@robisok.bsky.social
I believe that we create our own reality, and that everyone is doing the best that they can. Therefore, I no longer need to judge anyone or myself and can just appreciate everything.
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...caught sight of the mirror and paused to look at her reflection. While she was looking, the gods were able to quickly move a stone in front of the cave's entrance and seal it shut to prevent Amaterasu from going back in. Thus, light was returned to the world. According to myth, the mirror...
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May 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
...caught sight of the mirror and paused to look at her reflection. While she was looking, the gods were able to quickly move a stone in front of the cave's entrance and seal it shut to prevent Amaterasu from going back in. Thus, light was returned to the world. According to myth, the mirror...
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In Japanese mythology, one of the most famous tales is about the sun goddess Amaterasu. As a result of her brother Susanoo's dreadful behaviour towards her, she retreated into a cave causing the world to plunge into darkness. After much consideration the other gods came up...
#MythologyMonday
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May 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
In Japanese mythology, one of the most famous tales is about the sun goddess Amaterasu. As a result of her brother Susanoo's dreadful behaviour towards her, she retreated into a cave causing the world to plunge into darkness. After much consideration the other gods came up...
#MythologyMonday
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‘A wanton wenche vppon a colde daye
With Snowe balles prouoked me to playe:
But theis snowe balles soe hette my desyer
That I maye calle them balles of wylde fyer.’ ~ Of A Snow Balle, Nicolas Bacon.
🖼️ December, the Book of Hours of Adélaïde de Savoie (Musée Condé 78, fol. 12v), c. 1460-1465.
With Snowe balles prouoked me to playe:
But theis snowe balles soe hette my desyer
That I maye calle them balles of wylde fyer.’ ~ Of A Snow Balle, Nicolas Bacon.
🖼️ December, the Book of Hours of Adélaïde de Savoie (Musée Condé 78, fol. 12v), c. 1460-1465.
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
‘A wanton wenche vppon a colde daye
With Snowe balles prouoked me to playe:
But theis snowe balles soe hette my desyer
That I maye calle them balles of wylde fyer.’ ~ Of A Snow Balle, Nicolas Bacon.
🖼️ December, the Book of Hours of Adélaïde de Savoie (Musée Condé 78, fol. 12v), c. 1460-1465.
With Snowe balles prouoked me to playe:
But theis snowe balles soe hette my desyer
That I maye calle them balles of wylde fyer.’ ~ Of A Snow Balle, Nicolas Bacon.
🖼️ December, the Book of Hours of Adélaïde de Savoie (Musée Condé 78, fol. 12v), c. 1460-1465.
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'He does not think that I haunt here nightly :
How shall I let him know
That whither his fancy sets him wandering
I, too, alertly go?—'
-Thomas Hardy
🎨Carl Spitzweg
#PhantomsFriday
How shall I let him know
That whither his fancy sets him wandering
I, too, alertly go?—'
-Thomas Hardy
🎨Carl Spitzweg
#PhantomsFriday
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 AM
'He does not think that I haunt here nightly :
How shall I let him know
That whither his fancy sets him wandering
I, too, alertly go?—'
-Thomas Hardy
🎨Carl Spitzweg
#PhantomsFriday
How shall I let him know
That whither his fancy sets him wandering
I, too, alertly go?—'
-Thomas Hardy
🎨Carl Spitzweg
#PhantomsFriday
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Let your freak flag fly 🦄 Artist ~ Emi Boz
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #art #shine #animism #peace #bethechange
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #art #shine #animism #peace #bethechange
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Let your freak flag fly 🦄 Artist ~ Emi Boz
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #art #shine #animism #peace #bethechange
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #art #shine #animism #peace #bethechange
Destroyed Adelaide Writers Week
Tarnished South Australia's International reputation
Lost millions of dollars in potential revenue
All to hide the truth.
Shame on all of you.
Tarnished South Australia's International reputation
Lost millions of dollars in potential revenue
All to hide the truth.
Shame on all of you.
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Destroyed Adelaide Writers Week
Tarnished South Australia's International reputation
Lost millions of dollars in potential revenue
All to hide the truth.
Shame on all of you.
Tarnished South Australia's International reputation
Lost millions of dollars in potential revenue
All to hide the truth.
Shame on all of you.
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"with this act of utter folly and appalling weakness, the Adelaide Festival board - and the politicians who direct it - have by scapegoating a Palestinian writer now destroyed Adelaide Writers Week for the foreseeable future."
Richard Flanagan on these dangerous times.
Politicians shouldn’t decide who appears at writers’ festivals. It’s a dangerous path
Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.
www.theage.com.au
January 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"with this act of utter folly and appalling weakness, the Adelaide Festival board - and the politicians who direct it - have by scapegoating a Palestinian writer now destroyed Adelaide Writers Week for the foreseeable future."
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Masterful gambit, Mr Premier. What a jahash.
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Masterful gambit, Mr Premier. What a jahash.
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Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social I absolutely adored Karys and Ferain. Both were amazing characters and I'd love to see more of them and this very interesting world. (Hands respectfully clasped together for a sequel)
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social I absolutely adored Karys and Ferain. Both were amazing characters and I'd love to see more of them and this very interesting world. (Hands respectfully clasped together for a sequel)
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"For beings more extraordinary than owls inhabited the old castle."
