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mythology blogger with an interest in everything from myths to magic and religion https://lore-cat.com

Greek mythology is fun! But it's also easy to twist. Its exited in popular culture for so long that there are a lot of things we tend to misunderstand. https://lore-cat.com/commo...

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Common Misconceptions About Greek Mythology - LoreCat(alog)

Greek mythology has entwined itself into the modern world, influencing language, stories, and beliefs for centuries. But for all its influence, there's still a lot that's misunderstood. Time goes by, stories get retold, and people forget or try to sanitize them for mass appeal (see: pretty..

11:55 AM - Apr 13, 2023

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this morning one of my coworkers asked me to do math. Have I mentioned I'm a librarian? With a degree in classical Latin? Asking one of us to do math is like asking a squirrel to help with a deep-fryer; results are gonna be messy!

11:33 AM - Jun 30, 2023

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What's the best way to format the alt-text for an infographic? Like, say, a divine genealogy chart with multiple branches and names in two languages? is there a best-practice for that?

09:18 PM - Jun 22, 2023

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You'd think it'd be hard to lose a set of keys if:
1. you live in a tiny apartment AND
2. you haven't been anywhere in days AND
3. your keys have a bright orange thing dangling from them.

You'd think this. But somehow you'd be wrong. I accomplish it daily...

10:43 PM - Jun 20, 2023

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A strange question: what are your thoughts on clowns? Like, actual clowns, not the republican party. And if your perspective is more positive or neutral, is English your first language? I'm wondering how much of the fear of clowns is a product of american pop culture.

02:15 PM - Jun 03, 2023

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this...will be a mess. https://arstechnica.com/ga...

arstechnica.com

Google Search starts rolling out ChatGPT-style generative AI results | Ars Technica

If you opt-in to generative AI, big, colorful boxes will appear in search.

11:13 AM - May 26, 2023

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At this point, I've lost track of just how many have joined the republican presidential campaign clown car, but I'm fully expecting the villains from Captain Planet to hop in soon.

10:22 AM - May 26, 2023

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Personally, I like to grind oats into a fine powder and then mix them into a blueberry smoothie!

I might be a heretic...
#TheGreatOatmealWar

12:33 AM - May 08, 2023 (Edited)

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It got lost in the news about Florida, but Alabama has a don't-say-gay law that it's also trying to extend.

...I'm damn sick of my taxes paying the salaries of people who don't want me to exist.

https://www.alreporter.com...

alreporter.com

New bill would extend Alabama's "Don't Say Gay" law to 8th grade

It would prohibit the discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation in public K-12 schools through 8th grade.

12:52 PM - May 04, 2023

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I just learned what a basket star is, and now I want one as a pet.

...yes, I know it's a bad idea. Let me dream...

09:25 PM - May 03, 2023

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I'm now 3% normal!

...I think my coworkers might disagree

07:31 PM - May 01, 2023

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Alabama is now trying to ban drag. Because of course it is. The most surprising thing is that it even took this long.

02:11 PM - Apr 28, 2023

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I don't know how it can get any more obvious. They're going to go after all of us. This is just step one.

https://www.theguardian.co...

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It’s not just trans kids: Republicans are coming after trans adults like me, too | Alex Myers | The Guardian

This move by Missouri’s attorney general is the first attack on gender-affirming care for transgender adults – and it won’t be the last

12:48 PM - Apr 26, 2023

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Like, you interacted with the 'Normal 0%' cat-in-a-wizard-hat. You knew what you were getting. You knew...

LoreCatalog @LoreCatalog

Honestly I consider 'Normal 0%' to be the equivalent to animal warning coloration...
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Honestly I consider 'Normal 0%' to be the equivalent to animal warning coloration...

12:29 AM - Apr 26, 2023

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THAT'S what did it?! Not the lies and propaganda? Not the conspiracy theories? No. Instead it was some religious lunacy? Which, granted, is bad, but that's honestly on-brand for them.

https://www.vanityfair.com...

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Tucker Carlson’s Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out” | Vanity Fair

Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch is said to have balked at Carlson’s remarks in a Friday night speech, driving another theory about the prime-time star’s abrupt exit. “He doesn’t like all the spiritual talk,” said a source.

12:16 AM - Apr 26, 2023

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This. This is what they want. It's never been about 'protecting' kids. That's just a convenient vehicle to introduce and more invasive laws designed to disempower and weaken people.

https://www.npr.org/2023/0...

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Missouri due to be first state to restrict adult gender-affirming care : NPR

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey has issued a rule that severely limits adults and youth from receiving gender-affirming care. The rule, the first of its kind, is scheduled to take effect Thursday.

08:26 PM - Apr 24, 2023

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This is part of why I think we've already reached sci-fi dystopia...

Remo @Remoman

Another danger not mentioned in the article about testing for Alzheimer's: If a health insurer learns you are vulnerable, you are uninsurable for the condition.

'It totally backfired': The pitfalls of Alzheimer's genetic testing | Reuters

After watching her mother slowly die of Alzheimer's disease, Wendy Nelson ordered DNA test kits for herself and her three adult daughters. They delivered the worst possible result.

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Worf meeting Jadzia for the first time

Ortizmo 2000 @Ortizmo2000

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Sandshrew and Butterfree have always been my top two favorite pokemon. Just putting that out there. Anyone else with uncommon or unusual faves?

01:30 PM - Apr 21, 2023

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LoreCatalog echoed

Wojciech Kałuża

The anti-trans outrage has been manufactured by a group of religious nuts and fascists. It's not about bathrooms, women's rights, fairness in sports or protecting kids. The goal is to normalise hurting people they hate; trans people are just the start.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

vice.com

Leaked Emails Reveal Just How Powerful the Anti-Trans Movement Has Become

What was said in private emails just a few years ago is now said publicly—online, in the media, and on the floors of state houses around the country.

11:13 PM - Apr 16, 2023 (Edited)

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This is worth repeating. Several times.

Trans.
Lives.
Matter.

LoreCatalog @LoreCatalog

As a gay man, I'm also never going to understand anti-trans gay people. Like, seriously?! These are our brothers and sisters. The T is in LGBT for a reason! We're in this together. They're not going to just come for one of us. Eventually they'll come for all of us.
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Sparklemuffin. I can't believe I forgot Sparklemuffin! I guess that's more of a nickname though.

LoreCatalog @LoreCatalog

More amusing animal names to soothe the soul:

bare-faced go-away bird
handsome fruiteater
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko
satanic nightjar
strange-tailed tyrant
bannaquit
fingerprint toby
puddingwife wrasse
cookiecutter shark
hellbender
cynical quaker
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I still haven't seen Picard but Deep-Space-Nine-is-the-best-older-trek is one of those hills I will die on.

Danyel Smith @danamo

i miss #DeepSpaceNine so much #Trekkies #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard

‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Led to ‘Picard,’ Changed TV Forever | IndieWire

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" led to "Picard" and changed TV in the process, helping usher in our era of serialized storytelling.

07:44 PM - Apr 20, 2023

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Where are the other mythology nerds at? And what mythology do you nerd out over the most?

01:41 PM - Apr 15, 2023

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More amusing animal names to soothe the soul:

bare-faced go-away bird
handsome fruiteater
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko
satanic nightjar
strange-tailed tyrant
bannaquit
fingerprint toby
puddingwife wrasse
cookiecutter shark
hellbender
cynical quaker

LoreCatalog @LoreCatalog

On a happier note, I will never not be amused by the fact that there's a fish named the "sarcastic fringehead".

#MadeMeSmile
11:40 PM - Apr 14, 2023

11:51 PM - Apr 14, 2023

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On a happier note, I will never not be amused by the fact that there's a fish named the "sarcastic fringehead".

#MadeMeSmile

11:40 PM - Apr 14, 2023

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As a gay man, I'm also never going to understand anti-trans gay people. Like, seriously?! These are our brothers and sisters. The T is in LGBT for a reason! We're in this together. They're not going to just come for one of us. Eventually they'll come for all of us.

09:13 PM - Apr 14, 2023

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I will never understand people who are vehemently against environmental protection regulations. Like, even if you don't "believe'" in climate change, we KNOW what pollution can do. Contaminated groundwater, air pollution, etc. What could possibly be bad about preventing that?

08:56 PM - Apr 14, 2023

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#SpoutingClassics

Does classical latin count?

https://www.youtube.com/wa...

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Greenday - Boulevard of Broken Dreams in Classical Latin (Bardcore/Medieval style) - YouTube

Been meaning to do this one for a long time, a classic 2000's from my adolescent years XD Hope ya like it folks. Got more bangers dropping soon, stay tuned :...

02:33 PM - Apr 14, 2023

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Let's be clear. Calling transgender people "demons" and "imps" during a legislative hearing isn't a "gaffe". It's a deliberate, degrading display of pseudo-pious nonsense designed to further deride, demean, and dehumanize an already marginalized and oppressed group. Be better, MSNBC.

10:20 AM - Apr 14, 2023

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