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‘Cicero faced his end with the gravity and self-possession that often eluded him in less mortal crises. The barbarity of Antony’s vengeance did less to guarantee Cicero’s immortality than his extraordinary writings.’
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski · New Man on the Make: Cicero’s Gambles
Trying to psychoanalyse historical figures is rarely productive, but Cicero was a type we can all recognise. He had a...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM
‘Cicero faced his end with the gravity and self-possession that often eluded him in less mortal crises. The barbarity of Antony’s vengeance did less to guarantee Cicero’s immortality than his extraordinary writings.’
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Kulikowski on a new Life of Cicero.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Al music being shared online as if it's actual authentic historical music.
More Al slop pollution:
youtu.be/dN2ElcTXr6Y?...
More Al slop pollution:
youtu.be/dN2ElcTXr6Y?...
AI Songs Are Pretending to Be Authentic Historical Music
YouTube video by Farya Faraji
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Al music being shared online as if it's actual authentic historical music.
More Al slop pollution:
youtu.be/dN2ElcTXr6Y?...
More Al slop pollution:
youtu.be/dN2ElcTXr6Y?...
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"They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times…I don’t know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times…I don’t know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump sold the oil from a seized Venezuelan tanker for $500,000,000.. Where is the money? He deposited it in a bank in Qatar where Congress can't get to it.
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Trump sold the oil from a seized Venezuelan tanker for $500,000,000.. Where is the money? He deposited it in a bank in Qatar where Congress can't get to it.
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
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Reporter Robert Jobbins tries out the unusual new Moulton bicycle for the Watford (U.K.) Observer
June 1963
📷Watford Observer/Watford Museum
@gazza-d.bsky.social
June 1963
📷Watford Observer/Watford Museum
@gazza-d.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Reporter Robert Jobbins tries out the unusual new Moulton bicycle for the Watford (U.K.) Observer
June 1963
📷Watford Observer/Watford Museum
@gazza-d.bsky.social
June 1963
📷Watford Observer/Watford Museum
@gazza-d.bsky.social
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Water wars are going to be at the heart of climate breakdown's impact on society and economy
Ground zero will be the battle for the Asian rivers as the Himalayan glaciers that feed them crumble
And Pakistan, India and China are all nuclear-armed nations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ground zero will be the battle for the Asian rivers as the Himalayan glaciers that feed them crumble
And Pakistan, India and China are all nuclear-armed nations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022
Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Water wars are going to be at the heart of climate breakdown's impact on society and economy
Ground zero will be the battle for the Asian rivers as the Himalayan glaciers that feed them crumble
And Pakistan, India and China are all nuclear-armed nations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ground zero will be the battle for the Asian rivers as the Himalayan glaciers that feed them crumble
And Pakistan, India and China are all nuclear-armed nations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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When will this regression end? Conversion therapy? It was someone who was on the board of sex matters who played a major part in me resigning from Monkey Cage because they like to bully people into silence
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
When will this regression end? Conversion therapy? It was someone who was on the board of sex matters who played a major part in me resigning from Monkey Cage because they like to bully people into silence
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Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
"He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right"
"What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"
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Racing begins in Europe for our Women's team tomorrow!
Our line-up for the first of three races in Mallorca 👇
Our line-up for the first of three races in Mallorca 👇
January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Racing begins in Europe for our Women's team tomorrow!
Our line-up for the first of three races in Mallorca 👇
Our line-up for the first of three races in Mallorca 👇
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Nobody will forget nor forgive this.
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Nobody will forget nor forgive this.
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Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
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It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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Y'day @ Pennington Flash I had the company of this Robin #Birdoftheday for an hour singing within touching distance. Had I brought seed I'm sure it would have fed from my hand! 1 GWE, 2 L.Egret, 12 Goosander + all other expected birds. Missed the reported Casp Gull & left B4 Gull roost. #PFBirding
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Y'day @ Pennington Flash I had the company of this Robin #Birdoftheday for an hour singing within touching distance. Had I brought seed I'm sure it would have fed from my hand! 1 GWE, 2 L.Egret, 12 Goosander + all other expected birds. Missed the reported Casp Gull & left B4 Gull roost. #PFBirding
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Hoping you have the best day you can, no matter what they throw at us today.
What's Going On
YouTube video by Marvin Gaye - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Hoping you have the best day you can, no matter what they throw at us today.
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome.
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome.
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
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I couldn't find a bike photo of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, so one of his kids fixing a flat two days before the moon launch will have to do.
#BicycleBirthday Buzz Aldrin
Born January 20, 1930
#BicycleBirthday Buzz Aldrin
Born January 20, 1930
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I couldn't find a bike photo of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, so one of his kids fixing a flat two days before the moon launch will have to do.
#BicycleBirthday Buzz Aldrin
Born January 20, 1930
#BicycleBirthday Buzz Aldrin
Born January 20, 1930
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They claim they’re putting personal ambition aside and defecting to Reform to help fix the country.
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
They claim they’re putting personal ambition aside and defecting to Reform to help fix the country.
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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The USA is planning to pay $706bn to buy Greenland.
That is more than the cost of nationalising healthcare in the USA which would cost $300-400bn.
But you can't have that, killing you is too profitable.
That is more than the cost of nationalising healthcare in the USA which would cost $300-400bn.
But you can't have that, killing you is too profitable.
January 20, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The USA is planning to pay $706bn to buy Greenland.
That is more than the cost of nationalising healthcare in the USA which would cost $300-400bn.
But you can't have that, killing you is too profitable.
That is more than the cost of nationalising healthcare in the USA which would cost $300-400bn.
But you can't have that, killing you is too profitable.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"