Ah I was thinking more about Greek mythology and 12 Olympian Gods. Seems to be the modern equivalent sometimes.

Look over the instructions on submitting a manuscript: "The main findings of the article should not have been reported in the mass media." Not going to be a problem, I don't think.

When this vintage wooden shop display Ladybird came up for sale, how could I resist?

Our ‘Founding Cara-Friend’ exhibit will be in display at QUB’s McClay Library for LGBTQIA+ History Month, honouring Cara-Friend long-standing links to QUB! The exhibit is open to all — just ask at the front desk and find the display of portraits and materials in front of the short loan section!

Allegations of these “weekend safaris” have circulated among Bosnian survivors of the siege for decades and it is known Serb nationalist positions around Sarajevo were frequently visited by foreign extremists, such as Serbia’s Pres. Vucic and Russian neo-Nazi Eduard Limonov.

I've found a particularly lovely snowdrop. I think it's a hybrid between Galanthus nivalis and elwesii - and it's got tiny green dots on the tips of the outer petals! 😍 Sharing this with some proper snowdrop enthusiasts: @bramblebotanist.bsky.social @commonbynature.bsky.social

The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link: www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Now THIS is an effective use of history...

That looks amazing. Whenever I think about Peter Hujar I think about David Wojnarowicz, and whenever I think about David Wojnarowicz, I think about this work.

The details of Epstein's rape and abuse were widely known and available in 2015. Uncompromising people could easily find them. If you're shocked in 2026, it's because you thought the rapes and minor trafficking were not a big deal when your career was at stake.

Emily Thornberry did a good job of sowing the idea, as the full scale of Mandelson’s venality broke on Monday, that the problem was inadequate MI6 vetting…One problem with that finger-pointing narrative, is the vetting seems to have… done its job? It was the response to the vetting that was abysmal?

Using a new NERI paper on fiscal sustainability to get the minds going, this event will examine the structural pressures shaping Northern Ireland’s public finances. 📅 17 Feb | 4–6pm 👉 www.nerinstitute.net/events/2026/...

Israeli air strikes have killed nine people in Gaza, the territory's civil defence agency has said, including three children

If Mandleson had passed the sensitive information to somebody other than Epstein, would there be the same hue and cry about him and his breach of government standards – if he'd passed the market sensitive information to the CEO of JP Morgan or of Blackrock, say?

'Why are we okay with free parking, but not with free buses?' is the right question

Ripa Grande in #Rome; boats moored near the edge of a river, steps leading up towards buildings beyond. c. 1638

If employment is a good indicator of economic health, we might be getting a bit under the weather. The private sector generated no new net jobs in the last year and overall job growth is falling towards zero. We need to debate how to maintain job growth: tinyurl.com/6dap783e

The missing René Magritte. This Is Not a Drill.

Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than heterosexual’s, ONS finds

Well, the Cambridge Spies seem like Blue Peter compared to this.

3 Feb 1578: The first group of students start at the newly constituted #English College #Rome #otd

The railway station in Ladybird Land - captured in Treasure magazine, 1963 (Artist: Don Harley)

Everyday Ladybird things The sweet shop (1967) Artist: Kenneth Inns

“The cat on the path is looking at the blue-tits, as cats do at birds they cannot reach” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL GrantWatson

The Good Society by Kate Pickett review – the Spirit Level author takes stock

GDP is reported every three months; the Gini once a year.

Historian Prof Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) has spoken to the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk about a new play, The BBC’s First Homosexual. It begins on Weds (4) at the New Adelphi Theatre as part of LGBT+ History Month (@lgbthm.bsky.social). Read more: 👇 bit.ly/4qfDiTQ

Something is rotten in the state of the EU. “Competitiveness” and “simplification” are the new buzzwords — but what they really mean is deregulation driven by corporate lobbyists, not public interest. We break down 5 terms you need to understand the EU’s current deregulation push 👇 Watch & share!

Who lobbies the EU? Not just corporations — but a whole ecosystem of actors: NGOs and trade unions, but mostly corporate lobbyists, trade and industry groups, consultancies, law firms, and think tanks. 🔦It’s time to shine a light on their murky world! Watch the 3rd video of our new series.

Don’t be sheep 🐑 NGOs defend human rights, health, nature & refugees — that’s why conservatives&far right want to silence us Fake scandals. Funding cuts. Same old authoritarian playbook Democracy is like health: you only miss it when it’s gone Be a black sheep ✊ 2nd ep of our video series out now

What is #lobbying — and why should you care? This new video series breaks down how power, influence, and politics really work behind the scenes. Watch the first episode with @marcellablues.bsky.social and follow along as we unpack lobbying and its impact on everyday life.

Reading Ko Banerjea's Another Kind of Concrete, about growing up Asian in '70s South London. He recalls after the IRA bombs in Woolwich and B'ham violence against he and his family, and other South Asians intensified as if being 'non-English' was enough to share the blame - and the punishment.

40-year-old Skye Clinton Sweat repeatedly raped and molested an 8-year-old. He's not an immigrant OR a drag queen. www.wsmv.com/2026/02/02/p...

*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

Despite a European Union wide regulation which requires Israeli settlement products to be accurately labeled, less than 10% of all settlement-produced wine in occupied Palestinian territory is labeled as-such. Trade with illegal settlements is illegal according to the World Court.

The Simple Sabotage Field Manual (1944) invents Sharepoint.

Today is Quartidi the 14th of Pluviôse in the year 234. Pluviôse is the month of rain. Today we celebrate hazelnut.#JacobinDay More information on hazelnut

Do thugas, is do thugas is do thugas óm chroí greann duit, Ar madin Lae Fhéil Muire na gCoinneal sa Teampall, Do shúilín ba ghlaise ná uisce na ngeamhartha, is do bhéilín ba bhinne ná an druid nuair a labhrann.

#TodayInQueerHistory February 2 (1988) To protest the homophobic Section 28, 4 lesbian activists abseil into the House of Lords. They were Olivia Butler, Rachel Cox, Angela Nunn and Sally Frances. Sally recalls "If they had voted against it, we weren’t going to do it. But they voted for it."

It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.

A Dead Kennedy Center you say?

5 Industry can downplay or manipulate science to resist regulation. We need: ✅ to protect health & environment ✅ to ban toxics producers in regulatory processes ✅ conflict-of-interest rules ✅ lobby transparency ✅ independent science ✅ #ToxicFreePolitics corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

4 Briefing comes as inaugural panel of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution gets going in Geneva. Find out more about science disinformation & corporate capture at recent @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org event www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/chall...

3 Check out the briefing's 4 case studies: 🏭 Industry withholding knowledge - #PFAS 🏭 Industry undermining independent science - #BisphenolA 🏭 Industry establishing front groups - #Benzene 🏭 Industry combining disinformation strategies - #Pesticides corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

2 Briefing looks at industry’s deceptive tactics to avoid regulation. These can include: ⚠️ Not sharing damaging knowledge ⚠️ Undermining independent science ⚠️ Pointing to other causes for harms ⚠️ Intimidation ⚠️ Developing PR campaigns ⚠️ Using front groups corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

1 Check out new ‘The Pollution Playbook: how industry blocks regulation of toxic chemicals’ briefing by @ciel.org and @corporateeurope.org on the deceptive tactics used by chemicals industry to keep producing & using their toxic products. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

Eurostat is not on here, seriously?