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Westminster City Council @citywestminster.bsky.social · 2d

New to voting? It's your time to have your say!

It's your right to decide how your area is run - from safer streets to greener parks.

First-time voter? Get started today:
👉www.westminster.gov.uk/its-your-right

#ItsYourRight

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Westminster City Council @citywestminster.bsky.social · 7d

Calling all artists, freelancers, and creative entrepreneurs based in Westminster! Join us for a free morning event designed to help you connect and strengthen your business.

📅 Tues 21 October 2025, 10:00am - 12:15pm
📍 Somerset House, WC2R 1LA

Spaces are limited: https://bit.ly/42HRdcp

Promotional banner for the "RE:CREATE" event, featuring a swirling, abstract art background. Hosted by the City of Westminster, supported by the UK Government and the Mayor of London, and funded by Creative United. Details include a free network and learn event for Westminster-based artists and makers at Somerset House on October 21, 2025, from 10:00 to 12:15.

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · 14d

Two recent pics from #WhitecrossStreet

#Streetart #streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #streetartlondon #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartchat #streetartnews #streetartcities #streetartlover #london

Large Street art piece at the start of Whitecross Street by EPOD of a man in old fashioned regalia holding up a balloon smiley face over their own face. Renaissance meets ridiculous and I love it!

Large Street art piece on the side of a building of a towering bird of prey against a neon background.

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · 18d

Four pics by Slae One from recent stroll through Leake Street tunnel

#Streetart #streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #streetartlondon #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartchat #streetartnews #streetartcities #leakestreet ̊̔̈̓̐͌̈̆̓̔̿̆̒̈́̅̐͆̏̔̿̂̃̄̃͆͂̆̏̇̀̀̄̍͌̇̇͐̈́̀̓̀̀̀̌̃̆͂̅̀̚̕̕̚͝͠͝ #london

Streetart painting in Leake Street tunnels of an elderly gentleman with beard and a hat. Art by Slae One.

Streetart painting in Leake Street tunnels of an young black kid with his fave scrunched up. Art by Slae One.

Streetart painting in Leake Street tunnels of what could be a Norse god or powerful being. Art by Slae One.

Streetart painting in Leake Street tunnels of Scrooge McDuck. Art by Slae One.

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🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · Aug 18

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHats
Saint Mungo by Smug
#StreetArt #ArtYear

Mural of a man in a red beanie with a robin perched on his finger, and another bird in flight behind him

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 19

Couple of favourites #portraits from National Portrait Galleries Portrait Awards which is always such a pleasure #Art #painting #london

Painting of a well dressed man holding a large bouquet of flowers sitting on a cushioned wooden chair

Painting of a young man sitting on an old looking chair painted in thick brushstrokes

Portrait of a handsome, young, black man looking seriously into the distance.

Photographic style portrait of a young woman looking out of a large window. You cannot see her face but her blonde hair falls over her shoulders and jacket.

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Westminster City Council @citywestminster.bsky.social · Jul 10

Are you feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed?

If you or someone you know is struggling, our Wellbeing Hub is here to support your mental health. It can help connect you with the right mental health services and resources: www.westminster.gov.uk/wellbeing-hub

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 4

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.

📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Jun 23

Couple of #streetart images from this weekend wandering around #Belfast including ones of #birds #foxes and a #stag

#streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartchat #streetartnews #streetartcities

Photo of a streetart painting of a variety of birds and butterflies found on a wall in Belfast

A streetart painting by Dan Leo of a foxes head in a geometric style on a blue background.

A beautiful streetart painting of a kingfisher on a wall in Belfast

A streetart painting of a stag in purple and yellow on a wall in Belfast.

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Jun 23

2nd batch of #streeart #portraits taken this weekend in #Belfast

#Streetart #streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartchat #streetartnews #streetartcities #streetartlover #streetartaddicted

Large streetart painting of a woman's face captured three times cascading down a building. The portraits are in tones of silver and blue.

Two large streetart paintings on the side of a building. The first is if a woman in a slight popart style and the second is of a fox painted in a way that looks like it is made from origami.

Massive streetart painting of a young woman curled up asleep. The photo was taken in Belfast and is predominantly painted in hues of red and blue.

Beautiful streetart portrait of a man taken in Belfast

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Jun 23

1st batch of probably a day of photo dumping some #StreetArt pics from #Belfast this weekend.

#streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartchat #streetartnews #streetartcities #streetartlover #streetartaddicted

Streetart photo taken in Belfast of a duelling couple of men created by the amazing Conor Harrington

Streetart painting of woman staring at a wolf in Belfast

A Dali-esque streetart painting on a wall in Belfast of a man's face hidden beneath a mound of eyeballs. To the right is a painting of a couple in dark paint which is easy to miss

A streetart painting on the side of a building featuring an indigenous woman and a parrot.

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Dementia Von Grimm @dementiavongrimm.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy 52nd anniversary to the West End debut of "The Rocky Horror Show" 💋

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Jun 15

Out in #Birmingham yesterday and Mr Murals #BlackSabbath #StreetArt #OzzyOsbourne

#Streetart #streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #streetartlondon #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartchat #streetartnews #streetartcities #streetartlover

Streetart painting of Black Sabbath in their early years in Birmingham by Mr Mural

Streetart painting of a young Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham by Mr Mural

Streetart painting of a young Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath in Birmingham by Mr Mural

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ChibiMasshuu @chibi-verse.lgbt · Jun 6

I hate myself for this.

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Jun 1

Slim pickings on yesterdays wander round brick lane

#Streetart #streetartphoto #streetarttour #streetarteverywhere #streetartglobe #streetartdaily #streetartlondon #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #streetartnews #streetartcities #streetartlover #streetartaddicted #london #shoreditch #bricklane

Street art by Tom Blackford Art off Brick Lane, London, depicting a skull floating in a pond with frog on its head and ladybird on a small lilypad next to it

Street art by unknown artist of a mother and child.

Street art portrait of a women on old newspaper pasted onto a wall near brick lane.

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The Onion @theonion.com · Apr 26

Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
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Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing

WASHINGTON—Claiming that preservation efforts had impeded U.S. seafood production for far too long, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had opened up the nation’s aquariums to commercial fishing. “Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump […]

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 25

He said / Xi said…nothing.

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Apr 21

V important read.

Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · Apr 20

🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?”

This was their response:

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Thomas @thomasdmatthews.bsky.social · Apr 21

If it's good enough for their leader...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Apr 21

Trump administration axes key STI lab amid dramatic rise in US syphilis cases

Chaotic cuts to CDC hit expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research sexually transmitted diseases

www.theguardian.com

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · Apr 21

Wow if I was him I would just stfu forever and disappear but then I guess I also wouldn’t sexually assault vulnerable women so we’re probably just quite different as people.

Vulture @vulture.com · Apr 21

The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.