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Beccaneer
@beccaneer.bsky.social
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IT&Sec architect, history nerd, horse owner, cat lover
Into sci-fi, games, slow travel, securing internet, autonomous houses, eco friendly living, nomadism
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Beccaneer @beccaneer.bsky.social · Apr 1
We can choose to be kind or to be evil to people around us.

But we shouldn’t choose to be kind to those who chose to be evil.
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notesfrompoland.bsky.social
Łódź in Poland is the world's fourth most congested city, according to the 2025 Traffic Index compiled by TomTom.

Another Polish city, Lublin, is in sixth place.
Polish cities ranked as world's 4th and 6th most congested in 2025 traffic index
notesfrompoland.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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drvalerieisin.bsky.social
We all know that one person (or camel, as the case may be…).
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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retrotechdreams.bsky.social
Diablo II (2000)
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
beccaneer.bsky.social
Look, no names and still everyone knows what it is about
danball57.bsky.social Terry Hawks @danball57.bsky.social · 2d
Much better painter as well
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
The fabulous owl, Lady Jane Grey, with her handler, Pete, in Totnes, Devon.
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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curiousordinary.bsky.social
In #JapaneseFolklore kamikakushi is the concept of being spirited away by the kami, or gods. Sometimes when people disappeared it was blamed on evil #yokai who may have taken the person to the spirit world. The Ghibli film Spirited Away is based on this concept.
#LegendaryWednesday
A still from the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away. A traditional building/gate with trees either side and an arched entrance in a red wall leading inside.
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
🇪🇺🇪🇸🇵🇹España y Portugal han sido actores clave en el proceso de construcción de la UE. Celebramos cuatro décadas de cooperación, democracia y unidad que nos han permitido acercarnos al sueño europeo.
#40aniversario
#EspañaUE
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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jwaonline.bsky.social
Jewish woman from Laghouat, Algeria. 1889. #NewToTheArchives

buff.ly/OjwEH9o

📷 Tropenmuseum, via Wikimedia Commons.
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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colborne.bsky.social
“Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion”, a 2026 headline

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
The Canadian Armed Forces have modelled a hypothetical U.S. military invasion of Canada and the country's potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, two senior government officials say. Retired major-general David Fraser, who commanded Canadian troops in Afghanistan alongside the United States, said Canada could also use drones and tank-killing weapons like the Ukrainians used against the Russians to blunt their invasion in February, 2022. "Notwithstanding the size of the American military, however, they do not have the force structure to occupy, let alone control every major urban centre in Canada." "Their only hope would be a Russian-like drive to Kyiv and hope that works and the rest of country capitulates once they seize the seat of power in Ottawa," he added. "Like Ukraine, it would inconceivable to me that we would give up if they seized our capital."
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
beccaneer.bsky.social
This is a quality shitpost
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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retrotechdreams.bsky.social
Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D (1998)
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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jacqjohnsonart.bsky.social
Share 4 artworks and tag 4 cool people train 🚆

Here is some of my favorite pieces, come on now! I wanna see some more! ~ 🧡✨

@sharkbarkz.bsky.social
@hexlix.art
@dottea.bsky.social
@itsmetovri.bsky.social
An illustration of a handsome high elf with short choppy red/orange hair, and golden eyes sits lounging in a completely desaturated, black and white forest, which is dark and ominous. He has golden earrings with round blue beads and red tassels at the ends, and a gold claw accessory on his left pointer finger. All of the rest of his clothes are completely black and dark silver. He's wearing black spiked pauldrons and a black cloak and waist wrap that reveals his chest and stomach, a black kilt/waist cape, skin-tight wrap-pants, and silver and black leg guards. A silver cape pin is attached to the cape at the center of his chest. On his back is a glowing neon-green/yellow sword, which sparks with lightning- illuminating him and the mono-chromatic world around him with green light. He sits with his legs crossed and his hands on his lap, looking to the right, smirking and tilting his head. Cal, a purple-skinned tiefling with blue dragon scales and dragon wings, perches in a jungle forest, shielding her eyes with her wings from bright light. An Au'ra FFXIV character, wearing clothes of a samurai, leaning over the side of a ship, looking to the horizon. She has blue/black hair, red eyes, and black scales, which can be seen on her face, legs, and feet (she is barefoot). Water splashes around her as the sun peeks out from the other side of the ship. She holds her right arm up, sheilding her eyes, as she looks to the horizon. An illustration of two elves standing in a woodland clearing, the trees and bushes around them covered in soft snow, the sky above them snowy and covered in a light overcast. The taller figure on the left, a shadow elf, stands with his head down, looking into the eyes of the other elf on the right, a high elf. He holds the high elf's hands between his gloved hands, up towards his mouth, blowing hot air on his cold, bare hands. The shadow elf is lit by an unseen sun, the side of him facing the viewer is almost covered in a supernatural shadow, which billows shadowy smoke from his shoulders and hair. He has long, wavy, half black, half white hair and is wearing a heavy fur coat. On his shoulders are spiked pauldrons. His eyes glow an eerie neon yellow/green as he looks into his partner's eyes. The high elf has tanned skin, his nose bridge and forehead are darker, and he has a golden birthmark that starts at his bottom lip, and trails down his chin to his neck, where it continues unseen. He has golden hoop earrings that end with a blue stone and red tassels. His hair is short and choppy, with a small braid on his left side. He is wearing a heavy red coat with light tan fur lining and gold embroidery over the shoulders. The moment is intimate and close, both of them look cold, and the high elf on the right is blushing intensely.
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
beccaneer.bsky.social
This is an amazing artist who created stunning character portraits and single-handedly is responsible for my seasonal depression skipping this year.

See for yourself on their profile
useless-elf.bsky.social Useless Elf @useless-elf.bsky.social · 4d
Heya! I am Useless Elf, and I’m here to entertain you! ✨

📷 Commissions are open: uselesself.carrd.co

📷 Shop is open: uselesselfs-shop.bigcartel.com

📷HD art is here: patreon.com/UselessElf
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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auersperga.bsky.social
Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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lyradathomir.bsky.social
Me copio
Por cada like, un juego que me encante
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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patleon.bsky.social
#StreetArt : Yelow Paint in #Guyane
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu
My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:
 
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
 
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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tsulala.bsky.social
baby goat centaur doodles from a million years ago still make me happy
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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fannd.bsky.social
Finished ych for NemeanGold with Zyvah 💚

I love giving artists creative freedom, I do the same when I ask someone to draw my OCs. I really enjoy seeing them through other people's eyes. Do you give strict guidelines or leave room for interpretation?

#oc #commission
A woman stands in a cemetery at night, holding a lantern with a candle that burns with a teal flame. She is dressed in rich Eastern garments adorned with gold jewelry — intricate rosettes on her arms, hair ornaments, dangling earrings, a belt, and a neckpiece studded with large red gemstones. Before her lies a broken, weathered iron fence
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
Milking Oak - Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire

One of many 600 year old oaks, but there is only a small fragment left of the former medieval hunting forest
Massive ancient oak
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
When windy place an ear to the bark of a tree, & with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear

You can now concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the low rumble of the trunk & branches working with the wind

You can also feel the movement of the branches as they react
The trunk of a large oak tree
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM
beccaneer.bsky.social
This feels very familiar
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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swanbornbyleda.bsky.social
The softest, rough leash
Rowan for XIVandom
A nude man stands with his wrists bound by rope above his head. He's leaned forward, looking up from under the shadow of his brow at the viewer. His long, red hair falls loosely behind him. His middle has three long, deep scars. He wears a large, green pendant on a necklace.
September 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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witchazard.bsky.social
Doing just about anything to Sam #wip
Cropped sketch of Sam on her hands n knees her pants are halfway down
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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bookwormsat.bsky.social
‘But he that dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose.’ ~ Anne Brontë.

This #BookWormSat celebrates the birthdate of Anne Brontë with a day of nineteenth century women’s literature. Do join us.

🖼️ The Soul of the Rose, Waterhouse, 1908.
Painting of re haired woman in blue and gold gown with pink lining stood at garden wall with trellis of pink climbing roses, she is smelling the roses.
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM