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I like old place and new ones, and scooters.
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This is actually very interesting because that’s what people get wrong about the Middle Ages as well. Simply put: you might know how to build aqueducts from self healing concrete but you might lose the need *and* capability to do so. Three separate things. Many misunderstand how societies adapt. 1/
It’s so weird how this article in the weekend FT conflates knowledge and capability. We didn’t forget how to go to the moon.
February 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is actually very interesting because that’s what people get wrong about the Middle Ages as well. Simply put: you might know how to build aqueducts from self healing concrete but you might lose the need *and* capability to do so. Three separate things. Many misunderstand how societies adapt. 1/
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Ostuni, Puglia.
A quick Ostuni tour update and run around with Piero on his GoApe tuk tuk.
Ostuni’s old town gleams behind. There’s a reason why the lower levels that housed Ostuni’s peasant workers are painted white, while the churches that sit atop are not!
#Italy #TravelAddicts #Travel
A quick Ostuni tour update and run around with Piero on his GoApe tuk tuk.
Ostuni’s old town gleams behind. There’s a reason why the lower levels that housed Ostuni’s peasant workers are painted white, while the churches that sit atop are not!
#Italy #TravelAddicts #Travel
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Ostuni, Puglia.
A quick Ostuni tour update and run around with Piero on his GoApe tuk tuk.
Ostuni’s old town gleams behind. There’s a reason why the lower levels that housed Ostuni’s peasant workers are painted white, while the churches that sit atop are not!
#Italy #TravelAddicts #Travel
A quick Ostuni tour update and run around with Piero on his GoApe tuk tuk.
Ostuni’s old town gleams behind. There’s a reason why the lower levels that housed Ostuni’s peasant workers are painted white, while the churches that sit atop are not!
#Italy #TravelAddicts #Travel
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Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
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Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.
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Crying today over this reporting about the network of neighbors it took to get pads to a 12 yo girl who got her first period in hiding in Minneapolis www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
Some immigrants in Minneapolis have said they're scared to go out because of ICE agents across the city. When one 12-year-old needed to run an errand, it triggered a network of underground volunteers.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Crying today over this reporting about the network of neighbors it took to get pads to a 12 yo girl who got her first period in hiding in Minneapolis www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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Apparently it's International Zebra Day: I was looking up Lord Walter Rothschild and his zebra-drawn carriage and discover that he was by no means unique in endeavouring to tame zebras to drive or ride: rarehistoricalphotos.com/riding-zebra...
When People Tried to Domesticate Zebras: Odd Photos from 1890-1940 - Rare Historical Photos
While it’s possible to tame individual zebras, this species was not a good candidate for domestication. Photographs of people riding zebras.
rarehistoricalphotos.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Apparently it's International Zebra Day: I was looking up Lord Walter Rothschild and his zebra-drawn carriage and discover that he was by no means unique in endeavouring to tame zebras to drive or ride: rarehistoricalphotos.com/riding-zebra...
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Also a great nugget for all book historians, professional vintagers worked in revolutionary America to ensure that pamphlets were stained and foxed immediately after printing to look real and „old“. They probably did this in Boston with tea.
January 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Also a great nugget for all book historians, professional vintagers worked in revolutionary America to ensure that pamphlets were stained and foxed immediately after printing to look real and „old“. They probably did this in Boston with tea.
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In our chat with Tomas Rothaus, author of 'Argentina, A Tale Of Two Utopias: Anarchism, Soccer, Neoliberalism', we touched on various parts of Argentine football culture, inc clubs' roots in immigrant communities and the workers' movement. Listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/e115-1...
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
In our chat with Tomas Rothaus, author of 'Argentina, A Tale Of Two Utopias: Anarchism, Soccer, Neoliberalism', we touched on various parts of Argentine football culture, inc clubs' roots in immigrant communities and the workers' movement. Listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/e115-1...
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Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
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Literally the only public services I've made use of in the last year are a single GP visit and the fortnightly bin collection. I am expecting my five-figure tax refund shortly.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Literally the only public services I've made use of in the last year are a single GP visit and the fortnightly bin collection. I am expecting my five-figure tax refund shortly.
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Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
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Sculpture created in 2016 by artist Karen Newman in honour of Noor Inayat Khan, British-Indian WW2 agent who aided French Resistance and was shot in Dachau #womensart
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Sculpture created in 2016 by artist Karen Newman in honour of Noor Inayat Khan, British-Indian WW2 agent who aided French Resistance and was shot in Dachau #womensart
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Built using stone imported from the same quarry that was used in the construction of the Taj Mahal in India, the Suffa Tul Islam Central Mosque, Horton, Bradford took some twelve years to finish in 2014. Image Early Morning Tim Green. CC BY 2.0
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Built using stone imported from the same quarry that was used in the construction of the Taj Mahal in India, the Suffa Tul Islam Central Mosque, Horton, Bradford took some twelve years to finish in 2014. Image Early Morning Tim Green. CC BY 2.0
£Bs of debt loaded onto water companies by private equity firms, £100ks paid to CEOs. Sewage leaks, water leaks. Meanwhile, www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Households in England and Wales must splash out more as water bills rise again
Average bills to go up by 5.4% in April, with Ofwat approving record spending plans amid outrage over sewage spills
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 AM
£Bs of debt loaded onto water companies by private equity firms, £100ks paid to CEOs. Sewage leaks, water leaks. Meanwhile, www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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This "The Bristol Declaration" is the link between transport and health (good and bad).
www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
Thanks @fphuk.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social
www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
Thanks @fphuk.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This "The Bristol Declaration" is the link between transport and health (good and bad).
www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
Thanks @fphuk.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social
www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
Thanks @fphuk.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social
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We are not a free people. The Supreme Court has gutted any checks and balances between the people and the police on every level.
What ICE Wants
YouTube video by Max Fisher
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 PM
We are not a free people. The Supreme Court has gutted any checks and balances between the people and the police on every level.
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A bloated, much-married, philandering, orange-coloured megalomaniacal narcissist, possibly mentally impaired later in life, Henry VIII died #OnThisDay 1547.
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A bloated, much-married, philandering, orange-coloured megalomaniacal narcissist, possibly mentally impaired later in life, Henry VIII died #OnThisDay 1547.
Good things are still happening www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
‘Fascists threatened us but we always took them on’: the anarchic Bradford club still fighting after 45 years
A new book and podcast tell the story of a 1 in 12, a venue that used community and artistic passion as bulwarks against poverty and grim politics. Its founders and key acts recall gigs, plays and pra...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Good things are still happening www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Flurry of famed architects submit designs for Trump airport terminal share.google/7bgbuVLTwf6V...
Flurry of famed architects submit designs for Trump airport terminal
Zaha Hadid Architects and Grimshaw, have created proposals for Washington airport, following Donald Trump's call for a redesign.
share.google
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Flurry of famed architects submit designs for Trump airport terminal share.google/7bgbuVLTwf6V...
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🚨NEWLY CATALOGUED COLLECTION🚨
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
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We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
The Arthur Scargill Archive
Following a two year cataloguing project the Library is pleased to announced that the Arthur Scargill Archive is now open to all researchers.
tinyurl.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
🚨NEWLY CATALOGUED COLLECTION🚨
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social