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History, Art, Architecture, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Travel. I donate to wck.org for Gaza.
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Carolina
4 days ago
The mountains are calling, and I must go. John Muir Photo by Shinichiro Saka, 'Pearl Fuji'
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Travertin📷🍀
3 days ago
Grande Aigrette - Great Egret - Silberreiher (Ardea alba) 📷christian.rey
#wildlife
#photography
#flickr
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Nancy Cooper Frank
2 days ago
La chair est triste, hélas ! et j'ai lu tous les livres
#caturday
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)
16 days ago
Last night I went through all the released photographs from Artemis II and pulled out those I thought would be useful for my research. This is a lovely one. (Image credit: NASA)
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Bernd
4 days ago
📍Juist | Germany
#scape
#landscape
#beach
#photography
#icm
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Christoph Fischer Photography
3 days ago
A moment of utter beauty, as the mountains of the Canadian Rockies catch the first light of day and emerge out of dense fog on a crisp, fresh autumn morning.
#photography
#bluesky
#nature
#landscape
#naturephotography
#landscapephotography
#sunrise
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Rüm Hart
27 days ago
Ein Abend auf dem Deich und alles ist gut. 🐑💙 An evening on the dike and all is well.
#eastcoastkin
#ECK
#animalarttuesday
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Mary
over 1 year ago
Haystack. Cannon Beach. March 2024.
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Klaus Herdepe
3 days ago
Guten Morgen! Der amerikanische Flugpionier John B. Moisant und seine Katze Mademoiselle Fifi. Moisant, Fifi und der Mechaniker Albert Fileux unternahmen den ersten Passagierflug über den Ärmelkanal, 1910 📷😸
#Caturday
#History
#photography
#PeopleWithCats
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Frau Büüsker
2 days ago
Es ist Aufgabe von Nationen ihre Bürger:innen vor den Folgen der Erderwärmung zu schützen. Kommentar für den DLF
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Kommentar zu Hitzewellen: Nationen haben die Aufgabe, ihre Bürger zu schützen
https://share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothek-audio-teilen.html?audio_id=dira_7CCC3DFE5C3011F17EB6B883034C2FA0
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Wolf Hour
3 days ago
(cartoon Steve Sack)
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10 days ago
not only
#bluesky
🙃
#nature
#naturephotography
#beach
#plage
#ciel
#mer
#ocean
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Petitpétale
3 days ago
Bonjour 👋
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Luke West
2 days ago
Dark Passage (1947) Directed by
#DelmerDaves
Starring
#HumphreyBogart
#LaurenBacall
#BruceBennett
#AgnesMoorehead
#TomDAndrea
Based on the novel by
#DavidGoodis
Cinematography
#SidneyHickox
Music by
#FranzWaxman
#DarkPassage
#classichollywood
#filmnoir
#thriller
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Agamben
about 1 month ago
Picui Ground Doves. By Esteban Astete Lucero
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E.C.Teodoro Photography - Nature’s Living Light Images
2 days ago
A quiet perch holds a calm presence. Soft air settles around this small moment. A tender hush rests upon the scene. Stillness gathers in gentle form. A simple moment rises with quiet wonder.
#Photography
#finch
#birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
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Deano S
3 days ago
#ForrestFriday
#Scape
#Seascape
Torquay.
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Will McKinley
3 days ago
Farewell to Academy Award-winning film editor Marcia Lucas (1945-2026). She won an Oscar for STAR WARS, was nominated for AMERICAN GRAFFITI, and shared a BAFTA nom for TAXI DRIVER. She also edited ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE and RETURN OF THE JEDI in a brief but game-changing career.
#FilmSky
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Briony Neilson
3 days ago
Self-portrait in a studio on the rue Daguerre taken in 1956 by Agnès Varda, who was born on this day (30 May) near Brussels in 1928 (Succession Agnès Varda) 🗃️
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Books and Tunes
3 days ago
The celebration of Miles Davis’ 100th birthday continues The soundtrack was originally released in 1957 to accompany Louis Malle’s film noir. "I was a jazz nut … the music is unique. It’s one of the few film scores that was entirely improvised,” Malle said of working with Davis.
