Steven Devote
@stevendevote.bsky.social
Notably #dyslexic #high-functioning-autism, ex-sandwich artist, a late bloomer, 81% Celt. 🔻 Still working out Bluesky
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#Gibraltar - 20/01 - some stunning #Lenticular #cloud aka 🛸 captured this evening at #sunset - thanks to MeteoGib follower Cordella Victor - at the end of a bright and very breezy day, with a mix of sunshine and variable cloud. Feeling cold in a brisk W-NW'ly wind, Max 14.2C.
January 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
#Gibraltar - 20/01 - some stunning #Lenticular #cloud aka 🛸 captured this evening at #sunset - thanks to MeteoGib follower Cordella Victor - at the end of a bright and very breezy day, with a mix of sunshine and variable cloud. Feeling cold in a brisk W-NW'ly wind, Max 14.2C.
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.. and don't forget that despite
the abysmal failure of privatisation
running our energy, water, mail,
transport, housing, defence,
education, health services
creating pollution & inefficiency
at far greater cost than public services
Labour, Tories & Reform want even more
meme via Mike Shaw
the abysmal failure of privatisation
running our energy, water, mail,
transport, housing, defence,
education, health services
creating pollution & inefficiency
at far greater cost than public services
Labour, Tories & Reform want even more
meme via Mike Shaw
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
.. and don't forget that despite
the abysmal failure of privatisation
running our energy, water, mail,
transport, housing, defence,
education, health services
creating pollution & inefficiency
at far greater cost than public services
Labour, Tories & Reform want even more
meme via Mike Shaw
the abysmal failure of privatisation
running our energy, water, mail,
transport, housing, defence,
education, health services
creating pollution & inefficiency
at far greater cost than public services
Labour, Tories & Reform want even more
meme via Mike Shaw
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We've deleted our account on X talking.wales?p=3410
Why we've deleted our x - Talking Wales
Why we’ve deleted our X Talking Wales is leaving X because we no longer believe it is a platform for healthy political discourse. Talking Wales has made the decision to leave X, formerly Twitter, afte...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We've deleted our account on X talking.wales?p=3410
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‘If I’m in extreme pain, with no chance of a cure & if I’m getting no pleasure out of life…. then I have the perfect human right to end my life. I don’t want to go to some industrial estate in Switzerland. I’m a great believer & supporter of assisted dying in the UK’
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Julian Barnes: Author discusses his 'final' novel Departure(s), living with cancer, and the future of fiction
The award-winning author discusses his
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January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
‘If I’m in extreme pain, with no chance of a cure & if I’m getting no pleasure out of life…. then I have the perfect human right to end my life. I don’t want to go to some industrial estate in Switzerland. I’m a great believer & supporter of assisted dying in the UK’
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My recent feature for The Voice on the TRUE story of Hezekiah Moscow #AThousandBlows is now online! Just a quick 800 words, nowhere near enough to explain this remarkable man 🥊
Book coming (many thousands of words, probably still not enough!) in ONE YEAR:
www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainmen...
Book coming (many thousands of words, probably still not enough!) in ONE YEAR:
www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainmen...
The remarkable story of boxer Hezekiah Moscow - Voice Online
Disney drama A Thousand Blows is back for round two as it explores the fascinating life of the enigmatic Jamaican fighter. By Sarah Elizabeth Cox
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January 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
My recent feature for The Voice on the TRUE story of Hezekiah Moscow #AThousandBlows is now online! Just a quick 800 words, nowhere near enough to explain this remarkable man 🥊
Book coming (many thousands of words, probably still not enough!) in ONE YEAR:
www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainmen...
Book coming (many thousands of words, probably still not enough!) in ONE YEAR:
www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainmen...
January 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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A couple of belly-scratch badgers 🦡💚
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A couple of belly-scratch badgers 🦡💚
"osculum infame" (infamous kiss) - Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo - 1608
#Witch #Satan #Woodcut #witch-hunters
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#Witch #Satan #Woodcut #witch-hunters
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January 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
"osculum infame" (infamous kiss) - Compendium Maleficarum by Francesco Maria Guazzo - 1608
#Witch #Satan #Woodcut #witch-hunters
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#Witch #Satan #Woodcut #witch-hunters
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17 January 1920 | Pole Stanisław Radzki was born in Warsaw. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1940.
No. 4848
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1940.
No. 4848
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
17 January 1920 | Pole Stanisław Radzki was born in Warsaw. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1940.
No. 4848
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 22 September 1940.
No. 4848
He perished in the camp on 6 September 1942.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
'Rotes Pferd' (Red Horse) by Ewald Schönberg 1932 The Städtische Sammlungen Freital
#fineart #Weimar #Art
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#fineart #Weimar #Art
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January 17, 2026 at 11:08 AM
'Rotes Pferd' (Red Horse) by Ewald Schönberg 1932 The Städtische Sammlungen Freital
#fineart #Weimar #Art
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#fineart #Weimar #Art
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Air fryer carrot cake. [with black space rum].
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto #Macrophotography
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto #Macrophotography
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Air fryer carrot cake. [with black space rum].
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto #Macrophotography
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto #Macrophotography
“The only genuinely queer thing here is the review. The film itself is very straightforward: two gay men. Also known, last time I checked, as homosexuals.”
