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Love history and my somewhat lack lustre attempts at gardening.

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Jay is positioned nicely on the calibrated fence and showing off those blues and gray. And those eyebrows 👀 🪶 California Scrub jay
A Scrub jay stands on a blue metal tube fence with its back to the camera. The bird looks off into the distance at a brown and green hillside. From behind, the bird is mostly blue and has a dark gray back.
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass.  It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots.  This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I want to live here
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Beauty in all. Good morning Blue Sky
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DoctorTheopolis @drzaiusbaltar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A film about the Epstein files would make Malcolm McDowell’s Caligula look like Mary Poppins.
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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Bro is rethinking every single life choice that led to this room. #LifuX #Cats #Catsofbluesky #Caturday
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Chez Andre @avezina.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If our prime Minister would post something like that he would be removed in less then a week. He would be send for a mental health evaluation. America is now allies with North Korea, no big deal.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is so true..... #BookSky
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 05/08/2026
“The fight isn’t over yet.” Jeffrey Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky says Todd Blanche’s confirmation effort is “depressing,” but she’s not giving up. Don’t let the Epstein files disappear from the conversation. Survivors deserve justice. ⚖️ #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026
FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
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What Would Villanelle Do? @villanelletv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
sees Nirvana on a classic rock list gd
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Aging Aging Faster
Alt: Matt Damon and I are aging wtf
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
You can fact check Donald Trump 24/7 and you’ll never be able to correct all his lies. He’s counting on it.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The Tate Brothers Are as Vile as Jeffrey Epstein open.substack.com/pub/contrari... #WhiteNationalism #extremism #RapeCulture #HumanTrafficking #misogyny #EpsteinFiles
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The Tate Brothers Are as Vile as Jeffrey Epstein
Can we please stop calling them "influencers" now?
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What’s that amendment again? Oh, yeah 25!!!...🤔🤔🤔
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Do not fall for it. Trump has been laying the groundwork to justify massive interference in our midterms. It’s coming on Thursday. Don’t let him fool you.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 02/07/2026
Remember the Panama Papers, where nobody was prosecuted? Remember Grenfell Tower, where nobody was prosecuted? Remember January 6th, where those that were prosecuted were pardoned? Remember the Epstein files, where nobody was prosecuted? Remember that next time you're able to vote✊🏻
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Carl Ott @bubba687.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
At the moment, I’m regrettably not having champagne and croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but it's perfectly acceptable to answer "books and pastries" when someone asks what your plans for the weekend are.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I’ll be damned. The Pulitzer board did it. Good on them
Special Citations and Awards
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Julie K. Brown
A special citation is awarded to Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 and 2018 that exposed Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women, the justice system that protected him, and, over time, his powerful network of associates and enablers.
Her Perversion of Justice series, published nearly a decade ago, revealed how prosecutors shielded Epstein from federal sex trafficking charges when he was first accused of abusing young women. She went on to document and give voice to the scores of victims who had been groomed and abused by him and others in his circle. Her work, and the release of the government's Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world.
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Gay Bitterskeets @gaybitterskeets.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Epstein was Littlefinger. The press needs to explain this in terms the public understands.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Just a friendly reminder that you’re not being “unreasonable” if you wish to pull a book from a bookshelf and find that it opens a secret door. If anyone tells you otherwise, they were never your friend to begin with.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Republicans love adding seats to state Supreme Courts! They've done it three times in recent years. This latest court-packing plan will shift Utah's high court far to the right and possibly flip rulings on abortion and gerrymandering. Democrats should take note that Rs have deemed this acceptable!
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
🤓 The gardening word of the day is [Biomimetics]: The study of natural systems and processes with the intention of emulating them to help solve human problems. For instance, studying the wing movement and aerodynamics of birds to inform airplane design.
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Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Rest in power Clem Burke; the heartbeat of Blondie. Last saw him in Glasgow, at St Luke's, in 2024, with the Lust For Life band; what a drummer...
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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Tree of the day
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Remember me? @whoisnot.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
We lost Sir Terry Pratchett 10 years ago today. GNU Terry Pratchett. (In case you don't know what that means, see the top answer here: www.reddit.com/r/discworld/... )
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a man with a beard is holding a letter and says well that 's a bit of an embuggerance
ALT: a man with a beard is holding a letter and says well that 's a bit of an embuggerance
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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Some perspective. #CrueltyIsThePoint
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I have airport disease. My doctor says it's terminal. I'll stop now.
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ProudDaddy @xandland.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The older I get, the harder this hits.
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Koffels Solicitors and Barristers @koffels.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Child sexual abuse inquiry chair urges UK government to act www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Child sexual abuse inquiry chair Alexis Jay urges government to act
A campaign group led by Prof Alexis Jay also warns against "politicising" sexual violence.
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𝑀𝒶𝓎𝓇𝒶°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・🫧 @lepapillonblue.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
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tornadopants.bsky.social @tornadopants.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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tornadopants.bsky.social @tornadopants.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Well, the bad news is we had gas leaks,the hob and oven were condemned, and apparently, the previous electrician had left dangerous wiring.Good news, they were able to make it safe and replace. So new boiler,heating,bathroom and safe gas. Merry safe Christmas.
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tornadopants.bsky.social @tornadopants.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Heart stopping moment at 00:55, waking to the sound of rattling to find one of the cats trying to munch on my morning pain meds and anti seizure meds. She's fine, but now I wonder how often I've taken my meds in the morning after she's had a lick.
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tornadopants.bsky.social @tornadopants.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
I've hurt my back again, and the plumbing and heating engineers arrive tomorrow. The main issue is that we need to move heavy furniture, and I'm brain-dead from pain meds and can't decide where to put it.
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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
That time of year again at the @ics.bsky.social! 🎄 🏺 📕📗 🗃️ #Ancientbluesky #Classics
A Christmas tree built from red and green Loeb books stacked on top of each other sitting on a table. Windows in the background with small catalogue filing draws either side.
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A Novel Goddess-Californian @booksanescape.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 - 𝐓𝐇𝐌 @tomhicksmedia.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
A personal favorite. The older I get, the more poignant it becomes...
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Police in Japan installed cameras after nearly two dozen children's shoes went missing from a kindergarten. It's believed that the weasel is taking them back to its nest to keep warm. Too cute.
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Buffyslayer @buffy-slayer.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
It's just deliberate chaos. Ignore them all. Watch the heritage foundation picks. Those will be the ones putting in the work. Every ridiculous pick is a distraction.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery.
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Hillbilly Highlander @hillhighlander.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Two years ago today, I shot this photo in our glen. Scotland classifies stags accordingly: 12 points is a "Royal," 14 points is a "Monarch" and more than 14 is an "Emperor."
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tornadopants.bsky.social @tornadopants.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The littlest cat is not happy that the snow is wet. Big cat is just confused and annoyed that he has to use a litter tray or get his bum wet and cold. It'd be funny if it wasn't me they moaned at in the middle of the night.
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David Owens @deaux1.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Looks like a great place for a nap
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