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David
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Oxford, UK. When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman? No pasarán. He/him. https://bluebookballoon.blogspot.com
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David @bluebookballoon.bsky.social · 3d
Joining the tour for #Catherine by @essiefox.bsky.social, out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social. Raw, emotional retelling of Wuthering Heights. Don’t miss this! Many thanks @annerandomthings.bsky.social bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/02/blog... #BookSky 📚💙
Blogtour banner for book Catherine by Essie Fox, showing stops on the book’s tour
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drwendyrocks.bsky.social
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…

“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”

Way to devalue my experience.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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angusdunican.bsky.social
While sudden cliff falls at Birling Gap (near my home town of Eastbourne) are no joke, I really love how much it looks like we’ve roused a grumpy, sleepy sea-wizard.
A huge pile of rock, chalk and soil that has fallen from the sized cliff side to resemble a frowning, aquiline-nosed, bearded man A huge pile of rock, chalk and soil that has fallen from the sized cliff side to resemble a frowning, aquiline-nosed, bearded man
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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theangelremiel.bsky.social
So much of Bluesky can be explained by it having one population whose primary mode of interaction is jokes and another population who have taken a vow against ever getting a joke.
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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damppebbles.bsky.social
#fivestarflashback ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

#AudiobookReview: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social #TheLastDevilToDie #damppebbles
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#whattoread #bookish #BookSky #skybrarians #bookrecs #bookrecommendation
#AudiobookReview: The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social #TheLastDevilToDie #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
“Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into a…
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February 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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dannybate.bsky.social
The OED's entry for the word 'chicken' includes the charming admission that it "has not been adequately explained" why 'chicken' is pronounced as it is, and not as 'chichen', which is what we'd expect from such a word in Old English.
February 16, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
New Review - time to meet my new favourite witch Mehrab - run and get hold of this excellent story - A Forest, Darkly by @angelaslatter.bsky.social out now may thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
A Forest, Darkly by A G Slatter — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Titan Books for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Titan Books Published – Out Now Price – £9.99 paperback £7.99 ebook ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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gnofhorror.com
The Mortuary Assistant proves video game horror can work on screen. Kipp avoids cheap scares, focusing on clinical dread and trauma. A rare adaptation that gets it right. 🎮⚰️

@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social

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The Mortuary Assistant Review: A Rare Win For Horror Game Adaptations - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Director Jeremiah Kipp brings the cult horror game to life. Read our review of The Mortuary Assistant with genuine dread and a stellar turn from Willa Holland.
gnofhorror.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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girlsown.bsky.social
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
February 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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alifeinbooks.bsky.social
Books to Look Out For in March 2026: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/02/book...
Books to Look Out For in March 2026: Part Two - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
alifeinbooks.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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edouardmachery.bsky.social
This is so shameful. Part of the ethnic cleansing and genocide and negation of a people’s identity. Shame on @britishmuseum.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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viviane49.bsky.social
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.

Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.

www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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mehsi.bsky.social
Happy weekend all! Today on my blog I am sharing a sparkly new Sunday's #TBR Updates with plenty of new books I hope to read this upcoming week! *dances*

#BookBloggers #Blogging #Reading #ReadingPlans #Books #BookSky📚💙

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Sunday’s TBR Updates ~ 15-2-2026
Good afternoon all!
twirlingbookprincess.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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oliviawaite.com
Today I saw a hummingbird chasing a full-on hummingbird-eating kestrel away from its favorite feeder and that is the kind of example and omen I would like the world to follow through on, thank you.
February 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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markjacob.bsky.social
I just heard someone say on TV that use of the term "concentration camps" to describe ICE facilities was "very strong language."
I think ICE's concentration camps are very strong abuses of human rights.
February 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
bluebookballoon.bsky.social
Thank you for sharing @scarletrix.bsky.social @canadahardcover.bsky.social @servantand.bsky.social @mehsi.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @wsbookclub.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social @fantasybooknerd.bsky.social @maread.bsky.social @gnofhorror.com @runalongwomble.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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karlou72.bsky.social
I'm delighted to be sharing my #BookReview of the excellent Quantum of Menace by @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social today.
hairpastafreckle72.blogspot.com/2026/02/quan... @zaffrebooks.bsky.social #bookblogger #booksky 💙📚
Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan #BookReview
Hair Past A Freckle - For the love of books! Reviews and more....
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February 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
They are places I haven't been, languages I don't speak, foods I haven't tried, books I haven't read, and people I haven't met. I wake up every day excited to learn about the world and the things in it. What separates me (and us!) from the gutter racists is that we see existence as joyful.
February 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
This week on the blog: Against the State! Another military theory primer, this time focused on groups that take on the state itself, both with violent and non-violent means.

Given the enormous disparity in force, how can they win? How have they won?

acoup.blog/2026/02/13/c...
Collections: Against the State – A Primer on Terrorism, Insurgency and Protest
This week, continuing in the vein of some of our previous strategy and military theory primers, I wanted to off a basic 101-level survey of the strategic theory behind efforts, in a sense, directed…
acoup.blog
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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oddthisday.bsky.social
...and it’s the 222nd anniversary of the Battle of Pulo Aura, but I’m not going to attempt a better telling of that than this one:
garius.bsky.social John Bull @garius.bsky.social · May 2
1804. Oceans are now Battlefields.

In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French.

It should be a massacre.

Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵
watercolour of a battle between british and french sailing ships.
February 14, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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garius.bsky.social
Yeah, i don't mind the rain. But we've reached the point where Wilfred Owen is standing outside my patio door doing poetry.
brentcrude.bsky.social Niemöller's Hot Takes @brentcrude.bsky.social · 1d
And when I say 'garden' I mean the muddy puddle at the back of the house where the grass used to be
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
Good Morning BlueSky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the last few chapters of the excellent A Forest, Darkly by AG Slatter a deliciously smart witchy tale. What are you reading at the moment?
February 15, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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northages.bsky.social
Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians, died #OTD 670. Kingdom reached its peak under him. He avenged his brother and predecessor Oswald by slaying Penda, pagan king of the Mercians, in battle. Aligned his Church with tonsure and liturgy of Rome at Synod of Whitby. Bamburgh Sword 7thC #medievalsky
Digital reconstruction of the seventh-century Bamburgh Sword found during excavations at Bamburgh Castle.
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM
bluebookballoon.bsky.social
1 day without rain and now it’s back…
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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mattbh.com
This is so spot on
Ari Drennen @AriDrennen Follow The high trust neighborhoods that MAGA yearns for exist all over America, and they're all like D+40 nxthompson A @nxthompson •22h An extraordinary paragraph. buff.ly/uH5ykhX The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesivebecause of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about "Western civilization," while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM