between serbia, brazil, and hopefully november 3, a good reminder: voting works it’s not the end, there’s always work to be done after the vote, but if you want to beat the motherfuckers and keep them out of power: vote your asses off

nightmare in Brazil but this in Serbia

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7h ago

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. - Robert Frost #SilentSunday

Musk and Trump degraded Starlink, hampering the Ukranians from anticipating incoming Russian missiles and from launching their own attacks, and we now discover both lied they had nothing to do with it, not wanting to admit what they did. All that power in their hands. Yet they are still cowards.

Elon Musk is the crown jewel of American enterprise, by which I mean he needs to be locked up in a tower isolated from all contact except on 2 days a year when he is displayed to the public

Friends in Exeter. I am in the Great Hall on Weds 28th.. talking about Roman things (and a little look at the Odyssey too). Co come and say hi: liveevents.exeter.ac.uk/event/mary-b...

Mary Beard: More Secret Histories of Ancient Rome -

Renowned historian Mary Beard returns to the stage after her sold-out 2025 tour, stepping once more into the world of Ancient Rome—a civilisation whose stories still shape the way we see ourselves tod...

liveevents.exeter.ac.uk

Jewels If I leave last Unknown hands will open drawers Empty pockets, tins and jars Of tiny sand-packed shells Wee pebbles worn smooth in the swell And glass of soft-ground Gulf-Stream green And I will be on the West Beach with the oystercatchers Singing On the edge Of the Atlantic #PegsPoyums

"This could have been an email." Aragorn whispers. "He ALWAYS pulls this shit in 'Any Other Business" Boromir replies, quietly. "It's why Faramir marked himself as busy when the invite went out."

The Shire-Reckoning@shire-reckoning.bsky.social · 19h ago

Elrond tells the long story of the One Ring, from its forging in the Mountain of Fire, to its betrayal of Isildur at the Gladden Fields. Frodo is startled to learn that Elrond himself marched with Gil-Galad in the Last Alliance against Sauron, more than three thousand years ago.

From “aristocracy to assetocracy” - Prof Huw McCartney, a colleague at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, explores the make-up and wealth in the House of Lords, which so desperately needs reform: theconversation.com/from-aristoc...

From aristocracy to ‘assetocracy’ – how wealth has transformed the House of Lords

Hundreds of peers enjoy extraordinary wealth, new research has found.

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Something I wish more people would realize.

Seems that @orieloxford.bsky.social is getting quite the reputation.

Samantha Asumadu@samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 4d ago

Oriel College, Oxford University where Lola Salem was employed until her charges for possession of CSAM this year, is hosting a talk with self-described 'race realist' and eugenicist, Nathan Cofnas in November.

This supercut is likely to make Trump VERY upset. The difference between Trump and Obama is on full display, and the contrast is absolutely devastating. Watch until the end...

As you know, the US has blockade Cuba for months, which has led to severe power shortages, today a new shipment of 5,000 solar photovoltaic panels donated by the Chinese Government arrived in Cuba. The adult in the room. havanatimes.org/news/cuba-re...

Cuba Receives a New Shipment of Solar Panels from China - Havana Times

Díaz-Canel announced this Wednesday the intention to “make Havana’s water pumping independent” with solar energy.

havanatimes.org

So many have come out to protest in Paris for an end to endless austerity to make the billionaires trillionaires and everyone else homeless.

www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Full lockdown of occupied West Bank begins

The Israeli army begins its lockdown and military operations across the West Bank.

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Working in a historical society library today and I think the Schenectady Massacre is a much bigger deal in King William's War than the public footprint and this is one of those times where print, language, and public memory really become an important issue.

Ramp up the pressure on Andy Burnham: weownit.org.uk/StopTheBailout

The pressure is building. Sign now: weownit.org.uk/StopTheBailout

This new electoral vídeo from Pedro Sánchez is quite something. Standing in front of Guernica defending the anti-war stance of his government, limiting military expenditure, denouncing the atrocity of Gaza. English subtitles.

Cambridge thought they were beyond the storm once attention turned to Oxford as their feet were put to the fire... But

Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In

ALT: Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In

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Samantha Asumadu@samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 2d ago

Advocate for ethnic cleansing and Restore Britain's campaign director and spokesperson, is booked for a public speech at London School of Economics on 11th November

Samantha Asumadu@samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 2d ago

I’ll probably throw up from the excitement when he’s dead

That it'll fail because they lack sufficient consolidation and centralized control does not make it trivial that the president of the United States is trying to steal elections and produce an illegitimate sham Congress. It is open rebellion against the Constitution and morally tantamount to treason.

We need to be way angrier than we are. I'm all for adopting the framing from the End Times Fascism book, namely that these people - the techbros - are traitors to the human race.

Bruno J. Navarro@brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 3d ago

Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone.

'Be ready' won't keep us safe We need to Protest and Survive New government guidelines emphasise the importance of emergency preparations for individual households, ignoring how their own actions are increasing security risks. See our full statement. #ProtestAndSurvive