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Robert Larner
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annsplaining.bsky.social
It was an emotional topic, and I also found myself welling up at the sight of a room full of masked faces. As a #longcovid sufferer I'm usually the only one in a mask, hoping it will be enough to keep me safe. This was such a rare relief in what sometimes feels like an ocean of denial
annsplaining.bsky.social Annie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 2d
Beautiful talk with Basma Ghalayini and Mazan Manrouf on their new book Palestine -1, stories from the Eve of the Nakba at the Edinburgh Radical Book Fair organised by @lighthousebks.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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edinmaskbloc.bsky.social
If you don't know where to get masks or can't afford them, find a mask bloc at maskblog.org - you might have one locally or find one that can post masks. We do it and are always excited to help you protect yourself and others! Email us if you're interested
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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edinmaskbloc.bsky.social
We'll be at the book fair on Sunday to share masks, info and excitement about all these fantastic community groups! 12-3 to accommodate our members' needs.

Especially come find us if you want a large amount of masks for your business! We want to pass a recent acquisition into the community asap
Text on blue gradient background. In the bottom left corner, a drawing of someone coughing into their hand, with clouds and virus particles swirling around them. Text reads: Do you run a business in Edinburgh? Keep your staff and customers from getting ill this winter! We have acquired a large amount of masks and are giving them away for free in packs of 100. Put them on your service counter, in your reception area, or your break room! It’s not inevitable to get “that cold that’s going around”. Come to the Radical Book Fair at Assembly Roxy this Sunday between 12 and 3pm to pick up a free bag
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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profdanhicks.bsky.social
What a wonderful night in Edinburgh @lighthousebks.bsky.social 💥🙏
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
robertlarner.bsky.social
Love this! Need to turn it into a model...
drnwillburger.bsky.social Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 3d
It's time for #Caturday and a timeline cleanse!

A terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely #weekend!

📷 me

🏺
Fragment of a yellowish-brown clay figurine depicting a cat playing a harp. The cat is upright, with detailed facial features and textured fur, holding the harp to its side. The surface shows signs of wear and age, and the piece is displayed on a clear stand.
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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inclusivenew.bsky.social
Excellent news that there's now a Covid positivity map for Scotland! A very useful tool to help predict incoming pressures on local NHS & Local Authority services, for CV people & anyone needing to manage risk. Thanks @skeuomorphology.bsky.social & @publichealthscot.bsky.social for supplying data 🙏
skeuomorphology.bsky.social Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 5d
The PCR positivity map is out, and you might notice something a bit different this week.

From now onwards the map includes Scotland, using the same metric: PCR test positivity.

jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...

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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
robertlarner.bsky.social
This sticker ended up a little smaller than I thought it would (it's about 50mm square) but I quite like it... I'll throw in a few with any orders from Etsy
A model mouse standing next to an approx 50mm sticker with the slogan 'Rodents Against Racism!'
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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lilichin.bsky.social
Doggiedrawings.net/products/cats-playing-mahjong-print
Illustrated print of four cats at a table playing mahjong.
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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skeuomorphology.bsky.social
The PCR positivity map is out, and you might notice something a bit different this week.

From now onwards the map includes Scotland, using the same metric: PCR test positivity.

jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...

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November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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covidcrafting.bsky.social
A preview! I love making these little mice models...
A 3D render of a mouse holding a lantern and wearing a cloak. I designed this in Nomad Sculpt
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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lalouve3d.bsky.social
Happy Halloween🎃!!! Last photo from the October release.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/lalouve3d
Tribe: www.myminifactory.com/users/lalouv...
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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phineas.bsky.social
New awareness campaign
A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: Using Generative AI? You’re prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Try using your brain instead Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
robertlarner.bsky.social
I have listed this little viking kitty model on Etsy if anyone is interested. I do like how this one turned out and is a fun model to paint

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

#bsnm #blueskynightmarket #cat #dungeonsandragons
3D Print of a viking cat with hammer, cloak and shield. They are standing in a forest and looking very mean! Available here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4398093743/viking-cat-and-treasure-chest Unpainted 3D Print of a viking cat with hammer, cloak and shield. They are with a small treasure chest Available here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4398093743/viking-cat-and-treasure-chest
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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tinefieldling.bsky.social
Did a little paint job of one of my first minis 🐸✨
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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lighthousebks.bsky.social
The #RadicalBookFair is as much about community as it is about books - a space for connection, for learning, for taking action.

So Sunday we host stalls from grassroots groups, local initiatives, bookish collaborators & activist campaigns, come meet the people making change on your doorstep!
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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robertlarner.bsky.social
Here are a few little mice models I have made. I have listed unpainted versions of these on Etsy (link below). They were a lot of fun to make and are fun to paint!

