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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 5h

Olive harvest in Primrose Hill

A single olive on a tree in north London

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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 9h

I hereby declare Belgrade reconnected to the rest of Europe from today! MAV is selling through tickets Budapest-Belgrade from €26. (Photo courtesy of @hvondelen.bsky.social)

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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 15h

One of the conspirators who helped Gavrilo Princip shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand survived to see the breakup of Yugoslavia. He could conceivably have watched the Neighbours episode where Scott and Charlene got married

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 23h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · 1d

Heute vor 19 Jahren, am 7. Oktober 2006, dem Geburtstag von Wladimir Putin, wurde Anna Politkowskaja vor ihrer Wohnung in Moskau erschossen. Bis heute ist nicht aufgeklärt, wer den Auftrag zu ihrer Ermordung gab.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d

And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 1d

Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.

Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Tragic news from Canada where the Canadian Supreme Court has gone from the official dress on the left to the one on the right

Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in bright red wooly gowns, with a beige trim. It looks sort of like a Santa robe

The Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in black gowns with a bright white kravat, and two thin red vertical lines on the side of the robe

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Defakator (Officiel) 🧆 @defakator.bsky.social · 2d

Haddock : Quelle semaine, hein ?
Tintin : Capitaine, on est lundi, il est 10h

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 2d

"Temporary" delivery, you say. Have you consulted the emperor and the tortie?

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely translation - and very interesting background about Rilke and Rodin

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 3d

Autumn in the garden

Red-skinned pears hanging from a tree in a north London garden. Behind is a garden chair

Herbsttag

Herr: es ist Zeit. Der Sommer war sehr groß
Leg deinen Schatten auf die Sonnenuhren,
und auf den Fluren laß die Winde los.

Befiehl den letzten Früchten voll zu sein;
gieb ihnen noch zwei südlichere Tage,
dränge sie zur Vollendung hin und jage
die letzte Süße in den schweren Wein.

Wer jetzt kein Haus hat, baut sich keines mehr.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 3d

Two people were inside the mosque when the arsonists set it on fire but they managed to escape unharmed

Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'

Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 5d

Great list of places to check out - thanks for posting

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 5d

Can’t believe they didn’t give it to Taylor Swift

churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: The next Archbishop of Canterbury is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London since 2018, Downing Street has announced. She is to be the first woman to hold the post

#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

First woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury

The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, has been announced as the next Primate of All England

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 5d

So sorry, Rachel. What happened was appalling and there is nothing to justify it

Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 5d

Not just PE. I was going to meet some friends for dinner at a local pub (independent) before an event. The last time I ate there, mains were £17-18. They're now £22, for e.g. chicken shawarma. When I saw the prices, I went home, took something out of the freezer and met my friends at the event

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 6d

Not one miniature psychopath, but TWO! Congratulations and good luck getting any work done 😸

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 6d

Door of the 12th-century church of St-Gervais and St-Protais, Savonnières, near Tours, France #adoorableThursday

Romanesque door with tympanum on church in the Loire Valley

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 7d

11 months now since anti-govt protests began in 🇷🇸
"Authorities in the past weeks moved to crush the anti-government movement with riot police breaking up rallies and detaining and beating protesters. Scores of people reported losing jobs or facing financial or other pressure for protesting."
#serbia

Thousands march in Serbia in persistent resistance to autocratic leader Vucic

Thousands have joined protest marches in several Serbian towns reflecting persistent resistance to autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule despite a government crackdown.

apnews.com

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 7d

More drones spotted where they shouldn't be, this time over critical infrastructure (power plant, hospital, shipyard) in northern Germany. This is becoming a regular occurrence

Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern Germany

German authorities are investigating reports of unidentified drones potentially spying on critical infrastructure in Schleswig-Holstein.

apnews.com

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 7d

Saw this goat enjoying a night out on the town in Tours last week

Goat in a neckerchief beside a cafe table of people on a night out in Tours

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 8d

Pigs' heads found near mosques in France and Germany - 11 arrested in Serbia on suspicion of acting on the instructions from an unnamed foreign intelligence service. Previous destabilising incidents have been linked to Russia (e.g. Paris war memorial daubed with red paint in May 2024)

Serbia arrests 11 for allegedly placing pig heads and other racial hatred acts in Europe

Serbia has arrested 11 people suspected of spreading racial hatred in Europe under instructions from a foreign intelligence service.

apnews.com

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 9d

NATO in a bind.
“If they intercept (and potentially engage) the intruders, they risk providing Russia with valuable insights about NATO’s reaction times and engagement procedures. If they ignore them, it risks inviting ever-escalating Russian violations of allied airspace,” Loss from @ecfr.eu said.

Airspace violations force NATO to tread a tightrope, deterring Russia without hiking tensions

NATO is ramping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea. France, Germany, and Sweden are bolstering Denmark's air defenses due to drone incidents near airports and military bases.

apnews.com

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 11d

Same

Road bike propped against the entry sign for the chateau of Villandry, in the Loire Valley. One wing of the chateau is just visible in the background

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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 12d

Micromobility - Tours, France

Two children's bicycles and helmets locked to a bike stand

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