Dean Barker

Maybe THIS will be the dumbest thing I read today: Florida’s education commissioner announced Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as a book of the month to “highlight the importance of American pride.” Can’t make this stuff up. H/t @ericcolumbus.bsky.social

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Oh my god. The got distracted about Magic The Gathering cards.

Incredible stuff.

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France's 4-party Left coalition managed to agree on a joint name for the 1st time since the elections. It is not a joint name for who they want as Prime Minister—that's been put aside for now after very tense few days. It's a joint name for tomorrow's Speaker election.

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This Disney employee was the first Antique Superhero that I encountered in real life (age 7). Thanks Walt! #MarkedForLife

Fantastic composition.

You're not helping, Jon Stewart.

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‘Landleben’ #FotoVorschlag #oldbarns

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Today is the 80th anniversary of this New Yorker cover by Rea Irvin, portraying the D-Day invasion in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry. Bayeux was the first town to be liberated (although the tapestry was, to the surprise of many, not there anymore; that story is the subject of my next novel.) 1/5

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'Landleben' #FotoVorschlag in Oberstdorf

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'Landleben', ein Fachwerkhof mit Nebengebäuden und großem Löschteich. #FotoVorschlag

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We are really happy to announce that our collective book is now available online! 👇 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1... For those who still prefer physical books, pre-orders for the print edition are also now open! 📚👇 www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #philsci #histsci #philsky

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Bonus Book Cover of the Day:

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#ReliefWednesday It’s always a tough time for a Roman emperor when they get crowned by their mum. Nero wasn’t into it by the end and it doesn’t look like Caracalla here is having a great time… no spoilers but this might end badly 😅 🏛 National Museum, Warsaw 🏺AncientBluesky

Seems bad.

under trump’s project 2025, a middle-class family with two children would pay $2,600 in additional federal income tax by comparison, a married couple with two children and earnings of $5 million a year would enjoy a $325,000 tax cut

Project 2025 would overhaul the U.S. tax system. Here's how it could impact you.www.cbsnews.com Project 2025, a blueprint for the next Republican president, proposes major economic changes that could impact millions of Americans.

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On the way to a work meeting and a quick stop by the English Heritage Blue Plaque commemorating Lou Reed and Iggy Pop's first UK gig at the Scala in King's Cross, London. #OutsideBroadcast #MusicSky

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"It's not down as part of my structured reading." "Can't you read outside your list?" Encountering the reluctant reader.

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Remarkable detail of birds, flowers & insects from the border of this 2nd century Roman floor mosaic in Antioch (present-day Turkey), which depicts Ganymede offering a drink to Zeus (in the form of a cranky eagle). Signed by artist Neikias

"Szenes was arrested at the Hungarian border by Hungarian gendarmes. She was imprisoned and tortured, but refused to reveal details of her mission. She was eventually tried and executed by firing squad." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_...

SOE member Hannah Szenes (born #OTD 1921) was a poet and playwright best known for her poem A Walk to Caesarea, set to music by David Zahavi. Many have sung it, including Regina Spektor and Sophie Milman, and was used for some versions of Schindler's List. en.wikipedia.org/wik...#OTD 1921) was a poet and playwright best known for her poem A Walk to Caesarea, set to music by David Zahavi. Many have sung it, including Regina Spektor and Sophie Milman, and was used for some versions of Schindler's List. en.wikipedia.org/wik...

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Winter Trees, 1912 https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25344

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Al Held, Inversion IV, 1977 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135502

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Prince.

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"Democrats cynically decided they wanted votes from illegals more than they want to protect our children." — Ted Cruz with one of the grossest, most dishonest attacks I've heard in a long time

Pianist Martina Consonni has a Πάντα ῥεῖ ("everything flows," attributed to Heraclitus) tattoo. Brilliant phrase for music making! Her performance of R. Schumann's Papillons here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDn1...

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My prediction since before Nov 2020 was & still is this. Make it to inauguration of re-election, pass the (historic) torch when dust has settled, give her 3+ yrs of her own term to run on. His age is showing a little more than he would've liked for this outcome, but still, carrying on with it.

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“Folks, it's because of you that I am president and Kamala Harris is vice president. And by the way, she's not only a great vice president. She could be president of the United States." —Joe Biden at the NAACP convention today x.com/msnbc/status...