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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
‘The Bust of Nefertiti.’ #Sculpture, #Egypt (c. 1345 B.C.) #art
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 9h
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 17h
"The saga of Heathrow’s third runway beggars belief" There's a dozen compelling reasons not to build the 3rd runway in here... and it doesn't even mention climate change! If this goes ahead aviation will account for 80% of UK emissions by 2050
theguardian.com
Heathrow’s third runway is a bottomless money pit. Stop it now | Simon Jenkins
It won’t promote growth, will take decades and will swallow up billions of taxpayers’ money, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18h
A friend just wrote me about what is happening right now with AI decompiling games and applications (e.g., Adobe Photoshop) and it has really shaken me because the implications for the free market are staggering Basically closed source software is over forever and it happened overnight
heise.de
Open-Source Guru Raymond: AI Ends Closed-Source Software
Open-source co-founder Eric S. Raymond explains closed-source software is effectively over thanks to AI-powered reverse engineering.
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Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Reform Leader confident dirty air and damaged lungs can be reintroduced
bbc.co.uk
Bradford Council leader 'confident' of scrapping Clean Air Zone fees
Stephen Place says he is still committed to "stop charging people" for driving around Bradford.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This spectacular fresco depicts Bacchus, covered in glistening grapes and accompanied by a panther, a snake and birds in front off a conical mountain (maybe Vesuvius?). I have slightly enhanced the colours for clarity. 📍 House of the Centenarian, Pompeii 🏛️📷 MANN
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21h
US imposes sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC), hours after former judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - live
theguardian.com
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - live
The ⁠ICC’s deputy prosecutor condemned the sanctions and said they would not halt the tribunal’s work
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19h
Thank you for following WA! Have a great weekend 💙
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 08/10/2026
“Daniel Greenberg, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, is expected to send his findings to the Commons Committee of Standards within days after Parliament returns next week, according to sources close to the inquiry.” archive.ph/2026.10.08-1...
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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026
how's the Farage standards investigation going?
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Medieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Frutti di mare. Northumberland Bestiary, London ca. 1250-1260. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, fol. 48v. #medieval #MedievalArt
Frutti di mare. Northumberland Bestiary, London ca. 1250-1260. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, fol. 48v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s official: Winston Churchill will be replaced on our banknotes by a Hedgehog (or a Puffin, Barn Owl or Buff-tailed Bumblebee) (Respect to the 46,000 of you who voted, like me, for White Tailed Eagle - alas, it was not to be) www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2026/oc...
bankofengland.co.uk
Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes
The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We'll have a full analysis of the Conservatives' proposed inheritance tax cuts tomorrow. But, for now, three charts. 1. Who would benefit from the cuts?
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🤣👏 @mrjohncrace.bsky.social
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 07/10/2026
walks around with a big coat and no underwear
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Camille Claudel (1864-1943), French sculptor who was known as 'Rodin's muse', but who many assert was a more accomplished talent, and who was committed to an asylum for 30 years despite her apparent sanity #womensart
Monochrome photograph featuring the head and shoulders of a white woman with a lace collar and wavy dark hair tied back
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The person responsible for carrying out the totally independent investigation into Reform and clearing the party of all wrongdoing has been identified.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Apparently "Kemi" has "fresh solutions" uniquely tailored to Britain's current problems. <excitedly prepares to take notes> Cut taxes, reward the wealthiest, punish the poor and sick, alienate our allies, deregulate big business, and privatise any remaining state function. WAAAAAAIT A MINUTE!
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Christopher Coenen @chrixcoenen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ivan Shishkin, "In the park" (1897)
from artchive:
The artwork titled “In the Park,” created by Ivan Shishkin, embodies the artistic movement of Realism and belongs to the genre of landscape painting.

The artwork presents a serene and detailed depiction of a forest park. The artist has rendered towering trees with meticulous attention to the interplay of light and shadow, capturing the essence of the natural environment with remarkable precision. The trees, with their varying textures and densities, create a sense of depth as they recede into the background, enveloping the viewer in the tranquility of the wooded scene. The foreground features a reflective body of water, adding a sense of calm and balance to the composition. The use of light and shadow highlights the robustness of the trees and the delicate foliage, contributing to the overall realism and immersive quality of the artwork.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Otomi embroidery is a traditional Mexican embroidery style known as "Tenangos", featuring vibrant colors, and unique floral and animal designs #WomensArt
Colourful embroidery with birds, animaks and plants against a white background
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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 blouseBook cover, Penguin Edition of Orwell's '1984' in ornage and cream with a penguin publisher's motif
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Badenoch on #R4Today claiming the Tories’ problems started with the Coalition when they “had to make compromises” and were perceived as “not proper Conservatives”. Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“If the wife is fit, you must acquit”
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
can't stop thinking about our latest Google review
A Google review with five stars. It says "I’ve never been so amazed by a place before, This and Puregym are tied first place"
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Olga Wisinger-Florian Falling Leaves, 1899 Austrian painter. The painting shows a popular woodland walk of the age near Vienna #WomensArt #Autumn
Painting looking down a path surrounded by trees with autumn colours at a female figure in dark Victorian dress and hat next to a black dog
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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Escher for autumn.
MC Escher print: a koi swims in a pool covered over with leaves, its surface reflecting bare trees.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?
theguardian.com
Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
James Cleverly on r4. Can't contain my excitement- I'm literally "foaming at the gash"
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lepiota procera, 1894 watercolour by Beatrix Potter. Best known for her children's books. Potter also studied mycology, the scientific study of fungi and was a keen conservationist #WomensArt
Watercolour featuring a study of three mushrooms or toadstools of the same species against a cream background
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Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We introduced 20mph zones in Oxfordshire and the numbers of people killed and injured on our roads has gone down even as the same figures in surrounding areas have gone up. Sorry to be a soggy liberal but I think that's a good thing.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 20 mph limit saves children's lives, lowers insurance costs and saves fuel. Don't want any of that shit...
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Andrea (I have friends everywhere) @ninedragons99.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
Another #MosaicMonday. This is the changing room in the baths of Herculaneum.
Ancient changing room, around the walls are still benches and shelves for clothes, on the floor in the middle is a black and white mosaic with a triton and various sea creatures.
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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#Lion Mosaic found at 5th Century AD #Antioch. 📷 Display at the Baltimore #Art Museum #MosaicMonday
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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard. #MosaicMonday
A horrific image of a someone who seems to have his hands tied behind his back. A big cat (the predator kind, not the overfed pet kind) has jumped up at him and is devouring his face. Blood splashes on the floor.
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sassy snake A rather cheeky red-crested serpent on a mid 4th century AD #Roman mosaic floor Found in Durngate Street, Dorchester in 1905, he's now safely housed in Dorset Museum 📷 Sept 2026 #MosaicMonday
A crested red and white checkered snake facing right on a Roman mosaic floor
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James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fun polling by More in Common Tories lead among M&S shoppers - but Reform most popular among Morrisons and Lidl Labour lead in Asda, Aldi and Waitrose (!)
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
incredible this will get little to no coverage
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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
never the wrong time for this classic
Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?" 
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Tories have announced they would abolish Natural England, support a Third Runway & pull the UK out of the Aarhus Convention - in further signs they’ve totally given up on Middle England, don’t give a toss about the environment & just want to please some wealthy grouse moor owners & raving YIMBYs
Tory party press release: “[We will leave the Aarhus] Convention that powers the lawfare hindering every major infrastructure project in this country.”

“Abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency, moving to a more streamlined regulatory landscape to protect our environment.”Tory PR: “Support a Third Runway at Heathrow Airport and wider expansion, increasing capacity to deliver cheaper flights, better connections for passengers, and more exports of high-value British goods.”
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good morning, the last rose of the season ☺️ Have a good start to your week 🙏
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A statement from the head of the @boell.de Foundation, the political foundation behind the German Green Party. 👇
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Dave Green @artist-in-a-shed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Flowers for Wendy - a mixed media attempt.
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Medieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Goat-headed rooster. 'Hours of Joanna the Mad', Bruges 1486-1506. BL, Add 18852, fol. 94v. #medieval #MedievalArt
Goat-headed rooster. 'Hours of Joanna the Mad', Bruges 1486-1506. BL, Add 18852, fol. 94v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Paul Nash (1892-1946) Berkshire Downs, 1922. Oil on canvas.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People support clean energy but think others don't. People support clean air but think others don't. People support low traffic neighbourhoods but think others don't. And they think others don't because vested interests and right-wing media work hard to create that impression.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
George is quite right on this. I discovered via FOI requests that just 5% of all woodland creation grants go to support natural regeneration of trees, and 95% to tree planting. I’ll continue to push DEFRA to fix this. www.theguardian.com/environment/... bsky.app/profile/geor...
theguardian.com
Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’
Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting
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