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Early modern Low Countries, various prints, art and the history thereof. Looker and looker upper.
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Check out the entry on perpetuanen - wool cloth traded to Guinea Coast (dutchtextiletrade.org/textiles/per...). Silesian linen. The others I’m not sure about…
Perpetuanen - Dutch Textile Trade
A serge (twill-woven wool), hot-pressed and durable fabric made in England, Flanders and Holland. Typically dyed in a single color: blue, green, red (scarlet), sometimes purple, yellow, brown. Traded ...
dutchtextiletrade.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Check out the entry on perpetuanen - wool cloth traded to Guinea Coast (dutchtextiletrade.org/textiles/per...). Silesian linen. The others I’m not sure about…
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Vote for Aftyn Behn
Early voting in Tennessee's district 7 is ongoing till the 26th of November! Click the link below to see which district you live in.
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@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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'It will send shockwaves': Democrats hope to flip House seat in deep red state - NewsBreak
Democrats are hoping to flip a House seat in a deep red state, eyeing Trump country in an upcoming special election to replace retired GOP Rep. Mark Green.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Vote for Aftyn Behn
Early voting in Tennessee's district 7 is ongoing till the 26th of November! Click the link below to see which district you live in.
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@aftynbehn.bsky.social
Early voting in Tennessee's district 7 is ongoing till the 26th of November! Click the link below to see which district you live in.
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Having to talk about AI as if it’s a serious concern and not a money laundering scheme is taking years off my life
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Having to talk about AI as if it’s a serious concern and not a money laundering scheme is taking years off my life
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
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there was a time i never thought i could hate a politician more than i hated that guy. in retrospect, very naive of me
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
there was a time i never thought i could hate a politician more than i hated that guy. in retrospect, very naive of me
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I think it’s even worse: the lack of recognition that there even *is* such a thing as professional training in historical research!
November 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I think it’s even worse: the lack of recognition that there even *is* such a thing as professional training in historical research!
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Take a break and have a quick quiet peek at the latest addition to the mice icons/triptychs. This one is in the process of hanging a stitchwort garland up. Painted on 23 C gold leaf and vintage Italian folding panels.
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Take a break and have a quick quiet peek at the latest addition to the mice icons/triptychs. This one is in the process of hanging a stitchwort garland up. Painted on 23 C gold leaf and vintage Italian folding panels.
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Books are the single greatest learning tech ever invented by leaps and bounds above the laughable slop shit silicon valley is extruding.
it’s amazing to me that an ivy prof is on record saying this in the nyt, mustapha mond stuff
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Books are the single greatest learning tech ever invented by leaps and bounds above the laughable slop shit silicon valley is extruding.
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Wow. Watching R1s finally realize that academia is dying because it's starting to impact them is... well, it turns out, just as annoying as when they were oblivious. It's still all about them. They still have no idea what higher ed looks like beyond their quads.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Ph.D. Cuts Are the Beginning of the End for Academia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Trump’s attacks have irrevocably altered the playing field for academia, and it may never recover.
www.thecrimson.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Wow. Watching R1s finally realize that academia is dying because it's starting to impact them is... well, it turns out, just as annoying as when they were oblivious. It's still all about them. They still have no idea what higher ed looks like beyond their quads.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Together with other cities worldwide, Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven are nominating foundling marks for addition to the Unesco Memory of the World register. The mark, often half a playing card, is left by a mother to identify her baby later.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Antwerpen, Gent en Leuven vragen UNESCO-erkenning voor objecten die achtergelaten werden bij vondelingen | VRT NWS: nieuws
Antwerpen, Gent en Leuven dienen een aanvraag in om vondelingentekens te laten erkennen als UNESCO-erfgoed. Er werden in Vlaanderen duizenden briefjes, stukjes stof, speelkaarten en andere objecten ac...
www.vrt.be
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Together with other cities worldwide, Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven are nominating foundling marks for addition to the Unesco Memory of the World register. The mark, often half a playing card, is left by a mother to identify her baby later.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
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MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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as a centrist i will be voting for the sex pest who killed grandma because the other guy has spent his whole life referring to a relative who isn’t the sister of one of his parents as his aunt
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
as a centrist i will be voting for the sex pest who killed grandma because the other guy has spent his whole life referring to a relative who isn’t the sister of one of his parents as his aunt
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Please note that CNN is spreading RACIST DISINFO by leading you to believe the LIE that Mamdani's aunt WASN'T scared of racists post-9/11.
The only "pushback" here is a bullshit claim that one of Mamdani's aunt's isn't his aunt.
CNN is trafficking in right wing, racist trash.
Eternal shame.
The only "pushback" here is a bullshit claim that one of Mamdani's aunt's isn't his aunt.
CNN is trafficking in right wing, racist trash.
Eternal shame.
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Please note that CNN is spreading RACIST DISINFO by leading you to believe the LIE that Mamdani's aunt WASN'T scared of racists post-9/11.
The only "pushback" here is a bullshit claim that one of Mamdani's aunt's isn't his aunt.
CNN is trafficking in right wing, racist trash.
Eternal shame.
The only "pushback" here is a bullshit claim that one of Mamdani's aunt's isn't his aunt.
CNN is trafficking in right wing, racist trash.
Eternal shame.
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Abandoned projects!
October 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Abandoned projects!
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For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.
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Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.
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We have a newsroom of about 77 and ~20 of us participated in #nokings protest the day of. Imagine what a newsroom the size of the NYT could to get into not only day of events but everything going into and coming out of it.
October 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We have a newsroom of about 77 and ~20 of us participated in #nokings protest the day of. Imagine what a newsroom the size of the NYT could to get into not only day of events but everything going into and coming out of it.
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Gerhard Richter still out here making new monumental work out of facemounted photo editions of his old monumental work. Wolken (Clouds), 2025 are editions of 12+3AP, at David Zwirner during Art Basel Paris greg.org/archive/2025...
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Gerhard Richter still out here making new monumental work out of facemounted photo editions of his old monumental work. Wolken (Clouds), 2025 are editions of 12+3AP, at David Zwirner during Art Basel Paris greg.org/archive/2025...
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Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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News flash - college republicans are racist sexist misogynistic homophobic pigs. It’s been true as long as there have been college republicans.
October 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
News flash - college republicans are racist sexist misogynistic homophobic pigs. It’s been true as long as there have been college republicans.
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the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
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“We may be past the point of no return, but at a minimum we ought to … assess where we are, and what we’re losing when we fully cashier robust support for Humanities research. The Humanities are us.” Feels like a(nother) good day to share this. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“We may be past the point of no return, but at a minimum we ought to … assess where we are, and what we’re losing when we fully cashier robust support for Humanities research. The Humanities are us.” Feels like a(nother) good day to share this. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...