Reposted by Kate InnesNew School of the Anthropocene @nsota.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And we are quietly surrendering our autonomy to people with such a moral compass. 153
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Last week I was in Bridgnorth #Shropshire, just about to deliver a talk to the U3A, when a lovely man with a camera asked if he could take some photos of me. Little did I know they'd be so good! Thank you Keith! 📸 If your group would like an illustrated talk or creative workshop - do get in touch 😊 050
Reposted by Kate InnesPatrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cycladic Head Sculpture carved stone, painted c. 2500-2300 BCE Early Cycladic culture Cyclades, Greece Well preserved example showing that these figures were originally brightly painted, not sheer white as so many have become over the centuries. #handmade #cycladic #art #sculpture #head #greece 214429
Reposted by Kate InnesBrian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness. 212433965
Reposted by Kate InnesChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026NEW WRITING 👀 I finally got my shit together and wrote a little newsletter about the Spectrum of Allies which is a helpful exercise and a better theory of change than "nobody with a bad point of view can ever change their mind" Please read and use and share the links within!!!news.chanda.scienceThe Spectrum of Allies is Better than Pessimistic BinariesA theory and tool that can help you rethink the work head 819469
Reposted by Kate InnesOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyonestatic.klipy.comWW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic StorefrontALT: WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront 411256560
Reposted by Kate InnesPhilip Amies @philipamies.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026 Edward I (1272-1307) commissioned Sir Peter Corbet (Baron of Caus) in 1281 to destroy all the Wolves he could find in the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Corbet was a marcher lord. This intensive effort likely represents intensification 1185
Reposted by Kate InnesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026bsky.app/profile/atru... 1271534624
Reposted by Kate InnesGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“Research analysing more than 26,000 wildfires in Spain found that native broadleaf woodland had the lowest ignition risk and was less prone to intense fires” Rewilding - the smart approach to preventing fires & floods: rewildingeurope.com/news/rewildi...rewildingeurope.comRewilding: the smart approach to preventing fires and floods | Rewilding EuropeWorking with nature is one of our greatest opportunities to build a more resilient and prosperous Europe. As climate change fuels more frequent and intense wildfires, floods and droughts… 320986
Reposted by Kate InnesAlison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“Or call it out Most British people would think we are right to do this” Never think for a minute that those actions you took, the badges and scarves and letters and conversations which were costly indeed but right, did not bring about this change. 23713
Reposted by Kate InnesMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 04/09/2026A park. A street. A journey home. No woman should have to change her route because she feels unsafe. I’m investing £15.6m to put women and girls at the heart of redesigning public spaces across the capital. London won't look away. 0559131
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I get three or more of these a day. But if it's the first one, an author used to slaving for every opportunity can't help hoping that the big break has finally arrived. If it seems too good to be true - it is. 092
Reposted by Kate InnesIan McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Beautiful Wendell Berry quote 710118
Reposted by Kate Inneshookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Goodnight from Arthur Braddock, night-grinding his teeth as he dreams the terrors of the Wicker King’s knock. Goodnight from the High Barley village hall, where ghosts move among Mothers’ Union Social Dance in hope of a gentleman’s excuse-me. Goodnight from Hookland. 2526035
Reposted by Kate InnesBertrom. @bertrom.bsky.social · 22/08/2026All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks Are life eternal: and in silence they Speak happiness beyond the reach of books; There's nothing mortal in them; their decay Is the green life of change; to pass away And come again in blooms revivified. John Clare. 2447
Reposted by Kate Inneshookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This will be the talk: www.tickettailor.com/events/tread...tickettailor.comBuy tickets – Hookland with David Southwell – In-Person Lecture – Treadwells BooksHookland with David Southwell – In-Person Lecture – Treadwells Books, Thu 24 Sep 2026 - The creator of England's imagined lost county on re-enchantment as resistance. Through near-daily postings in th... 26423
Reposted by Kate InnesStuart @stuartmanderson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Ich bin ein Binliner..." 1970492
Reposted by Kate InnesGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 10/08/2026📈 Reform UK’s income surged by £21m in 2025 💰 It was the best-funded political party in the country 👨👦👦 Over half of donations made to Reform came from just three people Want to stop wealthy individuals from wielding an outsize influence on politics? Support our campaign: goodlaw.social/bmrdgoodlaw.socialStop billionaires influencing our politicsTell MPs to back Stella Creasy's amendment 212772
Reposted by Kate InnesLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 07/08/2026WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...newrepublic.comAmazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire CountryAmazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus. 78087355647
Reposted by Kate InnesNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 08/08/2026#InternationalCatDay: a marvellous Egyptian faience ring depicting a #cat and her kittens. 🐈 The ring is probably related to Bastet, the feline goddess of fertility and protection. 📷 Metropolitan Museum of Art 9823246
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Cover reveal for 'The Ghost Gambit’- Book 2 of the Lily Ash Adventures ☠️ Through London’s museums stacked with ancient treasure, Lily tries to undo the curse that binds her fate with her uncle’s, not realising how many criminals' eyes are fixed on her. YA Supernatural Fiction Coming 11/26! #YAreads 021
Reposted by Kate InnesNearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Shropshire Ghost Hoax 👻 The story of Emma Davies is one of the most curious things I've ever researched. You can read more below- nearlyknowledgeable.co.uk/emma-davies-... #hauntings #ghosts #victorians #folktales #history #ghoststories #folklore 1223
Reposted by Kate InnesNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 18/07/2026WOW, I crossed 20k followers! Huge thanks to each one of you for your interest in archaeology. To celebrate this milestone, here's a highlight of our collections,an #IceAge masterpiece: The so-called Venus of Hohle Fels (a cave on the Swabian Jura) was carved in mammoth ivory some 40,000 years..🧵1/2 25651124
Reposted by Kate InnesJeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Today's a great day to support some creators. Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings. 125328
Reposted by Kate InnesMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026'When the board meets, there is now someone in the room representing the ocean and giving a view on how decisions would affect its ability to function as an ecosystem.'theguardian.comGiving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their boardAs the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee 0209
Reposted by Kate InnesShropshire Wildlife Trust @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We’ve got a brilliant mix of family-friendly events and nature experiences happening across Shropshire this month 🌞 👉 Head to our website to find out more, including booking details and important “know before you go” information. 🔗 www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/… 034
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026If you fancy a night off watching ⚽️🎾, poetry floats your boat, AND you’re in the Welsh Marches - join us for words and wine at The Poetry Pharmacy lab in Bishop’s Castle. Kim Moore, Sarah Holland and me 😊 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-rea...eventbrite.co.ukPoetry Reading from Kim Moore and Guest PoetsJoin us for this exclusive reading from Kim Moore and guest Shropshire poets 003
Reposted by Kate InnesDuncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 28/06/2026So yesterday evening at Chalke History Festival a remarkable thing happened, a procession of a reconstructed Iron Age chariot led to the site of a reenacted chariot burial based on those found at Wetwang in E.Yorkshire c.200BC…. 1of2 1122555
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Arid England - the land pants All it’s creatures wait for the relief of night 0143
Reposted by Kate InnesPeter Reavill @peterreavill.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Heat has driven a swarm of bees through the village, an omen of change, renewal, division, fortune. Our modern eyes want to take photos, swat, destroy, shout be the centre of their own physcodrama Calm steady acceptance, diluted honey water bath as an offering and a nod of the head to the new queen 192
Reposted by Kate InnesNic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Industrial supertrawlers are tearing through the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, wiping out marine life at an alarming rate & impacting the livelihoods of small-scale fishing communities. Please sign the @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social petition calling for the government to ban supertrawlers from our MPAs.action.greenpeace.org.ukSign the petitionEmma Reynolds: stop the industrial fishing frenzy 02016
Reposted by Kate InnesEsther Liberman Cuenca @estherlcuenca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I co-edit a book series for Boydell & Brewer on "The Urban World in the Middle Ages." Open to *BOOK* proposals c. 800–1600, covering urban life, societies, or cultures in Europe, Mediterranean, or Islamic world. For more info, email me, CuencaE@tamuv.edu. Happy to hear from 1st-time book authors. 15555
Reposted by Kate InnesJournal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Emily Osborn highlights precarious position of 19C women ~ recently-orphaned young woman, respectable but poor, tries to sell painting to calculating dealer, as seated gents look up furtively from bare-legged ballerina to watch her predicament (Nameless & Friendless, 1857, Tate) 0579
