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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'The great green sweep' - my last big aerial embroidery (except the moorland one) until ~February as I'll be focussing booked on commissions until January. I'll still be doing small projects 😊 You can read the full details of this landscape on my site: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/work/green-m...

An embroidery hoop containing a sewn aerial view landscape. It depicts green meadows, crop fields, tilled earth and groups of trees.

A close-up of an aerial view embroidered landscape. It shows sheep in a rough meadow.

Pools in a flooded field and a farmer tilling a meadow for crops - a cloud of gulls following!

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just as a counterpoint to some of the obituaries this morning, here's the start of the Archer chapter in my history of political lying, The Lies of the Land:

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN — without whom there’d be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can currently download my Norman Conquest book for 99p. www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

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Unklerupert @unklerupert.uk · 02/10/2026

“Literally there hasn’t been a day since 1984 when somebody hasn’t come up and said: ‘You owe me a keyboard’." - Daley Thompson hahaha! IT'S TRUE THOUGH! Also he turned into Sean Connery www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...

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Daley Thompson: ‘I was happy to sleep on floors to do what I was doing. You know you have to earn it’

The double Olympic champion insists a knighthood wouldn’t change his life, still trains on Christmas day and explains why he got a video game and Seb Coe didn’t

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Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is 40 Seconds, dedicated to those we have lost, and those we need to work harder to support, and keep safe. 💙 youtube.com/shorts/fCffh...

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40 Seconds, dedicated to those we lost, and those we need to work harder to support and keep safe. 💙

YouTube video by Miss PunnyPennie

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Severed Ed @dwightwedding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You must have seen this one, right?

LukeZero @lukemckinney
Incredible scenes on Weibo, someone tweeted a bird expert "I saw this bird what'sit called?", people mocking the sketch until the expert replies "Oh yeah that's a Twelve-wired Bird of
Paradise, the sketch is great except you're missing five wires"

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1/26 In August 1942, an island was weeks from surrender, and everything depended on one tanker. She was torpedoed, bombed, had two aircraft crash onto her, broke her back, was abandoned twice, and arrived with her decks awash, lashed between two destroyers. The SS Ohio. A🧵 #maritimehistory

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Mark @zebbm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I felt exactly the same. It would have been great for Ao to win, but this was still a good result and it clearly means so much to Ōnosato. Thanks for all the videos, it's really appreciated.

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

French-based American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight’s almost-photographic ‘Hailing the Ferry’ presents a romantically idyllic view of 19C peasant life (1888) PAFA Pennsylvania

Two women in peasants' clothes on the bank of a calm river shout and wave to attract the attention of an out-of-shot ferry

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Simply beautiful: clasped hands from group statue of Akhenaton and Nefertiti. Made of quartzite, 18th dynasty, ca. 1350 BC, from Amarna, #Egypt On display at Neues Museum, Berlin 📸 me

A close-up of clasped hands, both are broken off at the wrist. Made of a yellow brown stone.

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Dcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Red Lip Bat Fish I swear they are real

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Mark @zebbm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

She was a wonderful player, I loved watching her keep wicket. It's great to see her coaching career go so well and see her making a difference.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This still gets me every time. Albert Camus' letter to a teacher after he'd been awarded the Nobel Prize.

19 November 1957

Dear Monsieur Germain,

I let the commotion around me these days subside a bit before speaking to you from the bottom of my heart. I have just been given far too great an honor, one I neither sought nor solicited. But when I heard the news, my first thought, after my mother, was of you. Without you, without the affectionate hand you extended to the small poor child that I was, without your teaching and example, none of all this would have happened. I don’t make too much of this sort of honor. But at least it gives me the opportunity to tell you what you have been and still are for me, and to assure you that your efforts, your work, and the generous heart you put into it still live in one of your little schoolboys who, despite the years, has never stopped being your grateful pupil. I embrace you with all my heart.

