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Ange J Williamson

@angejay.bsky.social
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South-African living the dream in Scotland Lover of nature, music, design & photography An active participant in making the world less terrible She/her/hers

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
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Thale Osvik Photography @thaleo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The most magnificent fountain in Oslo - situated in the heart of the Frogner park 🖤 #oslo #video #blackandwhite #travel #filmnoir #fountain #stunday #norway #visitoslo @visitoslo.bsky.social @visitnorway.bsky.social
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Mary Sauer" (American Artist, born 1986) "Figure with Black Cat" • 2020 Oil on Canvas • 30 × 24 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt #catlover #caturday
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dig a hole, get in naked, stay up to 12 hours, and sing... Read James Graham's short 1790 treatise on the all-healing qualities of “Earth Bathing” — publicdomainreview.org/collection/e…
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Georgia O'Keeffe, Morning Sky, 1916 whitney.org/collection/w...
Abstracted image of a sunrise, in bright colors
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.
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How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit
And how they might have helped save the future of American apples
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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Welcome, Doom Scroller. You've reached the post of Infinite Trailcam Serenity. Rest here a while and ease your troubled mind.
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Lindy Williams @ljdubcan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today’s Canadian painting is “One and the Same” painted by Vicki Smith.
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WIRED @wired.com · 24/09/2026
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten. www.wired.com/story/venus-...
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Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.
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Nina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
'Blackbirds & Ravens' contemporary ceramic sculpture by Kathleen Sukiennik
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 04/09/2026
An incredible image, and overall winner of this year's Australian Geographic Nature Photography award. Using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro (drone), Matt Deakin captured an extremely rare moment - seeing a critically endangered Sawfish in the wild and passing by a Turtle, off the Pilbara coast in WA.
Aerial image of a Sawfish as it swims below and past a turtle
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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Intense colour in the sky this morning before sunrise here in Glastonbury. It happened very quickly and didn't last very long.
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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📰 "Scotland may have witnessed a landmark moment: for the first time in Edinburgh, cars were outnumbered by bicycles during morning rush hour on a key commuter route... a sign that, as a nation, we are beginning to embrace the health benefits of active travel." www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
People travel by bike on a protected cycle lane on Leith Walk in Edinburgh.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Offspring from one of the world’s rarest trees has found a new home in Scotland, thanks to an international team of conservationists racing against time to stop the species from disappearing Here's how the plant ended up in Scotland 👇
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How seedlings from the world's last surviving wild 'tree daisy' ended up in Scotland
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10/09/2026
My favorite doorknobs are the ones the New York City public schools installed at the turn of the 20th century. You can still occasionally find one on eBay!
A brass doorknob with the all-caps lettering "PUBLIC SCHOOL—CITY OF NEW YORK," surrounded by a swirling motif that looks rather like leaves.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#OTD in 1916, Augusta & Adeline Van Buren completed their 5500-mi, 60-day trek across the US on motorcycles. Why? They wanted to prove women could serve as military dispatch riders. While it was a "no" in #WWI, British & US militaries actively recruited women for military dispatch riders in #WWII.
A black-and-white photo montage of Augusta Van Buren (1884–1959) and Adeline Van Buren (1889–1949), celebrated for their historic 1916 cross-country motorcycle expedition. The upper half features two side-by-side close-up portraits. On the left, Augusta tilts her head back, smiling brightly with a joyful expression, wearing a leather riding jacket and an aviator-style leather helmet fitted with large goggles pushed up on her forehead. On the right, Adeline smiles warmly directly at the camera, similarly clad in a rugged leather jacket and a streamlined leather pilot's cap. The larger lower image captures a wide shot of both sisters paused along a dirt road during their trek. They sit astride their fully packed Indian Powerplus motorcycles, which are laden with canvas gear bags, including one clearly stenciled with "COAST TO". They wear heavy, utilitarian riding suits with breeches and tall boots. They are positioned on a high vantage point overlooking a rolling, rural valley with a winding path and sparse trees under bright daylight. The composition beautifully pairs their personal, triumphant expressions with the gritty, vast reality of their journey, evoking an adventurous, barrier-breaking mood of immense historical significance.
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Gillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Scotland’s future should not be decided by a Prime Minister at Westminster, or be dependent on whether he thinks public opinion has reached a point that suits him. That decision belongs here in Scotland, and ultimately it belongs to the people of Scotland. www.thenational.scot/news/2653536...
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Andy Burnham lays out conditions for second Scottish independence referendum
THE rules governing when a second Scottish independence referendum can be held should be “exactly the same” as those for an Irish reunification…
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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 08/09/2026
Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage Please sign. We need to know the impact of data centres
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Petition: Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage
Parts of the UK have experienced a drought, and residents have been asked to conserve water. We are concerned that the concerted efforts to build new data centres could place a huge strain on our wate...
