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Greg from Oz (he/him)
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Greg from Oz (he/him) @greg38589422.bsky.social · Nov 22
Read as two columns. My own poem as published by Art of Autism.
By Greg Burns My language is more than words and so is yours My language moves with the wind and turns with the earth It twinkles with the stars above and ripples with the waves My language is something you do not learn but I must learn your language I must force my mouth to form the words with teeth and tongue until they gasp newborn with spit encrusting their every utterance My language is a dance upon the pattern of the world Where birds intuit right things to say and beasts turn to and fro in delirious swirls that sway the surface of the land My language tells the story-song from migration’s origin to feet’s destination From pillars of ice to deserts of sand My language is very small It hides beneath the waves in paths of secrecy amidst deep ocean’s spuming vents My language is very large So it loses sight of the infinitesimal peacock proud puffery that promotes itself around each person My language can be understood only by living Your language languishes alone and lonely longing to be alive I will take up your words Breathe upon them the meaning of my speech and try to make them say something once again Yet with every breath I utter I lose the pattern of who I am and find myself further and further from my home Will you try to learn my language? https://the-art-of-autism.com/my-language/
greg38589422.bsky.social
This is one of my favourite versions of this song. Happy New Year (in advance).

youtu.be/e_UkyOhLClk?...
Siobhan Owen - Auld Lang Syne (Live)
YouTube video by Ron Davis
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December 31, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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dr-nicky.bsky.social
That strange week of limbo between Xmas and New Year's is the perfect time to catch up on your favorite comics, especially the comics that have a new volume launching in January.

weirdluck.net
Weird Luck
Weird Luck Comic. Urban Fantasy Comic Written by Nick Walker, Andrew M. Reichart. Art by Mike Bennewitz aka SonOfWitz.
weirdluck.net
December 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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bellingcat.com
Schools bombed. Football fields destroyed. Swimming pools damaged.
Ukraine’s children are losing the spaces meant for learning, play, and safety.
Read our investigation ⬇️
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
How Russia’s Invasion is Impacting Ukraine’s Youth - bellingcat
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian educational facilities and spaces used by children have been damaged in air strikes or closed because of them.
www.bellingcat.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
greg38589422.bsky.social
Seen yesterday whilst walking.
A beehive in a wooded area covered in swarming bees
December 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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patleon.bsky.social
#StreetArt by Patrícia Mariano, Lisbonne 2025
@apatmariano
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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raggamog.bsky.social
A popular folk tale (found in Norse/ Germanic areas) tells of birds choosing a king by who could fly highest. The wren hid in the eagle's feathers, thus flying the highest and became king.
Art my own.

#ArtAdventCalendar #Birds #Folklore
An original artwork of a wren perched on a branch. Created using watercolour paints on paper.
December 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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prum.bsky.social
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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simonscatofficial.bsky.social
The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
greg38589422.bsky.social
Candles of the day
A set of five candles each featuring an early cover of a children's book. The is Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Blue Peter, Mary Poppins, and The Children Who Lived in a Barn.
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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junqueiraliv.bsky.social
"....I have seen people sum me up and dismiss me right while I was talking to them, as if what I am came through more clearly than any words I might choose to say. I see their eyes lose focus and settle elsewhere. Do they think that I don't realize?..."
Anne Tyler - Celestial Navigation
At the beach with a bird flying above the ocean waves.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Book Cover of the Day:
Cover of a book titled Are We a Stupid People by Charles Joseph Weld-Blundell. The cover is black with gold embossed lettering and illustrations. The title "ARE WE A STUPID PEOPLE" is prominently displayed in large, ornate, gold letters. Below the title, the author is identified as "By One of THEM." Illustration: On the left side, there is an embossed image of a crowned lion holding a shield and a flag. A large, stylized question mark extends from the top right of the cover down to the centre.
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Chang'e Flying to the Moon, Ren Shuai Ying, 1955.
The central figure is Chang'e, shown in colorful, flowing robes as she ascends to the moon. Her long hair and garments are depicted as if being carried by a celestial wind. She is surrounded by white clouds in a blue sky. In the background, a palace complex is visible on a mountain, and a large, full moon is shown in the upper right. The ink painting illustrates the story of Chang'e flying to the moon after she drank the elixir of immortality, which was intended for her husband, Houyi.
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
greg38589422.bsky.social
The first dawn in October this year
Trees in silhouette with blue sky and pink and purple clouds like the brushstrokes and dots from a paintbrush. The sun itself is hidden but at the horizon the sky is light orange.
October 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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groomb.bsky.social
Copper Beeches, 2013, painting by Yorkshire-based artist Kate Lycett. #WomensArt
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Dance of Autumn Leaves, Suzuki Harunobu.
Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman holding an open umbrella while another umbrella lies on the ground beside her. Autumn leaves are falling around her from a tree branch visible at the top of the image, he woman is dressed in traditional Japanese clothing.
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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spaincivilwartours.bsky.social
Map produced from the perspective of Galicia but applicable to the world before the revolutionary changes brought by arrival of the railway. By sea: A Coruña to London: 5 days. By land: Coruña to Madrid; 20 days.
September 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
#Fox by Helen Ahpornsiri, who creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flowers and leaves. #WomensArt #Autumn #Fall
The upper half of a sitting fox facing left looking right created with small leaves in browns, orange and green all against a white background
September 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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scalzi.com
This feels like a spot of good news

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold
Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...
www.sciencedaily.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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covertshores.bsky.social
Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas

0/n 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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ellecordova.bsky.social
Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker
July 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM