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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2nd Zoom course this term launched yesterday. Set up Monteverdi's L'Orfeo with documentary clip of Oxford classicists' production of Euripides' Orestes inc. amazing music from a great aulista, and to compare openings from Barcelona and Garsington. You can still join and claim videos in absentia.

Flyer for Zoom Opera in Depth course on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo and Mozart's The Magic Flute

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Platform passion, backstage smiles at #BBCProms 2026: photographer #ChrisChristodoulou's annual gallery of #conductors is augmented by candid shots elsewhere @royalalberthall.bsky.social - and #theartsdesk reviewers remember some highpoints from the season www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 13h

Quite right to put 'ceasefire' in inverted commas. So long as no western country tries hard enough to stop them, it will go on for years. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

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Israeli attacks on Gaza kill seven as ‘ceasefire’ violations continue

At least six people killed in drone attack on passenger van and one person killed in strike on residential apartment.

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 18h

#Israel has today killed at leasy 6 people in #Israeli occupied #Palestine 's #GazaStrip after killing 10 yesterday: " #Breaking... 5 martyrs—the preliminary toll from the latest bombing that targeted a vehicle in Tel al-Hawa, west of #Gaza City..." www.threads.com/@moein_gaza/... #GazaNews #News

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 19h

Building further the case for getting Palantir out of the NHS, and the UK. Watson stinks.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Decided to repost this daily to underline what people - in that case a kid - mean when they say 'let them drown'.

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 19h

This is pathetic. Israel is ethnically cleansing the Area C of occupied West Bank (almost 60 % of it) through progroms, is building a wall to separate much of it from the rest of the West Bank, and few European Union countries give 20 million euros. english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...

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EU provides €20 million to support Area C

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seriously 💥 😡🙄

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fantastic images from photographer #ChrisChristodoulou show platform passion and backstage smiles at #BBCProms 2026 - revealing backstage life at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social as we rarely see it, alongside the annual gallery of #conductors on the podium www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action. The arrests came as Ed Miliband told critics of the government’s policy on Palestine: “We hear you. You were right"

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sperm whale families sleep standing up in the water, huddled together for safety while their brains rest one half at a time.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Getting randy for antiquity again, so time for a return visit to a second Romanesque glory in Pavia (our landlady's favourite, close to where we were staying): the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, a Longobard favourite. It's amazing that as much sculpture remains given the soft local sandstone.

West facade of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All medical staff have been forced to withdraw from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza as Israeli tanks move towards the facility. There is supposed to be a ceasefire in Gaza, but War Criminal Israel will level one of the last hospitals with its tanks and no one will even say anything

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026

ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH:

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't get spam on my email account often, but one piece of crap just arrived which took the biscuit, from VapoCept, which seems to include a bit of film of Elon Musk, seemingly in a complimentary fashion. I sent it straight to junk without watching. Gobsmacking.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Eloquent and irreproachable. Throwing back Netanyahu's denunciation of 'moral cowards' in his face and applying it to him and his government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERE...

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‘Those Leaders Who…’: Iceland FM Schools Netanyahu in Fiery UNGA Speech on Gaza

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Maybe I never gave Golda Meir much thought before, but that statement has demolished any nebulous respect I might have had.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

They're all in tears about it. One might have a further debate about the ground on which Israel stands, but otherwise, bravi tutti. bsky.app/profile/tapa...

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Commented on the other post put up by @theartsdesk.bsky.social that folk on here need to take a break from doomscrolling down posts which get thousands of views for no clear reason and look at these glorious, life-affirming photos. Thanks to those who already did.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Decided to repost this daily to underline what people - in that case a kid - mean when they say 'let them drown'.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wonderful range of photographs from Proms snapper par excellence Chris Christodoulou. We've added to the usual gallery of conductors in extremis some lovely backstage shots of other performers, like Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley below. theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley at the Proms

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, but mere words will not be enough until Labour revokes its labelling of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and stops arresting peaceful protesters. And gets rid of Shabana Mahmood.

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

★★★★ WAR REQUIEM @londonphil.bsky.social #LPO #EdwardGardner @southbankcentre.bsky.social - Choirs, orchestras and two soloists were perfect in #Britten's multi-layered masterpiece in this sharp-edged, urgent and harrowing reading, says @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Praise be to Rachel Maddow, one of the few trying to focus on the concentration-camp horror on a daily basis. No American should let this out of their sight.

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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. See link for an action near you. #Palantir #NHS #UKPolitics People vs Palantir - International Day of Action | Amnesty International UK www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...

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People vs Palantir – International Day of Action

On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Join a local action near you!

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Make or break time for Burnham. I fear it will be break, so strong is the stranglehold of Zionist money in the Labour party. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

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Pro-Palestine Action group to rally at Labour conference led by Burnham

Defend Our Juries say Sunday's action is an 'integrity test' for the UK's new premier.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nationwide psychopathology. I don't know if it can ever be overcome.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

How can Americans live at peace with themselves while this keeps going on?

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Right as always. Sadiq has been far more proactive than either Starmer or Burnham.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Days before the Palestinian olive harvest, the Israeli military bulldozed, uprooted and torched thousands of fruit-bearing trees in the Occupied West Bank. Olive orchards account for more than 8% of the West Bank’s GDP and provide more than 60,000 jobs.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Took godson Alexander and his partner Kirsty to lunch here - wonderful food, wonderful people. Smiles all round. The cafe and space upstairs are even more beautiful - a haven in High Holborn. Do go and support them. Set up by the guy who pioneered Gaza Cola. palestinehouse.org

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Palestine House

Welcome to Palestine House— a vibrant cultural and community hub in the heart of London, designed to embody the spirit and heritage of Palestine.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And now for some good news: "Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023." www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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Public library visits increased by two million nationwide

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Britten's War Requiem, a multi-layered masterpiece, always gets to me, especially when the performance is as perfectly paced and controlled as this. theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

After Edward Gardner's performance of Britten's War Requiem in the Royal Festival Hall.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jumps a bit, and needs to make friends with the pitch, but fabulous.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Decided to repost this daily to underline what people - in that case a kid - mean when they say 'let them drown'.

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL 2026, Part 3 - Other worlds perfectly inhabited: demanding programmes from world-class artists, and a walled-garden #tuba extravaganza - review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hard to believe that 'iced.coffee' is trending on here. Who gives a shit?

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice!

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Walking with godson and his partner round Lincoln's Inn Fields, we avoided a queue outside Sir John Soane's Museum, so strolled around the Royal Courts of Justice - then cdame across the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. This amazing painting by Barbara Hepworth is at the end (ctd)

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Palestine House

Welcome to Palestine House— a vibrant cultural and community hub in the heart of London, designed to embody the spirit and heritage of Palestine.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Joe Walsh Is Right......

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday I launched 10 Thursday Zoom afternoons on Mozart's later works. Officially 1787-1791, but after preliminary snippets, I began in December 1786 with two rich masterpieces - Piano Concerto 25 in C and the so-called 'Prague' Symphony, 38, in D. You can still join and I can send videos.

Flyer for Zoom course on Mozart's later years

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And what about causing endless distress and terror, on land and sea? Terrrorism, in short. This looks feeble to me. Meanwhile scary old people holding placards in support of Palestine are swiftly arrested and bundled off to face charges. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas charged over alleged dinghy slashing in Channel

Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life

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