@xenious.bsky.social
History, politics, geology, cats, these are a few of my favourite things
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Frosty faces on the chickadees today. These tiny birds maintain a body temperature of 40C - that's a 70C gradient across only a few centimeters from the outside air to the bird's core! These little guys blow my mind. #birds 🌿
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Frosty faces on the chickadees today. These tiny birds maintain a body temperature of 40C - that's a 70C gradient across only a few centimeters from the outside air to the bird's core! These little guys blow my mind. #birds 🌿
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Let's observe a master of camouflage working its magic.
🐙
What amazing aliens of the deep..
#cephalopod #marinelife #intelligence #camouflage
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What amazing aliens of the deep..
#cephalopod #marinelife #intelligence #camouflage
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Let's observe a master of camouflage working its magic.
🐙
What amazing aliens of the deep..
#cephalopod #marinelife #intelligence #camouflage
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What amazing aliens of the deep..
#cephalopod #marinelife #intelligence #camouflage
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And now your moment of zen.
January 20, 2026 at 7:09 PM
And now your moment of zen.
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Night night sweet dreamies
Wrap yourself in self-belief tonight and close the day with gentle pride, you’ve survived, what has come your way today.
Believe in yourself, even quietly
The world feels quieter when you choose to be on your own side,
Wrap yourself in self-belief tonight and close the day with gentle pride, you’ve survived, what has come your way today.
Believe in yourself, even quietly
The world feels quieter when you choose to be on your own side,
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Night night sweet dreamies
Wrap yourself in self-belief tonight and close the day with gentle pride, you’ve survived, what has come your way today.
Believe in yourself, even quietly
The world feels quieter when you choose to be on your own side,
Wrap yourself in self-belief tonight and close the day with gentle pride, you’ve survived, what has come your way today.
Believe in yourself, even quietly
The world feels quieter when you choose to be on your own side,
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@vienna_official
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
as a black comedy, someone should write a version of WWI leadup that has social media. Don't bother about incongruity of fitting 21st century social media tech into early 1900s. Just imagine what it would have been like
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
@vienna_official
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
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The Medulla Nebula (CTB 1) is a 10,000-year-old supernova remnant. A pulsar, expelled at over 1000 km/s by the explosion, is thought to power its X-ray glow. This faint object took 84 hours to image.
Credit: NASA/ APOD
Credit: NASA/ APOD
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Medulla Nebula (CTB 1) is a 10,000-year-old supernova remnant. A pulsar, expelled at over 1000 km/s by the explosion, is thought to power its X-ray glow. This faint object took 84 hours to image.
Credit: NASA/ APOD
Credit: NASA/ APOD
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Waterfowl bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE))
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
January 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Waterfowl bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE))
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
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January 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Thanks to @iotasubscript.bsky.social’s new book 🔐 (read free: press.umich.edu/Books/S/Stea...) I’ve become a bit obsessed with Roman keys? This 1st-3rd C (left) one reminds me of staying in Italian hotels where they give you a 5lb iron key & tell you not to lose it or you owe them your firstborn. 🔑
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Thanks to @iotasubscript.bsky.social’s new book 🔐 (read free: press.umich.edu/Books/S/Stea...) I’ve become a bit obsessed with Roman keys? This 1st-3rd C (left) one reminds me of staying in Italian hotels where they give you a 5lb iron key & tell you not to lose it or you owe them your firstborn. 🔑
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Dublin, Ireland, ca. 1957 - by Leonard McCombe (1923 - 2015), American
January 15, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Dublin, Ireland, ca. 1957 - by Leonard McCombe (1923 - 2015), American
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Polish president paying homage to the real king of England
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Polish president paying homage to the real king of England
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Hey listeners…
Something I keep coming back to is this —
we’re not always meant to fix what’s heavy.
Sometimes it’s enough to just stay present, keep listening,
and let something beautiful sit beside what hurts.
Music helps with that.
It gives our feels a resting place for a while.
Something I keep coming back to is this —
we’re not always meant to fix what’s heavy.
Sometimes it’s enough to just stay present, keep listening,
and let something beautiful sit beside what hurts.
Music helps with that.
It gives our feels a resting place for a while.
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Hey listeners…
Something I keep coming back to is this —
we’re not always meant to fix what’s heavy.
