Reposted by Arete RoperMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 8hI’m not a full guitarist but I’m definitely on the plectrum. 1326222
Reposted by Arete RoperGranta @grantamag.bsky.social · 14hWe congratulate Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson is a contributing editor at Granta and a regular writer for the magazine. In celebration, we have lifted the paywall on all her contributions to our pages. granta.com/contributor/... 2383146
Reposted by Arete RoperNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 12hfind a job that’s right for you. 17531138
Reposted by Arete RoperMatthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 12hI wrote up that thread on the new paper on Rosalind Franklin as a Substack post. matthewcobb2.substack.com/p/how-our-vi... 02213
Arete Roper @areteroper.bsky.social · 10hHumans have managed to exhaust all natural resources and while doing so, have enabled a handful of delusional men to exploit the final resourceful one: humankind. 000
Reposted by Arete RoperJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 14hwww.thebookseller.com/rights/joann...thebookseller.comJoanne Harris makes children's debut with Magic CatBestselling author of Chocolat Joanne Harris will make her children’s debut with a series of 12 illustrated original animal fables, to be published by Magic Cat. 4477
Reposted by Arete RoperCiaran De Buitlear | Gardeningwell @gardeningwell.ie · 07/10/2026A child who visits this garden calls it “my happy place”. Another described it as “like a dreamland”. We didn’t set out to teach children to garden. We just gave them a place where life was everywhere. 211411
Reposted by Arete RoperDan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 18h"Toilet pelican quietly whispering "thank you"" Hemingway's six word baby shoes story has finally been dethroned. 18318
Reposted by Arete Roperderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19hEnjoyed this thread. Have always wanted a duffle coat but have never gotten around to buying one. Gloverall makes a model called the Monty that I've long admired. 3697892
Reposted by Arete RoperClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19hthe concept of being nonbinary as like ….. abstaining from the indulgence of gender???? is the funniest way to be wrong about something I’ve ever heard in my life 337743
Reposted by Arete RoperJournal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 20hWorld Heritage rock carvings in Mongolian Altai region trace changes in human life and climate over a period of 12,000 years. Here, some exceptionally dynamic images of warrior, hunters and animals whc.unesco.org/en/list/1382/ 010223
Reposted by Arete RoperGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21hThe threats to our resilience are the same as the threats to our democracy: corporate lobbyists shaping policy, with dire consequences for our ability to withstand crises. Burnham seems to want to change this. But is he aware of scale of the task? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comStockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George MonbiotThe UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 29596230
Reposted by Arete Roperzeg maar Jet @jetwillers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026De nieuwe defensiewet - wie kent hem? Niemand, en dat is precies de crux. Maar die wet kan grote inbreuk maken op ons hele leven. Lees deze opinie erover en je wordt vanzelf ongerust, zeker met de huidige minister van Defensie aan het roer van de uitbreiding van het leger. (NRC, gratis)nrc.nlOpinie | Deze defensiewet kan de sloopkogel worden van onze democratische rechtsstaatWetsvoorstel: De Tweede Kamer behandelt op dit moment de Wet op de defensiegereedheid. De consequenties voor de leefomgeving, voor natuur en milieu, maar ook voor het recht op privacy zijn zeer ingrij... 218664
Reposted by Arete Ropermaimonides nutz @maimonidesnutz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Let him die”: the repeated phrase of the Sages when brought the case of a man who has become sick with passion for a woman. For me, the story holds important wisdom about whose problem it is when a man desires a certain woman — and it’s not the woman 🙂 (Sanhedrin 75a) 316643
Reposted by Arete RoperJess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 21hThis is obscene. Destroying something so precious for shitty memes? Just sickening. 025980
Reposted by Arete RoperAlyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · 23h“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit. “It saddens me to think that our country would in any way participate in a trial where half of the children would be receiving substandard care and thousands will be doomed to develop cirrhosis or liver cancer.” 064
Reposted by Arete Ropercara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me: 141741503
Reposted by Arete RoperLili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 08/10/2026"The hospitals appear to have been remarkably standardised. Archaeological investigations have found that known sites were constructed according to similar plans, while copies of the same inscription, dated to 1186, were erected at them."medievalists.netKhmer Empire Developed Massive State Healthcare System, Study Finds - Medievalists.netA new study examines how the Khmer Empire under Jayavarman VII created a remarkable network of 102 hospitals offering free healthcare across its territories. 0269
Reposted by Arete RoperDr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'A moral without the fable. All that is mortal of a departed truth. A demi-tasse of milk-and-mortality. The Pope's-nose of a featherless peacock. A jelly-fish withering on the shore of the sea of thought. The cackle surviving the egg. A desiccated epigram'. - Ambrose Bierce, 1911 182
Reposted by Arete RoperSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Basic data literacy 😆 412236
Reposted by Arete RoperThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 20/11/2023On the seventh anniversary of THIS image, here's a funny story about the elephants, Naomi Wolf and the absurdity of online nostalgia. 221374626
Reposted by Arete RoperMicah @rincewind.run · 07/10/2026rip to one of the coolest software engineers who ever lived 2955601106
Reposted by Arete RoperRachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶 841116931
Reposted by Arete RoperDavid Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Help save Pothole Studio, a much-loved local resource. We need 2,000 supporters before the end of today. One click and you'll feel good for the rest of the week. Sign here: www.change.org/p/save-our-p... Thank you! #ceramics #pottery #davidandgoliath #urbanarts #cultureforall #Londonarts 12423
Reposted by Arete RoperMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 17242591619
Reposted by Arete RoperDodj. E. Cur 🐀 @dodgycur.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Been staring at this sign for thirty-eight hours, no one has yet delivered instructions. Getting thirsty. Don't know how much longer I can last. Someone, please... send instructions. 3136
Reposted by Arete RoperChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026LIVE: Christa Pike’s Lawyers Appear Before Tennessee Judge After Failed Execution www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...nytimes.comChrista Pike Live Updates: Judge to Hear From Her Lawyers After Failed Execution (Gift Article)Lawyers for Ms. Pike, a condemned murderer who survived two doses of an execution drug last week, want access to their client and the preservation of evidence. 626773
Reposted by Arete RoperPaul van de Vijver @paulvdvijver.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#Woudagemaal | Is vandaag jarig: 106 jaar geleden geopend, en is 13-15 okt weer onder stoom. Bezoeken: www.woudagemaal.nl 💧Terugtijktip: Broeders Van Rossem verkennen het gemaal: npo.nl/start/serie/... en bespreken de bodemdaling, terpen, waterafvoer/-berging en bouwen op water in Friesland 59725
Reposted by Arete RoperKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/10/2026This is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI. Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff. 25949422
Reposted by Arete RoperMatthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This thing is insane. The Cannonball Pulsar is travelling at 1127 km/s and has moved 53 light years from its formation supernova. It will eventually leave the galaxy. It is currently 6,500 light years away in Cassiopeia, rotating 8.6682 times a second and has a 13 light year wake tail! 0154
Reposted by Arete RoperSarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There will be Cudgel-playing as usual. 361
Reposted by Arete RoperDr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Educators & students: have you assigned, or been assigned, one of my books in class? If so I'd love to know subjects/ course titles for A Thing (a book proposal). Thoughts/shares welcome! 💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #18thC #histsci #histmed #politics #arthistory #anthropology #academicsky 12414
Reposted by Arete RoperAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026People are in here telling me their particular phone does not work when they hold it to to their ear. I assure you it does. I'm so sorry to be a stickler on this point but yes it does 441573184
Reposted by Arete RoperBrendan Barrett @bjjbarrett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Our paper on how orangutan mothers plan and alter their space use at personal costs so their offspring may play with similarly aged offspring (independent of kinship and fruit productivity) has transitioned from preprint to peer reviewed publication doi.org/10.1073/pnas...doi.orgMaternal ranging strategies facilitate offspring social play at energetic cost in the most solitary ape | PNASIn most vertebrates, social play among peers is considered essential for behavioral development. Yet in solitary species bearing single offspring, ... 212762
Reposted by Arete Roper(C)all (M)e "Shirley" or don't, I don't care @realcinematik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"...drums...drums in the deep...." 1347
Reposted by Arete RoperWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 07/10/2026#OtD 7 Oct 1879 Joe Hill, songwriter and Industrial Workers of the World (@IWW) revolutionary union martyr, was born in Sweden. He wrote such working-class anthems as 'The Preacher and the Slave', and was executed in the US. Learn more in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/... 611753
Reposted by Arete RoperAnna Strolenberg @annastrolenberg.volteuropa.org · 07/10/2026Abusing women is not a business model. Whether it's spyware to track women's phones, or nudify apps used to undress women, Big Tech has made millions off the abuse of women. 22915
Reposted by Arete RoperIvar @ivargierveld.bsky.social · 07/10/2026'Enjoy feeding your pathetic meat addiction’. Dat had de serveerster me moeten toewensen.' stukje www.groenlosegids.nl/nieuws/opini...groenlosegids.nlHalve haan‘Enjoy your food.’ De serveerster in het shabby eetcafé zette me een zompige halve haan met een klodder barbecuesaus en te lang gefrituurde patat voor. 132
Reposted by Arete RoperRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There will be intermittent episodes of Head on the Writer’s Block - a duration to go with your coffee break #podcast #creativity #writing #poetry 0112
Reposted by Arete RoperDraculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The Terminator is a film about dangerous birth control techniques 2656
Reposted by Arete RoperDraculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The Ring is a film about the importance of looking after your emotional well-being 16554118
Reposted by Arete RoperNessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · 07/10/2026And the Nobel prize in chemistry goes to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis! nobelprize.org/prizes/about/prize-announcement-dates/ #ChemNobelnobelprize.orgPrize announcement datesNobel Prize announcement dates 2026. 1153
Reposted by Arete RoperBas C B. @bascb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Dat wordt dus de klassieker, he. Als de staat/burgers aankloppen voor schadevergoeding is de onderneming een lege huls of al failliet, zodat er niets meer te halen valt. Veel plezier dan met de aandeelhouders aanklagen (shell en Exxon) 1108
Reposted by Arete RoperSteve Fleming @smfleming.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Useful thread about how to navigate the (rapidly changing) threat of bots in online behavioural studies. A move to unpaid citizen science platforms might end up being the best long-term strategy here 0122
Reposted by Arete RoperRobin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 02/10/2026Friends: take a moment to sign european.social. There's strength in numbers and we can bring some game. This can become more than a letter.european.socialThe European Social Stack · An open declarationAn open declaration: The European Social Stack. Open Social Platforms and Private Messaging. 68449
