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Petra Heikkinen⁷

@pheikkinen.bsky.social
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Adult education policy 🇫🇮🇪🇺, lifelong learning & ageing, equality & equity, 🌱🌍 sustainability, science & research, language learning & culture 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇨🇳🇹🇼, (fan)art, btsarmy 3/2018- 아포방포⁷💜🌊🔍 she/her | mostly in English

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Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 11h
Japan welcoming all those millions of tourists Also Japan: fill out this form that’s a gazillion pages long 😵‍💫😫😞 (other countries’ entry forms are [probably] nothing in comparison)
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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 19h
A new photo from the iconic Mont Saint Michel near home 🙂 #photography #art #nature
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The Ghost Egg @theghostegg.bsky.social · 21h
Autumn feels like home. I worked so hard on this illustration 🤍
Digital illustration by The Ghost Egg of two ghosts decorating a tree and a log with string lights. There is a small wooden sign labeled “home”.
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Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 20h
The most shocking thing that happens annually is having to get used to the darkening evenings. It’s 8 PM and it’s dark already 😭 (pitch dark is reserved for the worst month November)… #autumn #darkness
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No Power Power Outage: Animated Eyes in Dark
Alt: Animated Eyes in Dark
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morikoa @morikoa3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have a cold
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ANTHONY HOPKINS is on screen for only16 minutes but gives such a superb performance that he somehow dominates the entire movie. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Apparently he studied spiders & snakes in order to master that unblinking, predatory gaze that captivates Agent Starling.
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UncleRobin @unnclerobin.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
You know you're in #Aotearoa when on the way to this little beach you see literally as many road signs warning of penguins as for pedestrians. The absence of penguins possibly explained by the VERY large and clearly well-fed seals swimming close to shore 😁🦦
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RedSamurai @redsamurai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As the seasons turn, contemplating the brevity of life, an evening walk along a beach. Acceptance now of what can never be, waves wash clean the past, but a gratitude for what was.
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Joonas Virkki @joonasvirkki.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mitä siellä Turun yliopistolla opetetaan, jos tämäkin luki siellä taloustieteen perusoppikirjoissa.
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🐸🌈♾️🏄🏻‍♂️ @tinacmml.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happy Midweek ☀️ 🌸 We have a late summer day with 28° but tomorrow it seem Autumn 🍂 starts... Had to quickly photograph my roses 🌹 😍 I wish you all a good rest week before the weekend brings salvation...
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Tero Ojanen @terojanen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kuinka ollakaan, juuri miestutkija on huomannut, että rintasyövän seulontoja kannattaisi vähentää.
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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Orpo pitää sitten kai siirtää syrjään näillä näytöillä.
Orpo ei voi jatkaa velkaantumisen tiellä.
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Anne Karhapää @annekarhapaa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Piti valmistella luentoa illalla mutta nyt kävi näin.
Kaksi sankollista sieniä
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Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mutta täytyy sanoa, että kyllä siellä Jarrua velalla -ohjelmassa on hyviäkin kirjauksia. Tai siis oikeasuuntaisia toimia. #kokoomus #vaalit
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Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Orpo: ”Emme koske ihmisten toimeentuloon.” Tajuaako tuo, mitä se sanoo? Kaikki maalaisjärjellä varustetut tajuaa, että tällaisella ohjelmalla, jos sellaisenaan toteutettaisiin, aika monen toimeentuloon tultaisiin koskemaan. 😂 #yleastudio
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🌸Anime Themes🌸 @animethemes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anime: Yu Yu Hakusho/Ghost Fighter Style: Ending Track: Taiyou ga Mata Kagayaku Toki Artist: Hiro Takahashi Year: 1992 Studio: Pierrot #Anime #AnimeThemes #AnimeEnding #AnimeEndings #AnimeED #AnimeSongs #AnimeOST #YuYuHakusho #YuuYuuHakusho #YuYuHakushoGhostfiles #GhostFighter #PoltergeistReport
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Photography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 30/09/2026
Fuck this guy. Suno trained on stolen data. GEMA has successfully sued them. Plus, Suno were hacked a couple of months ago and the details of 55million users were leaked. Not only did they steal from musicians to create their business. They’re shit at data security, too. #FuckSuno
Nick Saraev of Ai “music” company, Suno, says in a post on X:

“I am not joking when I say this.
Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over. Ai music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all Al music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago. Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.”
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rooted in the ancient swordsmanship traditions (kenjutsu) of Japan's samurai class, Kendo ("the Way of the Sword") evolved into a modern martial discipline dedicated to physical, mental, and spiritual self-cultivation.
Emerging from deep, pitch-black shadow, a Kendo martial artist leaps mid-air in a moment of explosive vitality and absolute concentration. Clad in rich, indigo-dyed keikogi and hakama, and fitted with full armor—men (helmet), dō (chest protector), kote (gauntlets), and tare (waist armor)—the practitioner extends a shinai (bamboo sword) directly forward in a powerful, thrusting posture. A sharp spotlight illuminates the lacquered surface of the dō and the metallic grille of the men, carving the practitioner's silhouette against the dark background. Bare feet hover above a circular pool of light on the floor, conveying a sense of weightlessness suspended in time. The scene evokes an intense sensory atmosphere: the sharp kiai (spirit shout) echoing across a wooden dōjō, the swift slice of bamboo through crisp air, the scent of indigo-dyed cotton and aged leather, and the palpable tension hanging in the air just before impact.

Rooted in the ancient swordsmanship traditions (kenjutsu) of Japan's samurai class, Kendo ("the Way of the Sword") evolved into a modern martial discipline dedicated to physical, mental, and spiritual self-cultivation. Beyond physical technique, the practice adheres to the foundational principle of kiken-tai-ichi—the complete unification of spirit (ki), sword (ken), and body (tai) in a single, decisive strike. The handcrafted equipment, from the indigo cotton fabrics to the lacquered armor and hand-assembled bamboo shinai, reflects the enduring tradition of monozukuri (artisanal mastery and material craftsmanship), where every piece of gear serves both practical protection and spiritual dignity.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When you have no concept of how people engage with music
nicksaraev ~
@nicksaraev
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I am not joking when I say this.
Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over.
Al music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all Al music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago.
Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.
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juni 🌱 @juninamjuni.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday namjooning
Doodle i did on on black paper with white pencil, on an easel in the art gallery Mushrooms growing on a tree trunkStained glass on display in a glass window in an art gallery Fairy houses and a tree
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CatiK @sujimin95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Last day of September 🌅 #SkyForNamjoon
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Tandy⁷ @tandyhard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Im so fuckn tired of the entire fuckn world making light of crimes against women and children. This is why the world is the way it is. Because y'all fuckn excuse the men. EVERY. FUCKN. TIME. The laws PROTECT THEM. so why the fuck would they stop? YES it is that deep ffs. YES it is that serious.
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jnfr ⁷🪭 @thejnfr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From Anna Kook on Tiktok, a first look at RM's exhibit at SFMoma. I actually found this via @maria26596243.bsky.social over on X. #bts www.tiktok.com/@_annakook/v...
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Some new work from last week for my ongoing series 'Mushrooms in their Natural World'
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David Melling @mellingart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bidding farewell to the golden warmth of September and getting ready for an altogether moodier October where things have a tendency to go bump in the night. On a positive, gives me the chance to explore my inner-darkness. (Image from my new upcoming picture book set for publication early 2027).
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Sintosen Pete @psintone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aurlahdessa oli tyyntä 🍂 #Lohja
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Pia Lohikoski @pialohikoski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oikeisto yllättyi, joissain keskusteluissa jopa järkyttyi, että Vasemmistoliitto on yksinyrittäjien keskuudessa suosituin puolue. Harva Vasemmistoliiton toimija täysin yllättyi, koska me tiesimme jo äänestäjissämme olevan kampaajia, fysioterapeutteja, ompelijoita, suutareita, graafikoita jne…
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Yrittäjyys | Kysely: Vasemmistoliitto on yksinyrittäjien suosituin puolue
Iso osa naispuolisista yksinyrittäjistä on pienituloisia silloinkin, kun työskentelevät yrityksensä tiliin täysipäiväisesti.
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Patrizio Lainà @patriziolaina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Suomen Yrittäjät julkaisi sopeutustavoitteitaan. Yllättäen sopeutettavaa löytyy lähinnä kaikilta muilta, eikä omaa kortta kekoon haluta kantaa. Esim. YEL-järjestelmään valtio joutuisi jatkossakin kaatamaan yli 600 milj. e vuosittain ja yhteisöveron nostamisen kautta ei osallistuta. 🫠
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Dmitry Gurbanov @dimmu141.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hyvin meni ja kukaan ei varma enää muista.
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matiasmakynen.bsky.social @matiasmakynen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kokoomuksen leikkauspaketti todella kylmää kyytiä palveluille ja koko hyvinvointivaltiolle. Indeksien leikkaus 1,5 miljardia on myös suoraan koulutuksesta ja sotesta. Tuhoon tuomittu ehdotus, jolla Suomen ongelmat vain pahenee.
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Jufo Peltomaa @jufopeltomaa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Huhhuh, mitä meininkiä taas Suomen hallitukselta, lankaan mennään ilmeisesti aina, kun se vain on mahdollista. Mutta Talouselämää pitää kehua: juuri näin vallan vahtikoiran pitääkin analysoida väitteitä ja paljastaa poliitikkojen virheitä. Armotta! 💪
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Google teki silmänkääntötempun: Uutta sähköä ei tule
Markkinointiosasto asetteli sanansa tarkasti, mutta uutta sähköä ei Suomeen Googlen datakeskusten mukana tule, eikä sitä luvattukaan. Pahoin pelkään, että korulauseet spinnasivat pyörälle myös kipeäst...
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Saara Reiman @kaiao.fi · 30/09/2026
Suomi ei kylläkään ole enää vähään aikaan ollut hyvinvointivaltio. Hyvinvointivaltiossa ei ole absoluuttista köyhyyttä. Siellä terveydenhoito on kaikille saavutettava, eikä kenenkään tarvitse nähdä nälkää. Suomessa ei enää ole näin.
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Ciele @ciele.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂 We haven't hit "Pretend Fall" yet Pretend Fall = a few weeks in September/October where Southerners do all the Fall things others do but in 90+ degrees w 85% humidity Pumpkin Spice Lattes! Fall scented candles! A scarf for 10 seconds! 😂
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Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a beautiful sunrise (the moment before you see the sun) in Helsinki with the sky coloured in yellow, orange and pink.
A street in Kuurunhaka suburb in Helsinki, Finland. There are apartment buildings on the both sides of the street. The sky is looking beautiful at the end of the street.
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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the shadow wants to be known
Pink and purple water lilies in various stages  of development posed in a slipshod family portrait. Shadows and reflections among the lily pads that beg you to see them too.
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Pekka Lisbeth @forestwich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please. If you see evidence of workplace harassment. Badmouthing of own junior staff, unreasonable expectations, removal or omission from authorship, hostile language, evidence of overworking or distress. Don't walk by. Academic safety nets can't rely on whisper networks set by marginalised people.
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Camellia Tea Ceremony @camelliakyoto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
⛩️THE FROGS OF FUSHIMI🐸 Fushimi Inari (伏見稲荷大社) may be famed for its kitsune (狐 'foxes'), guardians of the god Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神), but there is another animal familiar hiding amongst the tens of thousands of vermillion gates... ...the humble frog. #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #伏見稲荷 #蛙
Shrine to Suehiro Okami (末廣大神) at Fushimi Inari. A pair of frog guardians flank the gate.A frog guardian at the shrine to Suehiro Okami (末廣大神) in Fushimi Inari.Fushimi Inari is famed for its thousands of vermilion torii gates.Plinth beneath the frog statue at Suehiro Okami's shrine depicting a pair of mandarin ducks.