#MusicSky
#Jazz
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Miles Davis’ ‘Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud’ Set For Centennial Reissue
Miles Davis’ ‘Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud,’ the 1957 soundtrack to the obscure French film, has received a centennial reissue.
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/miles-davis-centenary-ascenseur-pour-l-echafaud/
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Szabolcs Panyi
2 days ago
A Russian spy under diplomatic cover who spent years infiltrating think-tanks tied to the Orbán government was quietly sent home from Budapest — but only after Orbán's electoral defeat removed the shield that had protected him for months.
VSquare.org
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The Think-Tank Spy: Russian Diplomat Infiltrating Orbán's Right-Wing Elite Quietly Expelled - VSquare.org
A Russian spy who spent years infiltrating think-tanks and academic institutions close to the Orbán government was sent home from Budapest — but only after Viktor Orbán's electoral defeat removed the political obstacle that had shielded the operative for months.
https://vsquare.org/the-think-tank-spy-russian-diplomat-infiltrating-orbans-right-wing-elite-quietly-expelled/
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Mario Sixtus
4 days ago
Während deutsche Landesfürsten und Provinzpolitiker*innen die Errichtung jedes Rechenzentrums feiern, das bestimmt zehn Arbeitsplätze schafft und dafür nur drölfzigtausend Quadratmeter versiegelt und den Grundwasserspiegel deutlich absenkt, anderswo:
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Italiens neue Regel: Wer Äcker mit Rechenzentren zubetoniert, zahlt dreifach
Die Lombardei zeigt Europa, wie man den ungehemmten KI-Boom bremst – mit einem Gesetz, das selbst Konzerne wie Google und Amazon spüren sollen.
https://www.telepolis.de/article/Italiens-neue-Regel-Wer-Aecker-mit-Rechenzentren-zubetoniert-zahlt-dreifach-11309367.html
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Kevin M. Kruse
13 days ago
Earlier today,
@vanhollen.senate.gov
got into an exchange with Todd Blanche in which Blanche got *very angry* that anyone would refer to him as Trump's personal attorney and not as the acting attorney general, and then, of course, he proceeded to show us all what an utter hack he is.
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Scott Dworkin
2 days ago
For the first time in US history, a sitting Chief Justice is facing articles of impeachment. John Roberts' corruption is now permanently etched into the historical record. Read the details of the six articles filed against him: 👇
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, start from scratch
2 days ago
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Jane Finnis
2 days ago
The Guardian view on Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe | Editorial
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The Guardian view on Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe | Editorial
Editorial: As Donald Trump looks for peace with Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government escalates elsewhere – and Europe stands by
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/29/the-guardian-view-on-israel-and-gaza-the-threat-of-further-humanitarian-catastrophe?CMP=share_btn_url
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Gillian Brockell
2 days ago
I didn’t know there were FIVE ICE detention hunger strikes going on all over the country.
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ndweiss
6 days ago
Love it. 🏆
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Klaus Herdepe
4 days ago
"Meine" Hornveilchen auf dem Balkon 💐🖼️ ☺️
@isa-maria.bsky.social
👋🏻
#FlowerFriday
#Photography
#Balkonien
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Rüm Hart
3 days ago
Unter der Hortensie. 🌱 Under the hydrangea.
#eastcoastkin
#bloomscrolling
#flowersonfriday
#scape
#purplefriday
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SoulScratches
6 days ago
"The Window" in Big Bend National Park is a V-shaped notch carved by Oak Creek in the Chisos Mountains, serving as a natural frame for panoramic desert views.
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#WindowsOnWednesday
#BigBendNationalPark
#NaturePhotography
#Photography
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Das Wurfkissen 🚵🇪🇺
3 days ago
Die wunderbare Miss Allie • EUROPA (Official Musicvideo) 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺
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Miss Allie • EUROPA (Official Musicvideo)
YouTube video by Miss Allie Music
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Jörg Schwanke
8 days ago
Standortvorteil: Fischbassin im Schlosspark Schönbrunn, Wien
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Claus Horn 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦
8 days ago
"Wer das, was schön war, vergisst, wird böse. Wer das, was schlimm war, vergisst, wird dumm.“ (Erich Kästner) Kannte ich noch nicht. Ist mir heute im Radio begegnet.
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3 days ago
#Bloomscrolling
#Wildflower
#FloralFriday
Pacific Starflower, (Trientalis latifolia), a delicate looking native perennial that blooms in May. Spreads mostly by underground rhizomes.
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#Bloomscrolling
#FlowersOnFriday
#PurpleFriday
July of last year, Beardtongue (Penstemon), a favourite with the hummingbirds.
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Robert Reich
7 days ago
Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.
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Robert Reich
4 days ago
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
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US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds
Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/how-much-companies-spend-fight-unions
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Alison Fisk
4 days ago
The amazing York Helmet is one of only six surviving helmets from Anglo-Saxon Britain, and the best preserved! A Latin inscription bears the name ‘OSHERE’. The nosepiece is decorated with fantastic beasts! Found in 1982 by a digger operator in York. AD 770-775. 📷 me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Kate Sheehan-Finn
11 days ago
‘Are you not entertained?’ Incredible Gladiator helmets from
#Pompeii
, buried and preserved in AD 79 when Vesuvius erupted with catastrophic consequences for the people in the Bay of Naples area. 📷 my own, Naples Archaeological Museum.
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Dr Jo Ball
14 days ago
A beautiful
#Roman
glass bowl, in a deep cobalt blue with white swirly decoration, & ridges around the outside. It has suffered a few cracks along the way in its 2000 years of life, but still looks amazing today!
#AncientBlueSky
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Kate Sheehan-Finn
19 days ago
These 3 gold signet rings were found in the ‘Tomb of the Griffin Warrior’ discovered near ‘Nestor’s Palace’ Pylos, Greece, in 2015. The tomb and grave goods indicate the deceased was a high status Mycenaean warrior. Dates 1500-1450 BCE. In Athens National Archaeological Museum, Mar-Jun 2026.
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Kate Sheehan-Finn
25 days ago
This gold necklace and 3 female figurines were found in a Hellenistic tomb at Vakiotes,
#Crete
(3rd - 2nd C BC). Vakiotes is a small, traditional settlement and archaeological site near Sokaras at 220M above sea level. 📷 my own.
#Archaeology
#AncientHistory
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Phil Lewis
3 days ago
A judge ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, ruling that it cannot be renamed without an act of Congress
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US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center
A judge on Friday ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the iconic Washington venue cannot be renamed without an act of ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-orders-removal-trumps-name-kennedy-center-2026-05-29/
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Hyperion 🧡🕷️🕯️🦇💙
5 days ago
Have a bright orange poppy!
#BloomScrolling
#Orange
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Robert
5 days ago
Guten Abend, Bluesky 🦋. Statt Sonnenaufgang gibt's gerade ein wunderschönen Sonnenuntergang 😍
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Yurok Tribe
5 days ago
This spring, the wildflower bloom in the reach of the former Iron Gate and Copco reservoirs is even more prolific than previous years, painting the banks of the Klamath River in swaths of gold, yellow and green.
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Marianne Dhenin
5 days ago
Healthcare workers in Minneapolis have been forced to grapple with violence and intimidation as ICE descends on their workplaces. I interviewed several about how organizing and rights training have helped them protect their colleagues and their patients. Read their advice here:
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Minneapolis Health Care Workers Are Organizing to Defend Their Patients From ICE
Organizing and rights trainings have helped health care workers protect their colleagues and their patients.
https://newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/minneapolis-health-care-workers-are-organizing-to-defend-their-patients-from-ice/
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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson
4 days ago
“It’s [Iran’s control of Hormuz] is almost a replacement for their nuclear deterrent. The only way they give it up is if we take it by force and we clearly have no appetite for that.” Yes.
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The Tennessee Holler
4 days ago
TIME MAG on Rep.
@justinjpearson.bsky.social
in TN-9: “They gerrymandered away the district he’s campaigning to represent. He’s still running.
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