Dinah Lee Küng
@dinahleekung.bsky.social
OrangePrize-nominated 2004 for “A Visit From Voltaire,” (also wrote "Love and the Art of War," "The Handover Mysteries" (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B005DRG86A#) previously Economist/BusinessWeek HK bureau chief, OPC Award winner, wife of ICRC vet
Pinned
Eva-Marie Kung’s love poetry collection amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0CVXP… in London window. Great summer hostess 🎁 or poolside treat.
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A #Roman basket found in a well at the eastern fort at Welzheim. The damp environment has preserved it in a good condition.
On display at our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
On display at our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A #Roman basket found in a well at the eastern fort at Welzheim. The damp environment has preserved it in a good condition.
On display at our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
On display at our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
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Remains of a Roman mosaic found at Bays Meadow Roman Villa, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Now part of the collections at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Remains of a Roman mosaic found at Bays Meadow Roman Villa, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Now part of the collections at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
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The ‘Colchester Mercury’ - a bronze statue of the god Mercury found on the site of a Romano-Celtic temple at Gosbecks Farm, near Colchester. Now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #ColchesterCastle
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The ‘Colchester Mercury’ - a bronze statue of the god Mercury found on the site of a Romano-Celtic temple at Gosbecks Farm, near Colchester. Now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #ColchesterCastle
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Offline, I've been asked why the Dark Ages isn't an appropriate term for the Early Medieval period. Bottom line, you'd be hard pressed to make something as stunning as the Alfred Jewel if you couldn't see what you were doing. End of. www.ashmolean.org/alfred-jewel
ALFRED JEWEL
The Alfred Jewel is a masterpiece of goldsmith's work formed around a tear-shaped slice of rock crystal. Its inscription: AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN – 'Alfred ordered me to be made’ – connects the jewe...
www.ashmolean.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Offline, I've been asked why the Dark Ages isn't an appropriate term for the Early Medieval period. Bottom line, you'd be hard pressed to make something as stunning as the Alfred Jewel if you couldn't see what you were doing. End of. www.ashmolean.org/alfred-jewel
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Maybe I missed it, but has even one Republican in Congress spoken out against Trump’s corrupt pardon of a guy convicted of helping funnel more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S.?
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Maybe I missed it, but has even one Republican in Congress spoken out against Trump’s corrupt pardon of a guy convicted of helping funnel more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S.?
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Meanwhile, Ukrainian sea drones disabled two of the "shadow fleet" tankers carrying Russian oil. No doubt the start of a campaign
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-na...
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-na...
'Successful' Ukrainian naval drone strike disables 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers, source says
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Meanwhile, Ukrainian sea drones disabled two of the "shadow fleet" tankers carrying Russian oil. No doubt the start of a campaign
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-na...
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-na...
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Don’t forget LBJ and the war on poverty. If the Dems could just divorce themselves from wall street and dirty money, grow a spine and a set of cajones, and walk the walk, that’d be super.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Don’t forget LBJ and the war on poverty. If the Dems could just divorce themselves from wall street and dirty money, grow a spine and a set of cajones, and walk the walk, that’d be super.
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In 1811, the same year novelist Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility, #Sussex farmer George Tupper discovered this late #Roman floor @bignorvilla.bsky.social
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In 1811, the same year novelist Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility, #Sussex farmer George Tupper discovered this late #Roman floor @bignorvilla.bsky.social
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
It depicts Ganymede abducted by Jupiter in the guise of an eagle
📷 Sept 2014
#MosaicMonday
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😏 Wow, the Russians are starting to get it ⬇️:
“There were 4 powerful explosions to the west of Rostov. One of them was strong enough to make windows shake even in the city center. Looks like it’s time to get used to nightly strikes!”
“There were 4 powerful explosions to the west of Rostov. One of them was strong enough to make windows shake even in the city center. Looks like it’s time to get used to nightly strikes!”
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
😏 Wow, the Russians are starting to get it ⬇️:
“There were 4 powerful explosions to the west of Rostov. One of them was strong enough to make windows shake even in the city center. Looks like it’s time to get used to nightly strikes!”
“There were 4 powerful explosions to the west of Rostov. One of them was strong enough to make windows shake even in the city center. Looks like it’s time to get used to nightly strikes!”
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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⚡️NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
kyivindependent.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
⚡️NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
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the absolute lad
Director #BongJoonHo said he hopes the proliferation of AI is "the beginning of the human race finally seriously thinking about what only humans can do." But, he added with a laugh: "I’m going to organize a military squad where their mission is to destroy AI all over the world."
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the absolute lad
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State-backed Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao has taken down an investigative report published on 28 Nov which cited industry sources saying building maintenance works effectively controlled by cartel, rife with corrupt practices in tender process, widespread cost and corner-cutting in materials.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
State-backed Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao has taken down an investigative report published on 28 Nov which cited industry sources saying building maintenance works effectively controlled by cartel, rife with corrupt practices in tender process, widespread cost and corner-cutting in materials.
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This is why it mattered.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This is why it mattered.
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There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
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Spotted an escaped, miserly ghost stalking up St Martins Lane
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Spotted an escaped, miserly ghost stalking up St Martins Lane
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Fetterman received a $750,000 advance for this with another $300-400,000 going to the actual writer.
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Fetterman received a $750,000 advance for this with another $300-400,000 going to the actual writer.
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I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
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The debate over whether he means things like this literally is tangential to the reality that this guy has spent over a decade wondering aloud into the world’s largest megaphone whether anyone among his violent, unstable followers will rid him of these turbulent priests.
*LEAVITT: TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The debate over whether he means things like this literally is tangential to the reality that this guy has spent over a decade wondering aloud into the world’s largest megaphone whether anyone among his violent, unstable followers will rid him of these turbulent priests.
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⚡️Russian overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 5, injures 8.
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Nov. 20-21, killing five people and wounding eight others, officials said. KAB guided bombs were reportedly used in the attack.
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Nov. 20-21, killing five people and wounding eight others, officials said. KAB guided bombs were reportedly used in the attack.
Russian overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 5, injures 8
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Nov. 20-21, killing five people and wounding eight others, local officials said.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
⚡️Russian overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 5, injures 8.
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Nov. 20-21, killing five people and wounding eight others, officials said. KAB guided bombs were reportedly used in the attack.
Russian forces launched an overnight attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Nov. 20-21, killing five people and wounding eight others, officials said. KAB guided bombs were reportedly used in the attack.
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REFUK traitor Nathan Gill will be sentenced at the Old Bailey today for taking bribes from Russia. But his path to becoming a Russian agent starts in another court altogether: Llangefni County Court in Anglesey. Here's how👇
www.thenewworld.co.uk/arthur-snell...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/arthur-snell...
How Reform's Nathan Gill became a Russian agent
Nigel Farage’s close friend was recruited and paid by Moscow - we should not be surprised if there are others
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
REFUK traitor Nathan Gill will be sentenced at the Old Bailey today for taking bribes from Russia. But his path to becoming a Russian agent starts in another court altogether: Llangefni County Court in Anglesey. Here's how👇
www.thenewworld.co.uk/arthur-snell...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/arthur-snell...
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...
writerbeware.blog
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...
writerbeware.blog
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...