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@thebluemango.in

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Shweta @thebluemango.in · Nov 25

Hi BomSky

Sharing with you the "All I Want for Christmas Menu"

I'm taking orders for the month of December. DM if you'd like more details.

The plum cake can be shipped to other cities, the rest is available in Mumbai and nearby suburbs.

Text: Classic Plum Cake with Rum
Available till January

A photo of a circular tall cake on a pink plate.

A gloved hand is placing a gingerbread chocolate rum ball on a white plate with more rum balls on it

All I Want for Christmas

2024

Classic Plum Cake with Rum (500g)
₹1499

Chocolate & Cranberry Shokupan (1 Loaf)
₹599

Festive Granola* (250g)
₹499

Gingerbread Chocolate Rum Balls* (Box of 5)
339

M&M Cookie (45g)
129

Delivery charges as per actuals

Photo showcasing the different items available on the menu, each packed.

The polka dot box contains the cake. There is a wrapped m&m cookie above it.

On the left a box of rum balls and behind it a packet of festive granola.

There are also baubles and Christmas tree behind.

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Jess Taylor @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social · 11h

Lovely selection of goodies folks bought during my sale... which is still going on, just in case these entice you to check out what I've got..

www.loadofolbobbins.com

15% OFF full price goods with code SUPERSECONDS too, just saying 😉

#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #ArtShop #NatureArt

A collection of items created and sold by Loadofolbobbins. Clockwise from top left an illustrated 100% organic cotton tea towel of a robin on perched on a branch with mistletoe, a laser cut wooden statement nekclace also of a robin on perched on a branch with mistletoe, the berries are standing proud of the necklace which is in a lovely gift box, a shrink plastic brooch showing a pigeon cosplaying as princess leia, a pair of wooden pigeon stud earrings, a pair of wooden classic literature stud earrings inspired by Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. They show a small silhouette scene of Mr Rochester galloping towards Jane.

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 4h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 5h

Just spent an hour working on my next book. Wrote about a sentence.

I would rather spend my time making so little progress than asking an AI program for help.

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Alix @capefoxalix.bsky.social · 6h

Day 9 of #birdtober is the Indian Vulture!

They were on the brink of extinction because of the use of painkillers in cattle, which caused the birds kidney failure. But the drug has since been banned so their population is now recovering slowly

#birdtober2025 #vultures #indianvulture #birds

A vector illustration of an Indian vulture in front of a large letter I. Below the letter is its english and latin name as well as its IUCN status which is critically endangered.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 7h

"Keep it down JK or I swear to god I'll get the hose."

a meme by salt_baer: I put a fried egg on my Croque Monsieur to make it a Croque Madame and now JK Rowling is outside my house shouting at me.

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 8h

Oh wow. What a movie. I feel inspired to write something in the present context with a similar subtext adapted to current political climate.

#FilmSky #WritingCommunity

The Doctor is @status.lucidillusions.in · 10h

watching The Ear (1970)

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The Doctor is @status.lucidillusions.in · 10h

watching The Ear (1970)

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.bsky.social · 8h

“Just how many photos do you need to take of me?”
I was definitely #spotted by this Atlantic Black-throated Trogon in Brazil’s Parque Estudial Carlos Botelho a couple of summers ago. #BirdOfTheDay 🪶

A brown bird with a yellow belly, long tail with rufous central feathers, and black-and-white striped outer ones, i.e., a Female Atlantic Black-throated Trogon, staring back at the camera with head tilted inquisitively.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 8h

More than 100 Indigenous leaders from across the world are gathering at the global Indigenous peoples’ summit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress that begins Oct. 8.

The summit aims to set conservation priorities and commitments, highlighting Indigenous peoples’ effective participation.

Indigenous leaders gather at the IUCN Indigenous Peoples and Nature summit

More than 100 Indigenous leaders from across the world are gathering at the global Indigenous peoples’ summit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress that begins Oct. 8 in Abu Dhabi. The summit aims…

news.mongabay.com

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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 9h

Hanging out with the locals in Vancouver

A white woman with wire rimmed glasses and pulled-back grey hair, wearing an off white jacket and a black and pink scarf, is leaning against a large ghost pillow on a store shelf.

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.bsky.social · 8h

I guess these news agencies should listen to this message from the head of the organization that has a long tradition in the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation. Good for the recent Popes though.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

bit.ly

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 16h

We're back today with a perfect post for #BirdOfTheDay - let me share this eepy #Spotted Owlet from the Ranthambore Jungle, India.

#Nature #Wildlife #EastCoastKin 🪶 🌿🖌️
#PhotographersOfBluesky #Photography

Do you like #owls? check this phone wallpaper pack: ko-fi.com/s/e55940cdd6

A spotted owlet is perched and sleeping on a branch. there are more out of focus branches far back.

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RoryValArt 💛🤍💜🖤(VGen comms open) @roryvalart.bsky.social · 11h

"Entitled white billionaire wants to decide laws"

I don't give a fuck if Harry Potter was your whole childhood. It's not more important than the lives of trans people.

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Sapphire Purcell @sapphyskys.bsky.social · 12h

"English billionaire who bought a Scottish castle and moved to Scotland interferes with local Scottish politics so it better suits her."

We used to call this colonialism.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 13h

It would be easy to reposition this headline as 'Billionaire author vows to keep interfering with Scottish democracy', which doesn't look too pretty.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine studying a technology whose presence in the classroom is so detrimental to the development of writing and research skills (including even the will to know the sources behind claims!) that mitigating its effects becomes a central goal of course design, and concluding with tips on adopting it.

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 14h

Rutgers Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social, who studies & writes about Antifascism,Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

By the time he & his family reached the gate, their tickets were cancelled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n... flagrantly & appallingly lawless. Hope he & his family are ok.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 13h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 10h

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 259:
Failure is nothing to be ashamed of. It means you tried something. No-one succeeds without failures: it’s a necessary part of the process.

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Hindutva Watch @hindutvawatchin.bsky.social · 11h

Location: Batrauli, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
Date: September 30

Antarrashtirya Hindu Parishad (AHP) - Rashtriya Bajrang Dal organised Shastra Pujan (Weapons Worship) at a weekly Hanuman Chalisa Center, attended by locals. They worshiped weapons and recited Hanuman Chalisa.

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Kavey @kavey.bsky.social · 1d

Another day in Japan

Fucking scary bridge for a Kavey, fine for a Pete

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 16h

Grilled Cheese with this bread and Edam 🍽️🍜

A grilled cheese cut in half with gooey cheese and toasty bread.

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 2d

Finally I can show this off! This was my entry for the Minnesota Pheasant Stamp Contest. It took 3rd place out of eight entries! This was definitely the most challenging drawing I’ve ever done.

“Convergence of the Curious”
6.5” x 9”
Graphite Pencil

#wildlifeart #graphitedrawingً #pheasant #birdart

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The Doctor of Spooktober Past @lucidillusions.in · 16h

A kitten is here,
with criminal intentions,
"pounce and interrupt!"

Krittika @krittikaa.bsky.social · 16h

Small tabby tripod
Rolling in the summer sun -
Hark! Aeroplane ears!

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Ew ew ew just for an ad for one of those AI assistants in which a woman asks it to write a haiku about her cat.

You can’t write a 3 line, 17 syllable poem about your cat?????

What is being alive for if not writing tiny little poems about your cat??!!

Add this to my joker file. Good lord.

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Iveta's Aviary @ivetasaviary.bsky.social · 16h

Common Loon #birdtober

I really enjoyed drawing this iconic bird again! This time with a little chick on its back ^^
#birdart #wildlifeart #loon 🪶

Black and white drawing of an adult common loon with a chick on its back.

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