 5d

"For the first time in centuries, the elite no longer feel they need educated workers and soldiers to uphold and reproduce the system." (via @thebaffler.com ) thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...

We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack

Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.

thebaffler.com

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 15d

A beautiful #Roman glass bowl, with striped bands in blue, yellow, & clear/white glass. It was made about 2000 years ago, & was found in the area around Mount Vesuvius, after being buried in the AD 79 eruption 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #Archaeology

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 6d

Gold bracelets of King Ramesses II. Decorated with two little duck heads. 🦆 🦆 😍

Body lapis lazuli. Dynasty 19. Reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1212 BC.

Found in a hoard of jewels, gold and silver plate, during railway construction at Tell Basta (Bubastis) in 1906. NMEC, Cairo.

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#Archaeology

My photos show two gold bracelets, each formed by two semi-circles connected by a hinge and a clip. They have rich granulated ornamentation in a series of geometric patterns. The upper part is decorated with relief heads of two ducks with necks bent forwards and resting on a single body created with lapis lazuli. The tail is decorated with small granules of gold. The cartouches of Ramesses II are engraved next to the fastener (not seen). Max diameter 7.2 cm. Dated Nineteenth Dynasty, Reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1212 BC. Discovered in 1906 with a hoard of jewels and gold and silver plate at Tell Basta (Bubastis) during railway construction works. On display at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 7d

Floating up from the darkness of late antiquity is this #opussectile #octopus from the #domus of #PortaMarina in #OstiaAntica, now in the #MuseodelleCiviltà in #Rome. This sea creature in giallo antico comes from somewhere in the famous opus sectile room, dating from 385-388 CE. #MosaicMonday 🏺

This delightful cephalopod in giallo antico was found in a pile of similar loose pieces of cut stone on the floor of the opus sectile hall of the domus of Porta Marina. Evidently they had never been installed, as they had no trace of the adhesive material (bitumen) that held such pieces to the wall. Was this house abandoned before it was finished, or did the design plans change midway? It is certainly hard to place this octopus in the decorative program of the room. On the tentacles, the suckers are clearly indicated, and there are two eyes on the main body, with a rather irregularly inscribed line within the main body, outlining most of it but creating a concave curve between the eyes, giving this octopus a worried frown.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 8d

A 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic glass bowl with a dazzling swirl of colours resembling a kaleidoscope of tiny flags!

V&A Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

My photo shows a Roman-era ribbed mosaic glass bowl standing on a glass shelf in a display case at the V&A Museum. The bowl is hemispherical with vertical ribs and an applied pedestal foot. The glass itself is composed of various combinations of red, white, blue, green and yellow stripes which resemble ribbons or tiny flags. Height 11.5 cm, width 15.5 cm. Other colourful glass pieces are visible in the background.

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 7d

Balade matutinale en Seine-et-Marne

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Gilles Raveaud @raveaudgilles.bsky.social · 8d

L'Italie :
☺️ Baisse du chômage et du déficit public, excédent commercial.
😥 Effondrement de la natalité, exil des jeunes, chute des salaires réels depuis... 1990, nombreux travailleurs pauvres, très faibles gains de productivité.
Bijou d'article !
www.bfmtv.com/economie/eco...

"L'économie est incapable de générer des gains de productivité": trois ans après son arrivée au pouvoir, Giorgia Meloni a divisé le déficit public par deux mais les Italiens s'appauvrissent

En Italie, la réduction rapide du déficit public cache une situation économique très dégradée. La natalité s'écroule, les jeunes émigrent à l'étranger et les salaires réels ont connu la plus forte bai...

www.bfmtv.com

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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 8d

"Promettre est un, et tenir est un autre" (Jean de La Fontaine, "Contes") 🤓

M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 8d

L'industrialisation du guéridon et du ouija. L'algorithmisation de l'auto-suggestion.

Tristan Mendès France @tmf.bsky.social · 9d

Utiliser l’IA pour faire parler les morts, pourquoi pas, à condition déjà d’obtenir un consentement avant leur décès.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 10d

Marvellous Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters about 3,800 years ago!

Which is your favourite? ❤️

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me 🏺

#Archaeology

My photo collage shows five cylindrical Minoan cups each with a single handle and slightly flaring rim. Each cup is decorated with a different geometric polychrome motif:

Top left: swirling white vine-like lines and round reddish-orange medallions framed by white circles on a black background.

Top right : large white spiral on front of cup with a reddish-orange oval shape with stylised white petals beside it, on a black background.

Middle left: diagonal zig-zag stripes in alternating black and white above and below a band around the middle of the cup

Bottom left: swirling white lines and reddish-orange and white geometric band on a black background.

Bottom right: diagonal white stripes below a row of red dots outlined with white circles on a black background.

This type of ornamental Minoan pottery is known as Kamares Ware, named after the Kamares Cave on Mount Ida on the Greek island of Crete where this kind of pottery was first discovered. Kamares Ware vessels were luxury items produced by palace workshops at Phaistos and Knossos on Crete. These five cups were excavated at Phaistos and are dated 1800-1700 BC.

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