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Former research bioscientist now part-time librarian and sailor.
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Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian
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Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian
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October 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian
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Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian
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WATCH: “Did you go to public schools? Did you drive here on roads?”
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
October 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
WATCH: “Did you go to public schools? Did you drive here on roads?”
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social expertly handles Fox propagandist martha maccallum’s fearmongering about socialism
(From @acyn.bsky.social )
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Introducing the President of the United States...
Yes, you heard right!
He just offered up Los Angeles & San Diego for annihilation!
Insanity!
Approximately 60% of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is based out of the San Diego!
California accounts for approximately 15% of the total U.S. economy!
Vote blue!
Yes, you heard right!
He just offered up Los Angeles & San Diego for annihilation!
Insanity!
Approximately 60% of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is based out of the San Diego!
California accounts for approximately 15% of the total U.S. economy!
Vote blue!
October 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Introducing the President of the United States...
Yes, you heard right!
He just offered up Los Angeles & San Diego for annihilation!
Insanity!
Approximately 60% of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is based out of the San Diego!
California accounts for approximately 15% of the total U.S. economy!
Vote blue!
Yes, you heard right!
He just offered up Los Angeles & San Diego for annihilation!
Insanity!
Approximately 60% of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is based out of the San Diego!
California accounts for approximately 15% of the total U.S. economy!
Vote blue!
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If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
www.aljazeera.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
October 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
- leave the ECHR
- repeal the Equality Act
- Strip back workers rights
- Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts
- repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions
He is not on your side
youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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Batumi, Georgia where winemaking traditions go back 8,000 years.
Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties.
IG: @ earthpix
Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties.
IG: @ earthpix
October 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Batumi, Georgia where winemaking traditions go back 8,000 years.
Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties.
IG: @ earthpix
Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties.
IG: @ earthpix
Arrived in the post today. Initially I thought these were for sale for UK use.. times we live in..
October 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Arrived in the post today. Initially I thought these were for sale for UK use.. times we live in..
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Only one month to go until Green Libraries Week💚
This year we'll be hosting free events and activities for all ages - from creative writing workshops and readings to screenings and historical lectures
21 - 28 October - see you there?
Full programme here link.bl.uk/bid
#GreenLibrariesWeek
This year we'll be hosting free events and activities for all ages - from creative writing workshops and readings to screenings and historical lectures
21 - 28 October - see you there?
Full programme here link.bl.uk/bid
#GreenLibrariesWeek
September 30, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Only one month to go until Green Libraries Week💚
This year we'll be hosting free events and activities for all ages - from creative writing workshops and readings to screenings and historical lectures
21 - 28 October - see you there?
Full programme here link.bl.uk/bid
#GreenLibrariesWeek
This year we'll be hosting free events and activities for all ages - from creative writing workshops and readings to screenings and historical lectures
21 - 28 October - see you there?
Full programme here link.bl.uk/bid
#GreenLibrariesWeek
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Golden Wednesday. That was quite an unexpected end to my morning walk. After going up Glastonbury Tor in torrential rain, I was on my way home and the sky cleared in seconds!
September 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Golden Wednesday. That was quite an unexpected end to my morning walk. After going up Glastonbury Tor in torrential rain, I was on my way home and the sky cleared in seconds!
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Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right.
humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
humanists.uk
September 29, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right.
humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
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The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
September 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
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At the age of 90 year old, Czech former agricultural worker Agnes Kasparkova continued her 13 year project to decorate her small village with hand-painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses #womensart
September 27, 2026 at 4:52 AM
At the age of 90 year old, Czech former agricultural worker Agnes Kasparkova continued her 13 year project to decorate her small village with hand-painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses #womensart
The great Capt. James Cook in Whitby.
September 27, 2026 at 6:51 AM
The great Capt. James Cook in Whitby.
Out to the Farne Isles; plenty grey seals to be seen.
September 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Out to the Farne Isles; plenty grey seals to be seen.
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The largest dinosaur weighed around 85 tons. Some male blue whales weigh as much as 200 tons. A blue whale's heart is 6 feet wide and weighs 400 lbs. The largest animal that ever lived.
Original post
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September 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The largest dinosaur weighed around 85 tons. Some male blue whales weigh as much as 200 tons. A blue whale's heart is 6 feet wide and weighs 400 lbs. The largest animal that ever lived.
Original post
Original post
St. Cuthbert's tomb, Lindisfarne Priory, AD 687
September 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
St. Cuthbert's tomb, Lindisfarne Priory, AD 687
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"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
September 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
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September 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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September 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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I just spit my water😂😂😂
September 18, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I just spit my water😂😂😂
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Nature's sunrise palette, reminding us of the beauty in the world around us. 💜🩷💚🩵💛
Photo taken in Glastonbury yesterday morning
Photo taken in Glastonbury yesterday morning
September 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Nature's sunrise palette, reminding us of the beauty in the world around us. 💜🩷💚🩵💛
Photo taken in Glastonbury yesterday morning
Photo taken in Glastonbury yesterday morning
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Private equity turns to financial engineering to lure insurance billions.
Using collateralised fund obligations (CFOs), slicing and dicing debts, loans, to create dodgy instruments.
Back to the practices that brought the 2008 crash.
Who will bail them out this time?
archive.ph/vrBQn
Using collateralised fund obligations (CFOs), slicing and dicing debts, loans, to create dodgy instruments.
Back to the practices that brought the 2008 crash.
Who will bail them out this time?
archive.ph/vrBQn
Private equity turns to financial engineering to lure insurance billions
Structured financing helps fuel growth of secondaries funds by making investments more attractive to risk-averse investors
www.ft.com
September 19, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Private equity turns to financial engineering to lure insurance billions.
Using collateralised fund obligations (CFOs), slicing and dicing debts, loans, to create dodgy instruments.
Back to the practices that brought the 2008 crash.
Who will bail them out this time?
archive.ph/vrBQn
Using collateralised fund obligations (CFOs), slicing and dicing debts, loans, to create dodgy instruments.
Back to the practices that brought the 2008 crash.
Who will bail them out this time?
archive.ph/vrBQn