Ben Austwick
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He/him benaustwick.co.uk Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world
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New blog post - the lost ninth Roman legion in Bolsover!
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The Lost Ninth Roman Legion in Bolsover — Ben Austwick
A new site that may contain evidence of a Roman military engagement has sparked speculation it could be tied to the legendary “lost” Ninth Legion. The Ninth Legion’s historical fate has been debated, ...
https://www.benaustwick.co.uk/blog/the-lost-ninth-roman-legion-in-bolsover
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I cannot deal with casual news reports of 150 sailors drowned by the US
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Fuckin hell man this is the same thing they said about Iraq
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All harlequins round here :( (they're an invasive species)
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about 9 hours ago
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Ed Poole
about 13 hours ago
Labour quoting Hannah Spencer's victory speech.
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Ooooh! High-tech is double fun for a building surveyor because you can look at all the ways water can get in
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about 11 hours ago
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Troutman
about 24 hours ago
If you smell toast, you might be having a stroke... a stroke of luck that is. It’s toast time.
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Return of the Cmonmacques
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I’m taking crazy pills how Europe and the gulf states saw America slaughter a school full of girls in Iran in a completely illegal and unprovoked attack by Israel and America and are like “wow, Iran, pretty messed up for you to send missiles our way, Americas allies and places they take off from”
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Alasdair Mackenzie
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Just when you thought Labour couldn’t get deeper down in the gutter, when Mothin Ali was subject to a false and blatantly Islamophobic attack by a Tory MP, Starmer went along with it
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'They will get me killed': Mothin Ali slams Starmer and Tory MP over smears in parliament
Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke falsely claimed Green Party deputy leader had been 'protesting in support of the ayatollah'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-will-get-me-killed-mothin-ali-slams-starmer-and-tory-mp-over-false-smears-parliament
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Will give this a go. He can still be good
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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The Quantity Theory of Morality by Will Self review – raucously inventive state-of-the-nation satire
Thirty-five years on from his debut collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity, Self takes aim at London’s chattering classes in an excoriating vision of moral decline
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/04/the-quantity-theory-of-morality-by-will-self-review-raucously-inventive-state-of-the-nation-satire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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James Graham
1 day ago
The baseless innuendo of “family voting” The extraordinary decision by Democracy Volunteers to shroudwave about "family voting" for the Gorton and Denton by-election has damaged both trust in the political system and harmed race relations.
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The baseless innuendo of “family voting”
The extraordinary decision by Democracy Volunteers to shroudwave about "family voting" for the Gorton and Denton by-election has damaged both trust in the political system and harmed race relations.
https://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2026/03/03/the-baseless-innuendo-of-family-voting/
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Faversham Sarah
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My cat died nearly two years ago but in the spring when the bluebells start to come up all over my "lawn" I can still clearly see the path he made through them down to his favourite place. I always forget it's there and am always so happy to see it
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Cryptic!
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Euro Miss, Kids Kemp, Eye Catch. E1
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If it's true the US doesn't have enough arms for this war we're about to see the rapid collapse of a superpower, don't think it'll be that funny unfortunately
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Longbarrow Press
1 day ago
Special offer from Longbarrow Press: any 3 hardbacks for £32. Includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Rob Hindle, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Chris Jones, Fay Musselwhite, 'The Footing' anthology, and more
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Amanda Kolson Hurley
1 day ago
The political reshaping of the UK in such a short a time is hard to take in
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Nooooo! The first book i read
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RIP the Shah of Iran
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Kevin Wilbraham
4 days ago
The ‘Pilgrim Hare’ from St. Mary’s Church at Beverley in East Yorkshire. Dating to the mid-14th century, the hare is dressed as a pilgrim, hence the title. It is thought that the carving was the inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s White Rabbit. 📸 My own.
#StoneworkSunday
#Beverley
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Grim (you can google ahego face if you want it isn't explicit)
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2 days ago
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Starmer talking about defensive strikes the day after an illegal attack out of the blue, this darvo bullshit gets my back up
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Emissary Of Night | ليلى
2 days ago
Remarkable to see claims of Lebanese violations of a ceasefire which has been a one-sided affair since mid 2024. Israel has bombed Lebanon thousands of times since then and in fact did so the very day prior to this last.
