Ben Austwick
@benaustwick.bsky.social
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benaustwick.co.uk
Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world
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Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world
Pinned
Ben Austwick
@benaustwick.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Newfoundland wildflowers — Ben Austwick
Making the move from analogue to digital photography got me out of a bit of a creative rut (as I’d hoped) and has led me to experiment with different subjects and types of photography. Nature photogra...
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New blog post - Newfoundland wildflowers www.benaustwick.co.uk/blog/newfoun...
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Just a solid gold banger collection of misericords spotted at Great Malvern priory earlier. A mix of late 14th, 15th and 19th century carvings. Demons and witchery galore along with more prosaic depections of monthly farming chores. The cheeky winged fella with splayed legs is my favourite...
August 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just a solid gold banger collection of misericords spotted at Great Malvern priory earlier. A mix of late 14th, 15th and 19th century carvings. Demons and witchery galore along with more prosaic depections of monthly farming chores. The cheeky winged fella with splayed legs is my favourite...
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ADHD is the largest treatable cause of unemployment.
Of suicide.
Of accidents.
Of violent crime.
Of drug addiction.
Of poverty.
Yet less than 1 in 20 people who have it who are over 40 are diagnosed, and the current system will never diagnose even 1 in 10 of them.
Of suicide.
Of accidents.
Of violent crime.
Of drug addiction.
Of poverty.
Yet less than 1 in 20 people who have it who are over 40 are diagnosed, and the current system will never diagnose even 1 in 10 of them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
ADHD is the largest treatable cause of unemployment.
Of suicide.
Of accidents.
Of violent crime.
Of drug addiction.
Of poverty.
Yet less than 1 in 20 people who have it who are over 40 are diagnosed, and the current system will never diagnose even 1 in 10 of them.
Of suicide.
Of accidents.
Of violent crime.
Of drug addiction.
Of poverty.
Yet less than 1 in 20 people who have it who are over 40 are diagnosed, and the current system will never diagnose even 1 in 10 of them.
Jeremy Clarkson's teeth
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Jeremy Clarkson's teeth
The point is due process. A democratic, member-led socialist party shouldn't be expelling people at the decision of unelected leaders
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The point is due process. A democratic, member-led socialist party shouldn't be expelling people at the decision of unelected leaders
Half-and-half Union Jack and Israel flag on an orange march in Belfast 😃
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Half-and-half Union Jack and Israel flag on an orange march in Belfast 😃
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'O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear'
JM Neale, translation of a 12th Century antiphon.
Today's the first day of Advent. Glass by John Lawson, 1984, at Christ Church, Southwark. #StainedGlassSunday
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear'
JM Neale, translation of a 12th Century antiphon.
Today's the first day of Advent. Glass by John Lawson, 1984, at Christ Church, Southwark. #StainedGlassSunday
November 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
'O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear'
JM Neale, translation of a 12th Century antiphon.
Today's the first day of Advent. Glass by John Lawson, 1984, at Christ Church, Southwark. #StainedGlassSunday
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear'
JM Neale, translation of a 12th Century antiphon.
Today's the first day of Advent. Glass by John Lawson, 1984, at Christ Church, Southwark. #StainedGlassSunday
Your Party is obviously a mess, but shitting on them isn't comradely and we all have an interest in them emerging from this united and transphobe free
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Your Party is obviously a mess, but shitting on them isn't comradely and we all have an interest in them emerging from this united and transphobe free
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Guardian also reporting that asylum seekers are being “banned” from doing something they were being forced to do, it apparently being compulsory to help the Home Office blame refugees for its own errors
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
Move, which is part of crackdown on costs, comes after it emerged Home Office spends £15.8m a year on service
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Guardian also reporting that asylum seekers are being “banned” from doing something they were being forced to do, it apparently being compulsory to help the Home Office blame refugees for its own errors
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Wood Goldstraw Yorath built Britannia House in Leek for the Britannia Building Society in the 1980s
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wood Goldstraw Yorath built Britannia House in Leek for the Britannia Building Society in the 1980s
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'
Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice
You only have to take a little step back to see that America is already a failed state. Huge swathes of dereliction
I don't think enough of America knew how dilapidated their country already looked to immigrants before this mess. Detroit was refreshing to visit because people wanted to have an honest conversation about it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
You only have to take a little step back to see that America is already a failed state. Huge swathes of dereliction
This looting was one of the main examples used for Hamas being the problem for Gazans www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This looting was one of the main examples used for Hamas being the problem for Gazans www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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My dad’s hometown. Tatabanya, Hungary
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My dad’s hometown. Tatabanya, Hungary
This battle is important, transphobes can't get the upper hand in a new left-wing party
Yorp conference doing its best to shut down anyone daring to call a transphobe a transphobe.
