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Siobhán Freya

@shibh.bsky.social
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Transwoman in UK looking to the skies but temporarily grounded Will continue to flap wings and offer a sympathetic ear. Specialist in Tsundoku Dum spiro spero

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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 4h
On this day in 1888, a Czechoslovak Jewish woman was born. A businesswoman, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Jindřiška Danzigová Support @sobibor.org
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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 3h
Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday
Decorated bronze pony cap with long, slender curving horns
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2h
UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 3h
77 Candles 🎂 today for the legendary portraitist — ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 1h
A legal requirement concerning grandparents and German (as opposed to Jewish) blood was established under the Nuremberg Laws which Adolf Hitler introduced and enforced. ‘I’m not English. My parents weren’t born here. My grandparents weren’t born here’ Suella Braverman.
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Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 1h
"people don't seem to understand what I'm saying" yes because it's gibbering nonsense!
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 1h
Yes, this is true DOGE knew *exactly* what USAID resources were used for & where those resources went to: health & humanitarian assistance to women & children in low- & middle-income countries Here are 20 projects that Musk killed He knew exactly what he was doing apnews.com/article/usai...
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USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed
Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding.
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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...
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Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine (Gift Article)
Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 3h
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be doing a "soft launch" in Edinburgh on October 14! Get your hands on SLEUTH-HOUND before it's officially out in the city where the story took place! I'll be in conversation with @anatomicalcat.bsky.social! Tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
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Lindsey Fitzharris for Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes at Edinburgh New Town Church
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Tomas Ström @hapsis.bsky.social · 3h
The story of a Mariupol surgeon who returned from abroad to serve in the army www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... #Defense #MilitaryTech #Security
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"It was eating away at me that my country was at war while I was here": the story of a Mariupol surgeon who returned from abroad to serve in the army
Mariupol-born Dmytro Hetmanov was used to medicine, with all its difficulties and losses: his entire family works in healthcare, and he himself had barely taken off his white coat since 2013.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 4h
"Burnham.. is calling for greater control over water.. energy" Control not ownership "Hes also calling for electoral reform" After the next election "Hes calling for a tougher stance on Israel" He's not ending arms exports, isn't deproscribing PA, refuses to call it genocide
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h
Belarus tests a new path back to the West Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has worked his way out of Western isolation before. Now, he seems to be launching yet another attempt.
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Belarus tests a new path back to the West
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has worked his way out of Western isolation before. Now, he seems to be launching yet another attempt. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 21 announced a "ma...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h
Sanctions and diplomatic ostracism only grew after the Lukashenko regime aided Russia's war against Ukraine by allowing Russian forces to use Belarusian territory for an assault against Kyiv in 2022. Now, channels to the West seem to have opened up again.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strikes on Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery and Samara LPDS overnight. Explosions and a fire were recorded at the refinery, while the Samara oil hub also caught fire. Both facilities support the needs of Russia’s armed forces, according to the General Staff. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h
❗️Zelensky told the Financial Times that Ukrainian intelligence intercepted information indicating Putin ordered Russian forces in September to intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure. Zelensky quoted the intercepted order as: “Now there are no rules.” #Ukraine
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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 3h
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 3h
🇺🇦 Ukraine is testing FIVE new interceptor models against russian jet-powered drones. Zelenskyy says one could reach production of around 400 units by the end of October. Four more are being tested. The biggest bottleneck now: engines.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 5h
⚡️ Ukraine's European integration minister expects Hungary to lift veto and remaining EU accession negotiating clusters to open by year-end
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Ukraine's European integration minister expects Hungary to lift veto and remaining EU accession negotiating clusters to open by year-end
Deputy Prime Minister Vsevolod Chentsov says Ukraine expects Hungary to lift its veto on opening further EU accession negotiation clusters after Kyiv adopts changes to education legislation concerning...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15h
Suella Braverman's book PATRIOT came out today. It's 503 grams, costs £30 and tells the story of one politician's struggle against reality. Mine is currently 99p on kindle. Weighs nothing. Is all about traitors and villains... And people love it. Choices www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2FHD18...
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Notorious: History’s Villains and Why They Matter
Notorious: History’s Villains and Why They Matter eBook : English, Otto: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 3h
BBC News - Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... If she dies will her executioners be charged with murder? An hour attempting and failing to site an iv? Death by firing squad as she requested would've been more effective
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Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 5h
I've pushed the government to end unaffordable rents every day I’ve been an MP, and before then. It's a national scandal that thousands of ordinary people are forced to limit themselves & their life chances just to keep up with sky-high rents. This would be a much-needed reset👇
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 9h
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 5h
Message to Donald. You created the problem. Don't threaten your countries allies with consequences if they don't gamble their diesel reserves on you fixing it quickly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 5h
"BREAKING: REFORM LOSES CONTROL OF DURHAM — ANOTHER COUNCILLOR FROM REFORM RESIGNED Another one bites the dust. Reform UK councillor Aaron Hillam has reportedly quit the party — leaving Durham County Council in No Overall Control. Reform swept into Durham promi..." www.facebook.com/politicsinth...
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Scribbler Pen @scribblerpen.bsky.social · 5h
The more you read this, the more it beggars belief. Do politicians and civil servants think disabled young people get magically un-disabled (and un-discriminated against) if you take away social security? That cutting Motability would help get them to work? How? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 19h
Hey friends🫂🫂 There’s a version of me you’ve never met. And honestly, sometimes I’m scared I’m starting to forget her too. Who was I before you knew me as “the girl from Ukraine living through war”? I’ve never really told you. Until now Watch new video for free: buymeacoffee.com/angelica.sha...
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 4h
Of course 🇺🇸 did. It IS a corrupt state
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 4h
Meanwhile at the Labour Party Conference:
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 4h
🚨🚨European leaders must stop calling #Russian attacks “hybrid,” according to Estonia's FM. They are “terror attacks” and “sabotage attacks,” says Margus Tsahkna and part of a systematic Russian effort against Europe that amounts to “some kind of war." www.politico.eu/article/esto...
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It’s war, not hybrid attacks, says Estonian foreign minister
Margus Tsahkna says Europe must present a united front against Moscow.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 4h
Govt minister Keir Mather is asked about record diesel prices. He says: ".. I want to reassure people that they can still go to the pumps and fill up with diesel because the supply that we have to the UK is inherently resilient" They can't if they can't afford it.
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One year ago, the world lost one of its strongest advocates. Dr. Jane Goodall spent years advocating for animal welfare, for community-led conservation, and for youth environmental leadership. She knew that each one of us had an important role to play, and she made sure that we knew that, too.
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Oz Wiltshire. @ozwiltshire.bsky.social · 9h
A bit of information on this remarkable statue.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 10h
Thousands of years old, this statue still stares with eternal life.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10h
This is Ilya Honcharov. He was only 14 years old. Russia killed him in Vyshhorod, Kyiv Region on September 30 🕯💔 ​Ilya’s family had moved to the Kyiv region from Sumy to escape relentless bombings, only for a Russian missile to strike the building where they lived.
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 9h
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The Upside Down @theupsidedem.bsky.social · 13h
Two counterterrorism agents were pushed out after questioning a terrorism probe tied to Stephen Miller’s wife. A top FBI official then resigned over the demotions. #Vote In Trump’s FBI, insiders don’t need cash to collect. Someone else’s job will do. #PayToPlayPresident
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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 7h
Looking at my timeline on here, once the midterms are done and dusted it's going to be rather quiet..........
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 8h
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 21h
Records come and records go. But this is one for the ages. The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly is now at a record 3.23°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This crushes the previous daily record set in 1982 by over 1.14°C. The Climate 8-ball is looking up.
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 16h
1st October 1970, Janis Joplin recorded her famous a cappella song "Mercedes Benz" and a lighthearted "Happy Trails" birthday greeting for John Lennon during a session in Los Angeles. These proved to be her final studio recordings before her tragic death three days later. #JanisJoplin
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 19h
⚡️ Ukrainian pilot dies after MiG-29 fighter shot down by Russian missile. Redvanovich, who was 25 years old, served as the commander of the "Ghost of Kyiv" 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
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Ukrainian pilot dies after MiG-29 fighter shot down by Russian missile
Redvanovich, who was 25 years old, served as the commander of the "Ghost of Kyiv" 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 18h
30 Sept 1868, American author Louisa May Alcott published the first volume of "Little Women"—there would be a second, now often incorporated into the first—which would become a beloved childhood classic.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 30/09/2026
A new autonomous warfare command. $54B for Alaska LNG. U.S. troops leaving Iraq. And Dennis Rodman back in the diplomatic picture. September really wanted a memorable exit. Today’s ONEST Daily: www.onestnetwork.com/the-daily-se...
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The Daily | September 30, 2026
What mattered today, before tomorrow’s headlines.
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 23h
Fresh discoveries have recently surfaced in Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, signifying significant archaeological breakthroughs. Göbekli Tepe, which dates back approximately 12,000 years, holds the distinction of being the most ancient megalithic site worldwide. Source | arkeonews.net/new-discover...
Göbeklitepe, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, has revolutionized the perspectives of historians and archaeologists regarding the origins of civilization. Remarkably, it possesses a companion site known as Karahantepe.
The site continues to tantalize researchers with its untapped potential, promising further revelations.
In an official written statement, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Türkiye has disclosed the following information:
A remarkable statue, standing at a height of 2.3 meters, has been unearthed in Karahantepe, showcasing an incredibly lifelike facial expression. This statue stands out due to its striking resemblance to a relief discovered during the Sayburç excavations in 2021. Notably, one of the panels in Sayburç depicts a figure holding their phallus in their right hand. However, the newly discovered statue depicts a figure holding its phallus with both hands.
The seated statue, positioned within a fixed niche on the ground, portrays a deceased human with distinct emphasis on the rib, spinal, and shoulder bones, creating a vivid representation.
Within the same vicinity where the sculpture was found, a vulture sculpture adorning the wall and stone plates scattered on the ground were also uncovered. Recent studies conducted in the Şanlıurfa province of Turkey have provided valuable insights into settlements that indicate the existence of a distinct phase within the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A really noteworthy speech by Radosław Sikorski that does a marvelous job of summing up the posture of Europe in addressing serial Russian provocations, most recently, surrounding Kaliningrad.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 18h
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
🇮🇱 SMOTRICH: “We need to do in (The West Bank) what we did in Gaza. I am not playing pretend.”🤔 Israel’s finance minister not hiding their ethnic cleansing intentions— Hamas is not in the West Bank Per Grok, 🇮🇱 has dropped the equivalent of 6-13 atomic 💣 on Gaza (made in 🇺🇸 )
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.collinruggnews.com/surviving-le... This will be a nightmare for all sides
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Surviving Lethal Injection: What Actually Happens When the Drugs Fail to Kill an Inmate | Collin Rugg News
When two doses of lethal injection failed to execute death row inmate Christa Pike, it exposed what legally, medically, and procedurally happens when an execution fails.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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