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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Firstly, I love the title of this poem Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain ‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’ #poetry #poemoftheday
Poem - 'What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why' by Edna St Vincent Millay
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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The women saving Borneo: battling fire, patriarchy and super El Niño on Indonesia’s peatland frontlines
Fire threatens Kalimantan’s rainforests. On the peatland frontlines, a group of local mothers is defending their community
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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ceuta was a carnival of anti-migrant content for hateful opportunists on the right – and a lesson for the left | Jonathan Liew
It was framed as a perfect storm because nativists dearly wanted it to be. Looking on, progressives failed to meet the moment too, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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When is an apology not an apology? When it comes from an AI boss with an out-of-control chatbot | Marina Hyde
An incident in which an autonomous OpenAI agent hacked a startup either confirms that the end is nigh – or that the product is just amazingly sophisticated, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board
As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘Here I can live a good life’: inside the Syrian commune where men are banned
The gates of Jinwar are guarded but inside is a peaceful refuge created by women escaping war and hardship. Photographer Matteo Trevisan documents life here and at other female-led communities in the ...
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... How would BGS projection change if the streets and gardens kept all the rainfall on site with sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). Watercos save on sewer replacement (and overflows). Street with surveyed 98% onsite water recovery awarded water rate exemption.
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Millions of homes in London, Essex and Kent at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens
Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations down
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
www.europeanpressprize.com/article/what...
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What the wounds are telling us - European Press Prize
To view the full article in English in its original layout, including all images and graphics, please follow this link. Please note: the original publication contains explicit and disturbing images an...
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
An internal WHO briefing note circulated in mid-May and viewed by Bloomberg Businessweek warned that aid cuts and conflict were
pushing parts of eastern Congo's health system toward collapse. More than half of health facilities in some areas had closed or been damaged, the note said, and as many as 85% of those that remained were facing critical drug and staff shortages, with almost 40% of health workers estimated to have left their posts.
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?
Some will question its credibility – but the alternative future to the one imagined in the Global Justice Report is far more bleak
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
the part about them building an alt vote.gov is interesting
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The enshittification of our attractive new Leeds City Station entrance hall by Northern Rail and HSBC
Leeds UK City Station. New entrance hall. 3 large advertising banners draped from ceiling supports. Advertising a bank
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Green shoots’ in drive to cut number of women in England and Wales prisons
Prisons minister says more women should be diverted away from jail – and new board aims to bring about that change
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Friendships, fishing and community clean-ups: the unseen kindness of life on the Bibby Stockholm barge
Bibby Boys photo exhibition documents experiences of the men who lived on the former asylum seeker vessel in Dorset and the local community that rallied around them
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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The Medieval Drone Society, by Laura Cannell
8 track album
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Tori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I had the same experience in Nairobi last month—my taxi driver wanted to talk about how dangerous London had become. I did not recognise anything in his description of my home city, it was very surreal trying to counter it
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I’m old enough to remember when coming out and explicitly opposing bedrock principles of American democracy like freedom of speech would end a political career.
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am-mccarthy.bsky.social @am-mccarthy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Rick Scott, the medicare fraud guy That's his full name Use it
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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
48 Texans were just charged in nationwide $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown. So, we invade Texas now, right? 🤔 Oh no…they were all registered Republicans… ConOldRump responce: See, hear, and speak no Evil
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The Trump admin's sanctions on researchers and regulators who work on content-moderation, fact-checking, and disinfo are part of an effort to protect the tech ecosystem that has allowed the the far right to flourish. Good piece from @davidakaye.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-li...
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The Trump Lie About Europe and Why it Matters | TechPolicy.Press
The Trump administration is promoting disinformation about European law and policy for reasons that go well beyond social media regulation, writes David Kaye.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 08/01/2026
A housing union bringing together renters, residents and leaseholders is needed in 2026, writes Social Housing Action Campaign's Suzanne Muna
bigissue.com
Why we're creating a housing union in 2026
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DTBNZid...
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Giel McMalual on Instagram: "Update!! #thelongwalkoffreedom #thelongwalkoffreedomforsudan"
33 likes, 0 comments - gielmalual on January 2, 2026: "Update!! #thelongwalkoffreedom #thelongwalkoffreedomforsudan".
