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Felicity Hayes-McCoy @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social · 1h

For years, I consistently voted Green. I have not felt I could do so while the party has been under its current leadership. In my opinion, Green Party members & supporters should read and contemplate this piece www.linestotake.com/p/green-part... (Thanks to @sturdyalex.bsky.social for flagging it)

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Jewishness itself is now the offence

The Green Party votes to say “Zionism is racism”

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Daniel Kennedy @fliglman.bsky.social · 2h

has anyone mentioned the animated ad on Irish TV about a dog that goes out at night and joins a roving pack to slaughter sheep who die in graphic bloody agony?

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 2h

Just made a splendid discovery in the newspaper collection on @findmypast.bsky.social - this cartoon in the Daily Mirror predicting 'When We All Have Pocket Telephones'. But who can guess the year it was published in?

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 2h

Was replying to someone about this but might of interest to Dublin-based folk horror fans: Kier-La Janisse is giving a talk tomorrow at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social. Her Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched: A History Of Folk Horror is brilliant and encyclopaedic www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq3F...

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Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2022) — Official Trailer

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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A mixed media #painting. One of Dublin's most loved buildings. "Sunlight Chambers", as seen from along the edge of Grattan Bridge's Hippocamp lamps, I painted because few sights in Ireland can instantly convert me back into childhood than seeing its ceramic friezes close up. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear

Portrait format in black ink and watercolour on paper. Starting from the left edge is a view along the top of the green metal rail of Grattan bridge showing half a dozen copper lamps, on their Hippocampus stands of metal painted green, almost directly in line so there is little to no space between them as they recede. Beyond them is a building, four stories, on a corner, with side of 2 windows width directly facing viewer, and a short angled side of one window width at the left corner edge behind lamp-posts. Lowest story is mostly stone, in pale blues and lilacs, with arches above the windows and a decorative blue medallion between the two arches facing viewer. Above arches and rest of building is yellow with wide figurative bands of blue above and below the 2nd story. Windows are made up of little black panes - narrow, twinned, and arched on 3rd story, topped with triangles on 2nd story. Window arches, triangles, and side supporting columns are blue. Signed bottom right in black ink, Liam Daly

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Sandytreewoman🦋💙🦋 @sandytreewoman.bsky.social · 14h

#BannedBooksWeek is October 4 - 10. Celebrate accordingly🦋💙🦋

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🏳️‍⚧️ Siobhan @siobhansarelle.bsky.social · 15h

Some of us saw the risk of it happening. Over the past few months, sadly those risks came to fruition.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15h

A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐

Main on Sunday front page:

"As one of Kemi's top female frontbenchers calls them 'instruments of suppression...
UK HANDS OUT 1,000 HIJABS TO CHANNEL MIGRANTS"

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 15h

Lovely to see this...!

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 15h

This whole thread of Brasil Presidential Election Votes Abroad (So Far) is fascinating for many reasons not least of which is wondering about the 1,124 voting Brazilians in Palestine and the 4 in North Korea

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 16h

The Katharine Briggs Award 2026 Shortlist: www.folklore-society.com/blog/post/th... The winner will be announced 10 Nov, after The Katharine Briggs Lecture by @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social, 18:30-20:30 @warburginstitute.bsky.social Tickets £10: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-kathar...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16h

Just Elon Musk endorsing this 4Chan case on why high status males [& the neurodivergent!] should have a say in democracy. (Women are not free to think; should not have voice/vote).

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16h

trump's pentagon: www.wired.com/story/a-pent...

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17h

Putin apologists want you to buy that: -An alleged off-the-books 1991 verbal promise outweighs a signed 1994 treaty -Democratic countries formerly occupied by Russia asked to join an anti-Russia alliance for no reason -Ukrainians don't want freedom, an American tricked them into it with cookies

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23h

Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 18h

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.

LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19h

Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

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Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 18h

I can’t believe the debate around racism in this country has got to such an awful, primitive level that hard right politicians are having to earnestly discuss whether they’re actually English or not because they’re not white.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

i’ve noticed recently that when i’m having an in-person conversation, i feel this internal pressure to make my point faster/a perception that the other person is growing impatient. and i realized it’s because we’re so used to getting info in quick clips now that a longer explanation feels foreign.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 21h

China’s clean-air campaign has cut Beijing’s smog by 70% in a decade, and cut heavily polluted days from 58 a year to just one. The effort has prevented an estimated 680,000 premature deaths since 2020 and generated $715 billion in cumulative health benefits. buff.ly/ZfRCR1q #ShareGoodNewsToo

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China’s air best on record, delivers $715 billion in health benefits: officials

More than a decade after China launched an aggressive campaign against the choking smog, the country’s air quality has reached its best level on record, with the cleanup generating an estimated 4.8…

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 20h

Kyiv. Early Sunday evening. I went to have warcoffee at my favourite place. Drones? Frequent uninvited ‘guests’ during the day. One of the bridges was hit earlier. People are out, doing the same as I do: living their lives.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 19h

This 1940s kimono features a bold composition of plum blossom branches with delicate white flowers set against dramatic alternating panels of deep teal and black, creating a graphic sensibility that reflects the period's movement toward more streamlined design approaches.

This kimono features a bold composition of plum blossom branches with delicate white flowers set against dramatic alternating panels of deep teal and black, creating a graphic sensibility that reflects the period's movement toward more streamlined design approaches. The rinzu damask ground displays the subtle sayagata pattern, a traditional geometric motif of interlocking swastikas that symbolizes prosperity and good fortune, providing textural depth beneath the surface decoration.

