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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 14h

Multiple streakers on Castle Street tonight

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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How many minorities are you willing to throw under the bus to appeal to people who won't vote for you anyway?

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

chronicles of the sword, magazine screenshot & caption, p.s.x., magazine (1996) archive.org/details/p.-s...

rendered 3d skeleton with sword and shield, standing in rendered water in a 3d environment.
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the animation of this skeleton that pops out of the water exemplifies this game's true-to-life look.

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Kwisatz Butch w/Rack @anchovygirlfriend.northsky.social · 25/09/2026

im waving my etrog i got freakin fronds and branches on my etrog im just wavin it... im a freak man

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sukkot (1894/1895) Leopold Pilichowski, 1869-1933. This painting may have belonged to Isser and Friedl Reifer, who fled their home in Vienna in 1938. Via the Jewish Museum.

Men holding the Four Species and hugging each other.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hadji Ephraim Benguiat and members of his family—probably his wife, Rebecca, and daughter Luna—pose for a photograph during Sukkot, ca. 1875. They stand by the sukkah at their home in Smyrna, modern-day Izmir. Via the Jewish Museum.

Hadji holds a lulav (a palm branch bound with sprigs of myrtle and willow) and an etrog (citron fruit) in his hands, both ceremonial objects associated with the holiday. The Benguiats were observant Jews in a port city with a robust multiethnic population.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sukkot (Das Laubhütten-Fest) Moritz David Oppenheim, 1867. Via the Jewish Museum. Chag sameach!

A family celebrates Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, commemorating the dwellings of the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert. The sukkah, or booth, is usually decorated with fruit and foliage appropriate for the autumn harvest.
While father presides, raising his wine glass for the blessing, his wife and beautiful daughter gaze adoringly at the baby. Outside the sukkah, an attractive maid carries a tureen of steaming soup that amusingly catches the cat's attention. Two Christian schoolboys watch the celebration with ardent curiosity.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From ‘The Intermediate Sex’ (1908) Look babe I just think you might enjoy breaking some of the seven seals to your soul, cmon try oestrogen

“If the soul of woman in its usual form represents a secret closed with seven seals, it is, when prisoners in the sturdy body of a man and fused with some of the motives of manhood, a far more enigmatic scripture whose sibylline meaning one can never be really sure…”

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 23/09/2026

Don't know what to say anymore

Protesters amassed in Gosport, Hampshire, after rumours spread that the migrants might be brought ashore by lifeboats there. Police closed off access roads to the marina as activists rallied by Thomas on YouTube arrived to attempt to block the boat’s arrival. Crowds of masked protesters confronted a line of police to chants of “let them drown” sung by a child over a megaphone.

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.”

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Year in, year out, the Taxpayers’ Union and allied hard right groups assist the National Party. The Taxpayers’ Union raises millions of dollars to undermine National’s political opponents and in return National gives legitimacy to the Taxpayers’ Union.”

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maimonides nutz @maimonidesnutz.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Out: gmar chatima Tova In: Yaaaaasss! Yom Kippur

An Amazon listing of a glittery banner that says “Yom Kippur” the title of the banner is “Yaaaaasss! Yom Kippur Banner Jewish New Year Decor Rosh Hashanah Party Supplies Jewish...” in the top right corner it says “pre strung”
It costs 12.99

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bird of the Year voting closes on Sunday so I'll post a COOL TAKAHĒ FACT daily until then to encourage everyone to VOTE TAKAHĒ. It has somehow never won! FACT: the takahē is the largest living member of the RAIL FAMILY of birds, so it is the official railfan birb Go vote: www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

A pic I took in 2019 of a takahē looking very round walking away from having a nice ol' feed at Pūkaha National Wildlife Sanctuary, Mt Bruce, in the Wairarapa

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I haven't been in the Greedy Cat age bracket for about twenty years, but I don't remember "Greedy Cat and the Angel Investor" or "Greedy Cat Learns about Downsizing his Workforce".

Greedy Cat (a NZ early reader book about a naughty cat) is advertised as a series about philosophy, psychology, finance, investment, and business.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Safe in here. Photo from my collection, no date.

Black-and-white photo of a medium haired white kitten with black fur across the top of its head. It isn’t sitting inside of a child’s bike helmet, possibly dirtbike helmet with face shield. The kitten is looking downward.

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Rabbi at Rosh Hashanah services yesterday told the Talmudic story of Honi, who slept for 70 years. She described it as a Rumpelstiltskin story. She mean Rip Van Winkle and it was all I could think about for the rest of the sermon. My daughter reassured me that my pedantry was also very Jewish.

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Kvetch & Release 🎣 @kvetchrelease.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I think everyone, Jewish or not, is ready for a new year. Here's hoping yours is happy, healthy, and sweet.

Image: Children dancing next to some roses and a pair of birds

Text: Happy New Year (in Hebrew, English, & French)

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship).

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fridge completely broke down, water soaked through carpet, all food soaked. Happy new year to me.

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Outbursts Of Everett True @everetttrue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Daily Graphic Pine Bluff, Arkansas July 18,1919

P1- EVERETT MEETS A FACTORY OWNER AT HIS OFFICE
EVERETT: IS IT TRUE THAT YOU REFUSE TO ARBITRATE WITH YOUR MEN WHO ARE ON STRIKE
FACTORY OWNER:YES, SIR!!!
P2- EVERETT HAS LEFT THE FACTORY OWNER’S OFFICE, THE FACTORY OWNER IS NOW SPORTING A FRESH BLACK EYE

FIVE MINUTES FOR HEAD TO CLEAR

FACTORY OWNER: HEY, GEORGE -
NOTIFY THE STRIKE COMMITTEE THAT I'M WILLING TO TALK IT OVER

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Shove Actually @dickenschicken.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

FULL MAMDANI EVERYBODY #nzpol

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internet freds 🦇☠️💾✨️ @esquiring.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if the band's oud player looks like this, you're about to die in that pit

Ramiz al-Zagha, oud. he's wearing the largest tie ever made and a sweet fez.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Radio artists, PBS [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service], Jerusalem, 1936. Ref 2019704532, Library of Congress.

Seated left to right: Yahya al-Suʻudi singer and oud; Egyptian qanun player; Arteen Santurji, santur; Ibrahim ʻAbdel-ʻAl, qanun; and Ramiz al-Zagha, oud. Standing right to left: Jamil ʻUwais, Yusuf Radwan, oud, Jalil Rukab, violin; Tawfiq Jawhariyya, flute; and Baseel Sarwa, riqq.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Leather doll, UK, 1830s. Each foot has a nail through it, used to attach her to a stand. Ref B.2:1-2001, V & A Museum.

This pedlar doll was made around 1830-1840 in England. It was probably produced by C.H. White of Milton, near Portsmouth, as he was one of the few commerical producers of dolls such as this. However, the original stand is missing making it difficult to identify.

The doll is wearing a cream-coloured outfit with a bright red cape. Her head is made from kid leather and has stitched-in facial features to make her look more lifelike. Her basket of wares feature treasures such as gloves, necklaces, scissors, playing cards, balls, and bellows, among other items.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Doll, 1925. Possibly representing a Basque peasant. Ref MISC.7-1938, V & A Museum.

Doll, moulded and painted papier-mâché, fabric, French, 1925.
Freddy Kreuger vibes tbh

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"You may have seen recent media coverage indicating that the ACT Party intends to campaign on ending targeted Māori and Pacific admission pathways into medical programmes..." Email everyone in a health professional programme at Otago got this morning.

It is important to be clear that all applicants to the University of Otago’s MB ChB programme must meet the same academic threshold to be eligible for admission, irrespective of the admission category or pathway through which they apply. Targeted admission pathways do not lower or waive this threshold.

Once admitted, every medical student completes the same programme, is assessed against the same academic, clinical and professional standards, and must demonstrate the same graduate outcomes.

