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Iain Davidson AU @archaeoiain.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Spread it everywhere. Good on you Snoopy

Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A fantastic day with Wikimedia UK today. A very productive board meeting, followed by an evening of celebration with Jimmy Wales marking 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of WMUK. Great to celebrate the community contributions to #wikipedia #wikidata #opendata #openknowledge. Still a fan boy!

Yours truly posing with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

A tray of small iced cakes with the text "25 years of Wikipedia" on each

The London skyline from the roof of Sea Containers on the South Bank, with St Pauls and the city of London viewed across the Thames

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Taylor Swift Updates @taylorswiftinfo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Dolly Parton’s message thanking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million donation to her Imagination Library! “I'm blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude. Now, it's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives.”

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Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing.org.uk · 03/07/2026

I won a Wikimedia UK Silver Jubilee Award (one of five, present by Jimmy Wales)

A glass star, inscribed "Thank you from Wikimedia UK for your outstanding contribution to open knowledge", sat in a blue silk-lined box.

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Adam Konig | Play Mischief on steam! 🐀 @konig.games · 01/07/2026

My biggest pet peeve is that there's a ton of scam websites that are "Free QR Code Generator"s then the QR code stops working after a few days and then redirects you to ask you to PAY to re-activate it. I made a page on website for making ACTUALLY FREE QR Codes. Enjoy. konig.games/QRCodes/ #QRCodes

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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A massive Georgia data center drained nearly 30 million gallons of water, sparking outrage among local residents asked to conserve water during a drought. Residents of Fayetteville, Georgia, first noticed something was wrong when their home water pressure mysteriously plummeted.

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Pinter's Printers? In which celebrated playwright Harold chooses the top dot-matrix, dye-sublimation, laser and injet specimens from Epson, Canon, HP, IBM, Centronics and other manufacturers.

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The first peas of summer starting to form. #aberdeen #garden #raisedbeds

A raised bed with potatoes and peas growing inside a green net cage

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12/06/2026

Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire. The typical American household would have to work more than 11 MILLION years to make Elon Musk's level of wealth. We need a wealth tax.

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Thanks, Amazon. That makes perfect sense!

A screen grab of a section of an email. It reads "Your feedback matter! Please tell us about your experience (with buttons for 1-10).Not at all likely. Extremely Likely"

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/05/2026

i was asked recently if i thought clarence thomas saw himself as a villain. i said yes and this is a good example. he is totally bloodthirsty and loves the idea of the government executing people.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A man at the Capitol accused the Artemis astronauts of lying about going to space.

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Kenny Brophy @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My new #UrbanPrehistory blog post reporting on the horrible fate of the Bogleys Stone of Fife - Barn Storm. This contains a trigger warning for anyone who thinks our heritage - and megaliths - matter. With thanks to Sam McKeand theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/b...

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Barn Storm

It is not often I get angry, but a recent encounter with a standing stone has really annoyed – and shocked me. I am pretty used to prehistory being badly treated, and indeed a whole chapter o…

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Have to say.. as red flags go, proposing to set up concentration camps and taking a £5M personal bribe would be the top two when deciding who NOT to vote for. It is genuinely insane and extremely troubling that Farage could still be electable despite that… or even because of it. WTAF, UK?

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Owen Blacker @owen.blacker.me.uk · 13/04/2026

Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak — and I'll show you how it's done You can transform your old Kindle — even a bricked device — into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how. www.zdnet.com/article/your...

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Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done

You can transform your old Kindle - even a bricked device - into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Clean, safe, cheap, renewable energy that you don't have to fight deadly wars or destroy the environment to get. Good for wildlife, too, when done properly. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather

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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Facts spoken by an ex-trumper...

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Great banner from the Card Factory! * * "is that in Welsh?" asked one guest!

A banner which, instead of reading "Party Time", reads "!Emit Yrtap" in colour cardboard letters suspended from a string.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The US Department of War Crimes.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

He's repeatedly insulted our country, our leaders and our military, is pushing up our prices and threatening our national security, yet the self-proclaimed 'patriotic' right-wing press still finds a way to put themselves on his side

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Impressive so far. A refusal to be bullied into an illegal war by a mad US President should unite the nation. But Brexit Britain is, of course, not a normal nation.

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 31/03/2026

This is either brilliant or scary: Anthropic accidentally leaked the TS source code of Claude Code (which is closed source). Repos sharing the source are taken down with DMCA. BUT this repo rewrote the code using Python, and so it violates no copyright & cannot be taken down!

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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The only party in Wales to vote against making it illegal to lie on elections was Reform. Reform thinks it ok to lie. 🤥🤔

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

He makes a persuasive case.

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#Scotland runs temporarily fully on #windpower, generating over 200% of its electricity demand, a remarkable milestone offering a real glimpse into a future where fossil fuels may no longer be essential. #Renewables cheaper then #oilandgas offering independence from stock exchanges and #DoanldTrump

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

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Ms. Unformation @msunformation.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Dame Judi Dench! 🤣☠️

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Beautiful day in #Aberdeen today. Caught this view of HMT from Union Bridge this morning. #theatre #darkclouds #Scotland

A brightly-sunlit granite theatre building, and domed church next door, with a ominously-dark sky behind.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Twice on Monday, Trump said he'd spoken to predecessors, who told him they regretted not attacking Iran in the reckless manner he has. Then "journalists" turned up and fact checked it by asking the four living former presidents if it was true. Guess what... it's not abcnews.com/US/wireStory...

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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It wasn't a "Military Academy"—it was a reform school. And that isn't an army uniform—it's a costume from a community theater production of "The Nutcracker."

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Spoiling a lot of takes but begging a large number of other questions... "Worsening graduate fortunes, it turns out, are a particularly British problem" www.ft.com/content/649d...

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A mild brag. Having completed 1500 #Wordle puzzles, and got 1494 correct. #smug

Screenshot showing 1500 completed wordles with a breakdown of results, and 1494 correct - despite the "100% win" which is a rounding error!

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Vetting: some actual facts. This is a genuinely cracking read about how we filter – and fail to filter – those with access to our state secrets. If you're new to this, prepare to be somewhat surprised

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 09/02/2026

Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Just beyond parody at this point

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InvestigationCone @investigationcone.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The shots from it are really cool!

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Having been gifted a printing press for Christmas, and tried using it for intaglio prints, I'm back to #linocut printing to test it. This is Buddy our rescue with a wonky ear. Just a quick bit of carving, but happy with the results. #reliefprinting #reliefprints, #linocutprinting

Three linocut prints of a black cat with a wonky ear, having stomach drying clips

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 04/02/2026

INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.

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Sean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Etta James, John Lee Hooker and Carlos Santana team up for a live version of the classic James tune "Tell Mama" live in San Francisco in 1986. The driving title tune of Etta's 1968 Chess album. m.youtube.com/watch?v=b34y...

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John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana and Etta James - Tell Mama | Live at Fillmore Auditorium 1986

YouTube video by Live Legends

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