Albert Weale
@albertpweale.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL. Brighton born and bred. No longer resident, but still liberal. Expressed views mine only.
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“Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
William Cowper, English poet, author of The Task, born #OTD 1731; admired by Wordsworth, Jane Austen, William Blake.
National Portrait Gallery London | Cowper & Newton Museum Olney
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Just a periodic reminder.
Wish people would stop saying Trump has done a U-turn on Ukraine. He does this every few weeks. Putin then makes a violent point of ignoring him. Trump's alleged change of heart is just a prelude to his next humiliation by Putin.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Just a periodic reminder.
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Teaching resources relating to the work of Ralph Vaughan Williams are available free of charge to all schools and organisations running education projects.
Download via the Music Teachers' Association here: www.musicteachers.org/rvw150/
Download via the Music Teachers' Association here: www.musicteachers.org/rvw150/
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Teaching resources relating to the work of Ralph Vaughan Williams are available free of charge to all schools and organisations running education projects.
Download via the Music Teachers' Association here: www.musicteachers.org/rvw150/
Download via the Music Teachers' Association here: www.musicteachers.org/rvw150/
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18th-century Dutch naturalist/collector Albertus Seba’s detailed engravings of hedgehogs (Thesaurus, 1734)
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
18th-century Dutch naturalist/collector Albertus Seba’s detailed engravings of hedgehogs (Thesaurus, 1734)
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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”To a valiant heart, nothing is impossible.”
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
”To a valiant heart, nothing is impossible.”
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, 1443-1451, hôtel particulier in the Flamboyant Gothic style, built for one of France’s wealthiest merchants, Jacques Coeur. Master of Mint to Charles VII, he fell suddenly from royal favour & died in Chios #OTD 1456.
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1950 California Burgundy wine advertisement by the Wine Advisory Board
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
1950 California Burgundy wine advertisement by the Wine Advisory Board
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Fresco of elegant barefoot woman, possibly the nymph Flora, treading lightly, carrying basket & turning to gather spring flowers. Recovered from Villa Arianna in Stabiae, just outside Pompeii, buried in volcanic ash (79AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples)
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Fresco of elegant barefoot woman, possibly the nymph Flora, treading lightly, carrying basket & turning to gather spring flowers. Recovered from Villa Arianna in Stabiae, just outside Pompeii, buried in volcanic ash (79AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples)
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Vaughan Williams lived at The White Gates in Dorking from 1929 until 1953, and composed many of his works there.
He was a key figure in the founding and building of Dorking Halls, which opened in 1931, and is where this statue stands.
He was a key figure in the founding and building of Dorking Halls, which opened in 1931, and is where this statue stands.
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Vaughan Williams lived at The White Gates in Dorking from 1929 until 1953, and composed many of his works there.
He was a key figure in the founding and building of Dorking Halls, which opened in 1931, and is where this statue stands.
He was a key figure in the founding and building of Dorking Halls, which opened in 1931, and is where this statue stands.
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The same politicians that misled the public and championed Brexit are now calling on the UK to withdraw from the ECHR. They cannot be trusted.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The same politicians that misled the public and championed Brexit are now calling on the UK to withdraw from the ECHR. They cannot be trusted.
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‘We need to think about the value of arts, humanities & social sciences. Look at any of the successful companies & they are full of people with a mix of disciplines.’ Great to hear Lord Vallance the Science Minister talking about the importance of the full range of research for future UK prosperity
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
‘We need to think about the value of arts, humanities & social sciences. Look at any of the successful companies & they are full of people with a mix of disciplines.’ Great to hear Lord Vallance the Science Minister talking about the importance of the full range of research for future UK prosperity
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“Digressions, incontestably...are the life, the soul of reading...”
Laurence Sterne, whimsical Irish clergyman & author of The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, born #OTD 1713.
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760, National Portrait Gallery, London
Laurence Sterne Trust
Laurence Sterne, whimsical Irish clergyman & author of The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, born #OTD 1713.
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760, National Portrait Gallery, London
Laurence Sterne Trust
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“Digressions, incontestably...are the life, the soul of reading...”
Laurence Sterne, whimsical Irish clergyman & author of The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, born #OTD 1713.
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760, National Portrait Gallery, London
Laurence Sterne Trust
Laurence Sterne, whimsical Irish clergyman & author of The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, born #OTD 1713.
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760, National Portrait Gallery, London
Laurence Sterne Trust
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Russian Colonel Gen Makarevich, who blew up Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine in 2023, has been sent to Venezuela to lead Russia’s military advisory mission there.
By blowing up the dam, he killed around 200 civilians.
As I mentioned, Russia managed to use DJT to push Maduro closer to them.
By blowing up the dam, he killed around 200 civilians.
As I mentioned, Russia managed to use DJT to push Maduro closer to them.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Russian Colonel Gen Makarevich, who blew up Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine in 2023, has been sent to Venezuela to lead Russia’s military advisory mission there.
By blowing up the dam, he killed around 200 civilians.
As I mentioned, Russia managed to use DJT to push Maduro closer to them.
By blowing up the dam, he killed around 200 civilians.
As I mentioned, Russia managed to use DJT to push Maduro closer to them.
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Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Jewish 'Prince of philosophers', whose rationalism influenced Western thought, born #OTD 1632; author of Ethica, landmark treatise written 1661-75, published posthumously 1677, first known English translation by George Eliot 1856.
