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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t talk a lot about my teaching work but I just looked at my introductory class on PowerPoint for ESL from two weeks ago and we did narratives, mood boards, and creating colour palletes from pieces at the National Gallery of Arts websites. So, well done me. I rock.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 17h

Hi, I saw you using ‘unserious’ and I was hoping that you could put my blog on your blog list.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 17h

They all have faces like a rock climbers dream.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 20h

So a Greek funeral.

Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 22h

Would look good in a suitcase.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 22h

Terrible news for anyone who thought the lead petrol generation were dying out on Facebook.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

lastly, a common rebuttal to contaminant reporting is that there are unavoidable levels of lead in lots of foods. some context:

taking just one serving of one of the powders we tested would expose you to 45% more lead than the average american gets from everything they eat/drink in a day combined

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 1d

This would also be the easiest solution for the e-scooters on footpaths.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h would protect cyclists from danger and make riding less stressful while not causing traffic delays for cars, according to new research. Researchers from RMIT University rated traffic stress levels for every road in greater Melbourne and modelled the effect of lower speed limits on bicycle and car travel. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h would protect cyclists from danger and make riding less stressful while not causing traffic delays for cars, according to new research. Researchers from RMIT University rated traffic stress levels for every road in greater Melbourne and modelled the effect of lower speed limits on bicycle and car travel. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 2d

The ceasefire in Gaza brings an end to the relentless attacks, but it's only the beginning for the civilians who survived and have no home, work or food. They rely on donations to survive.

Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

Tasneem's three children: Hassan, Rafif and Alma.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 2d

Thought Andy would appreciate the Me want cookie game.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 2d

FAFO moment with the boob punch from Athena though

Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 3d

One cup of margarine.

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 3d

John Merrick: think I’ll go on a train ride to cheer myself up.

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Boo!-story (disturbingly absent) @withouthistoryband.bsky.social · 3d

(stolen from a friend)
Gender affirming train ticket

Screenshot from a train app with the date and the journey Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly. The abbreviation reads NOT -> MAN

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 3d

This cartoon is by the guy that designed the DeLorean Time Machine, the Conan The Barbarian sword & title, several aliens in the cantina sequence in the first Star Wars, the guy who worked on ALIEN, DARK STAR, TOTAL RECALL, TRUE LIES, among many other movies. That guy, the legendary RON COBB!

Joltin’ Johnny Lucas @joltinjohnnylucas.bsky.social · 3d

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Ten Pounds In a @fivepoundbag.bsky.social · 4d

the old Irish Shampoo

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

Ugh Johnny Cash with his ill-fitting prison concert cardigans and his comfortable voice like a double bass that’s seen stuff shoes.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

The perfect ‘charity for problems the government creates’ circle.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

This smells of ‘they did it’ and ‘they thought it was ok to do it’.

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Alice K @coalisdead.bsky.social · 5d

The stench coming out of Canberra is so putrid, I can smell it 300km south

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby

www.theguardian.com

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

If I were a Democrat looking at Trump, of all people, managing to get a peace process going while Democrats wrung their hands and sent weapons, I’d be burning with shame.

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

I would settle for demooracy if it meant I were not delayed whilst driving my car because of climate protesters.

LigoranoReese @nora-ligorano.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 October 15, 2025 on The National Mall in D.C. *Last Call - DemocracyICED* our latest temporary monument made of ice, melting away.

Since 2008, we've installed seven ice sculptures in cities across the U.S.
Economy, Middle Class, The Future, The American Dream and Truth, all melted away.

Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

Ghoast cheese, no?

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 6d

Let nothing be called natural in an age of bloody confusion, ordered disorder, planned caprice, and dehumanised humanity, lest all things be held unalterable!

- Brecht

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Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

But infrasound!

Anchovy Georgiev @pommesdeguerre.bsky.social · 5d

Thinking about how Liberal rebels like Hastie and Price are out pushing racism while Labor’s ones like Payman and Husic are opposing genocide, asking why we’re giving our gas away, and fighting for people on welfare.

Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 6d

Payman: Why are you maintaining a system that "The Labor *party* platform notes can be punitive, cause stress and anxiety, and can be a barrier to employment?"

Senator Jess Walsh responds by explaining that the Labor *government* believes the best form of welfare is a job 👍

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