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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

The pavement in the Duomo is not often uncovered. We were lucky to see the wonderful marble pictures #Duomo #Marble #Siena #Italy

One of the oldest pictures in marble on the floor of the Cathedral in Siena

A picture in marble in the pavement Duomo Siena

Pavement marble intarsia in the Duomo Siena showing Socrates “ the hills of wisdom”

The Wheel of Fortune in graffito marble in the Duomo Siena

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

#GhostSigns in Siena

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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 10h

Carole Cadwalladr on Nathan Gill; why authoritarians hate satire; scientists' diminishing confidence in AI; The Haunted Wood by Sam Leith; The Battle of Algiers (1966); the sad fate of a Plymouth church

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Nathan Gill, the former leader of Nigel Farage's party in Wales, admits taking bribes to help Putin. And his Russian connection – the Ukrain...

liberalengland.blogspot.com

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11h

Interesting change…

European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 11h

For the first time in years, senior Labour figures are saying it plainly.

Wes Streeting: “I’m glad that Brexit is a problem whose name we now dare speak.”
Keir Starmer: “They lied to this country, unleashed chaos, and walked away after Brexit.”

The silence is breaking. The damage is undeniable.

Starmer and Streeting break silence on Brexit’s damage

We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 21h

Embarrassing Jeremy Clarkson u-turns on his criticism of the NHS after receiving urgent treatment his private care couldn’t provide.

Jeremy Clarkson reneges on NHS criticism after needing urgent treatment

Presenter, who called service ‘a creaking monster’, says he’s ‘eternally grateful’ to medics who aided him

www.independent.co.uk

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

#TilesOnTuesday medieval tiles in the Sanctuario Di Santa Caterina #Siena

Medieval tiles in the Sanctuary of Saint Catherine of Siena

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

Today we’ve done the Baptistery, the Crypt and the Oratorio Di San Bernardino !!

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

Hope you’re well,Angie! Are you still at Warwick?

Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

Always print my boarding pass for flights. An insurance against that time my phone hasn’t charged.

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 7h

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 8h

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

www.thenational.scot/news/2554271...

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

ZACK Polanski will be interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg after the BBC received complaints from the public for the lack of coverage of the Green Party…

www.thenational.scot

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 19h

Pinturicchio paintings in the Piccolomini Library of the Duomo #Siena

Paintings in the library of the Duomo Siena

Paintings and statuary in the library Siena Duomo

Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 20h

Waited until 5pm to visit the Cathedral - the pavements are amazing. So glad we were able to see them and the paintings & ms in the Library are just as wonderful as I remembered- by 6pm we had the library to ourselves

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

Right to protest under ‘sustained attack’ across the west, report finds

Counter-terror laws being ‘weaponised’ against pro-Palestine groups in UK, US, France and Germany, says FIDH The right to protest has come under “sustained attack” across the west , according to a report highlighting the growing criminalisation of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The study by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) pays particular attention to the UK, the US, France and Germany, where it says governments have “weaponised” counter-terrorism legislation as well as the fight against antisemitism to suppress dissent and support for Palestinian rights in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Jane Hough 🌳🧬🏡 @allthosebefore.bsky.social · 20h

The theme for day 14 of #31DaysOfGraves is #Inside. Here’s the grave of Reverend Richard Lane, vicar of Brixton in Devon for 60 years. His neat handwriting and the additional biographical information he added to his parish registers has been incredibly helpful for my #FamilyHistory research.

A stone tablet marking the burial of Reverend Richard Lane in Brixton in Devon. The inscription notes that in the latter part of his life he devoted his leisure time to compiling a history and genealogy of the parish.

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samphire-hoe.bsky.social @samphire-hoe.bsky.social · 2d

#sunrise #scottishborders

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 1d

Sacre Coeur #Paris

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 1d

A Jones’ sewing machine which used to be made in Guide Bridge near Ashton under Lyne, spotted in the White Lion, Cray #Yorkshire

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 1d

Tomb in memory of the Hawkins Family at Probus, Cornwall. Amazing sight as you round the corner ! Four soldiers in Cavalier dress are semi-kneeling and supporting the corners

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 1d

#Cathedrals #Zagreb

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 1d

Poor cathedral is terribly shocked

Christine @nosugartea.bsky.social · 1d

What a feat of engineering that scaffold is on Zagreb cathedral. Shame it’s closed for visitors but scaffolding is something to see

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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 1d

But if evidence emerges that someone on the breadline has filled in a form wrong, they have to pay it back and they will be arrested if it looks like it may be intentional. This is outrageous. So arrest him, and interview him under caution.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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DCminx 🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 'The Chernukhins are cultivating new political friends...they hosted Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice along with his partner, the journalist Isabel Oakeshott.'
unherd.com/newsroom/ric...

Richard Tice holidays with Russian oligarch on Riviera

The Russian oligarch Vladimir Chernukhin and his wife, Lubov, have long been known for their generous support for the Conservative Party. Since 2012 Lubov has given the party at least £2.1 million, as...

unherd.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage should tell the people of #Caerphilly about how he wants to abolish the Senedd.

Actually, no need, we have a video of him saying it.

(Also about how Fox Hunting turns him on).

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SueP @sparkes66.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting that their first thought was not - how can we save lives by scaling up production to protect people - but, how can I enrich my connections and gain political capital from this. Scum.

Russell Scott @russellscott1.bsky.social · 2d

The Sheer Scale of the ‘VIP Lane’ PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed 5 Years On

Evidence suggests that at 20+ more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1B

I reported on this for @bylinetimes.bsky.social in April: bylinetimes.com/2025/04/16/c...

See also Viplanebook.com

The Sheer Scale of the COVID 'VIP Lane' PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On

New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion

bylinetimes.com

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 1d

Hated that!!

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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