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Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social · 23h

this This THIS my perspective on photographing places was totally changed by a talk I attended given by Bill Bevan, a heritage and landscape photographer people, signs, construction, MESS place your photo and experience in time. otherwise, it could be anywhen. the same photo taken by anyone else

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Dylan Hayward @dylanhayward.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There’s a difference between sharing someone’s journalism and taking it to make your own content. I’ve had my work lifted multiple times by this content creator. It’s particularly frustrating when he talks about his views growing as local news fades away, while using the work of local journalists.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 23/09/2026

It seems like the police are assuming the far-right losers are 'looking for an excuse' to do more damage and so must be given maximum space. In fact, they are turning a big dial that says 'thuggery' on it and constantly looking over at the state for the slightest sign of consequences.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Another thing the BBC forgot to mention. This is far right propaganda territory.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

literally thousands of jobs in higher education were cut *last year alone* and there's been almost no media coverage and no government action

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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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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This year’s El Niño is on course to be the largest in at least *1,000* years. That’s going to drive excess heat into the atmosphere and combined with man-made heating will make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded. #climatecrisis

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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A new High Court judgment has blown a large hole in the regulation of the solicitors' profession. The Solicitors Regulation Authority will now have great difficulty investigating SLAPP, and other cases where a client's solicitor harms other parties.

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Charlie Massey @charliecoffee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is excellent, and reminds me to keep picking the tomatoes before the skins split, and make sure I've got a loaf out of the freezer for lunch.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18/09/2026

It is incredibly important that political violence does not succeed. The far-right mob that shut down Portsmouth wanted this outcome. If the state wishes to avoid more of these actions, it needs to make sure this RNLI branch reopens *immediately*, or as close to that as humanly possible.

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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

All together, now:

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here's a positive message from Oxford University Hospitals about shorter referral times. How do we get this sort of thing to people who get their information (and thence their opinions and votes) from Daily Mail headlines and Reform? They won't read press releases. www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...

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Service redesign more than halves waiting list for specialist care in six months - Oxford University Hospitals

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A little bear carved from amber some 6,000+ years ago! 🐻❤️ A hole through the torso suggests it was worn or suspended from a cord. National Museum in Szczecin, Poland 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a small figurine of a bear carved and polished out of a piece of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange in colour which is emphasised by the display lighting against a dark background which makes the amber glow. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear's torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions:
Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2cm

I took this photo today at the Landesmuseum Halle in Germany where the bear is currently on loan from Poland for the excellent Shamaness exhibition.

The figurine was discovered in Stupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the National Museum in Szczecin "Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished".

In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was 'Stupcio', an affectionate diminutive meaning 'little guy from Stupsk'.

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Matthew Hamlyn @matthewhamlyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

No doubt Ministers will be out in force denouncing the thugs who have caused this closure ...

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Jelmer Evers @jelmerevers.com · 17/09/2026

Narrow centre-left victory, but underperforming far-right in Sweden. No media attention Where is the international soul-searching, interviews with "concerned citizens" on the street? what the right could learn from the left? Nothing in the media. Contrast that with when the far-right wins...

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Garry Stone @garrystone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There were over 1800 rapes and sexual assaults in Oxfordshire alone last year + hundreds of domestic abuse cases through the Courts. Cherwell, where Piddington is located is flagged as a historic 'problem' area. Little England has to project onto others to avoid facing itself.

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Andrew S. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @parallax2112.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Well-played Piddington. Not looking so smug now, are you?

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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Amazing. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible

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Atul Haria (immigrant) @atulharia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is the only argument you need against "legitimate concerns". You DO NOT have legitimate concerns if you are this stupid!

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Rob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 12/09/2026

here's what "getting there" means to these people btw (published March of this year) harpers.org/archive/2026...

from March 2026 Harper's article

"Another experiment let Claude run a vending machine in Anthropic’s headquarters. This one went even worse. The AI failed to make sure it was selling items at a profit, and had difficulty raising prices when demand was high. It also insisted on trying to fill the vending machine with what it called “specialty metal items” like tungsten cubes. When human workers failed to fulfill orders that it hadn’t actually placed, it tried to fire them all. Before long, Claude was insisting that it was a real human. It claimed that it had attended a physical meeting with staff at 742 Evergreen Terrace, which is where the Simpsons live. By the end of the experiment, it was emailing the building’s security guards, telling them they could find it standing by the vending machine wearing a blue blazer and a red tie."

