Cascaolas
@cascaolas.bsky.social
Early 40s, Scottish(ish). Here for nature pics and to learn things. He/him.
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Skint, baw ragged, poackets ful eh ma
fingers, cannae afford tae burn toast an
it’s November. Christmas is close…
—William Letford, “This is it”
Published in DIRT, @carcanet.bsky.social 2016
#poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410200...
fingers, cannae afford tae burn toast an
it’s November. Christmas is close…
—William Letford, “This is it”
Published in DIRT, @carcanet.bsky.social 2016
#poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410200...
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Skint, baw ragged, poackets ful eh ma
fingers, cannae afford tae burn toast an
it’s November. Christmas is close…
—William Letford, “This is it”
Published in DIRT, @carcanet.bsky.social 2016
#poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410200...
fingers, cannae afford tae burn toast an
it’s November. Christmas is close…
—William Letford, “This is it”
Published in DIRT, @carcanet.bsky.social 2016
#poem #poetry
www.carcanet.co.uk/978178410200...
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch.
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Rockstar Games’ MASS Firing Of Unionised Workers
YouTube video by Novara Media
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Last night's interview with Novara on the Rockstar firings is now up as its own standalone video, if you'd like to watch.
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
Delighted to see the story picked up by the wider media in this way, as surreal as it felt to appear on a show I've been watching for years now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxuP...
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In this era of 20 second Tik-tok clips, Network wide scripts and and Op-ed's, What you just described is a veritable journalistic honeybadger
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In this era of 20 second Tik-tok clips, Network wide scripts and and Op-ed's, What you just described is a veritable journalistic honeybadger
(a song that was in the soundtrack of a play I was in 23 years ago came on the radio, and I instantly felt young, shy and hopeful)
Reflecting on how ageing is like trying to walk with an ever greater number of anchor points at each step, pulling you back to another time and place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
(a song that was in the soundtrack of a play I was in 23 years ago came on the radio, and I instantly felt young, shy and hopeful)
Reflecting on how ageing is like trying to walk with an ever greater number of anchor points at each step, pulling you back to another time and place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reflecting on how ageing is like trying to walk with an ever greater number of anchor points at each step, pulling you back to another time and place.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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A handy writing tip is KISS: if you kiss your reader, they will immediately be distracted from the awfulness of your prose
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A handy writing tip is KISS: if you kiss your reader, they will immediately be distracted from the awfulness of your prose
Which of the people of Middle Earth were the most observant Christians?
- The Easterlings
- The Easterlings
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Which of the people of Middle Earth were the most observant Christians?
- The Easterlings
- The Easterlings
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.
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boyfriend asked if I knew E. T. A. Hoffmann and I said "no I don't know when he's getting here?", now to take the rest of the day off
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
boyfriend asked if I knew E. T. A. Hoffmann and I said "no I don't know when he's getting here?", now to take the rest of the day off
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NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
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I find it very pleasing that sometime around 1040, an Icelandic skald addressed the king of the Norwegians as "sinjórr", showing that already at this early stage the French vocabulary for lordship had entered the Nordic world.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I find it very pleasing that sometime around 1040, an Icelandic skald addressed the king of the Norwegians as "sinjórr", showing that already at this early stage the French vocabulary for lordship had entered the Nordic world.
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so many to choose from
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
so many to choose from
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A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
Two leading journalists from both sides of the border warn against another ‘vague, thumbs up-thumbs down’ vote
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
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I know everybody is making fun of this for numerous reason but genuinely - what the fuck is the Prime Minister doing on a manosphere podcast hosted by temu Rylan Clark with 15k subs?
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I know everybody is making fun of this for numerous reason but genuinely - what the fuck is the Prime Minister doing on a manosphere podcast hosted by temu Rylan Clark with 15k subs?
Declaring an interest as my dad's PhD research is on the reading list for this.
The Scottish Water Mills Website provides a web-based resource displaying mill locations across Scotland. #maps
maps.nls.uk/projects/mil...
maps.nls.uk/projects/mil...
Scottish water mills website - National Library of Scotland / University of Glasgow
maps.nls.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Declaring an interest as my dad's PhD research is on the reading list for this.
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Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
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"What, if push came to shove, would you say is your favourite South American bird of prey?"
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"What, if push came to shove, would you say is your favourite South American bird of prey?"
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
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No, I don't want to do Christingle,
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
No, I don't want to do Christingle,
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
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Hurray!
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hurray!