Albert Weale
@albertpweale.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL. Brighton born and bred. No longer resident, but still liberal. Expressed views mine only.
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Cassis, Cap Lombard, 1889, by Paul Signac, French neo-impressionist artist, known for luminous coastal views, born #OTD 1863; developed pointillism with Seurat & influenced Matisse.
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Cassis, Cap Lombard, 1889, by Paul Signac, French neo-impressionist artist, known for luminous coastal views, born #OTD 1863; developed pointillism with Seurat & influenced Matisse.
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
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Deux Ouvrières dans l’Atelier de Couture: two seamstresses, 1891, by Édouard Vuillard, French Intimiste artist & printmaker, born #OTD 1868; member of avant-garde group Les Nabis, his densely patterned interior scenes were influenced by Japanese printmaking and textiles.
National Galleries Scotland
National Galleries Scotland
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Deux Ouvrières dans l’Atelier de Couture: two seamstresses, 1891, by Édouard Vuillard, French Intimiste artist & printmaker, born #OTD 1868; member of avant-garde group Les Nabis, his densely patterned interior scenes were influenced by Japanese printmaking and textiles.
National Galleries Scotland
National Galleries Scotland
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"Nothing withstands the influence of wealth. Everything submits to its tyranny, everything cowers at its dominion." #SaintBasil #Resist
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Nothing withstands the influence of wealth. Everything submits to its tyranny, everything cowers at its dominion." #SaintBasil #Resist
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📅 A treat to come at 7:30pm on BBC Radio 3 later this week!
Mark Elder conducts the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in a sea-themed concert including Vaughan Williams's mighty Sea Symphony with soloists Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and David Stout.
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall.
Mark Elder conducts the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in a sea-themed concert including Vaughan Williams's mighty Sea Symphony with soloists Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and David Stout.
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📅 A treat to come at 7:30pm on BBC Radio 3 later this week!
Mark Elder conducts the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in a sea-themed concert including Vaughan Williams's mighty Sea Symphony with soloists Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and David Stout.
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall.
Mark Elder conducts the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in a sea-themed concert including Vaughan Williams's mighty Sea Symphony with soloists Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and David Stout.
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall.
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The Shrimp Girl, c. 1740, vivid portrayal of London street seller of shrimps & mussels, her basket on her head with pewter measure, by William Hogarth, innovative English painter, engraver, satirist, born #OTD 1697; the spontaneity & loose brushwork foreshadow Impressionism.
National Gallery London
National Gallery London
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The Shrimp Girl, c. 1740, vivid portrayal of London street seller of shrimps & mussels, her basket on her head with pewter measure, by William Hogarth, innovative English painter, engraver, satirist, born #OTD 1697; the spontaneity & loose brushwork foreshadow Impressionism.
National Gallery London
National Gallery London
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“And still they gazed & still the wonder grew,
That one small head could carry all he knew.”
Oliver Goldsmith, versatile Irish writer, born #OTD 1728; known for novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), poem The Deserted Village (1770) and play She stoops to Conquer (1771).
Trinity College Dublin
That one small head could carry all he knew.”
Oliver Goldsmith, versatile Irish writer, born #OTD 1728; known for novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), poem The Deserted Village (1770) and play She stoops to Conquer (1771).
Trinity College Dublin
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“And still they gazed & still the wonder grew,
That one small head could carry all he knew.”
Oliver Goldsmith, versatile Irish writer, born #OTD 1728; known for novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), poem The Deserted Village (1770) and play She stoops to Conquer (1771).
Trinity College Dublin
That one small head could carry all he knew.”
Oliver Goldsmith, versatile Irish writer, born #OTD 1728; known for novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), poem The Deserted Village (1770) and play She stoops to Conquer (1771).
Trinity College Dublin
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“Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.”
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. (Die Jungfrau von Orleans)
Friedrich Schiller, German philosopher, playwright, co-founder with Goethe of Weimar Theatre; born #OTD 1759.
Portrait c 1810 by von Kügelgen Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. (Die Jungfrau von Orleans)
Friedrich Schiller, German philosopher, playwright, co-founder with Goethe of Weimar Theatre; born #OTD 1759.
Portrait c 1810 by von Kügelgen Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.”
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. (Die Jungfrau von Orleans)
Friedrich Schiller, German philosopher, playwright, co-founder with Goethe of Weimar Theatre; born #OTD 1759.
Portrait c 1810 by von Kügelgen Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. (Die Jungfrau von Orleans)
Friedrich Schiller, German philosopher, playwright, co-founder with Goethe of Weimar Theatre; born #OTD 1759.
Portrait c 1810 by von Kügelgen Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
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Beautiful - and intellectually interesting (inspired by some classics of modern European thought - de Certeau, Jacobson, etc).
Quelques Feuilles / Some Leaves
New thing - this is a part of a much larger work. Each square comprises 4 of the colours of an actual leaf collected over a series of walks, and then photographed, uploaded, compiled and arranged in chronological order. The entire work has 144 leaves and 576 colours.
New thing - this is a part of a much larger work. Each square comprises 4 of the colours of an actual leaf collected over a series of walks, and then photographed, uploaded, compiled and arranged in chronological order. The entire work has 144 leaves and 576 colours.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Beautiful - and intellectually interesting (inspired by some classics of modern European thought - de Certeau, Jacobson, etc).
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Lest we forget: today is 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 the anniversary of #Germany's first successful revolution
November 9: Germany's Modern History, All in a Day's Work - kai arzheimer
In which I show you how to teach 70 years of Modern German history in just under 90 seconds.
www.kai-arzheimer.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Lest we forget: today is 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 the anniversary of #Germany's first successful revolution
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"This Remembrance period offers an important chance for reflection on the role played by music and musicians in securing our freedom" - Jack Pepper for Gramophone Magazine.
Remembrance: film music and composers in World War Two
In this season of remembrance, Jack Pepper reflects on the role played by music and musicians in securing our freedom
www.gramophone.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"This Remembrance period offers an important chance for reflection on the role played by music and musicians in securing our freedom" - Jack Pepper for Gramophone Magazine.
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Today, on Remembrance Sunday, we remember the sacrifices made by those who fought and died for our freedom in past wars.
We must also remember the brave Ukrainians who are right now fighting to defend the freedom of Ukraine, and that of all Europe, from dictatorship.
📷: Ukrainian 15th Army Corps
We must also remember the brave Ukrainians who are right now fighting to defend the freedom of Ukraine, and that of all Europe, from dictatorship.
📷: Ukrainian 15th Army Corps
November 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Today, on Remembrance Sunday, we remember the sacrifices made by those who fought and died for our freedom in past wars.
We must also remember the brave Ukrainians who are right now fighting to defend the freedom of Ukraine, and that of all Europe, from dictatorship.
📷: Ukrainian 15th Army Corps
We must also remember the brave Ukrainians who are right now fighting to defend the freedom of Ukraine, and that of all Europe, from dictatorship.
📷: Ukrainian 15th Army Corps
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French artist Raymond Wintz specialised in marine and coastal views in Brittany. Here, almost 100 years ago, he looks through an open doorway to the harbour beyond (The Blue Door, 1927)
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
French artist Raymond Wintz specialised in marine and coastal views in Brittany. Here, almost 100 years ago, he looks through an open doorway to the harbour beyond (The Blue Door, 1927)
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Winter landscape with skaters, painted c. 1665 by Aert van der Neer, Dutch Golden Age artist who worked in and around Amsterdam, known for lively winter scenes on frozen rivers; died #OTD 1670.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Winter landscape with skaters, painted c. 1665 by Aert van der Neer, Dutch Golden Age artist who worked in and around Amsterdam, known for lively winter scenes on frozen rivers; died #OTD 1670.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Has Trump passed his peak?
