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Imogen Forster

@imogenforster.bsky.social

Poet and former translator, living in Edinburgh, publishing here and there.

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Imogen Forster @imogenforster.bsky.social · 4m ago

Tell Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements action.eko.org/a/tell-airbn...

Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements

Airbnb is helping tourists book holidays on stolen Palestinian land.Right now, the company lists more than 600 properties in illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank.Behind every list

action.eko.org

James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social · 3h ago

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 9h ago

BeatGhoul @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 6h ago

Rare Keith Haring mural in Philadelphia historically protected

Rare Keith Haring mural in Point Breeze added to city’s historic register

While there’s widespread support for saving the pop art mural, its future remains uncertain due to its condition.

whyy.org

BeatGhoul @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 4w ago

At 100-years-old Ken Turner is one of the UKs oldest painter, sculptor and performance artist who has devoted his life to making art available to the masses. He flattened a Tesla with a tank: ‘I’m not a revolutionary, I’m a simple rebel’

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · yesterday

good lord how can anyone be this whiny; are you not ashamed

Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "This is the woman who received the Nobel Peace Prize over the Great United States of America, whose Representative, ME, settled eight Wars, and many other things. I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else! In fact, to the best of my knowledge, no one ever heard of her other than the fact that she, very obviously, hates Israel. I don’t know what the woman has done. I settled 8 Wars, with letters being sent from every President and Prime Minister from the countries that I helped to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and I’m about to settle, or win, two more, Iran and, Russia/Ukraine. They’re both happening at breakneck speed but, forget them, it’s the 8 that I’ve already settled, any one of which, in particular, Pakistan and India, would be far more than necessary to win the Nobel Prize. In actuality, I should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes, not just 1. The 8 Wars are:"

Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "Cambodia and Thailand
Kosovo and Serbia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Pakistan and India
Israel and Iran
Egypt and Ethiopia
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Israel and Hamas
Additionally, I stopped Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon, and blowing up the entire Middle East and, ultimately, far beyond! I saved more lives than anyone in History and, as Maria Corina Machado, a truly fine person, stated to the Media when she gave me her Nobel Prize of last year, “Donald Trump settled many Wars, and deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than any person that has ever received it.” Based on my record of PEACE, a record like no one else has ever achieved, I agree! I got back all of the hostages in Israel, including the final 28, both living and dead, and worked with Hamas to"

Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "PEACE, a record like no one else has ever achieved, I agree! I got back all of the hostages in Israel, including the final 28, both living and dead, and worked with Hamas to do it — Nobody believed this was possible! I removed the World’s Evil Dictator, Nicolas Maduro, from Venezuela, and am in the process of making Venezuela a rich Democracy. Likewise, with Iran, I stopped them from destroying Israel, the Middle East, and Europe. I am also preventing, on a constant basis, a War between South Korea and North Korea, and Japan and North Korea. Add China and Taiwan, and numerous other hot spots, which have not been involved in Wars, only because of President Donald J. Trump, and the United States of America. I am responsible for having NATO countries increase spending from 2% to 5% of GDP, creating a stronger alliance and defense, another thing that everybody said was impossible to do. I have negotiated the release, and secured the return, of more than 900 political prisoners from multiple countries"

Donald Trump writes on Truth Social: "another thing that everybody said was impossible to do. I have negotiated the release, and secured the return, of more than 900 political prisoners from multiple countries in Eastern Europe. Additionally, I have brought 196 hostages HOME from captivity, from all over the World, and did it without having paid a ransom, unlike Biden and Obama who would pay Billions of Dollars. On top of it all, I have created a soon to be very prosperous Arctic. Despite all of this, the Nobel Prize was given today to a liberal person who works at the United Nations, who nobody has ever heard of. In all of the Wars that I have settled, I never spoke to the United Nations—they were of no help. The United States of America, represented by me, as your President, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn’t. This is an indelible stain on Norway, one that will never be forgotten. The Nobel “Peace” Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of Radical Ideologues who are Anti-Democracy, and Enemies of Civilization! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Polis Loizou 🐺🎃@polisloizou.bsky.social · 2h ago

A lot of talented and queer people have helped make the bigger, badder I WAS A TEENAGE BISEXUAL, and it would be lovely to have all our hard work pay off! Catch it in London, Nottingham, Sale and Wolverhampton from this week (especially London, where we have 7 performances) 🐺 polisloizou.com/iwatb

Polis Loizou 🐺🎃@polisloizou.bsky.social · 2h ago

And please do share / tell anyone you know. Have I mentioned we have 7 performances in London? 😭

Imogen Forster @imogenforster.bsky.social · 13h ago

I'm sure you know this one, too, @billherbert.bsky.social.

Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 23h ago

Happy weekend! Here’s a 3,500 year-old Minoan clay flask decorated with a wide-eyed octopus! 🐙❤️ From Palaikastro, Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a frontal view of a clay flask with warm-yellow coloured slip with black hand painted decoration depicting an octopus. The octopus is swimming diagonally with eight writhing, sucker-lined arms covering the surface of the flask. It stares out at the viewer with wide, almost cartoon-like eyes. Additional black painted motifs include sea urchins, tritons, small rocks and seaweed. Minoan decoration depicting sea motifs is known by scholars as the 'Marine Style'. The flask measures 27 cm (about 10.5 inches) in height. It has a short spout at the top with a small loop handle at either side and a small base so that it can stand upright.

“Its shape is somewhat unusual, constructed by slipping together, while still leather hard (clay that is not quite dry), two shallow plates which had been made on a fast spinning potter’s wheel and with highly refined clay. The circular bases of these shallow plates are still visible in the center of both sides of the flask” (Smart History article “Octopus Vase” by Dr Senta German https://smarthistory.org/octopus-vase/)

The flask was excavated in 1903 at a Bronze Age settlement site at Palaikastro. The excavations between 1902 and 1906, were run by R. Bosanquet and R.M. Dawkins from the British School of Athens. The flask is part of the collections at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete.

carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊@carolmac80.bsky.social · 2d ago

News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 23h ago

Protestors in Syracuse, New York have surrounded Trump's motorcad, preventing it from moving, and chanting "Fuck Donald Trump." October 9, 2026

Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet)@craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 15h ago

It's World Mental Health Day! Celebrating Creativity showcases the work of Outlook, the adult education programme for people who access mental health services. See it at the Wee Museum of Memory, Exhibition Space 2, 1st floor of Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh, 10.30 - 4.30, 11th - 20th October.

Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 17h ago

I should take advantage of the opportunity here to say that I have a book. It’s sold considerably more than 106 copies but I would definitely like to sell some more and if you hate everything Braverman stands for, you’ll enjoy it. geni.us/BreakingMicW...

Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters

Out now!

geni.us

varme.bsky.social @varme.bsky.social · 15h ago

@katevasey.bsky.social @opale60.bsky.social @liddell-cl.bsky.social @paarsec.com @dawn.duhado.com @beastbait.art @maxieknue.bsky.social @doriandawes.bsky.social @princessjade.bsky.social @imogenforster.bsky.social @eimhinmcnamara.bsky.social @anothersmd.bsky.social @harmonycorrupted.bsky.social

Death@insatiableone.bsky.social · 15h ago

I’m fading away inside…💔 🆘Mahmoud is dying before my eyes. The sepsis is worsening rapidly. Sham is sick, in pain and crying, and needs her medications and an endoscopy. I’m crying now while Ariam, my daughter, is crying from hunger.😔 I’m broken Please, save my family😭 chuffed.org/project/omsh...

Mahmoud in medical bed with legs in bandages and splints

Imogen Forster @imogenforster.bsky.social · 16h ago

Tell Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements action.eko.org/a/tell-airbn...

Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements

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Push the Boat Out Festival @ptbopoetry.bsky.social · last wk.

75 events. 120+ artists. Four days. There’s much more waiting to be discovered – from poetry as protest and social justice to workshops, new writers, experimental performance, music, conversations and collaborations. #PTBOFestival2026 - Full programme ON SALE NOW! https://ow.ly/BE9I50ZSuPK The List

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 2d ago

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a stunning Egyptian glass vessel in the shape of a #fish, it was probably used to hold ointments. Found in El-Amarna, #Egypt, 14th century BC. 📷 British Museum

A. E. Stallings @aestallings.bsky.social · 2d ago

Beautiful ancient glass #Fish! Of course, makes me think of this Marianne Moore poem: www.poetrynook.com/poem/egyptia...

An Egyptian Pulled Glass Bottle in the Shape of a Fish by Marianne Moore | PoetryNook

Here we have thirstand patience, from the first, and art, as in a wave held up for us to see in its essential perpendicularity;not brittle butintense—the spectrum, that spectacular and nimble animal t...

poetrynook.com

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 2d ago

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a stunning Egyptian glass vessel in the shape of a #fish, it was probably used to hold ointments. Found in El-Amarna, #Egypt, 14th century BC. 📷 British Museum

@billkittle.bsky.social · yesterday

Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · yesterday

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · yesterday

This #BannedBooksWeek, we're also celebrating National Voter Education Week! Voters count on America’s Libraries to prepare for elections and get #ReaderVoterReady. Learn more and find resources for your library: ala.org/readervoterready

America's Libraries help you cast your ballot with confidence! 1: Register to vote. 2: Get to know your ballot. 3: Make a plan to vote. 4: Understand the process. 5: Share with friends and family. NationalVoterEducationWeek.org. Reader Voter Ready, ALA American Library Association. National Voter Education Week.

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2d ago

So let's get this straight: Russia just murdered over 65 people in Ukraine in less than 48 hours. Crushed a building on top of sleeping families to celebrate Putin's birthday. And today, the U.S. announces that they are lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and planning to buy some,

Reyes Barbero Aranda @reyesbarberoaranda.bsky.social · yesterday

Si quieres apoyar papeleta única de toda la izquierda, mira esto, rellena y pásalo. Facil y efectivo🤳🤗 unasolapapeleta.vercel.app

Una sola papeleta

Escribimos a todas las izquierdas, sin excepciones, para que se sienten, negocien y se presenten juntas el 29N. El correo ya está redactado.

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Guillem Martínez @guillemmartinez.bsky.social · yesterday

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Una sola papeleta

Escribimos a todas las izquierdas, sin excepciones, para que se sienten, negocien y se presenten juntas el 29N. El correo ya está redactado.

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Dr Esther Gómez-Sierra @persiana.bsky.social · 2w ago

#DonQuijoteGonzo ¡Episodio nuevo, el 50, en la nave nodriza (la British Library 😀)! Se vuelve a hablar de Dickens, de la novela como género incorporado (embodied), de triunfar con productos laterales (by-products), y de poesía. Gracias a todxs por estos dos años. ¡Seguimos! 🫂 youtu.be/9krnnVBA4eQ

Don Quijote Gonzo 50. ¡Desde la nave nodriza, o sea, la British Library!

YouTube video by @PersianaJune

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Dr Esther Gómez-Sierra @persiana.bsky.social · yesterday

✉️ Escribimos a todas las representantes a la izquierda del PSOE para pedirles una sola papeleta el 29N. El correo ya está redactado y se manda en un minuto. Participa y pásalo unasolapapeleta.vercel.app

Una sola papeleta

Escribimos a todas las izquierdas, sin excepciones, para que se sienten, negocien y se presenten juntas el 29N. El correo ya está redactado.

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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · yesterday

There's something very unsettling about the idea that at least some publishers stand to make a lot of money via the Anthropic settlement and are also weighing the idea of using AI to cut staff to, presumably, save money/increase executive bonuses. The most cynical response to AI imaginable.

Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 2d ago

For @wired.com, I spoke with workers about the quiet push to experiment with AI tools from book publishing executives at the Big Five. www.wired.com/story/book-p...

Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting

Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.

wired.com

Polis Loizou 🐺🎃@polisloizou.bsky.social · yesterday

As an author with no clout whatsoever, I think I will need written clarification from any publisher or agent I ever work with from now on that no AI will ever be used in association with* my work. */against

Adam Morgan@adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 2d ago

For @wired.com, I spoke with workers about the quiet push to experiment with AI tools from book publishing executives at the Big Five. www.wired.com/story/book-p...

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · yesterday

Sanity at last