Talla Hopper
@tallahopper.bsky.social
Archaeology. Art. Isle of Skye. Independence. The Archers. And other fancy stuff.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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This Trump meme is the new Sgt Schutz meme for our day.
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This Trump meme is the new Sgt Schutz meme for our day.
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Oh @robinince.bsky.social is the best of us and it’s criminal that he has to resign from presenting on the BBC while Justin Webb and Sharron Davies and all the poisonous people continue without the “difficult” conversations
December 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Oh @robinince.bsky.social is the best of us and it’s criminal that he has to resign from presenting on the BBC while Justin Webb and Sharron Davies and all the poisonous people continue without the “difficult” conversations
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a f*cking wise man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a f*cking wise man in sight…
December 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a f*cking wise man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a f*cking wise man in sight…
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To celebrate the centenary of Woodhenge, this #findsfriday we thought we would share something from the site!
This necked beaker, decorated with incised lines and zigzags was found from circle 1, Woodhenge, by Mrs M E Cunnington and Mr B H Cunnington, 1926-8. Now in our Prehistory Galleries!
This necked beaker, decorated with incised lines and zigzags was found from circle 1, Woodhenge, by Mrs M E Cunnington and Mr B H Cunnington, 1926-8. Now in our Prehistory Galleries!
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
To celebrate the centenary of Woodhenge, this #findsfriday we thought we would share something from the site!
This necked beaker, decorated with incised lines and zigzags was found from circle 1, Woodhenge, by Mrs M E Cunnington and Mr B H Cunnington, 1926-8. Now in our Prehistory Galleries!
This necked beaker, decorated with incised lines and zigzags was found from circle 1, Woodhenge, by Mrs M E Cunnington and Mr B H Cunnington, 1926-8. Now in our Prehistory Galleries!
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I’ve been asked to write an article for the BBC website:
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I’ve been asked to write an article for the BBC website:
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st c. BC.
📷Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici Emilia Romagna
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📷Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici Emilia Romagna
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December 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st c. BC.
📷Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici Emilia Romagna
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The weirdest thing about the new usa visa requirements is....if Trump left the country and had to fill in a visa form asking about spouses, nationality, criminal records, parental details and 5 years of social media to detect hate speech.....he'd be refused entry.
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The weirdest thing about the new usa visa requirements is....if Trump left the country and had to fill in a visa form asking about spouses, nationality, criminal records, parental details and 5 years of social media to detect hate speech.....he'd be refused entry.
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the brexit referendum remains one of the craziest fucking things a country has ever done
I found this today (from Peter Kellner/YouGov) which answers part of your query.
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
the brexit referendum remains one of the craziest fucking things a country has ever done
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#StormBram
Portree High School to close at 1:15pm today 9th Dec.
Portree High School to close at 1:15pm today 9th Dec.
December 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#StormBram
Portree High School to close at 1:15pm today 9th Dec.
Portree High School to close at 1:15pm today 9th Dec.
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This sounds incredible: @aberuni.bsky.social leading the way for ancient #Celtic languages again 👏🏺
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This sounds incredible: @aberuni.bsky.social leading the way for ancient #Celtic languages again 👏🏺
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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