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ULEZ works. It’s that simple. Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.

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The smallest (and most delicate) of discoveries from our ongoing dig at Winterborne Kingston #Dorset is this 40mm long Iron Age sewing needle Carved from animal bone just over 2,000 years ago 😍 📷 June 2016 #FindsFriday

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This week, vast plumes of smoke have been billowing over Dartmoor as common graziers set the moor alight to remove ‘scrub’. Why is this still permitted in a time of climate & ecological emergency? Great piece examining the issue by @tonydartmoor.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/tony...

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Even infrequent users—those who used, on average, roughly three times a month—scored higher on a delusional-thought scale than ex–ketamine users, people who took other drugs, and people who didn’t use drugs at all.

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The thing which is bugging me about this is foregrounding a scientific defence against "Empathy is bad" rather than noting that a society that values Empathy is the only society worth living in and the only one worth fighting for.

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The UK's record on child poverty is pretty terrible. Based on before-housing-cost thresholds, only Greece had worse rates among European countries in 2018.

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White Dance - by Ukrainian folk artist, Fedir Panko - painted in 'Petrykivka' Style, after the village it was named after #UkrainianArt #art

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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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'Inspired by Light' This beautiful tapestry was created by #Ukrainian artist Olga Pilyuhina, who uses the technique of smooth hand-weaving in her work... #textiles #art #birdart #birds #tapestry

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian llustraitor Olga Shtonda #WomensArt

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Anthill, c.1916 by Expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin #womensart

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During WW1, Clare Attwood was commissioned by the Women's Work Sub-committee of the Imperial War Museum to produce several pictures depicting the activities of the Women's Voluntary Service. This work (1918) shows the Royal Army Clothing Depot at Olympia.

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Joan Eardley (1921- 1963) "Flowers by the Wayside", UK painter who was based in Scotland #WomensArt

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Like, wow. "Some long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia are emitting 40% more CO₂ since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 [...] The spike is largely due to airspace closures above conflict zones." theconversation.com/how-the-war-...

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'Small fox' by Jackie Morris, artist, illustrator and author living and working in a small cottage on the Welsh coast #womensart

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"This is a long way from the Romantic image of Shakespeare as isolated genius, and it is entirely convincing." Peter Holland's review of @freeburian.bsky.social's 'Shakespeare's borrowed feathers', online and in print in the latest issue of the @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.co.uk/literature/l...

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It is late January and at last the snow. I lie back dreaming about Glencoe as fluent, hungry, dressed in red, you climb up and over me… —Andrew Greig, “The Winter Climbing” published in GETTING HIGHER: The Complete Mountain Poems (Polygon, 2011) birlinn.co.uk/product/gett...

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Dear friends of #booksky. If you’re interested in #art or #illustration please take a look at the talent on show here www.jessica-poole.com And follow @fillyjonk.bsky.social

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🧵 On 17 December 1976, Thames TV aired a debate about paranormal beliefs. And it turned out to be one of the greatest half hours in British television history. Believe me: it's the best thing you'll see all week. First off, host Sandra Harris gets things rolling: (1/12)

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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

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Sybil Andrews, The Gale (1930) Linocut, Modernist Printmaker #Monday

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This is from 2020, but based on the past couple of days, it feels pretty evergreen...

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1. There are many things I’m glad to leave behind on X, but most of them come down to this: loyalism. Regardless of ideology, those who tend to be most abusive, unpleasant and vicious are staunch loyalists of particular figures, factions or policies. 🧵

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The beach is nice

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At Literary Hub, @julie-phillips.com writes about Ursula's activism, and her essay "The Election, Lao Tzu, a Cup of Water."

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After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Finnish author/artist Tove Jansson's writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed kindness & community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt

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Can’t be repeated often enough ‘The UK’s creative industries are vital to the economy. Valued at £124bn, they are worth more than the life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined. Arts and culture alone contribute an impressive £34.6bn.’ on.ft.com/42hzVmL

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Interesting - the first time a Conservative leader has openly admitted that Brexit, at least as enacted, has been damaging? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Excited to share that AI Snake Oil is one of Nature's 10 best books of 2024! www.nature.com/articles/d41... The whole first chapter is available online: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... We hope you find it useful.

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To predict the future, you need both science and imagination. Britain is cold today. But there is a real chance that global warming could make it dramatically colder, even as much of the world gets hotter. How is that possible? This article tries to explain: on.ft.com/4ja9vti

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“Cars, vans and motorbikes kill around 2m people each year through air pollution or road accidents, plus they emit around 10% of global carbon emissions” Great explainer on reducing traffic and pollution in big cities youtu.be/K6md7gny4pY

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Happy to report that Franz Ferdinand have still got it youtu.be/48dgiU5Ye6E

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Impossibly cool programming

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“Catastrophic fire erases what was there before. So does forgetting. Memory is a resource for facing the future; it’s equipment for imagining, planning, preparing.” @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social pin-sharp and bang-on as always.

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The year ahead: How could Germany’s election shape the EU? The February vote looks likely to result in another grand coalition – yet much of the country’s inertia is structural. By Hans Kundnani www.newstatesman.com/world/europe...

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Essential (but painful) viewing for anyone with even a passing interest in gaming, or arts and culture more widely for that matter #PeopleMakeGames @chrisbratt.bsky.social youtu.be/RR9HQ2C6h_4

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Elon Musk’s secret weapon @willdunn.bsky.social says BBC News is the key to the X owner’s fixation with British politics. www.newstatesman.com/politics/bus...

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The Causeway, Wiltshire Downs, Eric Ravilious, 1937. The original artwork is in the collection of V&A. #Wiltshire

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