Tom Clark
@tomatoperegrino.bsky.social
Representing Batalark Clatagol & Family, purveyors of bespoke philological services. Also sometime captain of the Wapengo Oysters XI.
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A must-read by @sikevin99.bsky.social at @nexusproject.bsky.social. “Antisemitism is a serious danger to Jews and to the social fabric, and we’re not going to defeat it with definitions or by arguing over them.”
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The Blogs: Here we go again: Why are we still fighting about antisemitism definitions?
At this time of high anxiety about Jewish safety, it's time to stop squabbling over words and take genuine action against threats
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January 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
A must-read by @sikevin99.bsky.social at @nexusproject.bsky.social. “Antisemitism is a serious danger to Jews and to the social fabric, and we’re not going to defeat it with definitions or by arguing over them.”
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It’s not an ordinary citizen’s duty to watch videos showing murders, and I say this as someone who did have to watch a video showing a murder, as a juror in a trial. It will affect you in ways that will not make you a better person.
January 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
It’s not an ordinary citizen’s duty to watch videos showing murders, and I say this as someone who did have to watch a video showing a murder, as a juror in a trial. It will affect you in ways that will not make you a better person.
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Robert Fripp at home on Christmas Day, 2025 by Toyah Wilcox
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Robert Fripp at home on Christmas Day, 2025 by Toyah Wilcox
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Don't forget that if you need books, audiobooks or magazines to read while the library is closed, (or if you're stuck home in the snow) you can access FREE eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines using your Orkney Library card and the FREE BorrowBox App.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Don't forget that if you need books, audiobooks or magazines to read while the library is closed, (or if you're stuck home in the snow) you can access FREE eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines using your Orkney Library card and the FREE BorrowBox App.
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orkney.borrowbox.com
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alien graffiti can be pretty hurtful 😔
July 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
alien graffiti can be pretty hurtful 😔
Whatever we think of the Iranian government’s position, its ambassador to Australia is tonight doing a better job of riding above the 7.30 Report’s interruptory interview style than anyone before now.
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Whatever we think of the Iranian government’s position, its ambassador to Australia is tonight doing a better job of riding above the 7.30 Report’s interruptory interview style than anyone before now.
Intrepid reporters note: the correct plural is “beefs Wellington.”
June 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Intrepid reporters note: the correct plural is “beefs Wellington.”
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Today is the 81st anniversary of #DDay. This is issue 178 of The Orkney Blast, published on 9th June 1944 just 3 days after the Allied invasion of Europe. The weekly paper ran for 202 issues from 1941 to 1944, for the thousands of armed services personnel based here during WW2.
June 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today is the 81st anniversary of #DDay. This is issue 178 of The Orkney Blast, published on 9th June 1944 just 3 days after the Allied invasion of Europe. The weekly paper ran for 202 issues from 1941 to 1944, for the thousands of armed services personnel based here during WW2.
Or maybe the electors of Goldstein have their reasons for rehabilitating his political career? Begin with generosity, putative humanitarians!
Three long years of Tim Wilson. *sigh*
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Or maybe the electors of Goldstein have their reasons for rehabilitating his political career? Begin with generosity, putative humanitarians!
“He has the special narcissism of the privileged, a character flaw uniquely catered to by Australia’s defamation laws.”
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The vanity of Ben Roberts-Smith
The thing about Ben Roberts-Smith is that he knows he did it. That’s what makes each appeal so brazen. He sits in court in the full knowledge that he is a murderer and a war criminal.
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May 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“He has the special narcissism of the privileged, a character flaw uniquely catered to by Australia’s defamation laws.”
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Young Bicyclist, 1895 by US Impressionist painter Lilla Cabot Perry #WomensArt
May 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Young Bicyclist, 1895 by US Impressionist painter Lilla Cabot Perry #WomensArt
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‘The beautiful psalms and hymns of the Gaelic-speaking Hebrides will make a rare appearance at the British Academy in London on Thursday 22 May 2025’
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Gaelic Psalms and hymns to be showcased at the British Academy, London
The beautiful psalms and hymns of the Gaelic-speaking Hebrides will make a rare appearance at the British Academy in London on Thursday 22 May 2025 – and will be live-streamed to audiences around the ...
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May 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
‘The beautiful psalms and hymns of the Gaelic-speaking Hebrides will make a rare appearance at the British Academy in London on Thursday 22 May 2025’
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This year, Fran Kelly has got the format right. Her RN Hour is as good as public affairs radio gets.
May 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This year, Fran Kelly has got the format right. Her RN Hour is as good as public affairs radio gets.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Come on down and vote at Richmond West Prinary School today.
Voting starts at 8. Sausages and mini pancakes on from 9. Cake stall, jam stall. Brass band. Your regular democracy festival.
25 Lennox Street, between Highett and Elizabeth.
Voting starts at 8. Sausages and mini pancakes on from 9. Cake stall, jam stall. Brass band. Your regular democracy festival.
25 Lennox Street, between Highett and Elizabeth.
May 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Come on down and vote at Richmond West Prinary School today.
Voting starts at 8. Sausages and mini pancakes on from 9. Cake stall, jam stall. Brass band. Your regular democracy festival.
25 Lennox Street, between Highett and Elizabeth.
Voting starts at 8. Sausages and mini pancakes on from 9. Cake stall, jam stall. Brass band. Your regular democracy festival.
25 Lennox Street, between Highett and Elizabeth.
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I keep seeing the myth that in the 2019 failure, Australian polls were within the "margin of error". This is not true and is giving a bit of a pass to an error that must never be repeated.
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I keep seeing the myth that in the 2019 failure, Australian polls were within the "margin of error". This is not true and is giving a bit of a pass to an error that must never be repeated.
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Bjork performing "Army of Me" with Skunk Anansie on Top of the Pops (1995)
April 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Bjork performing "Army of Me" with Skunk Anansie on Top of the Pops (1995)
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Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy
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Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy
Allegation against Rinaldo Nazzaro, founder of the Base, could shed new meaning on group’s efforts inside Ukraine
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April 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy
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Well done Nine papers, looking forward to your outrage at what happened this morning at the dawn service.
April 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Well done Nine papers, looking forward to your outrage at what happened this morning at the dawn service.
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#BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library is in Longhope, Hoy and Flotta this week. Here he is just hanging out at the beach at Brims yesterday afternoon. Just being cool. Doing his thing. Catching some rays. 😎
April 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library is in Longhope, Hoy and Flotta this week. Here he is just hanging out at the beach at Brims yesterday afternoon. Just being cool. Doing his thing. Catching some rays. 😎
“Speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.”
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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
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April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“Speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.”
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April 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.”
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‘Shocking to the sense of liberty Americans hold dear’: the impassioned US court order in the Ábrego García case
Judges issued a memorable call for the return of Kilmar Ábrego García and the separation of government powers. Here is the text
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April 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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