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Sam
3 days ago
Reform win a seat: The true Volk have spoken and we all must listen. Greens win a seat: Early reports that Muslims may have ‘voted’ (an ancient Islamic practice designed to steal elections). How severely should the franchise be limited in response?
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Oh god is Starmer Wedding Present-adjacent? Is that he was at Leeds uni?
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3 days ago
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I don't think there's been anything more revealing about Farage than contesting a 4000 majority. In power he will walk democracy backwards
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John Cleese and Morrisey have the same vibes
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Paul Robichaud 🪨🐐
3 days ago
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus | Happy St David’s Day! 🏴 🎨David Jones, ‘Dewi Sant,’ sketch (1940-49).
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All analogue photographers secretly fantasise about all the computers dying and being worshipped as a god
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Helen Day
4 days ago
Other work of the Ladybird artists. ‘February Fill Dyke’ Artist: Rowland Hilder
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Mark Walters
4 days ago
Had to stop and look around the White Grit ‘tin tabernacle’ corrugated iron church which would have served the lead mining community here.
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Wrote two blog pieces, fixed the printer, anything to avoid ableton lol. That final push to finish tracks is distressingly similar to work
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Hard not to be on the side of a country bombing Dubai
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Gabriel Zucman
17 days ago
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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The way he talks man, then you add his voice as well
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New blog post - the lost ninth Roman legion in Bolsover!
www.benaustwick.co.uk/blog/the-los...
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The Lost Ninth Roman Legion in Bolsover — Ben Austwick
A new site that may contain evidence of a Roman military engagement has sparked speculation it could be tied to the legendary “lost” Ninth Legion. The Ninth Legion’s historical fate has been debated, ...
https://www.benaustwick.co.uk/blog/the-lost-ninth-roman-legion-in-bolsover
4 days ago
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The only thing more embarrassing than operation epic fury is chairing a cobra meeting
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Simon Pearson
4 days ago
The structure is simple: define enemies, promise removal, call it safety. What you won’t find is rebuilding the institutions that actually shape women’s lives. This is politics by subtraction.
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The Protection Frame
Authority Without Detail
https://open.substack.com/pub/simonpearson1/p/the-protection-frame?r=1csojj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Lmao Dartford is going for UK town of culture, on what basis is all I ask
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Nothing like waking up to a fucking war
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octocryptid 🜬 🚫🇺🇸🚫🇮🇱
5 days ago
Oh yeah now we're talking
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Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves
Researchers have reproduced the entire biochemical pathway for how coca plants make cocaine in another plant, which could help people manufacture the drug for scientific study
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348568-genetically-modified-tobacco-plant-produces-cocaine-in-its-leaves/
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Charlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋
5 days ago
Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm | Canary Media
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm
In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-taking-state-legislatures-by-storm
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Ed Jefferson
5 days ago
No, Keir Starmer hasn't pissed his pants. I think you'll find George Galloway has pissed Keir Starmer's pants.
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Matthew Goodwin, more like Glossadhere Poorfail
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Some interesting stuff about race play kink (along with being generally fascinating) in the Bad Gays podcast about Tom of Finland. Sexual politics of this show are always so informative and bang on (largely Ben Miller's work although I love them both)
badgayspod.com/live/bad-gay...
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Bad Gays Live In Helsinki: Tom Of Finland — Bad Gays
The internationally acclaimed queer history podcast Bad Gays comes to Helsinki for a one-night-only live recording on October 26th at Alakulttuuritila Alimus . Hosts Ben Miller and Huw Lemmey ...
https://badgayspod.com/live/bad-gays-live-in-helsinki-tom-of-finland
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Ppl need to get there heads round this guy being right wing not pretending so he can chase votes
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Danny Birchall
5 days ago
heard you like walkable cities
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Interesting attack line that friends and family are talking about how to vote, not got much left have they
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Paula ⚪️
6 days ago
⚪️ Drawing/Photo Mash-up.
#sketchbook
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The Plumstead station cat :)
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I am way ahead of you there
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