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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 3h
Palantir represent a tool of oppression from the authoritarian regime playbook. Corrupt politicians gave them these contracts. They must be reversed.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5h
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 5h
Geisha at Gennin-temple in Kyoto, Japan. Photography by Woosra Kim
Bathed in a brilliant shaft of morning light, a maiko advances along the central flagstone pathway (sandō) within the quiet precincts of Kennin-ji in Kyoto. She carries a small, vermilion oil-paper parasol (wagasa), her hair styled in traditional nihongami and adorned with vibrant floral kanzashi hair ornaments that sway with her movement. Her rich teal-green trailing kimono (hikizuri) features intricate, hand-dyed yūzen motifs and a golden brocade obi, catching the light to reveal flashes of brilliant scarlet silk under-layer (hakkako) as she walks atop high, hollow-carved wooden sandals (okobo). Behind her, a magnificent canopy of pale cherry blossoms (sakura) creates a luminous frame around the dark, weathered roof tiles of the temple gate. The photograph evokes an exquisite, sensory atmosphere: the rhythmic pokkuri-pokkuri hollow chime of wooden okobo echoing across smooth stones, the crisp, cool morning air fragrant with delicate spring blossoms, the damp warmth of sunlit granite, and the solemn, undisturbed quietude of an ancient temple at dawn.

Founded in 1202 by the monk Eisai, Kennin-ji stands as Kyoto’s oldest Zen monastery, situated at the immediate threshold where the spiritual grounds meet the historic Gion hanamachi (flower district). The maiko’s presence within this sacred space illustrates the historical interplay between Kyoto's monastic heritage and its refined world of traditional performing arts. Her ensemble represents the pinnacle of Japanese textile and material craftsmanship (monozukuri), from the laborious paste-resist dyeing and gold-leaf embellishment of her silk kimono to the intricate Nishijin-ori weaving of her sash and the hand-carved paulownia wood of her footwear. Each element of her dress is meticulously selected to reflect kisetsukan—a heightened awareness of the current season—aligning her visual presence with the fleeting beauty of early spring cherry blossoms.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 3h
🚨 BREAKING: Moldova reports 5 missile strikes on its territory. Moldovan police say there have been five cases involving russian “Banderol” cruise missiles hitting the country.
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NSF NRAO @thenrao.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What’s new with the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA)? 📡 We’ve recently reached some milestones for “first fringes” – meaning successful correlation, combining signals from 2+ separate antennas. 📸 Credit: Scott Broadwell More ⤵️ #ngVLA #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy
Astrophotography image of the ngVLA prototype antenna beneath a darkening blue sky, with stars just becoming visible.
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An important analysis, this.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It seems that after Zakharova’s statement that European factories producing weapons for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia, the question of such a strike should no longer be "will it happen?" but rather "when will it happen?"⤵️
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
:-( Comment seems superfluous. However, maybe Russian forces might consider, if they want to live,redirecting the order to be against Putin and his mad, Duma and military coterie,
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Bob Owen @etotheipiadd1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who is brave here, a lone woman speaking out against xenophobia or the gangs of black clad men in masks, you decide.
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And the tragic thing is, that by doing nothing, Burnham is compounding the evil and is presumably also legally complicit. Immediately rescinding the inane Palestine Action proscription would be a start.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don’t need people to call Ukrainians unbreakable. We break. We cry. We get exhausted. And somehow, the next morning, we continue. #ukraine #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war #ukrainian
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Certainly not while he’s still locking up innocent protesters at the the genocide in Palestine. Inane, inhuman and indefensible.
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How much longer before they see sense and leave? Betting the orcs on the front line saw months ago that it’s all over.
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If only we didn’t believe that U.K. is totally subservient to the U.S. for permission to use such weapons. The apocryphal off-switch?
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well he called Trumpski a dotard. Not too bad for an opening gambit.
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Neoliberals and vulture capitalists circling. Occurs to me that’s why the U.S. won’t allow Ukraine to defeat Russia and end the war. Just how desperate for money must Russia be? Maybe I read too much from Naomi Klein.
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Savonian Fella 🇫🇮 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 @savonianfella.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂 🤦‍♂️
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So lovely to hear from you Yara. Enjoy your coffee. I hope Victory (SAC) is coping and you are both well 🎠 🇺🇦 Spring has arrived here again, temporarily, no doubt.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imagine starting a war to prove Ukraine isn’t real. And accidentally making the entire world know our flag.🇺🇦 #ukraine #war #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #ukrainerussiawar
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
George is quite right on this. I discovered via FOI requests that just 5% of all woodland creation grants go to support natural regeneration of trees, and 95% to tree planting. I’ll continue to push DEFRA to fix this. www.theguardian.com/environment/... bsky.app/profile/geor...
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Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’
Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you enjoy my content about Ukraine Its beauty, truth, and resilience - I’d be incredibly grateful if you support me with a cup of coffee ☕️ Your support helps me keep creating posts, videos, and podcasts that tell Ukraine’s real story. Thank you so much🤗 buymeacoffee.com/angelica.sha...
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Well, we now know Watson’s true colours. Fascist. Lurking in our political system for too long, it seems.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Relentless Russian terror on Ukrainian civilians.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Ukrainian posted that her mom has managed to escape from #Oleshky,Kherson region Here’s what that person wrote:”A week ago,my 67-yr-old mom made the decision to leave the blockaded city of Oleshky on foot.All these yrs,she refused to leave because she loved that town-or rather,what was left of it
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Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · 28/09/2026
Michael G. from Austin DSA argues that DSA should endorse AOC and center a Workplace Democracy agenda- transforming the presidential election into a campaign to increase union density and forge a new era of organized and militant labor. www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...
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Run a Combined Campaign in 2028 for AOC and a Key Socialist Issue
Michael G. from Austin DSA argues that DSA should endorse AOC and center a Workplace Democracy agenda- transforming the presidential election into a campaign to increase union density and forge a new ...
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James Davenport @jradavenport.com · 29/09/2026
Are you looking to apply for the Astronomy PhD program at the University of Washington this cycle? Please look at our website and see the new Expression of Interest form!! astro.washington.edu/graduate-adm...
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Graduate Admissions | Department of Astronomy | University of Washington
The Department of Astronomy is accepting applications to our graduate program for Fall 2027 admissions.
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joelunchpail.bsky.social @joelunchpail.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For all we know at the moment, the 5 men arrested near RAF Fairford might have been on a stag night. But the wild claims by Trump and Rubio suggest that, if they'd been apprehended in the US, they would have been denied due process. I hope our government tells them to butt out of our justice system.
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026
New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:
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NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"It’s just horrific. I don’t know how many animals survived... This is unforgivable." Russia struck an animal shelter in Odesa region. Volunteer Olha tried to rescue cats and dogs from the fire. Not all of the cats survived, she said. Poor animals... 📹: Olha Shylymina
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Steven Bodzin, concerned living being @stevenbodzin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In this thread, Monbiot explains how political decisions are made for reasons of power and interest, but then justified with pretextual arguments about logic and morality. The reason I cannot deal with most political coverage is that it takes the latter arguments seriously and ignores the real story
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 29/09/2026
Can you work out where a photo was taken — and when? Learn methods for geolocation, satellite imagery analysis and chronolocation techniques with Bellingcat experts. 14–16 October 2026. Find the webinar details here: www.bellingcat.com/workshops/in...
Learn our methods... Uncover the █████.Learn to use shadows and background details to date, time and locate a photograph
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Comment from me: Russia is failing but it still has a lot of capacity to make life unbearable for Ukrainians and be a serious threat to Europe. Support for Ukraine must be proactive, not reactive.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is Our Answer to the russian empire #ukraine #russia #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
…or, like Russia, spent every night tearing down Russian apartment blocks with sleeping residents inside with Flamingo missiles.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just imagine the amount of squealing, hands thrown up to the heavens, and shirts torn open in righteous indignation if Ukraine, even once (!) responded to Russia’s mass killings and barbaric bombardment of historical heritage by striking the Bolshoi Theatre or the Hermitage…
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s important that we don’t end up with a new care system that funnels billions of taxpayer money into private companies… 🚨 jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The strangest thing about russian propaganda? It keeps explaining what Ukrainians “really want” while Ukrainians keep telling them: Leave Ukraine.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 27/09/2026
“I can’t let this kind of rhetoric dominate the whole conversation. There has to be a way of talking about this issue without denying people’s humanity” @natashawalter.bsky.social meets Rachel Marsh, who dared to face down Piddington’s anti-migrant storm www.thenerve.news/p/rachel-mar...

‘I see what’s happening to Rachel; it scares me’: the woman who dared to face down Piddington’s anti-migrant storm, pictured being interviewed for Newsnight
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Savonian Fella 🇫🇮 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 @savonianfella.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
⚽ The 🇫🇮 Finnish national football team plays a politically sensitive international match against 🇧🇾 Belarus on Tuesday ( I don't know why). Now these posters have appeared in Helsinki. Also the Football Association is seizing the opportunity to organize a fundraising campaign for 🇺🇦 Ukrainians.
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Andrianna @dragonedd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Weinstein got a well-deserved sentence. Next up, Epstein criminals!! You can't hide,felon. atlas.taboolanews.com/new-summary-...
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault
A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, following the ex-movie mogul's c...
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN BACK
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barryap.bsky.social @barryap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This. 👍
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Andrianna @dragonedd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Be aware, be alert. Heck, why not vote early? I'll be out on the first day of early voting. Felon be damned. share.google/hn9lAoGmWqAO...
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There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections
Fears are growing that President Trump may deploy the U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/09/2026
💯
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED TRUMPSTEIN FILES TODAY,TODD BLANCHE AND DONNIE DIPSHIT...
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm deep down the rabbit-hole on Göbekli Tepe, a Neolithic ritual site with these carved columns, the oldest known megaliths. And I love the carvings. ART from 10,000 years ago. This one (Pillar 12), my dear friends, is decorated with DUCKS. 😀🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
Pillar 12, Enclosure C: ducks and boar
CREDIT: Dosseman - Wikimedia

"Building C feature at least two, more likely three, concentric walls. It has a round-oval ground plan and has a diameter of some 30 metres. As such, it is the largest of the excavated megalithic monumental buildings so far discovered at Göbekli Tepe. Its two central T-shaped pillars appear to have been destroyed in antiquity, when a large robber pit was excavated into the building and the two monoliths intentionally destroyed. It is still unclear when this destruction occurred, but most likely in the prehistoric (Neolithic?) period. Remarkable for this building and also for Building D, is that the two central pillars were slotted into two carefully carved pedestals. These pedestals had been worked from the natural limestone bedrock. The floor of this building is the equally carefully smoothed natural rock surface of the limestone plateau. The western central pillar was partially restored in 2009. On its left broad side there is the depiction of a large fox (in low relief). The bottom part of the eastern shaft was found in-situ, i.e. still inserted in its carved podest. This pillar is still preserved to a height of 2 metres, though its original height was probably around 5 metres. It appears that this pillar had also been subjected to burning at the time of the deliberate destruction, as testified by its flaky appearance. All other T-shaped pillars belonging to Building C are found at more or less regular intervals within the two inner concentric walls of the building. Eleven pillars have so far been found in the inner ring, while the second ring features seven pillars. This number would very likely increase if excavations were continued. It dates from the 10th-9th mill. BC"
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