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A painting of a dachshund on a lead, it’s leggies & tail painting many times on the same animal to depict the action of it walking with its owner

If you’re feeling a bit sad it might help a little to know that this painting exists. It’s called Dynamism of a dog on a leash, by Giacomo Galla, 1912:

I am in HELL. Aka the new B&M along with every other person in the city.

Happy birthday! 🎉🎉🎉

Four shots of a baby giant pacific octopus bouncing around

It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑

Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.

We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.

I survived this occasion with no cannibalism required so I think that means I should get an explorer medal or something

Scottish abortion law 'not fit for purpose', says expert group Currently, an abortion is only legal before 24 weeks when two doctors agree that certain grounds have been met.

Abortion law in Scotland is not fit for purpose, change is long overdue. You don’t have to look far to see notorious anti-trans bigots spreading misogynistic disinformation about abortion.

Some of us have been saying forever that they’d do this… www.bbc.com/news/article...

Record Club Record Club is a new social music network that makes it easy to track, rate, review and compile lists of your favorite releases with a…

Am finally moving my streaming over to Deezer from Amazon. Downsides: I can't control playback on my Echo speakers in the app, only by voice. Upsides: it scrobbles to last fm! Also still playing with record.club to track music I want to listen to, which I'm quite liking.

Jezebel the heeler pittie chowchow mix dog laying on the end of a bed with her paws and head hanging off the edge. She is parked in the middle of a sun beam and her face is relaxed and calm. Her eyes are closed and there's even a smile on her face.

the sunbeam dog is sending calm warm saturday vibes your way

Meta is using your Whatsapp messages and Facebook & Instagram DMs to train its generative AI. If you want to object, you can do so here www.facebook.com/privacy/genai

An oval-ish shaped stone engraved with Pictish carvings of an eagle and the Pictish Beast Tillytarmont Pictish stone This stone was uncovered in the 1970s on a narrow spit of land between the rivers Isla and Deveron, close to where another five carved stones have been found. The symbols on this one are particularly finely carved, being an eagle and a 'Pictish beast'. A small cairn of stones was also found, supporting the idea that this stone may have marked the burial of a powerful person in the 6th or 7th centuries AD.

Bonus Tillytarmont Pictish stone!

Exhibition case with a model fruit bat below a fruit bat skeleton, tiny skull of a vampire bat, and copy of Darwin's expedition encountering a vampire bat

The Vampyre John William Polidori, 1819 The character of Lord Ruthven the notorious, charismatic, and seductive vampire - is considered modelled after the poet Lord Byron, by the author who was Byron's physician (it was previously believed that Byron was the author). Unlike later vampires, The Vampyre barely mentions bloodsucking, instead Ruthven wreaks havoc through seduction, acting as a catalyst for his victims to unleash their repressed desires and tendencies. This opening passage locates the mythology of the vampire in "the general East", reiterating the idea that, although Ruthven is British, the origins of the vampire hail from the East and have travelled West to influence and disrupt society

Frankenstein; or, the modern Prometheus Mary Shelley, 1831 edition (first edition 1818) Shelley first imagined the idea of Frankenstein while telling ghost stories with other writers. She was pregnant while writing the novel and had lost a baby the year before. After the death of her two-week-old daughter she writes of a recurring dream "that my little baby came to life again; that it had only been cold, and that we rubbed it before the fire, and it lived." Shelley writes of creation of life without woman or pregnancy, the creature innocent and loving, only becoming monstrous when exposed to fear and rejection by hit his own "father".

More Ghost Stories by MR James. The cover is white with a black bat figure

Went to the Gothic Fiction exhibition at the uni library!

Graphic on light grey and pastel purple background featuring six Trans+ creatives. Text that reads: Trans+ History Week 04-10 May 2026. Paid opportunities for Trans+ Creatives.

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YouTube video by British Cryptids (1974) British Cryptids: The Moon Man

New British Cryptids! youtu.be/XTTw5jquP-k?...

