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Dr Francesca Santoro
@phyllida.bsky.social
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Greek & Roman history, politics, art history, literature. Music: Mahler, DSCH, opera, chamber music. Have lived in Rome & Amsterdam. Love languages, theatre, museums in general, Shakespeare, London, the House of Commons, Rowson cartoons, in particular.๐Ÿ˜Š
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social ยท 1d
Sleep Sweet, BlueSky ๐Ÿ’™
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social ยท 3h
Decodex 2025-10-25

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@tonylarch.bsky.social @lightacandle.bsky.social

I'll buy that!

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Decodex โ€“ A Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Game
Decode a quote a day! Play the daily cryptogram at playdecodex.com.
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Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social ยท 5h
it's catsitting weekend you guys, the weekend where the cat sits
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social ยท 11h
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs that they are not allowed to talk about Prince Andrew.

Are you are happy with this?
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Alan Ranta @alanranta.bsky.social ยท 8h
Toki loves her new hat. You can see the ecstasy on her face.
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Godzillou ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @godzillou.bsky.social ยท 6h
Un oiseau qui a son nid proche du Louvre ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Jeffrey โ“‹ @liftforever67.bsky.social ยท 7h
#Mood
#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky
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l'Etat de fumier @libertaire10.bsky.social ยท 23h
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social ยท 6h
Autumn in New York ๐ŸŽถ #NewYorkCity #FridayPhoto ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ“ธ
Photo of yellow and orange leaves on tree branch
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Richie @geekwiththat.bsky.social ยท 5h
Moocow got a clean bill of health from the vet today. He also behaved so well the whole time. #catsky
Moocow a normal innocent tuxedo cat
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Lynn Burton @disasterballet.bsky.social ยท 4h
Urgent breaking news: former street cat curls up on lap to listen to the rain outside
A close up of a glossy black cat with green eyes curled up on a lap blanket
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org ยท 5h
Meet Birdie! Our Contrarian Pet of the Week
Contrarian Pet of the Week
Meet Birdie!
contrarian.substack.com
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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social ยท 5h
As it's nearing the #witchinghour... @procartoonists.bsky.social #halloween #cartoon #exhibition (I think there's one of mine in there...)
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Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social ยท 4h
Overwritten, even if accurate!๐Ÿคจ
catladyprincess.bsky.social Grantifa Grace Helperson @catladyprincess.bsky.social ยท 15h
Hereโ€™s some truth for your Friday morning.
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P J Richards @pj-richards.bsky.social ยท 5h
๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒ˜๐ŸŒณ"A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her."

๐Ÿ“–Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith.
#BookWormSat #FolkloreSunday
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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social ยท 8h
#FrescoFriday gives us this #Pan holding a #thyrsus, a #Dionysiac symbol, in this #fresco fragment from the Evan Gorga collection now in #PalazzoAltemps. This is of possibly #Neronian date and is all about fun and revels, rather Saturnalian, with Pan wearing the crown of #Serapis.
Pan, against a black background, holds a thyrsus in his left arm horizontally over his head. A red jewel dangles from the pointed end of the thyrsus. Pan himself looks fun, not dangerous, despite his goat horn and ears. He's wearing a yellow tunic and may be holding a wine jug in his other hand. Atop his head is the golden flowerpot-shaped crown we usually associate with the syncretic Roman/Egyptian god Serapis, husband to the Roman version of Isis.
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Breaking Mews/Ruff Translations @breakingmews.bsky.social ยท 13h
SCOOP: We have identified the unindicted co-conspirator.
Brown tabby sits on wood floor next to her gray mouse toy and screams for attention
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TCMFanatics @tcmfans.bsky.social ยท 1d
Maggie Smith - 1956.
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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social ยท 10h
It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
newseye.bsky.social News Eye @newseye.bsky.social ยท 13h
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

(๐Ÿ“ธ Getty Images)
A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social ยท 11h
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NPR @npr.org ยท 9h
The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.
The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.
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Tink Revak ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿ’™ @terryrevakdavis.bsky.social ยท 10h
THIS!
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social ยท 11h
TGIF from Pippa.
Yellow eyed tortie Pippa looking at the camera for a Friday photo.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social ยท 11h
Criminals. Photo from my collection, no documented info.
Black and white photo of two medium haired cats sitting side by side, looking toward the camera. The larger one on the left is black and white, the smaller one on the right is pure white.
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social ยท 16h
Nose boops welcome. Boopity boopity boop.
Jinx the bobtail tabby presenting her tiny pink nose for boops. TGIF
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