Moniquevs
@moniquevs.bsky.social
From the Netherlands. 1976. Owned by cats. My interests are all over the place. I wouldn't want it any other way. Posts are in Dutch and English.
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With feathers into the afterlife: New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial #archaeology
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With feathers into the afterlife: New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial
The approximately 9,000-year-old grave of the shaman from Bad Dürrenberg (Saalekreis district) is one of the most spectacular finds in Central European archaeology. Excavated under considerable time p...
phys.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
With feathers into the afterlife: New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial #archaeology
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
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Paperwhites and bulbs from Columbia Road Market last Sunday
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Paperwhites and bulbs from Columbia Road Market last Sunday
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Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf mantis species in which males avoid this fate with an elaborate dance performance.
Newly discovered mantis species dances like a snake to avoid death after sex
The snake-tail mantis shows there’s more to these insects than just cannibalism.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf mantis species in which males avoid this fate with an elaborate dance performance.
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What a fucking gut punch it is to hear about Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The man made the gold standard of damn near every genre he approached. Coming of age movies all try to measure up to Stand By Me, mockumentaries to Spinal Tap, rom-coms to When Harry Met Sally.
two boys hugging each other with the words stand by me below them
ALT: two boys hugging each other with the words stand by me below them
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
What a fucking gut punch it is to hear about Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The man made the gold standard of damn near every genre he approached. Coming of age movies all try to measure up to Stand By Me, mockumentaries to Spinal Tap, rom-coms to When Harry Met Sally.
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Rob Reiner, for a while there, was one of the most artistically and commercially successful directors in Hollywood. He had a run of films that knocked the roof off. With STAND BY ME, he gave voice to Stephen King’s work that we hadn’t seen since CARRIE and SALEM’S LOT and rarely since.
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Rob Reiner, for a while there, was one of the most artistically and commercially successful directors in Hollywood. He had a run of films that knocked the roof off. With STAND BY ME, he gave voice to Stephen King’s work that we hadn’t seen since CARRIE and SALEM’S LOT and rarely since.
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Joran van der Sloot zwaargewond gevonden in Peruaanse cel
Joran van der Sloot zwaargewond gevonden in Peruaanse cel
De man die is veroordeeld voor de moord op studente Stephany Flores zou in zijn cel een zelfmoordpoging hebben gedaan.
nos.nl
December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Joran van der Sloot zwaargewond gevonden in Peruaanse cel
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Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus was the succès de scandale of 1969 – but Jane Birkin’s music was far more than that.
#JaneBirkin #BOTD
Jane Birkin left a permanent mark on pop. Her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2023...
#JaneBirkin #BOTD
Jane Birkin left a permanent mark on pop. Her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2023...
Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus was the succès de scandale of 1969 – but Jane Birkin’s music was far more than that
In her collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg, Birkin left a permanent mark on pop – and her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus was the succès de scandale of 1969 – but Jane Birkin’s music was far more than that.
#JaneBirkin #BOTD
Jane Birkin left a permanent mark on pop. Her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2023...
#JaneBirkin #BOTD
Jane Birkin left a permanent mark on pop. Her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2023...
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Mijn vader werkte bij Circus Boltini, een verhaal uit mijn kindertijd met levens reddende lef en moed 👉🏼De Tata Mirando orkestleden werden opgepakt en afgevoerd. Boltini heeft hun levens gered door een SS-pak aan te trekken en te zeggen dat ze voor de Wehrmacht moesten optreden.
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Mijn vader werkte bij Circus Boltini, een verhaal uit mijn kindertijd met levens reddende lef en moed 👉🏼De Tata Mirando orkestleden werden opgepakt en afgevoerd. Boltini heeft hun levens gered door een SS-pak aan te trekken en te zeggen dat ze voor de Wehrmacht moesten optreden.
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#FolkloreSunday Hellebore, often called the “Winter Rose” or “Christmas Rose,” is a flower shrouded in mystery,legend, & ancient folklore.This striking perennial has long been associated with both healing & poison, purity & darkness.
www.blossomtherapeuticservices.com/post/folklor...
📷Simon Garbutt
www.blossomtherapeuticservices.com/post/folklor...
📷Simon Garbutt
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
#FolkloreSunday Hellebore, often called the “Winter Rose” or “Christmas Rose,” is a flower shrouded in mystery,legend, & ancient folklore.This striking perennial has long been associated with both healing & poison, purity & darkness.
www.blossomtherapeuticservices.com/post/folklor...
📷Simon Garbutt
www.blossomtherapeuticservices.com/post/folklor...
📷Simon Garbutt
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
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Illustration — “The Story of Snow Drop” — by Maxfield Parrish for the cover of HEARST’S MAGAZINE, August, 1912. Artist's title: “From the Story of Snow White.”
December 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Illustration — “The Story of Snow Drop” — by Maxfield Parrish for the cover of HEARST’S MAGAZINE, August, 1912. Artist's title: “From the Story of Snow White.”
Transvision Vamp - Landslide Of Love (Official Video) HD
YouTube video by Sam
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December 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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From 1912, a collection of "Folk Tales of Bengal" by the Rev. Lal Behari Day, with jewel like illustrations by Warwick Goble.
December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
From 1912, a collection of "Folk Tales of Bengal" by the Rev. Lal Behari Day, with jewel like illustrations by Warwick Goble.
