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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago

I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Barliman worked for Evri

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/09/2026

Today marks three years since the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled. We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery.

The stump is hidden by a thick ring of green shoots

Showing tall shoots, growing above the stump

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A list of things to do today: Wake Up Eat Breakfast Get dressed Go to Frog’s house Take walk with Frog Eat lunch Take nap Play game with Frog Eat supper Go to sleep

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hampshire police say man was arrested on suspicion of destroying ships or endangering their safety under the Aviation & Maritime Security Act 1990, criminal damage, criminal damage with intent to endanger life, & conduct endangering ships, structures or individuals under Merchant Shipping Act 1995

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Helen Mackness @helenmackness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

DYING of cute on the bus on my way to work. Tiny toddler in reins and tinier chihuahua on leash fascinated with each other, each straining against their respective restraints to get closer, unnoticed by human Dad juggling phone, coffee, keys and reins and dog owner having a chat with shopworker.

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I mean, any time now would be good. If it's not too much trouble

Headline: "‘Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas will face full force of law over any crimes, says home secretary"

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You can see from the photo that boat's tipped too far right

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

YES

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Capricorn: One skill that will help this week is hibernation. Seriously. Try to figure out how to turn into a bear.

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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

wow its amazing how much lighter i feel after completing an extremely daunting task that's been weighing on me for months. i guess procrastination really does lead to more stress. good thing i'll definitely remember this for all future daunting tasks

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 19/09/2026

I’ve worn a grubby RNLI cap for decades. I sound London, but I was born in Truro and I was a basically feral (Gen X) kid wandering the coast path with a dog until sunset for a lot of my early life. The lifeboats are in the fabric like trawlers and farms and pasties and fish and chips.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

'Canada is in the EU and we're not' would be an incredibly funny long term outcome of Brexit

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists

Contents

Introduction - vii

Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1

Notes - 607

Index - 637

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 02/09/2026

Even aside from Rowling being an insane monster, Jesus fuck I am sick of hearing about Harry Potter

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Roses are red Women are from Venus

Stupid Daily Mail headline: Taittinger boss's ex-mistress makes astonishing allegations about their hedonistic champagne-fuelled sex lives as she is convicted for chasing him down the street with a knife and threatening to cut off his penis (plus photos of two posh people and a posh house)

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Helen Mackness @helenmackness.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The horrors (being on the bus to work after 17 days off) persist. But so do I.

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Helen Mackness @helenmackness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just ironed for almost 4 hours straight. Why do I even own that many clothes, let alone ones that require ironing?! Ugh.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So just to confirm: - Dissatisfied royal claimant to the UK throne returning from abroad. - A new king rises in Norway. - Heir to the Jacobite pretender consolidating power on the continent. cool cool. cool cool cool cool. cool cool. Hope everyone's been keeping up with their longbow practice.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

No one cared more about literacy than Dolly Parton. Truly one of the greatest American philanthropists of all time.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

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Timothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 16/08/2026

I’ll die on the hill that digital purchases shouldn’t be legally allowed to be deleted, removed from user access, etc because at that point that isn’t purchasing a game or product but rather renting it Once you digitally buy a game or media you should get to forever own your copy no matter what

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

VJ Day is still vastly over shadowed by VE Day in our cultural memory of the war - but why? I discuss the complexities of remembering the Burma campaign with Rob in this VJ Day special.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 12/08/2026

"I never thought relentless global heating and drought would fry MY farm" sobs man who voted etc etc

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"doesn't understand the appeal of patina" feels like neat summation of American aesthetics

A BBC story headline reads: "Worth $5M? Visitors react to renovated Washington horse statues." There are two photos. One from 2013 that shows the horse statues in their older, patina state. And one from 2026 that shows them covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf.

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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · 10/08/2026

I still absolutely think that the English rugby team should learn how to morris dance properly and do it in response to the Haka against New Zealand.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

stop assuming all fantasy written by women is romantasy or YA. stop assuming all women are writing romance. stop assuming any books with sex scenes (or "spice" god make it stop) are romance. WHAT ARE WE DOING.

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Steffen Rayburn-Maarup @rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

A town sign seen through a train window.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

That "men should be allowed, without judgement or consequence, to do an amount of harm to women and girls that I personally deem acceptable" seems to be a genuine opinion still held by too many people in the year two thousand and twenty six is incredibly grim

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Image: In a childrens library, a small boy contentedly reads a small picture book, while an angry-looking small girl storms past, carrying a very heavy book.

Caption:
Unfortunately for Charlotte, the adjudication committee decides that, for the purposes of the under-nines summer reading challenge, the six volumes of proust's 'in search of lost time' is considered to be one single narrative, whereas each of Roger hargreaves' mister men' books is a distinct work, thereby awarding the library's 'top reader' sticker to her brother Toby.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Monday? Shan't. Won't. Can't make me. #MondayMotivation 📷️ Paul Browning

A tiny Goldcrest perches on a wooden rail, tilting its head up towards the camera with a determined, slightly defiant expression. Its fluffy grey face, bright yellow crown stripe and olive-green wings stand out against a softly blurred background, making it look as though it's politely refusing to budge.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 31/07/2026

the crime is fundamentally a woman criticising a man. you can tell because of all the people who think she has some sort of obligation to fluff him because...they both worked on the same topic??? and she didn't agree he was great???

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Helen Mackness @helenmackness.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Oh, my, goodness. The bus I am on is currenly trundling up the east side of North Bridge? For the first time since well before the pandemic? I don't know what to do with myself. Will Edinburgh wonders never cease?!

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It is 2005. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2012. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2018. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations.. It is 2025. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allegations. It is 2026. Jared Leto faces sexual misconduct allega--

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

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Rupert Stubbs @rupertstubbs.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It was by Riana Duncan in Punch - nearly 40 years ago. Plus ça change...

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

a naked man chest on the cover of a romance novel can now be understood as code for: book with a plot. pass it on.

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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Me, watching a guy argue with Gail Simone:

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Until then, Furnari is left with a 6ft 4in statue of a renowned racist, which he has spent $100,000 making, and which no one wants to buy." I can't stop laughing

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Helen Mackness @helenmackness.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Why don't I come down to Porty more often? Brought myself over here this afternoon, had delicious fried snack, and then have spent the best part of an hour reading and listening to the tide come in, on a quiet bench on the promenade. Wind in my hair, sun on my back. Utter, utter bliss.

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