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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 7d

Knickers at half mast today everyone, for Jilly Cooper x

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 10d

Archives in the news: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US archivist ousted after refusing to let Trump give Eisenhower’s sword to King Charles – reports

The Trump administration ultimately gave the King a replica sword on the president’s recent state visit

www.theguardian.com

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 10d

As a frequent user of the ponds, it disgusts me that terfs are taking a beautiful place and pouring their hate into it. Please fill in this survey if you want to protect this space for all women and make trans women feel. PS the ducks think terfs suck. And the friendly fox. And the crows.

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 12d

The Gender Critical have already inundated this survey with their disgusting views on banning trans people from using the ponds.

Would be a shame if we inundated with trans positive views on not banning trans people.

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Public Consultation on Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds | Commonplace

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Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social · 17d

Our collections include registers of births at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital in Clapton - many of the other records of the hospital are held at @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social.
Read this fascinating article to find out more about the role of Salvation Army midwives 'on the district' 👀

Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 17d

Read our new blog post on Salvation Army District Midwives in east London (and beyond). #histnursing

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Call the (Salvation Army) Midwife

In 1894, Salvation Army midwives began providing maternity services to mothers in their own homes in the East End of London

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · Sep 2

A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · Sep 3

Throwing paint on a plane is terrorist violence but trying to burn down asylum seekers accommodation or wanting them or trans people assaulted or dead is just reasonable legitimate concerns of the people

Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · Sep 3

The gov really are just saying calls for violence against certain demographics are okay actually, more than okay, reasonable and maybe even policy ideas

Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh my god

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Sep 2

Another lovely wedding weekend 🌷🌼🪻

A couple pose together in front of a garden. The man, on the left is wearing a green suit. The woman on the right is wearing a green jumpsuit.

Looking up at a church wall with the words (in Welsh) GOGONIANT I DDUW YN Y GORUCKYFION

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Hannah Bluish @hannahbluish.bsky.social · Aug 17

People love it

The energy I bring to social events: Ai is 💀 the planet and chat gpt is making you stupid

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Annie Drynan @adrynan.bsky.social · Sep 1

I just want him to come out and say “we’ve seen some disgusting, racist behaviour outside hotels housing asylum seekers and it’s got to stop”. Is that really so hard to say?

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · Aug 25

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Aug 21

Such a beautiful wedding in Somerset

A white couple stand in front of a historic yellowy stone building. He wears a green tweed suit with orange floral tie. She wears a blue satin dress. She smiles joyfully at him

A view across a field of sheep with a tree off to the side. The grass is gold in the evening sunset

View across a meadow field with two large trees in the middle, against a blue sky

A white woman with brown hair and wearing a blue satin dress takes a photo of herself in a mirror

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Aug 21

Always interesting to see what has been used as backing material in picture frames

An image showing a graph of an evening energy schedule, from coitus to sleep, on top of an empty frame, on a white desk

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ahh I just walked down here on my way back to the office! I love all the streets round Barts

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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · Aug 19

Sweden are live streaming the moving of a church and the BBC are live streaming the annual London Zoo weigh-in, honestly how am I meant to get any work done today

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thou shalt not suffer a ripperologist to live

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Aug 2

But I love him

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Aug 1

I’m quickly falling madly in love with Endeavour Morse

a man in a suit and tie looks to his right

Alt: a white man with subtle side burns in a suit and tie looks to his right with tears in his eyes

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Harriet Richardson Blakeman @harrietrichardsonb.bsky.social · Aug 1

Mystery Chapel:
Does anyone recognise this chapel? It is most likely in the South East of England, might be a hospital or institutional chapel, and was photographed in the 1950s. The photographer was a TB patient around this time, from St Paul's Cray and latterly at Eversfield Hospital, Hastings.

photo of a smallish chapel, simple gothic style, probably brick with small fleche, roughly three bay nave, with twin lancet windows separated by buttresses, and broader chancel end with triple lancet window in centre.

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Jul 26

Saturday dip at the ladies pond 🪷🌳

Colour photo showing blackberry brambles in the foreground and a large pond behind with buoys and life rings. The pond is surrounded by trees and bushes. The sky is cloudy and grey.

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s book club evening 🌷📗

A look across the road to St Sepulchre’s church tower. There are trees to the left and a red London bus to the right. The church tower is set against a blue cloudy sky

A black cat wearing a white ruff curled up on a yellow cushion

A printed agenda on pink paper against a green and white checkered table cloth

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Jul 25

There is literally nothing I love more than people getting excited about our archives 🥲

Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social · Jul 25

Yesterday we hosted an away day for the dietetics team from the Royal London Hospital, kicking off with a display on the rich history of food, diet and dietitians at the London. If you work for the Trust and like the sound of an Archives away day, get in touch!

The group stand at a table in the archives searchroom looking at a display of documents

A diet table annotated by a nursing student from the London Hospital Training School for nurses, c1920s

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Jul 25

Mighty inconvenient for my holiday plans

Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thought y’all needed to know that Grok has pencilled in civil war in Britain for a week on Tuesday

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Ginny Dawe-Woodings @helloginnybatty.bsky.social · Jul 25

Patria by Laurence Blair

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · Jul 24

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon
#Gaza

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