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A photo of a well-preserved fragment of a Roman brush in a show case. The object consists of a rectangular base with rounded and scalloped edges, formed from wood into which hundreds of stiff rushes have been densely embedded.

#FindsFriday! A Roman brush found in Bregenz.

Roman brush fragments are sometimes difficult to interpret; in this case, their function may relate to textile production, as suggested for similar finds in Eschenz.The bristled surface is suitable for carding or teasing wool fibers. 🧵1/2

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Green is best avoided

Roadkill? Tofu steak?

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

'There's no justice': Outrage as Jake Danby walks after fatal hit-and-run A fatal hit-and-run case in Darwin has exposed deep disparities in the NT’s justice system, say Aboriginal leaders, as the victim’s family speaks out.

"left for dead on a Darwin road by a driver who did not stop to help, and then later sent text messages to his friends describing the victim as an "oxygen thief" and a "dog"."

This passes for justice, in the N.T. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Not as far as I know.

The EEA negotiated an extension to 2026. Brexiters are annoyed because they're not included. Ha!

Hi, this is OH and S. We'll be around in a minute to collect your tools.

Always was

Part cover of "The Impossible Fortune" by Richard Osman. Txt, "I got it first <smirk emoji>"

You'd think after 50+ years of marriage that you knew your partner, right? So *I* saw that the new Richard Osman book was coming out. *I* pre-ordered it from Boomerang Books. *I* was eagerly awaiting it. But at school pickup, there was a message as seen below...

Chris Bowen taunts Dan Tehan following his visit to Nuclear sites in the US saying Tehan’s post-trip YouTube video shows “he did not visit any small modular reactors, advanced modular reactors or micro reactors, perhaps due to the small technical detail that none exist”🔥🤣 #QT

Well deserved!

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Ahhh. How... kind. I've disposed of my obsolete ones in the council e-waste though.

Yeah. I didn't mind the fancy modern stuff with "notes" and all.

Tallis Scholars. Average age here is 80+. If we all make it to the end, it'll be a miracle.

Sometimes under?

Pic from a bridge over the Yarra, looking west.

Ooh look at me, I'm a tourist.

NOT THE CABLES!?

Fair play to your Dad, his parents may have been Depression survivors like mine. Nothing wasted, nothing thrown out. Bits of soap in a mesh box for the dishes, recycled nails in Brylcreem jars, boiling clothes in the copper...
Hard to shake that upbringing.

Two glasses of Red and the sad remains of a grazing board .

Tapas and tempranillo, then the early music concert.

Oh no. And please keep us updated - I'm taking notes.

Two people in a "theatre box" made up as Muppets Waldorf and Statler.

I just had a great idea (pause for derisive laughter). @2fbs.bsky.social and I go to a Comicon as Waldorf and Statler! No makeup needed, sarcasm pre-loaded.

And that's pretty amazing. Great-great indeed.

I'm just happy not to be feeling anything to do with @2fbs.bsky.social !

Riley vintage car

Car dash obscured by reflection but six dials and meters, shiny woodwork and a radio.

Old Riley at the shops. Beautifully kept with wood and chrome and an antique radio on the dash. Someone's pride and joy.

You're an evil man

Contrail across a blue sky above trees

Magnificent chemtrail this morning. (My mind is going Dave. I can feel it.)

Or patch the hull?