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Tim Morton
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Managed to pass on an obsolete cable to a neighbour today
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Well, let's look at Finland
Exhibit A Exhibit B
young schholschidren in front of a large powerpoint screen How Finland starts its fight against fake news in primary schools This article is more than 5 years old Country on frontline of information war teaches everyone from school pupils to politicians how to spot slippery information. Primary school pupils in Helsinki explain the difference between misinformation, disinformation and mal-information. Photograph: Satu Rakkolainen-Sossa https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/fact-from-fiction-finlands-new-lessons-in-combating-fake-news A reporter in grey holds a microphone while interviewing a Neo-Nazi in black on a sunlit street. BBC confronts neo-Nazi who gave UK rioters arson tips Ed Thomas challenges Mr Rasasen about his social media posts on Telegram. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8l9gpp8yro
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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A movie that takes place where you are from
Movie poster for film, a young woman sits on a bench with Richard the Third FROM THE OSCAR NOMINATED MAKERS OF PHILOMENA Sally Steve HAWKINS COOGAN The LOST KING BASED ON A TRUE STORY RICHARD III
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Just read your article. Think I’ve followed you since the Dark Days, at the Other Place, and now here. Thank you for Speaking Truth to Power. You and your colleagues saved countless people who listened to you and took your advice. My niece is one of the nurses, from PICU to adult ICU #Covid19
Nobody could ever pretend that making decisions in a global pandemic is easy. But if NHS nurses can have the courage to walk towards Covid patients in paper masks and bin bags, a government should surely be capable of making those decisions. And if NHS doctors are willing to speak out about the dangers to patients - even after their trusts try to threaten and silence them - then a prime minister should surely be capable of more than deadly vacillation.
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Tope of the Popes
A pope raises a chalice before toping
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Er
The alley cats jazz band from aristocats
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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‘Scrape’ doing a lot of heavy lifting
A wet windscreen with a Cycle Lane Parker sticker “I don’t give a sh*t about anyone other than myself”
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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A semaphore app. Semaphore.info The flags spell out virtue
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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The two #cats at #TraffordHall were Bert and Ernie and I assumed they were #Muppets, until my colleague pointed out they were also characters in It’s a Wonderful Life www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-c...
Bert the Policeman, Ernie the taxi driver
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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If you go down to woods today
You’re sure of a big surprise
If you go down to the woods today
You’ll never believe your eyes
#SeemsLegit #SilverBirch
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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#FlowersStillBloom
A bright yellow dahlia flower bursting with life and sunshine
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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So once again Scotland head for a World Cup in a dictatorship. What would Janey say?
BOYCOTT DE LA COUPE DU MONDE 78 The FIFA World Cup symbol transposed into a barbed wire fenced corridor. A barbed wire football on a pale green background. Amnesty International protest poster for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. A fascist dictatorship.
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Doesn’t this guy have a suit?
Mohamed Bin Salman (MBS) leader of Saudi Arabia in trad dress in the Oval Office next to Don Snorleone
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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#DPRKNews
FINANCIAL TIMES In Trump's interview with GB News, its correspondent, Bev Turner, gave North Korea's broadcasters a run for their money. "It feels much safer here," Turner said, contrasting Washington to London, though the chances of being murdered in DC are around 26 times higher than in London (you read that correctly). She described Trump's recent state visit to the UK as "beautiful. Incredible. I've never seen anything like it."
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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My fave #IndependentBookshop #KibworthBooks does #SecretSanta. Last year donations meant 60 local families & individuals received bespoke gifts, + 150 board books to #BabyBasics, others to a flooded primary school & the #LRI NeoNatal unit. Donate here &/or #Rebloosk kibworthbooks.com/collections/...
A white beard and moustache on a Red background above the Kibworth Books logo whic includes an open book. there is a green frame around the outside. message reads Its back Community Secret Santa "It makes a world of difference, it reminds us that we are cared for, and it brings joy where it is most needed" "Last Christmas, through the Kibworth Books Community Secret Santa scheme, I received a gift that I will never forget. When I opened the wrapping paper and saw a book about stockcar racing, I honestly couldn't believe it. Stockcars have been such an important part of my life, and they've played a huge role in my mental health and recovery." "The teams at The Well and Kibworth Books had taken the time to find a gift that connected so deeply with who I am. It might seem like a simple present, but for me it was one of the best I've ever received." "In my opinion, if you can make even one person's day out of twenty, you are doing a wonderful job... it makes a difference, it reminds us that we are cared for, and it brings joy where it is most needed." Secret Santa Recipient "Last Christmas I received a present through the Kibworth Books Community Secret Santa scheme, which was totally unexpected. On Christmas day when I opened it, I was so delighted to find that it was a book about my favourite passion - trains." "I pick it up regularly to have another look through it as it has some wonderful photos in it." Secret Santa Recipient
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Tom, do you do zoom and could you grace @activetravelcaf.bsky.social with your wit and wisdom?

On a Tuesday 5:00pm GMT

Asking for a friend.

Spotted this in the wilds of @rideleicester.bsky.social on Saturday
A black hatchback blocking a bike lane. Sticker on car windscreen of black hatchback CYCLE LANE PARKER I DON'T GIVE A SH*T ABOUT ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Foxy Brownies

#HomemadeFoodInASongOrMovie
Pam Grier and a black male look suspiciously at something
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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And then I started to recognise some of the women in this set. Mothers of Braunstone.
A row of women of different ethnicities sitting on chairs Snapshots of Mothers of Braunstone stone: UNIVERSITY sunstone anc Being in Jeremy Well Human and theatre dire les, Festival id hear your storie 2025 06-15 November 口 Ledby CHOOLO DVANCED STUDI UNIVERSITY O LONDON Shama Women's Centre, Leiceste Mothers of Braunstone: What is Braunstone? Can you tell a story about Braunstone and the mothers of Braunstone? Can you rap? Do you have a poem? Would you like to meet with Jeremy Weller, a multi award winning writer and theatre director who wants to hear your stories. We would love to see you and hear your stories. Venue: The Grove Community Hub, LE3 1QZ i come at any of these times No, 10am tangon, 2-3pm i avataba Mo What Can you mothers Can you ra Do you have Would you ! multi award i who wants to We would love
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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While I was there I spoke with the academics, who like me shared tangled genetic ancestry and current families. A richly diverse conversation #DMUHub #BeingHuman2025
A young second generation Asian woman in a telephone box surrounded by the frayed remnants of a traditional rug. Artist: Komal Aleem Title: Calling Home This piece represents my personal experience of feeling disconnected from my heritage. Many reasons for this include: being a second-generation immigrant, living in the UK, and being away from distant family due to diaspora. I sometimes feel like I do not get to connect with my culture in the same way others do. I used a telephone booth to show 'me' calling home. Alongside this, the traditional rug being ripped and fading away is a metaphor for my culture being slowly ripped away. It's my personal cultural experiences, that I am sure others can relate to, that make me human. A tapestry of squares each celebrating the different cultures of a class of 17 year olds at https://wqe.ac.uk Two canvases with brown hands with bracelets on their wrists
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Passing through the Highcross Cathedral of Consumerism, I came across #DMUHUB #BeingHuman2025, art works celebrating our diverse city, these made by ALevel art students. The Home on Wheels spoke to my peripatetic childhood. #RefugeesWelcome
Appliqué work on top on skirt crimson A knitted house on wheels made of buttons. Each of the rooms has furniture also on wheels ARTIST: DEVIKA BAHADUR TITLE : HOME ON WHEELS This project draws on the metaphor of the *portable home where migrants often recrente a sense ot home not through permanence, but through portable objects, aesthetics and gestures. that remind them of their roots. The wheels urn this house into a moving vessle capable a carrying life, culture and memory acrose time and place. Collage of household goods
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Quite like this
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Spotted in that @rideleicester.bsky.social
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@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
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A black hatchback car parked in a cycle lane outside a pub in Leicester at dusk Sticker on windscreen of parked car CYCLE LANE PARKER I don’t give a shit about anyone other than myself
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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New Fashion Tip just dropped
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Inside is a row of powerful washers and driers and a thriving community business with a huge social purpose. Key takeaway building the social high street.
#Locality25 #IFS100
A fabric banner entitled Kitty’sLaunderette in appliqué patchwork, with a washing line strung with knitted and embroidered items of clothing. A tea towel emblazoned with ten reasons co-ops rock The price list for washes Inclusive statement Kitty's Launderette is a place for everyone All of our visitors, volunteers and workers have a right to use the launderette and social space without fear of abuse, harassment or violence. Please treat everyone in our community with kindness and respect. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards aggressive behaviour, hate speech or discrimination of any kind. If you fail to comply to this policy, you will So asked to leave the launderette. 1eam
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Got to see #Anfield today. I didn’t have to walk alone as we were guided by locals from #HomebakedCLT and #KittysLaundry today. It’s good to know @locality.org.uk is an umbrella organisation. My, didn’t it rain? #Locality25 #IFS100
Jim from Homebaked Community Land Trust briefs us from the concourse of a 61,000 seater stadium looking out over terraced housing, some new, some old, some derelict. A red Muriel emblazoned with Rodger’s and Hammerstein You’ll never walk alone on a black flank wall with a No entry sign as we walk past in sheeting rain. A tinned up row of nine terrace homes the the community land trust has been trying to get modernised and brought back into community use for years. The ground floor windows screens have been painted different pastel colours. In the upstairs windows a single letter per home spells NOWHERE Kittys Launderette a workers and community co-op with delegates under umbrellas approaching the entrance.
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM