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Wil Eelsing
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Dutch. History, lit, art and animal lover, especially cats.
Not particularly woke, just a decent upbringing which apparently is the same as woke.
This is my DetoX space.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend! 🤩

The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse!

This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago!

📷 by me

#Archaeology
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy #Caturday!

Frodo and Sam exploring the limits of their universe.

#CatsOfBluesky
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Happy Caturday 😻
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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True 😹
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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😄
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Minister delays electric cattle prod ban, angry MPs want answers www.dutchnews.nl?p=260466
Minister delays electric cattle prod ban, angry MPs want answers
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Auction house stops sale of sacred skulls following protests www.dutchnews.nl?p=260475
Auction house stops sale of sacred skulls following protests
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The VVD and BBB – the only remaining parties in the outgoing coalition – are pushing to deliver the promise of stricter asylum rules and want the amended legislation adopted before the break.
Minister wants controversial asylum laws "passed by Christmas" - DutchNews.nl
Caretaker asylum minister David van Weel has warned that the Netherlands faces “a big problem” if MPs do not back his revision of two previously approved asylum laws before the Christmas recess. In…
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Morgan Stanley fined €101 million for avoiding Dutch tax www.dutchnews.nl?p=260539
Morgan Stanley fined €101 million for avoiding Dutch tax
www.dutchnews.nl
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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American politics ✨
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Shleepy kitty 😴😴
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Felix and Zitoun at it again this morning. Felix seems to have the upper paw :)
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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August 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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'Driving home...' by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #WomensArt
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota, known for her work highlighting cats #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Tamara de Lempicka,
Wisdom, 1940
Polish Art Deco style painter
#WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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'London Town, No. 72', Eltham Road, Blackheath (c.1950s) by Robert Ellis

(Private collection)
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2

🏺
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Monitoring #squirrelcrimes together. 🥹
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Daily painting of #sunflowers in support of #Ukraine

Hermann Mühlen - Sonnenblumenstillleben

#art #flowers
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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So how's that "pro-life" thing work?
This week a subcommittee in South Carolina debated S323, a bill these three MAGAs wrote that would allow executing women who get an abortion.😳

Here I include the names & numbers of these MAGA extremists in case you want to share your thoughts on their fascism.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion
Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law
www.qasimrashid.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Happy #Caturday to those who celebrate
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM