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Jewell
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If it's dark and twisted, send it my way. Joy is important even in the bleakest of times - small joys too. Bad at rules. Grumpy old lady, but not old. Self-medicating with books.
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Jewell @jewellislate.bsky.social · Feb 24
3 years. :-( If you're feeling solidarity and thinking about Ukraine today - please donate to Come Back Alive or Hospice Ukraine, or another Ukrainian cause.
savelife.in.ua/en/
www.hospiceukraine.com
Come Back Alive Foundation - Charity Organization
One of the top charity organizations who help the Ukraine Army since 2014. Donate via the website - 100% of proceeds go directly to Ukraine Army.
savelife.in.ua
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slowbikeiain.bsky.social
George comes from a bad family, but you might not realise just how depraved they are...in 1993 Susan Carter said the word "bloody". #TheArchers
It's the bloody Archers A SWEAR word has been heard on the respectable Radio 4 soap The Archers. Susan Carter, alias Charlotte Martin, let it slip while confiding in Mo Travis. "You must think I'm such a bloody fool," she wept as she revealed she was being charged with perverting justice. Shockingly, no one seems to have noticed. "We've not had a single call," said Vanessa Whitburn, editor of the formerly cosy 42-year-old drama. AN earlier "bloody" also brought no protests. It was uttered by Debbie Aldridge when Susan's brother raided the village shop.
December 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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annadent.bsky.social
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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renemagritte.bsky.social
Campagne / Countryside - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112319
cat: 148
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
'Winter Sea' 1960
by UK painter Joan Eardley #WomensArt ❄️
Semi abstract painting of a turbulent sea with white waves under a grey stormy sky
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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jenbowden12.bsky.social
'I like writing about women making terrible decisions'

Novelist @cdelull.bsky.social is on the final episode of Northern Voices for 2025 talking about writing bisexuality, her book Cacoethes and sassy, female-led fiction.

on.soundcloud.com/GkbhsBZagkm5...
A black and white photo of Chloe sitting on a chair. She is leaning forward with one hand resting on crossed legs and the other supporting her chin. She is wearing several rings, a light long sleeved top and dark trousers. She has glasses and mid-length straight hair. She is looking at the camera and smiling slightly. The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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lukemcgee.bsky.social
Horrific attacks carried out by Russia last night, leaving Ukrainians without power over Christmas period.

Russian air attack on Ukraine kills three and knocks out power in most regions - www.reuters.com/world/russia...
Russian air attack on Ukraine kills three and knocks out power in most regions
Moscow's latest strike hit energy facilities in western regions the hardest, said Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
www.reuters.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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english.nv.ua
Russian forces fired more than 600 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight.
PM: Russia attacked Ukraine with 600+ drones and missiles
Russian forces fired more than 600 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on Telegram on Dec. 23.
english.nv.ua
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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emmanuellechaze.com
🇺🇦 The main news in Ukraine this morning is that it keeps getting pummeled by Russia. Just as President Zelensky warned, Moscow has launched a large scale attack with missiles & drones in the days before Christmas as no truce is in sight.

kyivindependent.com/explosions-h...
Explosions heard in multiple cities as Russian missiles, drones target energy infrastructure in western Ukraine
The attack comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukrainians should brace for mass Russian missile and drone strikes over the Christmas period.
kyivindependent.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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gnofhorror.com
Bucket List Interview!!!!!!

Grady Hendrix on 1970s maternity homes, DIY witchcraft, & why the real horror was how we had babies.
#GradyHendrix #WitchcraftForWaywardGirls

gnofhorror.com/grady-hendri...

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@gradyhendrix.bsky.social
Grady Hendrix On Witchcraft, Wayward Girls, And The Real Horror Of 1970 - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website 22/12/2025
interview with Grady Hendrix on Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. We discuss 1970s generational war, folk magic, and why independent bookstores are vital.
gnofhorror.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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bigbeardybooks.bsky.social
It's Monday again and today I'm reading "Thinking the Photobook" by Bettina Lockemann

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

alt text in images please
white circle in a blue background and the words "It's Monday! What are you reading?" in the circle
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
jewellislate.bsky.social
It is not too early to eat "rich and decadent" mince pies for breakfast.
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
jewellislate.bsky.social
If people are going to put that screenshot referring to Malevich on my timeline all day, at least recall he was born in Ukraine.
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
ARB's Notable Books of 2025!
ARB’s 2025 Notable Books
At the end of the year, we ask ARB’s contributors to pick just one book that they found really interesting this year: maybe already a best-seller or award-frontrunner, maybe something obscure…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
jewellislate.bsky.social
George! you utter bastard! #TheArchers
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Today marks the #WinterSolstice ❄️

This illustrated page, ‘Erde und Sonne’, from a German atlas by Justus Perthes (c.1910), shows how Earth’s tilt and orbit create the solstices, equinoxes and seasons.

📜 | Bodleian Map Room Blog

More at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/2024/03/19/spring/
Close-up of a circular diagram showing the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. A label marks the Winter Solstice, explaining that it occurs when the North Pole tilts furthest from the Sun, creating the shortest day and longest night. Diagram showing the Earth’s 23.5° axial tilt in relation to its orbit around the Sun. Overlaid text explains that this tilt causes the changing seasons, noting that without it there would be no summer or winter. Section of the orbit diagram focusing on the position of Earth on 21 March, marking the Spring Equinox. Overlaid text explains that day and night are equal at this point and that medieval scholars associated it with the first days of Creation. Section of the orbit diagram highlighting March 25, known as Lady Day. Overlaid text explains that it was once considered the first day of the year until 1751 and marks the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, nine months before Christmas.
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
Good Morning Blue Sky! I hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading The Big Book of Cyberpunk Volume 2 edited by Jared Shurin. What are you reading at the moment?
December 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
jewellislate.bsky.social
Not having family Christmas at all works for me.
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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theguardian.com
The bleakest winter: Ukrainians face exhaustion and uncertainty as Trump demands concessions
The bleakest winter: Ukrainians face exhaustion and uncertainty as Trump demands concessions
People torn between craving for peace as conditions worsen and desire to hold strong against Russian military and US
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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grindrod.bsky.social
It's #sketchpadvent – celebrating amazing modernist concept drawings and models. December 1: Milton Keynes from 1981
Illustration of eighties businessmen by an urban park in Central Milton Keynes
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️Russia attacks Odesa Oblast with ballistic missiles, at least 7 killed, 15 injured.

Russian ballistic missiles "massively attacked" a port infrastructure facility in the region, Governor Oleh Kiper said. Seven are dead and 15 injured victims have been hospitalized.
Russia attacks Odesa Oblast with ballistic missiles, at least 7 killed, 15 injured
Russian ballistic missiles "massively attacked" a port facility in the region, Governor Oleh Kiper said. Seven are dead and 15 injured victims have been hospitalized.
kyivindependent.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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pgbellwriter.bsky.social
HarperCollins staff "were told to work in “pairs” when meeting Walliams and were advised not to visit his home." This guy visited schools.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
jewellislate.bsky.social
and then why does it take so bloody long?
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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josiegz.bsky.social
The AI boom has caused as much carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere in 2025 as emitted by the whole of New York City, says academic Alex de Vries-Gao, founder of Digiconomist.

AI-related water use now exceeds entire global bottled-water demand, too.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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stevepeers.bsky.social
A quick explanation of how this borrowing to assist Ukraine will work. "Enhanced cooperation" means EU law is being used, but some Member States opt out. The process has been applied a few times before, but never before re the EU budget. 1/
jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 The latest conclusions say the EU will trigger Article 20 of enhanced cooperation to ensure that any mobilisation of EU resources to guarantee joint debt "will not have an impact on the financial obligations of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia," as previously reported by Euronews.
jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 Bombshell at #EUCO at almost 2 am: António Costa has proposed to use common borrowing to meet Ukraine's most immediate financial needs while technical work on the reparations loan continues in the coming months.

Messy mix-match solution. Leaders are still discussing.
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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clairewords.bsky.social
Up on the blog today, thoughts on favourite #naturewriting authors/books + a review of #RobertMacfarlane 's excellent account of his journeys to the cloud forest of Ecuador, 3 rivers of Chennai, & rafting the threatened Mutehekau Shipu, Canada.

Is a River Alive?

clairemcalpine.com/2025/12/19/i...
Is A River Alive by Robert Macfarlane
Though I really enjoy nature writing of the creative nonfiction kind, I had never read a book by Robert Macfarlane. I’d heard of The Old Ways, but steered away from what I perceived was a ver…
clairemcalpine.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM