Remember—remember—
In this month of November
All politics, treason, and plots.
I can see no reason
Why old and new treason
Can ever be forgot.

#HistoriaMagistraVitae
#History
#HistoryIsLifesTeacher
#Politics

Guest star (astronomy)
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In Chinese astronomy, a guest star (Chinese: pinyin: kèxīng) is a star which has suddenly appeared in a place where no star had previously been observed and becomes invisible again after some time. The term is a literal translation from ancient Chinese astronomical records.

Modern astronomy recognizes that guest stars are manifestations of cataclysmic variable stars: novae and supernovae. The term "guest star" is used in the context of ancient records, since the exact classification of an astronomical event in question is based on interpretations of old records, including inference, rather than on direct observations.

In ancient Chinese astronomy, guest stars were one of the three types of highly transient objects (bright heavenly bodies). The other two were comets with tails (Chinese: pinyin: huìxīng; lit. 'broom star') and comets without tails (Chinese: pinyin: beìxīng; lit. 'fuzzy star'), with the former term being used for all comets in modern astronomy.

The earliest Chinese record of guest stars is contained in Han Shu,the history of Han dynasty (206 BC – AD 220), and all subsequent dynastic histories had such records. These contain one of the clearest early descriptions consistent with a supernova, posited to be left over by object SN 185, thus identified as a supernova remnant of the exact year AD 185. Chronicles of the contemporary Europeans are more vague when consulted for supernovae candidates. Whether this was due to the weather or other reasons, astronomers have questioned why the remnant attributed to Chinese observations of a guest star in AD 1054 (see SN 1054) is missing from the European records.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_comet_observations_in_China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_star_(astronomy)

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The guest star reported by Chinese astronomers in 1054 and cited in the highlighted passages in this text from 1414 is identified as SN 1054

"Obviously, the ancient document shown in the previous post is a testimony of the famous ancient supernova SN 1054"

The Crab Nebula is an expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers recorded this violent event nearly 1,000 years ago in 1054 AD, as did likely the Native Americans. The glowing relic has been expanding since the star exploded, and it is now approximately 11 light-years in width.

Constellation: Taurus

Distance: 6,500 light-years (2.0 kiloparsecs)

Animation showing the Crab Supernova explosion and its remant.

* Animation Credit:
ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

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TO WHIDDLE. To tell or discover. He whiddles; he peaches. He whiddles the whole scrap; he discovers all he knows. They whiddle beef, and we must brush; they cry out thieves, and we must make off. Cant.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO WHIDDLE. To tell or discover. He whiddles; he peaches. He whiddles the whole scrap; he discovers all he knows. They whiddle beef, and we must brush; they cry out thieves, and we must make off. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 5th of November from Wikipedia:

• 1917: Lenin calls for the October Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Revolution
• Birth (1976) of Sebastian Arcelus, American actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Arcelus
• Death (1235) of Elisabeth of Swabia, queen consort of Castile and León (b. 1205) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Swabia
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

What if the way we use our brains is shaping the fate of civilisation?

Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist and author of The Master and His Emissary, argues that modern culture has fallen under the spell of the left hemisphere — obsessed with analysis, control, and short-term gain.

What happens when a society prizes one mode of thinking at the expense of the other?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOsX666lCPk

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BUCK'S FACE. A cuckold.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUCK'S FACE. A cuckold. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Brewing Controversy: How Coffee Sparked Fierce Debate in the 16th-Century

"A bitter new drink swept through the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the early 1500s – and ignited one of the fiercest religious debates of the late-medieval Islamic world."

https://www.medievalists.net/2025/09/brewing-controversy-how-coffee-sparked-fierce-debate-in-the-16th-century/

Books about coffee at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/8849

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Making coffee. Shows pouring water over coffee grounds in a filter.

GOOD MAN. A word of various imports, according to the place where it is spoken: in the city it means a rich man; at Hockley in the Hole, a great boxer; at a bagnio in Covent Garden, a vigorous fornicator; at an alehouse or tavern, one who loves his pot or bottle.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOOD MAN. A word of various imports, according to the place where it is spoken: in the city it means a rich man; at Hockley in the Hole, a great boxer; at a bagnio in Covent Garden, a vigorous fornicator; at an alehouse or tavern, one who loves his pot or bottle. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 4th of November from Wikipedia:

• 1798: The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu begins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Corfu_(1798%E2%80%9399)
• Birth (1913) of Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gig_Young
• Death (2016) of Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (b. 1960) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Davani
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

ROUND ABOUT. An instrument used in housebreaking. This instrument has not been long in use. It will cut a round piece about five inches in diameter out of a shutter or door.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUND ABOUT. An instrument used in housebreaking. This instrument has not been long in use. It will cut a round piece about five inches in diameter out of a shutter or door. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

4 Famous Historical Siblings Who Deserve Recognition

"They may have received all the fame, but some of history’s most impactful players had brothers and sisters who made their own mark. Here are four famous historical siblings."

https://www.thecollector.com/famous-historical-siblings-deserve-recognition/

Maria Anna Mozart

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A painting of Maria Anna Mozart.

