Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 3mNo, this has always been American culture, in stark contrast to Europe. The internet is what's turbocharging your ability to impose your culture on the rest of the world. 000
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Wild strawberry spotted on today's walk - West Yorkshire 11 October 2026 #wildflowerhour 0211
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Quite. Grew up in 1970s/80s S Wales (not a big Welsh speaking area), difficult decades by any standard. At my English-medium primary and secondary schools we sang in Welsh most days, recited poetry in Welsh, had school Eisteddfods, and attended the national Urdd Eisteddfods. Plus orchestras & bands 1140
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Some fungi spotted on walks over the last week #fungi #fungifriends Shaggy scalycap Honey mushrooms? Bitter bracket or White cheese polypore? 0111
Reposted by IsabelleProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Excellent images to have a coffee whilst admiringtheguardian.comComedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in picturesA selection of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 finalists – from a shortlist featuring a caiman wearing a wig, a leopard doing a handstand, a strutting white-tailed eagle and a polar bear appeari... 430297
Reposted by IsabelleMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I love this little dude so much, I almost can't stand how adorable he is (ceramic cat lantern, Qing Dynasty, 18th century) www.bonhams.com/auction/3258... 313718
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Lovely pics! Very similar fungi to what I'm spotting up in West Yorkshire bsky.app/profile/verd... 110
Reposted by Isabellejhawk17.bsky.social @jhawk17.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Solitary sandpiper #birds #photography #BirdOfTheDay #LightAndShadow 0142
Reposted by IsabelleSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 20/09/2026Cyril Edward Power, The Escalator, c. 1930 431265
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It can be paired like fine wine with Boris Johnson taking out a 10 year old Japanese boy at a rugby match 0402
Reposted by IsabelleNaomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 19/09/20262) This supposed 'great wealth flight' narrative that persists and goes unchallenged by much of the media is discredited PR spin by a wealth management and citizenship by investment company who themselves have been forced to backtrack on it. @taxjustice.net data experts did the media's job for themtaxjustice.netStudy behind millionaire exodus claims drops author and numbers after fake data accusations - Tax Justice NetworkThe widely covered study confirms migration was “modest” and drops estimates that “data does not yet support”. 121
Reposted by IsabelleThe 99% Organisation @99organisation.bsky.social · 17/09/2026On Tuesday, we were back in Parliament arguing that it is now urgent to ensure that the economy is run for the benefit of the UK population, not driven by the preferences of financial institutions. @dminghella.bsky.social @annpettifor.bsky.social @vincegomez.com 99-percent.org/ending-treas...99-percent.orgEnding Treasury-Induced Decline - 99%We can’t afford another Budget that fails to move the needle on the cost-of-living crisis. So what should we do? Summary of the event On Tuesday 15 September, Clive Lewis, […] 01915
Reposted by IsabelleAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Child drowning deaths have doubled in the last five years. Jeremiah, as well as all those taking part in this scheme, is helping to bring that number down, teaching kids who would not otherwise be able to afford swimming lessons. What a guy. #NiceThingsmylondon.newsInspirational boy who helped teach 780 children to swim for freeJeremiah Carnegie wanted to give back to the pool that he achieved so much in 113027
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I've reached an age where, if a work claims to be for a general audience and this happens, I tend to back myself over the author. Maybe I'm wrong, but life's too short 040
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 13/09/2026My favourite of 2026 from April, delicate cuckoo flowers a sign that spring was absolutely underway (in the North of England) #wildflowerhour 0174
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Pics from this weekend's walks #fungi #fungifriends 0120
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I was lucky enough to go to the Manchester (UK) show a couple of years ago. It was great, strong recommend 021
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#wildflowerhour #fruits Some much more photogenic rosehips from this evening's (sunny) walk 060
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Does it by any chance not contain meat? Asking for someone who may be going to treat themselves to a pret next week... 100
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Sorry, probably being slow, but what does 'work' mean here? 100
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Is there ever in this known universe going to be funding allocated to provide sufficiently plentiful public transport in rural areas to displace car use to any meaningful extent? #qtwtain 110
Reposted by IsabelleMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 08/09/2026🧵 About 30% of American adults say they are unaffiliated with a religious tradition, but as people are rejecting ancient epistemic systems, many of us are struggling to find meaning from life, to take care of ourselves, and to even have a concept of what selfhood is. That's a problem.plus.flux.communityNon-religious people still need to think about meaning and selfhoodJ. Eric Oliver on knowing yourself without gods 1611626
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 06/09/2026#wildflowerhour #fruits St John's wort, hawthorn and blackberries 0141
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 06/09/2026#wildflowerhour #fruits From today's walk: elderberries, rosehips, honeysuckle berries 0235
Reposted by IsabelleRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"Remember who you are." - Mufasa - Palestinian children watch Lion King in Gaza 🇵🇸 📸 Omar Ashtawy 05720
Reposted by IsabelleReading Museum @readingmuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Haven’t got tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum? Don’t worry you can visit Reading's full-size copy, faithfully embroidered by 35 women in 1885-86 (plus extra pants!) Or latest blog compares the two tapestries www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/comparing-bayeux-and-reading-tapestriesreadingmuseum.org.ukComparing the Bayeux and Reading tapestriesReading’s Bayeux Tapestry is a full-size copy of the original 11th century tapestry. It was created in 1885-1886 by 35 women of the Leek Embroidery Society 'so that England should have a copy of its o... 10320156
Reposted by IsabelleDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 164115643175
Reposted by IsabelleBert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Some fun literary news for Christie-heads like me! Torquay (where Agatha Christie was born) is going to be twinned with the Belgian town of Spa (where Hercule Poirot was born)! - Michael www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/dame-ag...torbayweekly.co.ukDame Agatha and her famous detective Poirot reunited for special 'twinning'Torbay and Spa, two communities brought together by Dame Agatha and Poirot 16016
Reposted by Isabellewomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) RIP 3065661430
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Everyone's memory-holded the ~£10b in fraudulent covid support too, majority of this was small business just defrauding the public www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCovid scheme fraud hit almost £11bn but much 'beyond recovery', report saysThe response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says. 190
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Very timely article. There's still time to act and it seems that some in Government are listening, which is encouraging. @99organisation.bsky.social 99-percent.org/defensive-co...99-percent.orgDefensive Constitutional Reform - 99%Why public servants are both a key target of and a vital defence against the far-right The American example For most of my life, America has seen itself as a […] 022
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Thank you for the PSA. And what a great picture, they look beautiful in a very 80s way 010
Isabelle @verdecape4.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The Cecil Beaton exhibition at Harewood House (in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery) is very well worth a visit, as is Harewood House itself. Bonus: you'll probably see/hear kites (the feathered kind) which for me was a lovely callback to my holiday in Oxfordshire last month 010
Reposted by IsabelleNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 15/08/2026POV: You’re a beaver just casually jump-scaring a duck 💅 735691
Reposted by IsabelleBen Malcolm @amakhosi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026As someone who suffers from pretty severe ‘black dog’ days, I cannot recommend Samaritans enough. I have worked for them and used the service often. It really does save lives. 031
Reposted by IsabelleMark Rees @reviewwales.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Happy Moomin's Day! 🔆 🎨 Tove Jansson #moominsday #moomin 0267