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This battle is important, transphobes can't get the upper hand in a new left-wing party
Wonderful Christmas Time or go fuck your self
What is Britain's favourite Christmas song?
Fairytale of New York: 19%
Last Christmas: 13%
All I Want for Christmas is You: 7%
Merry Christmas Everybody: 5%
Driving Home for Christmas: 5%
White Christmas: 5%
Merry Christmas Everyone: 4%
Do They Know It's Christmas: 3%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Fairytale of New York: 19%
Last Christmas: 13%
All I Want for Christmas is You: 7%
Merry Christmas Everybody: 5%
Driving Home for Christmas: 5%
White Christmas: 5%
Merry Christmas Everyone: 4%
Do They Know It's Christmas: 3%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wonderful Christmas Time or go fuck your self
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At simultaneous green junctions, all cars get a red while all cyclists get green in every direction at once. Straight, left, right, even diagonals. By separating bikes and motor traffic into different phases, this design cuts collision risk while also improving capacity and reducing waiting times.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
At simultaneous green junctions, all cars get a red while all cyclists get green in every direction at once. Straight, left, right, even diagonals. By separating bikes and motor traffic into different phases, this design cuts collision risk while also improving capacity and reducing waiting times.
This will be my only addition to British food discourse, a lot of the fresh veg is shit but it's fine because we live in Northern Europe
started just buying the shittiest tomatoes from the supermarket cos it doesn't matter how fancy or expensive they are now cos they're already soft before you buy them and won't last 2 days at home
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This will be my only addition to British food discourse, a lot of the fresh veg is shit but it's fine because we live in Northern Europe
Nephew is into retro gaming and I've bought him this banger for Christmas youtu.be/wGIKnn-COS4?...
RoboCop Gameboy Title Theme (best quality)
YouTube video by Prizm
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Nephew is into retro gaming and I've bought him this banger for Christmas youtu.be/wGIKnn-COS4?...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Tortoise
Moose
Humpback whale
Wild boar
Mountain hare
Tortoise
Moose
Humpback whale
Wild boar
Mountain hare
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
(Greater Boston Edition)
Canada geese
Mallard ducks
Turkeys
Squirrels
Rock Pigeons
(Greater Boston Edition)
Canada geese
Mallard ducks
Turkeys
Squirrels
Rock Pigeons
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Tortoise
Moose
Humpback whale
Wild boar
Mountain hare
Tortoise
Moose
Humpback whale
Wild boar
Mountain hare
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Diagonal siding
Anamoose, ND
Anamoose, ND
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Diagonal siding
Anamoose, ND
Anamoose, ND
AI generated fake King Tubby album doing the rounds :( www.reddit.com/r/dub/s/Ovmo...
From the dub community on Reddit: The new King Tubby album is AI generated
Explore this post and more from the dub community
www.reddit.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
AI generated fake King Tubby album doing the rounds :( www.reddit.com/r/dub/s/Ovmo...
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Now then, now then guys and gals, how's about that
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Now then, now then guys and gals, how's about that
The Preston Model goes to Bew York (tbf I think it was originally developed in an American rust belt city)
"Fiscal insurgency is not isolation. It is not about retreating into localism or walling off states from the national economy. It is about building protective circuits of credit that keep democratic life functioning even when sabotage is staged from above."
moneyontheleft.org/2025/11/01/d...
moneyontheleft.org/2025/11/01/d...
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Preston Model goes to Bew York (tbf I think it was originally developed in an American rust belt city)