Albert Camus

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1/x On September 11, 2001 Coast Guard Lieutenant Michael Day, aboard the Sandy Hook pilot boat New York, keyed his radio: "All available boats. This is the United States Coast Guard. Anyone wanting to help with the evacuation of Lower Manhattan, report to Governors Island." #maritimehistory

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Anne Robbins @hincmariana.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

An ancient listing, flagged in an old cutting from the Guardian, for a job at Southeast Missouri State University, to teach philosophy and religious studies. Startlingly frank.

An old newspaper clipping, apparently from the Guardian:

ENCLOSED is an announcement of a tenure-track position in philosophy at the rank of assistant professor. We hope to fill this position rapidly... We are more interested in looking at candidates with real teaching experience than in newly minted PhD's, who might have unrealistic expectations about the possibilities for academic growth at an institution such as ours. Southeast Missouri State University is a regional university which serves students in the southeast portion of the state including St Louis.
Our students tend to be poorly prepared for college level work, intellectually passive, interested primarily in partying, and culturally provincial in the extreme. We offer a major in philosophy, but do not usually have more than two students officially declared as majors at any given time... We also offer a rellgious studies minor; most of the students who declare this minor are shocked to learn that Moses might not have written the Pentateuch and regard higher criticism as secular humanist propaganda.
The academic environment at
SEMO is distinctly non-intellectual - somewhat like a Norman Rockwell painting— and the candidate cannot expect to attract students by offering courses that assume innate curiosity about ideas and books, or intellectual playful-ness, or independence of moral and political thought.
Job advertisement written by the chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the Southeast Missouri State University

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A slightly enchanted thing just happened-had the door open bc have been gardening and a WREN hopped in to the house, had a quick look around, spotted a deceased spider in the doorframe, had it as a snack and then…left. What the heck 🪶

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

1/x In March 2020 a Holland America ship spent 19 days looking for somewhere to land. Four people died on board. She was turned away by Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and very nearly Florida. Now the #covid story of the MS Zaandam. The "Pariah ship".

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I’ve again been asked “why do sharks stick their dorsal fins out of the water?” This happens because shark’s dorsal fins are on top of, and therefore higher than, the rest of the shark. And sometimes the shark is in shallow water or near the surface. Hope this helps! 📷: a scene from Jaws

Scene from Jaws showing the shark’s dorsal fin sticking out of the water.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thinking about the UK gov report "National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems", Feb 2026. The language is incredibly stark. And it's *national security*, not exactly from tree-huggers: "Global ecosystem degradation & collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... (high confidence)"

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National security assessment on global ecosystems (accessible version)

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"But, Bart, things like that LUCONA don't happen anymore." On a July night in 2011, seven armed men boarded a supertanker off Yemen and set it on fire. 2 weeks later, the man sent to find out why was blown up in his car. This is the story of the Brillante Virtuoso. (love that name) 1/41

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It is an indictment of algorithms everywhere that a new Mitchell & Webb show has been out for a year and I am only learning about it now. And this sketch, in particular.

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Confused Teacher Crashes Out Over His Job | Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping | Channel 4 Comedy

YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New: a new tool called DecryptAds unmasks the shadowy world of ad companies that track your phone's location. It is incredibly difficult to investigate this world, but DecryptAds pulls together public data in a wholly unique way to make digging through this possible www.404media.co/this-tool-un...

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This Tool Unmasks the Shadowy World of Ads that Track Your Location

It's usually very difficult to investigate the advertising industry. A new tool called DecryptAds aims to make it much easier with a massive dataset anyone can query.

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Shelly 🦑 @inki-drop.com · 05/08/2026

This baby roly poly polar bear is such a menace to their mom 😂 Video by coyukiho on IG! #cute #polarbear

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Philolithia@bsky.social @philolithia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Walked a path I’d not walked before down by the saltmarsh this morning. It was a place of low flying geese, wondrous blue and lens flare.

Photo of a still blue mere in the yellowy green saltmarsh with mountains beyond and blue sky with a fine skein of white cloud in places.