(E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen "River Legends". Ill- Gustave Doré, London, 1875)
#OwlishMonday
(E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen "River Legends". Ill- Gustave Doré, London, 1875)
#OwlishMonday
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
"For beings more extraordinary than owls inhabited the old castle."
(E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen "River Legends". Ill- Gustave Doré, London, 1875)
#OwlishMonday
(E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen "River Legends". Ill- Gustave Doré, London, 1875)
#OwlishMonday
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‘Onion-sauce! Onion-sauce!’ he remarked jeeringly, and was gone before they could think of a reply.’
Arthur Rackham for WITW.
Arthur Rackham for WITW.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 AM
‘Onion-sauce! Onion-sauce!’ he remarked jeeringly, and was gone before they could think of a reply.’
Arthur Rackham for WITW.
Arthur Rackham for WITW.
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The famous tale of Earless Hoichi is about a blind biwa player who unknowingly played for vengeful ghosts. In order to save him a monk covered his body in sutras so the ghosts couldn't see or harm him. But he forgot to write on Hoichi's ears. The next time the ghost visited...
#MythologyMonday
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January 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The famous tale of Earless Hoichi is about a blind biwa player who unknowingly played for vengeful ghosts. In order to save him a monk covered his body in sutras so the ghosts couldn't see or harm him. But he forgot to write on Hoichi's ears. The next time the ghost visited...
#MythologyMonday
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Marius van Dokkum (Dutch Artist, born 1957)
"Christmas Angels", 2016.
Oil on Canvas Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Christmas Angels", 2016.
Oil on Canvas Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 25, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Marius van Dokkum (Dutch Artist, born 1957)
"Christmas Angels", 2016.
Oil on Canvas Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Christmas Angels", 2016.
Oil on Canvas Illustration.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
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Each year I make a charity donation in lieu of sending xmas cards
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Each year I make a charity donation in lieu of sending xmas cards
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups
If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...
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Merry Christmas to all those celebrating. Happy Thursday to all those who are not. And I hope this day passes bearably and swiftly for anyone struggling today.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
December 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Merry Christmas to all those celebrating. Happy Thursday to all those who are not. And I hope this day passes bearably and swiftly for anyone struggling today.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
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The Flower Fairies of Winter, The Christmas Tree Fairy, Cecily Mary Barker, 1928.
December 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The Flower Fairies of Winter, The Christmas Tree Fairy, Cecily Mary Barker, 1928.
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blinding light attack
full-page illustration from a manuscript of konrad kyeser's bellifortis, alsace, c. 1460
source: Frankfurt a.M, UB, Ms. germ. qu. 15, fol. 50r
full-page illustration from a manuscript of konrad kyeser's bellifortis, alsace, c. 1460
source: Frankfurt a.M, UB, Ms. germ. qu. 15, fol. 50r
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
blinding light attack
full-page illustration from a manuscript of konrad kyeser's bellifortis, alsace, c. 1460
source: Frankfurt a.M, UB, Ms. germ. qu. 15, fol. 50r
full-page illustration from a manuscript of konrad kyeser's bellifortis, alsace, c. 1460
source: Frankfurt a.M, UB, Ms. germ. qu. 15, fol. 50r
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Momotaro (Peach Boy) is a Japanese folktale about a young boy who was found floating down a river inside a giant peach. He grew up to be a hero who defeated a band of fierce oni with the help of his talking animal companions (a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant).
🎨Suzuki Harunobu, 1890.
#MythologyMonday
🎨Suzuki Harunobu, 1890.
#MythologyMonday
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Momotaro (Peach Boy) is a Japanese folktale about a young boy who was found floating down a river inside a giant peach. He grew up to be a hero who defeated a band of fierce oni with the help of his talking animal companions (a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant).
🎨Suzuki Harunobu, 1890.
#MythologyMonday
🎨Suzuki Harunobu, 1890.
#MythologyMonday
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December 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE
"We are all boat people"
Bob Hawke 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
Artwork by Peter Drew
"We are all boat people"
Bob Hawke 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
Artwork by Peter Drew
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE
"We are all boat people"
Bob Hawke 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
Artwork by Peter Drew
"We are all boat people"
Bob Hawke 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)
Artwork by Peter Drew
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Ahmed al Ahmed, who saved many lives, was reportedly shot in two places during the attack and taken to the hospital.
Speaking to 7News from the hospital, Ahmed’s cousin Mustafa said he would undergo surgery tonight.
Mustafa added that Ahmed al Ahmed, a father of two, had no experience with guns.
Speaking to 7News from the hospital, Ahmed’s cousin Mustafa said he would undergo surgery tonight.
Mustafa added that Ahmed al Ahmed, a father of two, had no experience with guns.
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, who saved many lives, was reportedly shot in two places during the attack and taken to the hospital.
Speaking to 7News from the hospital, Ahmed’s cousin Mustafa said he would undergo surgery tonight.
Mustafa added that Ahmed al Ahmed, a father of two, had no experience with guns.
Speaking to 7News from the hospital, Ahmed’s cousin Mustafa said he would undergo surgery tonight.
Mustafa added that Ahmed al Ahmed, a father of two, had no experience with guns.
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12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️