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Anne L

@annabe11a.bsky.social
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A dairy farmer's daughter, many years urban, science background, also interested in archaeology and history, the environment and wildlife.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A spiny-cheeked honeyeater trying to match the shape of the branch below 😄 Gluepot Reserve, South Australia.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Adorable 🥰 Gorilla 🦍 Family
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026
🤔 Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Anne L @annabe11a.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A beauty!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You can still join my botanical illustration & mental health class this Sat & get a free bot. illo. kit incl sketchbook hand-decorated by me till tmrw. Learn how to draw plants,add shading &how creative activity is like taking >2 meds for your mental health: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
A botanical kit you get sent to you free when you buy a space on my botanical illustration and mental health workshop this weekMy illustration of cow parsley from my book The Wild RemedyLater summer nature journal with my drawings of finds alongside them on a Kraft paper sketchbook, with creative materials nearby on a wooden table
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13/08/2026
Brown leaves in early August. Falling branches. Young saplings struggling to survive. As we have our fifth heatwave this summer, the effects of climate change can increasingly be seen in the trees around us. And drought is only one of the threats they face.
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Drought, disease and more besides are killing our trees
Climate change, disease and human activity are killing trees faster than governments can deliver the planting needed to replace them
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 13/08/2026
Can 10 ppl complete the wild plants thriving or surviving in drought survey? It’s at 140, ideally we'll reach 200 but 150 would be brilliant :) results shared asap. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Can be in your area, doesn’t have to be in your garden and can include shrubs, trees and climbers.
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Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought?
Help identify which wild plants are thriving in your area or garden without watering during hot, dry weather. Check your garden and wild areas near you this month August 2026 and report how wild plant...
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
There's been growing recognition, in recent years, of the mental health benefits of spending time in nature But I'm not sure it's quite the same when all you can see are signs of nature dying
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
You can read more (or see proof that I am not lying) english.nv.ua/life/russian...
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Russian strike wipes out 8 million books at Kharkiv warehouse
A Russian attack on a Kharkiv warehouse used by the Ranok publishing house and the KnyhoLand bookstore chain destroyed an estimated 600,000 textbooks, 28,000 book titles and 8 million copies, Ranok CE...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/08/2026
This scheme gave doctors from low- & middle-income countries up to 2yrs to boost skills in the NHS making them better doctors when they went home. Only cost £176K/year. Now axed. www.theguardian.com/society/2026/ju…
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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors
Scheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I paused when I saw these figures today. Since the full-scale invasion began, russia has killed 350 artists and 137 media workers in Ukraine.
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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Absolutely dreadful 💔
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Greetings from Kyiv. I opened the window this morning and let the smoke in. Yes, we survived another attack. I made warcoffee. russia targeted residential areas. As of now, eleven people have been killed in Kyiv.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Amazing ancient Lurs from Bronze Age Denmark. Thirty-nine of these bronze horns have been found in Danish peat bogs, likely deposited as ritual offerings some 3,000 years ago! Fun fact: Lurs are the inspiration behind the name and logo of Denmark’s Lurpak® butter! 🧈 🎺 🇩🇰 #FindsFriday #Archaeology
My photo shows a museum display of ancient bronze lurs which are long, curved musical horns from the Nordic Bronze Age.

The horns hang from almost invisible wires attached to the top of the display case, creating the impression that they are floating in mid-air. They twist and loop in different directions, forming an intricate three-dimensional arrangement which transforms a collection of archaeological objects into a dramatic sculptural installation. The horns are dark greyish-brown in colour. Their tubing curves in broad arcs before ending in wide, flared bells that resemble oversized trumpet bells.

Behind the suspended horns are glass display cases containing smaller Bronze Age artefacts., The gallery has white walls, bright overhead lighting, black-framed glass display cases, and a wooden parquet floor..