The evidence supporting targeted admission pathways is well established. These pathways help address the longstanding under-representation of Māori and Pacific peoples within the medical workforce and contribute to a health workforce that better reflects and responds to the communities it serves. This is essential to delivering equitable, culturally safe and responsive healthcare and improving health outcomes across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Claims that targeted admission pathways lower standards or compromise the quality of medical graduates are not supported by the evidence. Our analysis of student progression and graduate outcomes provides no evidence of declining graduate quality. All graduates must meet the standards required by the University and the relevant professional and accreditation bodies.

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Funksta Uzz @funksta-uzz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Umm, quick quesion: who is the minister currently presiding over a collapse in the health system where there are day-long queues to get seen in hospital? #nzpol

Idiotic Instagram post by Simeon Brown showing an AI generated picture of the Kwik-E-Mart from The Simpsons with a line of people queueing outside. He has renamed it Kiwimart and included a hamner and sickle to represent the Greens new policy.

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Oliver L @eey0re.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Stopping 18-19 year olds "languishing on welfare" by making them ineligible for welfare is very "trees are the cause of forest fires."

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

i was struck by inspiration and had to draw them stoned at the fish and chip shop

Two baby fur seals sitting in long grass. they have expressions that are sad yet proud, as though the weight of the world is on their shoulders, but they stand against the trouble

a terrible cartoon of the same two seals at the counter of a fish and chip shop, looking up at the menu board

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I had one question on todays test about a woman at 10/40 gestation + fever and I have NO IDEA what she had!!

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tiny bicycle thieves in 1966. Photo from my collection.

Black-and-white photo of two tabby kittens perched on the seat and that bar thing above the back wheel. A third tuxedo kitten is visible on the other side of the bicycle wheel. They are outside in a scrubby field in the sun.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Is There A Heaven for Pumpkinheads? Halloween card circa 1901, United States.

Autochrome photo. A group of people wearing pumpkin heads reading a book called HEAVEN AND HOW TO GET THERE.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Also, halachically what’s the marital situation if your wife doubles and you are suddenly married to two women, who are identical and have the same memories?

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

EVERYONE GO AND READ PIP ADAMS’ “NOTHING TO SEE” IT WHIPS!!!

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Simeon Brown has been lying about recruitment. #nzpol "These documents expose that the health minister was aware that our health system was not filling hospital vacancies as part of a deliberate savings plan & that patient care has suffered as a result. It's scandalous”

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Documents reveal Health NZ hiring crackdown

Health NZ leaders told the Health Minister tight controls on hiring staff were crucial to delivering its budget and that recruitment of any frontline worker was only possible with the sign-off of seni...

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Negin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Out of curiosity I did this search for Ben-Gvir and Smotrich and let’s be clear, The Telegraph went way harder on Arday than it did on people actively committing war crimes.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is a children's play about Jesus, who as I understand it is some kind of car. I am not familiar with the New Testament, when did they sell him???

Girl: In the Fourth Stage, the lovely car is brought into the showroom for sale.
Boy: Now the Fifth Stage is to understand what a car is for. A car is not just beautiful to look at, its true purpose is to get inside and drive to wherever you want.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Is this normal Christian theology or theology from the Cars universe, what do you MEAN driving the car makes it alive like Jesus

The Fifth stage is called The Resurrection. Here Gd raises Jesus alive again so that his spirit can live in us. This is just like the fifth stage of how to make a car. Only when we get inside a car and drive in it then the car becomes alive and we can feel how wonderful the car is.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Terry Pratchett was a very talented man who did incalculable damage to mediocre fantasy writing

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Illustration from "L'onanisme- a treaties on the diseases caused by masturbation." Samuel-Auguste Tissot, 1836. Wellcome Collection.

Black and white drawing of a teenage girl looking bored.

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Just as the doctor has fixed me in my arm and leg bath, a wasp threatens to settle on my nose." Etching, May 1869. Ref 572649i, Wellcome Collection.

A man visiting a health resort with his limbs immobilized is watching a wasp flying near him; bath tub in the background.

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