Mary J.
@mariantone.bsky.social
I like books and music. If I’m not in Salisbury I hope I’m in Barwon Heads.
Donald Trump is waging war on our hard-won rights – it’s time to fight back.
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Stop Trump exporting bigotry and hate | Good Law Project
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October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Donald Trump is waging war on our hard-won rights – it’s time to fight back.
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
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Kemi claims “work is the best way out of poverty" on the same day analysis finds an avg earner would need to save almost all of their income for 52 years to become as wealthy as the top 10%.
Individuals working harder won't tackle income inequality; we need a wealth tax now.
Individuals working harder won't tackle income inequality; we need a wealth tax now.
Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says
Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Kemi claims “work is the best way out of poverty" on the same day analysis finds an avg earner would need to save almost all of their income for 52 years to become as wealthy as the top 10%.
Individuals working harder won't tackle income inequality; we need a wealth tax now.
Individuals working harder won't tackle income inequality; we need a wealth tax now.
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Even reading about these terrible crimes is too much to bear. Imagine having to live it...day in and day out. The heartbreak in Ukraine must be palpable.
If western leaders hadn't been such cowards....
If western leaders hadn't been such cowards....
October 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Even reading about these terrible crimes is too much to bear. Imagine having to live it...day in and day out. The heartbreak in Ukraine must be palpable.
If western leaders hadn't been such cowards....
If western leaders hadn't been such cowards....
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This is my Labour Top Ten.
Since July 2024 they have delivered consistently for this country and the ordinary people who voted for them. No wonder the elite are squealing.
Since July 2024 they have delivered consistently for this country and the ordinary people who voted for them. No wonder the elite are squealing.
![- [ ] Great British Energy launched to power UK’s clean energy future
- [ ] Water companies put under special measures with tougher regulation
- [ ] Britain set to become a clean energy superpower
- [ ] National Minimum Wage increased for over 3 million workers
- [ ] Employment Rights Bill delivers biggest boost to workers’ protections in a generation
- [ ] Major infrastructure investment in broadband, transport, and digital networks
- [ ] NHS funding boosted with record investment in repairs and new hospitals
- [ ] Education funding increased and school rebuilding programme expanded
- [ ] 1.5 million new homes target set as part of Labour’s Plan for Change
- [ ] Planning reforms fast-track green energy and infrastructure projects](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h4oe5ydbclpkhkocdjnaaaww/bafkreie6v2qb5qta2y2abl66l5u6lv6cuxjw7rqwclsvyqkjw5gqqwqxr4@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This is my Labour Top Ten.
Since July 2024 they have delivered consistently for this country and the ordinary people who voted for them. No wonder the elite are squealing.
Since July 2024 they have delivered consistently for this country and the ordinary people who voted for them. No wonder the elite are squealing.
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Old Winchester Hill, looking east towards Butser Hill and the Meon Valley. The Bronze Age barrows stand out beautifully in the foreground — the colours of the surrounding fields were stunning today. 🌾🍂 #SouthDowns #Hampshire #LandscapePhotography
October 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Old Winchester Hill, looking east towards Butser Hill and the Meon Valley. The Bronze Age barrows stand out beautifully in the foreground — the colours of the surrounding fields were stunning today. 🌾🍂 #SouthDowns #Hampshire #LandscapePhotography
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Get involved in sharing history...
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Get involved in sharing history...
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LEAMINGTON: there are about 20 seats free for tonight because of a ticketing error (last night's patrons will confirm this also happened for that show). You can get them from the box office, or possibly on the door if you swarm in screaming 'justice for Watson!'
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
LEAMINGTON: there are about 20 seats free for tonight because of a ticketing error (last night's patrons will confirm this also happened for that show). You can get them from the box office, or possibly on the door if you swarm in screaming 'justice for Watson!'
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BWV 699: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
J.S. Bach - BWV 699 - Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Chorale prelude - Fughetta, nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 699
from the Kirnberger Chorales (BWV 690-713)
composed by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
performed by Bine Katrine Bryndorf, organ
Bach -…
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September 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
BWV 699: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
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✨Last call! Final days to experience the highly acclaimed ‘Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within’ exhibition✨
⏳Exhibition ends this Sunday, 28 Sept 2025.
#ElisabethFrink #ArtExhibition #ArtLovers #ThingsToDo #Wiltshire
⏳Exhibition ends this Sunday, 28 Sept 2025.
#ElisabethFrink #ArtExhibition #ArtLovers #ThingsToDo #Wiltshire
September 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
✨Last call! Final days to experience the highly acclaimed ‘Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within’ exhibition✨
⏳Exhibition ends this Sunday, 28 Sept 2025.
#ElisabethFrink #ArtExhibition #ArtLovers #ThingsToDo #Wiltshire
⏳Exhibition ends this Sunday, 28 Sept 2025.
#ElisabethFrink #ArtExhibition #ArtLovers #ThingsToDo #Wiltshire
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quick reminder that any glasses with a hidden camera in them are not 'wearable tech', they're just pervert glasses. night night!
