Reposted by beitrisHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“A full harvest moon is rising, though it is still only twilight” (What to Look for in Autumn, 1960) Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL GrantWatson 751467
Reposted by beitrisGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There's a reason why Somerville hasn't had a traffic death in 4 years. The city isn't perfect, but they've made a concerted effort to design many streets around people and not cars. You can still drive, but you're going to have to do so slowly and while paying attention.bostonglobe.comSomerville is intentionally making roads harder to drive on. It’s getting results. - The Boston GlobeTo make roads safer, the city says, sometimes you have to put some obstacles in drivers' way. 138882
Reposted by beitrisFrancesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 04/10/2026📍 City Hall | Nuit Blanche #Toronto 2315
Reposted by beitrisDavid Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Lot's of nice wildflowers around still in Cambridge. And the sun came out, so a chance to try out the new phone camera! Names in ALT text. #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social 315210
Reposted by beitrisChristopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying it? Why are we killing whales in 2026? Polluting and warming oceans? #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature 18846260
Reposted by beitrisDaniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This Late Classic Maya tripod vessel is made of fine orange-colored ceramic and decorated with engraved motifs in the Sonaja style. #Maya #Archaeology 117038
Reposted by beitrisThe Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The backlit standing menhir, one of two at Kergadiou #StandingStoneSunday - cue the "Also Sprach Zarathustra 2001 Space Odyssey" music writes Stonetracker! More 1/ 1616
Reposted by beitrisDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Extraordinary material intensity of this still life of a melon and pears (or quinces), painted in 1772 by Luis Egidio Melendez of Madrid. It's his day today. 110817
Reposted by beitrisSoulScratches @soulscratches.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#LondonEye #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery 1756
Reposted by beitrisDaniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A Maya vessel from Uxmal, dating to the Late Classic period (1000–1542 CE). The anthropomorphic figure is richly adorned with an elaborate headdress and large ear ornaments. #Maya #Archaeology #Mexico 118532
Reposted by beitrisMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Baby goats anyone? 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: @sattleplatz20 26836123
Reposted by beitrisBig Meadow Search @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For #wildflowerhour if there is such a thing as having favourite stamens (!!), these are mine on Great Mullein, Verbascum thapsus 0785
Reposted by beitrisDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Pasta sauce! Tomatoes & a bowl of aubergines and onions, painted in 1780 by Luis Egidio Melendez of Madrid. Today is his day. 11089
Reposted by beitrisPaul Chamberlain @paulchamberlain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Callanish , sunset last week , the details on this stone are worth a visit alone #StandingStoneSunday 3688
Reposted by beitrisThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026TN-9 candidate Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “Gas is too high. Groceries are too high. Wages are too low… and blaming immigrants is part of the problem. The reality is people are struggling because the billionaire class is greedy.” 592932924
Reposted by beitrisBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This one is doing the rounds 261666401
Reposted by beitrisThe Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026White Shaman: Blasting from the construction of Trump's border wall looks to threaten many rock art sites, some up to 4000 years old . The painting faces west. 32110
Reposted by beitrisBotanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We’ve been bowled over by the standard for this year's Botanical Photographer of the Year. It's now time for public shortlisting. Use the links below to view the entries into this year's competition and vote for all those you think are particularly impressive. Shortlisting will run until 31 Oct.bsbi.orgBotanical Photographer of the YearThe BSBI is for everyone who cares about the wild plants of Britain and Ireland. 14427
Reposted by beitrisAndy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I walked Offa's Dyke in Sep and didn't expect how it would change me. I think that everybody should experience this remarkable landscape - so I've created an immersive page with images, words and maps to take you there from you armchair. www.digest.andymarsh... 310018
Reposted by beitrisToronto Boris @torontoboris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Out for an October punt on the Don. It's amazing what 40min can do to clear the skies after a quick rain shower. #paddleTO #SUP #StandUpPaddle #Biidaasige 1613
Reposted by beitrisPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A big thing WaPo's Ed Board is missing here is that the *WaPo Ed Board specifically* writing stuff like "Out of spite for President Donald Trump ..." is *part of why* Canada is responding the way it is. Major US papers refusing to even engage with Canada's perspective is itself part of the hedge 536735
Reposted by beitrisAngela O'Brien / GrecianGirly @greciangirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 013
Reposted by beitrisDutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 18/09/2026Since 2021, Decisio Italia has been transforming mobility across Italian cities and towns, driving tangible change on streets and cycle paths across the country. As we celebrate their 5th birthday, we want to sow their careful approach to design and planning. Buon compleanno, Decisio Italia! 🚲🇮🇹 0142
Reposted by beitrisOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Tomorrow (19th September) is #TalkLikeAPirateDay and your annual reminder that when we talk the way we talk when we're talking like a pirate, it's because of a film that was based on a book, inspired by an earlier book, inspired by a real life pirate from #Orkney! ARRR! 🏴☠️👇 823369
