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being an archaeologist in tumblr is so funny because I see so many text posts and go. Imperialism pre-dates capitalism. Rebellion against empires pre-dates capitalism. Money pre-dates capitalism. Social inequality pre-dates capitalism. Misogyny pre-dates capitalism. Wealth inequality pre-dates capitalism. Unilateral rule by oppressive rulers pre-dates capitalism. People’s dependence on their job for their survival pre-dates capitalism. Capitalism as an economic system is about 200-250 years old max but these problems are much, much older, and capitalism supports, entrenches, or exacerbates many of these problems… doesn’t mean it invented them and doesn’t mean they will simply cease to be problems After Capitalism.

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I try not to be cruel to people on the internet but every time I see this I breathe a deep and relieving sigh of vicarious joy.

Join me on my journey to finally unbalance my hormones, toxify my body, boost my inflammation, maximize my cortisol and absolutely destroy my gut health.

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Ever since I started weaving, the scenes where people are identified by their handmade clothing have caused me to have the sort of unspeakable feelings that can only be expressed through pretentious art exhibits.

Isn't it freaking adorable how both Odysseus and Penelope could remember down to exact detail what clothing she had packed for Odysseus before he left for war even 20 years later?!

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And she packed them herself. She didn't use the help of any servant or slave to do it. She wanted to prepare her husband herself. What is even more is that all the clothes were of vibrant colors which had me thinking;

What if Penelope deliberately prepared vibrant colored clothes for Odysseus solely so that she could see him from afar for as long as possible?! And man I can so imagine her doing the same! Like standing on the top of the hill where the palace is, wearing a vibrant dress that floats in the wind, holding baby Telemachus in her arms and watch Odysseus's bright tunic on the ship and Odysseus turning his head to look up at that aetherial figure on the hill almost leaning over the ship to see her JUST FOR A LITTLE LONGER until he cannot see her anymore and this is where he keeps looking at his island becoming smaller and smaller to the horizon, shedding tears of goodbye

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Man ninjas are cutting onions around me again!!!

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Starting a petition to take our naming abilities away and give it only to the classicists and linguists.

the RING finger domain? which stands for Really Interesting New Gene?? man, scientists should be stopped

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achilles singing of other men’s kleos on his lyre in book 9 vs helen weaving their deaths into her tapestry in book 3

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mercy seems like a long shot here, so my prayer for inauguration day 2025: may they be incompetent. may they just be really bad at implementation. may their egos choke their effectiveness. may they drown themselves week by week with infighting and selfish posturing. may they be easily distracted. may the very governors and senators and agencies and religious leaders that the new administration expects to be friendly force endless stalemates to preserve their own power. may every delay turn into a three ring blame circus so chaotic that no one remembers what they were doing. may the good and necessary parts of government be too boring to draw attention and keep running quietly in the background. may the next four years be full of sound and fury and signify nothing.

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The puppies are oxidising!

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Okay hear me out... copper retriever but her nose and the top of her head are shiny cus she's a good girl and she gets pet a lot

Like those dog statues….

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"Thetis isn't a helicopter mom, she's a make-a-wish mom." - professor i was just talking to

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Thank you! Yes!

It doesn't matter how well loved you are or how determinedly altruistic your community is if they haven't got the skill and the physical capacity to give you the care you need without destroying their bodies or killing you by accident.

I see a lot of beautifully worded appeals in the notes about taking all comers, and not placing restrictions on care, which is fine if we're talking about delivering meals...

But when you're talking about someone who needs 24 hour supervision, or needs to be physically lifted or turned, or who needs help managing a catheter or g-tube or tracheostomy, there are unavoidable, real limits on who can provide that care, and for how long and there are very immediate consequences if the people who intend to do that care fail to do so for any reason.

If safety in your ideal society is entirely based on care by networks of affinity, and does not provide care for people who are not liked by anybody, then your society is actually even worse than the situation we are in now.

Pissing off people close to you or over-exhausting your social network or isolating yourself is often an inherent part of many mental health problems, addictions, etc. By the time people need care the most, they have often lost all their networks of affinity, and with some bad luck, any of us could find ourselves in that situation.

There has to be unconditional care available for the more unlikable of us, or there isn't really a safety net for any of us.

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If you have ever been tempted by a Paleozoic Pal, like a a stuffed trilobite or a full size eurypterid body pillow, now's the time to buy one, before they and a really lovely little museum are gone for good 😭😭😭

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David Lynch, “The Angriest Dog in the World”

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The 12th-century Skog Tapestry, found in Skog Church (Hälsingland, Sweden) in 1912.

Details in the tapestry show the mixing of pagan and Christian beliefs.  The first Christian missionaries arrived in Sweden in the early 800s, and spent the next three centuries converting the population, but the old beliefs never fully died out.

The stave church in the centre of the tapestry has two dragon heads on the eaves of the roof.  Old Icelandic law forbade ships with dragon-head bows to come directly into land, in case they offended the land spirits.  But here, the dragon heads have been placed on the roof to protect the church (the building and the Christian people). This was an important architectural feature in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Animals (possibly lions) are approaching the church from the left; and horses and knights approach from the right.  This is thought to represent the church under attack.

There is a bell tower in the church, and another beside it.  Medieval Scandinavian Christians believed that bells cleansed the air and purged it of evil spirits.  According to Saint Rimbert (830 – 888), however, pagans resisted the introduction of church bells in Denmark – possibly they believed they would anger or frighten the spirits.

On the far left is a group of three figures, sometimes believed to be Odin, Thor and Freyr, as the first one is missing an eye.  However, he was originally depicted with two eyes, and the missing one was lost to wear and tear.

It is possible that these three figures are three Scandinavian Christian kings – Eric I of Denmark (1060 – 1103), Magnus Barefoot of Norway (1073 – 1103), and Inge the Elder of Sweden (1060 – 1105).  Others believe that they represent the Magi or the Trinity.

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Telemachus has two motifs; one that is his actual motif and one that is a false one

His first motif is what I like to call the “false motif”. It’s the one Odysseus sings in ‘the horse and the infant’ after the whole “what do you live for what do you die for” part (“Penelope and Telemachus”). This motif only appears when Odysseus is singing it (which he does a couple of times throughout the musical), never anywhere else in the musical (which is a huge contrast from Penelope’s motif which is introduced at the same time. It appears everywhere in the music and not just when Odysseus sings it). Because the “false motif” appears so early on we think that it’s Telemachus’ actual motif, but it’s not! His “true motif” is the “I wanna be legendary!” melody from ‘legendary’. We hear it constantly when Telemachus is singing or being introduced (for example in ‘Odysseus’, and the ending of ‘we’ll be fine’ and in some other instances as well). However, Odysseus hasn’t met his son in twenty years so he’s never heard Telemachus’ “true motif”, which is why he never sings it. He made up an entirely new motif for his son because he doesn’t know him :( 

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i think i push back so hard against the valorization of the like "codependent momfriend empath who always puts others before yourself" phenomenon bc of how much it specifically sucks to deal with as a disabled person. people like that will run themselves ragged trying to help you (even when you not only dont ask them to but actively discourage it) & then inevitably when its too much to deal with lash out like its your fault. its just kind of something that happens if you struggle visibly, first the pity & then the inevitable frustration that all that help didnt just fix you forever. its not a noble sacrifice its just bad boundaries!

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A copper retriever with her unoxidised puppies