August 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
quick reminder that any glasses with a hidden camera in them are not 'wearable tech', they're just pervert glasses. night night!
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Also how the Stumps ended up owning Malmesbury Abbey and turning it into a cloth mill.
The Dissolution of the Monasteries was the most significant land redistribution in English history, a four-year period of extraordinary upheaval that redefined the spiritual and economic fabric of the realm.
July 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Also how the Stumps ended up owning Malmesbury Abbey and turning it into a cloth mill.
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Having initially read this without my glasses, I’m now disappointed to find that my dreams of a career in cake are now sadly thwarted.
July 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Having initially read this without my glasses, I’m now disappointed to find that my dreams of a career in cake are now sadly thwarted.
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The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90
The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90
The Estonian composer’s music of simplicity, spirituality – and silence – is universally appealing and enduringly rewarding. We pay tribute ahead of his milestone birthday
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90
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BWV 434: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
J.S. Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 434
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupJ.S. Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 434 · Ophira Zakai · Vocalconsort Berlin · Daniel Reuss · Eli...
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July 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BWV 434: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
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Salisbury Cathedral, from Old Sarum Castle.
July 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Salisbury Cathedral, from Old Sarum Castle.
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BWV 780: Invention No. 9 in F minor
Bach - Invention No. 9 in F minor BWV 780 - Anna Kuvshinov | Netherlands Bach Society
Invention No. 9 in F minor (BWV 780) by J.S. Bach.Performed by Anna Kuvshinov (9)Recording: 16 april 2016, Ottone, UtrechtWatch al the Inventions at allofbac...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
BWV 780: Invention No. 9 in F minor
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Word of the day is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): extremely weary from tossing and turning all night.
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Word of the day is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): extremely weary from tossing and turning all night.
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This website has a really nice set of photos taken inside musical instruments
m.dpreview.com/photography/...
m.dpreview.com/photography/...
Probe lenses and focus stacking: the secrets to incredible photos taken inside instruments
Photographer Charles Brooks embarked upon a quest to photograph the inside of musical instruments, creating images that look like monumental buildings.
m.dpreview.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This website has a really nice set of photos taken inside musical instruments
m.dpreview.com/photography/...
m.dpreview.com/photography/...
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BWV 555: Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Peter Williams considers the fugue to probably be the best from the "Eight Short Preludes & Fugues". The prelude is in the durezza style of Frescobaldi. This collection was attributed to Bach but is now considered to be composed by one or more of Bach's pupils
Peter Williams considers the fugue to probably be the best from the "Eight Short Preludes & Fugues". The prelude is in the durezza style of Frescobaldi. This collection was attributed to Bach but is now considered to be composed by one or more of Bach's pupils
J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 555
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 555from 8 short Preludes & Fugues BWV 553 - 560.Recording in Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm 28...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BWV 555: Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Peter Williams considers the fugue to probably be the best from the "Eight Short Preludes & Fugues". The prelude is in the durezza style of Frescobaldi. This collection was attributed to Bach but is now considered to be composed by one or more of Bach's pupils
Peter Williams considers the fugue to probably be the best from the "Eight Short Preludes & Fugues". The prelude is in the durezza style of Frescobaldi. This collection was attributed to Bach but is now considered to be composed by one or more of Bach's pupils
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Well apparently one of us has forgotten about lunch...
May 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Well apparently one of us has forgotten about lunch...
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Another disastrous impact of Brexit: ‘Musicians have stopped touring’, warns Independent Society of Musicians CEO leftfootforward.org/2025/04/anot...
#BrexitShambles #antibrexit #FBPE #BrexitReality #brexitscam #BrexitDisaster
#BrexitShambles #antibrexit #FBPE #BrexitReality #brexitscam #BrexitDisaster
Another disastrous impact of Brexit: ‘Musicians have stopped touring’, warns Independent Society of Musicians CEO
Brexit has had a disastrous impact on musicians, with a significant fall in the number of musicians touring the EU and many not having any work at all, Parliament has been told. During a UK-EU rese...
leftfootforward.org
April 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Another disastrous impact of Brexit: ‘Musicians have stopped touring’, warns Independent Society of Musicians CEO leftfootforward.org/2025/04/anot...
#BrexitShambles #antibrexit #FBPE #BrexitReality #brexitscam #BrexitDisaster
#BrexitShambles #antibrexit #FBPE #BrexitReality #brexitscam #BrexitDisaster
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When a child is physically ill, we instantly understand. But those who struggle with poor mental health, who have suffered life-changing trauma, who are neuro-diverse, who have special educational needs, who are bullied or exploited, too often end up being labelled & written-off!
April 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
When a child is physically ill, we instantly understand. But those who struggle with poor mental health, who have suffered life-changing trauma, who are neuro-diverse, who have special educational needs, who are bullied or exploited, too often end up being labelled & written-off!
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Thinking of all those mothers in Ukraine, Gaza & everywhere else whose sons & daughters have been lost to the savagery of war 😔
March 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Thinking of all those mothers in Ukraine, Gaza & everywhere else whose sons & daughters have been lost to the savagery of war 😔