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yayoi Kusama, 1998
Poster for an exhibition by kusama in Tokyo. three black cats covered in white dots surrounded by white space covered in black dots
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 21/08/2026
They didn't want to live in a retirement home. So these women started their own housing collective in Montreal. Maison des RebElles is a chosen family of 22 women – mostly gay, some allies – that's been flourishing for more than 30 years. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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At a Montreal housing collective, women live intentionally and age joyously
The Maison des RebElles is a flourishing chosen family for lesbians and allies
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Christoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 08/09/2026
The jagged ridges of one of the most iconic peaks in the O-Fjord of Greenland's Scoresby Sund appear from behind clearing clouds. The O-Fjord is one of our planet's most spectacular natural treasures!⁠ #100%human #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #photography #naturephotography
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
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Darth Empath @jhatman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A human can only survive 2-7 days without clean water, whereas we can survive in perpetuity without datacenters. Choose wisely.
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The puppies Penn & Teller, and Richard @rdaily.medsky.social · 03/09/2026
I wonder what size the puppies would need. ;-)
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Ange J Williamson @angejay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There’s something delightful about imagining life as a bear, blissfully drifting along towards a feast of tasty treats...
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Henri #Matisse at work with his assistant cat, 1942 📷: Robert Capa
Henri Matisse at work with his assistant cat, 1942 
Photography by Robert Capa
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers. Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself. Textbook corporate greed.
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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
mayan figure from 1600 yrs ago, with accessories. earliest lego guy
A small ceramic mayan warrior. He comes with a helmet that fits over his head and is removable
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Gloria Steinem in a week is a lot.
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Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Inside Edinburgh’s W Hotel…
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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other. That really resonated.
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dolly Parton ''Look Alike'' competition. Phoenix, Arizona USA 1979. Photographer David Hurn.
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Display Me Not Display Me Do @scotsbme.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
= If you are concerned about hyper-scale AI data centres #AI #DataCentre #Scotland #Larbert #Lenzie #NorthLanarkshire #Infrasound #MentalHealth #CommunityWellbeing #Glasgow #ScotGov #ScottishNews #Apatura #Environment #Ecology #Energy #Fife #Datavita petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Petition: Moratorium on planning applications for all hyperscale data centres until their environmental impacts have been fully assessed
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a moratorium to prohibit planning permission from being granted for any hyperscale data centres, until it has carried ou...
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Portishead released their debut studio album "Dummy" #OTD 1994 on Go! Beat Records.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sigue Sigue Sputnik at a Newcastle bed and breakfast, photo by Homer Sykes, 1986.
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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Works by Italian artist Carla Accardi, 1960s-80s, who was involved in feminist and various avant-garde movements in Italy, influencing the Arte Povera movement in the late 60s.
Abstract painting with squiggly, curving shapes in contrasting gold and blue.Abstract painting with gold and blue curving shapes over a black background.Abstract Painting with wavy red lines over soft gray lines moving horizontally over a white rectangle bordered in a bronze frame.Abstract painting with curving shapes and lines overlapping in black, orange, mint, and yellow.
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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Keep on fruiting in the good earth.
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Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · 14/08/2026
I heard Lee Anderson on Today saying that no one wanted to live next to an HMO housing people seeking asylum. As far as I can tell, my back garden abuts the back garden of a house that does indeed house asylum seekers, so I thought I'd give a brief account of why I am in fact fine about it.
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Ange J Williamson @angejay.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Pioneering aviator Jacqueline Cochran was the 1st woman to break the sound barrier, 1953. At the time of her death #OTD in 1980, she held more distance, speed, and altitude records than any other #pilot in history. Director, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP, US) during #WWII. #aviation #avgeek
A historical black-and-white photograph of pioneering aviator Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran (1906–1980) sitting inside the cockpit of a vintage military training aircraft. Positioned in a three-quarter profile, Cochran leans forward slightly with a joyful, confident expression, looking toward the camera. She is styled in a light-colored, button-up blouse and dark trousers. Her left hand reaches down to fasten the strap of her dark shoe, her foot resting near a flight bag. Behind her, the open canopy reveals internal mechanical components, wiring, and an official emblem plate. The low-angle composition emphasizes the aircraft's sleek frame and cockpit glass against a dramatic, backlit sky filled with scattered, contrasting clouds. The mood is optimistic and empowered, symbolizing Cochran’s historical legacy as the Director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II and the first woman to break the sound barrier.
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Brutalismbot @brutalismbot.com · 11/08/2026
The Brutalism of Abandoned Ammanauz Hotel in Russia. r/brutalism
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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 13/08/2026
From the Atlantic to the Arctic, oceans cover around 70 percent of the earth's surface. The annual Ocean Photographer of the Year contest is a catalyst for conservation. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/ocea...
a colorful photo of a transparent sea creature full of eggsa diver swims surrounded by a huge school of fisha tiny deep sea creature with long antennae
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Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Always worth casting your eyes upwards…
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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
On the rock shelf, French Alps, 1961 from The Rough Stuff Fellowship Archives
Photo of a person standing with a bicycle high up on a rocky cliff, an improbably place for a bicycle.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I enjoyed this. ordinaryabundance.com
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Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Notice for cat owners: Your cat will expect breakfast to be served as soon as the eclipse is over.
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