The Occupier

@mudwiggler.bsky.social

Musician, printmaker, cricketer, socialist, ex-Labour, into SF and weird art. Music at theoccupier.bandcamp.com and https://www.artcore.com/the-occupier No DMs, no right wingers, zero posts you get blocked. AI;DR

‘Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard’ Fantastic Yorkshire Museum exhibition showcasing some of the 800+ artefacts from the UK’s largest Iron Age metalwork hoard! So many beautifully crafted bronze objects decorated with coral, glass, and enamel! Do visit! 📷 me #Archaeology

My photo collage shows various copper-alloy objects, now green with corrosion, from the Melsonby Iron Age Hoard on display at the Yorkshire Museum in York.

Top left: a copper-alloy bridle bit. The metal rod was placed in the ponies mouth and the rings at each end rested on the cheeks

Middle left: an ornate copper-alloy finial 

Bottom left: Decorative horse harness fitting

Top right: a view of the so-called ‘Block’. The block is made up of 88 individual artefacts which were threaded together, wrapped in fabric and then buried. Over time the objects have become fused together due to iron corrosion and appear as a large orangey-brown block of corroded metal. Objects in the block include horse harnesses, spearheads, wagon parts, and more! On the wall behind is exhibition signage reading ‘Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard’ 

Middle right: Horse harness fitting embellished with coral bleached white by time, but once a vibrant red colour.

Bottom right: decorative stylised human face from a copper-alloy wine mixing bowl

THREAD/ORIGINAL ART GIVEAWAY This hare linoprint is by my mum, Jo. I'll be sending an original of this to one randomly chosen person who reposts this link to my recently updated website & pops a reply below. www.tom-cox.com The offer is open worldwide. I also have some more art to give away...

A meadow hare, filled with flowers, cut from lino by my mum, Jo.

Burnham urged to increase tax on banks as Barclays’ pre-tax profits for the second quarter soar to £3.3bn, up 31% on the year. Other banks making record profits too, closing branches, cutting staff, and involved in scandals. Chance for the Burnham and chancellor to show whose side they’re on.

Burnham urged to increase tax on banks as Barclays’ profits soar

TUC says lender ‘can easily afford to pay more tax’ as it increases half-year bonus pool by nearly 30%

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Jareds band is playing the Co Op Live in Manchester in 2027, the Co Op group has been approached by the BBC with the allegations. If you are a Co Op member/ customer/ gig goer in the North please use the 'ethical concerns' on their form to ask them to drop the gig. I have. www.coop.co.uk/contact-us

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New BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I've confirmed that the UK's new Sovereign AI Fund does no due diligence on whether AI companies use copyrighted work without permission before investing in them. It took me 3 Freedom of Information requests to find this out: 🧵 1/10

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