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Apparently it’s National Pig Day, which is all the excuse I need to re-post this adorable ancient Cypriot pig rattle from Portsmouth Museum.

Our book donations usually come in tatty cardboard boxes, gift wrapping would be much nicer!

Democracy Volunteers Observing elections to improve democracy We are are a volunteer election observer group based in the UK but we also work abroad. We are always looking for new observers and students for our courses!

This is the group claiming to have observed lots of 'family voting' democracyvolunteers.org

Plan to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street given official go-ahead Sadiq Khan promises to create ‘world-leading urban space’, with remaining traffic removed this summer

Lots of bus routes are being diverted via Wigmore Street www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

Good to see articles like this go mainstream, and also happy to note that I’m familiar with (and mostly already using) the recommended alternatives. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

So sorry to have missed this!

They turned the lights off and then threw sticks in the air? Surprised there weren't more injuries.

Einstein - AI Education Companion Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer — he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

This version does but I'm starting to wonder if they're the same tool companion.ai/einstein

Completely agree!

Me too! That’s the hospital I was born in :)

Interesting! I hadn't picked up on that distinction but it makes complete sense.

The image is a promotional banner for a winter sale, featuring clothing and accessories. A raglan shirt and tote bag, both displaying the text "Free People Read Freely" alongside logos for the Office for Intellectual Freedom and the American Library Association, are shown. The sale offers 25% off from February 10 to 13, with "librarygiftshop.org" at the bottom. Snowflake patterns border the banner.

Today’s the last day for 25% off at the Library Gift Shop.
Find something great for the library lover in your life and help power our advocacy work with every purchase. librarygiftshop.org
📚💙
#FreePeopleReadFreely

“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video

Yiyun Li | To Remember in America When I was at nursery school in Beijing in the 1970s, there was a teacher who seemed to find tireless pleasure in...

To Remember in America www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

This is very sad to read but very lovely too.

Display: Spotlight on The Africa Centre Explore our special display celebrating the rich history and cultural impact of The Africa Centre, founded in 1961.

Our FREE Spotlight on The Africa Centre🌍

Celebrating 60 years of African creativity, activism & community in London. From Black artists & thinkers to historic movements, explore the legacy through the archives.

📅 9 Feb - 2 Jul 2026 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...

Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”

Your leader told people like me to leave the party so I no longer feel any obligation to get behind him or anyone else in his cabinet.

My advice would be for you to find and follow lots more accounts here. Then they'll follow you back and your profile will keep growing.

Just back from lunch very happily eaten with a spork so I'm backing Nick on this.

A photograph of myself standing in front of ladybird book shelves holding a large wooden ladybird model

When this vintage wooden shop display Ladybird came up for sale, how could I resist?

'Floral Hall, Covent Garden' (1965) by Edward Bawden

In Minneapolis, people are literally singing resistance before marching to the hotels where ICE agents are staying—inviting them to defect and join us in solidarity. It’s an action rooted in compassion, courage, and collective humanity. Transforming fear into shared power.

❗️Library job alert! Want to design and deliver innovative research and teaching services to library users at Imperial? Apply for the Library Manager and Liaison Librarian (Medicine). Find out more here 👉bit.ly/3O5N3q2

Deadline: 12 February 2026

Pubmed website with a notice on it saying that due to a lapse in government funding it might not be up to date.

And we're back to this. #pubmed #NIHFundingLapse

Thanks - if anyone wants an overview of what we have we have a guide to the types of maps you can find here - www.history.ac.uk/map-collecti...

I have the same worries. Awareness is key I think so honest documentaries like this really help.

Yes, it’s a really heartfelt review. bsky.app/profile/theg...

Type F Pillar Box - David Mellor, 1968

Type A Edward VIII Pillar Box - 1936

📮 Happy 50th birthday to our friends at the @lbsg.org! Founded in 1976 they’re the recognised authority on the history and development of Britain’s 800 different types of post box, of which there are 11,500+ across the country.

To celebrate, here are 10 of our favourite C20 post box designs... 🧵

UKIP protester wearing St George tunic and carrying multiple signs.

UKIP protester sign

I saw them marching down Oxford St, a decidedly odd bunch.

Trying to figure out which part of Exhibition Rd this is. Is the red building part of the V&A?