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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Feels like the only sensible thing to do today is sit and read from 9 to 5… - Michael

I always loved books. I don’t remember learning to read, it was just something I always did - Dolly Parton

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A life of many colours RIP Dolly Parton One of the Good Ones

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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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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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026

The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

141,000 people have so far been evacuated from the Gironde and Landes regions which lie close to Bordeaux. We’re waiting for our train to take us out of Bordeaux.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/07/2026

Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad. Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I just finished this complete gem of a book. A novel about maths, chess, family, philosophy, academia, ambition, and how much any of us can ever know or understand. Sounds like a lot for 200 pages? It is. In a good way. Strongly recommended.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Just be grateful for Donarrhea's astonishing incompetence.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.

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NottsLGBT+ Network @nottslgbt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Next Saturday (July 25th) is Notts Pride and we hope you will join us to march proudly along with our community. Look out for our friendly volunteers who will be cheering loudly and marching along 🌈🎉 #nottingham #nottinghamshire #nottslgbt #pride #queer #Notts #lgbt #lgbtqia #nottspride #NottsLGBT

Nottslgbt+ volunteers marching loud and proud, distributing badges at the Notts Trans Pride 2026.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Freedom" in the US of A.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Don't be disingenous. You know very well what a "Healthy body weight " is, and if you don't, you *should. You from/resident in the US of A?

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Trump has a speech? Is this like Fragile Farage's speeches?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

AOC: This is an inhaler pump. Can you guess what the great innovation was that made it worth preventing this from going generic? It’s this little plastic piece right here. That was a major part of the new patent they filed to extend exclusivity and prevent this life-saving drug from going generic.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Medical conditions aside (and v few lead to excessive weight gain) Humans have a responsiblity to maintain their weight at a healthy size.

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Fat Nixon is a Traitor 🇺🇦 🟦🟧🚩 @lbusdoor90.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I completely understand 1930-40s Germany now.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

That shark's head is a *lot smaller than it was when it tried to eat him.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

How did the Pompeii evening go? The one for the booksller prize. Due this last weekend. Interested in photos of tht..

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

It's lovely to hear that Welsh accent in there.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

It's not been particularly warm today. 18c max. Very blustery. Okay undercover, but out in that? 4 layers and a fleece jacket. Too windy/chilly to be sitting out in that.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Here's me thinking it's just warm and pleasant enough to sit out and read. 25c, and I might be able to wear shorts.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Interesting. Head of Palantir UK = Louis Mosley.. Oswald's grandson. Louis claims he doesn't know much about GP's political career. GP was head of British Union of Fascist. Notorious. So am quite reasonably wary of Palantir.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Discussed this with friends recently. Two of them have spouses who claim to have never read a book in their lives. The families have bookcases in every room except the bathroom. Everyone reads, and talks about reading, except the ones who don't read. Self-imposed isolation.

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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Listen to your children read. Read to your children. Read alongside your children. Take them to libraries. Talk about what reading means to you & what it can unlock in them. Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10/06/2026

Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament aje.news/bzr3wt

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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

If you want to follow Farage and leave the ECHR, which of these rights do you want to give up for yourself and your family? Just asking as most of you seem to think this will only affect foreigners..

⚫ the right to life (Article 2) freedom from torture (Article 3) ⚫ freedom from slavery (Article 4) ⚫ the right to liberty (Article 5) ⚫ the right to a fair trial (Article 6)
⚫ the right not to be punished for something that wasn't against the law at the time (Article 7) ⚫ the right to respect for family and private life (Article 8)
⚫ freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9)
⚫ freedom of expression (Article 10)
⚫ freedom of assembly (Article 11)
⚫ the right to marry and start a family (Article 12)
⚫ the right not to be discriminated against in respect of these rights (Article 14)
⚫ the right to protection of property (Protocol 1, Article 1)
⚫ the right to education (Protocol 1, Article 2)
the right to participate in free elections (Protocol 1, Article 3)
. the abolition of the death penalty (Protocol 13)

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

So if for £80 Farage would do a cameo supporting the IRA who murdered civilians, police & soldiers & film a personalised message for convicted pedo Ian Watkins saying he was a "good man" who “loved his children".. What did he really do for £5,000,000.00 🤔 Just asking the question that’s all 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I have to say, listening to the Today programme dedicate an entire (context free) section about whether migrants are more likely to be convicted criminals *the morning after* hundreds of non-migrants of my own ethnicity committed a pogrom is blood boiling.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

He's supposed to be a Human Rights Barrister.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I understood all of that. I was wondering if airlines seats have become so much smaller that a human being cannot sit comfortably, or if some humans have become so big they cannot be comfortably accommodated in a single seat. I haven't used a plane for many years, so am curious.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The Scum = lying pieces of scarp. Lied about HIllsborough, lie about plenty. As noted, there's a reason that rag is boycotted. I've been reading Ouest-France etc this morning. Never, *ever cite The Scum as a source.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

If a person can't fit between the arm rests, and there's room on the flight, that person gets a free extra seat. Ouf.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Erm. So if a person can't fit between the arm rests, they get a free extra seat?

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Those are sieves, not colanders. Colanders have larger holes.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

That's a sieve. A colander has larger holes.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

There is an open air copy of that work in Gernika. Just for anyone who'd like to see it.

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

If you're in Gernika, find the mural. Calle Alendesalazar. Near the park. When you've appreciated the mural, the park has lots of statues. gernikainfo.eus/en/what-to-s...

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Mural of "Guernica" by Picasso | Reproduction in real size

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laraque @laraque.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Gernika is beautiful, now. Did you see Picasso's mural?

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EH Bildu @ehbildu.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

🇵🇸 Decenas de agentes de Euskal Herria nos hemos sumado, a iniciativa de Gernika-Palestina, a un compromiso con la paz y la autodeterminación, y en rechazo del genocidio, las guerras, la barbarie y el militarismo.

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EHRI @ehri-project.eu · 26/08/2025

80 Years after #WO2, the "Windermere children" have received a memorial garden in the UK. It commemorates the time spent in the Lake District by 300 young Holocaust survivors. Would you like to know their story? Listen to the EHRI #podcast "A Place in Paradise". www.ehri-project.eu/podcast-epis...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypk5g4l7vo

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