The artistic treatment combines screened motifs with faux-shibori techniques to create the bird forms, demonstrating the creative adaptation of traditional resist-dyeing methods through mechanized processes. The plum blossoms carry their traditional symbolism of perseverance and hope, particularly poignant during the challenging war years when such motifs offered spiritual comfort and cultural continuity. The bold color blocking and simplified compositional approach reflect the influence of modernist design principles that were beginning to infiltrate Japanese decorative arts, while the integration of traditional nature motifs maintains the garment's connection to classical Japanese aesthetic values. This piece exemplifies the transitional moment in Japanese textile history when traditional craftsmanship met industrial necessity, resulting in designs that were both economically practical and artistically innovative.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 22h

X is arguably the single most effective promoter of Nazism and yet remains the platform of choice for so many government institutions and officials

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 21h

The "zionism is racism" motion that has just passed on the Green Party's conference floor is truly gross, and deeply racist. The party's MPs deserve some credit for opposing it, though they should've done so more stridently and sooner. This is now a millstone around the party's necks. Deservedly.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 21h

Good answer

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Bernie Linnane @berlinnaeus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Sunday Independent published an article written by Brenda Power which breached the Press Council Code of Practice against Prejudice and was "likely to cause grave offence or to stir up hatred against trans and gender diverse people on the basis of their gender."

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 23h

Poetry publishers will tell you 99% of sales occur within three months of a collection's launch. That's why I'm stunned to find that sales of Whatever You Do, Just Don't have gone through the roof this year, all thanks to Bluesky. Drop me a DM and I'll sort out your signed copy for you...

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A big thing missing in the mayoral model - which I'm broadly a fan of - is democratic scrutiny at a similar level. The ideas here are... fine but miss the need that, if we are to devolve power to a local level,we also need to devolve accountability. Models similar to the GLA need to accompany it

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This one is doing the rounds

A picture of Elon Musk, via the London Economic. The quote says “If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to figure out what the heck was wrong with it. When humans do it, we put them on the cover of Forbes.“ – Nathalie Robin Justice.

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Colm O’Gorman @colm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hariyali Chicken A fresh, vibrant curry packed with coriander, mint, spinach, ginger, garlic & green chilli, served with fragrant basmati, raita, coconut relish & crisp papadums 870 kcal. 73g protein. 21g fat Flavour first. Always. Because hitting your numbers shouldn’t ruin your dinner #FoodSky

Hariyali chicken served in a small metal curry dish, topped with fresh coriander and sliced red chilli. The vibrant green curry contains chunks of chicken in a sauce made with coriander, mint and spinach. In the background are bowls of fragrant basmati rice, cucumber and mint raita, fresh onion and coconut relish, and crisp papadums.

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Ian Ford 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ianford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I will never fail to repost any advert for one of the best movies ever made.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These two lawsuits brought by Renee Nicole Good’s family are exceptionally well-written and legally compelling. Well worth the read, I promise. I break down both complaints in this episode: youtu.be/2kU7_-Yt-Ig?...

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Trump HIT With TWO NEW LAWSUITS Over DEADLY ICE SHOOTING!!

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

a meme - looks like a public service announcement about the safety features and hazards on a plane or train. “How to avoid sexual assault
A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE*
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DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS.
USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM.
If you might sexually assault someone, bring a friend to stop you.
IF SOMEONE IS DRUNK, HIGH, OR ASLEEP, DON'T RAPE THEM.
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CARRY A WHISTLE.
If you might sexually assault someone, blow it until someone stops you.
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WATCH WHAT YOU WEAR.
If someone's clothes are a problem for you, try wearing a blindfold.
WHEN YOU SEE
SOMEONE WALKING ALONE, LEAVE THEM ALONE.
DON'T FEEL
ENTITLED TO SEX.
Nobody owes you sex.
Flirting isn't consent.
IF YOU'RE ALONE WITH SOMEONE, DON'T SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.
THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IS THE PERSON WHO COMMITS IT.”

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Colin Elves @colinelves.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I still contend that synthetic focus groups are the dumbest thing to hit politics since Liz Truss. You’d have to be an absolute mug to think they could tell you anything useful.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

touching grass, dirt, flowers… that is good too, though.

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pbpkerry.bsky.social @pbpkerry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is a dangerous trend - the Citizens Information Service are a superb resource with heaps of information, either online or in person. #AISlop is no substitute #Spéirghorm

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

these people. they don't even understand how to quit. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

it is mentally, intellectually, spiritually, exhausting to be dealing with the same injustices for an entire lifetime when we know, observe, speak on or report on the structural & societal norms causing & worsening it all. (this applies to many issues & news stories. cornell 7 most on my mind.)

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fascinating world of ancient #glass! #Roman dove-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside and the tip of the tail or the beak had to be broken to remove the perfume. This particular example, discovered in a first-century burial at Rovasenda, Italy, is...🧵1/2 🏺

A close-up of an undamaged, translucent glass vessel shaped like a dove. The vessel contains a clear liquid with a reddish sediment visible at the bottom.

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you are around central London on Monday evening, I’ll be speaking at the IHR French History Seminar in Senate House about once-democratic socialists who saw progressive potential in Nazism. Do come along!

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Ed Losty @elosty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An example of AI scraping nonsense. The Tesla chargers in Derby have been unavailable for a while. When someone asked about this on Facebook someone joked the generators were out of diesel. Google now confidently says that’s the reason.

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Rachel Burch @rachelburch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Autumn Hues”, London transport poster, Designed by Walter E. Spradbery, 1936. poulwebb.blogspot.com/2023/07/walt...

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The AI minister has used AI-generated synthetic focus groups provided by a private company to test public opinion on AI and other issues The model is trained on data from real-life focus groups

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