Daniel Ratcliffe-Shutt

Thinking about this as the bombers start to land in Gloucestershire fields, quite clearly against the wishes of the British people and their government.

I have a theory that the people that write these kinds of headlines see it as an act of satirical resistance. Pisstaking in plan sight.

Bonkery from the Daily Mail

good to see the Mail has a firm grip on the worst case scenario. “Worst of All” #unhingedheadlines

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE LABRADOODLES IN CHICHISTER!

Bonkery from the Daily Mail

good to see the Mail has a firm grip on the worst case scenario. “Worst of All” #unhingedheadlines

Cornish narcissi

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus

Sun rising into a blue sky over frosty hills

Shap, Cumbria. And something not seen for a while.

Sheep

I know this one. It’s a character.

It should be. But they always come back. Terminators in ermine and tweed.

Only two more sleeps before Ben Saunders @wessexarchaeology.bsky.social introduces Maritime Mapping around the Firth of Forth. Book your free ticket here👉 www.mining-landscapes.org/news
#MaritimeHeritage #Coal #MiningHeritage

Oh dear. Can we not ‘make lists’ though.

‘Today in Parliament’

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

Large brick wall with a tiny white signat the base of the wall that says "Slavery was real"

"Slavery was real"

Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.

Presidents House, Philadelphia.

News report regarding apparent US ‘security guarentees’ for Ukraine

There seems to be a problem with the bleedin’ obvious here.

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

Remember maybe ten years ago when both historians and socialists were warning about the rise of fascism, as the media class smirked and joked on TV. Next time, I say we just listen.

a bald man is sitting at a desk and giving a peace sign . Alt: Dr Evil, a pale bald supervillain in a grey suit, doing air quotes.

‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.’

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS

He strikes me as an honest thoughtful chap. I think his message might just have been quite simply ‘we don’t have an answer’. ‘This is a bit of a spot’.
Bleak.

If, and I think this was quite carefully what he was saying’ he, (and by extension the whole machinery of Govt) don’t have an answer to ‘what do we do now’, then the conclusion is that we really are very deeply fucked.

Time to come off the cloud?

Elevation map of the Fens showing present-day topography and major settlements. Insert: map of Britain with the Fens (an area of eastern England) highlighted.

The Fens, once the UK's largest lowland wetland, are under threat from environmental change. Examining changes in landscape, habitat, and species from the Neolithic to today underscores the need for integrated heritage and environmental management.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

Pale blue dawn and streetlights illuminate the narrow cobblestone street. Plants rise from the houses on either side. A small cat walks toward the camera in the distance.

Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Lejwa

Barbara Hepworth, Hollow Form (Penwith), 1955-56
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136123

Shittest pack of Top Trumps ever

The Sisters of Percy

This is one of the Royal Observer Corps posts where two or three observers would monitor blasts and fallout around the UK in the event of a nuclear war.

Instead, we're all watching climate change unfold on our phones and TVs.

The rood screen and loft inside St Anno's, Llananno is a medieval gem that no visitor will forget in a hurry. Spanning the entire width of the building, this magnificent piece of medieval craftsmanship dates from the 15th century.

2/9

ABTA