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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 3h

Friends took us apple shootin' on a mountain top. [You mean apple *pickin'] No, I do not. Two words: Apple Cannon.

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 10h

This is the worst horror movie ever! Get me out or wake me up. I can’t face my kids living through this hell.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

How wonderful 🫶🏼 #BookSky

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 9h

Sadiq Khan says he’s an ally of the trans community. So why is he allowing one of the most famous anti-trans people in the world to take over Oxford Street? Join over 8,500 and ask him to pull the plug on transphobia👇 bit.ly/4jiRuvt

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Sadiq Khan: Pull the plug on transphobia

Tell the mayor of London to switch off JK Rowling’s Christmas lights

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 15h

This made my day

$Meme showing a young woman sitting on a park bench, looking at her phone with one hand against her forehead. The heading reads, “Is your child texting about archaeology?” In a box below: rofl = redistribution of flint lithics pmsl = post-medieval silt layer tbh = trowelled back hastily stfu = stupid trowel fractured utterly smh = splintered mattock handle mfw = mesolithic flint waste idc = I decrypt cuneiform lmao = late mesopotamian Akkadian origin$

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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Perseverance has set a new off-world record! 🏅 On Oct. 11, the rover's odometer hit 28.1 miles (45.22 km), eclipsing the distance record set by NASA's Opportunity rover. Longer drives are putting more geological diversity within reach faster science.nasa.gov/blogs/persev... youtu.be/XaxuV6tsIb4?...

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Record Drive Path Animation (as of Oct. 11, 2026)

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

From the same AI heavy documentary (currently on British TV screens), here's [Checks notes] the emperor Hadrian arriving in London AD 122 We really don't know where to start with this... 😱 #AI #ArchaeologyHorror

The emperor Hadrian or Alexander the Great or Attlia the Hun or Vlad the impaler or Gengis Khan (or anyone really) in weird sci-fi armour on horseback surrounded by comedy Trojans / Romans

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy Mosaic Monday! Discovered in the 1930s, with a tree growing on top of it, the "shell" mosaic is one of the highlights of the Verulamium Museum collection. Have you got a favourite Verulamium mosaic? f.mtr.cool/ckm68ji5ka #MosaicMonday

Verulamium Museum shell mosaic, Roman mosaics

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Wildlife conservationist Ivan Carter with a rescued genet. Genets are closely related to civets and binturongs (bearcats). IG: @ivan.carter ~ S. Africa www.instagram.com/ivan.carter?...

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Gordie 🤘🏻🏴‍☠️🇬🇧🇨🇦🇵🇱🇺🇦 @gordie382.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#HappyThanksgiving to my Canadian Family, Friends & Followers. 🇨🇦🍁🦃 Joyeuse Action de grâces à ma famille, mes amis et mes abonnés canadiens ! 🇨🇦🍁🦃

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

🔭 Astronomer, astrophysicist & explorer Dr. Merieme Chadid: one of the world's first scientists to establish a major astronomical observatory in Antarctica. She set up the specialized automated telescopes & tested the optical turbulence of the atmosphere.🧵 She was born #OTD in 1969. #WomenInSTEM

A color photograph of Moroccan-French astronomer and astrophysicist Dr. Merieme Chadid (born 1969), celebrated as a pioneering explorer who established early automated telescopes in Antarctica. Caught in a candid and joyful moment, she is positioned slightly off-center, facing toward the right side of the frame with a radiant, wide smile that showcases her bright eyes. Her dark hair is pulled back neatly into a ponytail, emphasizing her facial expression. She wears a structured, textured charcoal-gray blazer over a white blouse featuring a vibrant, multicolored floral or abstract print along the neckline. Adorning her neck is a distinctive statement necklace consisting of a large, circular, engraved silver pendant suspended from a thin red cord. The background is a soft, out-of-focus interior wall with neutral, warm beige tones, creating a shallow depth of field that keeps the focus entirely on her. The overall mood is warm, intellectual, and proud, embodying the triumphant spirit of a groundbreaking scientist who shattered cultural and geographic barriers in the global astrophysics community.

An historic, on-site photograph of Dr. Merieme Chadid conducting polar research during her groundbreaking 2005–2006 astronomical expedition at the Concordia Research Station in Antarctica. Positioned in the center of the frame, Dr. Chadid smiles warmly at the camera, bundled in specialized extreme-cold gear including a heavy royal blue parka with a high collar, black insulated gloves, and a plush black fur hat framing her dark, curly hair. In the immediate foreground on the left stands a large, white, high-precision automated telescope mount labeled "Astro-Physics," which she touches gently with her gloved hand. In the background, a second telescope sits mounted on a sturdy wooden tripod behind a safety netting enclosure, set against a vast, flat expanse of blinding white Antarctic ice that stretches to a crisp, cloudless blue horizon. The crisp daytime composition uses natural polar sunlight to highlight the stark, freezing conditions. The mood is adventurous and triumphant, capturing a historic milestone for women in STEM as the first astronomer to install a major dark-sky observatory in the extreme heart of the Antarctic plateau.

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Shirley @shirleyrl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The things we do for love 🙂

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Camera attached to a cat captures some interesting views. Original post

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Saint-Malo, Brittany, has one of the highest tides in Europe, with water that can rise 13 m over. These houses are built as a sea wall and 4 layer glass on the front windows. [📹 Easy Ride] Original post

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

UK: "Health bodies ask people to start wearing face masks if they must leave their house after COVID cases rise and flu season starts early." 😷 Source: www.facebook.com/theliverpool...

Liverpool Echo News social media post advising people with COVID-19 or respiratory symptoms to wear face masks if they must leave home.
• UK COVID-19 cases increased by 34.6%, with the XFG variant reportedly contributing to the rise.
• COVID-related deaths increased by 47.4%, with nine additional deaths compared with the previous week.
• Officials warn colder weather and more indoor gatherings could increase winter infections.
• UKHSA advises symptomatic people to stay home and avoid contact with vulnerable individuals.
• If leaving home is necessary, wear a well-fitting, multilayer face covering or surgical mask and avoid crowded places.
• Eligible people are encouraged to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccinations.
• NHS winter vaccination rollout includes older adults, pregnant women and children.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Watching a documentary about the emperor Hadrian's visit to Britain in AD 122 There's a lot of AI If you're going to use AI (which you shouldn't) at least get an expert to check it Hadrian's Wall has been studied for 100s of years We don't know what this Wall is 😱 #AI #archaeologyhorror

An AI image, supposedly of Hadrian's Wall Roman frontier system, depicting a very large stone gate topped by a Medieval farmhouse, with post Medieval drystone wall and two confused legionaries

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

33yr old MORGAN FREEMAN as you may not have seen him before, in 1971 on the kids show The Electric Company as ‘Easy Reader’. #RitaMoreno

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Dr Penny Bradshaw @drpennybradshaw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

After last night’s wonderful event, celebrating the Grasmere Dialect Plays, I woke up in my lovely little room at Brathay Hall to golden October sunshine. Took myself off on a Beatrix Potter-inspired lakeside & woodland walk at Wray Castle - a perfect finale to a very special and joyous weekend 🍂☀️📚🍄

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Jenny Rhodes @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

😮 “The PM has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum.”

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

'Hedgehog in a Landscape' by Giovanna Garzoni, 1643-1651, Italian painter #Womensart #AutumnWeek 🍂

Painting featuring a hedgehog on brown ground facing left next to sone oak leaves, a snail and two chestnuts

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The *Haystack* on #Ilkley Moor West #Yorkshire (looking west) A natural outcrop covered in over 70 Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age engraved cups, grooves and rings 📷 August 2022 An enigmatic lying down boulder for #StandingStoneSunday

A large grey boulder with circular engravings with heather and hills beyond

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, the world’s largest steerable dish radio telescope at the time (now the third largest). was switched on in 1957 on this day. Built by Bernard Lovell, it was the only radar device that could track the carrier rocket of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik I.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/10/2026

No country has ever walked this path as a former member, already closely aligned and sharing the EU’s values. With the political will, Britain could be back at the table within a single parliament.

