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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Today is 500 days since Zelensky was told Ukraine has no cards.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It's a strange God that gives his Pope cancer but sends me Donald.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Russia knows as well as Ukrainians do that as bad as our terrorism on Ukraine is now, it will be worse if they surrender and let us occupy them. The only person who doesnt know this is Donald.

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Andrea Bettini @andreabettini.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

L'alba su Marte. Foto strepitosa inviata dal rover Curiosity della NASA. Fa venire voglia di andarci, vero? Peccato che non sia l'Arizona ma un deserto gelido, con aria irrespirabile e sterilizzato dalle radiazioni www.nasa.gov/missions/mar...

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Albumism @albumism.com · 05/10/2026

Mazzy Star released ‘So Tonight That I Might See’ 33 years ago on October 5, 1993 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/MSsotonight

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Albumism @albumism.com · 03/10/2026

True or False? This album belongs in EVERYONE's record collection. | Rediscover the album here: album.ink/DMViolator

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Roman bridge at Pont-Saint-Martin in the Aosta Valley, northwest Italy. Dating to the 1st century BC, the bridge is one of many impressive Roman monuments in the area. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #AostaValley

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday – The clausura of Bir Oum Ali, about 35 miles southeast of Capsa (modern Gafsa), is one of the best-preserved sections of the Fossatum Africae (a network of Roman frontier barriers in North Africa). The imposing 2nd-century wall extends about 600 m and reaches up to 6 m high.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Months - 55 Victories-0 Casualties - 1,524,000 Economy - 🚽 War crimes - ♾️ Raccoons- 1🦝 Oil refineries - 🔥💥🦩 Prez - 😭🙏➡️🇺🇸 Donald - 🤡🙏➡️🇺🇦 Zelensky - 🖕➡️🇷🇺➕️🇺🇸 I remain a master strategist

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#uscivaoggi @uscivaoggi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Oggi", nel 1981, usciva "La voce del padrone" di Franco Battiato. #uscivaoggi

Copertina dell'album "La voce del padrone" di Franco Battiato.

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Albumism @albumism.com · 11/09/2026

Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as the lead single from 'Nevermind' 35 years ago on September 10, 1991 album.ink/NirvanaNvrmnd

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Yoda @politicaperjedi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Non c'è nulla di "ibrido". E' una guerra vigliacca e infida contro la democrazia e la libertà dei popoli europei. Una guerra e basta.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

OTD in 2014 I said I could conquer Kiev in 2 weeks. I can’t actually conquer Donbass in 4.5 years. Or get from Kiev airport to downtown Kiev. But we're winning. I remain a master strategist.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This #Roman pugio (dagger) decorated with inlays (silver and brass) was discovered in 2019 in Crap Ses, Switzerland with other military equipment. So far, only four examples of this type are known. Dating 2nd half of the 1st c. BC. 📷️Amt für Kultur/Archäolog. Dienst Graubünden 🏺#archaeology

A dagger shown in two views, full and close-up. The corroded blade is wide and tapers to a worn point. The hilt features decorative inlays of silver ivy leave shapes running down its center, with a crossguard decorated by a faint repeating Greek key-pattern design. The dagger’s surface is rough due to his age but its ornate details remain visible.

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Albumism @albumism.com · 29/08/2026

Iggy Pop released 'Lust for Life' 49 years ago on August 29, 1977 | Listen to the album + discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/IggyPopPoll

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

What’s that? Oh nothing, just the cutest faience hippopotamus ever. 📍 Ancient Egypt 🕰️c 2000BC 🏛️📷 Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna

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Ian Ebbage @ianebbage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

An elegant memorial by Christos Riganas in Kalamata in the Peloponnese commemorating 23 March 1821 when the city became the first major city to be liberated from Ottoman control in the Greek War of Independence #stoneworksunday

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16/08/2026

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug.16, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In Rome last week, archaeologists uncovered rooms on the Caelian that may be the 2nd century CE vigiles' (firefighters 🔥) barracks near the Colosseum. The other known vigiles barracks is the Excubitorium of the VII Cohort in Trastevere. Augustus 1st federalized the firefighters into state brigades.

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One of the 7 Stations of the Vigiles, the Firefighters of Ancient Rome, Discovered on the Caelian Hill

Excavations carried out as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) have brought to light an architectural complex of incalculable value in the heart of Villa Celimontana. Under the...

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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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H.P. @hannelore14089.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

»Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored« Guten Morgen mit Aldous Huxley 26. Juli 1894 - 22. November 1963

Das Foto zeigt ihn als jungen Mann, mit gerade nach hinten gekämmten, dunklen Haaren, er trägt eine runde Brille mit dunklen Rand.

