@maxrushden.bsky.social I see offside traps have become the latest front in the culture wars - high lines are woke!

Just called the dog Ronnie Pickering...

@maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social there are many candidates vying for the dystopian sci-fi crown atm, but hearing you two address me in Italian, out here in my Ligurian valley, has to be up there - almost dropped my mug of coffee & I'm not sure the dog has recovered yet either...

@rickleephilos.bsky.social Really sorry to hear you're no longer doing the podcast & hope everything's ok. You've accompanied us on many a drive to/from the coast here in Liguria over the last few years & it'll take some getting used to that no longer being so. I'm actually sad..! Alla prossima...

Little Cove, Monhegan - 1916 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105012

Today is the second anniversary of Silvio Berlusconi's death & right-wing media in Italy are singing his praises & holding out about how he'd magically resolve all the world's problems if he were still alive & in power. Time to remind everyone of the murky & violent background of his rise to power.

After due consideration, having weighed up the relevant evidence, assessed the balance of arguments and gamed the likely implications, I have reached the conclusion that Keir Starmer can fuck off from a great height.

Everyone has the Prévost they deserve..

The last Pope called Leo (Leo XIII, Pope from 1878 to 1903) was the first Pope ever to be filmed, in 1896. He is thought to be the earliest-born person caught on film (born in 1810).

Here, from tomorrow, I'll be repeating my thread from the other place following Garibaldi's "Spedizione dei Mille" (Expedition of the Thousand) to conquer Sicily & southern Italy (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies), as part of the campaign to unify Italy, setting off on 5 May 1860. To be updated daily >>

Alexander Calder, Black Beast II, 1957 #artbots #moma https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136324

Tony Blair is literally being paid by a man with one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet - Larry Ellison. The founder of Oracle is his biggest funder & these techsolutionist remarks have to be seen for what they are: tech lobbying www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Oh, hello. euroweeklynews.com/2016/04/29/t...

View of Saint Cloud https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-rousseau/view-of-saint-cloud-1909

An Artist in his Studio https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/an-artist-in-his-studio-1904

Mrs. Acorn's Parlor - 1926 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/1143521

Padre Sebastiano https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/padre-sebastiano

Remember that when people on the right in Italy say that 25th April is a "divisive" celebration they are correct. It divides anti-fascists from fascists.

72 people have been missing in the Mediterranean for over a week now and nobody seems to care.

Push to levitate

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A boat carrying 72 people that left Libya on the evening of 12 April, heading for Lampedusa, is missing. Not reported anywhere. Nobody cares anymore. Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the worst ever sinking that happened on the same route, with 1,022 victims.

Little Cove, Monhegan - 1916 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105012

Been to the beach again...

Listening now...

Still haven't managed to follow many accounts here, but at least this feed isn't full of terrible, 'comedic', shorts. Yet...

7 April 1926, Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Benito Mussolini in Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome. She fires a shot from a pistol hidden under a black shawl draped over her arm. The bullet grazes Mussolini's nose. She attempts to fire a second shot but her pistol jams.

The story of Violet Gibson who tried to kill Benito Mussolini in Rome on this day in 1926.

Ferry Slip - 1904

Evening Wind - 1921

Electrical Light in Rarefied Gas, by M. Rapine, from French science writer Amédée Guillemin’s Les phénomènes de la physique (1868).⠀⁠ ⠀⁠ See more wonderful images from Guillemin’s physics books on our site — publicdomainreview.org/collection/o...

on this day

Interested in understanding Brothers of Italy? Both this well informed review and the book itself are well worth a read.

Michalina Janoszanka, Wiosna (Spring), ca. 1920s. One of several paintings made directly on glass by the Polish artist. More of her work in our latest post: publicdomainreview.org/collection/m... And buy a print of this image in our online shop: publicdomainreview.org/product/spri...

A little exploration down at the coast yesterday.

Jacob Epstein, Torso in Metal from ‘The Rock Drill’, 1913 #artbots #tate https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123471

Val D'Aosta, Purtud https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/val-d-aosta-purtud-1909

Work will start on the Messina Strait bridge this summer says Transport and Infrastructure Minister Salvini. He had previously announced the start of construction for last spring, last summer and by the end of last year.

It's good too!

I noticed that teleprompters suddenly became very conspicuous and developed a sweeping theory about robots and clowns. Truly! www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

The Quarry https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-rousseau/the-quarry

Ross Bleckner, Memorial II, 1994 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135221

In this current harsh world, let's warm a few hearts remembering the events of 7-8 March 1991, when the 90,000 people of Brindisi woke up to find 25,000 Albanians roaming the streets of their town. For perspective, that's roughly equivalent to 25k people suddenly landing in Hastings [Thread] >> 1

#BandcampFriday brings both relief and disappointment that I didn't replace my turntable on moving abroad. Although a cassette cellar may need to be considered at some point soon...

Manolo Millares, Painting 150, 1961 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123646

Long eared owl clapping in flight as he hunts over the buttercup fields. © 📸 driver.david #Owl #Birds

The UK is embracing AI at any cost as it’s desperate to increase economic growth. But is that a good strategy? This week @meadwaj.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss what’s happening in the UK and the consequences of allowing US tech to dominate. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/266_...

@tabsout.bsky.social #cassetteculture #tapeheads