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Labrador Yuki 🦴afide @labradoryuki.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Bedtime. We found a little friend tonight…. Goede nacht vrienden! 😘

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 10/10/2026

A drier day for many on Sunday, though rain does eventually creep into the far west 🌧️

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 10/10/2026

A changeable but mild spell of weather is expected across the UK through much of next week, with Atlantic weather systems bringing periods of rain, strong winds and above-average temperatures

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Shirley @shirleyrl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We got held up by a gaggle nonchalantly crossing the road yesterday🙂 #NorthNorfolk #UpperSheringham

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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ventilation at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social is super insufficient for the crowd this year. COVID and other pathogens are spreading. We need safer #IndoorAir. Take precautions. @msjulieslam.bsky.social at #NYCC #MaskTogetherAmerica

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

❓️Which of these three graphs shows an increase that the public most urgently needs to be informed about❓️ 1. FLU 2. COVID 3. RSV

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This being the last hours of #WorldOctopusDay is a great excuse to post this superb Mycenaean stirrup jar with a hallucinogenic-stylized octopus. Somebody clearly ate the mushrooms. 😆 🏺 1200-1100 BCE. Met Museum. 📸 me

A stylized octopus with spiral, hypnotic eyes and flanked by fish covers each side of this stirrup jar, named for the shape of its handles. Mycenaean pottery often reflects Minoan-inspired themes and techniques that originated on the island of Crete. Animated marine motifs adopted from Minoan art began to appear on Mycenaean vessels in about 1500 BCE and were initially rendered in a very naturalistic manner. Here, the symmetrical composition and abstract depiction of the sea creatures are characteristically Mycenaean.

Such jars were commonly used to transport liquids.

Mycenaean, Late Helladic IIIC, ca. 1200-1100 BCE.

H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The PCR positivity map is out and the national average has risen again to 10.65% in England, 5.4% in Scotland. Scottish data is as of 4 days ago (Sunday); English data is as of 3 days ago (Monday). jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/8

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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

mmm... airport McDonald's burgers. i no longer wondered what it might be like to eat a ping pong paddle.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#ResistanceRoots Mary Engle Pennington was born on this day in 1872 in Nashville, Tenn. She was a pioneering bacteriological chemist, food scientist and refrigeration engineer who developed the “cold chain” of food safety. Every time you buy fresh food or open your fridge, thank Dr. Pennington. /1

Mary Engle Pennington in 1940. Dr. Pennington’s legacy is woven into the fabric of modern food systems and public health. As a chemist and engineer, she took a chaotic, unregulated and often lethal food supply network and engineered it into a secure, predictable system. Every time we open a modern home refrigerator, buy a fresh carton of milk or eat frozen foods shipped across continents, we are benefiting from her research and development. Before her work, bacterial contaminants in unrefrigerated food were a death sentence for American children. With the distribution of 1.5 million free domestic safety bulletins, she taught an entire nation how to properly cool and zone food. Pennington also battled systemic gender discrimination, not with loud protests, but with bulletproof, undeniably superior empirical data. We owe a debt of gratitude to this brilliant, soft-spoken Quaker who quietly saved millions of lives by keeping food cool. Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's #WorldOctopusDay! Here's an 1861 clipping from the London Illustrated Times of 'A Marine Monster Discovered Near Teneriffe'. From the description, it's likely that this was a giant squid rather than an octopus, but it's described as a 'giant polypus' by the crew.

A clipping from the London Illustrated News of a short article with a large illustration, showing a huge squid-like creature with one massive eye being ensnared by a net and dragged towards a ship. The crew watch on, shocked.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Started playing videogames with a network of medieval merchant guilds and market towns. We're calling ourselves the LANseatic League.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 08/10/2026

The EU wants us back ♥️ French finance minister: "What I can tell the British people is: come back, anytime."

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