Reposted by Kate InnesStan Carey @stancarey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Loved this chat about words for smells, with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and @asifamajid.bsky.social (27 mins.) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, SmellMichael Rosen on the words used to describe the qualities of smells in different languages 0139
Reposted by Kate Innes🏰 Ben Paites 🏛️ @benpaites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026My Ancient (and maybe even modern) Greek language people! 🇬🇷 Could “ίωση ᾰ̓́γω” be correctly translated to “I bring disease”? And if so, is that was this inscription is meant to say? The other option is “ίωση ᾰ̓́νω” (disease above?) which seems odd. It’s an intaglio, once fitted in a ring. 4811
Reposted by Kate Innes👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/06/2026I think every politician who proposes to ban anything on the internet for teens should be required to propose, as an alternate, a free and accessible and all weather space for teens to hang out in their own hometown 804350967
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It’s five years since ‘Greencoats’ was launched into a Covid-struck world! The story takes place in Shropshire during WW2, and celebrates ancient, spooky woodland &its folklore. I’m delighted that it is being adapted into a play at Cundall Manor! Extremely excited to watch it in person one day 💚🌳🤞🏼 050
Reposted by Kate InnesSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026“Labour may be doing itself no favours by reviving the European debate – but… the whole country will have to face up to it again, sooner or later, and the British know it. It simply cannot be avoided, even in Makerfield” Yes. It’s too damaging to dodge forever. www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito... 48698180
Reposted by Kate InnesHelen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Excellent piece by Vicky Allan in The Herald - developers to bulldoze ancient woodland for housing, with huge impact on the local community. Yes, new trees planted "to compensate" but that's no replacement for these ancient giants and their complex ecosystems. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2610995...heraldscotland.comTree protesters have been banned from housing development site - but are fighting onPaisley protesters have been banned from land targeted for tree felling. But they've not given up their fight to save woodland 32011
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Please help the Hamad family if you can. They are wonderful people in a dire situation. I live in the UK and make sure your donations reach them.💚 chuffed.org/project/1729...chuffed.orgHelp Mohammed and his displaced family in Gaza provide for their needsMy dear friends, I am Mohammed Hamad from Gaza, 23 years old. My family and I were displaced from our hometown of Beit Hanoun. We have been moved many times during this brutal war and are living under... 010
Reposted by Kate InnesAnton Hur @antonhur.com · 11/05/2026WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE! "The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."nature.comHigh-strength, multi-mode processable bamboo molecular bioplastic enabled by solvent-shaping regulation - Nature CommunicationsBioplastics derived from biomass show promise as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical plastics, but their adoption is hindered by their inferior mechanical properties and processability. Here, th... 2122964015
Kate Innes @kateinnes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Lilleshall Abbey this week, at height of hawthorn bloom. Beauty and grace in its bones. #shropshire #medieval 082
Reposted by Kate InnesJane @woolner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Okay, so this really needs to be shared far and wide. 04633
Reposted by Kate InnesDr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌓 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 04/05/2026Always love to be reminded of this. A lot of it was hand-stitched too. Really amazing, precise work. Women’s work is so often minimised and forgotten. 3032671440
Reposted by Kate InnesJosie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Born in Iran, Ashkan Asadian came to the UK in 1999, and now has British citizenship. His two children live in Golders Green. He said that as he risked his life to save Moshe Shine, geopolitics had not crossed his mind. "Jewish or non Jewish, just [they are] human." www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.com'I was trying to save a life,' man who intervened in Golders Green attack tells BBCAshkan Asadian said he acted on the spur of the moment without thinking about the danger of the situation. 320879
Reposted by Kate InnesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/05/2026In UNO that means you are losing. 654106681901
Reposted by Kate InnesGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5 8264411784
Reposted by Kate Inneshookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026For we know this about May Day , it is the day when all the cut back horns of the old gods grow back. - #CLNolan #MayDay #Beltane 839094