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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 42m

Copper nipples…! 🤣🤣🤣

(Sorry. I’ll behave now.)

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(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · 1h

Dear RoI folks. Please, go vote today. Do it for us, who aren't allowed to, despite birth in the island and a passport just like yours.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 2h

A marvellous painted terracotta sima with a lion head waterspout. A sima was a roof element that functioned as a gutter.

Found in Delphi, #Greece, dating late 5th century BC.

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#Archaeology 🏺

A terracotta architectural fragment depicting a lion’s head with an open mouth (spout), attached to a decorated block featuring geometric and floral painted patterns. The artifact is weathered and displayed against an orange background on a shelf.

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Olivier De Schutter - UN Special Rapporteur on extreme povery @deschuttero.bsky.social · 1d

My message at the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80: "Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise"

Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert

NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...

www.ohchr.org

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 2h

How it started / how it's going.

Olivier De Schutter - UN Special Rapporteur on extreme povery @deschuttero.bsky.social · 1d

My message at the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80: "Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise"

Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert

NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...

www.ohchr.org

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 13h

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Brenda Gough @brendagough.bsky.social · 17h

Claire Hanna, @sdlp.bsky.social Leader came to our community garden today. She listened to community organisations and Belfast Council workers on how we build food resilience and develop city spaces for the well-being of the people. A pot of soup on the go and lots to discuss! She's sound 😎👌👏

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 13h

Great minds…

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 17h

This whole long article and not a single word about preserving the archaeological context.

Shame on you, BBC, you’re supposed to inform and educate as well as entertain!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales' biggest find

David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 16h

Better write up than is usual, with more detail about the Treasure Act, although not including 'significance'...

... but this sentence made me shudder:

"The pair then spent six-and-a-half hours excavating the coins."

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales' biggest find

David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 17h

This whole long article and not a single word about preserving the archaeological context.

Shame on you, BBC, you’re supposed to inform and educate as well as entertain!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales' biggest find

David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 20h

📰 Whilst searching for the remains of a 400-year-old castle at Derrygonnelly, Northern Ireland, archaeologists have discovered a "mind-blowing" 8,000-year-old Mesolithic settlement!

🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via the BBC

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Derrygonnelly : 'Mind-blowing' discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement

A QUB team was hoping to find the ruins of a castle, but they discovered artefacts dating back to the Mesolithic period.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 1d

😋

As Ronnie Barker would’ve said - having trouble with their worms, again!

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 1d

Why, in the end, it may be a little short-sighted to cut funding for the cultural sector ...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... by @philipoltermann.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

Screenshot: "You may ask why thieves who want to steal expensive jewellery are breaking into a world-famous museum rather than a Cartier store," said Christopher A Marinello, a leading expert in the recovery of stolen works of art. "The answer is simple: it’s because these days a Cartier store is better protected."

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating world of ancient #glass!
This marvellous blue #Roman glass vessel with a white base and white handles dates back to the 3rd/4th century AD. It was found in an early medieval burial from the 6th century AD. in Hüfingen - already an antique piece at the time.

📷 @almbawue.bsky.social

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A glass vessel with a vibrant cobalt blue body and opaque white handles, neck, and base. The amphora-shaped container has a narrow spout and stands elegantly against a dark background, highlighting its translucent colour.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 1d

“A Led By Donkeys spokesperson said: “It’s good the police now accept it’s not illegal to project a film about Donald Trump’s close relationship with America’s most notorious child sex trafficker on to a wall.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Police take no further action against men arrested for Trump Windsor projections

Investigation ends after Led By Donkeys stunt highlighting the US president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

www.theguardian.com

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 1d

In case you missed it ...
These are the six tests Keir Starmer once said a Brexit deal must fulfil. He now supports a Brexit that fulfils none of them.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

I published a book on the role that the Trump Pentagon played in enabling January 6.

The very first sentence of any report on this breaking news should inform Americans that the odds of another January 6 succeeding—say, in January 2029—just increased by 1000%, and that was likely the point of this.

Hegseth orders prior approval for ‘all interactions’ between military officials and Congress | CNN Politics

The Pentagon is barring nearly all Defense Department personnel, including military commanders, from talking to Congress or state lawmakers unless they have received prior approval from the agency’s o...

www.cnn.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Best sign nominee.

A tweet from John Pavlovitz reads “chef’s kiss.” It includes a photo of a woman wearing a gray beanie and scarf, holding a cardboard protest sign that says “Not Today SprAyTAN,” with “A” and “TAN” highlighted in orange. The scene appears to be a street demonstration outside a theater with other people and cars in the background.

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 1d

Same.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: President Trump is having the White House’s entire East Wing demolished to make way for his $200 million ballroom. The project is far more extensive than he initially let on.

Trump Will Demolish Entire White House East Wing for Ballroom: Live Updates

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently it was viewed 160,000 times - that’s easily enough to lose an election with a low turn-out

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

A deeply shocking attack on Irish democracy

A deep-fake video shows a fake Catherine Connolly announcing her withdrawal from the Presidential election in two days time.
It also has deep-fake RTE newsreaders-using their faces and voices-to cover the false story

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Deepfake AI video depicting Catherine Connolly quitting presidential race removed by Meta

Independent candidate in race for Áras condemns video, calling it ‘a disgraceful attempt to mislead voters’

www.irishtimes.com

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 1d

WARNING: some shows may contain poetry (and music).

Tickets here: brianbilston.com/events/

An evening of poetry and pop coming soon to a venue near you* …

30 Oct: BANBURY: Mill Arts Centre
1 Nov: LONDON: Bloomsbury Theatre
3 Nov: NORWICH: Norwich Arts Centre
4 Nov: STAMFORD: Corn Exchange
5 Nov: MILTON KEYNES: The Stables
6 Nov: BRIGHTON: Komedia
12 Nov: WORCESTER: Huntingdon Hall
13 Nov: NOTTINGHAM: Metronome
14 Nov: SWANSEA: Grand Theatre
15 Nov: BRISTOL: John Wesley’s Chapel
21 Nov: MANCHESTER: Halle St Peters
22 Nov: OTLEY: Courthouse SOLD OUT
23 Nov: CHORLEY: Chorley Theatre
24 Nov: LIVERPOOL: Royal Philharmonic
25 Nov: SHEFFIELD: The Foundry
26 Nov: GLASGOW: Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
27 Nov: NEWCASTLE: Pilgrim
28 Nov: POCKLINGTON: Arts Centre
4 Dec: HERNE BAY: King’s Hall

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2d

A púca for the season that's in it 👻

All prints of this one are hand-finished with gold paint, and they're also on sale (along with many other spooky prints) until the end of this month.

www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

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Ardent Archivist @ardentarchivist.bsky.social · 1d

Akhenaten WAS the plague, in other words.

It takes some ego to overturn the belief system of millennia in favour of your own whim.

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