Count Melancholia
@lillyh.bsky.social
Working for a fascism-free, habitable Earth and for Scottish independence. #MECFS #BasicIncome WGBer
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Message to Zarah and Corby:
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Lesley Gore "It's My Party & She's A Fool" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
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November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Message to Zarah and Corby:
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The ending of this really grabbed me. Well done, Zack & co.
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The ending of this really grabbed me. Well done, Zack & co.
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'River at Sandvikselven,' (c1890) is a good example of Harriet Backer's summer landscapes, which show the glory of the Norwegian countryside. At this point in her career, Harriet had established herself as a successful artist and had opened a painting school in Kristiania (Oslo)
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
'River at Sandvikselven,' (c1890) is a good example of Harriet Backer's summer landscapes, which show the glory of the Norwegian countryside. At this point in her career, Harriet had established herself as a successful artist and had opened a painting school in Kristiania (Oslo)
If you want to hear a good version of 'Sunny Goodge Street', you should turn to Judy Collins, not Marianne Faithful. #JustSayin
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Sunny Goodge Street
YouTube video by Judy Collins - Topic
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November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you want to hear a good version of 'Sunny Goodge Street', you should turn to Judy Collins, not Marianne Faithful. #JustSayin
youtu.be/XLBh7GE6RIk?...
youtu.be/XLBh7GE6RIk?...
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Not technically allowed to say what I think should happen to everyone involved in the boat strikes but I think we all know what it is and that it should definitely happen
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not technically allowed to say what I think should happen to everyone involved in the boat strikes but I think we all know what it is and that it should definitely happen
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“Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
These are the most amazing coloured eyes I've ever seen
Candy Paw will grant one, and only one, wish per customer. #Caturday
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
These are the most amazing coloured eyes I've ever seen
@kbeninato.bsky.social The Good Doctor was just written about in the London Review of Books ICYMI
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Francis Gooding · Hoodoo Man: Dr John and ‘Gris-Gris’
Beyond or beneath the theatrics there is a disconcerting sense that something much more serious is going on, that all...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@kbeninato.bsky.social The Good Doctor was just written about in the London Review of Books ICYMI
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Sorry to see @ouropinions.bsky.social ending. Thanks to @annaleen.bsky.social and @charliejane.bsky.social for all the years of correct opinions!
If you haven't listened, you have a great back catalog to catch up on.
If you haven't listened, you have a great back catalog to catch up on.
It's our last episode! We're so grateful to everyone who's listened to us for the past 7 years.
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sorry to see @ouropinions.bsky.social ending. Thanks to @annaleen.bsky.social and @charliejane.bsky.social for all the years of correct opinions!
If you haven't listened, you have a great back catalog to catch up on.
If you haven't listened, you have a great back catalog to catch up on.
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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View of San Francisco shortly after sunset, taken from Emeryville, California.
#sunset #sky #nature #eastcoastkin
#sunset #sky #nature #eastcoastkin
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
View of San Francisco shortly after sunset, taken from Emeryville, California.
#sunset #sky #nature #eastcoastkin
#sunset #sky #nature #eastcoastkin
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Bruce Lee remembering the time Kenny swapped the blue and red plastic bits in Chuck Norris's bath taps, and Chuck Norris was so confused, he called out a plumber.
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Bruce Lee remembering the time Kenny swapped the blue and red plastic bits in Chuck Norris's bath taps, and Chuck Norris was so confused, he called out a plumber.
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Nearly a decade ago.
David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nearly a decade ago.
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The Times - taking advantage of a very old lady for clicks. If I were her son I'd be absolutely furious with them.
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Times - taking advantage of a very old lady for clicks. If I were her son I'd be absolutely furious with them.
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Welcome to the Streisand Effect.
odd though - I'm surprised he wants to draw attention to it starting in 2018
have you noticed how Nigel Farage skips straight from Nathan Gill being in UKIP to Nathan Gill being in Reform UK?
not a word about Nathan Gill joining the Brexit Party and being a Brexit Party MEP and GE2019 candidate
have you noticed how Nigel Farage skips straight from Nathan Gill being in UKIP to Nathan Gill being in Reform UK?
not a word about Nathan Gill joining the Brexit Party and being a Brexit Party MEP and GE2019 candidate
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Welcome to the Streisand Effect.
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Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
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NASA Mars Perseverance Rover at Jezero crater Sol 1,694 (25th November, 2025)
Part of the view from Jezero crater rim, cropped from a wider panorama set ZCAM09781 captured just before noon by MastCam-Z (left)
Site 81 / 3608
📷 Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / Martian-Observer
Part of the view from Jezero crater rim, cropped from a wider panorama set ZCAM09781 captured just before noon by MastCam-Z (left)
Site 81 / 3608
📷 Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / Martian-Observer
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover at Jezero crater Sol 1,694
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover at Jezero crater Sol 1,694 (25th November, 2025) Part of the view from Jezero crater rim, cropped from a wider panorama set ZCAM09781 captured just before noon by MastCa...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover at Jezero crater Sol 1,694 (25th November, 2025)
Part of the view from Jezero crater rim, cropped from a wider panorama set ZCAM09781 captured just before noon by MastCam-Z (left)
Site 81 / 3608
📷 Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / Martian-Observer
Part of the view from Jezero crater rim, cropped from a wider panorama set ZCAM09781 captured just before noon by MastCam-Z (left)
Site 81 / 3608
📷 Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / Martian-Observer
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Rheumatoid Arthritis begins years before its symptoms [via Allen Inst.] 🧪🥼🦴🤕⚕️🩺
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
New study reveals rheumatoid arthritis begins long before symptoms, opening door to prevention
The seven-year study reveals early-warning signs that could help doctors catch the disease before it starts, potentially saving patients years of pain and disability.
alleninstitute.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Rheumatoid Arthritis begins years before its symptoms [via Allen Inst.] 🧪🥼🦴🤕⚕️🩺
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
"people at risk for RA [have] dramatic immune system changes long before they feel symptoms. [In] this early phase, their bodies fight an autoimmune battle invisibly."
alleninstitute.org/news/new-stu...
#RA #prevention
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We used to be a society.
The Spaceman was a fixture of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the 1950s.
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We used to be a society.
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Out soon. Does not contain artificial intelligence. Or much intelligence of any kind.
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson - Books - The Essence
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Out soon. Does not contain artificial intelligence. Or much intelligence of any kind.
@mmecallas.bsky.social She was marvellous. I was in my teens and it was actually my first brush with opera (always start with the best 😉). I can't remember the year - Massey Hall in Toronto, performing with Giuseppe di Stefano.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@mmecallas.bsky.social She was marvellous. I was in my teens and it was actually my first brush with opera (always start with the best 😉). I can't remember the year - Massey Hall in Toronto, performing with Giuseppe di Stefano.