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

#blueskynightmarket #bsnm #dungeonsanddragons #redwall #burrowsandbadgers
Small 25mm model mouse with a lute and an eye patch having a little outdoor adventure. The mouse was designed, printed and painted by me using Nomad Sculpt. I have listed some unpainted versions of this on Etsy here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4343460178/5-adventurous-mice A little group 25mm model mice having a little outdoor adventure. There's a wizard, a bard, a knight and a couple of hirelings The mice were designed, printed and painted by me using Nomad Sculpt. I have listed some unpainted versions of this on Etsy here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4343460178/5-adventurous-mice A small group of 25mm mice monks (and a nun!) The mice were designed, printed and painted by me using Nomad Sculpt. I have listed some unpainted versions of this on Etsy here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4396855772/5-monastic-mice
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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robertlarner.bsky.social
I have also set up an account for my etsy page here- bsky.app/profile/covi...

Please do follow if you like what I do! And, of course, please do what you can to support covid safe makers and share with any friends and family who might be interested as it is hard to get any exposure online 😷
bsky.app
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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lighthousebks.bsky.social
Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair is NEXT WEEK!!!
lighthousebks.bsky.social Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 28d
Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair is less than a month away!

4 Days of bookstalls from 50+ presses
20 events incl DragQueen Storytelling, Community Lunch & 2 Cabarets!

Full program is live, hybrid & either £5 or free!
5-9Nov: Join us!

tinyurl.com/RadicalBookF...
lighthousebookshop.com/events/edinb...
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
robertlarner.bsky.social
Here are a few little mice models I have made. I have listed unpainted versions of these on Etsy (link below). They were a lot of fun to make and are fun to paint!

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

#blueskynightmarket #bsnm #dungeonsanddragons #redwall #burrowsandbadgers
Small 25mm model mouse with a lute and an eye patch having a little outdoor adventure. The mouse was designed, printed and painted by me using Nomad Sculpt. I have listed some unpainted versions of this on Etsy here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4343460178/5-adventurous-mice A little group 25mm model mice having a little outdoor adventure. There's a wizard, a bard, a knight and a couple of hirelings The mice were designed, printed and painted by me using Nomad Sculpt. I have listed some unpainted versions of this on Etsy here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4343460178/5-adventurous-mice A small group of 25mm mice monks (and a nun!) The mice were designed, printed and painted by me using Nomad Sculpt. I have listed some unpainted versions of this on Etsy here- https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4396855772/5-monastic-mice
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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salwitcher.bsky.social
WHO's advice needs to change. Excellent @thewhn.bsky.social letter. Please sign & share by 31 October (anyone can sign) @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social @kityates.bsky.social @tryangregory.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social @drjoepajak.bsky.social
inclusivenew.bsky.social Inclusive New Normal @inclusivenew.bsky.social · 13d
The evidence is overwhelming. Surgical masks were not designed to protect against respiratory infection & are vastly inferior to respirators. For the WHO's advice not to reflect this is indefensible & dangerous. Please sign & share - open to scientists, doctors, patient advocate organisations, etc.
yaneerbaryam.bsky.social Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 14d
Doctors & scientists urge WHO: N95s—not surgical masks—must be the standard in healthcare.
Add your name before Oct 31 👇

tinyurl.com/RespiratorsN...

#RespiratorsNotSurgicals #ProtectHCWs
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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edinmaskbloc.bsky.social
Tonight!
edinmaskbloc.bsky.social Edinburgh Mask Bloc @edinmaskbloc.bsky.social · 21d
We're back with more crafts next week! Join us at Lavender Menace Queer Book Archive on Tuesday evening for a chill time. If you want to lean into the season, we'll have Halloween-themed crafts, but you're also welcome to just come and chat with us about books, crafts, and anything else!
Text surrounded by different crafts. The text reads: Masked crafts with Edinburgh Mask Bloc, 7pm-8:30pm, Tuesday October 28th. Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Edinburgh Palette, St. Margaret's House & online. We’ll provide masks and some Halloween-themed crafts, but you’re welcome to bring your own
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Let me get this straight….

If we want to eat or have healthcare, we have to work more.

We have to “be productive”.

Yet according to this image only white men are welcome in the American labor force.

Do the rest of us starve? Or are these men feeding us?
Image of social media photos for the department of labour. Most of them are big white men with blonde hair and blue eyes
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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edinmaskbloc.bsky.social
It's been great to work together with @tagsfest.co.uk to help keep everyone at the event safer! Con crud is not inevitable

Come say hi to us this weekend, try some masks, chat about nerd stuff, and check out the new swag we have to give away 👀
tagsfest.co.uk TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 21d
To make sure our vulnerable community members can still attend and enjoy TAGS Fest, we encourage you to wear a mask when you visit! Thank you to @edinmaskbloc.bsky.social & @airlibraryscotland.bsky.social for helping us make TAGS more accessible.

🦫 linktr.ee/edinmaskbloc
🦭 linktr.ee/airlibrarysc...
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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onqueerstreet.bsky.social
For a piece about wearing a mask as an act of community care, I'm looking to talk to people in the UK (especially Scotland) who are still masking regularly!

If this is you, and you're up for answering some questions for me, please drop me an email me at quinn@quinnrhodes.co.uk! #journorequest
October 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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tagsfest.co.uk
Not long until TAGS Fest 2025! See you soon at @fruitmarket.bsky.social for a weekend of indie publishing, games, and talks!

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM