Will
@willmort.bsky.social
the well-known lurker; a human, unbroken; Man of Kent; recovering Old Ashfordian.
very good at standing on one leg in the middle of a field.
between dun august oaks
is man a fish?
Masto: mastodonapp.uk/@WillMort
very good at standing on one leg in the middle of a field.
between dun august oaks
is man a fish?
Masto: mastodonapp.uk/@WillMort
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I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
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“It may take some time, it’s gonna cost some money… but I would not be worried” America’s best media lawyer- who has gone toe to toe with Donald Trump- has reassuring words for the BBC on the latest Media Confidential podcast . app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/71623/...
‘The New York Times won’t settle’: Why reporters will not be intimidated by Donald Trump
David McCraw, lead newsroom lawyer for the NYT, talks liberty and lawsuits with Alan and Janine
app.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“It may take some time, it’s gonna cost some money… but I would not be worried” America’s best media lawyer- who has gone toe to toe with Donald Trump- has reassuring words for the BBC on the latest Media Confidential podcast . app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/71623/...
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Sad to hear that ALL. Bar. One. in @shitchester.bsky.social has finally closed - Anyone know what's coming next for this unit?
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Sad to hear that ALL. Bar. One. in @shitchester.bsky.social has finally closed - Anyone know what's coming next for this unit?
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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With today's news cycle, the desire to retreat inward and tune out is completely understandable. But now more than ever, we have to show up for our democracy.
We have to show up for each other.
Find the nearest #NoKings protest near you today: www.nokings.org
We have to show up for each other.
Find the nearest #NoKings protest near you today: www.nokings.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
With today's news cycle, the desire to retreat inward and tune out is completely understandable. But now more than ever, we have to show up for our democracy.
We have to show up for each other.
Find the nearest #NoKings protest near you today: www.nokings.org
We have to show up for each other.
Find the nearest #NoKings protest near you today: www.nokings.org
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Charles Person, who was the youngest of the Freedom Riders in 1961, has passed away at age 82.
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Charles Person, youngest of the Freedom Riders, dies at 82
Bruised and bloodied while traveling through the South in 1961, he challenged segregation on interstate buses and in terminal waiting rooms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Charles Person, who was the youngest of the Freedom Riders in 1961, has passed away at age 82.
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
With his passing, Hank Thomas is the last remaining of the original Freedom Riders.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
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‘Drones can spot henge outlines from the air, but observation with the naked eye should not be underestimated. The carvings of axes on the megaliths at Stonehenge were first spotted by a visiting schoolboy.’
Rosemary Hill on stone circles: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill on stone circles: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill · Use your theodolite: Stone Circles
If architecture is defined as construction aesthetically conceived, then stone circles, which often have a clear...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
‘Drones can spot henge outlines from the air, but observation with the naked eye should not be underestimated. The carvings of axes on the megaliths at Stonehenge were first spotted by a visiting schoolboy.’
Rosemary Hill on stone circles: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill on stone circles: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The discovery of prehistoric burials and artifacts is like stepping into a time machine.
👇read👇
👇read👇
How Prehistoric Societies Honored Babies With Down Syndrome -
Discover how prehistoric societies cared for and honored babies with Down syndrome, offering timeless lessons in compassion and inclusion.
lovirae.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The discovery of prehistoric burials and artifacts is like stepping into a time machine.
👇read👇
👇read👇
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Long Man of Wilmington
January 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Long Man of Wilmington
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The daughter of the dream, the bride of the water buffalo, the temple woman. She is strange, great and cold.
January 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The daughter of the dream, the bride of the water buffalo, the temple woman. She is strange, great and cold.
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The Wrekin is integral to Shropshire, and it's not without ghosts. The many spirits that haunt the hill include a broad gentleman who greets you as a friend, numerous playful children, black dogs, and an albino fox. This fox has glowing red eyes and screams before disappearing...
#Folklore #Wrekin
#Folklore #Wrekin
January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Scotney Gravel Pits complex on the Kent/Sussex border - near Dungeness with the sun out
Took me 14.3km to walk around and 6 hours
Found 2 Bean Geese out the back - pic beautifully shows the bill/head profile🫣
Total duck count 3484
Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper plus a male Hen Harrier
#ukbirding
Took me 14.3km to walk around and 6 hours
Found 2 Bean Geese out the back - pic beautifully shows the bill/head profile🫣
Total duck count 3484
Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper plus a male Hen Harrier
#ukbirding
January 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Scotney Gravel Pits complex on the Kent/Sussex border - near Dungeness with the sun out
Took me 14.3km to walk around and 6 hours
Found 2 Bean Geese out the back - pic beautifully shows the bill/head profile🫣
Total duck count 3484
Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper plus a male Hen Harrier
#ukbirding
Took me 14.3km to walk around and 6 hours
Found 2 Bean Geese out the back - pic beautifully shows the bill/head profile🫣
Total duck count 3484
Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper plus a male Hen Harrier
#ukbirding
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"The faces surprised him very much. Nothing less like the ‘angel’ of popular art could well be imagined.... One single changeless expression was stamped on each.... He concluded it was charity. But terrifyingly different from human charity."
- C. S. Lewis, "Perelandra"
🎨Matej Cadil
#BookWormSat
- C. S. Lewis, "Perelandra"
🎨Matej Cadil
#BookWormSat
January 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"The faces surprised him very much. Nothing less like the ‘angel’ of popular art could well be imagined.... One single changeless expression was stamped on each.... He concluded it was charity. But terrifyingly different from human charity."
- C. S. Lewis, "Perelandra"
🎨Matej Cadil
#BookWormSat
- C. S. Lewis, "Perelandra"
🎨Matej Cadil
#BookWormSat
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Tonight we’ll wander through the streets and note
The qualities of people.
The qualities of people.
January 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tonight we’ll wander through the streets and note
The qualities of people.
The qualities of people.
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Winter Aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) - whose bright green Elizabethan style ruffs have given rise to one of their common names 'Choirboys'
#flowers
#flowers
January 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Winter Aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) - whose bright green Elizabethan style ruffs have given rise to one of their common names 'Choirboys'
#flowers
#flowers
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Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images
Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images
We've often featured the work of the Public Domain Review here on Open Culture, and also various searchable copyright-free image databases that have arisen over the years.
www.openculture.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images
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This sums up where we are now so perfectly. To our great detriment.
A friend saved this clipping and just found it today #jimmycarter 💦🩵💦
January 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This sums up where we are now so perfectly. To our great detriment.
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If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
January 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you ever get lonely, just remember that the
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
Mars rover is programmed to sing happy birthday
to itself every year.
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Wallace with his Lambchop
January 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wallace with his Lambchop
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Hollywood is on fire , yet still deniers clutch at straws to blame this on anything other than the real problem– climate breakdown . I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads to take the fight to the companies who continue to exploit our fragile planet petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
January 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hollywood is on fire , yet still deniers clutch at straws to blame this on anything other than the real problem– climate breakdown . I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads to take the fight to the companies who continue to exploit our fragile planet petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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#Dogwalkers and #ramblers in #EastKent ... if you happen to see a horse (of the #hooden variety) struggling in the water- the #RiverStour or even the #EnglishChannel - do let us know, as one threw her human and went for a dip. Human is fine.
January 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#Dogwalkers and #ramblers in #EastKent ... if you happen to see a horse (of the #hooden variety) struggling in the water- the #RiverStour or even the #EnglishChannel - do let us know, as one threw her human and went for a dip. Human is fine.
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Photograph of a carved stone font at St Nicholas’ Church in North Grimston, Yorkshire by John Piper
January 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Photograph of a carved stone font at St Nicholas’ Church in North Grimston, Yorkshire by John Piper