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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 3h

They are a trying lot, spruiking their overvalued, loss-making firms, sowing discord and fear, and then seeking state collaboration that will serve to implicate all the parties concerned should things sour. #Opinion by Dr Binoy Kampmark Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261010-waf...

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 3h

“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” ― Khalil Gibran, Sand and Foam

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 3h

What! I used to have this album. I actually knew some of them rather well, myself.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 3h

Although there is scepticism about Tehran’s capabilities, it has become clear it wants Britain to feel it poses a risk

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After RAF Fairford incident, how big a threat to the UK is Iran?

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 3h

Where Every Tree Hides ‘an Enemy’: How I Watched China’s Paranoia Grow www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/w... I struggled to reconcile the reality of a country that has never been richer, seemingly full of promise with a parallel reality of brittle insecurity, every bush and tree hides a potential enemy.

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A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid.

Returning to China after decades away, a correspondent finds bullet trains, dazzling skylines — and a surveillance state more paranoid and pervasive than ever.

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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The first Devil's Fingers (Clathrus archeri) are pushing up from the underworld beneath Rye, East Sussex. And, yes, they really are that colour. #fungi #fungifriends #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

A weird bright-cerise fungus, shaped like deformed fingers, emerging from a partially hidden white 'ball' in grassland.

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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 6h

Camber Sands, East Sussex, just before high tide today. #beaches #seascapes #landscapes #Sussex

People walking on a long, sandy beach, besides a flat calm sea and below a mostly blue sky.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 6h

My latest piece on Substack about why the kids aren’t alright: katiephang.substack.com/p/let-them-e...

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 5h

When the leaves turn yellow and the cold wind blows I think of a Thanksgiving feast held on the abandoned Adams Mine Road in the north. We defied police, injunctions and a powerful corporation to defend the watershed. My political life was born on that road. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-adams-...

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The Biggest Thanksgiving Feast Ever

When the leaves turn red and yellow, and the intense blue sky signals a coming cold wind, I think of the Adams Mine near Kirkland Lake.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 8h

How can Zionism, which from its very origins has *always* been about replacing native Palestinians with Jewish settlers on the grounds of supposed racial superiority, NOT be a racist, colonial ideology? @owenjones.bsky.social tells it as it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQZG...

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The TRUTH About Zionism And Racism

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 5h

#Hastings was brisk and bright yesterday, with the coastline showing its lovely subtle colours. #seaside #EastSussex

A view of a long, curving beach, with a collection of decorative metal railings in the foreground. The beach is a soft tan colour, with cloud shadows, and the sea is greyish-green. It’s a beautiful day with blue sky and scattered clouds.

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 22h

George is a grey squirrel. He is preparing for the winter, patting down his nuts and seeds into our lawn. Squirrels don’t hibernate, but store away their food. We can help him prepare for harder times, as we should do for each other. Don’t you think? petchary.substack.com/p/george-is-...

A grey squirrel sits on a lawn at the foot of a slatted wooden fence with a plant over his head. The caption is “George is here to stay.”

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Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 6h

[While Ukraine delegates are having peace talks in Florida, Trump is agreeing to buy Russian oil and wishing Putin a happy birthday.]

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 6h

Alarming new, but…The Saudis have been bombing the daylights out of Yemen for so long.

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Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 6h

Israel bombing Gaza Strip October 11, 2026

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 6h

It’s beautiful, anyway.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11h

The wild rainforest in our place is criss-crossed with old mossy stone walls, built when this was all open farmland before the trees returned. Nature loss *can* be reversed.

