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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 8h

The people who follow me are monsters. MONSTERS. Nothing but the worst puns on earth, all the time. And i LOVE IT

LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 8h

Fried mushrooms are the breakfast of champignons.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 7h

Construction. Five historic mills were restored and two new buildings added, creating homes that blend industrial heritage with modern living. Praised as a landmark project, it has breathed new life into Hunslet Riverside while celebrating the city’s industrial past.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 7h

than 300 apartments. The mills were established by John Wilkinson (1799–1856), founder of Wilkinson & Company, Rising from humble beginnings himself he funded schools for his workers. Empty since the 1970s and threatened with demolition, the site was rescued by JM

Hunslet Mill by Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0,

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 7h

After several false starts the regeneration of Hunslet and Victoria Mills into the Victoria Riverside development was a Leeds success story. Once derelict, these Grade II and II* listed flax-spinning mills, dating from 1842, now form part of a scheme delivering more

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 5h

Pine Marten, Shelly Perkins.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 7h

AT ANY TIME. 😂

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Linda Lombard @heavensgone.bsky.social · 5h

Did no one ever thought to independently verify the major owners of a billion-dollar tech firm and their beneficiaries. One wonders what curious corporate ownership structures are hiding in plain sight in other corners of our public markets

#OffshoreTrusts

www.cityam.com/crispin-odey...

Crispin Odey, Sara Murray and the secret offshore trusts

With the Big Technologies drama likely months away from a conclusion it seems a sorry state of affairs for an otherwise successful company.

www.cityam.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4h

UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK poverty crisis as 500,000 children in homes trapped in benefit debt cycle

Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back

www.independent.co.uk

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 5h

Believe me when I say that sometimes this is what holds authors’ resolve together, because publishing is bleak af.

Henn, known robot kisser @iwriterobots.com · 18h

This is your monthly reminder: if you like a piece of writing, a piece if art, etc-- TELL THE PERSON WHO MADE IT!!! Leave a comment, tell them with *words* that you like it.
Seriously, it goes *such* a long way.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 9h

And this morning the Shed is a battleship, with cannons at the ready…

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Hege A. J. Lepri @hegelincanada.bsky.social · 1d

an uneven V
and yet these geese return
victorious

#DailyHaikuPrompt (geese) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

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Kathleen Gresham Everett @everettpoetry.bsky.social · 1d

across the water
whispers of ghosts and angels
I wait for the fall

#dailyhaikuprompt ghost

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 11h

And you've seen every single one of them proclaimed on an electronic billboard: #BigOil in full #GreenWashing mode

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Fossil fuel companies control a mere 1.42% of renewable energy projects worldwide, study reveals

The fossil fuel industry is falling far short of its pledge to lead the energy transition, according to new research from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autòn...

phys.org

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 10h

Sankt Florian Psalter, C14th. #Gothtober #31DaysOfHalloween

Illuminated MS with marginalia, blue bird and devil like creature in pink cloak with blue skin and long ears, some text and foliage design

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10h

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Photo of a vertical driftwood sculpture inlaid with rainbow coloured stained glass, the sculpture is sited on a wet looking shoreline by the sea under a sky with silver clouds and pale blue light

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Steve Grant @stevetg.bsky.social · 12h

Good morning

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 10h

Parts of Pontefract are like stepping back into Georgian or Regency Britain. You almost expect a coach to pull up outside and the passengers go into an inn for dinner. The Grade II listed Red Lion was remodelled in 1776 by Robert Adam for Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory.

The Grade II listed Red Lion was remodelled in 1776 by Robert Adam for Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11h

Quilt art inspired by vintage photographs of African American people, by contemporary US artist Bisa Butler #WomensArt
US #BlackHistoryMonth

Textile artwork featuring standing two figures facing forwards, a Black man and woman, the man wears a patterned suit in vivid colours and the woman wears a long coat in similar patterns and colours and she wears a large rounded hat, all against a patterned pink background

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 10h

Tales of the Riverbank

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning.
🖼️ Tunnicliffe

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Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 11h

Another view of this morning’s sunrise.
Friday, 10 October, Makorori Headlands, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10h

The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers

The IGDA Foundation broadened its reach by attending the world’s biggest video games event this summer – but faces challenges funding its work helping underrepresented developers

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 10h

The Dark Blue Bird, Edward Lear.

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Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social · 10h

To celebrate the paperback publication of I FOLLOW THE FOX, I have a brand new foxy episode of #DrawWithRob for you all. It drops tomorrow so get those pencils sharpened... ✏️🦊

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