Jane Ponsford
@janeponsford.bsky.social
Artist and papermaker. I make bookworks, sculpture and installations responding to specific spaces or landscapes.
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Jane Ponsford
@janeponsford.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Lovely to see some familiar faces from Instagram here and thank you for following. I mostly use BlueSky as new Twitter and don’t really post much at all and definitely not much art stuff but I appreciate the follows. Impatiently waiting for a new Instagram
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National Trust types! It's AGM time, do vote for the suggested candidates & block the right-wing, 'anti-woke', mysteriously-funded Restore Trust, who are against eg rewilding and discussing colonial history / LGBT+ heritage (last week my sister saw OOTW in an NT shop, would it be if they had power?)
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
National Trust types! It's AGM time, do vote for the suggested candidates & block the right-wing, 'anti-woke', mysteriously-funded Restore Trust, who are against eg rewilding and discussing colonial history / LGBT+ heritage (last week my sister saw OOTW in an NT shop, would it be if they had power?)
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Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.
September 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.
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Here’s the page you need if you want to join the class action:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
September 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Here’s the page you need if you want to join the class action:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
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Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
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🧵In March I wrote about how Trump's attacks on science & universities followed the authoritarian playbook & set out Qs as warning signs for escalation.
🚨 THESE ARE NOW HAPPENING
This 🧵is on how those warning sign Qs have been realised
full post:
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
1/15
🚨 THESE ARE NOW HAPPENING
This 🧵is on how those warning sign Qs have been realised
full post:
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
1/15
April 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🧵In March I wrote about how Trump's attacks on science & universities followed the authoritarian playbook & set out Qs as warning signs for escalation.
🚨 THESE ARE NOW HAPPENING
This 🧵is on how those warning sign Qs have been realised
full post:
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
1/15
🚨 THESE ARE NOW HAPPENING
This 🧵is on how those warning sign Qs have been realised
full post:
christinapagel.substack.com/p/warning-si...
1/15
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The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
"My choice in these volatile times is backing British brilliance," says Keir Starmer, who promises to deliver "British cars for British workers"
April 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
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Handwritten recipes for dyes used in William Morris’s fabric designs, from the Merton Abbey Dye Book (1882-91)
April 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Handwritten recipes for dyes used in William Morris’s fabric designs, from the Merton Abbey Dye Book (1882-91)
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3,300 years ago, these amazingly-preserved floral collars were created by sewing cornflowers and berries, on a bed of olive and persea leaves, onto a papyrus backing. They were probably worn during a feast as part of Tutankhamun’s burial ceremonies www.artsy.net/article/arts...
April 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
3,300 years ago, these amazingly-preserved floral collars were created by sewing cornflowers and berries, on a bed of olive and persea leaves, onto a papyrus backing. They were probably worn during a feast as part of Tutankhamun’s burial ceremonies www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.
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A dismal year for sales (thus far). That's not a reason to buy our books, of course: they're well-made, good and useful things, and designed to last a lifetime. You can find them here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
March 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A dismal year for sales (thus far). That's not a reason to buy our books, of course: they're well-made, good and useful things, and designed to last a lifetime. You can find them here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
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Well said. Worth watching and sharing.
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Well said. Worth watching and sharing.
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My designs get lots of publicity in magazines and online and it looks like I’m doing really well.
The reality is that it’s bloody hard work being self employed and it’s not getting any easier.
Have a look at what I do and repost. Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
The reality is that it’s bloody hard work being self employed and it’s not getting any easier.
Have a look at what I do and repost. Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester
Surface Pattern Design & Illustration by Manchester based designer Gail Myerscough. Contemporary design meets mid century style.
Contact for art licensing, commissions & collaboration enquiries.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
My designs get lots of publicity in magazines and online and it looks like I’m doing really well.
The reality is that it’s bloody hard work being self employed and it’s not getting any easier.
Have a look at what I do and repost. Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
The reality is that it’s bloody hard work being self employed and it’s not getting any easier.
Have a look at what I do and repost. Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
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NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
March 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
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My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
christinapagel.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
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I can't believe things in US have got to the point where we are wondering if our most iconic & far-travelled cultural ambassadors *to the rest of the universe* might be abandoned.
They are humanity's achievement and legacy as a species, not just America's, in potential danger.
They are humanity's achievement and legacy as a species, not just America's, in potential danger.
Are the Voyagers at risk?🧪
"Losing this much money, this fast, has no precedence in NASA's history. It would force terrible decisions, including turning off scores of active, productive, irreplaceable missions, halting nearly all new mission development, and decimating the country's space science workforce." 🔭
March 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I can't believe things in US have got to the point where we are wondering if our most iconic & far-travelled cultural ambassadors *to the rest of the universe* might be abandoned.
They are humanity's achievement and legacy as a species, not just America's, in potential danger.
They are humanity's achievement and legacy as a species, not just America's, in potential danger.
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Why is the UK letting Donald Trump tell British firms in Britain what to do? This is an outrage.
March 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Why is the UK letting Donald Trump tell British firms in Britain what to do? This is an outrage.
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Our third university of the day getting into trouble is Birmingham City University, where all the staff have been offered severance terms. It's a tsunami now I'm afraid.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Birmingham university offers all staff a golden handshake to quit
The Vice Chancellor of Birmingham City University has invited any staff who don't want to work there to quit, with a golden handshake, as he seeks to bring change
www.birminghammail.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our third university of the day getting into trouble is Birmingham City University, where all the staff have been offered severance terms. It's a tsunami now I'm afraid.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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The tragedy of our universities in deep recession is that, for all the caveats, they produce exactly that connectivity, that sense of place, that attachment and even love that everyone is saying they want. You'll miss it all once it's gone.
Save the School of Music protest. It's a very bittersweet feeling watching these incredible musicians play. This is the talent we will be losing if Cardiff University go ahead with their shortsighted plans.
February 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The tragedy of our universities in deep recession is that, for all the caveats, they produce exactly that connectivity, that sense of place, that attachment and even love that everyone is saying they want. You'll miss it all once it's gone.
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I heard a Trump aide called in a Sicilian mafia boss to help draft the document.
Bernie Madoff wasn't available.
Bernie Madoff wasn't available.
February 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I heard a Trump aide called in a Sicilian mafia boss to help draft the document.
Bernie Madoff wasn't available.
Bernie Madoff wasn't available.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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As Wes Streeting trumpets the role of the private sector in “saving the NHS”, it’s worth remembering what happened the only time a whole NHS hospital was handed to the private sector to run.
The care failings - gaining the worst CQC rating ever - were *chilling* (& barely reported at the time):
The care failings - gaining the worst CQC rating ever - were *chilling* (& barely reported at the time):
February 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
As Wes Streeting trumpets the role of the private sector in “saving the NHS”, it’s worth remembering what happened the only time a whole NHS hospital was handed to the private sector to run.
The care failings - gaining the worst CQC rating ever - were *chilling* (& barely reported at the time):
The care failings - gaining the worst CQC rating ever - were *chilling* (& barely reported at the time):
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Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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You've probably seen a lot of dodgy reporting over the past couple of weeks suggesting that Gen Z is desperate to be ruled by a dictator
The reality, as @natashadevon.bsky.social found this week, is very different
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/n...
The reality, as @natashadevon.bsky.social found this week, is very different
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/n...
No, Gen Z Do Not Want to Be Ruled by a Dictator
The media has been full of incredibly dubious claims that young people want to be ruled by a dictatorship. The reality is very different, finds Natasha Devon
bylinetimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
You've probably seen a lot of dodgy reporting over the past couple of weeks suggesting that Gen Z is desperate to be ruled by a dictator
The reality, as @natashadevon.bsky.social found this week, is very different
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/n...
The reality, as @natashadevon.bsky.social found this week, is very different
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/n...
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