Photo of a blue sky with mackerel white clouds over a blue pool in an expanse of yellowy-green saltmarsh that stretches flat to the horizon. A feeling of peace.

Photo of two geese flapping wildly as they navigate a harmless hill, with mackerel white clouds overlying blue sunlit sky.

Photo of yellow sun with lens flare making the white clouds iridescent in places. Blue sky above, dark mountains below.

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Cara Giovanetti @idontevencara.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

In the 1970s, a group of farmers digging a well stumbled upon one of the greatest archaeological finds in history. They had found the terracotta army—some 8,000 life-size clay soldiers, buried over 2,000 years ago. The soldiers had real weapons, **which were still sharp**. How? 1/8 ⚛️🧪

Photograph of the Terracotta Army archaeological site showing rows of life-sized clay soldiers and horses arranged in pits under a large protective roof.

By xiquinhosilva - https://www.flickr.com/photos/xiquinho/27718581472/in/album-72157669496699682/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147287690

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1305 William Wallace was captured and handed over to the English, in spite of the lucky Lego Han Solo he had been given a short time earlier.

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Juliet Turner @juliet-turner.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I think that this mason bee peering out of one of my bee hotels might be the best photo I’ve ever taken. It’s just too cute!

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☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The massive thread of ceiling bosses from the Norwich Cathedral cloisters (this will take some time as going to an event...but this will have lots of beasties and I nearly got run over by the clergy for these)

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Fabulous article and photos, with a killer line: ““Victim misses” had become “victim Mrs.””

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Simon Hintermann @aurumek.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Today is my birthday (turning 30), which is the only time each year when I ask you for a repost should you like my art. Have a good day! 🦦🌿✨️ - Simon

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I love the little tiny canals or bächle in Freiburg and the way the shops added little ornaments to them! There was v little water to be found on our final day though!! (Poor frog! 🐸)

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Omg, other riders stopped mid-race to watch Mathieu Van der Poel’s win on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. 😆

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The greatest finish on the Champs-Élysées ever!

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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I appreciate everyone has precious little spare cash at the moment. If, however, you did feel you could part with a few pounds, then it would mean a lot to me if you donated to this. I'm raising money for Lewy Body Dementia, which is responsible for my family being in the worst time of our lives.

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Marie's fundraiser for The Lewy Body Society

Help Marie Gardiner raise money to support The Lewy Body Society

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 23/07/2026

Hi, vernacular architectural historian here! So what’s happened here is basically yeah that’s a gate to hell

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Dr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Amusing condition reports on all items sold through Sotheby’s now: useful to know that this leaf from a Bible printed 564 years ago is indeed ‘used’ 😂

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Mike Pingleton @somuchpingle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I've written with pencils for years, but I haven't given much thought to their manufacture. Blackwing sent me a video link showing how their pencils are made, and it's quite lovely - a step up from the typical 'how it's made' short. Now I love pencils even more :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fow-...

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How Blackwing Pencils Are Made | Behind the Process

YouTube video by Blackwing

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

"Yeah, I didn't know that I couldn't knit either"

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Changa_Husky @changa.gay · 19/07/2026

Years ago, Reuters had a cock up with their internal correction system and made this glorious article about Bees where they replaced "The Queen" with "Queen Elizabeth"

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We laugh in the face of cattlegrids 🐑

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Edain @d20yfx.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

First full day back at work. It's hard being me.

In the foreground is the edge, and associated netting, of a high altitude helideck. In the background is a view along a ridge of partially eroded chalk, with clear water either side.

A bunk room with 4 bunks visible in stacks of two. Cable trunking runs vertically between them. It's hard to see from the picture, but each bunk is slightly curved to fit inside a round tower.

A view from a small workboat approaching a white and red striped lighthouse.

A lighthouse optic seen from below the focal level. Red sector areas can be seen clearly, as well as blanking plates.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

1/x Good morning. Today we're going to talk about the largest explosion of the pre-nuclear era... and maritime pilots were involved. It's 1917. WWI is still in full swing... #maritimehistory

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