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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 4h

This dangerous lunatic's assertions *never* hold up but that won't necessarily debar him from getting his way. Balanced, evidence driven report from @aljazeera.com

Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 11h

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: What are Trump’s credentials, and can he win?
With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up?

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: What are Trump’s credentials, and can he win?

With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up?

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 5h

a black and white photo of a little girl laughing and saying `` sooo funny yyy '' .

ALT: a black and white photo of a little girl laughing and saying `` sooo funny yyy '' .

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Maria J Pérez Cuervo @mjpcuervo.bsky.social · 5h

Thís is Eglantine Price
Eglantine learned Witchcraft to figbt
tbe Nazis
Be Líke Eglantine.
Hex the Fascists.

Image from Bedknobs and broomsticks

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 5h

"The light in John Lennon's old bedroom will be left on tonight to mark the late Beatles icon's 85th birthday. The legendary musician's family home in Mendips, Woolton, is now owned by the National Trust" The Liverpool Echo. Fitting quote for our times shared by @ariaa.bsky.social #musicsky #Beatles

Leaving a light on in an upper room for John

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patinate.bsky.social @patinate.bsky.social · 6h

Carel Weight. "Turner goes to Heaven'

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 5h

In 1968, Dusty's singing about being kept off balance by a destabilising man child "a spooky little boy" ... She's almost seeing into the trumpian/techbro future

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 5h

#Howl-A-Ween #SpookySeason
Dusty Springfield in a gorgeously groovy outfit & 🦋 necklace combo performing #Spooky
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
youtu.be/Fola80rQop4?...

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crazycanloon.bsky.social @crazycanloon.bsky.social · 23h

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MikeM3 @mikeg80.bsky.social · 3d

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Linda @linda2.bsky.social · 15h

I thought I was invisible until spotted by this cygnet which stared into my lens. A face-off commenced. Great symmetry in a bird.

#BirdOfTheDay #Spotted #UKWildlife #cygnet #Birds #Photography

An image of a cygnet which happened to look into my lens at a key moment. This head shot is the result. The symmetry of facial features most evident.

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Friends of the Lake District @friendsoflakes.bsky.social · 15h

Today is #GiftAidAwarenessDay Thank you to all our donors who #TickTheBox making their donation go further. Donate with Gift Aid and the government will add 25% to your donation for FREE - it won’t cost you a penny. All you have to do is #TickTheBox

ALT Text: Photo of a hand holding a pen and a pink tick in a black outlined box. The text reads: “Remember to tick the box. Gift Aid Awareness Day. All you have to do is # tick the box”

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d

The world feeds many fools: never more true than today! Here wittily done as a rebus & illustration by Jan Massys, whose day is today.

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you; hope it speaks to you

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 16h

& I also feel sorry for the UK with so many suckered by his tribute act over here. Where the US goes, the UK will follow; see the 2016/2019 pattern
Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House...it was so much worse than you’re imagining | The Independent share.google/tuFdSVmYmC2D...

Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining

Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid...

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 19h

Happy 56th birthday, singer, songwriter and muscian Polly Jean Harvey. 🎂

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 3d

Spooky season is here! 👻

Check out our new reading list with 25% OFF these titles until the 3rd November - enter SPOOKY25 at checkout on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

Perfect for foggy evenings, reading under a blanket with the lights low. #booksky #spookyseason

Spooky season reading list 2025 - Manchester University Press

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine. Whether you’re a horror aficionado, a fan of the gothic, or just l...

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Wyrd Wednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 1d

Another #WyrdWednesday for the books, Wyrdlings! Thank you so much for all of your folklore, stories, and art about journeys!

We have some exciting news next week. Please be on the lookout for our next topic, and we will see you soon!

the word moodica is on the bottom of a blue background

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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysofHalloween #Halloween2025
Here in John Stow's 'A Suruay of London' of 1598, is probably the earliest formation of the word #Halloween: rendered as 'Alhallond Eve', with some fascinating seasonal 'Misrule' context, unusual & intriguing for the urban Protestant context

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The Garden Jungle @thegardenjungle.bsky.social · 1d

The Linnets are back, noticed several flocks on the top of Clunbury Hill this evening #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

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Save Redland Library @saveredlandlibr.bsky.social · 1d

10:15pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR

The 1988 #ScreenTwo Drama📺 “Sweet as You Are” directed by Angela Pope & written by William Nicholson

🌟 Liam Neeson, Miranda Richardson, Alex Pakenham, Philip McGough, Gillian Raine, Philip Bird, Judi Lamb, Caroline Holdaway

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neukelte.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy @neukelte.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

#legendarywednesday #celtic: `On the Isle of Man it was a custom to cut off a bunch of ears from the last sheaf of corn, with about 12 inches of straw attached. This bunch of corn, called baban ny mheillea, 'the doll of the harvest,' or simply yn mheillea ( […]

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🕸️ ForestsOfShadows 🕸️🕷️ @forestsofsolace.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysofHalloween #Shadows

Through the cross of stone,
a castle, now #ash
in the mouth of time.
Its walls, once bright,
now cast in shadow,
still hold the shape
of memory.

#Spooktober #ClassicMono
#SensoryArt #photography
#gothic #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin
#Poetry #Vss365 #Dark #Light

Black and white photo taken from inside Ludlow castle, looking out through a large cross-shaped window. The thick stone bars form a stark silhouette against the bright sky. Beyond the window, the crumbling structure is visible, its roofline partially collapsed.

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 1d

#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge 'The Art of Conversation'
youtu.be/G2wkO0DhpEY?...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1d

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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RaggaMog (Morri-Arty) @raggamog.bsky.social · 1d

Robins are sometimes known as guardians of cemeteries. Due to their fearless nature and presence around graves, robins are sometimes believed to be waiting for the souls of the deceased to accompany them on their journey to the afterlife.
Art my own.
#WyrdWednesday #Folklore #OriginalArt #MHHSBD

An original artwork of a robin redbreast on a branch. Created using acrylic paints on A3 board.

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