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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 1h

This is SAVAGE

This is a work of photographic genius that deserves to go down in the annals of history. I'm an art historian with a PhD (yes, really) so it's one thing I do know something about.
Let's start with the framing. Dan Winters has positioned his subject lower than the lens. At a basic level it's diminishing the man... no small thing for someone so obsessed with his height.
But it's bigger than that. think about all the portraits you know of Great Men (they are almost always Great
Men)
Statues are set on plinths. Above eye level. So you look up at them.
Or famous images like Washington Crossing the Delaware. Or Napoleon Crossing the Alps. We look up at the figures at the centre of the composition. They're the embodiment of leadership. We are inspired to believe. To follow.
Now, look at the photo. We are looking down at the subject. His mouth gapes. He's as lost and directionless as a toddler in a crowd who can't find his mum.
Or, more aptly, a patient in a dementia ward

Now, look again.
It's the eyes that strike you the most.
That's because the photographer has chosen a very shallow depth of field, which means the pinprick focus on the eyes casts the rest of the subject in a hazy wash. Even the American flag pin on his lapel. His one
"mission"... leading the nation... is, symbolically, completely unfocused.
None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.
And the colour saturation...
None of the garish, highly saturated red, white, and blue. Or the glitter of gold. We're looking at a president who has just wandered out of a crypt.
He is a spectre wrapped in parchment-thin, ashen skin with a waft of gossamer-thread hair atop a papery scalp. He's a phantasm with sawdust in his veins and a handful of dust where a heart should be.
But, back on those eyes. If the eyes are, indeed, the windows to the soul, then this man has none...
Trump is wandering through a misty haze. Where is he, even? Who the fuck can tell? He certainly can't.
There's no colour. No sunlight. No life. Just pinpricks of light reflected back from the soulless, senseless, rheumy, red-rimmed eyes beneath hooded and desiccated lids.
They say "I am lost. I am confused. I am not long for this world."
@writtenbymeaghan

No alt text needed, read the alt text on the two prior images. It describes the photo perfectly

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve had an instagram profile for some time but not used it. Because I’ve involved myself in helping #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax, I’m going to be over on there a lot more. Here’s the link if you’d like to follow me there & see more of my content. x www.instagram.com/mrreecedinsd...

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You can’t rip the alarm off the ceiling…and…you shouldn’t. You need it. What you can do…is recalibrate the sensor. Here’s how. www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/youre-toug...

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You're Tougher Than Your Fear Thinks You Are

Seven tools for staying steady when the world feels like it's coming apart.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Just thought you should know that UK levels of nitrites in processed food are worse than EU. The EU has introduced lower stricter limits but UK kept the older more lenient rules.

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Dr Kate Cushing @drkatecushing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A former patient of mine went through a terrifying ordeal at the hands of her ex partner. She has started this petition and I’d be really grateful if you’d consider signing it. Many thanks #NonFatalStrangulation petition.parliament.uk/petitions/78...

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Petition: Make non-fatal strangulation an offence punishable in line with attempted murder

Amend section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 so that non-fatal strangulation is treated as seriously as attempted murder, reflecting the intent and potential lethality of the act and ensuring perpe...

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The right way to cross the road Original post

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And you don't even have to become a paid member -- just get on the email list for free and see what it's all about and what's actually going on! --> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/signup-newsl...

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender

The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 29/09/2026

I’m Gail, a one woman (and a feline assistant) business, based in Manchester. I create prints, homewares, T-shirts & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture. Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk

A grid of twelve illustrations featuring music designs, architecture designs, books, retro abstract designs and swimmers. Bold and colourful.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Please read and repost this delightful, informative 🧵

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2000+ Americans have bought this book on import from the UK. Many of them have told me they love it. Meanwhile, the UK publishing industry: "I am sorry. We can't sell this book to an American audience. They will find it too British." FREE worldwide delivery here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

A paperback of Everything Will Swallow You, in its natural habitat, a clifftop on the United Kingdom's Jurassic Coast.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A fascinating 🧵which everyone should take a moment to read:

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 01/10/2026

“How are you supposed to sleep when your whole flat is vibrating?”: Slough residents tell Brenna Spain about the unsettling noise pollution from the data centres next door www.thenerve.news/p/slough-dat...

Sleepless in Slough: the residents who fear for their failing health in Europe’s data centre capital. Red and yellow illustration of an under-construction Equinix data centre in Slough, England

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Ballroom Jam @ballroomjam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here's a useful list of those same lobby "journalists". You'll be gobsmacked to see that GBNews has several government accredited lobby journalists yet OFCOM say they're not a news organisation.

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The PCR positivity map is out. Adjusted national positivity in England is up to 9.3%. We're still waiting for this week's Scottish data. I'll update the thread when it's out. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/6

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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

👀👀👀👀👀👀 Please have a listen.

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Shana at the Cottage @shana-nola.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do y'all know that Blackwell's in England will ship its books to the US for free?? It's how I got this stunner.

Cover of the novel Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I happened to be listening to LBC Radio after James O'Brien's Mystery Hour and heard Shelagh Fogarty say she doesn't think there's genocide happening in Gaza. What would convince her otherwise? A United Nations Commission report? Probably not. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds

GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...

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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Don't miss @BookTrust's 2026 #GreatBooksGuide, which is out now! The Guide features 100 book recommendations from the past year to help educators find great reads for the children they work with. Explore it here: www.booktrust.org.uk/great-books-...

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Great Books Guide

Here are 100 books from 2026-27 that we think are great – and so will children

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Here's a video of me reading The Last Carry, now up on my YouTube channel... youtube.com/shorts/W3oTH...

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The Last Carry, a poem by Matthew Stewart

YouTube video by Matthew Stewart

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Should the U.K. look to rejoin the EU? Only 71 votes so far …. In @manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I saw the first real signs of autumn in local trees today. All this colour is to come:

Autumnal leaves of many different colours being preserved in glycerin to keep them from drying and decaying

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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Hello from Help & Kindness. We work alongside people, groups and services across Dorset to help people find support, build stronger connections and make better use of what communities already have. We share what we are learning—and learn from others doing the same.

A street scene showing people talking together.

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Peas on Your Knees by Michael Rosen. A treasury of Michael Rosen’s poems about childhood, family and friendship, selected for reading aloud and learning by heart - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad ⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/a/735/978152...

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Peas on Your Knees by Michael Rosen.

Peas on Your Knees by Michael Rosen. 9781529525847

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 27/09/2026

The deadline to renew Palantir's £330m contract is coming up fast. Join us to make ministers stop hiding Palantir's secrets – before it’s too late👇 goodlaw.social/o9zr

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Our government's desperation to be "world-leading" in AI to boost the economy means that huge swathes of protected countryside will be destroyed. Screw the environment. Screw public opinion. Screw natural resources. Screw us all over. Thanks, Keir and Andy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre

Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“A unique voice, tone and heart.” Everything Will Swallow You has been chosen as one of the top ten paperback releases so far of 2026 by this week’s Bookseller Magazine. Free international delivery here in case you’ve not got yours yet: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

A round up of the year’s best paperbacks, beginning with my latest novel.

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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Covid wave in England continues to grow fast. As of 20 September, 1 in every 306 people were infected, up 24% on the previous week. The BuDS overall Covid risk level remains Moderately High. Influenza (flu) levels are also starting to rapidly increase. A thread 🧵

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Toby Perkins, MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, was on Radio 4 last night to discuss our findings about PFAS in people's blood in Lancashire. Here, he outlines the sort of PFAS regs he'd like to see in the UK - somewhat akin to the proposed ban on non-essential PFAS use in the EU 👇🏾

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In my ongoing quest to help #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax, I’ve written a short poem. I do hope you like it. 🤞 If so… please repost. Thank you. x

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻 I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me. Thank you! x www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...

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Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre

Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Another outstanding Monk Debunk thread: please read and circulate! Definitely worth it.

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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just had new smart meters fitted thanks to Fuse Energy realising my gas meter readings weren't being generated. Booked a convenient time online, engineer came (he'd got a cancellation so texted to ask if he could come early) and did the job speedily. Very impressed! Would recommend.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

l'm holding my botanical illustration& mental health w'shop just once this autumn-7 Nov I'll teach you how: 🌿to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading 🧠creative activity alters brain biochemistry-like taking 3 different meds for yr mental health: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...

Autumnal finds from my local wood on a Kraft paper sketchbook and my illustrations of them alongside

Finds from the garden on a white paper sketchbook and my illustrations of them alongside, with a cup of tea and posy nearby

An autumnal collection of nature finds from the garden and seasonal walks on a kraft paper sketchbook and my illustrations of them alongside, along with some art materials and a collection of shells on a wooden table

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CPS Mr Daniel Thomas, 37, has been charged with two offences Nb: with proceedings active, CPS request awaremess that should not report or comment or share info that could in any way prejudice these proceedings

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026

A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today. I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design. Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks! gailmyerscough.co.uk

A pile of colourful prints featuring illustrations inspired by music, mid-century design and architecture.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You know who else was obsessed with dancing around on the pinheads of imagined classifications based on where great grandparents were born and what they believed? The Nazis.

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