john bone
@johnbone.bsky.social
contentedly retired academic (economics)
diatonic accordion fumbler (https://www.youtube.com/@ekhezlaik/videos)
shelfloads of #vinyl - not a collector though, just old.
#COYI btw
diatonic accordion fumbler (https://www.youtube.com/@ekhezlaik/videos)
shelfloads of #vinyl - not a collector though, just old.
#COYI btw
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Once I had the idea that Chris Mason is doing Starmer's daily horoscope, I could not unhave it. Have a listen with that thought in your head. In terms of pacing, writing, and tone, it could not be more perfect.
June 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Once I had the idea that Chris Mason is doing Starmer's daily horoscope, I could not unhave it. Have a listen with that thought in your head. In terms of pacing, writing, and tone, it could not be more perfect.
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Greatest scientist between Newton & Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist, born #OTD 1831; formulated Theory of Electromagnetism, four equations which underpin modern information & communication technologies.
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
June 13, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Greatest scientist between Newton & Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist, born #OTD 1831; formulated Theory of Electromagnetism, four equations which underpin modern information & communication technologies.
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
Monument George Street Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell Foundation Edinburgh
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Cheers to the approaching weekend!
This fabulous cup is reminiscent of a medieval chalice. It is decorated with scrolling tendrils and foliage, and lapis lazuli, garnet, opal, amethyst, rock crystal, tourmaline, mother-of pearl and red coral!
This fabulous cup is reminiscent of a medieval chalice. It is decorated with scrolling tendrils and foliage, and lapis lazuli, garnet, opal, amethyst, rock crystal, tourmaline, mother-of pearl and red coral!
June 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Cheers to the approaching weekend!
This fabulous cup is reminiscent of a medieval chalice. It is decorated with scrolling tendrils and foliage, and lapis lazuli, garnet, opal, amethyst, rock crystal, tourmaline, mother-of pearl and red coral!
This fabulous cup is reminiscent of a medieval chalice. It is decorated with scrolling tendrils and foliage, and lapis lazuli, garnet, opal, amethyst, rock crystal, tourmaline, mother-of pearl and red coral!
Bowie’s musical trajectory might have been rather different had Asher chosen otherwise…
June 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Bowie’s musical trajectory might have been rather different had Asher chosen otherwise…
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Cuts and damage that have the de facto approval of the @royalsociety.org, which continues to honour Musk as a fellow despite his breaches of their code of conduct.
Your reminder that Trump, Musk and Doge cut the federal screwworm control program. And now a scourge eradicated in the US in 1966 has come back.
Are you tired of winning yet?
Are you tired of winning yet?
A widespread screwworm outbreak in Texas could cause $1.8 billion in economic losses, according to the USDA.
June 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Cuts and damage that have the de facto approval of the @royalsociety.org, which continues to honour Musk as a fellow despite his breaches of their code of conduct.
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This is how politicians of the Labour right used to deal with the fash, btw
June 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is how politicians of the Labour right used to deal with the fash, btw
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‘How Many Aunties?’, Black Hares Mount, Leeds, 1978, photo by Peter Mitchell.
June 2, 2026 at 5:43 AM
‘How Many Aunties?’, Black Hares Mount, Leeds, 1978, photo by Peter Mitchell.
Interesting that Burnham’s argument for less aggressive whipping is that this would “raise the status of members of parliament [and] let them appear more authentic to their constituents”, given his commitment also to PR which is somewhat inimical to the single-member constituency system.
Burnham is spot on here. If you have to threaten large numbers of your backbenchers into voting for a measure with which they disagree, you're almost certainly trying to implement a bad policy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Mandelson described Starmer’s No 10 operation as ‘beleaguered and bereft’ in published files – UK politics live
Peter Mandelson’s unfiltered remarks to cabinet officials are made public in hundreds of pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Interesting that Burnham’s argument for less aggressive whipping is that this would “raise the status of members of parliament [and] let them appear more authentic to their constituents”, given his commitment also to PR which is somewhat inimical to the single-member constituency system.
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Sometime at the end of the second century a local aristocrat got buried close to what will become Berlin. He was laid to rest with a bronze relief showing the labors of Hercules and might have been a veteran of the Marcomannic Wars. Small world!
Landesmuseum Brandenburg
Landesmuseum Brandenburg
May 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Sometime at the end of the second century a local aristocrat got buried close to what will become Berlin. He was laid to rest with a bronze relief showing the labors of Hercules and might have been a veteran of the Marcomannic Wars. Small world!
Landesmuseum Brandenburg
Landesmuseum Brandenburg
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It’s worth checking if your local library service offers press reader. Mine does.
So that’s today’s editions of pretty much most of what I ever need free.
So that’s today’s editions of pretty much most of what I ever need free.
May 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It’s worth checking if your local library service offers press reader. Mine does.
So that’s today’s editions of pretty much most of what I ever need free.
So that’s today’s editions of pretty much most of what I ever need free.
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Died (alas!) on this day in 1594, in Venice, the great Jacopo Robusti, commonly known as Tintoretto. Here, by himself, in 1587.
May 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1594, in Venice, the great Jacopo Robusti, commonly known as Tintoretto. Here, by himself, in 1587.
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House at the sea, Paul Klee 1918
May 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
House at the sea, Paul Klee 1918
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Stunning Iberian sculpture of a wolf head from El Pajarillo, Jaén, Andalucía, early 4th BCE. The ears pinned back and wrinkled muzzle suggest a threatening posture. It forms part of a large sculpture telling story of a hero who frees a youth from the wild animal. Museo de Jaén.
May 30, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Stunning Iberian sculpture of a wolf head from El Pajarillo, Jaén, Andalucía, early 4th BCE. The ears pinned back and wrinkled muzzle suggest a threatening posture. It forms part of a large sculpture telling story of a hero who frees a youth from the wild animal. Museo de Jaén.
Style-ish
Period homes with stylish extensions for sale in England – in pictures
Period homes with stylish extensions for sale in England – in pictures
From a red-brick house with a tower-like extension in the city to a Victorian home with an industrial-style extension in the country
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Style-ish
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This work was painted in the late 1940s when Theodore Major and his family lived in Wigan. After moving to Appley Bridge in 1950, he painted on board rather than canvas and relatively few works remain from the earlier period.
May 28, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This work was painted in the late 1940s when Theodore Major and his family lived in Wigan. After moving to Appley Bridge in 1950, he painted on board rather than canvas and relatively few works remain from the earlier period.
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The Kearton Brothers (Richard & Cherry): Born in the tiny Swaledale village of Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales, these farmers' sons are credited by Sir David Attenborough with inventing natural history photography. In 1895, they published British Birds' Nests, the world’s first
May 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The Kearton Brothers (Richard & Cherry): Born in the tiny Swaledale village of Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales, these farmers' sons are credited by Sir David Attenborough with inventing natural history photography. In 1895, they published British Birds' Nests, the world’s first
Manifold blows a gasket.
BP boardroom turmoil deepens as ousted chair hits back at ‘lies’ over conduct
Albert Manifold disputes reports about his behaviour and says he always tried to set example
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Manifold blows a gasket.
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Nothing much. Just Hammet looking as sharp as one of his novels
In 1946, Hammett was elected president of the Civil Rights Congress. The CRC fought against racism, protected workers’ rights and advocated for incarcerated Black Americans on death row. Under his leadership, the CRC helped raise bail for Communist leaders jailed for political reasons. /7
May 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Nothing much. Just Hammet looking as sharp as one of his novels
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These took a while to design. I lost my dad eighteen months ago and Father's Day felt like a tough job this year.
I got there by thinking about what he gave me.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/fathers-day-...
I got there by thinking about what he gave me.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/fathers-day-...
May 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
These took a while to design. I lost my dad eighteen months ago and Father's Day felt like a tough job this year.
I got there by thinking about what he gave me.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/fathers-day-...
I got there by thinking about what he gave me.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/fathers-day-...
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Director Akira Kurosawa posing with the cast of Rashomon (1950) 📽️
May 24, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Director Akira Kurosawa posing with the cast of Rashomon (1950) 📽️
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24th May is the feast of Pentecost.
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 4452; Evangeliary of Henry II; circa 1007 CE-1012 CE; Reichenau; f.135v
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 4452; Evangeliary of Henry II; circa 1007 CE-1012 CE; Reichenau; f.135v
May 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM
24th May is the feast of Pentecost.
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 4452; Evangeliary of Henry II; circa 1007 CE-1012 CE; Reichenau; f.135v
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 4452; Evangeliary of Henry II; circa 1007 CE-1012 CE; Reichenau; f.135v
sold out? He was lucky to get a seat then.
King appears as surprise guest at sold-out Shakespeare play
King appears as surprise guest at sold-out Shakespeare play
The monarch sat with the audience to watch a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest.
www.bbc.com
May 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
sold out? He was lucky to get a seat then.
“Can you imagine a worse choice as reserve player on a seven-week trip than a footballer who thinks this is the correct way to behave, and the best way to support his teammates and his country? Spot‑on, Thomas. I wouldn’t want that guy wandering around the tennis courts between games either.”
Tuchel has picked a good England squad and doesn’t care about the wider shout-verse | Barney Ronay
Every choice or omission stands up to scrutiny, although the FA’s technology department did not do such a good job at the unveiling
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2026 at 6:35 AM
“Can you imagine a worse choice as reserve player on a seven-week trip than a footballer who thinks this is the correct way to behave, and the best way to support his teammates and his country? Spot‑on, Thomas. I wouldn’t want that guy wandering around the tennis courts between games either.”
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Contemporary painter Mary Pym, who was born in the Netherlands but who now lives in the UK #WomensArt
May 23, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Contemporary painter Mary Pym, who was born in the Netherlands but who now lives in the UK #WomensArt