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Helen McCarthy

@glider

Glider in the night, dancer in the dark, lover of lost rivers and paths in the woods and libraries and half-open doors. Moonlights as a writer. All images and poems mine unless credited elsewise. AI is only acceptable if it's consensual.

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That’s not true, but as of the year 0079 of the universal century, a half-century had passed since mankind began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies to avoid an interview with Chotiner.

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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March 6, 1937 legendary cosmonaut, first woman in space Valentina #Tereshkova turns 89. She made history with the Vostok-6 spaceflight -1963, orbited Earth 48 times in ~3 days in space. Happy birthday & many happy returns of the day Valentina Vladimirovna
contactlight.de

06.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#SomethingBeautiful - how Wildlife Trusts are restoring balance that improves life for nature, farmers and communities

06.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DoJ releases Epstein files containing uncorroborated abuse allegations against Trump Justice department said the files were initially withheld because they were mistakenly categorized as duplicates The US justice department released additional files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, including FBI memos describing interviews with a woman who made uncorroborated allegations against Epstein and Donald Trump. The documents were not included in the justice department’s earlier releases of Epstein-related records, which began in December. Justice department officials have said the files were initially withheld because they were mistakenly categorized as duplicates. Continue reading...

DoJ releases Epstein files containing uncorroborated abuse allegations against Trump

06.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 15

The "standards" to which the House of Lords holds its members would be risible in a kindergarten. You can help to defraud your country, cause untold death and sorrow, yet still resign declaring innocence. A minor social club would kick you out in disgrace; the Lords is a get-off-free gravy train.

06.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If only. Doesn't treason still carry the death penalty?

06.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are the cheapest and most secure handcuffs sized for five-year-olds imported from the USA, the UAE or Israel? Asking for a friend in Government procurement.

06.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nigel Farage thinks Donald Trump should run the UK (as a front for Vladimir Putin.) So he's just making it clear what will happen if he is ever elected Prime Minister.

06.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
England's Reformations and their Legacies In this series, instead of telling β€˜the story’ of β€˜the Reformation’, Professor Ryrie tells six overlapping, competing stories of the different kinds of Reformation Tudor England enjoyed and endured.

Was listening to these again recently.

Made me think that maybe the reformations and the wars of the three kingdoms form, like, the two master keys for explaining England which suffer from the greatest gap between importance and general knowledge.

Maybe?
www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/se...

06.03.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacks

Forcing half a million people to leave their homes and then destroying their homes is ethnic cleansing.

Why are you just sat here watching?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

06.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Was someone wearing Meta RayBans?

06.03.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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‼️BREAKING

Hungary detained two Ukrainian Oschadbank cash-collection vehicles in Budapest.

Inside:
$40M
€35M
9 kg of gold.

7 Ukrainian employees were escorting the cargo.
Their location is now unknown.

The transport was fully legal under an international banking agreement.

06.03.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

In better news: #SlavaUkraini and glory to Team Human πŸ’™πŸ’›πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Telling Jesus he'll never make it if he keeps being so hostile to wealth. Advising him to moderate his message to appeal to the Galilee suburbs

06.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 5166 πŸ” 892 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 19

It's always time for this anti-fascist moment from Casablanca.

06.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 626 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 1
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This shows the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on end-to-end encryption and that it's only governed by Swiss privacy law, can provide to third parties. In this case, the FBI. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

05.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1011 πŸ” 496 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 76

Chef’s kiss for the title

06.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A six panel comic of a man and a woman where their word balloons are actually other panels (there are no words) indicating future actions and explaining why they did what they did.

A six panel comic of a man and a woman where their word balloons are actually other panels (there are no words) indicating future actions and explaining why they did what they did.

a three panel comic about SΓΈren Kierkegaard in which the text of the man reads backwards and the dog forwards "Life can only be understood backwards" and the dog "but it must be lived forwards"

a three panel comic about SΓΈren Kierkegaard in which the text of the man reads backwards and the dog forwards "Life can only be understood backwards" and the dog "but it must be lived forwards"

It's that time in my Making comics intro course when I talk image-text relations, which gives me an excuse to share 2 favorite comics that do bewildering things that can only be done in comics! Ibn Al-Rabin's seminal Le Verbe ProphΓ©tique alongside the always brilliant @tomgauld.bsky.social. So good!

05.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 315 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

"I have usernames older than you" is the new "I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice"

06.03.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The Leather Souls - There's No Use [USA, Garage] (1966) Acetate
The Leather Souls - There's No Use [USA, Garage] (1966) Acetate

The Leather Souls - There's No Use [USA, Garage] (1966) Acetate
https://redd.it/g4xyrj
https://youtu.be/OTtFlvIM3vk

06.03.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.03.2026 09:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Selectasound '88 & The Bob Boon Singers -- Tabou [Belgian Freakbeat Library Psych With The Ghost Choir Vocals] (1972) Arthur Lyman Cover Possibly Made For TV
Selectasound '88 & The Bob Boon Singers -- Tabou [Belgian Freakbeat Library Psych With The Ghost Choir Vocals] (1972) Arthur Lyman Cover Possibly Made For TV

Selectasound '88 & The Bob Boon Singers -- Tabou [Belgian Freakbeat Library Psych With The Ghost Choir Vocals] (1972) Arthur Lyman Cover Possibly Made For TV
https://redd.it/6dn5b7
https://youtu.be/M8rORVkcUQ4

05.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

War has its uses. Nobody is discussing the Epstein files or Netanyahu's legal problems, so job done, only irrelevant civilians and a few service people killed, and loads of dosh for military profiteers.

05.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"the rich β€œreally value the ability to move and work wherever they want, when they want, and when something like the Iran war disrupts it, they don’t like it”." Immorality on show - heaven forbid the rich should have to pay tax and contribute to the UK like the little people.

05.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reeling from loss, Niigata’s animation festival refuses to fold After losing key organizers and the death of its founder, the festival wasn’t sure it could go on. Instead of going dark, however, NIAFF rebuilt from scratch.

While anime booms around the globe, Niigata's animation festival provides a platform for new talent despite facing serious challenges. Matt Schley's latest article outlines the problems, aspirations and determination to keep Niigata on the anime map.

www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...

05.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it!

05.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it just me or does the one with the sleek hair and edgy jacket look just a little like the younger brother of @jmswallow.bsky.social ?

05.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates - In The Midnight Hour [USA, Rock/Funk-Soul] (1977)
Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates - In The Midnight Hour [USA, Rock/Funk-Soul] (1977)

Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates - In The Midnight Hour [USA, Rock/Funk-Soul] (1977)
https://redd.it/o0yzr2
https://youtu.be/YhOCj5h0qkk

05.03.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Barbara Newhall Follett (1914-1939?) was an American child prodigy. Her first novel, The House Without Windows, was published in 1927, when she was only 12. Her second novel was a betseller when she was 14. In December 1939, aged 25, she disappeared. She has never been found. #CelebratingWomen

05.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2