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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.😊
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Now THAT is a superb owl! Even has a mustache. Nice! From, of course, the great Hieronymus Bosch. #SuperBowl
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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lowpolyfrog.bsky.social
sitting funny style
a brown tabby kitten on a bed, kind of sitting like a hunched over person. her legs are sticking out and apart, and one of her front paws is curled in resting on her tummy
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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cougarmojo.bsky.social
Young Cat & Baby Lamb communing in the language of the head butt. I Love them!♥️
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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owensgrandpa.bsky.social
October 4th 2024
Cranesbill geranium
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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schaauumiaauu.bsky.social
Genießer.
February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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drdvus.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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@claytoonz.bsky.social
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February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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theworkingdead.bsky.social
Should my cat ever finish her novel, I just took the perfect author photo.
My cat looking very stately. Sitting on the top of her cat tree with one arm draped over the edge. Looking at the camera and seems to have a slight smirk. Terrific posture.
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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alaintruong.bsky.social
Tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 13th century. Stoneware with celadon glaze (Longquan ware), gold lacquer repairs. H. 4.8 cm; Diam. 14.9 cm. Rogers Fund, 1916 (16.122.5) © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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February 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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shortcats.bsky.social
Hey #catsky,

We totally missed caturday. Can you forgive?

xoxo
Short Stack
tabby and white close up with big green eyes looking directly at camera
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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romaaeterna.bsky.social
Statue de jeune fille assise (marbre pentélique, époque d’Hadrien, d’après un original hellénistique des années 280-270 av. J.-C.). Retrouvée en 1879 à #Rome dans les horti Liciniani dans le soi-disant temple de Minerva Medica et exposée à la Centrale Montemartini.
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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kateweb.bsky.social
Just turned on a movie in which Gregory Peck jumps into a taxi and says "Follow that car" and the cabbie exclaims "I've waited all my life for someone to say that!". Here for it.
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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lawnmasternotts.bsky.social
Day 1319 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and you can never have too many of these can you?
Even more of an excuse today, as it is #nationalsnowdropday today
Show me yours then please 🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
A lovely clump of snowdrops flowering in a wood
February 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Yes, weep for what we have lost. But don’t just weep. Turn these losses into a new beginning — based on what’s good in America and what has gone wrong. Some thoughts for your Sunday... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-cry-the-beloved-country
Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country
But please don’t just cry for what we’ve lost.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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evanka.bsky.social
Happy Superb Owl #stunday , for those who celebrate
Attic vase with owl figure, Benaki Museum, Athens. She was a symbol of Athena, I believe.
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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forbes.com
Train routes in Europe are an affordable way to travel, offering scenic rides and sleeper options that can now beat flights, in terms of cost, experience, and environmental credentials.
Train Routes In Europe— Affordable Ways To Travel Between Top Cities
European trains don't have to break the bank and they offer a sublime way to travel—here are some of the more accessible train routes in Europe.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/mournful-cer...
Mournful, ceremonial: Minneapolis VA memorial gathering overflows to remember Alex Pretti
Nearly 1,000 of Pretti’s colleagues found one way or another to watch the service in the hospital’s chapel.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Naming Dulles after Donald Trump would be a rather simple undertaking. Just add a "t" to the end. Voilà!
February 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
phyllida.bsky.social
Decodex 2026-02-09

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Time: 1:17

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

INFINITIVES!

Play here: playdecodex.com
Decodex – A Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Game
Decode a quote a day! Play the daily cryptogram at playdecodex.com.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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wolfhour.bsky.social
(cartoon Bill Bramhall) #trump #ice
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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mlobelart.bsky.social
For #SuperbOwl Sunday, an owl-themed painting that is hands down one of my favorite artworks of all time: Singing Cats Led by an Owl, by an unidentified Lombard artist from circa 1700. Looks closely at the mice used as musical notes (and the butt trumpet as well)
Okay, this is a painting that stretches the boundaries of alt-text because it's so deliciously bonkers that it lays somewhat outside the boundaries of appropriate visual description. We're looking at a scene with lots of cats, some of them playing a musical instrument. One black cat, turned away from us, is handling a book of music, with the musical notes replaced by mouse silhouettes. An owl sits atop the book, instructing the cats. And then on the other edge of the book is a small demon-like figure with a trumpet protruding from its butt. Fantastic, amazing, stupendous; this painting exhausts all superlatives
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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richardkeppler.bsky.social
Lucy is over and he’s scooping a bit of food out of the dish and eating it with his paw.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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chloelewis.bsky.social
Apparently, I'm not the only plant geek in town

#WildflowerHour
Chalk grafiti "You are a yew - Taxus Baccata" next to yew tree in park
February 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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jlocke4101.bsky.social
Lesser Goldfinch couple on the finch feeder.
#birds
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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oldfatuglynbroke.bsky.social
Obit Cartoon
A necessary obituary cartoon
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February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM