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Daniel Cockling

@danielcockling.bsky.social
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Archaeologist, particularly of the early medieval persuasion. Lives in the North. *insert bit about this nonsense not being the views of my employer* He/Him

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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Recently watched Local Hero for the first time. I say first time, took me three attempts as the stream kept buffering, rendering useless any comedic or poignant timing.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Big opportunity missed here by not using a Bobcat
A small mechanical digger sits in a large cat enclosure, with the Chester Zoo logo on the side. The machine is made by Volvo.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/03/2026
Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People theonion.com/archaeological-dig-unc…
Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Cow tools!
'Cow tools', by Gary Larsen. A cow stands upright on two legs at a farm, looking at a selection of tools in front of them. The tools are bizarre creations with no meaningful purpose, except for one that looks a bit like a saw.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A very cold breeze to blow away the cobwebs
Sunrise at a trig point. The golden rays have just poked above the horizon with the concrete post still covered in frost.A selfie of myself stood in from of the trig point, the sun glaring at me from behind the camera. My orange coat is reflects back the orange light as if it was glowing.View of the access road snaking down the hilltop, long shadows cast by the snow poles.View of my car's info screen when I set off, telling me that the air temperature was -5 degrees Celsius
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Continuing the thread with the last/first of 2025 and 2026. Definitely a book that is heavily on the pro-site-visit side.
Duncan Mackay's 'Echolands: A Journey in Search of Boudicca'
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mcc @dryad.technology · 29/12/2025
The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Rude
Today's wordle. I have entered one guess, and that guess is 'Jesus', and that guess is wrong.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
PSA: Adultbels are currently for sale in Sainsbury's.
The appropriately-sized hand of a six-foot tall person holds a 'Maxi Babybel' out to the camera. It is large. It is chunky. It is a big boi. It is roughly the size of the palm, and feels substantial.
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Museum of Forward Planning @mofp2021.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
It’s a Christmas market. Yes it looks like a boot sale in the car park but we’ve got mulled wine and Geoff made some mince pies.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Very middle-aged man vibes from my YouTube history
YouTube Wrapped screenshot. My top five interests are vehicles, cooking, military history, comedy, and boats.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The image is of a comic.
Panel one depicts Santa Claus. He says, "Have you been naughty or nice?"
Panel two depicts a happy dog. He says, "I am ALWAYS a good boy."
Santa responds "Very nice!"
Panel three depicts Santa again. He says "...And you?"
Panel four depicts an orange cat climbing a Christmas tree, turning his head to look back at Santa.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
And what, exactly, makes it a Paddington Pie?
Photo shows a market stall selling savoury meat-based snacks. A sign advertises the Pie of the Day, which is listed as 'Poppy's Paddington Pie' with a hand drawn illustration of Paddington Bear.
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Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project @sedgefordarch.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The bookings for the 2026 season are now open! The 2026 season will be a special one for us as we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary, so there has never been a better time to join us! Just visit www.sharp.org.uk for more details!
Poster for the course booking. The season is between the 12th of July to the 7th of August, with excavation and human remains courses now available to be booked. More courses will also be advertised soon.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Doesn't add much, but that's my old school uniform (them having made money on selling loads of stock photos one year), and that school had absolutely bought into the tech bro nonsense. We were even a 'Google school' at one point, using Chromebooks and their own e-classroom website.
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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It is that time again. And that time where its up to you, to help make our collective lives better. Poverty Impact Report 2025 is anonymous and we so need this information to help. Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology survey.app.do/archaeologis...
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BAJR SURVEY PIR III: ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Inflation, energy costs, fuel costs and food are becoming increasingly expensive - this anonymous survey will help to understand the level of Financial Crisis we are in as archaeologists - as individu...
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Who is asking for this?