Reposted by beitrisOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2026THEN, in 1950 Disney released a movie version of TREASURE ISLAND starring Robert Newton as Long John Silver. Newton famously portrayed Silver with a West Country accent which has gone on to influence how people think ALL pirates talked every since. 🦜 2854
Reposted by beitrisJon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#Roman jewellery beads found at Corinium - Cirencester. 📸 My own. #jewellery #artwork #Archaeology #FindsFriday 110615
Reposted by beitrisThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026so funny— @nytimes.com columnist Bret Stephens says this with 0 clue how out of touch it makes him sound: “My friends are ‘stuck’ with @ZohranKMamdani bc they were all on the Vineyard or in Greece,” he whines A window into who “we” is👇🏽🤔 when does the working class get a column? 46545115
Reposted by beitrisSussex Heritage Community @heritagecommunity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Although not here in Sussex, this mindless damage and abuse of our history is something we all need to look out for. With around 95% of Sussex shared heritage being undesignated, protected, listed or scheduled our heritage is at great risk. #HeritageCrime www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBronze Age burial mound in Somerset suffers 'significant damage'The 4,000-year-old cairn on the Quantock Hills has had its stones removed and piled around it. 065
Reposted by beitrisChapps @chapps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The letters of Kassandra’s name are backwards, indicating that this ring was meant to be used as a seal. An astonishingly accomplished piece of Greek art. 🏺 2/ Late 4th c. CE, #MetMuseum. flic.kr/p/2sBpMrTflic.krGreek gold ring with Kassandra and the PalladionThis heavy gold ring is decorated with a depiction of Kassandra, King Priam's most beautiful daughter, before the Palladion, the cult statue of Athena in Troy. The reversed lettering of Kassandra's na... 1487
Reposted by beitrisOscar Lozada @oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Loving this giant model of the Homo antecessor skull - you can walk inside! The original was found in the Atapuerca caves nearby, thought to be ~1 million years old! 📍 Outside the Museum of Human Evolution, Burgos, Spain #ESHE2026 🏺 #FindsFriday #FossilFriday 0297
Reposted by beitrisDavid Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The emergence of Erskine, who prefers to do his calisthenics in close proximity to the sun. 725349
Reposted by beitrisFiery Mark @fierymark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Just been to the Sandra George exhibition in Edinburgh cos someone on here recommended it - many thanks 293
Reposted by beitrisJustin Ling @justinling.ca · 17/09/2026Over the last two weeks in Europe, I heard lots of solidarity around Trump's threats against Canada — and painfully little recognition that the American president is an existential threat to Europe, too. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...thestar.comJustin Ling: On his latest trip abroad, Carney needs to warn Europe: Trump is coming for you nextDuring my own recent Euro trip, I kept meeting people terrified by the U.S. president's autocratic turn yet blithe to the threat he poses to them. 817769
Reposted by beitrisThe Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It was on 18 September 96 CE that Nerva became emperor, after Domitian was assassinated. According to Suetonius, Domitian had decided not to have Nerva murdered because a horoscope foretold the sickly Nerva wouldn't live long. (Nerva in fact survived about another two years before dying of illness.) 1102
Reposted by beitrisKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva which was discovered in 1727 during the construction of sewer under Stall Street in Bath. Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #RomanBritain #Bath 14866167
Reposted by beitrisDurotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Clandon Barrow lozenge, a diamond-shaped sheet of beaten gold incised with a geometric design over 3,800 years ago 🤩 Found in 1882 during the excavation of an Early Bronze Age burial mound to the SW of Dorchester Now on display at Dorset Museum 📷 Sept 2026 #FindsFriday 423939
Reposted by beitrisNature @nature.com · 18/09/2026In the lastest from the Nature Pod 🔊 the team discuss data that could point to Nefertiti’s burial place — plus, the implant that translates brain activity into speech and gestures go.nature.com/3VBZVYGgo.nature.comBriefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tombHear the biggest stories from the world of science | 18 September 2026 0163
Reposted by beitrisNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026AQUAHUMAN! A hybrid figure merging human and fish-like features: scales, wide-open eyes, downturned corners of the mouth, distinctive traits reminiscent of sturgeons. Discovered at the Mesolithic settlement of Lepenski Vir, the sandstone sculpture dates to approximately 6200–5950 BC. 🧵1/3 📷 me 940096
Reposted by beitrisAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Susan La Flesche Picotte: the first #NativeAmerican woman to earn a medical degree in the US. Living in an era when Native Americans were denied citizenship & women couldn't vote, she became an indispensable physician & fierce defender of her people's sovereignty. Died #OTD in 1915. #WomenInSTEM 🧵 291881617
Reposted by beitrisDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Poultry seller, 1626. Fantastic work by Spanish painter Alejandro de Loarte whose day is today. 113221
Reposted by beitrisChristopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying the oceans ? warm them, pollute them ? Killing manta rays in 2026 ? #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature 15726230
Reposted by beitrisuppaalaska.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇦🇺🇬🇱🇵🇦🇺🇦 @uppaalaska.bsky.social · 17/09/2026ICE officer charged with shooting man and lying about it arrested by Minnesota authorities Source: Los Angeles Times share.newsbreak.com/jm9oar2k?s=i16share.newsbreak.comICE officer charged with shooting man and lying about it arrested by Minnesota authorities - NewsBreakA federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances to investigators is scheduled to appear 26893482165