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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1h

Wrote a lil bit for the Clarion about Speedwell House, for those of you who saw my posts on it the other day! Am I ready for Serious Historians to call me ridiculous? Yes. Did I have a lot of fun writing it? Also yes

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1h

An unexpected archaeological discovery in Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent @oldenoughtosay.com unearths a fascinating site – and floats an intriguing possibility…

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Have we found St Frideswide’s Priory?

An unexpected discovery at Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent explains more… Oxfordshire County Council received some u...

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 1h

even the better men are led by their dicks. The guy playing Bernie deserved some kind of award (Most Exquisite Corpse' ?).

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 1h

There was one imperceptive remark about trans people , and one noticeable gay guy with perfectly reasonable taste and good manners. I don't think there were any Black people at all; one Asian gardener. On the plus side, movie suggests rich (and less rich) white people are dumb and sleazy and

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1h

Texas bishop had brought Pope Leo a packet of letters from terrorized immigrant families

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El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 1h

Anyway, I wasted an hour and a half today watching Weekend at Bernie's. I would have sworn fewer people were smoking in 1989. It is not a good movie, but I laughed.

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 1h

I continue to wake up way, way too early (although today cats roused me out of a nice dream involving living in a house with a meadow in front and the small shed company was having a Small Shed Fair. Linda Diak and I were going to do a spinning demonstration.

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 1h

oh ffs

Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 1h

You have forgotten the true meaning of Halloween.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 4h

and all of these things suggest interests, thoughts, a life of the mind beyond what is necessary to earn a living or contribute to profit.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 4h

highland cattle have it figured out

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 5h

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 13h

Came early

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 14h

At least they are still on AO3

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 14h

It's new. It makes Trump feel secure. It's tacky.

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 14h

The artist known as Omelet who did sweet Penguins fanart has left Society6. I am vexed. I loved their art.

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Sabres Memes for Buffalo needs @buffalosmemes.bsky.social · 15h

💛🖤🏒🐧

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Stef "inclusion is a human right" Christensen @wikisteff.bsky.social · 15h

Fantastic job.

Other National Guard leaders should echo these mission remarks.

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 18h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 14h

2, would prefer to be 1

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the path less taken @path-less-taken.bsky.social · 22h

was bidding on a teapot today, estimated £40-60 by the auctioneer. tapped out pretty early on, someone placed a max bid i couldnt beat. checked back later, after the auction ended. hammer price?

£3700

Staffordshire redware teapot, globe form with geometric and architectural decoration

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 14h

I loathe the Panthers, but I wish Rodrigues well.

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 14h

Oh, no. Bless Dolly Parton forever and ever, amen.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 15h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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The DC Homos @dchomos.com · 16h

Stonewall Veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Has Entered Hospice Care

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Stonewall Veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Has Entered Hospice Care

The transgender rights activist had previously been hospitalized for more than 10 days.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

If you're interested in buying my latest book and helping to support independent bookstores (instead of helping Jeff Bezos buy another yacht) then I humbly ask that you consider purchasing a copy from @bookshop.org bookshop.org/p/books/comi...

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 17h

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 16h

Diana got the goods on Tyreek Hill and it ain’t pretty

Defector @defector.com · 16h

Two months later, on July 12, the couple were in the area of Bristol, Conn., staying at a hotel. Hill had been yelling at Vaccaro all day because "she was not doing what he wanted her to do," the document said. Inside their hotel room, with some of Hill's other children and family waiting in the lobby, Vaccaro told Hill that she didn't want to go out because she was pregnant and didn't feel well. Hill responded by picking up Vaccaro's phone and throwing it at her face. He then "threw a punch and tried to hit her pregnant stomach, but she deflected it," the document said. Hill also "ripped at her hair and pulled some hair out, then grabbed her purse and flung it across the room," the record said.

Vaccaro was very far along in her pregnancy in November of 2024, when the couple along with some family were at their Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., condominium getting ready to leave for a Dolphins game. Hill got angry with Vaccaro while they were in the bedroom, with the rest of their family in the living area, and spat in her face, the document said. She gave birth to their daughter the next day.

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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social · 15h

The paper is cheaper on on the 'Zon, though.

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