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Rachel Pistol
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Director of the UK Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI-UK) @ehri-uk.bsky.social at @historyatsoton.bsky.social. Digital historian of Second World War internment in the UK & USA and refugee history. Honorary Historian at World Jewish Relief
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Many showers, first rainbow and beautifully intense
September 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Sometimes when you stare into the void, the void stares back...
#cats
On top of a pile of board games in a bookcase there is a black shadow from which two green cats eyes look at the camera
August 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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#Springwatch is the house panther's favourite TV programme...
#caturday #cats
June 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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#Springwatch is the house panther's favourite programme...
#caturday #cats
June 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#Sunset in #Southampton
April 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Second cherry and almond marzipan cake of the weekend has been baked... Hard to keep up with all the Easter guests needing cake! #baking
April 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Big bro has stopped by for a couple of days so we took him to River Exe Café after getting late availability. It's a restaurant in the middle of the Exe estuary & we try to go at least once a year. Big bro is a new convert to the experience. Lovely evening #Devon
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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A local peacock and hen visited our property today. The house panther followed me when I went to say hello & tried to pounce on one, leading to flight onto the council offices' roof & some fowl language... 😉 The panther maintains he could have had them... #cats #devon
April 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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New cat flap unlocked, apparently! #cats
The photo shows a kitchen sink with chrome taps, a draining rack, and an open window. It is clearly sunny outside and the windowsill is covered in plants and a purple flowering orchid. In the middle of this scene is a black long-haired cat with brown highlights in his fur and no tail, standing on the windowsill about to jump through the open window. The cat has his back closest to the camera but has turned his front around and is looking at the camera with his green eyes before he jumps out of the window.
April 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Being the good neighbour that he is, MJ sometimes pops next door to do the occasional drawer inspection. He reports that everything seems in order. #cats
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Beautiful afternoon for exploring #MeldonReservoir #Dartmoor
March 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Greetings from #Zagreb this beautifully sunny day! #Croatia
March 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Someone is a bit special with his sleeping position tonight... #cats
A black long-haired cat with no tail and brown highlights in his fur is curled up into a tight ball on a purple blanket. One of his rear legs is over his head as he sleeps.
March 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Super low tide #beach walk today. Have been promising to take some local friends to explore this for ages! #Devon
March 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Flipping freezing now but we did manage to spot several planets after the sunset in #Sidmouth
February 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Sunday afternoon #baking - a new recipe for a cheese and apple scone to go with my soup. Yum!
February 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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I baked an apple scone today for the first time in years. Used to have them as a tea time treat some Sundays with my parents. Sent the parentals a photo & look what my Dad found in a Father's Day card he apparently keeps in his bedside table! I really should've written an expiry date... 😂 #baking
February 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Sous chef training in progress...
#cats
A woman in a green khaki sweatshirt is separating rashers of raw bacon on a baking tray. Next to her is a black leather bar stool. On the bar stool is a black long-haired cat visible from behind. He is staring intently at the bacon.
January 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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It's finally here! The Obama Administration: Perceptions and Encounters beyond America is out now @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/obama-adm... Get your library to order a copy! @hotcus.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @ushistorymatters.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Underhooken Cliffs this morning #Devon #LoveDevon
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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A diverting evening at Time light show @exetercathedral.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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It's that time of year again for the shopping summary! No longer are we #14 in the southwest for Loyd Grossman's Chargrilled Vegetable pasta sauce. No, this year we are in pole position again, but for Tikka curry paste
#CheckYouOut
January 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Stunning afternoon in Charmouth yesterday, searching for fossils and sea glass. Came back with quite a haul of the latter. Can't believe we haven't visited before! #Charmouth #Dorset #beach #sunset
January 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Happy New Year 🎆
December 31, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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Meowy Christmas! Can't stop, eating turkey... #cats #christmas
A black long-haired cat looks up at the camera with his tongue sticking out as he is licking his lips. His green eyes are looking directly at the camera and you can see some of his sharp front teeth. Below him is a half eaten saucer of turkey next to some other wet and dry cat food.
December 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM