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KE Salisbury
@kesalisbury.bsky.social
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Author of twisty YA page-turner The Face That Pins You. Also school librarian, English teacher, IB EE Coordinator and former BBC broadcaster, choir leader and songwriter. She/her
https://www.kesalisbury.com/
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KE Salisbury @kesalisbury.bsky.social · Oct 19
Hello Newskies!

I'm a friendly author, teacher and school librarian, who dabbles a bit in politics and miscellaneous other interests. Kindness and GSOH goes down well with me.

My YA twisty thriller is a proper page turner, btw 😊📚
www.kesalisbury.com/the-face-tha...
K E Salisbury author - the face that pins you
While casually scrolling through social media, Fionn Lennox is captivated by a mysterious, sparkling young woman, who looks identical to herself. Fionn's growing fascination with her double gets compl...
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Good morning Bluesky!
A dawn sky of pale citrusy colours and wisps of cloud above the Spanish Mediterranean. Taken on the Costa Blanca. A dawn sky of pale citrusy colours and wisps of cloud above the Spanish Mediterranean. Taken on the Costa Blanca. A dawn sky of pale citrusy colours and wisps of cloud above the Spanish Mediterranean. Taken on the Costa Blanca.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Genuinely jaw-dropping.
science.esa.int ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 22h
DYK? 16 years' worth of pictures of the week are available on our Hubble website, a testament to the incredible treasures that this NASA/ESA telescope has uncovered for us all.

Enjoy them here 👉 https://esahubble.org/images/potw/
🔭
A gigantic cloud of cold hydrogen gas called N159. The red and yellow coloured field is filled with sparkling stars, some covered by clouds of gas and dust. The spiral galaxy NGC 5643 seen face-on. The galaxy glows with a bright central core and sweeping, dusty arms. Several foreground stars with diffraction spikes are scattered throughout. Planetary nebula PK 329-02.2. A winding blue cloud appears wrapped around two stars at the centre. Globular cluster NGC 6934. A few hundred thousand stars are grouped together like a giant ball of stars.
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
kesalisbury.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.

The Smiths
Dolly Parton
PJ Harvey
Orbital
Wet Leg
redwellyfeats.bsky.social Emma Thane of Cawdor @redwellyfeats.bsky.social · 1d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.

The Cranberries
Prince
The Prodigy
The Stone Roses
Pulp

(Sinister link included)
magentakoru.bsky.social ChefMagenta @magentakoru.bsky.social · 1d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.

Rush
Muse
Mika
Porter Robinson
British Seapower
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Revisiting The Dreaming by Kate Bush and wow, what an extraordinary, bonkers piece of sonic excellence it is.
Album cover of The Dreaming by Kate Bush showing a monochrome close-up of Kate posing as Bess Houdini about to kiss her escapologist husband and revealing a key on her tongue.
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Four episodes into S1 of The Diplomat, and gosh - it's a bit good, isn't it?!
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Good call, #Bristol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bristol to launch world-first ‘clean power hub’ for festivals and film crews
City council and regional authority collaborate to guarantee renewable mobile energy for next summer’s festival season
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Good morning Bluesky! A few glorious sunrise moments from this week, including today. Enjoy!
#MediterraneanSunrise
The sun rises over the western Mediterranean in citrus stripes interspersed with charcoal clouds. Taken on the Costa Blanca, Spain. The sun rises over the western Mediterranean in citrus stripes interspersed with charcoal clouds. Taken on the Costa Blanca, Spain. The sun rises over the western Mediterranean in citrus stripes interspersed with charcoal clouds. Taken on the Costa Blanca, Spain. The sun rises over the western Mediterranean in citrus stripes interspersed with charcoal clouds. Taken on the Costa Blanca, Spain.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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First DNF in a while. Shame, because I liked the premise and the start was quite engaging. Unfortunately, cluttered, stilted dialogue and unrefined exposition killed off my interest.

Then immediately DNF the next by a well-known author whom I've previously enjoyed. Same sort of reasons. 📚💙

Next!
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The only soldier now is me, I'm fighting things I cannot see...

Random lyric I'm listening to now.
#RandomLyric
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Yes, I am exactly the right age to get a bit misty eyed over this one.

Also amused to note who's doing the clearing up in the background of the final shot.

Well observed.
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Where Love Lives | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by John Lewis
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November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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A day bookended by beautiful skies here.
Pink clouds in the crepuscular sky above Benidorm, Spain. Pink clouds in the glowing crepuscular sky above Benidorm, Spain.
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Good morning Bluesky 🙂
#MediterraneanSunrise
The sun rises in an extravagant mixture of hues from deepest violet to bright citrusy stripes across the Mediterranean horizon. Land is silhouetted in the foreground with palm fronds tickling the left of the frame. Taken at first light on the Costa Blanca, Spain. The sun rises in an extravagant mixture of hues from deepest violet to bright citrusy stripes across the Mediterranean horizon. Land is silhouetted in the foreground with palm fronds tickling the left of the frame. Taken at first light on the Costa Blanca, Spain.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I have had some lovely suggestions but I'd love some MOOOORE (before this place becomes a hailstorm of #celebritytraitors)
bagpuss.org Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · Oct 29
Might do a #totp bingo card for Friday but I need your help! Can you think of some funny #totp tropes? Stuff like what you see onscreen (like Jayne Middlemiss lying awkwardly on the set) or stuff you see posted on Bluesky (like @itsjoels.bsky.social coming up with an amazing story about an artist).
A #totp bingo card in the style of the 1990s Top of the Pops logo. Each of the squares is filled with a word: WHAT THE FUCK SHOULD I PUT INTO THE #TOTP BINGO THIS WEEK ANY IDEAS PLEASE; except the last square that has small grey text and says "I HAD ONE BOX REMAINING SO I USED IT TO FILL IT WITH SWEAR WORDS LIKE ARSE AND BOLLOCKS AND TITS AND BUMS AND NOB AND DICK AND PISS AND SHIT AND JIZZ AND WANK"
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Hats off to the Germans for Hodenkobald, or “testicle goblin”, for someone who is being annoying.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Ah, Jilly, you gave teenage me so much entertainment with your books and their great sense of fun. 💐
RIP #JillyCooper
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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@sturdyalex.bsky.social
Woke 'Nam
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 5
Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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An extract from Cory Doctorow's book with an explanation of why "enshittification" doesn't only infect the online world.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Great thread from Sue on how we learn ⬇️
suecowley.bsky.social Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · Sep 20
I find the 'no such thing as transferable skills' narrative interesting because my entire working life has been based around using my transferable skills. (I was originally a dancer and the skills I learned have influenced everything else I've come to do, including writing and teaching.) Thread 🧵⬇️
September 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Inspired by @roryisconfused.bsky.social, I can't help thinking of this headline as the premise for an MR James story: "The Professor lighted the candles, poured a measure of sherry and told Dr Standish about the day the bang bus came to Oxford. A most remarkable tale that haunts me to this day."
September 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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First I've heard of this - we don't have an EV but intend to get one in the future. Any anecdata to share?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Extreme nausea’: Are EVs causing car sickness – and what can be done?
Phil Bellamy’s daughters refuse to ride in his electric car without travel sickness tablets. Are there other solutions?
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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September 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Anybody see the lunar eclipse?

Our view:
Photo of a cloudy, crepuscular sky, Costa Blanca, Spain
September 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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So, I unpacked the three new @originstorypodcast.bsky.social books by @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social for our school library, and two had been checked out within 24 hours. Some kind of record for the non-fiction section 💙📚💙📚
September 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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What's that in my eye?
As a teacher, I see how this works in our own school. The best aspect of my job.
stevepeers.bsky.social Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 3
Timeline cleanse
September 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Good morning Bluesky!
The sun rises over the Western Mediterranean, Costa Blanca, Spain.
September 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM