Dr Nuits de Young
@nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social
Historian/art historian (12C & 18C esp), lover of Old Roses, literature, art, music, pigeons & other cute creatures! Trans-inclusive egalitarian #FBPE #UKEUFriend #Aspie GilchristHeritage at the Other Place. Posts in personal capacity. She/They
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I havenβt yet seen the Odyssey so I have nothing to add to The Discourse except these amazing sculptures of sirens, which I just encountered at a museum:
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda forΒ hisΒ administration to leadΒ the UKΒ towards a new European future.
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Just 1 day left to sign before we take our Asks for Andy petition to Downing Street on Thursday! @europeanmovement.co.uk π¬π§πͺπΊ Add your name ππ» www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda forΒ hisΒ administration to leadΒ the UKΒ towards a new European future.
europeanmovement.co.uk
One of the biggest myths about Europe is that freedom of movement was mainly about holidays. It wasnβt. It was about careers, families, study, retirement, business and opportunity. Travel was just one part of something much bigger.
Good grief. Jail them. Intimidation, stalking, conspiracy to breach the peace, hate crimes... whatever can be thrown at them. #RTC #thugs #fascism #FakePatriots #RightWingRetards #Newsnight #r4today
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social Β· yesterdayLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workersβ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
π¨π¨π¨ Mass lobby sign ups have just opened. Click here to sign up, invite your MP, and join us to show that we arenβt going away. Wednesday 9th September, just after Parliament returns, 1-5pm: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...
Mass Lobby for Trans Equality - 9th September 2026
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a confusing mess of challenging rules and lawfare.
transsolidarityalliance.com
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has written an op-ed about growing hostility towards LGBTI+ people in countries including the UK, calling on governments to "double down on the simple promise that human rights belong to everyone". Read more: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Attacks on LGBTI people are the warning sign of a wider backlash against democracy - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 3 August 2026
coe.int
In 1392, a man filing some paperwork with the royal government claimed that many parts of his property 'are at present worth nothing because of the king's hunting grounds, which are full of rabbits'. I know he's probably talking about crop destruction, but I prefer to imagine this problem:
Here are the mounds of sutton hoo and the NT badges
Skulls and Sheets@skullsandsheets.bsky.social Β· yesterdaySomehow ended up at Sutton Hoo
Bigots always set the conversations, forcing marginalised communities to play defence to react, respond, and put out endless proverbial fires. Donβt fall for it. Set conversations yourselves, and donβt inadvertently amplify their talking points. This isnβt forever. They WILL lose. Keep going.
Zig, Zag and Zoom are starting to self feed π They arrived with us just 5 days ago β weak, cold and dehydrated. Theyβre currently receiving treatment for pneumonia, so seeing them begin to eat independently is such an encouraging sign! Keep going little ones π€πΎ
What is the Genius Loci Digest? I don't believe stories only exist in books. They're written into the places we inhabit. There are whispers within the walls. The world is storied - we simply have to learn how to read it. π www.digest.andymarsh...
This. BBC News is not fit for purpose.
Neil Brand@neilkbrand.bsky.social Β· 2d agoWhat the hell is the BBC 6pm news doing leading with Farage's clickbait about using the Royal Navy to stop immigrants? An absurd soundbite from a tiny party with a disgraced leader and that's the most important news in the UK today? Dear God. The rot has truly gone deep.
And don't forget to check out the first research published on the Melsonby Hoards too! doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Vehicles of change: two exceptional deposits of destroyed chariots or wagons from Late Iron Age Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Vehicles of change: two exceptional deposits of destroyed chariots or wagons from Late Iron Age Britain - Volume 100 Issue 411
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Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social Β· 3d agoβChariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoardβ Fantastic Yorkshire Museum exhibition showcasing some of the 800+ artefacts from the UKβs largest Iron Age metalwork hoard! So many beautifully crafted bronze objects decorated with coral, glass, and enamel! Do visit! π· me #Archaeology
βChariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoardβ Fantastic Yorkshire Museum exhibition showcasing some of the 800+ artefacts from the UKβs largest Iron Age metalwork hoard! So many beautifully crafted bronze objects decorated with coral, glass, and enamel! Do visit! π· me #Archaeology
Never Give Up the Resistance.
More pandering to Reform and the right. If you want to stop the small boats, rejoin the EU and reopen safe routes. This from Burnham is just more of the same old crap. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Burnham vows βrelentlessβ fight to halt small boat crossings
PM says he is not βcomplacentβ as he announced a boost to the number of officers deployed to tackle smuggling gangs
independent.co.uk
Connected by more than a map. Our future is European.
Rather than allowing humanists to contribute to Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the BBC's current format requires all speakers to frame political and current affairs commentary through a religious or scriptural lens. Yet half of the UK is non-religious so why not let us speak?