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 6h

It’s all part of the picture, I agree. Many people just don’t make the connections.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 7h

🇵🇰 Pakistan has placed a northern province under emergency rule on Sunday, the president's office said, following anti-government demonstrations by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and militant violence in the northwest. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCTD

People travel along a road blocked with shipping containers amid ongoing protests by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in Peshawar, on October 11, 2026.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h

🇧🇷 The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of election interference on Saturday after his social media content was allegedly blocked on the company's platforms. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCTr

Brazil's presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves during a campaign rally in Ceilandia, on October 9, 2026.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

Donald Trump is failing to arrest the decline of his popularity only weeks out from the midterm elections, with voters in a new FT poll giving the president record-low marks on his handling of the US economy ft.trib.al/UcIYaUM

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8h

Demonstrators intercepted and detained as authorities crack down on 'cockroach' movement rally in central New Delhi aje.news/8n6qlw

Policewomen try to stop a detained protester escaping from a bus during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party seeking the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, near the protest site in New Delhi, India. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

Police detained more than 2,000 people, including opposition politicians, journalists and lawyers. [AP Photo]

Protesters were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over a revision of the voters’ list they say disproportionately benefits the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [Vipin/AP Photo]

Protesters accuse the BJP of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list to sway results, and opposition parties say the revisions affected several recent state elections the party won, casting a shadow over polls in the world’s largest democracy. [Manish Swarup/AP Photo]

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Patrick Barlow @patrick-barlow.bsky.social · 8h

Ruin a book by adding a word The bar code of the Woosters

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/10/2026

A campaign powered by people. Thank you to everyone who played their part. 💚

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 07/10/2026

. Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction. Find out more: www.carbonbrief.org/analysi... .

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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief

The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 21h

Kajuji Temple, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Photography by Katsu

Framed by the dark timber posts and open doors of a heavy wooden temple gate (mon), a wet gravel path glistens following an autumn rain at Kajuji Temple in Kyoto's Yamashina Ward. Shallow rainwater pools mirror the brilliant red maples (momiji) that burst into fiery color along the approach, their scarlet leaves contrasting against evergreen shrubs and the mist-veiled, wooded slope of Mount Ogurayama in the distance. Overhanging grey roof tiles (kawara) form a dark upper border, while a simple bamboo railing guides the eye deeper into the mossy garden sanctuary. The scene awakens a deeply contemplative sensory environment: the gentle, crisp scent of wet earth, fallen maple leaves, and rain-soaked cedar timber, the crunch of crushed gravel shifting underfoot, the cool touch of autumn air clinging to the skin, and the soothing sound of rain dripping steadily from the curved eaves into puddles below. Founded in 900 AD by Emperor Daigo in memory of his mother, Fujiwara no Tane-ko, Kajuji (also read as Kanjuji) is an ancient temple of the Shingon sect of Esoteric Buddhism with deep imperial connections (monzeki). Located in the quiet eastern Yamashina valley of Kyoto, the temple is celebrated for its historic strolling pond garden (chisen-kaiyū-shiki teien), centered around the historic Himuro-ike pond, which in medieval times was used every winter to forecast the coming year's harvest based on the thickness of its ice.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 8h

Captured from within the open second-story pavilion of Rurikō-in in Yase, Kyoto, Japan, this photograph by Patrick Vierthaler presents a serene study in architectural geometry, shadow, and nature.

The composition is framed by dark, polished wooden pillars, balustrades, and overhanging timber eaves. To the right, a low, mirror-like black lacquer table sits upon woven tatami flooring, its immaculate surface reflecting the fiery scarlet and amber maple leaves (momiji) beyond the open veranda (engawa). On the left, a polished dark wooden hallway stretches toward the balustrade, echoing the vibrant autumn foliage outside in its subtle, glossy floor reflections. Through the rectangular openings formed by the posts and lintels, the view opens into a dense, forest-like canopy of maple branches, their dark, gnarled limbs tracing delicate lines across fields of crimson, gold, and lingering green leaves. The image awakens a tranquil, sensory atmosphere: the cool, smooth texture of hand-lacquered wood beneath bare feet, the soft, crisp scent of autumn mountain air mingling with tatami straw and damp cedar, the gentle rustle of falling maple leaves drifting down toward the moss garden below, and the profound, airless stillness of a secluded temple sanctuary nestled at the foot of Mount Hiei.

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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 9h

“Russia invaded Ukraine. The first country to surrender was the United States,” — Canadian political analyst Michael MacKay.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 8h

Kennt die Politik eigentlich gar keine Regeln für Interessenkonflikte? Aus einer Gasfirma ins Amt kommen, und dann das: “Die Gaslobby wird von dieser Ministerin mit Steuern subventioniert und gefördert, während sie die Förderung der Erneuerbaren kappen will.” Lesenswert! www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

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Katherina Reiche: Handelt Katherina Reiche wie eine Klimaleugnerin?

Die Wirtschaftsministerin schafft ihr Wind- und Solarreferat ab. Nicht nur in diesem Punkt wirft ihr Tun und Unterlassen große Fragen auf. Eine Abrechnung in elf Punkten

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 17h

searchlightmagazine.com/2026/10/bles... ‘Christ-washing’ racist dogma is en vogue among today’s far-right agitators in the UK. Danny Tommo, a convicted attempted kidnapper and drug dealer, and Islamophobe-in-chief Tommy Robinson both claim to be born-again Christians, as do many of their followers.

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Blessed are the bigots? Patriot Platform finds sanctuary in the Church of England | Searchlight

Danny Tommo and Patriot Platform are increasingly wrapping their politics of hatred in Christian symbolism. And the Church of England’s official response to ...

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Searchlight magazine @searchlightmag.bsky.social · 17h

Ukraine’s president joined representatives of Germany and Israel this week to commemorate one of the Holocaust’s worst atrocities, when Nazi death squads murdered more than 33,000 Jews in just two days. Read more here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/10/3300...

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33,000 Jews murdered in two days: Babi Yar remembered 85 years on | Searchlight

Ukraine's president joined representatives of Germany and Israel this week to commemorate one of the Holocaust's worst atrocities, when Nazi death ...

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Verite News @veritenews.org · 10/10/2026

“It makes perfect sense to house a new model of a Black art school in this city, in this culture amongst all of this tradition." ow.ly/ujP550ZUMup

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The winner of Nobel peace prize doing what the Government of the United Kingdom will not do: calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 17h

Yes. It’s wonderful that your mother cares for all those wild animals. We have foxes and badgers too, but it’s not easy for them to get into our back garden.

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 17h

What an interesting photo. I might think it was Jamaica. Rather bleak somehow.

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 22h

Windy, rainy, puddles and mud - a village scene from Tamil Nadu Image by hubby. 2008 #BlueSkyArtShow #weather #ECK

A rural dirt road alongside an open green field and a leaning coconut palm tree under a partly cloudy blue sky.
March 2008. Tamil Nadu, India.
Camera: SONY DSC-T100

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 20h

🎼She's been my inspiration Showed appreciation For the love I gave her through the years Like a sweet magnolia tree My love blossomed tenderly My life grew sweeter through the years youtu.be/r9MJzZn5TrU What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #'60s

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I Was Made To Love Her

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thinking about what Arapaho people have to teach us about the landscape of the Plains. jasonherbert.substack.com/p/arapaho-wi...

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Arapaho wisdom

October 10, 2026

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 18h

Strands #952 “They don't make 'em like they used to” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 09/10/2026

“Burnham wouldn’t be there without Zack, because we won four times as many votes from Labour as Reform.” Green Party Deputy Leader Rachel Millward, on BBC Newsnight, discussing Zack Polanski’s influence on moving Labour to the left.

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Green vote up from 11% to 33%; changing Holborn & St Pancras from a safe Labour seat to a marginal. Second best Green by-election result ever, making the seat winnable next time. 33% would win quite a few seats in the country with the vote division between several parties as things stand.

BBC graphic of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election result, October 2026. Labour 45% in first, down 4 points. Green Party (Zack Polanski) 33% in second, up 22 points.

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 20h

I just wrote a piece about our resident squirrel, George. He loves the bird seeds!

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I invite you to notice that the Times is yet again targeting individual, named members of the public, a thing they’ve been doing at least since they were naming and “exposing” individual black students who wanted to move a statue or change the English lit reading list ten years ago.

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He claimed it was "naked entryism that is corrupting the party beyond recognition".
Another longstanding party member said there was "clear evidence" of "a highly organised campaign by a small number of infiltrators to take over the party's key votes and committees".

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