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Another Two great Murderbot adventures by Martha Wells #blueskybooks #books #sciencefiction

‘Flyovers can be incredibly beautiful!’ Long Blondes singer Kate Jackson’s new career as a motorway artist In her neck scarf and beret, she sang songs that defined the 2000s. Now the frontwoman has a second life – turning unloved roads, bridges and service stations into dazzling ‘pop art’ scenes full of ro...

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I am liking every track on the Shoegaze and Dreampop six of the best this morning on @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social #6music

I know you are an AI bot but love this bit of acid tinged electronic music.

Gary Lineker: ‘I’m not antisemitic. I’m anti the killing of children’ In an exclusive interview, Gary Lineker talks to Matt Kelly about the war in Gaza, his exit from the BBC, and life as a podcasting media mogul

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A friend of mine in London recently visited friends in LA and says they are already having problems with the higher cost of living in the US.

Thanks for the share. Interesting read.

What went right this week: the good news that matters England’s communities got a boost, Danes will soon ‘own’ their faces, and scientists had a medical ‘breakthrough’, plus more good news

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This is a huge achievement for the Labour government in its first year. Number of children accessing funded early education & childcare has increased by 33% in a year, reaching 1.7 million, an increase likely related to government initiatives aimed at expanding access to early education & childcare

I have only recently discovered this author (Thanks to reading The Book of the Phoenix from my local local Library). I loved the descriptions of the different communities the main character met.

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. A story of magic and fantasy set in the African desert.

Another book I recently read from Nnedi Okorafor. A fantasy and magic story in the African desert. #blueskybooks #books #fantasy

How We Build a Better Future. Book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

A recent read. Focused very much on America but interesting for progressives everywhere. A challenge to the politics of scarcity, the argument that it's not affordable to improve lives and a lack of big ideas in public institutions. #blueskybooks #books #politics

The government's annual report card is in...

And they won’t be top of the class this year.

❌Work ban still in place
🤞Promising changes in asylum housing
🟡Rwanda scrapped, but hostile policies remain
❌Same scapegoating tactics

One good mark doesn’t fix a failing report.

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Solar project reimagines railway network as clean energy lifelines Local resistance and limited space have stalled solar expansion in Switzerland — but a new rail-based solution could shift the momentum

Turning the space between Railway tracks into solar farms. @positivenews.bsky.social #positivenews #solar #renewables www.positive.news/society/sola...

Yet Reform are ahead of Labour in the opinion polls? Either something is wrong with the opinion polls or people have very short memories of the damaging effects of isolationist politics and populism.

The Graphic Novel Kindred based in the book by Octavia E Butler

Read the Book now reading the graphic novel. Based in the Book Kindred by Octavia E Butler #blueskybooks #books

A better future is not a world away. A better future is not a world away. Sign the petition to #MakeRichPollutersPay. #ClimateInequality www.MakeRichPollutersPay.org

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Nine years on from the Brexit vote, here’s how Brits feel about rejoining the EU Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party all blamed by voters who think Brexit has been a failure

Still feeling Begretful? #Brejoin www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Post-Brexit youth visa scheme with EU given green light Supporters described the move as a ‘massive step’ forward for young people

The European Union has given the green light to post-Brexit youth visas with the UK, after member states approved talks on how they would work in practice.

Campaigners welcomed what they hailed as a “massive step forward for young people in the UK” 👏

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Finally finished this excellent book on Electronic Pop. Well researched and one of the best books I have read on the history of Electronic Music in the UK and beyond. #blueskymusic #blueskybooks #electronicmusic #synthpop #music #books

What went right this week: the good news that matters Scientists hailed a ‘golden age’ for cancer treatment, a cure for HIV moved closer, and a vast marine reserve was created, plus more good news

A fuel cell that could enable 'electric aviation' as well as capture atmospheric CO2 and other #positivenews @positivenews.bsky.social www.positive.news/society/good...

They practice abuse and corruption, the antithesis of the definition of the word "Reform". Expose them for the charlatans they are and contribute to the work of @hopenothate.org.uk in their investigations into their links to the far right.

A song about Courtney Love allegedly.

#insectThursday is a good one. A lot of beetle's around.

‘Yes, there was a riot, but it was great’: Cabaret Voltaire on violent gigs, nuclear noise – and returning to mark 50 years They made music like sonic warfare, using steamhammers for drums and annoying anyone they could. As the band return, they relive the mayhem years – and their soundtrack spinoffs, from Attenborough to ...

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Stag Beetle found in our house l.

Stag Beetle returned to the garden.

Look what my son found in our house today. Returned to a suitable space in the garden. #springwatch #blueskyphotography #photography @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

@thetwomatts.bsky.social I was interested in what you were saying on your recent broadcast that the same contempt laws should apply to people posting on social media about news events I found this from the Attorney General's Office assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d4a5... #ThinkBeforeYouPost

South London Press closes down after 160 years covering UK capital Independent local newspaper the South London Press has abruptly closed down after 160 years as it goes into insolvency proceedings.

Another Local Newspaper closes. South London Press RIP pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Black Planet Sisters of Mercy · First and Last and Always · Song · 1985

Happy #WorldGothDay #Music #BlueSkyMusic open.spotify.com/track/0sAVYH...

It's about time. Loved this synth pop band for ages.