[FREE TO READ] One thing is for sure: the opening act of the US president’s second term is over
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Edmond Halley, English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist, born #OTD 1656, sponsor of Newton’s Principia, computed orbit and periodicity of eponymous comet, mapped solar eclipse of 1715.
National Portrait Gallery | Royal Society
National Portrait Gallery | Royal Society
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Edmond Halley, English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist, born #OTD 1656, sponsor of Newton’s Principia, computed orbit and periodicity of eponymous comet, mapped solar eclipse of 1715.
National Portrait Gallery | Royal Society
National Portrait Gallery | Royal Society
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“See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds...”
John Milton, revered English poet, author of Paradise Lost, died #OTD 1674.
Christs College Cambridge
John Milton, revered English poet, author of Paradise Lost, died #OTD 1674.
Christs College Cambridge
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds...”
John Milton, revered English poet, author of Paradise Lost, died #OTD 1674.
Christs College Cambridge
John Milton, revered English poet, author of Paradise Lost, died #OTD 1674.
Christs College Cambridge
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The Bodleian Library opened to the public #OTD in 1602.
Duke Humfrey’s Library: oldest reading room in the Bodleian, named after Humphrey Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester who bequeathed 281 books after his death in 1447.
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Duke Humfrey’s Library: oldest reading room in the Bodleian, named after Humphrey Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester who bequeathed 281 books after his death in 1447.
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Bodleian Library opened to the public #OTD in 1602.
Duke Humfrey’s Library: oldest reading room in the Bodleian, named after Humphrey Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester who bequeathed 281 books after his death in 1447.
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Duke Humfrey’s Library: oldest reading room in the Bodleian, named after Humphrey Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester who bequeathed 281 books after his death in 1447.
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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It must be so galling for people at CEU, who stood up to the despicable kleptocrat Trump is hosting today and who paid a personal and professional price for that, to see US universities capitulating so pathetically.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It must be so galling for people at CEU, who stood up to the despicable kleptocrat Trump is hosting today and who paid a personal and professional price for that, to see US universities capitulating so pathetically.
Would be good to have numbers for the main individual elections but I see the problem @openpolicy.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Would be good to have numbers for the main individual elections but I see the problem @openpolicy.bsky.social
Thank you @openpolicy.bsky.social I guess this is a high percentage historically for an NY mayoral election.
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thank you @openpolicy.bsky.social I guess this is a high percentage historically for an NY mayoral election.
Thank you @evamontemaggi.bsky.social I can see this looks high but hard to get a sense of the percentage of eligible voters the numbers represent.
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you @evamontemaggi.bsky.social I can see this looks high but hard to get a sense of the percentage of eligible voters the numbers represent.
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Don't let Reform and the Tories take the UK out of the ECHR, a bulwark of freedom and human rights that the UK helped to write 75 years ago!
Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights to keep power in check and protect basic freedoms. That legacy is now under threat. Read our piece on why the ECHR still matters and why defending it means defending Britain’s own values.
Seventy-Five Years of the European Convention on Human Rights
We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Don't let Reform and the Tories take the UK out of the ECHR, a bulwark of freedom and human rights that the UK helped to write 75 years ago!
Can someone point me to a site that gives turnout figures in the recent US elections? I keep reading that turnout was high, but cannot find actual numbers.
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Can someone point me to a site that gives turnout figures in the recent US elections? I keep reading that turnout was high, but cannot find actual numbers.
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Today!
Between 11am and 1pm tomorrow, join Robert Spano, Jens Elo Peters Rytter, @colmocinneide.bsky.social and @profveronika.bsky.social to discuss the future of the European Convention on Human Rights, both in Europe and the UK.
Sign up to attend this in-person event at @laws.ucl.ac.uk 👇
Sign up to attend this in-person event at @laws.ucl.ac.uk 👇
The Future of the ECHR - In Europe and UK
Organised by the Human Rights Institute and the Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today!
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.