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Dr Nuits de Young

@nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social

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Historian/art historian (12C & 18C esp), lover of Old Roses, literature, art, music, pigeons & other cute creatures! Trans-inclusive egalitarian #FBPE #UKEUFriend #Aspie GilchristHeritage at the Other Place. Posts in personal capacity. She/They

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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 11h

“The truth is power and secrecy walk hand in hand

Here’s the thing. If you can expose the secrecy - you might, might might, break the power.”

#TheHack

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The Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 1d

🌀 Do you want back in the Single Market?

👨‍⚖️ @rf_morley is ready to fix it.

🗓️ Join us Saturday for our Rejoin EU Party conference.

therejoineuparty.com/autmn-2025-o...

#Rejoin #BrexitDisaster

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

It's pretty good. Tesco and Asda near the bus station, a decent sized Food M&S, & good charity shops.

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Gautham Rao @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 12h

What happened next Jack?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

I need to re-watch it.

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@greenleejw.bsky.social ?

John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 3d

#DailyGhost
5) HORSE EELS
In 1960 a trio of Catholic priests from Dublin were fishing in Lough Ree lake. There they saw a monster. 6 feet long with flat head "like a python's". The name Horse Eel dates from the early 20th century when farmers claimed to often see similar beasts come ashore to graze

Paranormal Ireland by Dara deFoíte (2002)

Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

And jam.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

They're my enemies, not 'my fellow citizens'. My fellow citizens are my friends across Europe. You don't give a fuck abt the millions of us who never wanted Brexit.

Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

Are we sure that's what it would be? Bcos 'Unity' was the biggest pile of right-wing conspiracist tosh I've seen for years: downright defamatory.

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Cute cats 🐈😻🐈‍⬛️ @cute-cats03.bsky.social · 28d

They sleep 20 hours a day, but somehow it’s never enough 😴🐱. Stacked like tiny loaves of bread, dreaming of warm milk and mischief. Pure happiness in fur coats.

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Brass Monkeys @brassmonkeys.bsky.social · 12h

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

@metalclassicist.bsky.social One of the novels is abt Julian…

Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

I always loved the Bakst portrait of her. I read her husband's historical fiction trilogy 'Christ & Antichrist'. Rather strange blend of historical research and Symbolism.

Bakst, Portrait of Zinaida Gippius in 18C masculine dress.

Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 12h

I always loved the Bakst portrait of her. I read her husband's historical fiction trilogy 'Christ & Antichrist'. Rather strange blend of historical research and Symbolism.

Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 13h

Bunfight at the OK Tearooms.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 13h

I have them on DVD.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 15h

Enjoyed showing students today the amazing 1063 charter signed by Anna, queen of France, in cyrillic.

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 17h

PERSON OF THE DAY. 8 October 1967, Clement Attlee died (aged 84). As Labour Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951 his governments introduced a range of social and economic reforms that transformed Britain. With Churchill concentrating on military matters Attlee had led domestic policy since 1940.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13h

Liz Truss should have gone to prison, instead she got £115,000 a year for the rest of her life, tax free, for failing at being PM for 49 days.

And she gets to go on Right Wing troll rags and give her 'expert advice'.

Why?

Should be everyones question.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 13h

Then there was Uncle Arthur King, who decided he was King Arthur, & the trio have a mediæval-esque adventure…

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I loved the one with the killer infants firing military hardware out of their prams.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 13h

I loved The Goodies when I was a child! Rlly good fun – and they took the piss out of apartheid South Africa. Remember the blank piece of paper, because S Africa "only allows white and white photography"?!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13h

Tonight 👁️ Join EFF at the Roxie Theater for a special screening of 1984! Digital freedom supporters get discounted tickets with code BIGBROTHER25. Proceeds support EFF! roxie.com/film/1984/#...

1984

Screening in conjunction with Raoul Peck’s documentary Orwell: 2+2=5 Co-presented by The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Introduced by Electronic Frontier Foundation Surveillance Litigation…

roxie.com

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 13h

The unforgettable Kitten Kong!

Cameron Yarde Jnr @cameronyardejnr.bsky.social · 14h

The BT Tower is 60 years old today. Famous for its revolving restaurant...and a giant kitten courtesy of The Goodies.

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 20h

This is Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron and considered to be the first person to write a computer programme which was for Babbage's Analytical Machine. She died in 1842
In her honour, today is Ada Lovelace Day and is all about encouraging women and girls in mathematics, science and engineering.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 13h

Can he be struck off?