Portrait Anon, c. 1665 Herzog August Bibliothek
Portrait Anon, c. 1665 Herzog August Bibliothek
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Jewish 'Prince of philosophers', whose rationalism influenced Western thought, born #OTD 1632; author of Ethica, landmark treatise written 1661-75, published posthumously 1677, first known English translation by George Eliot 1856.
Portrait Anon, c. 1665 Herzog August Bibliothek
Portrait Anon, c. 1665 Herzog August Bibliothek
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On the Origin of Species: landmark work published #OTD 1859 by Charles Darwin, influential English naturalist, geologist and pioneer of evolutionary theory.
Portrait 1830’s by George Richmond
Bodleian Library @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@tomgauld.bsky.social | @newscientist.com
Portrait 1830’s by George Richmond
Bodleian Library @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@tomgauld.bsky.social | @newscientist.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
On the Origin of Species: landmark work published #OTD 1859 by Charles Darwin, influential English naturalist, geologist and pioneer of evolutionary theory.
Portrait 1830’s by George Richmond
Bodleian Library @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@tomgauld.bsky.social | @newscientist.com
Portrait 1830’s by George Richmond
Bodleian Library @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@tomgauld.bsky.social | @newscientist.com
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Le Moulin Rouge: cabaret poster featuring cancan dancer La Goulue, colour lithograph of 1891 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, born #OTD 1864, French post-impressionist painter & printmaker, inspired by Japanese woodblock prints. A pupil of Léon Bonnat; lived & worked in Montmartre.
Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Le Moulin Rouge: cabaret poster featuring cancan dancer La Goulue, colour lithograph of 1891 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, born #OTD 1864, French post-impressionist painter & printmaker, inspired by Japanese woodblock prints. A pupil of Léon Bonnat; lived & worked in Montmartre.
Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum
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NEW: Russian officials and state media continue to set information conditions to reject the US-proposed 28-point peace plan, indicating that the Kremlin is actively conditioning the Russian people to not accept anything less than a full victory in Ukraine. 🧵(1/8)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar112225
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar112225
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
NEW: Russian officials and state media continue to set information conditions to reject the US-proposed 28-point peace plan, indicating that the Kremlin is actively conditioning the Russian people to not accept anything less than a full victory in Ukraine. 🧵(1/8)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar112225
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar112225
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Portrait of Eleanora of Toledo & her son, c. 1545, by Bronzino, leading Florentine mannerist painter died #OTD 1572; pupil of Pontormo, working under the patronage of Cosimo I de’ Medici, his polished style influenced development of European court portraiture.
Uffizi Galleries
Uffizi Galleries
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Portrait of Eleanora of Toledo & her son, c. 1545, by Bronzino, leading Florentine mannerist painter died #OTD 1572; pupil of Pontormo, working under the patronage of Cosimo I de’ Medici, his polished style influenced development of European court portraiture.
Uffizi Galleries
Uffizi Galleries
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Embarkation of Queen of Sheba, 1648, by Claude Lorrain, French Baroque artist known for ideal landscapes inspired by Roman campagna, and seaports suffused with golden light, which influenced work of Constable & Turner; died #OTD 1682.
National Gallery London
National Gallery London
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Embarkation of Queen of Sheba, 1648, by Claude Lorrain, French Baroque artist known for ideal landscapes inspired by Roman campagna, and seaports suffused with golden light, which influenced work of Constable & Turner; died #OTD 1682.
National Gallery London
National Gallery London
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Standing for Ukraine today in Cambridge despite the rain, remembering the genocide of the Holodomor, and calling for solidarity with Ukraine against the Trump regime's betrayal.
We must not fail Ukraine now, we must not fail democracy now.
#StandWithUkraine
Photos: Peter Nixon
We must not fail Ukraine now, we must not fail democracy now.
#StandWithUkraine
Photos: Peter Nixon
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Standing for Ukraine today in Cambridge despite the rain, remembering the genocide of the Holodomor, and calling for solidarity with Ukraine against the Trump regime's betrayal.
We must not fail Ukraine now, we must not fail democracy now.
#StandWithUkraine
Photos: Peter Nixon
We must not fail Ukraine now, we must not fail democracy now.
#StandWithUkraine
Photos: Peter Nixon
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„The prominent linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky called it a “most valuable experience” to have maintained “regular contact” with Jeffrey Epstein”
One thing the emails have firmly put to bed is the idea that the desire for intellectual exchange might have been part of that reason.
One thing the emails have firmly put to bed is the idea that the desire for intellectual exchange might have been part of that reason.
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
„The prominent linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky called it a “most valuable experience” to have maintained “regular contact” with Jeffrey Epstein”
One thing the emails have firmly put to bed is the idea that the desire for intellectual exchange might have been part of that reason.
One thing the emails have firmly put to bed is the idea that the desire for intellectual exchange might have been part of that reason.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Middlemarch, published 1871-2, by George Eliot, born #OTD 1819; described by Virginia Woolf as “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people”.
Portrait by François D’Albert Durade c 1850, National Portrait Gallery London | MS British Library
Portrait by François D’Albert Durade c 1850, National Portrait Gallery London | MS British Library
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Middlemarch, published 1871-2, by George Eliot, born #OTD 1819; described by Virginia Woolf as “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people”.
Portrait by François D’Albert Durade c 1850, National Portrait Gallery London | MS British Library
Portrait by François D’Albert Durade c 1850, National Portrait Gallery London | MS British Library
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum