“Inside one of the mummies, the team discovered a rare papyrus containing a passage from Book II of the Iliad by Homer. The text includes part of the “Catalogue of Ships,” which lists Greek forces involved in the campaign against Troy.”
greekreporter.com/2026/04/19/h...
Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.
a computer can never be held accountable therefore *all management decisions must be made with computers*
leaked software industry training manual (2026)
Hand-knitted jumper, on display at the National Library of Scotland
What every well-dressed librarian is wearing @natlibscot.bsky.social
Tsuyama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the Sange neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'in region of Japan 🇯🇵 Tsuyama considered one of Japan's three major hirayama style castles along with Himeji Castle and Matsuyama Castle
We love the library!
#nationallibraryweek
Michael Beggs
Bay of Fires Tasmania
East Coast Tasmania Australia
This tree in London looks full of leaves but is actually covered in parakeets.
Wassily Kandinsky (1925)
A whooper swan runs across the water before taking off.
Original post
Rufescent Tiger Heron, Gamboa, Panama.
March 2026.
📸 Canon R5M2/RF100-500/RF1.4
processed via @lightroom.adobe.com
#birdsoftheworld #birdoftheday #birdwatching #panamabirding #Birdsseenin2026
Yaaaaaas!
In the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse exposes the self-dealing and self-enrichment of Donald Trump and his family and the pay-to-play pardon scheme out of Mar-a-Lago.
More of this please!
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BOYLE: The CBO says the big beautiful bill eliminates healthcare coverage for more than 15 million Americans. Are they really all, according to you, illegals and defrauding the system. That's really your position?
RUSS VOUGHT: Yes
BOYLE: That's laughable!
Colorado's wealthiest man owns Coachella.
He also bankrolled Project 2025, and the right-wing machine that killed Roe. I spent 20 years organizing to protect the rights he spent millions trying to erase.
That's why I don't take corporate PAC money.
Join the fight:
secure.actblue.com/donate/julie...
A Greater Yellowlegs looking for minnows. This was taken at Ft. DeSoto near St. Petersburg, Florida.
#birdoftheday #reflections #birds #nature #photography
Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, a long-term study shows.
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
The results contradict RFK Jr. statements.
Camille à sa Fenêtre, Argenteuil
Camille at the Window, Argenteuil (Translation)
Artist: Claude Monet
Year: 1873
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Location: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond VA, USA
#Monet
#ArtSky
Thomas Hart Benton, American (1889-1975), The Processional, 1944, tempera on paper, 22 x 30 in, private collection
Jupiter Captured by the Juno spacecraft!
Scientists in Spain have developed a groundbreaking solar panel capable of generating electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS:
Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Chad Bianco really seized over 650,000 ballots based on conspiracy theories that don’t even hold up to basic scrutiny. No credible fraud. No real discrepancy.
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The artwork is an oil painting titled Sunset, created in 1913 by the Swiss-French artist Félix Vallotton
The artwork is an oil painting titled Sunset, created in 1913 by the Swiss-French artist Félix Vallotton.
Tohid Azimi
Wildlife Videographer / Photographer
Peregrine Falcon aka Stoop Master during a Stoop.
Yesterday morning was peak Saguaro! 🌵 🌼 (13 blossoms?!)
In France, legislation came into effect recently for all car parks that have over 80 spaces to be covered with solar panels. Estimated to add around 11GW of renewable energy capacity to the national grid. Why not do likewise in Scotland? Braehead, Silverburn, Glasgow Fort etc.
Love David Byrne….hope the kids at Coachella were paying attention and appreciated the genius they were witnessing last night
"Love and Kindness are a form of resistance"
Cesare Novi (Italian Contemporary artist)
Naïve Art.
A lawyer turned painter. That makes a change
His trees are wonderfully fuzzy. I like his tactile paintings.
