Meg
@roaringmeg.bsky.social
Arts & Crafts art & architecture, Italian Renaissance art, books and beer. Family history addict. Train traveller. Environmentally conscious. Former librarian. Stratford for Europe. Green Party member. Manchester City supporter
Why can’t Starmer say something like this?
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Why can’t Starmer say something like this?
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The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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CNN: Venezuela is a sovereign nation. Why is it okay for the US to go in, arrest its leader, control its oil, and take over for a time?
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: It's okay because that leader happened to be under indictment here in the US
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: It's okay because that leader happened to be under indictment here in the US
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
CNN: Venezuela is a sovereign nation. Why is it okay for the US to go in, arrest its leader, control its oil, and take over for a time?
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: It's okay because that leader happened to be under indictment here in the US
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: It's okay because that leader happened to be under indictment here in the US
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
Flash Wesleyan chapel. Flash is one of the highest villages in the Staffordshire Moorlands #Methodism #Wesley #NonConformists
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Flash Wesleyan chapel. Flash is one of the highest villages in the Staffordshire Moorlands #Methodism #Wesley #NonConformists
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One picture, describes it all.
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
One picture, describes it all.
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The Balkerne Gate at Colchester (Camulodunum) in Essex. The gateway was the original main entrance to the town, and is the oldest surviving Roman gateway in Britain. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Colchester #Essex
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 AM
The Balkerne Gate at Colchester (Camulodunum) in Essex. The gateway was the original main entrance to the town, and is the oldest surviving Roman gateway in Britain. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Colchester #Essex
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One of several surviving glass vessels from Roman Colchester (Camulodunum). Now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #ColchesterCastle
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
One of several surviving glass vessels from Roman Colchester (Camulodunum). Now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #ColchesterCastle
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📢 TODAY, SATURDAY JANUARY 3, 2025
No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!
EMERGENCY ACTION:
Times Square, NYC
2:00 PM
This violence is not in our names. We must refuse another endless war for profits!
No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!
EMERGENCY ACTION:
Times Square, NYC
2:00 PM
This violence is not in our names. We must refuse another endless war for profits!
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
📢 TODAY, SATURDAY JANUARY 3, 2025
No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!
EMERGENCY ACTION:
Times Square, NYC
2:00 PM
This violence is not in our names. We must refuse another endless war for profits!
No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!
EMERGENCY ACTION:
Times Square, NYC
2:00 PM
This violence is not in our names. We must refuse another endless war for profits!
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Well, the FIFA Peace Prize committee must be feeling very silly today.
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Well, the FIFA Peace Prize committee must be feeling very silly today.
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'Young Woman Seated.' (1910) Writing about William Orpen's draughtsmanship, a critic of The Art News commented: 'his drawings are remarkable not only for their delicacy of handling, but for the loving care with which the pencil has revelled in beauty of form.'
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
'Young Woman Seated.' (1910) Writing about William Orpen's draughtsmanship, a critic of The Art News commented: 'his drawings are remarkable not only for their delicacy of handling, but for the loving care with which the pencil has revelled in beauty of form.'
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Aargh. Just accidentally deleted the orginal post while trying to delete and re-do a follow up, which I also deleted.
Anyway. Wolf Moon. (Better version)
(Fujifilm X-E3, Fujinon 55-200mm at 200mm, f8, 1/500 sec at ISO 200.)
#photography
Anyway. Wolf Moon. (Better version)
(Fujifilm X-E3, Fujinon 55-200mm at 200mm, f8, 1/500 sec at ISO 200.)
#photography
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Aargh. Just accidentally deleted the orginal post while trying to delete and re-do a follow up, which I also deleted.
Anyway. Wolf Moon. (Better version)
(Fujifilm X-E3, Fujinon 55-200mm at 200mm, f8, 1/500 sec at ISO 200.)
#photography
Anyway. Wolf Moon. (Better version)
(Fujifilm X-E3, Fujinon 55-200mm at 200mm, f8, 1/500 sec at ISO 200.)
#photography
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“The world now appears to be at the mercy of a 79-year-old egomaniac…there is no doctrine, no philosophy, no sense to what America will do next.
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
Trump promised Maga the US wouldn't police the world - now it's running Venezuela
The world now watches on with astonishment, fear and horror - what's next?
inews.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“The world now appears to be at the mercy of a 79-year-old egomaniac…there is no doctrine, no philosophy, no sense to what America will do next.
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
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Venezuela's citizens are turning out to protest, they don't want to be an American dictatorship.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Venezuela's citizens are turning out to protest, they don't want to be an American dictatorship.
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Analysis of the Dorestad brooch shows it was modified in antiquity so that it could be fastened with small nails to another object, perhaps a casket or book cover. Read more about the Dorestad brooch in this article by Annemarieke Willemsen:
www.academia.edu/8027463/Dore...
www.academia.edu/8027463/Dore...
Dorestad, a medieval metropolis
The Dorestad year In the Netherlands, 2009 turned out to be the year of Dorestad, with a large exhibition in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, which was seen by over sixty-six thousand vis...
www.academia.edu
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Analysis of the Dorestad brooch shows it was modified in antiquity so that it could be fastened with small nails to another object, perhaps a casket or book cover. Read more about the Dorestad brooch in this article by Annemarieke Willemsen:
www.academia.edu/8027463/Dore...
www.academia.edu/8027463/Dore...
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Something lovely for the weekend!
The Dorestad Brooch, c. AD 800.
This beautiful Carolingian brooch was found at the bottom of a well in the Netherlands in 1969!
Gold inlaid with almandines, pearls, glass, and enamel. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden 📷 AlexanderVanLoon www.rmo.nl/en/collectio...
The Dorestad Brooch, c. AD 800.
This beautiful Carolingian brooch was found at the bottom of a well in the Netherlands in 1969!
Gold inlaid with almandines, pearls, glass, and enamel. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden 📷 AlexanderVanLoon www.rmo.nl/en/collectio...
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Something lovely for the weekend!
The Dorestad Brooch, c. AD 800.
This beautiful Carolingian brooch was found at the bottom of a well in the Netherlands in 1969!
Gold inlaid with almandines, pearls, glass, and enamel. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden 📷 AlexanderVanLoon www.rmo.nl/en/collectio...
The Dorestad Brooch, c. AD 800.
This beautiful Carolingian brooch was found at the bottom of a well in the Netherlands in 1969!
Gold inlaid with almandines, pearls, glass, and enamel. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden 📷 AlexanderVanLoon www.rmo.nl/en/collectio...
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now we find out if the rest of the world does anything to stop a rogue state, run by narcissists, rich kids, attorneys & podcasters, treating anything or anyone they want like a piñata - i imagine Starmer is in a meeting now checking with his advisors on best way to avoid upsetting the Daily Mail
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
now we find out if the rest of the world does anything to stop a rogue state, run by narcissists, rich kids, attorneys & podcasters, treating anything or anyone they want like a piñata - i imagine Starmer is in a meeting now checking with his advisors on best way to avoid upsetting the Daily Mail
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A clear evening in Newbury at St Nicolas church.
Photo while walking from the Weirside to the Cow & Cask, Newbury.
A Berkshire town with many good pubs that is well served by buses from Didcot, Reading and Basingstoke and GWR trains. Visit soon!
Photo while walking from the Weirside to the Cow & Cask, Newbury.
A Berkshire town with many good pubs that is well served by buses from Didcot, Reading and Basingstoke and GWR trains. Visit soon!
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
A clear evening in Newbury at St Nicolas church.
Photo while walking from the Weirside to the Cow & Cask, Newbury.
A Berkshire town with many good pubs that is well served by buses from Didcot, Reading and Basingstoke and GWR trains. Visit soon!
Photo while walking from the Weirside to the Cow & Cask, Newbury.
A Berkshire town with many good pubs that is well served by buses from Didcot, Reading and Basingstoke and GWR trains. Visit soon!
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
#OnThisDay 1967: The first ever episode of Trumpton aired. "Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb"
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#OnThisDay 1967: The first ever episode of Trumpton aired. "Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb"
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM