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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5h

Eileen Blair, from South Shields, UK, was believed to have had a large influence on her husband George Orwell's writing. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four's title and idea is thought to be inspired by one of her poems - 'End of the Century, 1984' #womensart

Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman, head and shoulders, with wavy shortish dark hair and wearing a blouse

Book cover, Penguin Edition of Orwell's '1984' in ornage and cream with a penguin publisher's motif

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Morning all. Housewife in backyard of Manchester terraced house, 1969. Photographer Nick Hedges.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 22h

Not forgetting the Maman at the Guggenheim, Bilbao in the Basque Country

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Salem’s Lot I was 11 and *begged* my parents to let me stay up and watch the film, which was being shown over two nights I jumped out of my skin when the dead boy sat bolt upright out of his coffin and bit a man on his neck I didn’t ask to stay up and watch the second half on the second night

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Alt: Image of a dead boy scratching at a window pane, taken from Salem’s Lot.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“The best of humanity” #MondayMotivation from the deeds and words of an old friend of mine, as described and pictured by @misanharriman.bsky.social

Black and white photograph by Misan Harriman of a woman wearing a ¡No pasaràn! sign at the anniversary celebration at Cable Street, East London.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Breathing in the majesty of this evening’s sunset #SelfCareSunday

Pink and blue sky through silhouetted trees.

A streak of pink across a blue sky through silhouetted tree leaves.

Pink and blue sky through silhouetted tree leaves.

A dusky pink sky framed by silhouetted tree leaves.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 04/10/2025

#OtD 4 Oct 1936 the Battle of Cable St took place when Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists tried to march through East London. They were met by over 100k local workers who fought the blackshirts and the police protecting them, stopping the march workingclasshistory.com/2020/02/17/e...

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Both inspiring and sobering to see Karl Jenkins conduct ‘The Armed Man: A mass for peace’ at the Royal Festival Hall. Originally conceived in the wake of the war in Kosovo, there is more conflict in the world today than when it was first written. The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est. Pro patria mori.

Image of a dove in flight from the programme for ‘The Armed Man’.

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Art is Human" Anti-AI mural seen in Denman Island, British Columbia

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#FourPhotosOneMonth September 2026 Marilyn Monroe exhibition, National Portrait Gallery Tribute to Prof Jason Arday, Cambridge Stowaways on a train, London Magdalen College, Oxford

A woman uses her mobile to photograph a black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe.

A handwritten tribute to Professor Jason Arday that says,

“A kind heart

A bright soul

A brilliant mind

A beloved man”.

Two tiny troll dolls, one with pink hair and one with blue hair, on the luggage rack in a train carriage.

The tower of Magdalen College viewed through a window in Cloisters.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Benjamin Zephaniah reading his #poem ‘The Death of Joy Gardner’ As powerful and as relevant as ever #NationalPoetryDay youtu.be/V_V7MvSVWvw?...

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A long drive home after working away never feels lonely with the #music of my teens for company When my Erasure album finished the tracks that automatically played next were the Pet Shop Boys, Jimmy Somerville and George Michael That’s my kind of algorithm and nostalgia #Pride

Quote by George Michael that says, “Be proud of who you are and deal with the shit.”

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

First US female photojournalist, Jessie Tarbox Beals, preparing to take a photograph, Austrian Pavilion, 1904 St. Louis World's Fair #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a woman in a long Victorian style dress and hat at the top of a very long stepladder holding a large camera as men below hold the ladder

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

While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt

Photo of uneven knitting with much larger amounts of red yarn than green

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, then plan later." ~ Walter Reisch #SelfCareSunday Artwork by Babs Pease

Print featuring a woodland scene at night with a fox curled up asleep amongst ferns at the foot of a tree. An owl in flight is silhouetted against a full moon.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.

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Sanat Tarihi @sanatintarihi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dorothea Lange - Migrant Mother 1936

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Harvest Moon (Golden Hare) by Tamsin Abbott, English stained glass artist. #HarvestMoon is the #fullmoon closest to the autumn equinox #WomensArt

Stained glass artwork in gold and black featuring a hare lying down amonst grasses under a golden full moon

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...

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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries

Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FridayFeeling from the kindness of a busy practitioner who took time to send feedback about a free, online presentation I gave last month Exploring assessments and referral pathways for child #firesetting, a recording of the presentation is available via preventionhub@nationalfirechiefs.org.uk

An email that says,

“I watched your presentation a few weeks ago, which was excellent…I think the reason there were no questions is because you covered the topic thoroughly in the way that you always do, highlighting theory and research in an easy to understand and digestible format.

You also did a fantastic job of highlighting the lack of standardised assessment, whilst recognising that practitioners assess risk through the information that they gather via referrals and suggested how the process could be improved.

I also like that you touched on Adult firesetting and signposted to appropriate support.

It was extremely well attended, considering it was summer holidays and extremely hot. It's due to your reputation!”

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel

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

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tory leader Badenoch registers gift of £8,177 for Murdoch meeting in Greece. Travelling abroad to beg favours from Murdoch. What has she promised him? I wonder how far she has travelled specifically to meet victims of Tory austerity, real wage cuts and people queuing at hospitals and food banks.

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Badenoch registers gift of £8,177 for Murdoch meeting

The Murdochs' News Corp company paid for flights and accommodation for the Conservative leader and her husband to travel to Greece.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Visited the World Press Photo Exhibition in #London Harrowing images and text highlighting the horrors of human harms that are causing genocide, climate crisis, poverty, mass deportations, oppression of women and extinction of animals As despair threatened to overwhelm, the sun shone on this image

Photograph bathed in sunlight of a giant panda in a forest.

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Morning all. Washing Hanging in the Street. West Yorkshire. Photographer Martin Parr, 1975.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Water melon London eyes Sounds like it could have been a call handle on an old CB radio

Yellow t-shirt with the words “What’s your handle?“ and an illustration of an old CB radio.

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, “Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue. ~ Dick Gregory #SelfCareSunday

Black and white photograph of Dick Gregory as an older man. In the head and shoulders shot he is wearing a tie, shirt and jacket.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Saturday night Juke joint, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939 by US photographer Marion Post Wolcott #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a group of Black people in an interior, with a man and woman dancing side by side smiling, the man wears a suit and hat, the woman wears a white top and jodhpur type pants and boots

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Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Your timeline has been blessed by the raven of Friday Fortune, wishing for you the best of weekends.

A very fluffy raven waiting expectantly for a treat. Yami is getting much more comfortable with the camera. (Yami is an unreleasable raven kept under state and federao education permits in the USA).

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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"When those like Professor Arday pass, people aren't just mourning an individual – they mourn everything else he represented. He built his career around challenging inequalities of race, class, belonging... Many relate to that: that their very existence can be an act of resistance" Aker Okoye-Downie

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Morning all. Glasgow, Scotland 1980. Photographer Raymond Depardon. www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What a woman. Brave, intelligent, passionate, eloquent, empathic and informed. Everything a #community and society needs. Shame on everyone who has made her fear for her family’s safety, their future and ultimately this country’s security.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This, my friends, is one of your legislators. We didn't elect him, but he sits in the House of Lords as a reward for bringing us Brexit, injecting his bigotry, perversity and ignorance into our lives. Daniel Hannan in the Daily Mail today, once again grossly misrepresenting history.

Meanwhile, Caribbean countries are demanding ‘reparations’, not from the African states that enslaved their ancestors, but from the nation that poured its blood and treasure into a relentless campaign for abolition.

Incredibly, African countries – which became British colonies, in no small measure, because we were trying to extirpate slavery – also straight-facedly demand compensation.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Mended Stockings, San Francisco, 1934 by US social documentary photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring the legs of a sitting woman in stockings with obvious holes and mends

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm not a religious person, but if there were such a thing as the Antichrist, he would do what Trump does every day. Destroying our beautiful planet and the lives of its people for the sake of A. profit and B. a vengeful urge to destroy what other people love. So yes, demonic is the right word.

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Morning all. The Arts Tower, Sheffield 1965. Photographer Robert Blomfield

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.” ~ Maya Angelou #SelfCareSunday #hope #HopeNotHate @hopenothate.org.uk

A Black hand and a white hand freeing a yellow and black butterfly and the word hope.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Imagine having more money than you could ever need and instead of using it to tackle poverty or disease you give it to a bunch of entitled grifters who don't give a shit about anyone but themselves.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ffs. Well, it’s up to us to make sure that their grubby ‘investment’ is a phenomenal waste of money. Reform is a shitshow of crooks and idiots who have no idea how to behave, let alone govern. The majority of us who loathe them must unite to keep them out of power forever.

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