Anca
@ancah.bsky.social
US/UK/EU, citizen of the world, apprentice of the obvious, reader, news follower. Likes strong coffee, Scrabble, & reading dictators' obituaries (on some graves we should be allowed to dance).
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One reason so many people mistake emotion for thought may be that the language surrounding public life has shifted away from evidence, logic, and verification—and toward feeling, belief, and emotional instinct. Research on millions of books shows that this reversal accelerated after 2007.
September 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
One reason so many people mistake emotion for thought may be that the language surrounding public life has shifted away from evidence, logic, and verification—and toward feeling, belief, and emotional instinct. Research on millions of books shows that this reversal accelerated after 2007.
"the drying Danube has revealed a German military motorcycle in Hungary, an unexploded 700-kilogram British bomb in Slovakia and what are believed to be the ancient remains of a mammoth in Bulgaria" !!! www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Why are Nazi warships resurfacing in the Danube River? | CBC
Nazi German warships scuttled in the Danube River during the Second World War are resurfacing as water levels plunge — a striking sign of the extreme heat and drought gripping Europe this summer.
www.cbc.ca
August 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
"the drying Danube has revealed a German military motorcycle in Hungary, an unexploded 700-kilogram British bomb in Slovakia and what are believed to be the ancient remains of a mammoth in Bulgaria" !!! www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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I've just seen about 40 kids sneak into watch 'The Odyssey' without paying by hiding in a giant wooden coat.
July 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I've just seen about 40 kids sneak into watch 'The Odyssey' without paying by hiding in a giant wooden coat.
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Once people start laughing it’s very difficult to stop them on the grounds you alone don’t think it’s funny.
I don't think I've ever seen a group of people take a joke quite as badly to heart as this lot have this week
July 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Once people start laughing it’s very difficult to stop them on the grounds you alone don’t think it’s funny.
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Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
June 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
Protest song from 85 yrs ago...
June 10, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Protest song from 85 yrs ago...
An embarrassment of riches 😀 fill your boots, @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
A List of Things Eaten by Scientists
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June 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
An embarrassment of riches 😀 fill your boots, @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
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Day 1561 of my 3 day war. This war has now lasted longer than Russia's involvement in WW1. An incompetent Czar presided over endless disasters, mass casualties & economic calamity causing the army to eventually mutiny.
I remain a master strategist.
I remain a master strategist.
June 4, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Day 1561 of my 3 day war. This war has now lasted longer than Russia's involvement in WW1. An incompetent Czar presided over endless disasters, mass casualties & economic calamity causing the army to eventually mutiny.
I remain a master strategist.
I remain a master strategist.
@delbra.bsky.social Mesaj direct nu-ti pot trimite fiindca nu mi-au verificat varsta 😀 Ma ocup... mai incolo. Cand am aterizat pe BlueSky era un pic mai simplu! dar incearca: blueskystarterpack.com E important sa blochezi p0rn0graf1a pe BlueSky (se face prin subscriere la o "lista neagra" de ~ )
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June 3, 2026 at 11:36 AM
@delbra.bsky.social Mesaj direct nu-ti pot trimite fiindca nu mi-au verificat varsta 😀 Ma ocup... mai incolo. Cand am aterizat pe BlueSky era un pic mai simplu! dar incearca: blueskystarterpack.com E important sa blochezi p0rn0graf1a pe BlueSky (se face prin subscriere la o "lista neagra" de ~ )
Here you go, @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
The building that houses the agency responsible for containing the spread of invasive pests in the United States has a bed bug infestation
The Federal Government’s Insect-Defense Agency Is Infested With Bed Bugs
The department sent staff home twice, but has declined to do so a third time after the insects returned.
www.notus.org
June 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Here you go, @headlineoftheday.bsky.social
Bill Bryson on the subject of Brits bristling when others point out the oddness of old units: "'Of course they make sense,’ the British person will sniff. ‘Half a firkin is a jug, half a jug is a tot, half a tot is a titter, half a titter is a cock-droplet. What’s not logical about that?’" 😀
I know that this makes perfect sense for people who grow up with these measures. Personally I’m strongly on team meter-liter-degree-kilos.
June 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Bill Bryson on the subject of Brits bristling when others point out the oddness of old units: "'Of course they make sense,’ the British person will sniff. ‘Half a firkin is a jug, half a jug is a tot, half a tot is a titter, half a titter is a cock-droplet. What’s not logical about that?’" 😀
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For the past 30-40 years, society sold us the lie that you could just "individual responsibility" your way out of having to do politics.
But politics is just decisions about how we organize society, and "not doing politics" is the same thing as giving up your voice.
But politics is just decisions about how we organize society, and "not doing politics" is the same thing as giving up your voice.
"Not doing politics" is why the rent is too damn high for young people.
Seniors are overwhelmingly more likely to vote local races as 18-30 year olds. Your city council and mayor determines housing and transportation choices (& how expensive they are)
Seniors are overwhelmingly more likely to vote local races as 18-30 year olds. Your city council and mayor determines housing and transportation choices (& how expensive they are)
Wish more young people like me voted! Some folks from high school stopped following me because I was “getting political.” They said “I don’t do politics.”🤦🏻♂️
I haven’t missed an election since I turned 18! Love exercising my right to vote, even if the candidate I voted for doesn’t end up winning. 🗳️
I haven’t missed an election since I turned 18! Love exercising my right to vote, even if the candidate I voted for doesn’t end up winning. 🗳️
June 1, 2026 at 2:40 AM
For the past 30-40 years, society sold us the lie that you could just "individual responsibility" your way out of having to do politics.
But politics is just decisions about how we organize society, and "not doing politics" is the same thing as giving up your voice.
But politics is just decisions about how we organize society, and "not doing politics" is the same thing as giving up your voice.
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When it's hot outside and you burn easily so you're staying inside in the dark with your skull.
May 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
When it's hot outside and you burn easily so you're staying inside in the dark with your skull.
"Society in Russia must change so that the current Putin becomes the last. Putin himself gave the order for war, but he did not create the dictatorship that made this possible by himself. Lots of people were involved; most gazed indifferently at the dictatorship under construction." (@prof_preobr)
May 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM
"Society in Russia must change so that the current Putin becomes the last. Putin himself gave the order for war, but he did not create the dictatorship that made this possible by himself. Lots of people were involved; most gazed indifferently at the dictatorship under construction." (@prof_preobr)
Some titles hit you with a 1-2 punch of incongruity, or a jarring contrast that's immediately intriguing: The Yawning Heights; The Elegance of the Hedgehog; Me Talk Pretty One Day; Please Don't Eat the Daisies; Babies and Other Hazards of Sex; A Confederacy of Dunces.
What are some novel titles that strike you as powerful?
I'll go first: my question is inspired by Hannah Kaner's upcoming novel, A Snake Among Swans.
A love when a title alone stirs up the imagination.
I'll go first: my question is inspired by Hannah Kaner's upcoming novel, A Snake Among Swans.
A love when a title alone stirs up the imagination.
May 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Some titles hit you with a 1-2 punch of incongruity, or a jarring contrast that's immediately intriguing: The Yawning Heights; The Elegance of the Hedgehog; Me Talk Pretty One Day; Please Don't Eat the Daisies; Babies and Other Hazards of Sex; A Confederacy of Dunces.
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The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month. n.pr/4tUh2B4
Priceless 2,500-year-old golden helmet returned to Romania after Dutch museum raid
The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month.
n.pr
April 22, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month. n.pr/4tUh2B4
Watcher in the Water Lifeguard Services
What would your ominously named startup be and what would it do?
My quick & dirty answer is a campsite locator called Vorhees.
But I might circle back with a better answer later.
My quick & dirty answer is a campsite locator called Vorhees.
But I might circle back with a better answer later.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
April 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Watcher in the Water Lifeguard Services
It Girl: a talent agency supplying scary female clowns.
What would your ominously named startup be and what would it do?
My quick & dirty answer is a campsite locator called Vorhees.
But I might circle back with a better answer later.
My quick & dirty answer is a campsite locator called Vorhees.
But I might circle back with a better answer later.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
April 20, 2026 at 10:21 AM
It Girl: a talent agency supplying scary female clowns.
Arrakis Worms -- a supplier of wormeries for garden composting.
What would your ominously named startup be and what would it do?
My quick & dirty answer is a campsite locator called Vorhees.
But I might circle back with a better answer later.
My quick & dirty answer is a campsite locator called Vorhees.
But I might circle back with a better answer later.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
April 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Arrakis Worms -- a supplier of wormeries for garden composting.
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A medieval monk spent a decade infiltrating a rival monastery in order to steal relics for his own? Surely faking the relics would have been quicker & cheaper 😀 (see J. Hašek's short story The Ears of San Martin Ildefons, where saint's ears look miraculously refreshed after each local execution)
March 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
A medieval monk spent a decade infiltrating a rival monastery in order to steal relics for his own? Surely faking the relics would have been quicker & cheaper 😀 (see J. Hašek's short story The Ears of San Martin Ildefons, where saint's ears look miraculously refreshed after each local execution)
For @caseym.bsky.social :-) Scottish accents vs elevator voice recognition system www.youtube.com/shorts/mIhVf...
Scottish Accent vs Your Ears - Elevator! #shorts
YouTube video by Ufak Ufak İngilizce
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March 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
For @caseym.bsky.social :-) Scottish accents vs elevator voice recognition system www.youtube.com/shorts/mIhVf...