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🎈Happy 100th birthday🎈
Dick Van Dyke‼️
Dick Van Dyke‼️
December 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎈Happy 100th birthday🎈
Dick Van Dyke‼️
Dick Van Dyke‼️
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Het idee dat we een minister zouden kunnen krijgen die het begrip dobbern***rs bezigde. Waar zijn Jetten en Bontenbal in hemelsnaam mee bezig?
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Het idee dat we een minister zouden kunnen krijgen die het begrip dobbern***rs bezigde. Waar zijn Jetten en Bontenbal in hemelsnaam mee bezig?
Hier nog een leuke uit Soest, Een gemeentelijk monument uit 1906. Het is vroeger een snoepwinkeltje geweest. Een heel dorpsverleden. @fundafun.bsky.social
www.funda.nl/detail/koop/...
www.funda.nl/detail/koop/...
December 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Hier nog een leuke uit Soest, Een gemeentelijk monument uit 1906. Het is vroeger een snoepwinkeltje geweest. Een heel dorpsverleden. @fundafun.bsky.social
www.funda.nl/detail/koop/...
www.funda.nl/detail/koop/...
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Geboortedag Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), wiens werk tweemaal in Duitsland verboden werd. Op de plek in Berlijn waar nazi's een boekverbranding hielden, staat een monument met een tekst van Heine (ik vertaal): 'Daar waar men boeken verbrandt, verbrandt men uiteindelijk ook mensen.'
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Geboortedag Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), wiens werk tweemaal in Duitsland verboden werd. Op de plek in Berlijn waar nazi's een boekverbranding hielden, staat een monument met een tekst van Heine (ik vertaal): 'Daar waar men boeken verbrandt, verbrandt men uiteindelijk ook mensen.'
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🌠 Opgelet! Dit weekend krijgen we een spectaculaire meteorenzwerm te zien. In de nacht van zaterdag op zondag zijn liefst ~100 vallende sterren per uur zichtbaar. Wij gaan een eindje rijden voor helder weer... #geminiden
Hier de beste kijkrichting en het (gemiddeld) aantal vallende sterren per uur:
Hier de beste kijkrichting en het (gemiddeld) aantal vallende sterren per uur:
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🌠 Opgelet! Dit weekend krijgen we een spectaculaire meteorenzwerm te zien. In de nacht van zaterdag op zondag zijn liefst ~100 vallende sterren per uur zichtbaar. Wij gaan een eindje rijden voor helder weer... #geminiden
Hier de beste kijkrichting en het (gemiddeld) aantal vallende sterren per uur:
Hier de beste kijkrichting en het (gemiddeld) aantal vallende sterren per uur:
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In this fragment of “Contact”, based on a novel by Sagan, an interstellar astronaut gives a painfully accurate description of humanity.
“You're an interesting species. You're capable of such beautiful dreams and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not."
“You're an interesting species. You're capable of such beautiful dreams and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not."
Contact
YouTube video by Dan Leopard
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December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In this fragment of “Contact”, based on a novel by Sagan, an interstellar astronaut gives a painfully accurate description of humanity.
“You're an interesting species. You're capable of such beautiful dreams and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not."
“You're an interesting species. You're capable of such beautiful dreams and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not."
I hate this so much. 😢
DNA confirms wolf shot dead by hunters was “problem wolf” Bram www.dutchnews.nl?p=261113
DNA confirms wolf shot dead by hunters was “problem wolf” Bram
www.dutchnews.nl
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I hate this so much. 😢
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Another Authentic Ghost Stories entry for #phantomsfriday, from Famous Crimes v3 #29 (1904) published by Harold Furniss.
An account of a haunting at Woodstock Palace in 1649, and an illustrated account of a poltergeist called "The Demon of Tedworth" in 1661.
An account of a haunting at Woodstock Palace in 1649, and an illustrated account of a poltergeist called "The Demon of Tedworth" in 1661.
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Another Authentic Ghost Stories entry for #phantomsfriday, from Famous Crimes v3 #29 (1904) published by Harold Furniss.
An account of a haunting at Woodstock Palace in 1649, and an illustrated account of a poltergeist called "The Demon of Tedworth" in 1661.
An account of a haunting at Woodstock Palace in 1649, and an illustrated account of a poltergeist called "The Demon of Tedworth" in 1661.
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I hope this will spread widely:
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I hope this will spread widely:
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
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Midden in de voormalige Zuiderzee lag ooit Schokland, een langgerekt eiland dat eeuwenlang werd gevormd en bedreigd door het water. Ondanks de voortdurende overstromingen en het terugwijken van het land bleven bewoners er generaties lang wonen.
historiek.net/heimwee-naar...
#genealogie
historiek.net/heimwee-naar...
#genealogie
Bewoners van Schokland werden door Den Haag gedwongen hun eiland te verlaten
Documentaireserie over de geschiedenis van het verdwenen eiland Schokland, de eeuwenlange strijd tegen het water en de gedwongen ontruiming van 1859.
historiek.net
December 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Midden in de voormalige Zuiderzee lag ooit Schokland, een langgerekt eiland dat eeuwenlang werd gevormd en bedreigd door het water. Ondanks de voortdurende overstromingen en het terugwijken van het land bleven bewoners er generaties lang wonen.
historiek.net/heimwee-naar...
#genealogie
historiek.net/heimwee-naar...
#genealogie