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Dr Francesca Santoro

@phyllida.bsky.social

Greek & Roman history, politics, art history, literature. Music: Mahler, DSCH, opera, chamber music. Have lived in Rome & Amsterdam. Love languages, theatre, museums in general, Shakespeare, London, the House of Commons, Rowson cartoons, in particular.๐Ÿ˜Š

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There you go, using Occam's Razor! ๐Ÿ˜ผ

07.12.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tabby and white cat in a sitting position with half-closed eyes and an inscrutable smile

Tabby and white cat in a sitting position with half-closed eyes and an inscrutable smile

Stripey Man does his best impression of an Ancient Egyptian deity

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography

07.12.2025 07:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 282    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Nothing says racism, cruelty, hatred and weakness combined in one quite like the orange felon removing all free access to National Parks on federal holidays that honor black people whilst giving free access on his own birthday. He shouldโ€™ve been sent to jail forever.

07.12.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8608    ๐Ÿ” 2018    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 296    ๐Ÿ“Œ 100
An infant holding 2 snakes, and several other marble sculptures aligned side by side. On the wall are inscriptions paved.

An infant holding 2 snakes, and several other marble sculptures aligned side by side. On the wall are inscriptions paved.

Baby Herakles killing snakes (and some other lovely sculptures), in Musei Capitolini

06.12.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 204    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every leader in the world, especially our enemies, knows how easy it is to manipulate Trump with flattery and bribery.

If he was a Democrat everyone would be appalled at the national security risk and demand he be removed.

06.12.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1828    ๐Ÿ” 384    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Little Princess Elizabeth Stuart, later the Winter Queen of Bohemia, at age 7 in 1603, w/ dubious hair-styling. Painted by Robert Peake, whose day is today.

06.12.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 119    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Westminster Portrait, ca. 1090. Richard, crowned, wearing his Coronation robes, sits on the Coronation Chair. He holds the orb and scepter.

Westminster Portrait, ca. 1090. Richard, crowned, wearing his Coronation robes, sits on the Coronation Chair. He holds the orb and scepter.

#ShakespeareSunday how sour sweet music is,/
When time is broke and no proportion kept! /So is it in the music of men's lives/...I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. R II V.5 Topic: Time @lightacandle.bsky.social @tonylarch.bsky.social @tjmiddleton.bsky.social @earlgreytea220.bsky.social

07.12.2025 08:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Decodex โ€“ A Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Game Decode a quote a day! Play the daily cryptogram at playdecodex.com.

Decodex 2025-12-07

๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸข

Time: 1:34

@lightacandle.bsky.social @tonylarch.bsky.social

Egad! He looks like Michael Gove's cousin!๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

Play here: playdecodex.com

07.12.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aka, Red-Backed Kingfisher, for the language-obsessed. ๐Ÿ˜ผRufus, in Latin = Red.๐Ÿ˜Š

Gorgeous photo! (Gorgeous bird!)

07.12.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The orange felon insults yet another female reporter by calling CNNโ€™s Kaitlan Collins โ€œstupid and nastyโ€ after she inquired about the price of his trashy dictator ballroom after it increased by another $100M.

This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.

06.12.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7878    ๐Ÿ” 2117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 382    ๐Ÿ“Œ 84
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โ€œThe point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.

It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.โ€

- Garry Kasparov

06.12.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13935    ๐Ÿ” 4015    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 178    ๐Ÿ“Œ 103
MooCow a normal innocent tuxedo cat taking a bath

MooCow a normal innocent tuxedo cat taking a bath

Happy #caturday everyone. MooCow wishes everyone a good weekend!

06.12.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1964    ๐Ÿ” 68    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Incredibly well dressed and accessorized: Elizabeth Poulett in 1616. Painter Robert Peake, whose day is today, does justice to her A+ wardrobe.

06.12.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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You mean the winner of the Prestigious Pusamuckel P*iss Prizeโ€”I mean Peace Prizeโ€”? (I always make that mistake.)๐Ÿ˜ผ

06.12.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prime Minister of Poland. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ

06.12.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13645    ๐Ÿ” 3195    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 493    ๐Ÿ“Œ 182

Looks like *Someone* "found" [him] "the votes!"๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ™„

06.12.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee Theyโ€™re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.

www.narativ.org/p/breaking-e...

06.12.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7646    ๐Ÿ” 2883    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 452    ๐Ÿ“Œ 307
Trump supporters climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol

Trump supporters climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol

Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life โ€” We will always refute it & combat it"

Unless youโ€™re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol โ€” then you receive a pardon & get called a patriotโ€ฆ

05.12.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10302    ๐Ÿ” 2992    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 374    ๐Ÿ“Œ 153
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Northern lights over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Sky

#EastCoastKin #photography #longexposure

06.12.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2331    ๐Ÿ” 248    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ†

06.12.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14323    ๐Ÿ” 3163    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 414    ๐Ÿ“Œ 221

Such a comforting sound!๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿค—

06.12.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thirty-five seconds! Wow.๐Ÿ˜Š

06.12.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black and white long hair tuxedo cat sits in a cat bed, looking up at the camera.

A black and white long hair tuxedo cat sits in a cat bed, looking up at the camera.

Freida photo advent calendar Day 5! The only time I can get this close is when she's stoned from the vet ๐Ÿ˜‚

06.12.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 345    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shadows of trees cast by the low autumnal sun across the church on a blue sky day.

Shadows of trees cast by the low autumnal sun across the church on a blue sky day.

St Peterโ€™s Church,
#Wolferton #Norfolk

West tower of 13th/14th Century with cinquefoil holes & bell openings with simple reticulated tracery.
Restored in 1885 by Blomfield for the Prince of Wales.
Wolferton is adjacent to the Royal Sandringham Estate.

#SteepleSaturday

06.12.2025 07:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Deep purple pansy petals with a yellow eye.

Deep purple pansy petals with a yellow eye.

Something beautiful for this day: Pansy, Yakima, Washington (December 2025). #flowers

06.12.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 282    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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CDC committee drops hep B vaccine for all newborns over objections from health officials A CDC advisory panel voted Friday to stop recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, potentially putting the preventative measure out of reach for millions of poor families.

Unlike most vaccine-preventable diseases, hepatitis B is asymptomatic and spreads silently until infected people develop liver cancer or cirrhosis in their midlife. Itโ€™s one of the cancers with the highest mortality in the U.S with a 6 month life expectancy.
www.latimes.com/california/s...

06.12.2025 03:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 323    ๐Ÿ” 178    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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๐Ÿšจ #GVerse via @calltoactivism.bsky.social
If you have a moment, take a look at this clip from President Biden tonight.

Biden is still a leader whoโ€™s steady. Sharp. Detailed. Present.

Biden speaks with clarity and purpose, instead of rage, rambling, or whatever the hell #Shit4Brains does.

06.12.2025 01:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 485    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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stop scrolling, itโ€™s Jax!

05.12.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 953    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The carved, shocked stone faces of Medieval Women from the Palais des Papes, Avignon.

The carved, shocked stone faces of Medieval Women from the Palais des Papes, Avignon.

โ€˜Good grief, Deirdre. Have you heard who just won the Inaugural FIFA Peace Prize?โ€™

05.12.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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