Elaine Kelly
@elainek9.bsky.social
She/her. Introvert, cross-stitching bibliophile. Bleeding heart leftie pinko feminist and proud of it. Trans rights are human rights.
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Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Pair of charmingly grumpy owls out on skates for winter fun. Have even brought along a snack! By Adriaen van de Venne, who died (alas!) on this day 1662.
Throwback to me in 2009 after a huge flooding event in my city meant my water was shut off for several weeks, and I had to visit a nearby bowser on a daily basis 😄
A little reminder of life before easily accessible domestic tap water. Adriaen van de Venne, c. 1620 -1626 (British Museum)
The artist died #otd 12 Nov 1662
The artist died #otd 12 Nov 1662
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Throwback to me in 2009 after a huge flooding event in my city meant my water was shut off for several weeks, and I had to visit a nearby bowser on a daily basis 😄
Watching the Presidential Inauguration live online at the moment. Lowkey in terms of the pomp and circumstance, but very moving nonetheless. Standing ovation for the outgoing Uachtarán, which was lovely to see.
www.rte.ie/player/onnow...
www.rte.ie/player/onnow...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Watching the Presidential Inauguration live online at the moment. Lowkey in terms of the pomp and circumstance, but very moving nonetheless. Standing ovation for the outgoing Uachtarán, which was lovely to see.
www.rte.ie/player/onnow...
www.rte.ie/player/onnow...
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Born on this day in 1632, in Delft, the incomparable painter Johannes Vermeer. What he can do here with the color blue! It's miraculous. The mysteries of that window are infinite.
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Born on this day in 1632, in Delft, the incomparable painter Johannes Vermeer. What he can do here with the color blue! It's miraculous. The mysteries of that window are infinite.
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Frédéric Forest
Paris - 1
January
2024
Paris - 1
January
2024
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Frédéric Forest
Paris - 1
January
2024
Paris - 1
January
2024
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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John Atkinson Grimshaw, English (1836-1893), October Afterglow, 1885 oil on canvas, 77 x 63.5 cm, private collection
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
John Atkinson Grimshaw, English (1836-1893), October Afterglow, 1885 oil on canvas, 77 x 63.5 cm, private collection
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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Self portrait with madrigal, c. 1578.
by Marietta Robusti c. 1550-1590
(The Uffizi)
by Marietta Robusti c. 1550-1590
(The Uffizi)
October 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Self portrait with madrigal, c. 1578.
by Marietta Robusti c. 1550-1590
(The Uffizi)
by Marietta Robusti c. 1550-1590
(The Uffizi)
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“He even went for a carvery on the third day” has finished me.
Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge
Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“He even went for a carvery on the third day” has finished me.
Interesting piece in today's Irish Examiner: let's not hold our collective breath just yet. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Colin Sheridan: The one word missing from all this so-called talk of peace in Gaza is 'Palestinian'
The world may celebrate a ceasefire in Gaza, but without Palestinian agency and justice, peace remains an illusion
www.irishexaminer.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Interesting piece in today's Irish Examiner: let's not hold our collective breath just yet. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
I know of at least one autistic 60-something. Given that his mother did NOT had access to ibuprofen when she was pregnant with him, what caused his autism? Did the neurodivergence fairies curse him at his christening or something?
#ibuprofendoesnotcauseautism
#ibuprofendoesnotcauseautism
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I know of at least one autistic 60-something. Given that his mother did NOT had access to ibuprofen when she was pregnant with him, what caused his autism? Did the neurodivergence fairies curse him at his christening or something?
#ibuprofendoesnotcauseautism
#ibuprofendoesnotcauseautism
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Today is #HobbitDay because both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway come and boromir #Tolkien books.
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is #HobbitDay because both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway come and boromir #Tolkien books.
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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Something people aren't talking about enough is how often Charlie Kirk invoked the Fifth Amendment when testifying before Congress about the domestic terrorists he provided buses to get to Washington on January 6, 2021.
September 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Something people aren't talking about enough is how often Charlie Kirk invoked the Fifth Amendment when testifying before Congress about the domestic terrorists he provided buses to get to Washington on January 6, 2021.
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Re-enchantment is resistance.
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Re-enchantment is resistance.
Fethard, Co. Tipperary, a medieval walled town for #wallsonWednesday
August 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Fethard, Co. Tipperary, a medieval walled town for #wallsonWednesday
Happy little bats 🙂
Time for the bat patrol! 🦇🦇🦇
Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Bodleian Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Happy little bats 🙂
I feel seen, ironically. . .
August 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I feel seen, ironically. . .
I dare you to come to Cork and tell someone it's not ok to say "like" all the time, like.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Is it, like, OK to say ‘like’ now?
A new book argues the long despised word associated with valley girls is now essential to the way we communicate
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I dare you to come to Cork and tell someone it's not ok to say "like" all the time, like.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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ATTN: If you're one of the Treasury employees that handled Epstein's Suspicious Activity Reports, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
ATTN: If you're one of the Treasury employees that handled Epstein's Suspicious Activity Reports, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
One of my favourite feeds on this platform. There is always something interesting/informative/astonishing to learn about the early days of film.
Max Linder, earliest known movie star advertised by name on a poster, tries his hand at cooking after his wife leaves him in TROUBLES OF A GRASS WIDOWER (1908)
July 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
One of my favourite feeds on this platform. There is always something interesting/informative/astonishing to learn about the early days of film.