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Tanja Karjalainen @tandemi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tästä tuli mieleen, että Pauli Rautiainen on maininnut, että juristien ja ekonomistien pitäisi keskustella yhdessä mm. sosiaaliturvan ongelmakohdista: talouspolitiikkaa ei voi irrottaa sosiaalipolitiikasta, joka on myös sosiaalioikeutta, jolla on tiivis yhteys poliittiseen valtiosääntöoikeuteen.
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Tanja Karjalainen @tandemi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mielenkiinnolla odotan, mitä sanottavaa mm. YKn ja Euroopan neuvoston komiteoilla on Orvon kauden politiikkatoimista, ja täytyykö myös tulevasta hallitusohjelmasta kirjelmöidä ennen lainvalmistelua, koska suunta on niin väärä, mitä oikeudellisesti velvoittaviin sitoumuksiin tulee.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I believe fraternity hazing and military hazing and sports team hazing where men abuse each other is acclimating them into a broader culture of abuse where they will then believe it is their right to abuse other more vulnerable people. It’s so insidious. And that’s also why I think men defend it
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Pais, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy resting their chin on their hands, looking thoughtful.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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T. Rex - Bang a Gong (Get It On) LIVE, 1973
YouTube video by The Church Studio
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Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 👇 *for perpetrators
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you've been to all the places you don't need to be.
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sleeping Buddha, Nanzoin Temple, Fukuoka, Japan.
Gently resting its head upon its hand in peaceful meditation, the colossal bronze Reclining Buddha (Nehanzō) reclines against a backdrop of dense mountain foliage. The statue’s soft verdigris patina glows beneath a diffuse sky, highlighting the calm, serene contours of its closed eyes, sculpted hair curls (nikkei), and golden byakugō mark on its forehead. In the foreground, neat rows of dark stone memorial steles, meticulously engraved with gilded Japanese characters, stand like quiet guardians at the foot of the monumental figure. The scene invokes an ethereal sensory atmosphere: the crisp mountain air of Sasaguri, the fragrant drift of burning incense from nearby altars, the rustle of cedar leaves in the valley breeze, and a profound, enveloping silence that settles over the sacred sanctuary
Located at Nanzo-in Temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, this grand bronze monument—stretching 41 meters in length, 11 meters in height, and weighing approximately 300 tons—is celebrated as one of the largest bronze statues in the world. Erected in 1995, the Nehanzō was constructed to house sacred Buddhist relics gifted from Myanmar as an expression of gratitude for decades of medical supplies and humanitarian aid provided by the temple. Nanzo-in also serves as the chief location on the historic Sasaguri 88 Temple Pilgrimage route, welcoming pilgrims into the forested hills of Kyushu. The extraordinary bronze casting and structural engineering required to realize the massive monument embody the zenith of Japanese monozukuri (artisanal mastery and technological precision), integrating monumental art harmoniously within the surrounding topography.
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BTS: More than a Boy Band @btsmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Blood Sweat & Tears,” released Oct 10, 2016, is the title track from Wings. The song helped mark BTS’s early international breakthroughThe music video is filled with paintings, statues, wings, mirrors & references to Hermann Hesse’s Demian. Jimin is an early focus. #bts #btsarmy #kpop #musicsky
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Dr. Kelley Hess @khesser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How beautiful is Helsinki’s central library, Oodi?
A long building with gently curving wood panelling across the front that twists above the entrance to provide cover above glass doors. The plaza in front is almost empty. Blue sky above. Under the wood panneling in front of the entrance. Looking along the glass doors which reflect the fall colored trees in the park across. Under the wood panelling in front of the glass entrance. The wood twists along the length of the building until it meets the ground.
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RadarExile @radarexile.net · 29/09/2026
Timeline cleanse: A happy Wooper to brighten your day.
A very happy Wooper 😄
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And the last one I’ll mention is for mothers to set boundaries in their own relationships with their sons. The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.
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