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Amos Miller

@amosmiller.bsky.social
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Professional trombone player, amateur photographer, head of brass @rcmlondon.bsky.social www.amosmiller.co.uk

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Royal College of Music @rcmlondon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Two operas, one magical evening ✨ From heartfelt drama to mischievous fantasy, immerse yourself in a colourful double bill of operas by Debussy and Ravel – our autumn opera is on sale now! 23, 25, 27 and 28 November: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/festi...
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Opera Double Bill: Debussy & Ravel
Stellar singers from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio bring to life Debussy’s biblical parable and Ravel’s magic realist fantasy.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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Bernard Hughes @bernardhughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Listening now and already in love. What a wonderful way to start the day - more Songs in the Key of Life. Thank you Stevie - I’m grinning like an idiot!
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Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour
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Paula Cooper @iceniphoto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dahlia kick off #sharemondays2026
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The stairs of the Oxford University maths institute, inspired by Escher. #sharemondays2026
A monochrome pic looking downwards on a stairwell that has been designed to resemble MC Escher’s famous drawing of a never-ending staircase.
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Meredith Plays Horn @meredithmoo25.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A win for New Yorkers, A win for Opera This is how its done
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Sexy Plato's Cave @andrewblair.co.uk · 16/09/2026
The arts industry in the UK: we contribute so much money to the economy but we are dying, please help Lisa Nandy: Village Parish Council: we held a pretend referendum Lisa Nandy: I'm listening
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
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Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 07/09/2026
I can’t have been the only person to spend half an hour working out that LEGITIMATE CONCERNS is an anagram of EGOCENTRIC AILMENTS
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.
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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
A photo from the BBC of an older woman, with grey hair, being led away by police. A photograph of a line of men in black clothes and balaclavas blocking the port at Dover.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026
Prison?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Andrea Mullaney @andreamullaney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Enraging short thread
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Some verbena bonariensis in front of the black mountains after dusk #shotoniphone.
Verbena lit from a kitchen window silhouetted against the black mountain ridge
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Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Puddles! 🎉🎉🎉
Tree reflected in a puddle.
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Vaccines, literacy, cancer, wildlife. And that’s without even thinking about the music.
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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
75 years ago today, The first Peanuts comic strip was published. Peppermint Patty was such a brilliant character, and this is my favourite strip featuring her, from 28th December 1984.
Peppermint Patty, a young girl, sits at a table writing on paper, as indeed she is in each picture here. Above her, in joined up writing, we are shown what she is writing:
"What I did on my Christmas vacation. I went outside and looked at the clouds.They formed beautiful patterns with beautiful colors. I looked at them every morning and every evening. Which is all I did on my Christmas vacation.And what's wrong with that?"
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Couple more butterfly/verbena pics. Painted lady and green-veined white. #nikon
Painted lady viewed from directly above. Green-veined white side-on
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Robert Wilfort @robertwilfort.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wow that is big
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Small white butterfly in the gloaming on some verbena bonariensis. #sharemondays2026
 Not much more to add here, save that it’s a very shallow depth of field so only the butterfly and the head of the flower are in focus. There are a couple of bokeh-ised flowers in the background.
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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is a wonderful blog piece on the genius of the translators auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/a...
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Asterix in translation: the genius of Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge
As promised in a previous blog entry, what follows is a discussion of the translation of some of my favourite Asterix gags. The translators’ modus operandi was to include as many jokes in the Engli…
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Quite weird to hear BBC News describe Jason Arday as “the black professor accused of plagiarism”. Is every story about a white professor going to include the relevant adjective?
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Really? Is that it? If this is all that’s come from COBR, it’s pitifully inadequate. As crisis deepens, it beggars belief that there aren’t eg plans to increase resources for the fire service, support for farmers, max workplace temperature, funded community cool spaces & obvs ban on new fossil fuels
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Andy Burnham warns of summer ban on disposable barbecues
Andy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Have entered and exited the stage door under this bridge hundreds of times, but still always admire it. #sharemondays2026
The twisty bridge that runs between the royal ballet school and the church royal opera house in Covent Garden.
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Alice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
They’re confident, don’t show fear and will nick your chips. I salute them. I think we should respect rather than resent the gutsy attitude. 3/3
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As a side note, I find it dismaying to see people directing so much hatred towards gulls for the heinous sins of being hungry, opportunistic and smart. “Bastard stole my chips waah waah!” You’ve just been outwitted by a dinosaur, perhaps wind your neck in and have a think.
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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!
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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“In a world of plums, one man dared to eat and face the consequences.” Icebox, coming soon to a screen near you. “So sweet” – Empire
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Some trees in the last bit of the day’s sunshine. #sharemondays2026
Portrait image of 3 trees being caught by sunshine casting shadows to the right of the image. Plough lines and other shadows add texture.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If you pile your furniture in the middle of your living room then set it on fire, you will have the warmest house in your street, for a few hours.
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Reminder that Britain went from being the slowest-growing European economy in the 1970s to the fastest-growing in the 1980s.
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lots of people commenting on how unsporting Argentina’s players are, but let’s be fair and remember that they are also very racist.
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French federation files complaint over ‘racist’ song by Argentina players
The French soccer federation pledged to file a complaint with Fifa over ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players after their Copa América final win
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Amos Miller @amosmiller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So my kid came home from school yesterday asking if the sea would soon be coming up the road and the local park be on fire. Just wondering: how do we all feel about having created a world for them where schools feel obliged to put on lessons like they've obviously had today?
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Andrew @andrewatkinson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Well, I’ve moved to the dark side and tried some colour this week 😂. Sometimes it is good to challenge yourself. #sharemondays2026
Colour image of Cromer pier at night. The sky and sea are a colder blue shade with the pier lighting giving it a warm feel
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Paula Cooper @iceniphoto.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Mint
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Ian McClure @ian-mcc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Obviously take your rubbish home with you and all that but I couldn't resist this scene on the Glasgow Subway for this week's #sharemondays2026
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In a more logical world, the government would be piling money into the grassroots of a £150 billion industry with massive global reach which is growing at over twice the rate of the rest the economy as a whole.
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TimurphySmith @timwrite.net · 06/07/2026
Blimey, the number of people suddenly opening their eyes to the slow death of a rules-based international system because of a politicised footy red card rather than, say, an economy distorting tariff outburst, an invasion of sovereign land, or an actual genocide is breathtaking.
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James Cook @jamesecook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"Not ALL the single ladies" - Nuancé
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