Bess Lovejoy
@besslovejoy.bsky.social
Wrote Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses & etc. Now: research, podcasts, journalism, weird fiction.
BessLovejoy.wordpress.com
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The reason the dogs aren't around, and you've probably never heard about them, is because they were deliberately targeted as part of Indigenous genocide. But they used to be a precious source of wealth for women. www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
What Happened to the Extinct Woolly Dog?
Researchers studying the 160-year-old fur of a dog named Mutton in the Smithsonian collections found that the Indigenous breed existed for at least 5,000 years before European colonizers eradicated it
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The reason the dogs aren't around, and you've probably never heard about them, is because they were deliberately targeted as part of Indigenous genocide. But they used to be a precious source of wealth for women. www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
This is also making me think of my teenage days on the goth corners of usenet, and the amount of time people spent sharing tips and ideas for creating comfy, homey gothic spaces. So much care involved.
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is also making me think of my teenage days on the goth corners of usenet, and the amount of time people spent sharing tips and ideas for creating comfy, homey gothic spaces. So much care involved.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Mine were Once Again, with a little raccoon mascot!
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Mine were Once Again, with a little raccoon mascot!
Especially if there's a childhood nostalgia angle!
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Especially if there's a childhood nostalgia angle!
And people wonder why I express a little skepticism about psychology and psychiatry sometimes.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
And people wonder why I express a little skepticism about psychology and psychiatry sometimes.
This skeet (are we still saying this?) brought to you by the fact that I was researching how nostalgia was also once considered a mental illness. Treatments included opium, mercury, or, you know, sending the person back home.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
This skeet (are we still saying this?) brought to you by the fact that I was researching how nostalgia was also once considered a mental illness. Treatments included opium, mercury, or, you know, sending the person back home.
Hanging in there! Best to you!
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hanging in there! Best to you!
Sharing this not to brag, but just out of gratitude for being in a corner that has its shit together. The ACA has been lie-changing for so many, and it's great to see this.
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sharing this not to brag, but just out of gratitude for being in a corner that has its shit together. The ACA has been lie-changing for so many, and it's great to see this.