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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 17h

We have donated a little something to buy the Rothbury Estate and preserve its nature. It's a good cause - why don't you if you can? www.wildlifetrusts.org/appeals/roth...

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 3d

Such a pleasure to listen to #DesertIslandDisks and hear the uplifting story about the life of Lennie James. A hard youth, with a great deal of sadness, but full of kindness too. Thank you.

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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 4d

From Salman Rushdie’s latest.

About Francisco VII of Spain.

And nobody else. Obviously.

There were jesters-in-reverse whose job was not to make the king laugh or to tell him uncomfortable truths but to laugh uncontrollably at the king's humorless witticisms and listen to and applaud his barefaced lies. There were members of criminal gangs whom the king had placed in charge of the police force. There were crooked lawyers, crooked judges, crooked legal clerks, all there to make sure that the laws of the land would crumble and fail beneath the stamping foot of the king who had placed himself above the law. There were grandees bearing sacks of gold with which to bribe the king's inner cir-cle, and bigger sacks of gold to bribe the king himself. There were, above all the other courtiers, powerful choruses of reality twisters, mirrors and clones of the king who had lost all understanding of what was real and what was not, whose job it was to praise the monarch for his triumphs

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Bob Hawkins @bobhawkins.bsky.social · 7d

My wife’s first day of woodworking lessons.. next week the Repair shop.

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 7d

Does rainwater find its way into a different main sewer than the pipe from my kitchen where I might pour out - a cup up coffee? #wato

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 10d

@januszczak.bsky.social the NICE Waldy would post his poll on Bluesky so even I could vote.

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 14d

Beckenham Chorale is singing Joseph Haydn, The Creation
on Saturday, 29 November 2025 at St. George's Church, Beckenham

For full details and booking information please go www.beckenhamchorale.org.uk/next-concert

#concert #Beckenham #choirs

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 15d

14 October 1922 | A Polish woman, Helena Panek, was born in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.

In #Auschwitz from 27 April 1942.
No. 6892
She was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 19d

10 October 1900 | A Polish Jew, Abram Cukier, was born in Warsaw. A hairdresser.

In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 22725
He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 22d

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

goodlawproject.org

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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 27d

A man walking along Caledonian Road falls over onto a huge roll of bubble wrap that he is hugging, perhaps for just this sort of situation.

Art by Mithila Shafiq. Words by me.

A black and white drawing of a man in the palm of a giant, bubble-wrap hand, with the text written around the hand.

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 27d

Saturday 29 November 2025, 7pm

at St. George's Church, Beckenham BR3 1AX

Joseph Haydn, The Creation

www.beckenhamchorale.org.uk/next-concert

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27d

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone.

We will not let hate or those who spread it win.

We stand with you.

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · 27d

Yet again London News repeating word for word the national news. What's the point? #BBCnews10

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · Sep 28

Stop it Stella! #TheArchers

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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · Sep 18

Yes, the world needs a new podcast. Or rather, an old one resurrected. Just finished recording - dropping next week.

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Bob Hawkins @bobhawkins.bsky.social · Sep 19

George Orwell would certainly be cancelled by Donald Trump. #r4today

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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · Sep 17

🚨 POLICE TOOK OUR TRUMP & EPSTEIN VAN

They're obviously terrified of THIS photo of Donald with the world’s most notorious paedophile making headlines while Trump visits the King.

So whatever you do - DO NOT SHARE THIS VIDEO

Location: Windsor High Street, UK

#trump #epstein

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · Sep 16

Ready for tomorrow's protest March
stoptrump.org.uk/protest/
#TrumpNotWelcome #StopTrump

Trump not welcome. No to lies and corruption. No to climate change deniers. No to pussygrabbers. Not in my name.

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · Sep 15

Channel 4 to mark Trump's state visit by dissecting more than 100 of his lies, in what the channel describes as “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television”.

Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’

Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements

www.theguardian.com

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · Sep 16

🇬🇧👀🇺🇸 UK ready for Trump visit!

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · Sep 13

I wonder, though: was there an appeal to audience members to leave the flag of St George at home? #BBCproms

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · Sep 13

I'm expecting her to make a pass at Brad any moment. #TheArchers

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Henrike Hawkins @hhenrike.bsky.social · Sep 9

stoptrump.org.uk/protest/
Can you make it to central London on 17 September to join the march and rally to express your opinion about the Trump state visit? #TrumpNotWelcome

Trump Not Welcome | 17 September 2025

Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · Sep 5

The world would be depressing anyway at the moment, but there is something peculiarly crushing in being on a bus that's heading straight for a cliff and everyone screaming to change direction and the guy at the wheel maintaining that only he knows how to save everyone and it's definitely this way.

Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Really interesting that support for *all* left-of-centre parties dropped as salience of immigration rose after "island of strangers" speech - our exclusive:

It’s official – Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech has backfired

Exclusive: the first survey before and after the immigration speech reveals a drop in Labour support.

www.newstatesman.com

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