Cascaolas
@cascaolas.bsky.social
Early 40s, Scottish(ish). Here for nature pics and to learn things. He/him.
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In this era of 20 second Tik-tok clips, Network wide scripts and and Op-ed's, What you just described is a veritable journalistic honeybadger
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In this era of 20 second Tik-tok clips, Network wide scripts and and Op-ed's, What you just described is a veritable journalistic honeybadger
(a song that was in the soundtrack of a play I was in 23 years ago came on the radio, and I instantly felt young, shy and hopeful)
Reflecting on how ageing is like trying to walk with an ever greater number of anchor points at each step, pulling you back to another time and place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
(a song that was in the soundtrack of a play I was in 23 years ago came on the radio, and I instantly felt young, shy and hopeful)
Reflecting on how ageing is like trying to walk with an ever greater number of anchor points at each step, pulling you back to another time and place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reflecting on how ageing is like trying to walk with an ever greater number of anchor points at each step, pulling you back to another time and place.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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A handy writing tip is KISS: if you kiss your reader, they will immediately be distracted from the awfulness of your prose
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A handy writing tip is KISS: if you kiss your reader, they will immediately be distracted from the awfulness of your prose
Which of the people of Middle Earth were the most observant Christians?
- The Easterlings
- The Easterlings
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Which of the people of Middle Earth were the most observant Christians?
- The Easterlings
- The Easterlings
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.
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boyfriend asked if I knew E. T. A. Hoffmann and I said "no I don't know when he's getting here?", now to take the rest of the day off
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
boyfriend asked if I knew E. T. A. Hoffmann and I said "no I don't know when he's getting here?", now to take the rest of the day off
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NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
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I find it very pleasing that sometime around 1040, an Icelandic skald addressed the king of the Norwegians as "sinjórr", showing that already at this early stage the French vocabulary for lordship had entered the Nordic world.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I find it very pleasing that sometime around 1040, an Icelandic skald addressed the king of the Norwegians as "sinjórr", showing that already at this early stage the French vocabulary for lordship had entered the Nordic world.
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so many to choose from
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
so many to choose from
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A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
Two leading journalists from both sides of the border warn against another ‘vague, thumbs up-thumbs down’ vote
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say
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I know everybody is making fun of this for numerous reason but genuinely - what the fuck is the Prime Minister doing on a manosphere podcast hosted by temu Rylan Clark with 15k subs?
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I know everybody is making fun of this for numerous reason but genuinely - what the fuck is the Prime Minister doing on a manosphere podcast hosted by temu Rylan Clark with 15k subs?
Declaring an interest as my dad's PhD research is on the reading list for this.
The Scottish Water Mills Website provides a web-based resource displaying mill locations across Scotland. #maps
maps.nls.uk/projects/mil...
maps.nls.uk/projects/mil...
Scottish water mills website - National Library of Scotland / University of Glasgow
maps.nls.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Declaring an interest as my dad's PhD research is on the reading list for this.
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Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
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"What, if push came to shove, would you say is your favourite South American bird of prey?"
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"What, if push came to shove, would you say is your favourite South American bird of prey?"
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
"I'll tell you wot, mate: I think dogs are great, I do."
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No, I don't want to do Christingle,
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
No, I don't want to do Christingle,
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
No, that is blood and not just wine
No, priests can't date, they must be single
No, the British King can't take up my time coz
No, I don't want No Prod
A prod is a guy who won't get wafers from me
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Hurray!
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hurray!
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When King Haakon IV blundered by using a flat 3000–5000-2000 formation instead of the tried & tested 4000-3000-3000
Writing tomorrow on how the victory at Hampden was a 'luminous moment' and the most important victory against Scandic forces since the Battle of Largs in 1263
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
When King Haakon IV blundered by using a flat 3000–5000-2000 formation instead of the tried & tested 4000-3000-3000
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Another film, another unattributed use of @openstreetmap.bsky.social. This is the fourth film that I’ve seen this year do this and the latest culprit is this Christmas @netflix.com romcom named Champagne Problems.
Their travesty is now immortalized on the OSM Wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Films
Their travesty is now immortalized on the OSM Wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Films
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Another film, another unattributed use of @openstreetmap.bsky.social. This is the fourth film that I’ve seen this year do this and the latest culprit is this Christmas @netflix.com romcom named Champagne Problems.
Their travesty is now immortalized on the OSM Wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Films
Their travesty is now immortalized on the OSM Wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Films