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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 15h

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪

A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.

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Suzanne Fagence Cooper @suzannefagence.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A lovely page of leafy doodles made by William Morris in a dull committee meeting, at the William Morris Society. A little bit of joy for @silverpebble2.bsky.social this evening x

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I block these emails at this point, because otherwise they just keep sending endless word vomit "follow ups." Please, please, just type your own email.

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Suzanne Fagence Cooper @suzannefagence.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New lectures klaxon! On Ruskin and his artistic relationships with Turner, the Pre-Raphaelite & the Arts & Crafts movement. With @92ndstreety.bsky.social - 3 online live talks with q&a, from 17th Nov. More info & tickets here: roundtable.org/live-courses...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s still some space on my 2 upcoming zoom w’shops:bird illustr’n & mental health,10 Oct & botanical illustr’n & mental health,7 Nov.I teach you how to draw birds/plants & how creative activity alters 🧠 biochemistry to lift mood.Incl 10% off materials & full recording: workshops.emmamitchell.uk

Cornflowers, nigella, sweet peas & Russian safe & my drawings of them on the opposite page of a sketchbook

A spring collection of nature finds and my drawings of them alongside, on white watercolour paper with my watercolour palette & paintbrush in the corner

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either.

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This idyllic portrayal of a “green and pleasant land” at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment was painted by Stanley Spencer close to the village where he was living during WW2 (Landscape, Gloucestershire, 1940)

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An autumnal wreath I made from small finds from a walk ...and my illustration of it✒️🍂🌾🌿🔃

A wreath I've made from wild clematis, trimmed with a guinea fowl feather, acorn and oak leaves, beech leaves, campion seedheads from my garden, dried hydrangea florets, hawthorn and a sprig or Russian sage.

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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A 7th Century pillow name stone in St Hilda's church, Hartlepool, an Alpha and Omega above the name Hildithryth. It's one of a number from the cemeteries of the Anglo-Saxon monastery that stood on Hartlepool Headland and which are occasionally unearthed under streets and in peoples gardens. 1/2

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reform have launched an app & game for real-time tracking of boats crossing the channel. But some supporters have said it is boring because so little happens. There were 3 boats in last 7 days www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.uk

Fury as Reform UK launch small boats mobile ‘game’

Reform launches mobile game amid questions over party’s £72 million donations

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers. As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a flawed honest worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.

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Norah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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The Portico Library @porticolibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A plot twist 220 years in the making. 📖 The Portico Library has been awarded £6.4 million from @heritagefunduk towards Portico Reunited, thanks to National Lottery players...

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cher’s outfit reveals on The Cher Show (1975) designed by BOB MACKIE — who passed away today at the age of 87.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Morning in Kyiv. I’m having a warcoffee. The sound of a jet-powered drone breaks the silence. Then, a burst of loud shots. Blessed air defence. The drone is done. All clear. I continue sipping my black elixir.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"AI models are typically trained on enormous amounts of data scraped from the internet, including copyrighted materials taken without their owners' permissions, to the chagrin of creative groups." Chagrin?! CHAGRIN?! Try FURY at having our work stolen and our governments ignoring clear copyright law

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Autumnal embroidery: hawthorn berries, heather & new cow parsley leaf 🌿✂️🧵🪡

A design I’ve embroidered on my jumper inspired by sprigs of hawthorn berries and heather along with a fresh cow parsley leaf

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Della Quercia’s tomb of Ilaria del Carretto which so moved Ruskin. She’s exquisite. And look at her faithful wee dog.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 14/09/2026

Good thread on "scary big AI going rogue": as others have also pointed out, it's mostly shoddy cybersecurity hygiene from the AI bros combined with how fast AI can find and exploit vulnerabilities.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is the model, right? Suck people into conceptualising these things as having some existence that makes them worth saving. They're trying to get me to feel like Noa-32 is somehow worth saving from oblivion.

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Tom Clarke @deworde.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The story I heard was of a lecturer talking about this who at the start introduced the class to his favourite pencil, "Penny", a gift from his daughter. Throughout the lecture, he'd every so often note something down and say "thanks, Penny". At the end, he snapped the pencil in half.

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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Masked thugs turning up to intimidate and cause disorder have no place on our streets. I am asking whether our laws are fit for purpose when it comes to groups that organise intimidation and disorder. Political disagreement is part of democracy. Violence and intimidation are not.

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026

It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...

rnli.org

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Opposing fascism, supporting the RNLI, upholding the rule of law. Not difficult.

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026

The courage of those who set out to save those at risk of drowning can never be overestimated. Each rescue is a challenge. I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery. Donate to the #RNLI here: shop.rnli.org/products/don...

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Donation to RNLI

It costs us around £483,000 a day to run our lifesaving service. Your kind donation will help deliver our lifesaving work.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If the police & security services didn't see this coming, it was a massive intelligence failure. If they did, but still gave the impression of being caught on the hop, it's something worse.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Protester assaulted at Reform conference: "The focus really shouldn't be on whether the police will investigate this particular assault, but rather on how Reform incite and celebrate this sort of violent behaviour."

thenational.scot

I was violently assaulted at Reform's conference for protesting. Here's why I did it

A PROTESTER who disrupted Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham has spoken out after they were violently assaulted by audience members.

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Fiona McLees @mclees-fiona.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Following my visit to Brantwood I read this book by @suzannefagence.bsky.social - a very useful introduction to Ruskin and discussion of how his ideas are still relevant today. Particularly of interest was a rebuttal to our desire to see places firsthand and how collections can be an alternative

A photo of the book “To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters” by Suzanne Fagence Cooper

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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

What the lying Liar said just after the referendum...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🎉 A historic win for Greens in Dover. ✊🏽 We will always take the fight and win against Reform, Restore or whatever the far-right call themselves. 💚 We will always champion our communities. We will always put people before profit.

Poll showing greens beating reform 28.8 to 27.5

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Blackpool, 1962, photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

As the sun started to rise, the birds gently soared. Photo taken this morning in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Optimiste: The cup ys halfe full Pessimiste: The cup ys halfe emptye Alchemiste: The cup [sleighte of hande] ys made of GOLDE!

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes? Trye a tarot deck. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes. Not so hotte damne swyvinge evil.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

You knowe when the heroine doth face the dragon wyth a looke of elegant courage -- the sworde, raised -- eyes steel -- so you almost pity the dragon? Wel, everye daye you fynde some joye or peace or tyme to create or room to helpe somebodye, or even just pull thrugh, that ys you. You wynne the daye.

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Suzanne Fagence Cooper @suzannefagence.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What a line-up! So glad to be part of this impressive project, with a stellar cast brought together by @susiebeckham.bsky.social & @hosmeriana.bsky.social - Pre-order now manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192998/ Lots for followers of @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social & @thevicsoc.bsky.social

Book cover with title 'Shaping 19th century art history,: objects and aspirations in Britain & beyond'. Cover image shows 3 young people in classical robes singing from a large book. Clouds in background. Detail of painting by Frederic Leighton

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Christine Bates @christinebates.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Incredibly proud of @susiebeckham.bsky.social and @hosmeriana.bsky.social for compiling 'Shaping Nineteenth-Century Art History', a magnificent volume of essays honouring Liz Prettejohn's work. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192998/

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Dr Susie Beckham @susiebeckham.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So thrilled to FINALLY be able to announce my forthcoming edited volume (with the glorious @hosmeriana.bsky.social) of “Shaping nineteenth-century Art History: Objects and aspirations in Britain and beyond” — essays in honour of Prof Liz Prettejohn. Out Feb 2027 with @manchesterup.bsky.social.

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Manchester University Press - Shaping nineteenth-century Art History

Shaping nineteenth-century Art History - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Shaping nineteenth-century Art History by Susie Beckham

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

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