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In 1872 John Atkinson Grimshaw was commissioned by the House of Commons to paint three views of the Roundhay Estate (of which this is one) in consideration of the Leeds Corporation Improvement Bill that proposed to turn this former private estate into a public park.

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In China you can't sing your own songs in your own language. If you sing, you must sing the praise of Xi Jinping the Dictator. And if you read, you can only read The Book of Xi. "New details emerge on Uyghur rapper, imprisoned for his music in China." safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/new-...

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Last week I reacquainted with a chap named James Baker whom I hadn't seen for a while. He was the photography lecturer at Newcastle-under-Lyme Art College before I got there in '84 ..anyhow, he wrote to me attaching his website portfolio of early 80's Stoke-On-Trent : www.jamesbakerphotography.co.uk

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'The Windows of No. 19', Townley Rd, East Dulwich (1973) by David Hepher (Cartwright Hall Art Gallery)

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Just because La Tene www.inrap.fr/le-prince-de...

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When the hospitality industry became a threat to national security. ‘Hong Kong leader John Lee has defended new national security conditions for licences issued to restaurants and other food and entertainment-related businesses’.

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‘A Beijing loyalist spoke at the prestigious university’s graduation ceremony. She criticized the U.S. but ignored China’s human rights violations’.

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A new Pope but the same old genuflection by the Vatican to the CCP as usual.

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This tile comes from the workshops of William De Morgan.⁠ William De Morgan was one of the most important ceramic artists of the Arts and Crafts movement. ⁠ ⁠ He initially trained as a fine artist but changed direction when in 1863 he met William Morris.

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‘Patrick McGee suggests that Apple is so deeply entangled with China that decoupling is impossible, a situation that has enormous political implications’.

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‘The national security police said those who have downloaded the app should “uninstall it immediately” and urged the public not to provide funding for the game, for example, by making in-app purchases’.

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These two books go well together. @laurainparis.bsky.social

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‘The game, Reversed Front: Bonfire, allows users to “pledge allegiance” to various groups linked to locations that have been major flashpoints or targets for China including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghurs, Kazakhs and Manchuria, in order to “overthrow the communist regime”’.

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#BeverleyMinster #Beverley #Yorkshire One of the 68 misericord or mercy seats. For the user to rest on during long church services. Carved in 1520, probably the work of the Ripon School of Carvers. They included comments on #medieval or religious life. #WoodcarvingWednesday #Woodensday

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Jenny's found a sherd of Iron Age pottery, reworked and repurposed as a spindlewhorl (a disc fitted to the end of a spindle to help maintain the spin whilst twiting fibre into thread) A gorgeous small find which really connects you to the prehistoric past 😍 #Durotriges25

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Our US Civil War 2.0 correspondent has been shot by a non-lethal round.

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The Trump Effect.

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Some Old Ale for the Old Man. Lime Wharf Café, Bodium.

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What could possibly go wrong? ‘This explosion would be well over a thousand times larger than the 50 megaton ‘Tsar Bomba’ test, the current largest nuclear explosion in history, detonated in 1961 by the Soviet Union in the Arctic Circle…(Apparently recycling isn’t going to cut it any more.)’

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‘The Liaoning carrier, accompanied by two missile destroyers and a supply ship, entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone before exiting to conduct military drills’.

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Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration.

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The view from the office today: Wittersham C.C. versus Beckley C.C. 🏏

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The magical St Madoes cross now in Perth Museum. @stoneclub.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social

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At this point perhaps the simplest solution would be to fine Thames Water into bankruptcy and renationalise it.

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The best film today is on #TalkingPicturesTV, where 48 Hours aka Went The Day Well? gets a screening this Sunday at 6pm. The Nazis are among us, and the brave Brits take up arms to fight the fascist menace in this sobering thriller. @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social film-authority.com/2020/12/12/4...

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Malicious and vexatious prosecution.

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The Later Prehistoric Finds Group (LPFG) have made the leap over to Bluesky! Follow us if you are interested in Later Prehistoric Finds! You can find our website here: laterprehistoricfinds.com #Archaeology #LaterPrehistory @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social

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Superb study and identification of an iconic shipwreck, Cook's Endeavour, sunk to block the harbour during the American War of Independence in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island www.sea.museum/en/article/a...

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Latest coverage of ‪@medimurdermaps.bsky.social‬: Noblewoman may have ordered brazen murder of priest outside St Paul’s in 1337 Historian mapping medieval murders has evidence John Ford’s stabbing was revenge hit by impenitent ex-lover www.theguardian.com/education/20... #History 🗃️

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Cartoon on Elon VS Trump "Are you not entertained?" Support me and get my first graphic novel ‘You Must Take Part In Revolution： www.amazon.com/You-Must-Tak...

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Total open-season on Tesla’s.

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🎙 Join @alexharvv.bsky.social and Tom as they talk about Strathclyde and many more of the kingdoms of early medieval Britain! Alex Harvey is the author of the upcoming book, 'Little Kingdoms: An A-Z of Early Medieval Britain,' which will be released in November. open.spotify.com/episode/0wFQ...

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Farage / Yusuf is the low budget ITV remake of the US drama Trump / Musk

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Took a photo in Redcar. Can't stop looking at it.

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oh my god it's literally alien vs. predator

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same vibe

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Trump threatens to take away Elon’s government contracts

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This decorated initial-word marks the beginning of Torah portion Naso (נָשֹׂא). #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.90v

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My book, In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico, is out in November—and it has a cover! Couldn't be happier with @univnebpress.bsky.social. For more: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978... 🗃️📚🏺🏛️🇲🇽

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