🏳️⚧️ Poli
@hellopoli.bsky.social
"Postmodernist Neo-Marxist". Queer. Fat. Lapsed medieval art historian. Amateur illustrator/illuminator. Current day job in big data. EN/PL/FR/DE
they/them 🏳️⚧️
Warsaw/Gdańsk 🇵🇱
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Warsaw/Gdańsk 🇵🇱
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Absolute carnage in the family group chat as my cousin posts a Christmas riddle from her fiancé’s office that no one can figure out, only to find that someone in the office got ChatGPT to make up the riddle and it’s gibberish that doesn’t have a solution
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Absolute carnage in the family group chat as my cousin posts a Christmas riddle from her fiancé’s office that no one can figure out, only to find that someone in the office got ChatGPT to make up the riddle and it’s gibberish that doesn’t have a solution
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Violin and Fruit-Dish http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gris-violin-and-fruit-dish-n05935
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Violin and Fruit-Dish http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gris-violin-and-fruit-dish-n05935
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📜🏺 Faience animals undoubtedly some of the cutest artefacts in all of archaeology.
Today we are sharing one of our favourite digitised glass plate negatives. The original photo was taken during Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows two ancient Egyptian faience hippos!
#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum
#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📜🏺 Faience animals undoubtedly some of the cutest artefacts in all of archaeology.
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I’m so glad we’re getting ready to oust Keir Starmer and replace him with Wes Streeting, because that means we’re moving on from Phase 1 (cruel policies) to Phase 2 (cruel policies but delivered by the world’s most annoying sixth-former). This moves up the timeline for Phase 3 considerably.
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I’m so glad we’re getting ready to oust Keir Starmer and replace him with Wes Streeting, because that means we’re moving on from Phase 1 (cruel policies) to Phase 2 (cruel policies but delivered by the world’s most annoying sixth-former). This moves up the timeline for Phase 3 considerably.
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The genocide continues, in slower pace
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The genocide continues, in slower pace
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Genocide: "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
"[E]ntire neighbourhoods controlled by the IDF have been levelled in less than a month"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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C'est dur de faire plus allemand que cette image
It’s never too early to see Angela Merkel ironing her Christmas gift wrap.
www.granger.com/0188584-ange...
www.granger.com/0188584-ange...
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
C'est dur de faire plus allemand que cette image
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Absolutely cannot cope with this little lady’s face 😭 Look at her 😭
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Absolutely cannot cope with this little lady’s face 😭 Look at her 😭
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If I ever say something this unhinged just shoot me please. This man is the CEO of a surveillance company.
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If I ever say something this unhinged just shoot me please. This man is the CEO of a surveillance company.
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Autre truc, outre l’indécence, c’est qu’on a ce mec qui poste un fake qui concerne les combats en Ukraine sur un réseau saturé de propagande russe. Cette propagande ne produit pas seulement des fakes : elle s’attache surtout à faire passer les contenus ukrainiens comme fake. Elle veut faire douter.
Sur le réseau nazi, Flibustier se met en scène comme combattant ukrainien mangeant des frites. L'éducation *atypique* au numérique sans doute.
(Étouffe-toi dans ton indécence mec)
(Étouffe-toi dans ton indécence mec)
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Autre truc, outre l’indécence, c’est qu’on a ce mec qui poste un fake qui concerne les combats en Ukraine sur un réseau saturé de propagande russe. Cette propagande ne produit pas seulement des fakes : elle s’attache surtout à faire passer les contenus ukrainiens comme fake. Elle veut faire douter.
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Le premier auteur qui lance le concept de Richocène™ ou de Milliardairocène™ touchera le gros lot et pourra à son tour faire partie des plus gros pollueurs 🙃
Les plus pauvres subissent 74 % des dommages économiques liés au climat, quand les plus riches sont responsables de plus de 50 % des émissions mondiales.
La crise écologique devient le miroir des inégalités mondiales.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/DEy
La crise écologique devient le miroir des inégalités mondiales.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/DEy
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Le premier auteur qui lance le concept de Richocène™ ou de Milliardairocène™ touchera le gros lot et pourra à son tour faire partie des plus gros pollueurs 🙃
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guys i figured out where the male loneliness problem is coming from
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
guys i figured out where the male loneliness problem is coming from
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Sometimes your parchment is imperfect, but you use it anyway. This leaf has a large hole that was caused during the processing of the animal skin. Part of the hole was sewn up using thick thread, and then the scribe just wrote around it. (UPenn Ms. Codex 747) #medievalsky
🔗: https://bit.ly/3WqLDYc
🔗: https://bit.ly/3WqLDYc
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sometimes your parchment is imperfect, but you use it anyway. This leaf has a large hole that was caused during the processing of the animal skin. Part of the hole was sewn up using thick thread, and then the scribe just wrote around it. (UPenn Ms. Codex 747) #medievalsky
🔗: https://bit.ly/3WqLDYc
🔗: https://bit.ly/3WqLDYc
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Pologne: le président Nawrocki au milieu des ultra nationalistes pour la fête nationale
Pologne: le président Nawrocki au milieu des ultra nationalistes pour la fête nationale
En Pologne, le 11 novembre est la date de la fête nationale. Elle marque la réapparition du pays sur la carte de l’Europe en 1918, après en avoir été rayé pendant 123 ans. Mais ces dernières années, la célèbre marche de l'Indépendance a cependant été récupérée par la droite ultra-nationaliste et la présence de hooligans rend les débordements fréquents. Cette année, le président Karol Nawrocki, lui-même issu de ce milieu violent et nationaliste, a aussi rejoint le cortège : de quoi conforter la proximité du président avec la droite dure, à peine six mois après son élection.
www.rfi.fr
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Pologne: le président Nawrocki au milieu des ultra nationalistes pour la fête nationale
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the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
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Link's perma ban is wrong and this should be fixed.
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Link's perma ban is wrong and this should be fixed.
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Ironie du sort : le jour même de l’ouverture de la COP30, la moyenne glissante mondiale des températures sur trois ans franchit le seuil de +1,5 °C fixé par les accords de Paris, par rapport à la référence préindustrielle.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ironie du sort : le jour même de l’ouverture de la COP30, la moyenne glissante mondiale des températures sur trois ans franchit le seuil de +1,5 °C fixé par les accords de Paris, par rapport à la référence préindustrielle.
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Say what you will about kings but they used to die in hilariously gory ways. We haven't seen a proper traditional slapstick death in a long time, it's mostly boring old age instead of getting stabbed by an assassin hiding in the toilet while taking a shit and not being noticed til they began to rot
February 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Say what you will about kings but they used to die in hilariously gory ways. We haven't seen a proper traditional slapstick death in a long time, it's mostly boring old age instead of getting stabbed by an assassin hiding in the toilet while taking a shit and not being noticed til they began to rot
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November 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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"Are there even any-" it doesn't matter. Banning the few trans athletes isn't the point. The point, from Trump's ban on trans people in government to Britain's bathroom ban to Newsom's sports ban, is to make sure everyone knows trans women are OTHER and to act accordingly to us in their daily lives.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Are there even any-" it doesn't matter. Banning the few trans athletes isn't the point. The point, from Trump's ban on trans people in government to Britain's bathroom ban to Newsom's sports ban, is to make sure everyone knows trans women are OTHER and to act accordingly to us in their daily lives.
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if we’re talking Joyce please remember one of her greatest works of posting
Evergreen message from Joyce Carol Oates about Curtis Yarvin...
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
if we’re talking Joyce please remember one of her greatest works of posting