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Kate Innes

@kateinnes.bsky.social

Writer, trained in Archaeology. Author of Medieval 'Arrowsmith Trilogy’ for adults,& historical fantasy/paranormal adventures for young people. 'The Ghost Gambit' coming 23/11👻 https://linktr.ee/MindforestBooks

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hookland.bsky.social@hookland.bsky.social · 5d ago

The old spirits of the land do not speak English. They refuse Latin. The old spirits of the land talk in green tongues, wooden whispers, hollow hill rumbling. They know the Five Tongues of Faery, grammars before ice and island. Your patriotism is not in their dictionaries. – #CLNolan

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Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · last wk.

It is my honor and privilege to be headed to the US Senate to serve the great state of Michigan.  Michigan, we did what they said couldn’t be done. We won. Together. Now the real work begins.

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Robert Suits@robertsuits.bsky.social · 2w ago

In the spirit of this, buy my book! The cover is pretty! I aimed for readability! You need more books in your library -- bookshelves should be aspirational objects that include things you want to read and haven't gotten to yet! And then buy Matt's book, too! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The Hobo

A panoramic history of America’s first climate migrants

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Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 2w ago

Post Repeatedly About Your Stuff

Kate Innes@kateinnes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Every time I post about my books, I feel uncomfortable. Hence I do it infrequently. I'm afraid that is all about to change! 😱

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is no truer nor more important fact than this for a creative seeking to promote their work. I have wanged on about a book until I want to die with shame and had people say, "oh, do yo uhave a book out?" When the shamedeath urge comes, you STILL haven't posted enough. Post double. Triple that.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2w ago

Friends, I've been contacted by the heads of Ukrainian hospitals and state institutions asking for help in obtaining generators. They are very difficult to source these days, and you know how critical the need for them is in Ukraine.

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Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3w ago

And much of Oxford Street is going car-free from tomorrow! I don't even live in London anymore but I'm genuinely excited about this. If it works well, it could be one of Khan's big legacies. People have been talking about doing this for literal decades, and now it's happening.

G🅰️reth@gbentl.bsky.social · 3w ago

London has probably now got the cleanest air out of any equivalent sized cities in the world thanks to Ulez, electric cars and buses.

Kate Innes@kateinnes.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today I sent my book to the printer 🤞 Ideal if you like spooky, supernatural, ancient, Egyptian, archaeological goings on. ☠️ Lily Ash is psychic & she can see the past. Unfortunately, many people, dead & alive, can think of a use for her! 'The Ghost Gambit', preorder for delivery 23/11 Link in bio

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Xander's Skyscape@wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here's Sir David Attenborough on why this huge, heart-shaped piece of the UK in Northumberland is so important. A chance like this to save massive space for nature won't come again. £11,000 donated yesterday, £1.37m still to go by the end of the month - the time is now! 💚 #conservation #ukwildlife

Sir David Attenborough on the Rothbury Estate

YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts

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Xander's Skyscape@wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 4w ago

One final sprint to save a landscape - £28m secured, £2m to go! Donation matching until the end of the month - the Wildlife Trusts are so close to buying the largest chunk of the UK offered for sale in 30 yrs. Landscape-scale protection, to hold a 40-mile wide nature corridor together for wildlife.

Anthony Etherin@anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 4w ago

WORD FACT Just as "curtsy" comes from a contraction of "courtesy" (courtesy→court'sy→curtsy), "fancy" comes from a contraction of "fantasy" (fantasy→fant'sy→fancy). While fantasy and fancy have diverged in meaning, both still refer to imagination and a sense of elaboration.

Kate Watson@loreandordure.com · 4w ago

Belated printing day thread (even less signal than usual today so couldn’t post at the time!). The current work is Christmas cards. If you think you might want some when drop a comment on the quoted post here and I’ll let you know when I sort my useless adhd arse out to start taking orders!

Kate Watson@loreandordure.com · last mo.

This year’s Christmas card designs are finalised and starting to print this weekend! (Going to start taking pre-orders soon, if you’d like me to let you know when I get that sorted, please drop a note below!)

Inked forme of wood type spelling HO! HO! HO!
Kate Innes@kateinnes.bsky.social · 4w ago

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

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Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · last mo.

President Zelenskyy at an interview with Piers Morgan: We can't be weak, otherwise we can't survive. We are not selling our country. It's not about business for us. It's our life. And this is our country, it's our body, our home, our children. And this is very important for us.

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · last mo.

"Voters had not been informed sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas. Evidence that they tried to interfere with the 2019 general election. We also know that they have tried to stoke tensions and unrest in the wake of horrific events"

[screenshot from archived version of Observer piece From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confirm Kremlin role in Brexit vote Burnham, who last week met the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, said the pair discussed the growing risks posed by hostile states, and that his counterpart "was saying to me that the AfD [Alternative für Deutschland] are clearly linked to Russia - funded, I believe". Speaking on the podcast, he added: "There is certainly misinformation, disinformation that is emanating from Russia into German politics... But I asked the question coming to Downing Street: was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia? And I've had the clear answer that yes, there was. "I mean, these things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia." Burnham said the country had been "too much on the back foot", which meant voters had not been "informed... sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas". Speaking at the UN a fortnight ago, Burnham touched on Russian interference in UK democracy without discussing the Brexit vote. He said: "We have evidence that they tried to interfere with the 2019 general election. We also know that they have tried to stoke tensions and unrest in the wake of horrific events." https://archive.ph/zyNbm https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/from-russia-with-interference-burnham-first-pm-to-confirm-kremlin-role-in-brexit-vote
Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · last mo.

Andy Burnham: “There is certainly misinformation, disinformation that is emanating from Russia into German politics… But I asked the question coming to Downing Street: was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia? And I’ve had the clear answer that yes, there was" archive.ph/zyNbm

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · last mo.

The "Party of Reagan" has the United States siding with Russian aggression against NATO allies and a brutal war on a European democratic US partner. Yes, the whole party. If they didn't, they would impeach and remove the president who is blatantly breaking US law to help fund Russia's war effort.

Kate Innes@kateinnes.bsky.social · last mo.

Can you help Mohammed & his family of 13 people in Gaza, including elderly & small children? There is nearly nothing between them & the weather, the winter, the hunger, other than a thin tent & us. They are desperate. I will make sure they receive your donations! Thanks💚❤️ chuffed.org/project/1729...

Help Mohammed and his displaced family in Gaza provide for their needs

My dear friends, I am Mohammed Hamad from Gaza, 23 years old. My family and I were displaced from our hometown of Beit Hanoun. We have been moved many times during this brutal war and are living under...

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nancyforde.com@nancyfjorde.bsky.social · last mo.

In Danish, 'mose' means #bog. 'Magle mose' means big bog. What a beautiful tool. Imagine the kind that crafted this over 8,000 years ago... #Jutland #Denmark #Archaeology

Jonas Holm Jæger@jonasholmjaeger.bsky.social · last mo.

Check it, nerds. Recent find of late stage Maglemosian (8400 BP) antler axe with preserved wooden handle from Egholm, Northern Jutland. Fantastic to see that we still have conditions in Denmark for such fantastic organic preservation. Because it probably won’t be long before we don’t.