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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13h

The rhetoric of tech in a nutshell: I value convenience, efficiency, ease first and also have no capacity to recognize humanity, my own or others, but feel qualified to run the world. Someone send an army of divorce lawyers; after all this guy already wants to disconnect.

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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If falsely accusing people of rape was a quick route to easy money, like they claim, these incel manosphere grifters would be doing it all the time.

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 06/10/2026

We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and starred in 'North by Northwest.' An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members.

Eva Marie Saint looking into the camera.
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Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in 'On the Waterfront.'
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Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in 'North by Northwest.' Photo credit: Photofest

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the Heroic Protector Fantasy is rarely of real use to women, it's just wish fulfillment about male posturing and it frequently exacerbates violence it's also much easier to imagine yourself kicking the ass of an obviously villainous stranger than to to actually intervene where you have influence

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Socially and in the legal system, our understanding of responses to sexual violence is purposefully uninformed and therefore limited to only “perfect” victims (who don’t really exist), so that we don’t have to actually combat sexual violence or believe victims or hold perpetrators accountable.

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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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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Photo featuring three rectangular vertical wood sculptures with blue and green inlayed stained glass, side by side on a wet beach with reflections

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Mel of the Valley @melofthevalley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Great post, well worth reading ❤️💔

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All I want is a seaside cottage, the distant rumble of thunder, a vintage mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, a comfortable reading chair, a crackling fire, a raven keeping watch, and a basket of freshly-baked emotional support scones.

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mama.melancholia @mama-melancholia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“I am a mosaic of everyone I’ve ever loved…” 🥰

smokeinsilence:
have you ever noticed you pick up little habits and phrases from the people you love? it's no wonder our hearts are so easily broken when people leave. we become a reflection of the people that we care about and those personality traits stick with us even if the people don't
viridianmasquerade:
I make my ramen the way a friend taught me in eleventh grade.
Every fall, I listen to a playlist made for me by a boy I drove across a border to hook up with. I eat sushi because a girl who won't talk to me anymore made me try it, and Indian food because my best friend's parents ordered for me before I knew what I liked. There are movies I love because someone I loved loved them first. I am a mosaic of everyone l've ever loved, even for a heartbeat.

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻

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

6. As far as we can see, the rescuer was okay - though this is bordering on attempted murder. RNLI then headed towards the Solent, AIS off and chased by the far-right. Authorities in Portsmouth likely were warned that people would be offloaded and processed at Gosport, so Thomas rallied activists.

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

If you’re in New York anytime soon this exhibition of old national park posters looks great www.posterhouse.org/exhibition/b...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Grace Gillespie, contemporary printmaker specialising in reduction linocuts, based in Bristol, UK #WomensArt

Print in blue and white featuring two flying birds either side of a branch with blossoms

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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Btw it’s interesting the way ‘don’t bodyshame’ principles fall by the wayside when we’re talking about men. We talk about men’s insecurities like they’re moral failings, but talk about women’s (correctly) as the harmful byproduct of a fucked up society. Why?

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Doug Belshaw @dougbelshaw.com · 19/09/2026

Despite all our accomplishments we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains

Partially excavated Easter Island moai statue standing upright in a deep pit, with archaeologists and ropes revealing its buried body and showing scale.

Humorous framed sign from the Farm Equipment Association of Minnesota and South Dakota reading: 'Despite all our accomplishments we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains.'

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS

A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rachel Hayes, contemporary artist who creates textile based largescale outdoor, site specific installations #WomensArt

Photo featuring a textile installation with checked and striped translucent material forming an arch in a field as the sun rises or sets

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Gary Bainbridge @garybainbridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When "white sauce" in fish pie Contains cheese, it’s a lie. That’s a mornay.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gail Brodholt, London Calling, 2023 UK printmaker #WomensArt #Monday #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Print featuring a covered grand railway station with commuters in silhouette on a platform betweem two trains, all bathed in early yellow light

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hey great new idea — museummaxxing where people compete to see how many museums they can see in a day and do simultaneous podcasts commenting on the exhibitions etc?

