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James 🌈 🎻
@drjamesdshearer.bsky.social
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Tasmanian health economist living and working in London. Mainly here for the love, cats, and dogs. I play the violin mainly traditional folk music. Me encanta España y estoy aprendiendo español. Olé!
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James 🌈 🎻 @drjamesdshearer.bsky.social · May 10
Beautiful revival of Tasmania’s aboriginal language in music www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Dewayne's dream of singing to his baby in palawa kani inspires orchestral project
When Palawa man Dewayne Everettsmith held his firstborn child, he wanted to soothe him by singing in the language of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. That desire has sparked an extraordinary musical journ...
www.abc.net.au
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And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin

Pic of the day

#photography
A brown bear in Alaska forages for food on a hillside. Telephoto lens used.
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Chiques.
Bueno, confieso, he sido yo.
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Amun-Re protecting King Tutankhamun at "Divine Egypt" at the Met.
Amun-Re presenting and protecting King Tutankhamun. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhman (ca1336-1327 BCE) From Egypt, Thebes, Karnak. Diorite. Met Museum, the Divine Egypt show
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Collared trogon.
#birdoftheday
#stripes
#birds
A brightly coloured bird with black and white stripes on its tail,redbreast white collar and green throat. It’s dark face contrasting with yellow bill.
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Lewis Chess Pieces, 12th Century CE
Picture of the backs of two of pieces from the Lewis chess set I think a king and queen on the back of each throne is an elaborate pattern I want to say something like a Celtic knot design but not quite backs of two of pieces from the Lewis chess set I think a king and queen on the back of each throne is an elaborate pattern
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Using their speech pathology degrees for good
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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The gatehouse at Stokesay Castle near Craven Arms in Shropshire viewed from the hall of the 13th century main house.
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This is, by far, one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. So magnificent!!🐳

I pray the world keeps saving the whales.🙏
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Frida Kahlo - Autorretrato con monos (1943) #TuitArt
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Incredibly Rare White Auroras from last night over Reine, Norway 🇳🇴
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend! 🤩

The world’s oldest known sculpture of a horse!

This tiny figurine was carved from mammoth ivory by an Ice Age artist some 40,000 years ago!

📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo shows a profile view of a small horse figurine with head to the left, displayed against a dark background. Sculpted from mammoth ivory, the surface is a mottled greyish-earthy-brown colour with a shiny patina. It was once likely pale white in colour. It measures 2.5 cm height, 4.8 cm width, and 0.7 cm depth. The head is gracefully lowered with a long curving neck and a convex curved back. The four legs are incomplete. The top of the tail remains. The eyes, nostrils, and mouth are carved as indents. The ‘Vogelherd Horse’ was excavated in 1931, together with a number of other ivory animal figurines from the Vogelherd Cave, Swabian Jura, Germany. It is the oldest known sculpture of a horse. On display at the Museum of Ancient Cultures, at Hohentübingen Castle, Tübingen, Germany.
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
From capping rent to burying the dead, Cape Barren Island governs itself
Twenty years ago, Cape Barren Island was handed back to its traditional owners. Today's children are proof of the life-changing power of that act.
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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What a sheer and utter nutter Jesus wept 🤣 Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian

www.thetimes.com/article/82b5...
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Responding to Rachel Reeves’s budget, the Conservative Party leader told the Political Thinking podcast that ‘in early Christian times there was no state or welfare’
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Por primera vez desde 1982, Australia no ha registrado ni un solo caso de cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres menores de 25 años. Un hito sin precedentes gracias al impacto de la vacuna del VPH… y una prueba de lo que se logra cuando no se cede ante los antivacunas.
Australia logra un hito histórico: ni un solo caso de cáncer cervical en mujeres jóvenes por primera vez desde 1982 gracias a la vacuna del VPH | Planeta 16
Por primera vez desde 1982, Australia no ha registrado ni un solo caso de cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres menores de 25 años, una prueba del impacto real de la vacuna del VPH.
planeta16.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Happy Chompsgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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T’ai chi can help to combat insomnia

www.thetimes.com/article/7d0d...
T’ai chi can help to combat insomnia
The ancient martial art outperformed talking therapy for people who struggled to sleep, a study found
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Mellow magic at dawn. Sunrise on Glastonbury Tor (yesterday).
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Jonathan Bailey is not only *officially* the sexiest man alive, he is now this year’s box office champion.
For years the wisdom was that you couldn’t be a movie star if you were openly gay - audiences wouldn’t respond to you, studios wouldn’t book you.
Bailey has shattered that myth!
Jonathan Bailey Is The Highest-Grossing Box Office Star Of 2025 - IN Magazine
The out actor starred in both Jurassic World: Rebirth and Wicked: For Good in 2025.
inmagazine.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Parece una canción vigorosa, pero ‘Boogie wonderland’, de ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’, es un fresco de gente que sólo vive para salir de noche a autodestruirse.

La compuso Allee Willis tras ver la peli ‘Buscando al señor Goodbar’.
#BonDiaCanalla!!!

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland (Official Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A Beautiful and Important Memorial in Westminster
Story of the Buxton Memorial Fountain in Victoria Tower Gardens
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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A vintage row: Paula Rego vs the winemaker (and the Portuguese government)

www.thetimes.com/article/7d47...
A vintage row: Paula Rego vs the winemaker (and the Portuguese government)
The artist was commissioned by a vintner to create labels for his bottles, but what she produced outraged him. Now they’re going on show in London for the first time
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Princess of Wales calls for end to 'stigma' around addiction
The message from the Princess of Wales comes on Addiction Awareness Week.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Gente de la zona de Castellón. Una amiga ha fallecido y estamos intentando buscarle hogar a sus dos gatos. Ella los cuidó y amó como a dos hijos. Es muy urgente. Gracias de corazón.
Onikito y Bro buscan un hogar tras fallecer su dueña en Castellón * Castrados y vacunados Machos, 8-10 años Onikito y Bro han perdido a la persona que los cuidó y los amó toda su vida. Ahora, necesitan urgentemete una familia que les dé seguridad, calma y cariño. Contacto: Raluca +34 647 84 32 01
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM