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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is a positive development, full stop. Anti-racism norms matter, elite cues on anti-racism norms matter, a broad political consensus on anti-racism norms matter so a strong signal from the leader of a party which has been blurring red lines lately is good news.

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Svetovid @svetovid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Well, that's a hell of a thing to leave next to a statue of Joan of Arc.😏

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is your semi-regular reminder that pensioner poverty: a) is real b) is significantly less prevalent than working-age poverty and half the rate of child poverty, and c) is such that a pensioner is statistically more likely to live in a household worth over £1 million than to live in poverty

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eve0m.bsky.social @eve0m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sting on Laura Kuenssberg dressed like a 1930s mechanic. Not sure why. 'AI ...'.

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Minoan vases with octopuses are relatively common but this one shows a more unusual type of marine animal: an argonaut. It's an octopus-like animal that lives on the seabed in a shell. The Minoans were masters of depicting aquatic creatures. 🕰️c1500 BC 🏛️📷Heraklion Museum

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Smarthistory: the Center for Public Art History @smarthistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Too cute! The charming forms in gold-silver alloy date to the 15-16th centuries. These examples that survived the Spanish metal meltdown are one section of our introduction to the Inka (Inca) on Smarthistory. Come for the cute camelid; stay for the quipu smarthistory.org/inka-intro2/

Left: Female figurine, 1400–1533, Inka, silver-gold alloy, 14.9 x 3.5 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art); right: Camelid figurine, 1400-1533, Inka, alloys of silver, gold and copper, 5.1 cm high (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

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eve0m.bsky.social @eve0m.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Knife Angle at the foot of Leith Walk. Made from 100,000 surrendered or confiscated knives. Also, jacket foundations destined for the Inch Cape Offshore Windfarm. 83m tall, visible from just above Ann Street.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In an infamous series of experiments in the 1950s, Corporation engineers attempted to determine the tilt required to throw yer granny aff a bus. After many failures, the task was admitted to be impossible. (Virtual Mitchell: www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitch...)

Three men stand solemnly beside a trolleybus which is being tilted at an alarming angle.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Dear Diary, Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck bollocks"

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Nearly 2,000 years ago, a dog walked across a wet clay tile as it lay drying at Chedworth #Roman villa in Gloucestershire 🐾🐕 "Every dog knows, deep in his heart, that he is a Bad Dog" (Terry Pratchett) Canis malus. Nulla tibi cena 📷 August 2026 #TilesOnTuesday #Archaeology

An orange / red Roman tile in a museum case with a dirty great big dog paw print near the middle. Bad boy. No cena for you

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Ian Potter @ianzpotter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

An object believed to have been of religious significance.

A Space Hopper, one of the old orange ones with knobbly horns, a sort of dog face with whisker stubble and a gap-toothed grin like something out of The Banana Splits.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A little Roman bronze dog affectionately known as the ‘Chesters Scottie dog’ 🐾 This lovely figurine was found at Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall. You can meet this good boy at the site museum! 📷 English Heritage www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places... #RomanFortThursday #Archaeology

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Angela O'Brien / GrecianGirly @greciangirl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Fire-damaged head from a Chryselphantine (ivory & gold) statue thought to represent Apollo. Dated to 6th century BCE. Found buried next to the Sacred Way, Delphi, Greece. Sacred items could not be destroyed so were therefore buried. Archaeological Museum of Delphi. 📷 Helen Simonsson

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Pictish carving of a dog-headed man, known as the ‘Mail Stone’. Possibly dating to the late C7th or early C8th, the carving was found by a grave digger at Mail cemetery, Cunningsburgh, Shetland in 1992. Part of the collections at Shetland Museum & Archives 📸 My own #FindsFriday

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

How and why did Middle Eastern gods end up on Hadrian’s Wall? And how does the famous gorgon face carved into stone in Bath blend Celtic and Roman spiritual beliefs? linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A little Roman octopus to wish you a happy week! 🐙❤️ From a Roman villa mosaic at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, AD 100-200. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

My photo shows a mosaic fragment from the floor of a Roman villa in Spain, dated AD 100-200s. It depicts a stylised octopus using red, yellow, white, and black limestone tesserae, against an off-white background. The front-facing octopus appears almost cartoon-like, with a large red and white head and body outlined in black. Its yellow circular eyes are outlined in black with a central black dot which stare out at the viewer. Below the head and body are eight writhing arms.

This octopus and other fragmentary animal mosaics were discovered in the 19th century at the Hermitage of Santa Colomba, Villaquejida, León, which had been built on the site of a Roman villa.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Viva la vida -- Frida Kahlo celebrating #NationalWatermelonDay. I never realized the fruit's power!

