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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 7h

Aye, it's a shame ignorance feeds prejudice so readily. We are, after all, descended from the same early humans, only climate and location made the changes to our colour and appearance.

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 7h

#ourworldiswonderful; I close tonight with one of many shots I took during my absence online. This is Derwentwater from the shore near Keswick. A wonderful place for great landscapes!

A beautiful September sky is reflected it the still waters of Derwentwater, the lake that laps the shores of Keswick in the English Lake District.

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 8h

'Caroline seemed both intrigued and suspiciously surprised I handled the peculiarity of its fastening with apparent ease. ‘Where’d you learn to do that, Joseph? I hope you haven’t been practising with someone else.’
‘It’s always you, Caroline.’ '

✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 17h

The #WIPSnips word for October 12th is "hope"

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
October 12 - hope
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

The image behind the text is a border that is black with stars with a light blue rectangle highlighted by a fuchsia line. An illustrated caticorn holding a pencil and writing in a book with a rose behind one ear is in the lower right corner

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🌚 🦉 📚 #booksky

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Mial Pagan @mialp.bsky.social · 8h

The Chernukhins & Putin have transferred support from Tories to Reform. unherd.com/newsroom/ric...
'Tice stayed at Riviera home of Tory donor'
'Lubov was seeking reassurance a Reform govt would create “an attractive regulatory environment.'
Treason in full view.
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Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

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Chembu🌺🧶 @chembarathi.bsky.social · 15h

what a world it would be if nature compared

if flowers didn't flower because their neighbours were flowerier

you, my friend, must stop all that folly

no one can be more you you are youier.
- Donna Ashworth
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀

YOUIER

Imagine if the moon refused to shine because the sun was shinier

if streams ceased to flow because the rivers were flowier

if snow didn't dare to fall because rain was fallier

if planets did not glow because stars were glowier

what a world it would be if nature compared

if flowers didn't flower because their neighbours were flowerier

you, my friend, must stop all that folly

no one can be more you you are youier.

Donna Ashworth Wild Hopl

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 8h

The Government may be blocking a report on the threats to our nation from nature collapse, but the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis is going ahead.

Has your MP confirmed yet?
www.nebriefing.org

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Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 14d

In Ohio, starting on Monday 9/29, we'll be implementing an age assurance solution similar to what we're doing in South Dakota and Wyoming. Read more here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Our Approach to Age Assurance - Bluesky

We’re committed to keeping our community informed as we navigate new regional regulations.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 11d

Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work.

Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Bluesky's Patent Non-Aggression Pledge - Bluesky

Bluesky develops open protocols. We're taking a short and simple patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everybody feels confident building on them.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 6d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Larry Hamilton @ichiloe.bsky.social · 9h

Finding peace at night in my backyard.🔭

Backyard telescope photo of Andromeda galaxy in a field of smaller galaxies and stars.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 8h

If you’re hearing news about a cancer break-through and wonder what’s hype and what’s not, here’s a good explainer of the actual findings in animal studies.

This is some elegant science that pulls together several lines of long-standing inquiry, and yes, it’s a BFD.

www.umass.edu/news/article...

UMass Amherst Researchers Create Nanoparticle Vaccine That Prevents Cancer in Mice | UMass Amherst

The vaccine also proves highly effective at preventing cancer’s deadly spread.

www.umass.edu

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Andy - Scotsman Back Home @afforsyth.bsky.social · 8h

Wishing everyone a Happy Sunday and a great new week ahead. My latest starter pack has just been posted. Please join me in following all and reposting🙏💙🕊️

#StrongerTogether
#NoKings
#EpsteinEpsteinEpstein

go.bsky.app/MLH7j2K

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Sally Cronin @sallycronin.bsky.social · 7d

Smorgasbord Weekly Round Up September 29th - October 5th Chart Hits 1950s, Movie Themes, Libya Cuisine, Ireland 1930s, Shortstories, Funnies, Book Reviews, New Releases. smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/s... @dgkayewriter.bsky.social @carolcookstwo.bsky.social @terrytyler.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – September 29th – October 5th 2025 – Tech issues, Blogger Weekly, Chart Hits 1950s, Movie Themes, Libya Cuisine, Ireland 1930s, Shortstories, Funnies, Book R...

Welcome to the round up of posts on Smorgasbord this week you might have missed. I hope your week has been rewarding…we have had some ups and downs but nothing major, although Wordpress has b…

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 8h

That's good to know. Unfortunately, here in the UK, the flags seem mostly to be about nationalism and white supremacy.

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 1d

#ourworldiswonderful; Hi, I'm back online. Loads to catch up on, but here's a shot taken while away. It's a waterfall in the small Yorkshire Dales village of Harmby. More to come soon!

A waterfall splashes white in the shade of trees and cliffs, with the gravel bed of the stream in the foreground.

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 1d

I'm back from a break, but it'll take a little time to catch up completely on here. If you've followed me in my absence, I'll catch up with you in the next few days.

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Berenice Thee Queen @queenberenice.bsky.social · 1d

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Summer Girl 🌊 🌊 🌊 @mysummergirl.bsky.social · 1d

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 1d

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Merryl Wiener @merrylwiener.bsky.social · 1d

All people in power are screwing up our democracy.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 2d

He won!

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Tom from Myspace (Parody) @myspacetom2003.bsky.social · Jul 6

Per Dictionary.com:
Fascism: a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

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Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words

The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 29

Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.

Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave

www.nytimes.com

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 1d

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