Reposted by Bettina WilmRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 6hA, timely, and timeless, lesson. “Never be afraid to make some noise. It’s their shame, not yours.” Destroy the patriarchy. 06117
Reposted by Bettina WilmNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick. 161457372
Reposted by Bettina WilmOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it. 1222631509
Reposted by Bettina WilmDr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 28/09/20261. #MedievalSky, grab a lifejacket and a seasickness bag, we’re casting off on a thread about the Norman invasion fleet in 1066! 960 years ago, the Normans landed at Pevensey and established a base at the Roman shore fort which was already succumbing to erosion from the sea on its south side. 1/20 6257105
Reposted by Bettina WilmGilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ich würde gerne massenhaft Analysen darüber lesen, wie es demokratische Kräfte in Berlin geschafft haben, einen Wahlkampf zu führen, der bewirkt hat, dass die autoritäre Partei in dieser Stadt nur 16% bekommen hat. Wo sind diese Analysen? Haben wirklich alle den Verstand verloren? 532188518
Reposted by Bettina WilmThread Reader by Skywriter | unroller @unroll.skywriter.blue · 27/09/2026The thread as a shareable webpage: skywriter.blue/@ruthdeyermond.bsky.… 011
Reposted by Bettina WilmRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a poor take that suggests Owen Jones doesn't know much about Russia in the 1990s, including Russia-US or wider Russia-West relations in the 1990s. By giving only one part of the story, he is repeating the Russian political elite's self-serving line that it was all the West's fault. Long 🧵 41658249
Reposted by Bettina WilmTom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I mean, any time now would be good. If it's not too much trouble 331460372
Reposted by Bettina WilmDeutschland Wählt / Österreich Wählt @de.whln.eu · 22/09/2026Welcher Partei trauen Sie zu, mit den Problemen in Deutschland am besten fertigzuwerden? | Umfrage Forsa/RTL, n-tv AfD: 13% Union: 10% (-1) GRÜNE: 8% SPD: 6% (+1) LINKE: 6% (+1) Sonstige: 3% Keiner Partei: 54% (-1) Änderungen zur letzten Umfrage vom 15. September 2026 #btw29 395
Reposted by Bettina WilmJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Es gibt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Aber es gibt auch Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Wie wir heute Abend voraussichtlich wieder sehen werden, unterscheiden sich beide Regionen deutlich in ihrem Wahlverhalten. Woher kommen diese Unterschiede? Ein Thread mit Daten aus dem Kaiserreich bis heute. 🧵 21968400
Reposted by Bettina WilmKevin 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 14866168
Reposted by Bettina WilmLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Lord give me the arrogance of a tax exile who feels the right to comment on the tax policies and general running of a country who you have deprived of billions by registering yourself in Monacobbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 721182326
Reposted by Bettina WilmAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving? 5253369722
Reposted by Bettina WilmTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 1031369462
Reposted by Bettina Wilmelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150233944
Reposted by Bettina Wilmwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So sad to hear of the death of Bonnie Greer, novelist, broadcaster and hugely inspiration woman. She was a great supporter of this Womensart project & WA books and our chats will be cherished always. A true intellectual & beautiful person. RIP xx 312654461
Bettina Wilm @bwilm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Grey day on the Wirral - at least some colour from the bus stop and the rainbow 🌈 #autumn #rainbow 000
Reposted by Bettina WilmAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14/09/202614 September 1915 | A Polish woman, Sabina Dzik, was born in Biała Rawska. An accountant. In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1942. No. 13151 She was transferred to KL Flossenbürg and liberated there. --- Women at Auschwitz. Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en 1243880
Reposted by Bettina WilmAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724313389
Reposted by Bettina WilmRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Trump has not once called on Putin to stop bombing civilian population centers, which he targets daily. Witkoff & Kushner never said that to Putin. We cut off Patriots to Ukraine for air defense. But now he demands Ukraine stop bombing refineries while Russia murders civilians. 25550621615
Reposted by Bettina WilmEmathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from. 933651916
Reposted by Bettina WilmRadio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Some nights only the best will do. 🎧 Episode 118 - Lullaby sea by Nothe Fort (50 mins) This is a *sleep safe* episode. Just the soothing sound of the sea in Dorset at night.radiolento.podbean.com118 Lullaby sea by Nothe Fort (sleep safe) | Radio Lento podcastIt's the dead of night. Everything still. A panoramic stillness, stretching for miles, across this coastal Dorset landscape. The tide's in, and without the chivvying warmth of day to energise it, the ... 1357
Reposted by Bettina WilmRael571 @rael571.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Would you love to fall asleep (or just relax) to the sound of the ocean off the English Dorset coast but live too far away and can't get there? No problem - Radio Lento's quality recording will bring it to you (this and many other beautiful quiet places)! 11711
Reposted by Bettina WilmÖzden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026„Hocheffiziente Verbrenner“ Verbrenner waren niemals effizient, fahrende Heizungen effizient zu nennen ist eine krasse Umkehrung der Realität. Man kann sie auch Luftpumpen nennen, vorne rein hinten raus und dazwischen viel unnütze Technik - alles aber nicht effizient. 461334309
Reposted by Bettina WilmMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Peter Lammer is chef in a restaurant in Germany. He was involved in a motorcycle accident and, after rehabilitation, doctors advised him to retire. Together with his friends, he came up with this effective mobile seat. Original post 620539
Reposted by Bettina WilmJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/09/2026If every statement about Extinction Rebellion had opened with "Climate change is the single biggest issue facing humanity, and we understand why people have legitimate concerns the world isn't doing enough to tackle it…" this approach might be *faintly* defensible. But they didn't, and it isn't. 12730279
Reposted by Bettina WilmJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do. 632778879
Reposted by Bettina WilmGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533551383
Reposted by Bettina WilmAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 06/09/20266 September 1907 | A Pole, Edward Wittmann, was born in Tarnopol. A dentist. In #Auschwitz from 5 May 1942. No. 34799 In 1942 he was transferred to KL Mauthausen. He survived. 750895
Reposted by Bettina WilmThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards. 3034391278
Reposted by Bettina WilmGiulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Wow. Researchers at Leiden university and TU Delft university in the Netherlands accuse TU Munich of "gross misrepresentation" of their findings in the TUM press release of last week, which attacked EU regulations on vehicle emissions www.linkedin.com/pulse/misint... 13813398
Reposted by Bettina WilmImmigration Bot @immigrationbot.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"The police response to a protest involving hundreds of black-clad and masked anti-illegal migrant protesters who blocked roads in Dover is set to come under scrutiny after authorities appeared to be caught off guard." — Sky Newsnews.sky.comPolice response to Dover protests set to come under scrutiny, as Tommy Robinson associate appears to claim creditThe police response to a protest involving hundreds of black-clad and masked anti-illegal migrant protesters who blocked roads in Dover is set to come under scrutiny after authorities appeared to be caught off guard. 043
Reposted by Bettina WilmMichael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Big day for EU spaceflight, with Germany's Isar Aerospace becoming the country's first private company to successfully reach orbit. Congrats to all involved! 18715
Reposted by Bettina WilmRoman (geographyquiz.app) @geographyquiz.app · 05/09/2026Isar Aerospace rocket 🚀 reaches orbit! Well done 👍 #isaraerospace #rocket #space www.space.com/space-explor...space.comPrivate German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil"This is right now making history — making history for Spectrum, making history for Isar, making history for Europe." 093
Reposted by Bettina WilmLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFive Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance 3923951157
Reposted by Bettina WilmSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...bbc.co.ukPort of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roadsHundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port. 1061847818
Reposted by Bettina WilmChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Peer-reviewed. Large sample size. Sound methodology. An antiviral pill has, for the FIRST time, been shown to PREVENT COVID-19 in individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Ensitrelvir blocks the enzyme coronaviruses need to make new copies of themselves. 3529031059
Reposted by Bettina WilmDiane Messias @comedywriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026All decent oysters would disagree with him. 2422
Reposted by Bettina WilmLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 04/09/2026It's rare to see a mainstream news broadcaster explicitly referencing loss-and-damage finance, climate justice and big-emitter responsibility in its reporting. So this moment on the BBC's News at Ten really caught my attention. Report by @azadehmoshiri.bsky.social in Nepal 7436177
Reposted by Bettina WilmElvira Rosert @elvirarosert.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Och logo 🥴. Jetzt durfte Ulrich Siegmund erklären, dass geflüchtete Kinder alle wieder nach Hause fahren und deswegen in speziellen Klassen unterrichtet werden. Manche Kinder haben Eltern, die mit ihnen darüber sprechen werden, was dahinter steckt. Für die anderen aber habt ihr es so stehen lassen. 991242313
Reposted by Bettina WilmCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... hugeyoutu.beUndercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plotYouTube video by Channel 4 News 802530933
Reposted by Bettina Wilmc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Your Moment of Zen: Martin Gregus Jr. captured this polar bear swimming alongside a pod of beluga whales on drone footage in the Arctic. Polar bears are occasional predators of belugas (ambush at airholes), but they know they can easily outrun the bear in open water. (📷: mywildlive on IG) 281214342
Reposted by Bettina WilmDer Wäller @der-waeller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Es klingelt – und die AfD steht vor der Tür. 💯 Drei sehenswerte Minuten. Die Methode-AfD auf den Punkt gebracht. 🎯 #Sehenswert Vielen Dank, Wayne Carpendale! 👏 🗣️ „Ich steig nicht in ein Auto, bei dem ‚Früher‘ im Navi steht.“ 🫳 🎤 #NoAfD Instagram 👀 www.instagram.com/reel/DcjYmk1... 321088514
Bettina Wilm @bwilm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Liebe @nzz wo ist euer artikel zu Cofnas? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comGhent professors challenged expertise of Jason Arday’s plagiarism accuserAllegations Nathan Cofnas was unqualified for Ghent role and would cause ‘negative impact’ made to senior leaders months ago 000
Reposted by Bettina WilmDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 22/08/2026It's me, Cofnas, writing about how inferior black academics have it too easy in the age of DEI from my position at Ghent University, where despite being famously a pair of calipers away from preaching perfect Aryan skullshapes I was hired to research <checks notes> "the future of liberalism". 955080
Reposted by Bettina WilmP. Thomas Johnson 🇨🇦🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 @ptomj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026What's funny is that the EU *did* bend the rules for the UK when it was a member. No nation had been accommodated so generously and granted so many exemptions that other members had to follow, and it still wasn't enough. 3183
Bettina Wilm @bwilm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Lets hope a lot of brilliant memes come out of this! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipadFormer real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’ 000
Reposted by Bettina WilmErnst Kirchner @ernstkirchner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Mountains in Winter www.wikiart.org/en/ernst-ludwig-kir… 021