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Erika Is Still Writing
@bluetit24.bsky.social
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Independent scholar / Writer. Research on fashion and the modeling profession in girls’ series fiction.
Fashion Studies - girls’ series books - doll studies - girl studies - feminism
M.A. Fashion Studies/B.A. Literature, Stockholm Univ. Member PCA / ACA.
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bluetit24.bsky.social
Mycket bra artikel - men är de undertecknande som röstade på M, SD, KD, S verkligen förvånade?

Hur länge har Johan Forssell varit minister nu? Varför är han fortfarande minister?

Var inte SD tydliga nog med sin agenda?

Ordet integration är ganska utvattnat i debatten.

Kämpa mot vardagsrasismen.
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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joes-spot.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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lillianorlando.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 AM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Wouldn’t it be great if one hand knew what the other hand is doing?

One part of the government deporting well-qualified people, another trying to figure out how to attract expertise…
January 31, 2026 at 12:31 AM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Så hemskt - så hur hindrar man statlig barnmisshandel?

#Barnkonventionen
olaspannar.bsky.social Ola Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · 16h
Det här, i Sverige, om de barn och unga som Tidöregeringen utvisar

Raif, 4 år, till Bosnien
Ayla, 21 år, till Iran
Subeer, 7 år, till Etiopien
Yasen, 14 år, till Egypten
Alice, 6 år, till Thailand
Osv
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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heidi-colthup.bsky.social
How do you explain this to a student who's come for a chat about their work with you and this is on your screen?

Thank goodness I work in Film & Media and have taught Star Trek!
😄
#AcademicSky
warofthebees.bsky.social Duder McGuy @warofthebees.bsky.social · 20h
No prior love for Klingon episodes!?

THIS HOUSE IS WITHOUT HONOR
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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cermatori.bsky.social
About small liberal-arts colleges, Ian Bogost writes in @theatlantic.com: “The form of higher ed that they provide seems poised to be the most resilient in the years to come.” 🎓
#educationmatters #academia #liberalarts #academicsky #SLAC
The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed
Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Pam Bondi sulking because she wasn't invited?

@donlemonofficial.bsky.social arrested in Los Angeles.
donlemonofficial.bsky.social Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 14d
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be interviewing LIVE from the Grammys red carpet! Huge thanks to the Grammys for having me, and to the Lemon Nation for your constant support 🙏🏾🔥

📅 Mark your calendars — I’ll be broadcasting on my YouTube channel on February 1st
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Outrageous - to put it mildly.

Time for EU nations to take a proper stand against lawless US administration.
donlemonofficial.bsky.social Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 19h
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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sbg1.bsky.social
Trump's awful post about Alex Pretti am confirms this point -- he's not sorry, he's not pivoting, and he'll use the same playbook as ever to survive yet another scandal that would have destroyed any other politician

my new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Operation Trump Rehab
After a wave of public revulsion over the President’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, he offers a familiar playbook: distraction, disinformation, denial, delay.
www.newyorker.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
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BBC Audio | You're Dead To Me | Renaissance Beauty (Radio Edit)
Join Greg and his guests in the Renaissance to learn about beauty rituals and treatments.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Have you heard our recent BBC You’re Dead To Me episode about Renaissance Era Beauty Trends? It’s very funny, and I got a historical makeover!

My guests are fab comedian Tatty Macleod and brilliant expert historian @jillburke.bsky.social

Available on all podcast apps worldwide
September 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Women wore a bra already in the 15th century!

Amazing discovery. Also: I highly recommend the book “How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity” by @jillburke.bsky.social 📖🌟💄
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Horrific story - grossly misrepresented.

Our daughter read Lolita way too young. We have had a a lot of discussions on it.

We recommend Lolita Podcast!

www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
January 30, 2026 at 12:17 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Look, @hermioneclone.bsky.social and @luelladamico.bsky.social 🥰❤️📖📚!
vidareads.bsky.social BookWorm Vida @vidareads.bsky.social · 24d
First book finished in 2026.

It's a love letter to every fan of Nancy Drew, for everyone that's grown apart from their best friend, for those that have hope for the future.
January 30, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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rickriordan.bsky.social
Timeline cleanse: please enjoy this panda eating breakfast at the Madrid zoo.
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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zannavanloon.bsky.social
Medieval scribes at work.

A 13th-century Bible manuscript is filled with historiated initials, a few of which depicts scribes with their essential tools: a quill pen for writing and a penknife for sharpening the nib and scraping away mistakes.

#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
Large historiated initial letter C decorated in different colors and in gold to introduce a new section of the text in gotic type. It depicts a monk writing text on a leaf of paper as a scribe, holding both a quill as well as a pen knife. He wears a blue robe and a red undergarnment and a hat. Large historiated initial letter O decorated in different colors and in gold to introduce a new section of the text in gotic type. It depicts a saint writing text on a leaf of paper as a scribe, holding both a quill as well as a pen knife. He wears a red robe and a blueish undergarnment and a hat. Large historiated initial letter A decorated in different colors and in gold to introduce a new section of the text in gotic type. It depicts a monk writing text on a leaf of paper as a scribe, holding both a quill as well as a pen knife. He wears a blue robe and a grey undergarnment. Large historiated initial letter P decorated in different colors and in gold to introduce a new section of the text in gotich type. It depicts a monk writing text on a leaf of paper as a scribe, holding both a quill as well as a pen knife. He wears a grey robe.
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social
Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the zebras, for tomorrow is their special day!

To pre-celebrate International Zebra Day, here is an illustration of a zebra from 'Animated Nature' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.

📷 Reserve 590 BUF

#InternationalZebraDay #RareBooks
Cropped image from a book showing a colour illustration of a zebra in side profile, standing on grass in front of a green landscape.
January 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social
Library Shelfie Day is always a great excuse to show off the variety of ages, colours, shapes and sizes on the shelves of our rare book collections!

📷 Syon Abbey Library, Chris Brooks Collection, Hypatia Collection and Dodderidge Parish Library

#LibraryShelfieDay #ShelfieDay #RareBooks
Shelf of small books in the Syon Abbey Library. Most have parchment bindings and hand-made modern orange labels created by the community of Syon Abbey. Shelves of books in the Chris Brooks Collection. The books in this photograph were written for children and young adults in the 19th and early 20th century, and many of them have colourful and illustrated bindings. Shelves of books in the Hypatia Collection of books and journals by and about women. Many of the books in this photo have colourful or illustrated spines. Several shelves of old and very large leather-bound books in the Dodderidge (Barnstaple) Parish Library. The books have raised bands or ridges along the spines, which were created during the binding process and show the structure of the cord-bound books.
January 28, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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zannavanloon.bsky.social
Browsing through Koberger’s 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle in which the #woodcut illustrations do the heavy lifting long before the text gets a chance.

#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
Hand colored city view of Venice depicted in a woodcut illustration. It contains the colors blue for water and red for the roofs of houses. You see brown ships with white sails. In the background a green hillside. Woodcut illustration surrounded by gothic type of Judith with Holofernes on her sword. The illustration is colored in by hand. Woodcut illustration of the sun next to the moon. Both of them have faces. Surrounded by gothic type and colored in by hand. Page in the book with a large woodcut illustration of Adam and Eve in Paradise colored in by hand. Below text in gothic type.
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Just inspiring. #AbeBooksUK

#RareBooks #books

www.abebooks.co.uk/books/rarebo...
Most expensive sales in 2025
From Leibniz's wit to Tolkien's magic: Philosophy, fantasy, and literary treasures.
www.abebooks.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
Liam misses his mother and his schoolmates. All of the children at the Dilley detention center long for the lives that were ripped away from them. No child should be in a place like this.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
bluetit24.bsky.social
Happy birthday (late, but…) #AdamLambert 🥰❤️🎊🎶🌟🎂🎁💝!

Thank you for everything. I feel so lucky to have attended two live performances by Adam Lambert in Stockholm.

Adam Lambert is an incredible singer - and one of the most stylish performers I know. Fabulous - 🥰 Those shoes…
January 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM