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grahamph60.bsky.social @grahamph60.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Original painting and printed cover.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Happy weekend! Here’s an ancient Egyptian bead in the form of a curled-up blue hedgehog! Look at the little face and paws! 🦔💙 Made of faience around 3,600 years ago. National Museum of Scotland 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows an ancient Egyptian hollow blue spherical bead in the form of a hedgehog curled up in a defensive ball displayed on a grey background. It is made of Egyptian faience, a ceramic material with a shiny blue glaze. The hedgehog's snout, ears, paws and tail are shown in relief, and the quills are represented by black dots painted over the surface of the bead. A smll hole for threading runs through the sphere - it can be seen on the right hand side of the bead in my photo. The hedgehog's long ears suggest this is a desert hedgehog. Desert hedgehogs may have symbolized rebirth to the ancient Egyptians because they reappear after hibernating. Dated c.1985 - 1650 BC. On display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 13/08/2026

does bluesky's trending algorithm have a crystal ball or are the votes secretly rigged because the election hasn't finished yet. the polls literally just opened.

bluesky trending: 1. farage wins clacton seat

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Ancient laws demand that I show you Dustin, a lovely cat who spends his days outside the Radiology department at the hospital

Photo: Young cat lying in the sun on paving stones. He is of the Bengal pedigree, so his light-brown fur has mid-brown squarish patches on his haunches ringed by a darker brown outline, while similar ripples run along his body, arms and face

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Yessss, new Skipp Coon single and soon, a new album! Only took him 12 years. All the older work's still there, and if you love hip-hop then you should own "Miles Garvey" at a minimum skippcoon.bandcamp.com

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Skipp Coon

Joecephus “Skipp Coon” Martin is a rapper, filmmaker and cultural worker from South Jackson, Mississippi. Across projects including A Change Gon’ Come, women revolution tennis shoes, Sophomore Slump a...

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Guardian once asked me 'what one change would you make to achieve Black equality in Britain?' and it feels appropriate to share my answer again

Athena Kugblenu: Allow Black people to be mediocre too!
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I would like to replace #blackexcellence with #blackmediocrity. True equality is when our talent:recognition ratio is allowed to be as broad as white people’s. Lewis Hamilton had to win two Formula One titles before he bagged BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2014; Greg Rusedski only had to get battered by Pat Rafter to win his. Kwasi Kwarteng steered the economy towards an iceberg and got sacked. Jeremy Hunt drove the NHS over a cliff, now he’s chancellor. Don’t get me started on how many football clubs get ruined by freshly retired white footballers while very qualified Black managers are overlooked. When the arc of the moral universe bends towards Black people failing upwards as their peers do, we will be in the promised land.

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Who likes an illegal network of tunnels? I do. The Moleman of Hackney did fascinating work, even if the man himself was a fascist piece of shit (1/2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

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William Lyttle - Wikipedia

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Norah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Enjoy The Silence- Depeche Mode 🥰

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jul 26th 2026 (Hard). Somehow, I always mix up "innocent" and "criminal" at least once, which probably doesn't say great things about me 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

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Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In case you didn’t have enough reasons to love Spanish football, here’s some more wholesome content of the male players paying their respects to the women’s team, which also won the world cup www.instagram.com/reel/DbEsgxe...

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 22/07/2026

'John Wojtowicz poses at the Brooklyn branch Chase Bank that he robbed in 1972 in an attempt to fund sexual reassignment surgery for his lover.' In “Dog Day Afternoon” he is played by Al Pacino www.washingtonblade.com/2014/06/12/d...

man out side the chase manhattan bank
he is wearing a shirt that reads i robbed this bank

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#CluesBySam, Jul 19th 2026 (Brutal). Made some silly mistakes, but this was a really fun one as Brutals go. The difficulty rotation flips back to Easy tomorrow. 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

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Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

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dwarf fortress bugs @dwarffortressbugs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

[0009311] A grizzly bear wrestled my weapon from my hand and then started attacking me with it

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dwarf fortress bugs @dwarffortressbugs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

[0007251] Human site leader has the title "first indignation"

