Sonya
@sonyam.bsky.social
Love cats, wine, books & old things. Cotswolds via Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco, Amsterdam & London.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
February 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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One Black Cat
Maud Lewis
1964
Maud Lewis
1964
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
One Black Cat
Maud Lewis
1964
Maud Lewis
1964
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Competition for @eurostarnews.bsky.social soon, please. Only privilege of constant travel is use of the mediocre lounge - can’t even change trains to/from London. Greeted at entry with ‘no boarding pass isn’t enough, no, Étoile status card isn’t enough to enter must open app’ in rude mumble.
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Competition for @eurostarnews.bsky.social soon, please. Only privilege of constant travel is use of the mediocre lounge - can’t even change trains to/from London. Greeted at entry with ‘no boarding pass isn’t enough, no, Étoile status card isn’t enough to enter must open app’ in rude mumble.
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I never heard Dan Aykroyd's eulogy for John Candy before. Prepare to cry, it's very beautiful youtu.be/-2OVDFsOn-4?...
John Candy: I Like Me
YouTube video by Ryan Reynold Ryan
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I never heard Dan Aykroyd's eulogy for John Candy before. Prepare to cry, it's very beautiful youtu.be/-2OVDFsOn-4?...
Saturday walking about Paris & a troop of scouts went past & their uniform apparently includes a stripy Breton top under their shirt. Leaning in to the stereotypes, boys.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Saturday walking about Paris & a troop of scouts went past & their uniform apparently includes a stripy Breton top under their shirt. Leaning in to the stereotypes, boys.
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True art. True humanity. What the struggle is all about.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
True art. True humanity. What the struggle is all about.
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Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Magdalen launches Sir Guenter Treitel Scholarships.
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning.
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning.
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NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM
NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
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In a remarkable story from Slovenia, a breeding pair of White Wagtails travelled all over the country in a lorry last summer, successfully raising young:
Nesting on the go: incubating White Wagtail travels 2,000 km
A breeding pair of White Wagtails travelled all over Slovenia in a lorry in June 2025.
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 9:56 AM
In a remarkable story from Slovenia, a breeding pair of White Wagtails travelled all over the country in a lorry last summer, successfully raising young:
1. Applied mathematics - statistics
2. Ancient Roman society
3. Human molecular genetics
4. Chemical engineering thermodynamics
5. Differential diagnosis
These were my faves.
2. Ancient Roman society
3. Human molecular genetics
4. Chemical engineering thermodynamics
5. Differential diagnosis
These were my faves.
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
1. Economic History
2. Philosophy
3. The Enlightenment
4. Medicine in Tudor England
5. Social divides in Victorian London
And I loved every minute of it.
1. Economic History
2. Philosophy
3. The Enlightenment
4. Medicine in Tudor England
5. Social divides in Victorian London
And I loved every minute of it.
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
1. International Business
2. Project Management
3. Economics
4. Engineering & Design
5. Marketing
Yet I only learned about 'balls deep' this week .. 😭😭.
Still an absolute doughnut 🙄
1. International Business
2. Project Management
3. Economics
4. Engineering & Design
5. Marketing
Yet I only learned about 'balls deep' this week .. 😭😭.
Still an absolute doughnut 🙄
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
1. Applied mathematics - statistics
2. Ancient Roman society
3. Human molecular genetics
4. Chemical engineering thermodynamics
5. Differential diagnosis
These were my faves.
2. Ancient Roman society
3. Human molecular genetics
4. Chemical engineering thermodynamics
5. Differential diagnosis
These were my faves.
Woke at 4:30 CET/3:30 GMT here in Paris & couldn’t get back to sleep. It’s going to be a long day. Already looking forward to being in my own bed tonight.
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Woke at 4:30 CET/3:30 GMT here in Paris & couldn’t get back to sleep. It’s going to be a long day. Already looking forward to being in my own bed tonight.
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Literally obsessed with this pic I got of one Cedar Waxwing getting very mad at another for drinking in the same spot as him despite there being a whole stream
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Literally obsessed with this pic I got of one Cedar Waxwing getting very mad at another for drinking in the same spot as him despite there being a whole stream
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a gorgeous film. After 65 years, its design is still fresh.
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a gorgeous film. After 65 years, its design is still fresh.
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM