Welsh artist Gwen John, Self Portrait, 1902, the Welsh artist worked in France for most of her career and is known for portraits of female sitters. She was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother Augustus and lover Rodin, and recognised more posthumously #womensart

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

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“I was a Remainer, I’m still a Remainer, and I’ll be a Remainer until my dying day” - Minister Chris Bryant at the Labour Movement for Europe rally at #Labour Conference

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

So, why is the Trump Administration gifting Argentina $20 billion dollars for “infrastructure” when Natives on the Navajo Nation Reservation must have water trucked in because reservation water is polluted from decades of non-Native mining?

Starmer: “Controlling migration is a reasonable goal- but if you throw bricks and smash up private property that is thuggery…if you incite violence that’s criminal…if you graffiti on a Chinese takeaway telling them to go home, that’s not pride that’s racism.”

30 September 1942 | A French Jewish boy, Daniel Serge Szuster, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 August 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 727 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.

29 September 1913 | A Pole, Władysław Szumilas, was born in Krakow. A handball, table tennis & football player of Wisła Kraków. He was arrested for participation in resistance. In #Auschwitz from 14 January 1942 No. 25538 He perished in the camp on 18 June 1942.

Asters or Michaelmas daisies provide vibrant, colourful blooms well into autumn and are a vital source of nectar for bees and butterflies at this time of year. Named after the Christian feast of St. Michael (Michaelmas), celebrated on 29 September, look out for them flowering near you.

Finally, @lewisgoodall.com reflects on today's announcement on the restoration of maintenance grants. When they were abolished, the UK essentially baked inequality into its tax system, with poorer students having to take out larger student loans.

A glorious Ouse Valley sunrise to kick-off the weekend. 📷 Larry Van Howe

63 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️

Nighthawks - 1942 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103259

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10 September 1930 | An Italian Jewish woman, Liliana Segre, was born in Milan. In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz with her father Alberto who perished in the camp in April 1944. Liliana survived. Today, she is a Senator for life in #Italy and turns 95.

Night and Sleep, 1878 by English painter Evelyn De Morgan, one of a Pre-Raphaelite sisterhood that is often forgotten #WomensArt

Roman Road Tube Map Circa 125 AD brilliantmaps.com/roman-roa...

Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave. Leeds "draws 70" Cardiff "disorganised + small" Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200" Cheshunt about 250 Chichester: about 100 Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

One of my favourite films 🥰😘🥰

Spot on from Olga Rudenko: "Russia could end the war in Ukraine at any moment by stopping its attacks and withdrawing its forces. By simply going home. Mr. Putin could end it with a phone call." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...

You know what to do... #PlasticineAction #MedicalAidForPalestine bsky.app/profile/scow...

Consider how chilling this is… Israel decided that killing the last remaining Al Jazeera journalists on the ground in Gaza Was better for its international reputation than allowing them to document what’s about to unfold Please read my piece on the link below...

Give us hope .. give us a chance to live .. 🙏 We deserve that Share please 🙏

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To clarify, many friends ask me if the aid has reached you. I want to clarify one thing: The aid is being looted before it reaches distribution. Israel sends thugs and their agents to steal the aid and sell it in the markets at crazy prices.

For people who conflate Hamas with all Palestinians… Hamas won power in the 2006 election There have been no elections since They won with 11% of the votes of the total population 11% …and yet 100% are paying the price.

An extraordinary artist. An amazing life. And a lovely person to boot. Farewell to the great Cleo Laine. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Something for the weekend.... Gregg Wallace diagnosed with "awfulism" From our cooking correspondent AR Fryer in the latest Eye, in shops now! Or subscribe here: www.subsonline.co.uk

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. "Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die" Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

Powerful words, and powerful New Statesman article, by former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumpton, on the horrors being administered in Gaza.

ICE killed this man yesterday. They scared him so badly he jumped off a roof and broke his neck. His name was Jaime Garcia and he was here to send money home to his family. He was not a threat to anybody and he was doing the work nobody else would do.

Great video from our friends @savechildrenuk.bsky.social The government must scrap the two-child limit.

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400 globes crafted by local community groups are on display at Winchester School of Art for the Small Worlds exhibition, in partnership with the Climate Unity Project 🌎 Visitors are invited to explore the exhibition until 16 August and contribute to the initiative by creating their own spheres.

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He rubs nearly everyone up the wrong way - including, rather importantly, the French - but I think he's simply marvellous.

Norman Tebitt described all day by the BBC as as colourful, controversial and a character. All the c words but never the right ones. Architect of section 28, breaker of unions and hater of multi cultural Britain. Cruelty is his legacy

Hacked Off & @fawcettsociety.bsky.social CEO comment on @dailymail.co.uk article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse": hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m...

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

Yes Happy Birthday Maria 🎂wherever you are??? Wouldn’t it be lovely if you saw this heartfelt message from our lovely, lovely brother 😘

Claire Bretécher, French cartoonist, known particularly for her portrayals of women #WomensArt #Saturday ❤

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📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee! Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.

Even better :-). 88% of UK electricity is being generated by wind and solar, and it's so plentiful we are paying others to take it off our hands.

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