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Dr. NerdLove @doctornerdlove.com · 09/09/2026

The things that make you a better and more desirable partner are verbs – the things you actively do. This includes "how you make people feel", "how you treat others", "how you build and collaborate with someone in your life", and "how you live your life outside of work". Attraction isn't *passive*.

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Anna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Now at over £17, 000 which combined with gift aid makes it over £20,000 for an outstandingly good cause. It's been such a lovely thing watching the total climb. Good luck James!

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is outrageous in and of itself. It's also outrageous that the government isn't doing anything about it. There's a constant political refrain that 'the first duty of government is to protect its citizens'. So do it.

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Mel of the Valley @melofthevalley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That’s a beautiful article, thank you

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 08/09/2026

She was only six years old. In 1960, Ruby Bridges helped desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals. That little girl turns 72 today. Happy Birthday, Ruby Bridges. ♥️ #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

Side-by-side photos of Ruby Bridges as an adult and as a six-year-old child. The childhood image shows Ruby smiling in the doorway of William Frantz Elementary School in 1960, wearing a plaid dress and light-colored jacket.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A cute #quartz “inclusion” before Match 6 while it’s still #Caturday. Is this FINALLY quartz’s year? Make it so. #MinCup26 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology #geosky #GIS 🍎 🪐 🔭 🌋

A small tabby kitten with blue eyes has snuggled into the cavity of a snow white quartz crystal geode.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 06/09/2026

If you want me, I'll be over in my own shop gailmyerscough.co.uk

A photo of Gail with the text ‘Goodbye Etsy. Hello to doing things my own way.’

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

PHOTO OF THE DAY: The 2 people used in American Gothic by Grant Wood stand next to the iconic painting. They were Wood’s sister, Nan Graham, and his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby (1942). 📷 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Archives

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I have discovered a pile of Nigel droppings under my bed tonight.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Been following this, and genuinely surprised, and pleased, that it passed. Not shocked in the slightest that the US voted against. It has always been fascinating to me how massively inaccurate maps of the world are, even knowing the reasoning. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland

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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Catch up: On the Nature of Time According to Modern Physics ⏳ Prof Jim Al-Khalili of the University of Surrey asks, does time really 'flow'? Will it ever come to an end - and how is this tied to the fate of the universe? Watch more: gres.hm/tg-26 #Physics #Time #Edusky

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If you like to read in bed, consider yourself a librocubicularist. If that strikes a chord, I’ve written a short piece about the language of book-loving here: susiedent.substack.com/p/between-th...

A picture of books and a link to my Substack post about the language of bibliophilia.

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Peter Ellis @almostconverge.kozterulethasznalatienge.day · 01/09/2026

the marketing division of the sirius cybernetics corporation defines a robot as “your plastic pal who’s fun to be with” the hhgg defines the marketing division of the sirius cybernetics corporation as “a bunch of mindless jerks who’ll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes”

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Android Studio

The official IDE for Android app development now accelerates your productivity with Gemini in Android Studio, your AI-powered coding companion.

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Association for Art History @forarthistory.org.uk · 01/09/2026

So, what is the Art History Festival? 👀 Now in its sixth year, the Art History Festival is a UK-wide, free annual event organised by the Association for Art History, bringing the richness of art history to public audiences and showing how it connects to the world around us.

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Patch Thompson @patchthompson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Resigning as an MP just as Burnham is about to address the Commons for the first time as Prime Minister is gloriously petty.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.

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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"I long for someone to kiss and fuck and get high with in Victoria Park at sunset, but as I get older other priorities are becoming important too." NEW blog. 1 question you should ask of people you date www.girlonthenet.com/blog/one-que... Art by @stuartcb.bsky.social 😍

Woman walking gingerly down a London street at dawn arm-in-arm with a figure who is only visible as a ghostly outline

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