Sometimes it’s enough to just stay present, keep listening,
and let something beautiful sit beside what hurts.
Music helps with that.
It gives our feels a resting place for a while.
Something I keep coming back to is this —
we’re not always meant to fix what’s heavy.
Sometimes it’s enough to just stay present, keep listening,
and let something beautiful sit beside what hurts.
Music helps with that.
It gives our feels a resting place for a while.
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Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday
Some days the smile is loud and effortless.
Other days it’s tiny, shaky, and brave.
Both count.
A smile can be a spark.
And sometimes a spark is all you need to get through the next hour.
Some days the smile is loud and effortless.
Other days it’s tiny, shaky, and brave.
Both count.
A smile can be a spark.
And sometimes a spark is all you need to get through the next hour.
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday
Some days the smile is loud and effortless.
Other days it’s tiny, shaky, and brave.
Both count.
A smile can be a spark.
And sometimes a spark is all you need to get through the next hour.
Some days the smile is loud and effortless.
Other days it’s tiny, shaky, and brave.
Both count.
A smile can be a spark.
And sometimes a spark is all you need to get through the next hour.
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🧵Spotted While in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (60s?), with silver hair in a gloriously chaotic bun is walking down the street singing George Michael's "Freedom! '90". Grinning as a passing stranger (40s?) joins in the chorus with her. (1)
A woman (60s?), with silver hair in a gloriously chaotic bun is walking down the street singing George Michael's "Freedom! '90". Grinning as a passing stranger (40s?) joins in the chorus with her. (1)
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
🧵Spotted While in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (60s?), with silver hair in a gloriously chaotic bun is walking down the street singing George Michael's "Freedom! '90". Grinning as a passing stranger (40s?) joins in the chorus with her. (1)
A woman (60s?), with silver hair in a gloriously chaotic bun is walking down the street singing George Michael's "Freedom! '90". Grinning as a passing stranger (40s?) joins in the chorus with her. (1)
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La NASA presenta el nuevo mapa del universo observable, y es asombroso: El plan es medir la distribución de galaxias y de materia para entender cómo creció el universo tras el Big Bang y cómo los ingredientes de la vida se reparten por la Vía Láctea.
La NASA presenta el nuevo mapa del universo observable, y es asombroso - Quo
El mapa del universo observable presentado por el telescopio SPHEREx desvela galaxias lejanas, polvo y agua cósmica
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January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
La NASA presenta el nuevo mapa del universo observable, y es asombroso: El plan es medir la distribución de galaxias y de materia para entender cómo creció el universo tras el Big Bang y cómo los ingredientes de la vida se reparten por la Vía Láctea.
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Wildlife tracking tips. A wintry comic from last year.
January 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Wildlife tracking tips. A wintry comic from last year.
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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #NationalPharmacistDay
"No Substitution" - skeletal druggists at work from a 1900 Antikamnia Calendar.
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/...
"No Substitution" - skeletal druggists at work from a 1900 Antikamnia Calendar.
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/...
January 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #NationalPharmacistDay
"No Substitution" - skeletal druggists at work from a 1900 Antikamnia Calendar.
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/...
"No Substitution" - skeletal druggists at work from a 1900 Antikamnia Calendar.
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/...
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Morning winter sunshine at Cocklawburn beach near Berwick upon Tweed. Warmer today and no one to be seen, perfect.
#landscapephotography
#UK
##seascape
#landscapephotography
#UK
##seascape
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Morning winter sunshine at Cocklawburn beach near Berwick upon Tweed. Warmer today and no one to be seen, perfect.
#landscapephotography
#UK
##seascape
#landscapephotography
#UK
##seascape
I hope you always gave a paw to hold
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I hope you always gave a paw to hold
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Good morning & welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday
Some days are harder and that’s okay.
A positive attitude doesn’t erase the tough moments, but it softens their grip and tips the balance back in your favour.
Some days are harder and that’s okay.
A positive attitude doesn’t erase the tough moments, but it softens their grip and tips the balance back in your favour.
January 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Good morning & welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday
Some days are harder and that’s okay.
A positive attitude doesn’t erase the tough moments, but it softens their grip and tips the balance back in your favour.
Some days are harder and that’s okay.
A positive attitude doesn’t erase the tough moments, but it softens their grip and tips the balance back in your favour.