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Brilliance Proper @brillianceproper.com · 28/06/2026

Some Sunday Black Boy Joy

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Encore

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 21/05/2026

Joseph Stall. Circa 1920.

dunlop made in england/
a long haired woman with a steering wheel and a large tire

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Some species of jackfish (genus Caranx) are known to wear jellyfish as 'helmets'. They build up tolerance to the jellyfish's toxins & use the stinging tentacles as a defense against predation. It's unclear if the jellyfish also benefits from fish-based propulsion. (📷: Chris Gug, Gug Underwater)

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 20/05/2026

🏺 Can’t sleep, gotta post more hedgehog artefacts. This one’s an aryballos held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 📜 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Backing now open. Although it's the 5th season, this is an "on-ramp" for new listeners so even if you missed S1-4, you won't be lost. But also listen to 1: Charles Dexter Ward, 2: Whisperer in Darkness, 3: Shadow Over Innsmouth, 4: Haunter of the Dark on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I should be impressed by the theatrical communication, but this remains a deeply unsettling noise to hear from behind closed eyelids. (If you're about to be *that commenter*, don't be that commenter. This stops the moment I get up to assent to her wishes. No, the local vet does not need more money)

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dwarf fortress bugs @dwarffortressbugs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

[0009892] Adventurers never stop crying

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Art of the ancient Americas may not be your thing, but you have to love this earthenware crab vessel. I'm sorry, I don't make the rules. 🦀 This is going into our imaginary museum replica store, pronto. #LACMA Colombia, Calima style, Ilama period, ca. 1500 BCE-100 CE. 🏺 1/ 📸 me

Earthenware crab vessel with two spouts flanking a round handle on its back. It's painted a reddish-orange color and its stumpy claws are closed in front of its cute little face. It's standing up on its six non-claw legs, which are also stumpy. Insanely adorable.

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

youtu.be/3tOLlvdirxU?... Declassified UK on the degree of surveillance and harassment by the state against Palestine Action

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What the media hasn't told you about the Palestine Action crackdown

YouTube video by Declassified UK

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Dave Springer @itsdavetime.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Forgive the state of my kitchen and garden but LOOK. I went to sort out my dog's dinner and was surprised to find 7 foxes frolicking in our garden. SEVEN FOXES.

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Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A fun thing to do whenever a news organization posts a story depicting forlorn, seemingly isolated ancient ruins is to find them on Google Maps and then zoom out

A satellite image of the Pyramids of Meroe West amid a sandy desert

The same site zoomed out somewhat, with roads, buildings, and some green fields visible, even half of an H for a hospital

An even more zoomed out satellite image of the same site, showing it surrounded by roads and at the edge of a great green expanse

An even more zoomed out image, showing the site on the edge of a great green expanse of development enveloping both sides of the Nile River

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Dolphin Fitness [grabbing me by the shirt collars]:

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Dolphin Fitness - How did we do? [in capitals] HOW DID WE DO?

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dwarf fortress bugs @dwarffortressbugs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

[0004195] Cancels clean self area inaccessible "Trying to clean an inside bodypart"

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"The Meoinne was the pantry cat, “a mew in its essence, or a little mew in its essence,” the small cat who kept vermin from the food stores." a little mew

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Pigeon of the Day: Scaled Pigeon 📷 Silvia F🪶 Linhares

Photo of pigeon on ground, description from ebird: ‘Handsome large pigeon of humid forest and edge in tropical lowlands. Usually seen flying overhead, less often perched in canopy of tall trees. The male is ruddy brown overall and the female is gray-brown overall. Both have a bright-red, creamy tipped bill and extensive dark scalloping and scaling on the neck, chest, and underparts. In flight, note the whitish belly that contrasts with the blackish underside to the tail.’

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Coastal Elites® @coastalelites.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The Lovecraft Investigations podcast: excellent audio drama (also on BBC Sounds, if you have it). S1 - Charles Dexter Ward, S2 - Whisperer in the Darkness, S3 - Shadow Over Innsmouth, S4 - Haunter of the Dark. Then sign up to back this.

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