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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Sep 19

On this day in 1819, #poet John Keats went for a walk in the water meadows outside Winchester #hampshire #visitengland #poetry #romantics

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jul 26

This Swallowtail butterfly took a rest on the path in front of me #Jura #Geneve #France

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jun 11

Killed on this day on the Western Front in 1917, @englandrugby.bsky.social star John Raphael. His distraught mother asked for her ashes to be buried in his grave @cwgc.bsky.social Lijjsenthoek. #ww1 #rugbyhistory

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jun 7

On the #dday beaches #normandy #ww2

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · May 25

The Candover winding its way through the water meadows today #hampshire #nature #landscape #photography #hampshirelife #chalkstream #ecology

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Apr 9

Died on this day near Arras in 1917, #poet Edward Thomas. The final three lines written in his diary -
“Where any turn may lead to Heaven
Or any corner may hide Hell
Roads shining like river up hill after rain”
#ww1 #poetry

Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Apr 8

Reading this atm - can’t imagine why story of a populist politician should have attracted me, but hey ho…” #reading #americanlit #literature #fiction
“…soon now we shall go out of the house and go into the convulsion of the world, out of history into history and the awful responsibility of Time.”

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Mar 25

Presumably no Republican in audience as they were protesting that the lead role was a DEI hire…
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The Bidens joined A-list celebrities at the opening night of 'Othello' on Broadway. Here's what everyone wore.

The opening night of "Othello" on Broadway was the place to be for celebrities on Sunday. Martha Stewart, Jennifer Lopez, and the Bidens attended.

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Mar 20

Tag Rugby @RomseyRFC www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/sport/250217... #tagrugby #schoolsport #hampshirelife

Pupils 'tagged' at fun rugby event hosted by Romsey RFC

Teams of Yr 5 and Yr 6 pupils from Cupernham Junior, Romsey Primary, Rownhams Primary, North Baddesley Junior, Halterworth Primary and Braishfield…

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Mar 12

Folks in the White House must be so confused right now.

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Mar 12

“to remind us of what comes and goes, rises and falls, and what really and truly endures.”
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Unmapped Storylands with Elif Shafak | Substack

Stories, anecdotes, wise proverbs and foolish thoughts, literary musings, insights and conversations centred around my personal, unpublished notebooks. Click to read Unmapped Storylands with Elif Shaf...

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Feb 21

Born #onthisday 1907, #poet WH Auden. #literature #writing
“Time will say nothing but I told you so,
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you I would let you know.”

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · Feb 15

If you're wondering why Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring is back climbing the podcast charts, you've got to listen to our revelations in Episode 8 on why the ISC Russia Report was suppressed and what was in it about Brexit and Putin

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Feb 12

Really hope he’s wrong in that last sentence. But perhaps here in uk Brexit - or rather its apparent failure - may be an example of the limitations of populist nationalism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In the Musk revolution, lessons from the 20th century will be deleted | Rafael Behr

Democracy’s traditional defence against fascism doesn’t work against the new far-right hybrid coded in Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Feb 11

Born #onthisday, #ww2 hero and one of the great #travel writers, Patrick Leigh Fermor
“I fell asleep among the beer mugs and when I woke I couldn’t think where I was…”

Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Feb 5

The art of Welsh rugby artuk.org/discover/sto... #Wales #rugby #art

The game they play in heaven: Wales's enduring love for rugby union | Art UK

Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 500,000 artworks by over 55,000 artists.

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Feb 5

Spring on the way #nature #photography

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Jan 29

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jan 28

Tennyson at Lincoln cathedral
“We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
#poetry #literature #photography

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jan 24

Killed in action 110 yrs ago today - @welshrugbyunion.bsky.social player Charles Taylor.
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Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · Jan 17

Large majorities of Brits and Germans - except, oddly, for Reform and AfD voters - think Elon Musk knows diddly squat about their countries and should stop interfering in their politics www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk’s attempts to sway German and UK politics thought ‘unacceptable’ – poll

Exclusive: Majority polled by YouGov viewed billionaire negatively – except among Reform UK and AfD voters

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jan 14

David Squires on … FA Cup third-round thrills, spills and a shock return

Our cartoonist on an upset in west London, Zidane skills in Tamworth and David Moyes taking over at Everton * Buy copies of David’s cartoons in our Print Shop * David’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · Jan 14

This is horribly compelling.

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Colm Tóibín · In LA

A new fire started in Hollywood. It might have looked as though we were now surrounded on three sides by fires, but it...

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Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jan 13

Some great rugby writers around on the state of the game now and in the past - Michael Aylwin, Tony Collins. For me, Interface between all sport and world wars always throws up great stories.

Peter Jones @peterjones37.bsky.social · Jan 13

Just football without the helmets Wesley…

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