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Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

All - all! - Reform have are the small boats. And they even manage to botch their flagship policy on that. Just hopeless.

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eve0m.bsky.social @eve0m.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Perfect day for a dip in Wardie Bay!

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Oscar Lozada @oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"Oh sh*t, did I leave the oven on?" #FindsFriday Wooden figure of tomb servant from Ancient Egypt, unclear date 📍 Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 📸 Mine 🏺 #archaeology

A small wooden figurine of a man with dark hair sitting with knees up and arms raised to his head

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

You might need this little soapstone carving of a whale today… (1200-1600 CE, Chumash culture, California, held at Musée des Beaux Arts, Montreal)

A little smily soapstone carving of a whale by Chumash culture, circa 1200-1600 CE, California

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Erica Anderson @eanderson75.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Happy Caturday. This Leopard is a water pitcher from Nigeria. Artist unknown. Can be seen at @artsmia.bsky.social .

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jessstilllife.bsky.social @jessstilllife.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

An unknown horned fertility god sacred to a local tribe in the North East of Britannia, according to the Durham Archaeology Museum. To be honest I’m getting serious Donnie Darko do NOT mess with this bunny vibes #FindsFriday

A stone carving with a figure in relief with a large round head, crudely carved features and horns, in a museum display case

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The famous Hindsgavl Dagger, found by a young boy out walking with his mum on the Danish island of Fænø! A masterpiece of flint knapping from Late Neolithic Denmark, c. 1900-1700 BC. 📷 National Museum of Denmark #FindsFriday #Archaeology

A photo of the so-called Hindsgavl Dagger by Arnold Mikkelsen for the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. It is knapped from flint which appears a burnt orange colour in the photo, displayed against a black background. The Hindsgavl Dagger is a type of late Neolithic flint blade known as a ‘fishtail’ dagger. It has a leaf-shaped body and a distinctive fishtail-shaped hilt. There is zig-zag knapping on the hilt which is said to mimic the stitched seam on leather handles of bronze daggers. The blade is less than 1 cm thick. The Hindsgavl Dagger is famous in Denmark and features on the Danish 100 Krone bank note. Dimensions: 29.5 cm in length.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The one thing I can't posdibly do is mention that small boat crossings are down by 44% this year, because scare mongering about this is the central pillar of my whole grift.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's fascinating to watch commentators who sat completely silently for a decade as the Conservative Government changed its leader four times in a row mid-term, now suddenly discover such a keen interest in the concepts of 'mandates' and 'legitimacy'

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David Thompson @davesthompson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Jeez. Not again! #Edinburgh #ArthursSeat #Fire (View from daughter's window)

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Angela O'Brien / GrecianGirly @greciangirl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

When your dog hears a bag of treats being opened…

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Angela O'Brien / GrecianGirly @greciangirl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Gold funeral mask known as the 'Mask of Agamemnon', discovered during Heinrich Schliemann's archaeological dig at Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece in 1876. Dated 1550–1500 BCE, several centuries earlier than when Agamemnon was supposed to have lived. Archaeological Museum of Athens,Greece 📷 me.

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Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I found this story genuinely shocking to report. The legislation has expanded so much that now the grounds on which citizenship can be stripped are incredibly vague and there is hardly any recourse. Anyone who the government believes MIGHT have a claim on another nationality can be denationalised.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A very good boy guarding his family home for 2,000 years! 🐾 ❤️ Roman mosaic in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus, Pompeii. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

My photo taken in 2023 shows a black and white mosaic depicting a chained black dog in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii. The dog is lying down facing right with its front legs stretched forward and its hindquarters tucked beneath it. Its head is raised, with a long muzzle and an open mouth showing a red tongue and white teeth. Its ears are pointed and erect, giving the dog an alert, watchful expression. It has a long tail which curves upwards. The dog is composed of black tesserae (small mosaic stones) against a white tesserae background and wears a red studded collar. The dog is chained to a circular hoop on the left side of a double door. The left side of the door is decorated with a spear and a shield (looks abit like a satellite dish 📡 ) and the righthand side is ajar, and decorated with a double axe head. A partial view of the atrium of the House of Paquius Proculus can be seen from the entrance passage.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This moment asked so little from them. All they had to do was pay their respects, express their sadness and join the chorus of horror about the manner of Widdecombe’s death. But even that was evidently beyond their moral capacity inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...

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Farage just can't stop himself behaving abysmally, can he?

Ian Dunt: Reform is turning a tragedy into a circus

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume. Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD. 📷️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln

Deep blue glass vessel shaped like a stylized animal with four legs, a pointed snout, and decorative ridges along its back, resembling a whimsical pig.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Timeless art from Minoan Crete! Some 3,500 years ago, a Minoan sculptor transformed a piece of ivory into this dynamic and graceful figurine of a bull leaper! From Knossos Palace. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a small ivory figurine representing a male bull-leaper about to execute a mid-air somersault over a bull’s back. The figurine is balancing on straight arms above which a slim body forms a graceful arch, and legs (one missing), thrust up high into the air, slightly bent at the knees. The pose is somewhat reminiscent of that of a diver, except for the head which is raised and faces forwards rather than tucked between the arms. The figurine measures 28.7 cm. The ivory is now a warm creamy yellow, mottled with brown staining and fine cracks. It is displayed on a modern metal support structure in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

According to the museum ‘It is part of the only three-dimensional depiction of bull-leaping from the Palace of Knossos known to date. It was found together with at least two other ivory figurines and a faience bull’s head. The composition obviously depicts the moment when the athlete leaps over the bull, a scene familiar from Minoan frescoes and seals’

It goes on to say ‘the examination of the group under the microscope showed that the figures preserve traces of red paint, meaning that some features were painted on. They also had long hair made of copper gilt wires attached to the head, while thin pieces of gold foil found together with the statuettes may have been part of their clothing’

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Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Nigel Farage wants a mandate for corruption. Hopefully he'll get a by-election versus a man wearing a bin instead: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Nigel Farage Wants a Mandate For Corruption

The British populist leader makes a Trumpian gamble.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Just another monday... A grumpy #squid on a Greek #fish plate from Apulia, dating 330-300 BC. Fish plates were decorated with various examples of seafood. They were invented in Athens in the 5th century BC. Most of them are found in Southern Italy, where they were produced in... 🧵1/2

A detail of a Greek fish plate, with a red squid on a black background. The squid looks a bit grumpy.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Something beautiful for the weekend! An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell c. 500,000-300,000 years ago! From West Tofts, Norfolk 📷 MAA Cambridge University collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/4509... #Archaeology

The photo shows a Lower Paleolithic Acheulean biface handaxe knapped from dark grey flint with a creamy-white cortical layer, shown against a black background. The handaxe is roughly tear-drop shaped with a pointed tip and rounded bottom. There is a fossil shell centrally displayed on one face, identified as the Cretaceous bivalve mollusc Spondylus spinosus. Above the shell to the right is a small rectangular museum label. Likely made by an early neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) population or an alternative Middle Pleistocene hominin species (H. heidelbergensis s.l.). The toolmaker has knapped the flint in such a way as to seemingly retain the shell in a central position. The shell’s central display has often been described as an example of aesthetic intention by the toolmaker. A recent study (“The West Tofts handaxe: A remarkably average, structurally flawed, utilitarian biface” by Emily Flanders and Alastair Key) concluded it was likely ‘an average utilitarian tool’ in the eyes of its Acheulean maker, and that the aesthetic intent is assumed by the present-day beholder, and not supported by objective evidence.

Measurements 79mm x 35mm x 132mm. Weight 0.375kg.

Collections of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

When I was growing up, space exploration was BIG. Books, music, TV, the news … But nobody did it better

A still from the Smallfilms animation ‘the clangers’ showing one clanger being launched into space, holding a net, by means of another clanger jumping on a seesaw

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

For #MosaicMonday this fantastic photo of a mosaic (and a lovely fish 🐟) that was discovered in the submerged ruins of #Roman Baiae. 📷 Parco Archeologico Campi Flegrei

The photo was taken underwater. It shows a partially uncovered mosaic on the ground of the sea and a fish swimming above it

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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

little demon, france, 15th century

a medieval drawing of a goggle-eyed demon falling off the edge of a manuscript margin

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 13/06/2026

🏺A really wonderful faience hedgehog-shaped rattle from Egypt, now on display at the Brooklyn Museum. 📜 Check the link for an x-ray image showing the pellets inside to make it rattle! www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...

A blue-green faience piece shaped like a small hedgehog belly up, with a small face and little arms

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If houses had been set on fire *by* ethnic minority people, I suspect the BBC would have somehow rediscovered the active voice

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

MPs had damn well better decide this morning whose side they're really on before #PMQs at noon. Either they back liberal democracy and the rule of law or, by continuing to mouth weasel words about 'legitimate grievances', 'two-tier policing', 'back doors' and the like, they don't. #TimeToChoose

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 10/06/2026

It's just remarkable that if you're white, male, and conservative you are allowed to call for political violence that would get anyone who doesn't tick all those boxes absolutely pilloried. The group with the fewest legitimate grievances in society provided the widest grace to rage. Wild.

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Maxie @chaoticmax.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The fact he’s calling it DEI, which is the American version, and not the British EDI just shows it’s importing this blatant American culture war bs.

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