Sophie 🦘🇺🇦
@lizardg.bsky.social
From Yorta Yorta country, now on Ngunnawal country.
World News, Ukraine 🇺🇦, #auspol 🇦🇺. Mostly re-posts.
World News, Ukraine 🇺🇦, #auspol 🇦🇺. Mostly re-posts.
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Sorry, what? Diplomats talk to each other. Miliband has also spoken to his Israeli counterpart. The French foreign minister also met Araghchi this week. X is such a sewer of bad, motivated takes.
September 25, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Sorry, what? Diplomats talk to each other. Miliband has also spoken to his Israeli counterpart. The French foreign minister also met Araghchi this week. X is such a sewer of bad, motivated takes.
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it's quite exhausting to see the extent to which Ukraine has become a partisan issue instrumentalized by the worst actors. one of my dearest friends is Crimean Tatar and it's painful for me to witness how he's had to patiently explain his story to an absolutely clueless progressive audience
September 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
it's quite exhausting to see the extent to which Ukraine has become a partisan issue instrumentalized by the worst actors. one of my dearest friends is Crimean Tatar and it's painful for me to witness how he's had to patiently explain his story to an absolutely clueless progressive audience
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guy who fell into a coma after the last episode of fawlty towers wakes up and looks at the internet
September 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
guy who fell into a coma after the last episode of fawlty towers wakes up and looks at the internet
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For those who prefer a movie format, there's a full movie available for free on youtube, HD and english subtitles and all that. You lose some of the details and accuracy of a documentary but it puts you in the middle of the harsh realities. CW, it's very hard to watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEe1...
Ұлы Дала Зары / The Crying Steppe / Плач Великой Степи (2021)
YouTube video by Ұлы Дала Зары - The Crying Steppe
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
For those who prefer a movie format, there's a full movie available for free on youtube, HD and english subtitles and all that. You lose some of the details and accuracy of a documentary but it puts you in the middle of the harsh realities. CW, it's very hard to watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEe1...
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There are two double landlocked countries (Liechtenstein and Uzebekistan), but Uzbekistan is the only country that is stan-locked and I think that's very fun.
It's bordered by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
It's bordered by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
September 23, 2026 at 2:19 AM
There are two double landlocked countries (Liechtenstein and Uzebekistan), but Uzbekistan is the only country that is stan-locked and I think that's very fun.
It's bordered by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
It's bordered by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
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Ah yes, the peer-reviewed field of Biblical Entomology.
September 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Ah yes, the peer-reviewed field of Biblical Entomology.
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Something is deeply broken about the political discourse uk . Between this and “let them drown” chants it’s really got genocidal energy. Abhorrent that it’s happening and appalling that so many in the media made money on setting us on this path
Video of the fascist Danny Tommo slashing a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) boat rescuing migrants at sea
www.instagram.com/reel/DdmJaD4...
www.instagram.com/reel/DdmJaD4...
September 22, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Something is deeply broken about the political discourse uk . Between this and “let them drown” chants it’s really got genocidal energy. Abhorrent that it’s happening and appalling that so many in the media made money on setting us on this path
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Petty to share, but: a guy said one of my clips was "as funny as being kicked up the arse". Fair enough, but I do think it would be funny if he got kicked up the arse.
September 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Petty to share, but: a guy said one of my clips was "as funny as being kicked up the arse". Fair enough, but I do think it would be funny if he got kicked up the arse.
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The Washington Post reports that Moldova has been one of the destinations for Trump's deportations, but has asked that the informal agreement be paused. Screenshot from here (washingtonpost.com/politics/int...). MD authorities said on Sep. 11 that they already took in 31 foreign citizens...
September 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Washington Post reports that Moldova has been one of the destinations for Trump's deportations, but has asked that the informal agreement be paused. Screenshot from here (washingtonpost.com/politics/int...). MD authorities said on Sep. 11 that they already took in 31 foreign citizens...
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Soviet advertising poster: "Comrades, don't argue! Soviet citizens will become stronger through sports. What is strength? This cocoa," 1925
September 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Soviet advertising poster: "Comrades, don't argue! Soviet citizens will become stronger through sports. What is strength? This cocoa," 1925
This one hurts. Terry's illustrations were such a part of my childhood. RIP.
Terry Denton, beloved Australian illustrator best known for Treehouse series, dies aged 76
Terry Denton, beloved Australian illustrator best known for Treehouse series, dies aged 76
The illustrator and author ‘gave joy to millions of children around the world’, his family say
The beloved Australian illustrator and author, Terry Denton, most famous for his work on the Treehouse series has died aged 76.
His publisher, Curtis Brown, released a statement on social media saying Denton died surrounded by his family on Monday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM
This one hurts. Terry's illustrations were such a part of my childhood. RIP.
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New #MapMen episode!!! 🗺️
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
Why a Language Map of the World is Impossible
YouTube video by Map Men
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September 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
New #MapMen episode!!! 🗺️
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
How many languages are there in the world? And can you put them all on one map? (No.)
youtu.be/hX21ctsGhNc
Share and enjoy!
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#mosaicmonday
An octopus fighting a lobster surrounded by a myriad of fish and mollusc species.
Pompeii, House of the Geometric Mosaics, c1stC BC
NAM
📷 my own
An octopus fighting a lobster surrounded by a myriad of fish and mollusc species.
Pompeii, House of the Geometric Mosaics, c1stC BC
NAM
📷 my own
September 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM
#mosaicmonday
An octopus fighting a lobster surrounded by a myriad of fish and mollusc species.
Pompeii, House of the Geometric Mosaics, c1stC BC
NAM
📷 my own
An octopus fighting a lobster surrounded by a myriad of fish and mollusc species.
Pompeii, House of the Geometric Mosaics, c1stC BC
NAM
📷 my own
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imagine being 40 points underwater on "people wanting you to stay alive"
This is frying me
September 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
imagine being 40 points underwater on "people wanting you to stay alive"
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four more years! four more years! 🥳 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
September 21, 2026 at 7:42 AM
four more years! four more years! 🥳 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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you can learn a lot about America by remembering that this man lived through the coronavirus
September 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM
you can learn a lot about America by remembering that this man lived through the coronavirus
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Ramzan Kadyrov has once again won the Chechen head elections with 99.85% of the vote, breaking his previous record set in 2021 of 99.7%.
September 21, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Ramzan Kadyrov has once again won the Chechen head elections with 99.85% of the vote, breaking his previous record set in 2021 of 99.7%.
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Russia's ongoing genocide of the Ukrainian people. 6000 people deliberately trapped in a devastated city - no food, and hunted by drones.
🇺🇦💔 There is famine in occupied Oleshky. About 6,000 people remain in the community, including 200 children. Food was last delivered to the city in May 2026.
🇻🇦Council of Churches has appealed to Pope Leo XIV and other religious and human rights organizations to prevent people from starving to death.
🇻🇦Council of Churches has appealed to Pope Leo XIV and other religious and human rights organizations to prevent people from starving to death.
September 20, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Russia's ongoing genocide of the Ukrainian people. 6000 people deliberately trapped in a devastated city - no food, and hunted by drones.
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Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
September 20, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Ukraine’s vote in Russian ”elections”
September 20, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Ukraine’s vote in Russian ”elections”
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Anyone who talks with sadness, alarm and concern about what is happening in Israel and Palestine, but opposes any sanctions on the Kahanist government, is doing "hopes and prayers"
September 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Anyone who talks with sadness, alarm and concern about what is happening in Israel and Palestine, but opposes any sanctions on the Kahanist government, is doing "hopes and prayers"
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What happened to Steven Pinker? I only felt free to write this because he blocks me:
www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...
www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...
From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way
The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffern...
www.thenerve.news
September 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
What happened to Steven Pinker? I only felt free to write this because he blocks me:
www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...
www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...
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Out now, wherever good pods are found!
HOO BOY! I hated The Water-Babies almost as much as Charles Kingsley hated the Irish.
Here's a little preview of Saturday's ep of Eleanor & Alasdair Read That. Finally, a book tha
t didn't make @eleanormorton.bsky.social want to be an orphan.
Subscribe & be the first to listen: linktr.ee/readthat
Here's a little preview of Saturday's ep of Eleanor & Alasdair Read That. Finally, a book tha
t didn't make @eleanormorton.bsky.social want to be an orphan.
Subscribe & be the first to listen: linktr.ee/readthat
September 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Out now, wherever good pods are found!
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Dear followers, I could not have guessed if you'd given me a year to make guesses.
September 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Dear followers, I could not have guessed if you'd given me a year to make guesses.