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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 8m

An absolute joy to see the photos being trampled underfoot towards the end. And a brilliant programme.

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Robert macht Bilder / Robert takes pictures @robertspictures.bsky.social · 3h

#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge
#ColorADay #RedWed

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Robert macht Bilder / Robert takes pictures @robertspictures.bsky.social · 3h

#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge
#Spooktober #Witch

"Witches do not kneel. They do not grovel. They do not beg. Witches rise and they fight.” - Madeline Miller

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Stephen Spitewinter @spitewinter.bsky.social · 4h

#plants #botany #art #palaeobotany 🌱

lycopodium clavatum - common club moss, stag's-horn clubmoss, running clubmoss, ground pine

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An ancient mossy plant found in the fossil record of the Cretaceous (140 - 66 million years ago) and common to all temperate zones on our planet.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning, proper Birdworld vibes to start the day 😀

Happy Wednesday ☺️

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 1h

An autumnal view of the 13th century remains of the ‘Queen’s Chamber’ at Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in Suffolk. The residence formed part of the abbot’s palace and was probably used to house royal visits. 📸 My own. #WallsOnWednesday #BuryStEdmundsAbbey #Suffolk

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 1h

The medieval hammer beam ‘angel’ roof of St. Mary’s Church at Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #StMarysChurch #BuryStEdmund

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 1h

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1h

"Whether you agree with Zack Polanski or not it is important to have a different view articulated as effectively as some of the radical right have been doing.

"Potentially it helps rebalance the scales a little bit in everyday media discourse"

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...

Zack Polanski: Can the Green Party leader ‘rebalance the scales’ of UK politics? | The News Agents

In little more than a month of leadership, Zack Polanski has grown the party’s membership and become a powerful figure on the left-wing of UK politics. Can he, and the Green Party, take this further…

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 1d

Off to Trier for the Major State Exhibition "Marcus Aurelius." Looking forward to meeting my museum buddy @alisonfisk.bsky.social again!

The photo shows the Porta Nigra in Trier, a Roman city gate, dating 2nd century AD.

A photo of the Porta Nigra, a massive Roman city gate in Trier. Constructed of sandstone blocks, featuring two large cylindrical towers with multiple arched windows and passageways. The weathered structure stands prominently in a modern urban setting, surrounded by buildings. Sunlight casts shadows on the stone facade, highlighting its intricate details and imposing presence.

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Heeyoung Kim - Botanical Artist & Instructor @brushwhisperer.bsky.social · 9h

A kindhearted person . . .

#tree #kindness #life

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16h

This surge is now absolutely phenomenal.

110,000 members.

That's +5000 in the last 24 hours alone!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 9h

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 12h

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

www.thenational.scot/news/2554271...

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

ZACK Polanski will be interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg after the BBC received complaints from the public for the lack of coverage of the Green Party…

www.thenational.scot

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Jenny Rhodes @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social · 15h

Change is in the air…

European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 15h

For the first time in years, senior Labour figures are saying it plainly.

Wes Streeting: “I’m glad that Brexit is a problem whose name we now dare speak.”
Keir Starmer: “They lied to this country, unleashed chaos, and walked away after Brexit.”

The silence is breaking. The damage is undeniable.

Starmer and Streeting break silence on Brexit’s damage

We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 19h

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 19h

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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 20h

The evidence is extensive; the happiest nations are almost always the most equal. When we compare the Scandanavian countries to the UK, and especially the US, it's pretty obvious who is getting it right & who isn't.

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 19h

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 20h

Ouch

Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 20h

This is a Kollmann’s dilator. It would be used to open up a urethra that may have become closed (also known as a stricture). It is inserted into the urethra & the expanding blades are opened like an umbrella. It was invented by German Urologist Arthur Kollmann.

A long curved metal instrument. It has a handle and you can see where the blades would expand out to help remove the blockage.

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Todd Burt @gtburt.bsky.social · 1d

Monday Records - Now Spinning

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 20h

Brilliant.

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 20h

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder how many Reform councillors in Kent will be left in a couple of years?
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...

Reform councillor suspended amid investigation into ‘lewd remarks’

A Reform UK councillor has been suspended amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct following a complaint by “several women”.

www.kentonline.co.uk

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Neil Donaghy @neild1962.bsky.social · 1d

I was lucky to be stood in the perfect spot when this beautiful Eastern Yellow Robin popped out of the undergrowth for a final feed at dusk in the rainforest at O' Reilly's Lodge, Queensland, Australia. What an amazing place packed full of great birds and stunning scenery #birdingaustralia #birds

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d

Labour spads looking at the massive increase in support for the Greens, "obviously this means we need to be even more like Reform".

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 2d

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 1d

The lower part of a tombstone from Roman Chester (Deva). While the name does not survive, the inscription details that the individual was an optio in the Roman army who died by shipwreck. Now part of the collections at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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