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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 17h

#FindsFriday! A Roman brush found in Bregenz.

Roman brush fragments are sometimes difficult to interpret; in this case, their function may relate to textile production, as suggested for similar finds in Eschenz.The bristled surface is suitable for carding or teasing wool fibers. 🧵1/2

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A photo of a well-preserved fragment of a Roman brush in a show case. The object consists of a rectangular base with rounded and scalloped edges, formed from wood into which hundreds of stiff rushes have been densely embedded.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 15h

Green is best avoided

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 15h

Roadkill? Tofu steak?

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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 16h

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

"left for dead on a Darwin road by a driver who did not stop to help, and then later sent text messages to his friends describing the victim as an "oxygen thief" and a "dog"."

This passes for justice, in the N.T. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'There's no justice': Outrage as Jake Danby walks after fatal hit-and-run

A fatal hit-and-run case in Darwin has exposed deep disparities in the NT’s justice system, say Aboriginal leaders, as the victim’s family speaks out.

www.abc.net.au

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 15h

Not as far as I know.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 15h

The EEA negotiated an extension to 2026. Brexiters are annoyed because they're not included. Ha!

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 18h

Hi, this is OH and S. We'll be around in a minute to collect your tools.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 18h

Always was

Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 1d

You'd think after 50+ years of marriage that you knew your partner, right? So *I* saw that the new Richard Osman book was coming out. *I* pre-ordered it from Boomerang Books. *I* was eagerly awaiting it. But at school pickup, there was a message as seen below...

Part cover of "The Impossible Fortune" by Richard Osman. Txt, "I got it first <smirk emoji>"

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Derek @derekianrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 3d

Chris Bowen taunts Dan Tehan following his visit to Nuclear sites in the US saying Tehan’s post-trip YouTube video shows “he did not visit any small modular reactors, advanced modular reactors or micro reactors, perhaps due to the small technical detail that none exist”🔥🤣 #QT

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 3d

Well deserved!

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...