Christin
@christin23.bsky.social
🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺, love nature, wildlife, outdoor swimming, gardening, art, community & cats! Working with books, some of them quite old… Science background. Alarmed at what this world is turning into
That’s quite a wake up call
What we are seeing in their case, as Kidron says, is a “massive transfer of wealth from creators to corporations and from the UK to the US”.
www.thetimes.com/article/3c0c...
www.thetimes.com/article/3c0c...
All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why
A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
That’s quite a wake up call
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I saw the rain dirty valley
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the croissant
you saw the whole of Sassoon
#NationalCroissantDay
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the croissant
you saw the whole of Sassoon
#NationalCroissantDay
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
I saw the rain dirty valley
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the croissant
you saw the whole of Sassoon
#NationalCroissantDay
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the croissant
you saw the whole of Sassoon
#NationalCroissantDay
👏to the Scots. Looks like England caved. Apparently one brick is too much to ask….
Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law
Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
👏to the Scots. Looks like England caved. Apparently one brick is too much to ask….
🙄😂
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🙄😂
Not bright. He was lucky they let him go…
An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Not bright. He was lucky they let him go…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... I still think Brexit was a smokescreen to lower UK food standards. So much wasted energy
Food sector calls for transition period if UK and EU agree post-Brexit rules reset
Industry groups warn that aligning agriculture standards overnight could cost British businesses up to £810m a year
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... I still think Brexit was a smokescreen to lower UK food standards. So much wasted energy
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Gabriele Münter (German, 1877–1962)
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Gabriele Münter (German, 1877–1962)
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by Olivier Neuray (Belgian, b. 1962) - Oil on wood
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
by Olivier Neuray (Belgian, b. 1962) - Oil on wood
There’s hope…
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
There’s hope…
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Sorry but why the fuck would you *not* want to recreate 2006?Pre-financial crash, pre-austerity, pre-Brexit, pre-inflation. Britain's economically healthy, decent public services, largely competent government, fairly amiable political disputes. What kind of person prefers this period to that?
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories are "not trying to recreate 2006" which, to this 38 year old, is a pity
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Sorry but why the fuck would you *not* want to recreate 2006?Pre-financial crash, pre-austerity, pre-Brexit, pre-inflation. Britain's economically healthy, decent public services, largely competent government, fairly amiable political disputes. What kind of person prefers this period to that?
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Well done Philip Glass!
👏👏👏
👏👏👏
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Well done Philip Glass!
👏👏👏
👏👏👏
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Out looking for buried treasure #oilpainting #art
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Out looking for buried treasure #oilpainting #art
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"Starmer is already hitting the limit to what can be achieved with the EU. Negotiations grind slowly on over topics already agreed in principle. But there is not much bandwidth in Brussels for fiddling at the margins, and vanishing confidence that Starmer has the will to do much more."
On the Starmer doctrine: pretend there is a way to avoid the hard choice, find out the hard way there isn’t. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From the Burnham row to the China visit, avoiding hard choices is the Starmer doctrine | Rafael Behr
Whether at home or abroad, the pattern of ducking difficult arguments and calling it pragmatism is the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 AM
"Starmer is already hitting the limit to what can be achieved with the EU. Negotiations grind slowly on over topics already agreed in principle. But there is not much bandwidth in Brussels for fiddling at the margins, and vanishing confidence that Starmer has the will to do much more."
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Vote Royston!!
(we did - it took about 30 seconds).
(we did - it took about 30 seconds).
This steel mess tin belonged to Private Sidney Gordon Wedd from Royston. It's more than just a utensil; it's a testament to resilience, creativity, and the human need to remember.
It's also our entry to this year's Herts Museums Object of the Year. Please vote and share!
tinyurl.com/59z8krca
It's also our entry to this year's Herts Museums Object of the Year. Please vote and share!
tinyurl.com/59z8krca
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Vote Royston!!
(we did - it took about 30 seconds).
(we did - it took about 30 seconds).
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Trump and Noem's ICE Gestapo is being sent to Italy as security at the Winter Olympics.
Italy should send them to The Hague.
Italy should send them to The Hague.
Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics | CNN
Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month.
edition.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Trump and Noem's ICE Gestapo is being sent to Italy as security at the Winter Olympics.
Italy should send them to The Hague.
Italy should send them to The Hague.
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For reasons unbeknownst to sanity #Palantir are doyens of both past Tory and current #Labour Governments* and have their tentacles within the UKs NHS and Armed forces. That needs to stop.
*Obviously Reform too due to Trumpublican allegences.
#TechnoFascists
#ICE
*Obviously Reform too due to Trumpublican allegences.
#TechnoFascists
#ICE
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlawproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
For reasons unbeknownst to sanity #Palantir are doyens of both past Tory and current #Labour Governments* and have their tentacles within the UKs NHS and Armed forces. That needs to stop.
*Obviously Reform too due to Trumpublican allegences.
#TechnoFascists
#ICE
*Obviously Reform too due to Trumpublican allegences.
#TechnoFascists
#ICE
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
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This photo, passed on by a friend, was taken in Denmark. It prompts me to resurrect the #extremecivilisation hashtag, used to describe the manufacture of things no one needs.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM
This photo, passed on by a friend, was taken in Denmark. It prompts me to resurrect the #extremecivilisation hashtag, used to describe the manufacture of things no one needs.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
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A new moderate centre-right Tory group launched today. Worth looking at the list of supporters including @davidgauke.bsky.social @davidlidington.bsky.social, Ruth Davidson, Malcolm Rifkind &many others known to
1) be quite pro-European
2) have no time for culture wars
prosperuk.com/meet-the-team/
1) be quite pro-European
2) have no time for culture wars
prosperuk.com/meet-the-team/
Prosper UK - Meet The Team
Prosper UK is bringing people together who share our values, care about the future of the country, and want politics to work better.
prosperuk.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
A new moderate centre-right Tory group launched today. Worth looking at the list of supporters including @davidgauke.bsky.social @davidlidington.bsky.social, Ruth Davidson, Malcolm Rifkind &many others known to
1) be quite pro-European
2) have no time for culture wars
prosperuk.com/meet-the-team/
1) be quite pro-European
2) have no time for culture wars
prosperuk.com/meet-the-team/
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Farage is building a care home for failed Tories. It's the weirdest political project ever.
January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Farage is building a care home for failed Tories. It's the weirdest political project ever.
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‘Saturday Lunchtime’, Simon Palmer, watercolour with ink and gouache, 2019. Available as a single greetings card, or as part of the Simon Palmer Greetings Card Collection.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
#simonpalmer #simonpalmerart
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
#simonpalmer #simonpalmerart
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
‘Saturday Lunchtime’, Simon Palmer, watercolour with ink and gouache, 2019. Available as a single greetings card, or as part of the Simon Palmer Greetings Card Collection.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
#simonpalmer #simonpalmerart
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
#simonpalmer #simonpalmerart
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Oh my god! No! NO! STOP GIVING MEN HIDDEN CAMERAS!
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Oh my god! No! NO! STOP GIVING MEN HIDDEN CAMERAS!
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