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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Your daily affirmation: Don't worry if you haven't reached your full and terrifying final form yet. Fake your monstrosity until you make it.

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Victorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#OnThisDay 1844 the Commons discussed the abolition of duelling. Four duels were said to have been fought in Britain in 1839 and four in 1840: api.parliament.uk/historic-han... One of the duels fought in 1840 was between two MPs, Edward Horsman and James Bradshaw.

A black and white drawing showing two gentlemen fighting a duel. Both have raised and fired their pistols. Four other men are present. The scene is taking place in the middle of a wood.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything." For once, I believe him.

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Here's evidence of the time I tried to carve a turnip! Believe me, pumpkins are so much easier! Pumpkins were not common in England, Scotland or Ireland, but folks did carve turnips or beets into lanterns to scare the dead away on this day of thinned veils between worlds

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Perfect #historical read for the #autumn season #regencyromance with a touch of #fantasy www.debmarlowe.com/moonsight-ma...

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Happy Book Birthday! Dark Tidings on the Thames is out today! 7th in the #kierandlevettmysteryseries. Victorian Mysteries with a slow burn romance. #booksky #historicalmystery

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Coming tomorrow! Dark Tidings on the Thames, 7th book in the #kierandlevettmysteryseries. Enter the Goodreads contest!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I love this bandage from c.1900 featuring illustrations on how to wrap wounds resulting from accidents involving a soldier, a sailor, a miner, and a woman whose clothes have caught fire. This amazing object is part of the Wellcome Collection in London.

A white bandage featuring sketches of how to bandage various wounds.

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 24/08/2025

The last time troops policed America was in the 1770s. We fought a revolution against that king, and wrote into the Constitution the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to prevent it from ever happening again. Pass it along…

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

That long wait for summer reruns…

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael

Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate. - Ozzy Osbourne

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Next time you visit York, take note of this carving of a plague doctor outside York Minster Cathedral. It was recently carved out of magnesian limestone to replace figures eroded by time, as part of the ongoing restoration of the East Front. I love this little fellow.

A carving of a plague doctor wearing a beaked mask, long robe, gloves, and a brimmed hat. He's also holding a pole, and he has a little satchel.

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Victorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Died #OnThisDay 1850 Sir Robert Peel, twice Conservative prime minister. This short article from our editor Dr Philip Salmon explores his relationship with the Conservative party, which Peel helped to shape but also divided: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2020/02/05/s...

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Sir Robert Peel and the modern Conservative party

Today (5 Feb) marks the birthday of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the 19th century prime minister traditionally credited with founding the modern Conservative party. Peel is also subject of a new BB…

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Fidelity to framing the natural world, with American Pre-Raphaelite artist, Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923) #MondayMood. Bridges worked and exhibited her art in New York for over forty years. As well as embarking on an extended European tour in the 1860s and later, regular visits to the UK.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

New Yorkers: come one, come all! My friend @bschillace.brandyschillace.com is releasing an inspiring, important book on #trans history and you aren't going to want to miss it! 👇🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Aunt Hagatha @aunthagatha.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

This is fucking GREAT news!

Did you know if you swear a lot you're probably more honest and trustworthy than people who don't. Researchers have found that if you use unfiltered speech in the form of curse words you're more comfortable expressing your unfiltered thoughts and feelings too. You're also more likely to have a higher verbal intelligence.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Heart-shaped pendant with a lock of hair from Marie Antoinette. If this is her hair, it must have been presented before the abortive flight to Varennes in 1791, when Marie's hair allegedly went white overnight. Is it possible for a person’s hair to go white overnight? 1/2

A heart-shaped pendant with a lock of blonde hair inside. The hair is braided at the end. There is also a padlock at the bottom of the pendant and a gold chain at the top. At the bottom of the chain is a small key.

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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Covent Garden market women, 1747 collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:...

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Azeleas are having a good spring

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Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

The Muses Garden by Lionel Royer (French artist, lived 1852–1926). There are nine Olympian Muses - each a supernatural force that provides artistic inspiration in different areas - poetry, history, music, dance etc.

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🎨 To celebrate #WorldArtDay, three of our most liked and shared paintings. Which is your favourite? 🖼️ ‘Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May’, John William Waterhouse, 1909. 🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John Everett Millais, 1851-52, Tate. 🖼️ ‘Lady Lilith’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1866–73, Delaware Art Museum.

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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

“There is a silent eloquence In every wild bluebell That fills my softened heart with bliss That words could never tell.” Extract from ‘The Bluebell’ by Anne Bronte. The heady scent of Bluebells is beginning to permeate across the UK this week.

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Deb Marlowe @debmarlowe.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Tomorrow is the last day of the preorder price! Betrayal from Beyond comes out on April 14!

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government's contention otherwise, and its argument that the federal courts are powerless to intervene, are unconscionable.

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