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@valduskin.bsky.social
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Old boater, armchair reader, armchair Lancashire cricket fan and armchair LFC fan. Hate the Tories, always, all the time.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 13h
Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
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Sandra Schwab @scribblingsandy.bsky.social · 5h
#JoyScrolling
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 4h
Here's the daily "Russia fires drones at other countries" slot. Remember I warned it'd become more frequent if we do nothing. Today Moldova suffered several explosions reported in Anenii Noi, Ștefan Vodă, Hîncești, Tudora + Căușeni. No-one was injured but damage was recorded.
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Dr. Jami Rogers @publicradionerd.bsky.social · 15h
Five paws from Snoops for Death of a Salesman @liveveryplay.bsky.social. Truly a Salesman for Liverpool, as Miller's working class 1950s meets Liverpool's diasporic working class. I've got to write about this - a love letter to Liverpool and Arthur Miller and Cyril's Willy Loman, from us 🐾🐾🐾🐾
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 4h
It’s 186 years to the day since a man called Thomas O’Conor wrote a report about a stone figure on a church in Kiltinane, County Tipperary. This would be unremarkable were it not for what the statue looked like, because this was the first written use of the term Sheela-na-gig
The Kiltinane churchSheela Na Gig – a strange, naked, stone female figure, with one hand raised, and the other holding open her vulva
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George Harrison Archive @harrisonarchive.bsky.social · 23h
Remembering Tom Petty on the ninth anniversary of his passing. “George came along, and we just got so close; it was like we had known each other in some other life or something.” - Tom Petty, Petty: The Biography (2015) Photo by Neal Preston
George Harrison (Spike Wilbury) and Tom Petty (Muddy Wilbury) sharing a laugh in 1990. Photo by Neal Preston.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm still on my "day job" as I start the daily thread for Day 1682 of Russia's all-out war on Ukraine. And it really is all out now, nothing spared Kyiv in particular, schools, hospitals, malls and bridges all "fair game" for the war criminals even 500km from the front.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 02/10/2026
Another "need to extend the y-axis" moment... Average temperature in Central England for Jan-Sep for each year since 1772. It is 0.8°C higher in 2026 than any other previous year.
Timeseries of average Jan-Sep temperature for Central England with huge jump up in 2026
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18h
Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
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Jack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 26/09/2026
I disagree with much of this by @modernlockey.bsky.social, but I think the points he makes tell us something interesting about the shortcomings of the Starmer project and the problems that Labour faces today.
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What is politics for?
Do we still live in a material world?
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What's the stupidest joke you most have to fight the urge to tell? Mine is not replying to questions about whether I have any allergies with 'we'll find out together, I guess'.
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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Temperatures in the Central Pacific El Niño region are the hottest ever measured (top panel), and far above any other El Niño at this time of year. But, if you adjust for the warming of the global ocean, the current trajectory is not so different from other very strong events.
Two panel plot showing daily time series of temperature anomalies in the Central Pacific Nino3.4 region during the last four strongest El Niño events without and with correction for changes in global ocean mean temperature.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Boy in a turban, with flowers. Beautiful & enigmatic work by Michael Sweerts of Brussels etc., who was born yesterday in 1618.
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Daily” pic no. 261
A speckled wood butterfly, brown with cream spots, basking on ivy leaves with its wings spread.
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Johnny Nice Painter @ Eurosky! @johnnynicepainter.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
An absolutely bonkers sunflower grown by Mrs N-P. Look at that sky too. You wouldn't think it's the last knockings of September in central England. #BloomScroll #BloomScrolling
A vibrant orange sunflower is centre picture. Another smaller out-of-focus sunflower is at the top left behing it. They are both against a blue sky with a couple of very whispy clouds.
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ScouseScene @scousescene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The first new Mersey Ferry in more than 60 years has made its maiden voyage on the River Mersey following a special naming ceremony in Liverpool. ⛴️ Read more in the comments...
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scientist seeks journalist(s) interested in new research: * Fascinating creatures * Tenacious science in tough terrain * Collaborative conservation * Roads roads roads, and recreation DM or email me.
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Animal Wolverine
ALT: Animal Wolverine
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This new tool, the Carbon Impacts Tracer, which translates carbon emissions into real-world climate impacts like heat exposure and coral bleaching, looks super useful. ➡️ carbonimpactstracer.com
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New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Superb and fascinating chart.
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Jaz @jaz.sh · 27/09/2026
Okay so I've built a new Atlas, this time it lets you explore the conversations on Bluesky over the past 7 days graphically. It should update every ~6 hours and help you navigate the information environment that exists on here. I've learned a LOT about what people do here today... atlas.jazco.dev
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Atlas
A living map of what Bluesky is talking about: the past week's conversations, grouped into topics and regions and rebuilt every six hours.
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This year France has been hit extremely hard by extended heat waves and drought that have devastated ecosystems and agriculture. Wake up call? "More than 260 marches, rallies, and citizen actions are being held across France today to demand emergency measures in response to climate change."
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 25/09/2026
As of September 22nd, the Gulf of Mexico sea-surface temperature is record hot, at 1.68°C (3.02°F) above the 1991-2020 mean. This breaks the previous record for the day set in 2024 by over 0.51°C (0.92°F). And no hurricanes! We live in interesting times.
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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's not just PFOA - parts of the northwest are also heavily contaminated with PCBs in the environment, the original 'forever chemical'. It's visible in the local wildlife - I don't know if anyone has looked at local people in the same way. bsky.app/profile/rich...
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mario Panteli talks to BBC North West about his feelings on learning he has high levels of PFOA in his blood. How many more families will be exposed to forever chemical pollution before the government brings in stronger regulations on PFAS?
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ukraine says the plant in Azov, Rostov region is "a key optoelectronic facility of Russia's "Tactical Missiles Corporation" The plant manufactures radar + infrared homing for guided missiles, thermal imaging & electronic systems for precision-guided artillery. bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thread documenting the 2026 mushroom season in our local park, showing the variety of what's growing there. Last year we saw 20 different types. Here are the first four....
dryad's saddle - flat fungus growth sticking out of a horse chestnut tree in the park. three discs about the size of a dinner plate, cream / brown colour with darker marks on. quite hard to touch.a different type of bracket fungus. a single piece with a cream-coloured crust and purply top. growing at the bottom of a tree.tiny orange spheres growing out of the cracks of a fallen tree. maybe some kind of puffball?flat head of a common inkcap growing out of a log. looks like it has been nibbled or knocked. other younger ones alongside.
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MackemFox @mackemfox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If not already.... well worth a follow! This is a superb read!
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Anita Chaudhuri @anitachaudhuri.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Possibly the most scenic bus stop in the world, at the Rest and Be Thankful, between Arrochar and Inveraray.
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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In a week, the last flower offerings of a lingering summer will be gone. Their spot taken with displays of corn maidens, apples and pears from local orchards. A celebration of harvest, of the turning of the year. From field, allotment and garden, a pagan dressing. – #DAKilroy
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mine arrived this week and they're beautiful; the place names sprinkled through the verse bringing back many memories of late teen/student 'adventures' in and around Sheffield.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You know that saying about how the way they treat asylum seekers is the way they’d treat everyone else if they thought they could get away with it? Well,
The Tories said the reduced subsistence allowance would be loaded onto pre-paid card that would not allow cash withdrawals, and would "prevent spending" on alcohol, cigarettes, or gambling.
The party is yet to detail how its proposal would work, but shadow welfare secretary Helen Whately said it would be "a version" of the pre-paid Aspen card issued to asylum seekers living in government-funded accommodation.
These cards cannot be used to make contactless, telephone or internet payments, whilst asylum seekers whose applications have failed cannot withdraw cash.
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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thread icon thingie. Good morning! Yule items are up for those of you who *really *like to have things organised in advance. (also, apparently this must now ...me) Yule Cat and Krampus, because I know what you are like. thomas-brown-1.sumupstore.com/products?cat...
Huge cat towers over Icelandic houses in the snow. Bottom panel is a Viking/Celtic zoomorphic knotwork. Pencil and mixed media on toned paper. Colour applied.A lovely Krampus couple based on the Whitby Krampus run figures. They stand on a snowy hillside among trees and standing stones. Pencil and mixed media on toned paper. Colour applied.
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Dr. Jami Rogers @publicradionerd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alright lads....Snoops got hugged by Sue Johnston!!! At his friend David Thacker's production of The Red Lion by Patrick Marber. At the King's Arms in Salford. Snoops gives the show FIVE PAWS & the evening about TWENTY PAWS 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 @ajynwa97.bsky.social @davidpattie.bsky.social @csvich.bsky.social
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come on down to the Council House for International Day of Birmingham, see the Re-Union Jack ♥️ #OneBrum Goldship have repurposed dozens of dirty & torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts to create a huge Union Jack, adorned with the names of people who have called Birmingham home
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GOLDSHIP Re-Union Jack 2026

Repurposed polyester flags/Mixed media.

Re-Union Jack is an ongoing community art project conceived by GoldShip, the creative duo of textile sculptor Clare Elisabeth and event producer Sam Shipman.

Repurposing dozens of dirty and torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts, Clare and Sam, alongside countless contributors from the wider community, pieced them together to create a huge Union Jack.

The flag was then transformed over several months by countless more contributors into a visual celebration of the people and stories that have helped shape the West Midlands. Across its surface are the names of influential Midlanders, spanning from the Anglo-Saxon Beorma, after whom Birmingham takes its name, through to the present day. Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.

Together, these names reflect the region's extraordinary history as a vibrant melting pot of cultures, ideas, talent and communities - and the positive contribution that migration has made to its identity.

The flag has since been signed in black by many of the people whose names feature upon it as a collective endorsement of its message of unity, inclusion and community.Photo of huge Union (Jack) Flag on lighting truss in the hall of the Council House. 
It's glorious and bears many names upon it of the people of Birmingham 
Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.
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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Night all. ❤️😴 Episode 134 - Night waves rolling onto Coldingham Sands (34mins *sleep safe*) It's 3am on the path from St Abbs to the beach. Just the sound of gulls and the sea.
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134 Night waves rolling onto Coldingham Sands (sleep safe) | Radio Lento podcast
Up steep steps from the sandy beach, and a birds-ear view of ocean breakers from a thicket, perched half-way up the cliff. Several hours to go before low tide. Directly ahead slow rolling waves, break...
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Michael Legel @mjlegel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This:
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think of the climate harm AI poses the same way: the threats are not theoretical or in the future, but unfolding all around us now.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So they're now talking about attacking the system of policing and law. Arrest these f*ckers. Stop bowing down to them and dancing around them.
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration. @tajali1.bsky.social for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 'Come what may, we're here to stay' is out now! #booksky
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Britain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj Ali
Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here...
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I often think of this as a sunrise dress, its fiery layers of tulle replicating the striations of early morning. Today I was treated to this display on my stroll through the lanes, mirroring the Callot Soeurs colours of c1910 #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A full length image of a c1910 evening gown made from layers of pink and orange tulle and with gold embellishment at the bodice and hem. It has a darker pink stoleA photograph that I took this morning of a fiery sunrise in shades of yellow orange pink and purple with the silhouettes of trees in the foreground
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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I appear to have two guards protecting my office. One always lies ("I have not been fed at all today") and one always tells the truth ("I deserve cat treats")
A photo of the door to my home office. On one aide there is Ari, a small grey and white cat, curled up on the floor. On the other side is Gus, a large grey and white cat, curled up in a red shorts box.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
MEMPHIS: “It’s not the fuckin’ law. I have a right to film! You’re violating my 1st amendment rights.” @GovBillLee’s UN-safe Task Force violates the rights of an activist already suing them, abusing a TN “25 Feet” law + shredding the constitution. More: www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 22/09/2026
These are on sale at the UN gift shop.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A 7,400-year-old female figure with red curls! Throughout human history, red has held a special significance; it was already being used in Neanderthal burials. Red was readily accessible, for instance, in the form of red earth, such as red ochre or red bole. The figurines dates...🧵1/2 📷 me
A small clay figurine depicting a stylized female figure with a large, roughly modeled head and simplified body. The face has prominent brows and eyes, and a protruding nose, while the lower body is fragmented and incomplete. She has curly hair with traces of red pigment. The weathered, dark brown-black surface shows cracks. The object is displayed against a black background.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 22/09/2026
🌞 Wednesday 23 September is the autumn equinox, at 01:05 BST. It's when the Sun crosses the equator heading south, marking the start of astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. This video shows how the Sun’s path changes through the seasons, driven by Earth’s 23.44° tilt. ☀️🌍 🧵 1/2
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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
I asked about Interrailing to Central Europe on Bluesky (or Eurosky actually) and got a deluge of relevant, personalized advice. Why use chatbots when you can discuss issues with real humans? #Eurosky 🙏🏻
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So confused. How was Pro Publica able to uncover and report this bribery scandal and administration cover-up without being at the White House and having the president assuring them they are stupid piggies? hhttps://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 22/09/2026
So. World‘s Longest Train Journey next year then 😅 This is the start of an intermittent #Innotrans thread
Card for Innotrans Asia
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Liberal England: The remains of Derwent church emerge from Ladybower Reservoir In a second video, he wonders at the many people who claim to have seen the steeple of Derwent church standing proud above the waves when they are not old enough to have done so.
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The remains of Derwent church emerge from Ladybower Reservoir
As is traditional in a dry summer, Our History Underfoot has been to Ladybower Reservoir to see what remains of Derwent village have been re...
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