Heated Rivalry: this queer Canadian hockey romp is so hot it threatens to scorch the ice it skates on
Heated Rivalry: this queer Canadian hockey romp is so hot it threatens to scorch the ice it skates on
Ravishing actors, charged glances, buttocks like pneumatic hams … this is one steamy love story. But it’s far more than just a porny sport-based bodice-ripper
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January 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
“The only genuinely queer thing here is the review. The film itself is very straightforward: two gay men. Also known, last time I checked, as homosexuals.”
"Even in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration,”
What about the rough sleepers that your billionaire husband William Arthur Philip Louis Saxe-Coburg and Gotha promised to do something about?
#notmyking #republic
What about the rough sleepers that your billionaire husband William Arthur Philip Louis Saxe-Coburg and Gotha promised to do something about?
#notmyking #republic
Catherine's birthday message on healing power of nature
The message is part of a video series which has seen Catherine reflect on the importance of nature to her, during her recovery from cancer treatment.
The message is part of a video series which has seen Catherine reflect on the importance of nature to her, during her recovery from cancer treatment.
Catherine's birthday message on healing in nature
The message is part of a video series which has seen Catherine reflect on the importance of nature to her, during her recovery from cancer treatment.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
"Even in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration,”
What about the rough sleepers that your billionaire husband William Arthur Philip Louis Saxe-Coburg and Gotha promised to do something about?
#notmyking #republic
What about the rough sleepers that your billionaire husband William Arthur Philip Louis Saxe-Coburg and Gotha promised to do something about?
#notmyking #republic
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The government has urged the regulator Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X over concerns about unlawful AI images created on the site
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Ofcom urged to use 'banning' powers over X AI deepfakes
It follows an ongoing backlash against the use of X's AI Grok to digitally remove clothing from images.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
The government has urged the regulator Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X over concerns about unlawful AI images created on the site
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Starmer tells cabinet to ignore polls as YouGov puts Labour behind Reform UK and Tories - UK politics live
Starmer tells cabinet to ignore polls as YouGov puts Labour behind Reform UK and Tories - UK politics live
PM tells ministers ‘governments don’t lose because polls go down’ and Labour should ‘keep a relentless focus’ on the cost of living
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January 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Starmer tells cabinet to ignore polls as YouGov puts Labour behind Reform UK and Tories - UK politics live
W B Yeats - 1907 Augustus John OM - Tate.org
#fine-art #portrait #man #AugustusJohn #Welsh #Post-Impressionism
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#fine-art #portrait #man #AugustusJohn #Welsh #Post-Impressionism
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‘W.B. Yeats‘, Augustus John OM, 1907 | Tate
‘W.B. Yeats‘, Augustus John OM, 1907
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January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
W B Yeats - 1907 Augustus John OM - Tate.org
#fine-art #portrait #man #AugustusJohn #Welsh #Post-Impressionism
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#fine-art #portrait #man #AugustusJohn #Welsh #Post-Impressionism
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La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans [Little Dancer of Fourteen Years] - Edgar Degas c 1880 - Wax
Later, cast in bronze,
#fine-art #Degas #sculpture #ballerina #art
National Gallery of Art Washington DC
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Later, cast in bronze,
#fine-art #Degas #sculpture #ballerina #art
National Gallery of Art Washington DC
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Original State | National Gallery of Art
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January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans [Little Dancer of Fourteen Years] - Edgar Degas c 1880 - Wax
Later, cast in bronze,
#fine-art #Degas #sculpture #ballerina #art
National Gallery of Art Washington DC
tinyurl.com/26omhaz2
Later, cast in bronze,
#fine-art #Degas #sculpture #ballerina #art
National Gallery of Art Washington DC
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Brighton in the S East urgently needs social housing. Local people can no longer afford to live here. Private landlords own too many properties, which are used for holiday lets, Airbnbs, and HMOs. The entire system, from the central government to our local council, is corrupt.
#Brighton #Homeless
#Brighton #Homeless
Are UK buy-to-let landlords dying out – and should we care?
Are UK buy-to-let landlords dying out – and should we care?
Higher taxes and tougher regulations have led to the disappearance of tens of thousands of rental properties
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January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
January 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Conrad Felixmüller, Self-portrait, 1929, Wilke Collection
#Art #expressionism #Impressionist #Weimar-era #Fineart
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#Art #expressionism #Impressionist #Weimar-era #Fineart
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January 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Conrad Felixmüller, Self-portrait, 1929, Wilke Collection
#Art #expressionism #Impressionist #Weimar-era #Fineart
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#Art #expressionism #Impressionist #Weimar-era #Fineart
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How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare
#Reform #Electoral-Reform #Democracy #Voting
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#Reform #Electoral-Reform #Democracy #Voting
electoral-reform.org.uk/how-first-pa... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare
Poll after poll and headline after headline in the U.K may leave you with the impression of a country more divided than ever. This is never more obvious than in the seemingly daily polli
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January 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM
How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare
#Reform #Electoral-Reform #Democracy #Voting
electoral-reform.org.uk/how-first-pa... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
#Reform #Electoral-Reform #Democracy #Voting
electoral-reform.org.uk/how-first-pa... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Amaryllis Flower Emerging
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto
#Macrophotography #Flower #Amaryllis
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto
#Macrophotography #Flower #Amaryllis
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Amaryllis Flower Emerging
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto
#Macrophotography #Flower #Amaryllis
#photography #Brighton #Mobilephone #iphonephoto
#Macrophotography #Flower #Amaryllis