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john bone
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contentedly retired academic (economics)
diatonic accordion fumbler (https://www.youtube.com/@ekhezlaik/videos)
shelfloads of #vinyl - not a collector though, just old.
#COYI btw
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Abisag Tüllmann, Fronleichnamsprozession auf dem Eisernen Steg, Frankfurt am Main, 1964
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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A quiet moment over First Quad to welcome in Hilary Term✨

"When the dark plumaged birds go flying, flying,
Quiet lies the earth wrapt in her mournful shadow,
Her sightless eyes turned to the red sky
And the restlessly seeking birds."

(from Katherine Mansfield, 'Across the Red Sky')

January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Mercedes Gómez-Morán. Bodegón, 1957
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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La casa di Gianfalco, Alessandro Tofanelli 2021
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Seventeenth-century squirrel, looks like it’s eating a little nut. On an embroidered binding from a 1641 psalter, SSS.34.27 @theul.bsky.social.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks 📷 #photography
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
some info in the linked piece
January 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Except that the downsides, domestically, are relatively thinly-spread and may not be clearly perceived/understood by voters.

So, unwise in terms of national interest, but still with some attractions politically.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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An impressive number of graduate applications this year used the phrase “curiosity-driven approach” 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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The Ring of Brodgar is part of the Orkney Unesco World Heritage Site. It originally had 60 stones, but only 36 survive today. Its diameter is 103.6 metres. #StandingStoneSunday
January 18, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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“Arbeiterstadt / City of Workers”, Berlin, by Hans Baluschek, 1920.
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Could it be that Kemi also doesn’t quite understand how tariffs work?
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Rivington Pike and Winter Hill, Lancashire, in the snow, photo by Tilly Jaye Horseman.
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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An alternative 50 year old Escort that makes a more pleasing sound.
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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'An Islington View,'
by Melissa Scott-Miller,
UK painter known for her London streetscapes #UnlockingWomensArt
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Let me have Greenland, or else I’ll increase taxes on US firms and consumers.
Donald Trump threatens tariffs on allies over opposition to Greenland plan
US president redoubles demands for Danish territory two days after Washington agreed to be part of high-level working group
www.ft.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I’m guessing you mean ‘single-member constituency system’, rather than FPTP as such.
There are other methods of electing a constituency representative, such as AV or (French-style) run-off.
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The starting point of William Boyd’s excellent “Gabriel’s Moon” which, as it happens, I’ve just finished reading.
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,

The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance

Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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Café Bar du Moulin, 1 rue Lepic, Montmartre
1911. Paris 18e
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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@billyclicks. Iceland.
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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The Jetty and Boat Cove, Ardmore, County Waterford, painting by Joan Jameson (1893-1953), Irish artist.
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Like this:
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If you're prepared to use Google then you can transcribe text from an image like this with just a couple of clicks, starting with Share > G then select and copy text.
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
just give him the badge, like she did
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Even so, there must be formal lines of responsibility in your Department. And this must include finding/providing your examiners.
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM