Jaq W
@kardomah.bsky.social
Likes Art, Design, History, Archaeology, Architecture, Egyptology, LFC.
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Two immigrants top relevant Sunday Times list for most UK tax paid, as "patriot" multi-billionaire Ratcliffe lives as an immigrant in Monaco, to protect wealth so vast it is unspendable, while whining about immigrant UK care workers and NHS cleaners not pulling their weight.
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah among Britain's biggest taxpayers on Sunday Times list
Erling Haaland was Britain's highest taxed footballer last year, paying nearly £17 million to the Treasury.
www.espn.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Two immigrants top relevant Sunday Times list for most UK tax paid, as "patriot" multi-billionaire Ratcliffe lives as an immigrant in Monaco, to protect wealth so vast it is unspendable, while whining about immigrant UK care workers and NHS cleaners not pulling their weight.
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
FUCK RIGHT OFF, "SIR".
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Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Remembering Tim Buckley on his birthday. Here he is playing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees TV show in 1968, two years before he released a very different version on his Starsailor LP
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Ash, great big organ, Liverpool Central Hall.
February 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Ash, great big organ, Liverpool Central Hall.
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Have you ever seen a Roman plumbing device that is both genius and gorgeous? Just look at this bronze drain strainer, found in the Roman baths at Weißenburg, Germany, dating2nd/3rd century AD!
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Have you ever seen a Roman plumbing device that is both genius and gorgeous? Just look at this bronze drain strainer, found in the Roman baths at Weißenburg, Germany, dating2nd/3rd century AD!
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology #findsfriday
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A rock shelter with paintings up to ten thousand years old discovered in southern Sinai www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
A rock shelter with paintings up to ten thousand years old discovered in southern Sinai
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities working in the southern Sinai Peninsula has brought to light one of the most significant rock art sites of recent decades, a ...
www.labrujulaverde.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
A rock shelter with paintings up to ten thousand years old discovered in southern Sinai www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...
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There’s a lot of chat about the latest screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Did you know we care for a place that has started in THREE previous versions?
📷Arnhel de Serra
📷Arnhel de Serra
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
There’s a lot of chat about the latest screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Did you know we care for a place that has started in THREE previous versions?
📷Arnhel de Serra
📷Arnhel de Serra
I love everything about this clip 😄♥️
Happy birthday to Peter Hook. Here he is on Tony Wilson's The Other Side of Midnight in 1989 performing an unreleased New Order tune, The Happy One. The full video is at youtu.be/5UGNcyuKWv0
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I love everything about this clip 😄♥️
I used to collect old #postcards years ago, but most were lost along with the majority of my old photos. I did manage to save a couple because they were being used as bookmarks.
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I used to collect old #postcards years ago, but most were lost along with the majority of my old photos. I did manage to save a couple because they were being used as bookmarks.
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
This was one of them, which I was reminded of when I saw the message on the post below.
Not Aylesbury tho I suspect
I absolutely loved his collaboration with Gorillaz, on Aries.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I absolutely loved his collaboration with Gorillaz, on Aries.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
It's unmistakably Hookie and it's sublime.
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Love among the Heretics!
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Love among the Heretics!
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
This piece of carnelian has been carved in the shape of Akhenaten (the 'heretic pharaoh') kissing his wife Nefertiti
c.1340BC, Ancient Egypt
📍In the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition, Cambridge
📸 Mine
🏺 #FindsFriday
#archaeology #vday #valentinesday #photooftheday
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Our next online talk is 'The Janette Rosing Collection' on Tuesday 24th February 2026 (1800 GMT) rescheduled from last December.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Our next online talk is 'The Janette Rosing Collection' on Tuesday 24th February 2026 (1800 GMT) rescheduled from last December.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
The collection comprises over 8,000 historical photographs collected by Janette Rosing (1942–2021).
Book via the link in our bio.
1/ The day we went to Ingleton waterfall... we walked for an eternity, then after swimming a few strokes, I slipped and went under the water, couldn't get my footing & thought I was going to be crushed by the waterfall. My mate Sue stepped in and slashed the skin between her toes. My Dad carrying
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
1/ The day we went to Ingleton waterfall... we walked for an eternity, then after swimming a few strokes, I slipped and went under the water, couldn't get my footing & thought I was going to be crushed by the waterfall. My mate Sue stepped in and slashed the skin between her toes. My Dad carrying
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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A 1972 photo of 7 Water Street in Liverpool showing the National Westminster Bank originally The National and Provincial plus recent detail shots of the Lions on the doors, this is now the Gaucho Restaurant @yoliverpool.bsky.social @daveyph.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A 1972 photo of 7 Water Street in Liverpool showing the National Westminster Bank originally The National and Provincial plus recent detail shots of the Lions on the doors, this is now the Gaucho Restaurant @yoliverpool.bsky.social @daveyph.bsky.social
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In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them.
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them.
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF
#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
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🐦🪶 Now on view: BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🐦🪶 Now on view: BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
BIRDS explores our relationship with birds through artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Iris van Herpen and many others.
https://tickets.mauritshuis.nl/en/tickets
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Looking down Matthew street in the evening light from Eric’s in the summer of 78.
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Looking down Matthew street in the evening light from Eric’s in the summer of 78.
Yep
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional. Now they’re a public audit of devotion, writes @pperry.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
www.thenerve.news/p/philippa-p...
February 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Yep
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
"What began as an experiment in courage has become an obligation; and, worse, what was once optional is now compulsory. Commercialism did what it always does: it widened the brief, raised the stakes and attached a price tag. Valentine’s Day is no longer about saying “I fancy you”"
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... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
... as if all the birds left at the same moment ...
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
[or just a worn out wall by the sea front]
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The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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Incredible sunset from my office @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Incredible sunset from my office @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Corsham is hilarious. They broke out of the stately home and went feral…
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Corsham is hilarious. They broke out of the stately home and went feral…
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you
Jack if I'd been a boy.
So it was Jacqueline, but they always shortened it, and spelled it Jaq, so there we are. (apart from when I was in trouble when it was "JACKERLEEENA!")
Jack if I'd been a boy.
So it was Jacqueline, but they always shortened it, and spelled it Jaq, so there we are. (apart from when I was in trouble when it was "JACKERLEEENA!")
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you: Angharad. Which is a lovely Welsh name but I am quite sure that it would have been a massive millstone growing up in the US and Canada in the 70s where none of the kids in the playground would know how to pronounce it.
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Gwendoline
When I changed my given name 20 years ago, my father was APPALLED that I hadn't named myself Rebecca, a name he discovered in the family tree 30 years after I was born. He's not spoken to me since.
Gwendoline
When I changed my given name 20 years ago, my father was APPALLED that I hadn't named myself Rebecca, a name he discovered in the family tree 30 years after I was born. He's not spoken to me since.
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you
Jack if I'd been a boy.
So it was Jacqueline, but they always shortened it, and spelled it Jaq, so there we are. (apart from when I was in trouble when it was "JACKERLEEENA!")
Jack if I'd been a boy.
So it was Jacqueline, but they always shortened it, and spelled it Jaq, so there we are. (apart from when I was in trouble when it was "JACKERLEEENA!")