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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

@roperlou.bsky.social last week I was in Swainswick, Home Village of The one and only, the remarkable, the remarkably long winded Mr William Prynne.

Country church in the distance down path

Church noticeboard - peace, prayer, pilgrimage … and a pub

Interior of church. North aisle looking west. Box pews. Kitchen behind.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This nation learned the hard way that an unnecessary war, with no plan for what comes next, can lead to years of chaos and put America in still greater danger.

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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Today the Church of England commemorates the REAL hero of the musical #Hamilton … Samuel Seabury …

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KayeMcLelland @kayemclelland.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

We have a new Archbishop (Archesgob)!

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hans Jonas in the 90s pointed out that we are gambling finite gain against infinite loss.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly is a lawyer, a clinical psychologist, former Mayor of Galway & a TD [congresswoman], former Leas-Cheann Comhairle [Deputy Chair of the Parliament] & speaks Gaeilge & Deutsch*. She is leading in the polls & the representative of the New Ireland.

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Paul Swann (he/him) @pauldjswann.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Personally I'm not even entering competitions to go to the USA atm!

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Peter McCullough @mcculloughp.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Odd to stumble on one's name in catalogue metadata. This was a copy of Andrewes' XCVI Sermons that I used almost every day during my JRF (post-doc)—I didn't damage it (!), but it seemed an obvious way to say thank you.

Screenshot of an online library catalogue entry with 'Conserved with the support of Peter McCullough (Adopt a Book sponsor), 2020.'

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick. At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division. The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.

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Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Lecornu has resigned as French PM after 27 days. Which in political jargon is a ‘demi-Truss’

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

25 Sept 1592: William Corkine tailor files a civil suit #otd against Christopher Marlowe #writer for alleged assault in #Canterbury

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Pair of knitted gloves, probably for liturgical use, French, 17th century. “Said to have belonged to Cardinal Richelieu” (MFA, Boston)

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Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

"Councillor Jack McGlenen was accused of public drunkenness, abusive behaviour towards hospitality staff and disparaging Reform UK at an event in Seaham on June 28 near memorials to fallen soldiers"

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

@itvx.com seem to have removed Blake’s 7 when I was part way through a rewatch. ☹️🤨😟🚀

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, diplomat & wit, born #OTD 1694; known for his worldly Letters to his Son, published posthumously in 1774 & described by Samuel Johnson as teaching ‘the morals of a whore & the manners of a dancing master’. National Portrait Gallery London

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

It was never about “freedom.” It was always about who was in control.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The glory that is ancient Scottish rainforest.

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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 30/07/2025

New Archbishop of Wales: our own Bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann. Very exciting. May she do across Wales what she’s done for Monmouth. Nueva Arzobispa de Gales: nuestra propia Obispa de Monmouth, Cherry Vann. Que realice por todo Gales lo que ha realizado en Monmouth. ⚓️

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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 18/09/2025

A real pleasure indeed! @johngillibrand.bsky.social

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Very good today to meet (in a very random way) @padrewill.wales

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2025

Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The obscene contrast between these two images.

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Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This is good to see. It follow a similar agreement between the Catholic Church in Scotland and Scotland’s largest church the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland in 2022

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I’m here to stay on Bluesky. After last Saturday steering clear of The Other Place.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979 👏 Evidence-led policy

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Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales

Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Wonderful interview with Sir Max Hastings on the Radio 4 PM programme just now.

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

How much is this State Visit costing us?

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Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

People who go to a Tommy Robinson demo and claim not be racists are like people who demonstrate outside hospitals and claim to be at a prayer meeting

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Huw Marshall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @huwmarshall.substack.com · 15/09/2025

Staying on X to take on fascism is pointless. It's no longer a forum for discussion it's the digital broadcaster of the far right. Just leave it to nazis...

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Mortsafes. In the C18th, when freshly-buried corpses were dug up to supply cadavers to medical schools, graves were often secured with iron bars, called mortsafes. Here are a few survivors, at St Conan’s church, Argyll.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

NEW: John Swinney has urged the Prime Minister to recall the UK Parliament immediately in the wake of Israel’s 'outrageous and unacceptable' planned assault on Gaza 🗣️ 'The international community cannot look away from this'

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John Swinney urges Keir Starmer to recall UK Parliament over Israel's assault on Gaza

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

#OTD 1831 Dic Penderyn was hanged on the gallows in St. Mary's Street, outside Cardiff gaol. His last words are reported to have been "O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd" ("Oh Lord, here is iniquity") Buried in port talbot. Coming up to 200 years anniversary. Hope the whole Merthyr story is remembered

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Llion Wigley @wigs24.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Mae hyn yn gwbl warthus a chywilyddus

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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/08/2025

BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Mississippi’s Supreme Court district lines must be redrawn to ensure Black people in the state don't have their voting power diluted.

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Thanks for your kind comments, they'll be passed on!

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

@antiquaries.bsky.social We had an amazingly good visit to Kelmscott Manor last week. The guides did such a good job of giving us space and letting us explore on our own, but being a mine of information as we chatted. Do pass on our appreciation to all the team!

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Emyr Lewis @emyrlewis.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Dau geiliog gyda’i gilydd - dau gegog, dau geiliog digwilydd, dau geiliog ffond o gelwydd gwneud caniad heb doriad dydd.

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John Gillibrand @johngillibrand.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Theologically sanctioned vandalism is still vandalism. When self righteous people get to work they can do an awful lot of damage.

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