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
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The USA Singers @theusasingers.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is an unarmed Muslim fruit vendor.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people." -Rob Reiner🕊️
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EcoInventos @ecoinventos.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Investigadores finlandeses desarrollan método para reciclar plata de basura electrónica sin cianuro, usando luz y ácidos similares al aceite vegetal. ecoinventos.com/investigador...
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Investigadores finlandeses desarrollan método para reciclar plata de basura electrónica sin cianuro, usando luz y ácidos similares al aceite vegetal
Reciclan plata de teclados y dispositivos usando fotocatálisis y disolventes biodegradables en lugar de ácidos fuertes.
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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England deserve a tide of goodwill, yet somehow Jude Bellingham is still a target | Jonathan Liew
It’s hard to disagree with Ian Wright when he suggests the midfielder has been subjected to a timeworn double standard
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
media.tenor.com
a man in a military uniform is saying i thank you for your time
Alt: Constable Fraser from Due South is saying i thank you for your time
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
@hannahalothman.bsky.social hi read hi, re your Michael Bene and Kafka. Can .gov & bank internally clear up credentials which bank account and the money went to. At this stage of easy media why do .gov verifiers of passport / bank details not keep a record of serial numbers if not photos of doc. WYW
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Just Jill 💖 @justjill.sheshed.rocks · 21/09/2025
Hey friends, I’m going to go out on a limb and say we’re all pretty damn stressed right about now. 1/ I found this little workbook on the WHO website and it has it in all different languages. Maybe some of you might find this helpful. www.who.int/publications...
who.int
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress
An Illustrated Guide
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🌬CasuallyLucid🌀 @casuallylucid.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Education is the best birth control of all for young people. And Conservatives love the poorly educated. #Pinks
Meme of Mother and Daughter
Daughter: "Mom, what is a 'contradiction'?"
Mother: "Believing that a 12-year-old is mature enough to give birth, but needs parental approval to check out a library book"
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 04/09/2025
NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]
Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
www.railwaygazette.com/uk/hs2-bridg...
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HS2 bridge manoeuvre reflects Birmingham approach route progress
UK: A 1 631 tonne bridge for High Speed 2 has been successfully rotated and moved into position over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham, marking significant progress on the line's elevated alignment into ...
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GiGi Angel @gigiangel.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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Damon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 01/08/2025
They literally took history and “restored it to an earlier version.” There is a term for that.
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It has been estimated that by eliminating programs like USAID and PEPFAR, the Trump administration has effectively killed 300,000 people Over 200,000 of them were children And if Republicans cut Medicaid as they’ve threatened, thousands will die in the US as well We MUST stop these ghouls
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Michael @michaelbhere.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
UK : Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...
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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 16/05/2025
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

Anelise Feldman
Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Dr. Haimabati Sen (1866), was married off at 9, widowed at 12, penniless and still forged her own future despite this. She became one of the first female doctors in Bengal, India. She fought for equal pay for women. #AAPIHeritageMonth
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
2025: Paul Brand from ITV News explains how immigration shot up after we took back control of our borders with Brexit 2019: Boris Johnson says that immigration numbers will come down because Brexit allows us to lower migration
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
my website for searching all SAGE Covid-related documents is now complete: sagesearch.info Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date. There are AI-generated summaries of every doc. You can also free-text search summaries
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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Asexuality ≠ libido Asexuality ≠ incel Asexuality ≠ celibacy Asexuality ≠ Aromanticism Asexuality ≠ an illness Asexuality ≠ trauma Asexuality is a valid, real sexuality, it’s a diverse umbrella of experiences.
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
At a time like this, policies based on evidence are more important than ever. And that means learning from failures. @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & I provide an example - physician associates in the U.K. in latest @independentsage.bsky.social Substack open.substack.com/pub/independ...
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Physician Associates in the UK: a failed experiment?
Profs Trish Greenhalgh and Martin McKee discuss the latest evidence on the use of PAs in the UK
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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks. The website to check linked in the reply. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
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