On a bus route I have never been on before and turned my location on so I can work out where I need to get off because despite having lived here nearly 20 years this is a whole new bus route, who knows where it goes (I mean, there's a map. But still)

A Palestinian flag waves through thick smoke or tear gas. Large white text over the image reads “END THE GENOCIDE.” The Green Party logo appears at the bottom of the graphic, along with a small image credit to Hosny Salah.

Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day.

Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.

#PalestinianIndependenceDay

Shock! Autistic woman’s mother hasn’t commented on diet, clothes or lifestyle yet An autistic woman’s mother has aroused shock and suspicion after going five minutes without a single comment about her daughter’s life choices, eyewitnesses have claimed. Natasha Weaving, 34, met her…

An autistic woman’s mother has aroused shock and suspicion after going five minutes without a single comment about her daughter’s life choices, eyewitnesses have claimed.

I see the Christmas village is in full swing 😩

I don't like the village because of the blaring music, the flashing lights, and especially because it closes the main bus route into town. As half of Union Street is also blocked off, trying to find a bus stop requires a degree in polar exploration

Alice Wong (activist) - Wikipedia

If you want to learn more about Alice Wong and her work, you can find many links on her profile, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, or check out disabilityvisibilityproject.com, or her Wikipedia page.

Your library may also have her books, including audio/ebook editions (@multcolib.bsky.social does).

A small square mosaic glass inlay displayed against a dark background, showing an ibis, a long-legged bird with a curved beak walking on a thin red ground line. The inlay is light green with a slightly porous, pitted surface and slightly chipped edges.

Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
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If you've got a bit of spare cash and you're feeling generous, please consider donating to Girlguiding and writing in the comment box after you click submit that it's to protect their trans members. They're currently being sued (again) for welcoming trans girls.

Rare Bronze Age log boats on display in Peterborough first The boats

Three of the log boats discovered during the Must Farm palaeochannel excavations are going on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. Nine boats were found with dates ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.

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Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!

So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale

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My photo shows the ‘Mold Cape’ on an upright metal stand inside a British Museum display case. It is a Bronze Age object made of thin hammered gold. The sheet gold is curved and looks like a stiff, rounded poncho. The surface is densely decorated with rows of repeating patterns made of circular bosses and lozenges, which run horizontally around the cape. These are thought to imitate strings of beads. The gold is a deep, warm colour which shines in the display lighting. Cracks and repaired sections are visible. The Mold Cape would be worn over the chest and shoulders. Arm movement would be restricted due to the rigidity of the gold. This amazing artefact was discovered in 1833 by workmen digging for stone in a burial mound at Bryn yr Ellyllon, (Hill of the Goblins) near Mold in Flintshire.

From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩

An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!

The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.

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A tiny metal hare.

Hare - #Roman

Now in Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, Volterra.

#FindsFriday

If you haven’t already, make sure you read this important Big Issue article on people, particularly women and disabled people, being driven into sex work by poverty, low pay, and the benefits system.

Scotland for Decrim Demand full decriminalisation - write to your MSP now

If you can’t make it to the protest, you can still help by emailing your MSP using Scotland for Decrim’s template tool, to ask them to stand with sex workers and oppose Ash Regan’s bill. scotlandfordecrim.netlify.app

Limelight - Murder on Mars - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds Mars, 2048. The first settlers. And the first unexplained death.

MURDER ON MARS! All episodes just dropped on BBC Sounds.
Or, you can tune in today at 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
I’d love it if you gave it a listen!

Blue sky. A modern bridge with white rounded spikes similar to a rib cage. Through the opening of the spikes we see a triangular snow-capped mountain top.

Mount Taranaki seen through Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, New Plymouth.

a monk jug band comprised of an opossum, bittern, anteater, and mole. a kobold and a fox are mopping the floor. the shrew abbot looks on in resignation.

The abbot knew it was a mistake leaving this particular group of reprobates unattended by a senior brother during their chore duty. Still, the two initiates he had assigned to help out assured him they were more than happy to pick up the slack as long as the impromptu jug band got to keep playing