Screenshot of an email from Academia.edu I forming my that their AI has turned my uploaded paper into a "sharable comic"
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Operating 'a one for you, one for me' policy with my treat bowl tonight.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Went out last night to see the local regional orchestra perform* and it was nice to see people still make the effort to dress up** to go out to the theatre. *How To Train Your Dragon play along **as vikings
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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
And Doctor Who, which did NOT die...
Gonzo and Rizzo
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
If anything, his position adds to the viewing experience
A cat sits on the tv stand, right in front of the tv, bang in the centre and blocking a lot of the content.
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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Badenoch reading Vimes' Boots Theory of Socio-economic Unfairness and thinking how much more economic growth comes from making poorer people buy cheap boots over and over
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
An astronaut, looking at the Earth: “Wait, it’s all social care obligations?” 
Behind them, another astronaut, drawing a gun to shoot them in the back: “Always has been.”
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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
"Because it's back to school, you're not allowed any modern technology" Babes, for a good majority of these contestants "Back to school" means 2010... #gbbo #BakeOff
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Sloppy33 @sloppy87.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Typical, isn’t it? You wait 14 years for a Labour Government and then none come along all at once.
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James Felton @jimmfelton.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
[opposing devastating cuts to welfare] You can no longer be a Labour MP [sending birthday messages to convicted paedophile, sex trafficker and "best pal" Jeffrey Epstein then continuing contact after his first conviction] Well now hold on a second he's said he's sorry jeez
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
- you clean up that banksy? - sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
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Final Friztination @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
UK PEOPLE: If you start watching Threads at 2.12pm, the bomb will go off at the same time as the Emergency Text alert.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
On the same day in the Telegraph:
The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BSTThe Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST
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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Extremely funny watching the presenter realise in horror there's no way they can cut away now
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Its only fascism if it comes from the nazi region of history otherwise its just sparkling authoritarian white supremacy
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
When the Beano starts taking pops at you then it's probably time to question your amazing comms and policy strategy.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Barely recovered from August bank holiday
A shot of an aisle at Morrisons supermarket. It shows the seasonal section, with large signs emblazoned above advertising the shelves contents: Mince pies. A sea of Christmas trees covers the packaging whilst mini chocolate Santa's wait despondently to be eaten four months early.
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 21/08/2025
At some point the rubber of ‘legitimate concerns’ will meet the road: That said concerns largely concern the terror of seeing non-white people existing in public. And at that point, the threads Labour have woven to bind these people to their party will transform into the noose around their necks.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
(Biscoff is caramelised biscuit)
Photo shows part of a display of ice cream for sale. The shop provides a Biscoff based ice cream, with a helpful description repeated verbatim in the post of what Biscoff actually is.
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Regret to inform that the cat can climb ladders now, but has yet to master going down again
A cat surveys the loft he has managed to get in. A low roof sits directly above with a rafter behind, two tins of paint with drips dried on showing they have been used.The cat in the same place, this time mouth agape as he moans in protest at his current predicament.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
that said the US is badly in need of the Tesco Meal Deal for office workers.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Verufring my age through glancing at the horrors revealed by the self-checkout security cam
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Zonino @zonino.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
UK users when the website asks them where they're posting from today.
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Daniel Cockling @danielcockling.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
So far have avoided telling any app asking me for my age by the simple act of moving myself to Luxembourg. Lichtenstein is lovely this time of year too
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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Indeed, the demand for wheat was so great immediately after the war because of the need to feed Germany (among other former enemy nations) that Britain introduced bread rationing, something it had never had to do during the war itself.
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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Hugely difficult.. and this is an aspect of archaeology we really need to look very closely at if we are going to talk about wellbeing. The @bajr-badger.bsky.social Poverty Impact Reports from 2022 & 2024 show we've got huge issues in the sector. P.S. Join a union... bajr.org/wp-content/u...
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Scott Innes @flyinginside.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Just verified my age and got a free Parker pen just for enquiring.
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
"haha, you're so old you're on Bluesky"
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal? PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard! (1/2)
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Emily McGovern @emilyscartoons.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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