Big Ant
pleiades59.bsky.social
Big Ant
@pleiades59.bsky.social
Writer, widower, Dad, Greek islander, artist, dog-Dad, cook
@simonmayo.bsky.social the good lady (etc) might be interested in this podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Considering Art Podcast – Carolyn Tripp, ceramicist
Podcast Episode · Considering Art Podcast · 31/03/2025 · 32m
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April 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime.

Keep sharing everywhere.
March 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I never expected to paint a horse. Never say never …
March 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Scoop: Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus says she’s resigning after a column on Jeff Bezos’s Wall Street Journal-like opinion pivot was rejected by Will Lewis
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.  This is the...
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Bill Bailey says it all without saying anything 👏🏻👏🏻 www.instagram.com/reel/DGlewTX...
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March 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Commander of Andrews Air Force Base tells military personnel not to respond to Musk's "what did you do last week" email.

"Your chain of command is the only source that can direct you to take specific actions -- OPM is not in your chain of command."

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February 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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“A former senior Soviet KGB spy chief has claimed that Donald Trump was recruited as a spy by Russian intelligence as early as 38 years ago by his department, and given the codename ‘Krasnov’.”
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
February 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Will this do?
In the absence of a publisher, an agent or anyone who can actually promote my book, I'm taking on a challenge.

I'll ask someone with a large following to repost a message about my book every day until they do.

Day one. Given his starring role, it has to be @simonmayo.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Bit of a new departure. Thought I would have a try at a stormy scene (obviously) and wanted to see how I could manage waves in charcoal. Bit of a work in progress, but I am happy enough with this. #monochromatic #monoart #charcoal #charcoaldrawing #blackandwhite #storm #stormy #lightning #clouds
January 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Scoop here — Mike Bloomberg will offer to fund the UN's climate body amid Trump cutbacks

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POLITICO Pro: Bloomberg offers climate cash to UN amid Trump cutbacks
The move by billionaire Mike Bloomberg comes in response to President Donald Trump's move to pull funding for U.N. climate programs.
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January 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The first tree painting in colour I did for ages. I called this “One Red Leaf”.
December 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Good choices I feel.
December 5, 2024 at 4:37 PM
They call it Stormy Tuesday ….
December 3, 2024 at 4:33 PM
@peter-the-writer.bsky.social

I am reading Musings from a Greek Village and enjoying it hugely. It speaks to my second life as a Lesbian, which is difficult to explain in Bucks. On a cold, dark and rainy day, convalescing after a total ankle replacement, you are bringing some light into my life.
November 24, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Snow Pawtrol
November 19, 2024 at 9:14 AM
She is finished 😊
November 17, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Work in progress - elephant eye study in charcoal. The more I study these glorious animals the more I am entranced by their complexity.
November 15, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Christmas present for my daughter who is fortunately not on Blue Sky 😳 but is an Elephantophile 👍🏻
November 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Latest painting. Love elephants. Protect them. #elephants #art #monochrome #blackandwhite #charcoal #graphite #artist
October 25, 2024 at 11:29 AM
This is a study of Efstatios Zouros who founded the Zouros Taverna where my family and I spent many happy hours and ate and drank like Greeks. This is why we bought a house in Greece. Grandad Zouros was an extraordinary man, and I along with many of our friends, were delighted to have known him.
October 6, 2024 at 5:15 PM
A study in light and dark and shades of grey. I learned a lot from this picture. 99% charcoal and 1% graphite.
October 4, 2024 at 7:42 PM