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Works for the NHS. Geek. Likes history, politics, Palestine, cats, music, TV, films, ballet, wine, photography, PS5, science, astronomy, opera and books My pinterest page - https://uk.pinterest.com/moonbootica/

Sadler's Wells Ballet in Cinderella, 1948 Moira Shearer as Cinderella, Michael Somes as The Prince, Nadia Nerina as The Fairy Spring, Violetta Elvin as The Fairy Summer, Pamela May as The Fairy Godmother, Pauline Clayden as The Fairy Autumn, and Beryl Grey as The Fairy Winter - Photo by Roger Wood

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Ludi Romani Quiz: 1) Who held the first Ludi Romani? Lucius Tarquinus Priscus 2) When? 5th century BC 3) Why? To honour a military victory 4) How long do the Ludi last? From 4th to 19th September 5) What are the main shows? Gladiators fights, chariot races and theatrical plays

📷© The Trustees of the British Museum 📷 By Georges Jansoone (JoJan)   https://zurl.co/3V5XQ  Showing a relief of chariot races.📷 Gladiators, Zliten mosaic, Leptis Magna, Libya, 2nd AD; credits: https://zurl.co/tD4VO📷© The Trustees of the British Museum 📷 By Georges Jansoone (JoJan)   https://zurl.co/3V5XQ  Showing a relief of chariot races.📷 Gladiators, Zliten mosaic, Leptis Magna, Libya, 2nd AD; credits: https://zurl.co/tD4VO📷© The Trustees of the British Museum 📷 By Georges Jansoone (JoJan)   https://zurl.co/3V5XQ  Showing a relief of chariot races.📷 Gladiators, Zliten mosaic, Leptis Magna, Libya, 2nd AD; credits: https://zurl.co/tD4VO

A little pinch of the crabs in our collection 🦀 🦀 Bronze box in the form of a Crab, 16th or 17th century, northern Italy. Bronze, 15.5 cm x 12.8 cm. WA1947.191.174 🦀 Study of a Velvet Crab, 1870, by John Ruskin (1819–1900). Bodycolour over graphite on blue wove paper. WA.RS.ED.199

A bronze box in the form of a crabAn artwork by John Ruskin of a Velvet Crab against a light blue background.A Japanese fuchi, black with a gold crab detail.A Japanese colour woodblock prink of a woman in traditional dress sat on the ground surrounded by crabs.

I underline: it is not that British Sensible Moderates did not understand their new McCarthyist terror was creating fertile ground for the far right. They knew that very well and they *did not give a fuck*, because absolutely nothing was more important than getting their high-status jobs back.

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · yesterday

Wait until you guys find out what those terrifying all-media stories about Luciana Berger and Laura Kuenssberg needing bodyguards to go to a Labour conference actually were. You are going to shit.

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UPDATE: West Midlands Police have denied Nigel Farage's claim that they refused to let him on stage due to a security threat
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