Miasma
@itsthemiasma.bsky.social
Historian in the making studying early modern Britain. Reposting = commonplacing. Leave miasma theory where it belongs: history.
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Maybe esp. Phil Deloria's NYer piece on "the Invention of Thanksgiving." I still send that around to a lot of folks this time of year. Hope you and yours are where you wish to be, in all ways, this week/end. 4// www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
The Invention of Thanksgiving
Massacres, myths, and the making of the great November holiday.
www.newyorker.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Maybe esp. Phil Deloria's NYer piece on "the Invention of Thanksgiving." I still send that around to a lot of folks this time of year. Hope you and yours are where you wish to be, in all ways, this week/end. 4// www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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First discovered by a boy seaman in the Grand Fleet:
"Dear Mam, I cannot tell you where I am. I don't know where I am. But where I am is miles and miles of bugger all. Love, Ted."
"Dear Mam, I cannot tell you where I am. I don't know where I am. But where I am is miles and miles of bugger all. Love, Ted."
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
First discovered by a boy seaman in the Grand Fleet:
"Dear Mam, I cannot tell you where I am. I don't know where I am. But where I am is miles and miles of bugger all. Love, Ted."
"Dear Mam, I cannot tell you where I am. I don't know where I am. But where I am is miles and miles of bugger all. Love, Ted."
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2/2 Here you get a better appreciation of the overall scene - large numbers of fragmented corvid flocks are spooked, with many birds still in the trees.
The Peregrine doesn't use a stooping strategy, but often just suddenly launches from a tree & accelerates at high speed, using a level attack.
The Peregrine doesn't use a stooping strategy, but often just suddenly launches from a tree & accelerates at high speed, using a level attack.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
2/2 Here you get a better appreciation of the overall scene - large numbers of fragmented corvid flocks are spooked, with many birds still in the trees.
The Peregrine doesn't use a stooping strategy, but often just suddenly launches from a tree & accelerates at high speed, using a level attack.
The Peregrine doesn't use a stooping strategy, but often just suddenly launches from a tree & accelerates at high speed, using a level attack.
Ten for a dollar back in the day.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Ten for a dollar back in the day.
When I was poor, Campbells was considered designer soup.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When I was poor, Campbells was considered designer soup.
thar she blows: my trusty printer
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
thar she blows: my trusty printer
This donor driven to a point because then these things the country needs can be provided by private industry (badly)
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This donor driven to a point because then these things the country needs can be provided by private industry (badly)
My third grade religion teacher was disruptive; wore a knitted waistcoat and taught us Spanish and UFOs.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My third grade religion teacher was disruptive; wore a knitted waistcoat and taught us Spanish and UFOs.
Now that I am studying for a masters and have a grasp of the whole thing I actually think you guys need to add additional levels
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Now that I am studying for a masters and have a grasp of the whole thing I actually think you guys need to add additional levels