They are on display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 27/06/2026
Most of us accept that car parks are just somewhere to leave the car. But what if they did more? Shade. Shelter. Electricity. The UK has quietly dropped plans that could have made that a reality for many new large car parks.
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As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
And they keep coming!
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.
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Michael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 10/06/2026
There are, in my view, 25 things everyone needs to understand in light of recent events: 1) Those out in our communities last night were not protestors, but organised far right extremists. 2) Their actions align with fascist ideologies. 3) So yes: these are fascist practices on our streets. 🧵
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons
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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
In the wild, grooming is an important bonding ritual among zebras. Little Notty lost her natal family – but the instinct remains. Here, she directs it towards her best friend: Tytan, an orphaned black rhino. Discover their unlikely friendship: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/tytan
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
What a difference 5 days has made for little Jimbo. He is like a new dog today ❤️
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Anne L @annabe11a.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
So sorry to see this.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
National Art Museum in Kyiv after the attack. Closed for an uncertain period. According to photos published by the Ministry of Culture, there is much more damage inside. My heart is bleeding.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Katalin Karikó is one of the most extraordinary scientific stories of this era. A girl from a modest Hungarian household helped develop technology that saved millions of lives worldwide. In 2023, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries that enabled effective mRNA vaccines.
SHE WAS DEMOTED, UNDERPAID, AND IGNORED FOR 40 YEARS. HER
UNIVERSITY TOLD HER MRNA RESEARCH WAS WORTHLESS. HER COLLEAGUES STOPPED TAKING HER SERIOUSLY. SHE EARNED $50,000 A YEAR FOR FOUR DECADES. THEN COVID ARRIVED - AND, SHE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE.
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A poem for World Bee Day.
The Last Bee 
 
After the last  ee 
had  uzzed its last  uzz, 
the  irds and the  utterflies 
did what they could. 
 
 ut soon the fields lay  are, 
few flowers were left, 
nature was  roken, 
and the planet  ereft. 


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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
By far my favourite bit of architectural ironwork in Glasgow, and possibly anywhere in the world! It can be found on D.B. Dobson's 1902 Art Nouveau commercial building at 50 Darnley Street in Glasgow. #glasgow #ironwork #dragon #architecture #glasgowbuildings #pollokshields
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I’m skeptical.
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Gustav Klimt was 17 years old in 1879 when he drew (with charcoal and black chalk) this portrait of a young girl. His superb technical ability as a draughtsman is evident even as a teenager in the way he uses shadow to create a three-dimensional picture on paper.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business. WE Pay for
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"The Irritating Gentleman" by Berthold Woltze (1874): the painting that nailed everyday harassment 150 years ago
"The Irritating Gentleman" by Berthold Woltze (1874): the painting that nailed everyday harassment 150 years ago
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
"Watching the Artemis crew on their way around the moon now is emotional. I am – still – filled with longing that it was me in that capsule and sadness that it never will be. But more than that, I marvel at it" Some personal reflections... open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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To boldly go...
Artemis, Star Trek, old dreams, and why science still fills me with wonder and hope
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/04/2026
NASA isn't why the US doesn't have universal healthcare, or a social safety net. The US doesn't have those things because politicians with the power to provide them choose specifically not to (with varying levels of support from voters). Enthusiasm for human spaceflight doesn't drive that choice.
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Me @BazzaCC @bazzacc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
She's a great cartoonist
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 01/04/2026
April Fools’ is when fiction pretends to be fact. This article flips it. Ten true stories that don’t sound it. @eastangliabylines.co.uk
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You’d think these were April Fools’ – they’re not
Today is April Fools’ Day, when fake stories are made to sound real. Here are ten real ones that sound fake
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Sitting behind an @anthonynolan.bsky.social volunteer courier on flight from Berlin to London - he's 70 and this is 135th trip ferrying stem cells around Europe! Saving lives one flight at a time - very inspiring www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...
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Volunteer Courier
Do you have lots of time on your hands? Able to keep your cool in potentially stressful situations? See yourself as reliable and timely, with an ability to problem-solve? You could be our next Volunte...
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/02/2026
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share. *one voice altered to disguise identity
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Record heat absorbed by Earth’s oceans in 2025. “The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than any year on record, providing the fuel for extreme weather that killed thousands of people across the globe, according to... a study published Friday..." www.courthousenews.com/oceans-shatt...
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Oceans shattered heat records in 2025
Earth's oceans absorbed unprecedented heat last year, intensifying hurricanes, floods and droughts while driving sea levels higher.
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Emma @emmasartworks.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
A very lovely boulder found on the beach yesterday - I have no idea of this one’s geology, maybe a lot of feldspar with quartz? #geology #rocks
A pink boulder with red veining and a broad grey-white band, found at Hartlepool, Northeast England
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 23/12/2025
on the tramway in Nantes and a pretty old woman gave her seat to a very old woman so I gave my seat to the pretty old woman then a man gave me his seat then a teenager gave a man his seat and then we all laughed, aren't people fantastic
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Anne L @annabe11a.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
And the hopping about dialogue. We gave it 10 minutes before turning it off.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
With over 20 million article reads under our belt, we’re very serious about building a grassroots citizen journalism alternative to the billionaire-owned mainstream media. And we can do it on an absolute shoestring too. That’s the revolutionary beauty of it. See 👉 chuffed.org/project/byli...
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