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Philip Ruff

@ruffphilip.bsky.social

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Anarchist historian with a weakness for Latvia, good music and things that go bump in the night. Anarhistu vēsturnieks.

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Dec 11

A Towering Flame: The Life & Times of the Elusive Latvian Anarchist Peter the Painter.

"Ruff avoids the traps of simplistic celebration or condemnation - a marvellous work of historical rediscovery" - John Patten, KSL

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 5h

Angel Lane, London / Penny Lane, Liverpool
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The Beatles - Penny Lane

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 6h

"We might not be the greatest pub in the world, but we had the greatest group in the world drinking here!"

The Beatles at the Salway Arms, 31 Angel Lane, Stratford, East London, on 5 February 1967, during the filming of "Penny Lane". The pub was demolished three years later.

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 2d

Wondering what to get the kids for Christmas?

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 4d

Gary Larson is my favourite cartoonist. 😉

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 5d

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The Transmetropolitan Review (Unofficial) @transmetropolitanr.bsky.social · 8d

this is one of my favorite history books

Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Dec 11

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 9d

Ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno with his daughter Elena Mikhnenko (1922–1993) in Paris, 1925. And Elena at Alma-Ata, 7 January, 1946. Exiled to the Dzhambul Region of the Kazakh SSR for five years as "a socially dangerous element", she was released from exile in September, 1950. 🌻

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you.

Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 9d

My wonderful daughter, Olive, is thirty-nine today - whoopee! Proud to be her Dad 😍

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 11d

Patricia Routledge has left the "Bouquet" residence, age 96. The name was BUCKET and she's kicked it! I hope comedy heaven has a swimming pool and room for a pony. RIP 🌹

Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 13d

Grandaughter Fiadh just dropped in to discuss Bakunin's theory of Invisible Dictatorship, but it ended up (as always) with me showing off how good I was at drawing Crocodiles. Fiadh thinks I should take the business of opening up The Floodgates of Anarchy more seriously... 🐊

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 17d

Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia

Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money. #EuropeNews

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 23d

The "Liv head", a pagan idol depicting an ancient deity, was unearthed by a Salaspils farmer and brought to Riga in 1851. It was found anew in 2000, buried in the garden of Dom Cathedral, and is now exhibited in the cloisters. A replica is displayed in a corner of Livu Laukums. #Latvia

Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 24d

Kate: Have you met Prince Andrew?

Agent Orange: Who?

Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 25d

Misunderstood minorities N° 39 - Anarchists (1975) 💣

Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 27d

Prisoners in Latvia banned from using modern gaming consoles eng.lsm.lv/article/soci... #Baltics Ping! @marijamdid.com

Prisoners in Latvia banned from using modern gaming consoles

On Tuesday, 16 September, the Government adopted amendments to the internal rules of the Remand Prison, which will also mean that detainees will no longer be able to use newer generation video game co...

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · 29d

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Una Bergmane @unabergmane.bsky.social · Jun 3

"There is no free Ukraine without free Baltic countries. " Kharkiv, 1989.

(Collection of Museum of the Popular Front of Latvia)

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Sep 6

Just been delving into the box - for one aweful moment I imagined you wanted me to review them all! 😱 Thanks especially for the wooden icon of Peter the Painter. I shall offer human sacrices to it every night before going to bed. 🦉

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ping! @freedompress.bsky.social

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Sep 5

Special Branch report from August 1981, commenting on "The Anarchy Club" in Birmingham - an ill-fated project of The Christopher Davis Appreciation Society. #SpyCops

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yeah, your handriting is really fekin aweful! 😬

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Philip Ruff @ruffphilip.bsky.social · Sep 5

So, the culprits are found. Call off the dogs! 🥂