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Jeanne Perego @jeperego.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

La foto più bella, il messaggio di Sinner è tutto lì ( non so chi l’ha scattata, purtroppo). #Wimbledon 2026

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Audaci @audaciblog.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Il 9 luglio, presso la Cittadella degli Archivi del Comune di Milano, verrà presentato al pubblico il Compendio Alfredo Castelli, dichiarato nel 2025 “di interesse storico particolarmente importante”, testimonianza dell’attività di uno dei maggiori ricercatori, storici e divulgatori del fumetto.

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“Dietro ogni Mystero c’è una storia che aspetta di essere raccontata”

Portale di divulgazione e approfondimento sul fumetto con recensioni, news, interviste, rubriche, reportage e analisi.

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matra @matra.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Nel 1996, all’apice della popolarità dei Cd, il designer industriale David Lewis progetta per #Bang&Olufsen il Beosound 9000, un multi lettore dal design innovativo. L'idea di allineare i Cd gli venne davanti a un negozio di dischi di #Londra che era solito esporre in questo modo gli ultimi arrivi.

Beosound 9000, multi lettore Cd disegnato da David Lewis nel 1996 per Bang & Olufsen.

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matra @matra.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Nel 1983, #Sony lancia sul mercato Flamingo, un giradischi portatile (funzionante anche a batteria) dall'aspetto scultoreo e tecnologicamente evoluto che si inserisce nel filone avviato pochi anni prima dal #Walkman, progettato per consentire di ascoltare la musica preferita ovunque ci si trovi.

Flamingo (o PS-F9), giradischi portatile progettato dal Design Center Sony e presentato nel 1983.

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Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ @emjanerothwell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

magical book spines for my fellow bibliophiles

Vibrant, beautiful, and colourful books spines line a shelf. They are all fairy-tale editions comprising Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimms. They are magical looking.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 27/06/2026

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 27, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Day 1575 of the war in Europe. Every single day you will find a thread here bringing you all the important news, fact checked, and updated throughout the day. Wednesday has started very quietly - let's see if it stays that way.

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Albumism @albumism.com · 15/06/2026

Joy Division released their debut album ‘Unknown Pleasures’ 47 years ago on June 15, 1979 | Listen to the album here: album.ink/JyDvsnUP

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Tommaso Pincio @tommasopincio.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Albert Kunze Paesaggio 1934

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🥀🪦 @graveyardgirly.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Another shot of the door at St Edward’s, Stow-on-the-wold.

The church door at St Edward’s, Stow-on-The-Wold.

Supposedly inspired Tolkien’s writing of the “Door of Durin” from the Lord of the rings (although this is not authenticated, but he was known to visit stow in particular)

The church resides on the site of a Saxon church and these two ancient yew have grown against the doors for centuries, their roots embedding themselves naturally framing the arched stone door frame. Above, Are stained glass windows with ornate tracery, in reds and blue. A wrought iron lantern hangs above the door which lights up the Cotswold stone in the evenings .

This door is highly popular in stow and heavily photographed by Tolkien fans in the summertime, so I visited on a early morning during a rain shower, and got a good few moments to appreciate the church and the churchyard on my own. Highly recommended a visit to stow if you are ever in the Cotswolds!

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Black Swan Family, Charles Tunnicliffe.

Two black swans and their babies at riverside, illustration, vintage ladybird book.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New: Hackers have been stealing high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email associated with the account they want to steal. Shockingly easy, terrible flaw associated with offloading support to AI: www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

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The Byzantine Legacy @thebyzantinelegacy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Theater masks from gate of the walls of Iznik/historic Nicaea in Bithynia (modern Bursa Province) Photos from last weekend's visit

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Andrew Wyeth, "Master Bedroom," watercolor on paper, 1965 (cc: @sarcher.bsky.social)

Painting in muted tones of a bedroom, with a window on the back wall. A dog lays sleeping on a four-poster bed

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Я @gertiewentworth.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The Philosophers' Football Match 1972 • Monty Python

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Camulodunum, the Roman Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain. It was the first capital of the province. Originally it was the site of the Brythonic-Celtic oppidum of Camulodunon, capital of the Trinovantes and later the Catuvellauni tribes. #RomanSiteSaturday

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Albumism @albumism.com · 06/04/2026

'The Graduate' Soundtrack hit #1 on the US Albums Chart 58 years ago on April 6, 1968 | Discover 10 Fast Facts about the album + listen here: album.ink/TheGraduate

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Albumism @albumism.com · 30/03/2026

Pulp released ‘This Is Hardcore’ 28 years ago on March 30, 1998 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/PulpTIH

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Jeanne Perego @jeperego.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In Germania continua a crescere l’ascolto della #radio. Secondo uno studio appena pubblicato, in Baviera quasi nove milioni di persone accendono la radio ogni giorno. Sono più di tre quarti della popolazione totale.

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