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 13/09/2026

The headline results is the fact that the extreme-rightwing Sweden Democrats (SD) appear to be suffering a historic defeat: after steadily gaining ground for many years, they’re suddenly down 3.3 percentage points.

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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. 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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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

But nothing beats the obstetrics textbook wherein one of the authors made his wife do the index, so she slips this one in:

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

53% of Lake Ontario is in Canada Which is the proportion of votes Barack Obama won in 2008 47% of Lake Ontario is in the US Which is greater than the proportion of votes Donald Trump won in 2016 and 2020

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 27/08/2026

As the sun sets on summer evenings, wildlife starts to emerge. 🎥Fiona Forsyth in South Purbeck, Dorset [Video description: landscape footage of three hares running back and forth through the long grass as the setting sun casts a golden glow across the scene]

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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Due to Dolly Parton’s kids reading program for local libraries, my home county in Ohio saw children’s reading rates skyrocket from one of the lowest in the state to the top I cannot think of a better way to be remembered than to inspire whole generations to seek imagination, empathy, and curiosity

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

All manner of things have happened on 25 August over the years. In 1934, for example, police raided the Caravan Club. No, not that one...🧵

An old enamel badge for a car bearing the words Caravan Club, and an emblem of a horseshoe

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I see there is nowhere near the amount of outrage from Reform/Restore/Raise the Flag/Tommy Robinson/Pink Ladies etc about white British lads with serial criminal convictions causing needless death on the roads as there would be around any crime by brown immigrants Funny that

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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Colleague didn't join a call but I had Gemini Notes switched on and it the transcript caught me talking to the cat.

Summary

Meeting logistics review addressed attendance verification and confirmed denial of additional catering requests.

Addressing Catering Request
Denial of secondary meal requests was finalized for shouting individuals. It was confirmed that participants had already consumed dinner.

Meeting Attendance Verification
Clarification regarding confirmed attendees occurred. Questions were raised about pending arrivals for the session.

Connection Status Check
Technical connection status was assessed. The presence of additional participants on the call remained under review.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 23/08/2026

Tonight the Palace of Westminster is illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day and show Parliament’s support for the people of Ukraine.

Houses of Parliament illuminated in blue and yellow at night, reflected on the River Thames

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Either every single media organisation in the UK doesn't understand their audience or people are lying to pollsters. I genuinely can't make up my mind which it is.

YouGov graphic showing that, overwhelmingly, people have no or little interest in the whole Harry and Meghan coming back to the UK 'news'.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Logical positivism, a hell of a drug

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

what's funny about this is that monks were perfectly delighted with the printing press, the myth that the late medieval church resisted printing is false, you can actually embellish printed books and people did, illuminators and scribes are not the same people, and simon should read more.

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

amazon being so secretive we gotta apple airtag a book shipment to see that they’re buying and destroying them for AI but also having this on the warehouse front door:

Symbol for Amazon’s VGT3 operation which depicts a T rex with its mouth open over an open booky

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Gosh it's lovely

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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

*sobs* we used to be a proper country

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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Bees sleep 5–8 hours a day, sometimes inside flowers, and they often rest together while gently holding each other's feet. Nature is full of amazing little wonders.

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This Could Bee Us: Two Bees in a Flower

ALT: This Could Bee Us: Two Bees in a Flower

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 20/02/2026

If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.

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Ross McKay @rossmc11.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bertie Wooster (1938).

"The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you're someone. You hear them shouting "Heil, Spode!" and you imagine it is the Voice of the People. That is where you make your bloomer. What the Voice of the People is saying is: "Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags! Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher?"
P.G. Wodehouse,The Code of the Woosters (1938)

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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It seems that a SERCO employee leaked addresses of asylum seekers. The man, in his 60s, was arrested on suspicion of “assisting an offender and inciting racial hatred”. The houses were used by Serco, a notorious private firm contracted by the Home Office to accommodate migrants.

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Extreme heat contributes to record 2.5m people visiting A&E in July, NHS England figures show - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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