TO TWIG. To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, snap asunder, or break off. To twig the darbies; to knock off the irons.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO TWIG. To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, snap asunder, or break off. To twig the darbies; to knock off the irons. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 3rd of November from Wikipedia:

• 1988: Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
• Birth (1948) of Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (d. 1974) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmuth_Koinigg
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

DOUBLE JUGG. A man's backside. Cotton's Virgil.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DOUBLE JUGG. A man's backside. Cotton's Virgil. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

10 Of History’s Biggest And Most Infamous Psychopaths

By Katie Serena

"From bathing in girls' blood to making homemade conjoined twins, these 10 famous psychopaths are some of the most terrifying people in the history of the world."

https://allthatsinteresting.com/famous-psychopaths

Elizabeth Bathory

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Portrait of Elizabeth Bathory (1614)

LUMBER TROOP. A club or society of citizens of London.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): LUMBER TROOP. A club or society of citizens of London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 2nd of November from Wikipedia:

• 1947: In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes
• Birth (1908) of Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Bakewell
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

"The Past-the dark unfathom'd retrospect! /

The teeming gulf-the sleep-ers and the shadows! /

The past-the infinite greatness of the past! /

For what is the present after all but a growth out of the past?"

- #WaltWhitman, Passage to India

https://whitmanarchive.org/criticism/wwqr/pdf/anc.00823.pdf

#history

A note for the future:

Glaciers were awe inspiring. I'm sorry that some greedy assholes ruined everything for everyone.

#TaxOrEatTheRich

https://alaskan.social/@ANC_Historian/115475790830269906

#ClimateChange #Glacier #Glaciers #TTJ #billionaires #billionaire #History #Greed #Humanity #Future #Note4TheFuture

MADAM RAN. A whore. CANT.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MADAM RAN. A whore. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

TACKLE. A mistress; also good clothes. The cull has tipt his tackle rum gigging; the fellow has given his mistress good clothes. A man's tackle: the genitals.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TACKLE. A mistress; also good clothes. The cull has tipt his tackle rum gigging; the fellow has given his mistress good clothes. A man's tackle: the genitals. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 1st of November from Wikipedia:

• 2000: Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhattisgarh
• Birth (1944) of Bobby Heenan, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2017) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Heenan
• Holiday: Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnataka, India) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka_Rajyotsava
#history #events #historical #today @histodons

"I grew up in Virginia, and the statues and the inhumane ideas they celebrated shadowed my childhood. But seeing these figures here, now, sitting in their temporary new home, as if they were naughty children in a timeout, was surprisingly satisfying." — J Wortham for The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/magazine/monuments-art-exhibition-confederate-statues-trump.html?src=longreads #history #art #monuments #criticism #america

MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small piece, mothers in law being supposed not apt to overload the stomachs of their husband's children.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small piece, mothers in law being supposed not apt to overload the stomachs of their husband's children. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

NONE-SUCH. One that is unequalled: frequently applied ironically.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NONE-SUCH. One that is unequalled: frequently applied ironically. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Events for the 31st of October from Wikipedia:

• 1941: After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore
• Birth (1937) of Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Paxton
• Death (1005) of Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (b. 921) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_no_Seimei
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BUMMED. Arrested.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUMMED. Arrested. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

LULLY TRIGGERS. Thieves who steal wet linen. Cant.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Events for the 30th of October from Wikipedia:

• 1863: Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Greece
• Birth (1922) of Jane White, American actress and singer (d. 2011) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_White
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On this day, 56 years ago:

"At 10:30 p.m., 29 October 1969, the first ARPANET message was sent from this UCLA site to the Stanford Research Institute."

https://ethw.org/Milestones:Birthplace_of_the_Internet,_1969

#arpanet #internet #history #OTD #OnThisDay #technology

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It was not immediately clear whether their suspensions would affect Taranto’s sentencing date or the government’s recommendation on the punishment he should receive.

#Trump #StochasticTerrorism #law #Jan6 #insurrection #history #facts #SeditiousConspiracy #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda

In court filings, they said Taranto had entered the building with the crowd of #Trump supporters & later tussled with MPD officers who were trying to repel the crowds. Once forced outside, court documents allege, Taranto also fought with other #insurrection participants on the Capitol steps, using his cane to fend them off.

#law #Jan6 #history #facts #SeditiousConspiracy #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda

Since then, the #DOJ has dismissed or reassigned several of the prosecutors who led cases against those accused in the #insurrection, particularly in the #USattorney’s office for #DC, where Valdivia & White work.

Prosecutors charged Taranto, a 39-yo married father of 2, in 2023 with misdemeanors stemming from his role in the #Jan6 attack.

#Trump #law #history #facts #SeditiousConspiracy #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda

Assistant #US #attorneys Carlos Valdivia & Samuel White were told they were being suspended just hours after they filed a sentencing recommendation in a case against Taylor Taranto, a Washington state man accused of participating in the #Jan6 #insurrection who is now facing sentencing for unrelated #weapons charges, acc/to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of #retribution.

#Trump #law #history #facts #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda

The #Trump #DOJ has placed 2 federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed a document in court that referred to the #Jan6, 2021, attack on the #US Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” 2 people familiar with the matter said.

Imagine if they’d called it what it actually was, an #insurrection carried out by #insurgents.

#law #history #facts #SeditiousConspiracy #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/29/trump-jan-6-prosecutors-suspended/