Ralph Armstrong
@ralpharmstrong.bsky.social
History, Art, Architecture, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Travel.
I donate to wck.org for Gaza.
I donate to wck.org for Gaza.
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Guten Morgen Ihr Lieben. Nach einer Woche in der Heimat geht es heute zurück quer durch die Republik. Allerdings komme ich Weihnachten schon wieder🙃🥰
In der Bahn wird es heute hoffentlich sehr entspannt und ich kann bissle Podcast hören.
Euch einen schönen Tag und bleibt zuversichtlich. 🫖📚🌲
In der Bahn wird es heute hoffentlich sehr entspannt und ich kann bissle Podcast hören.
Euch einen schönen Tag und bleibt zuversichtlich. 🫖📚🌲
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Guten Morgen Ihr Lieben. Nach einer Woche in der Heimat geht es heute zurück quer durch die Republik. Allerdings komme ich Weihnachten schon wieder🙃🥰
In der Bahn wird es heute hoffentlich sehr entspannt und ich kann bissle Podcast hören.
Euch einen schönen Tag und bleibt zuversichtlich. 🫖📚🌲
In der Bahn wird es heute hoffentlich sehr entspannt und ich kann bissle Podcast hören.
Euch einen schönen Tag und bleibt zuversichtlich. 🫖📚🌲
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frühstück mit gartenblick #ChiangMai
December 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
frühstück mit gartenblick #ChiangMai
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"Japan is mourning the loss of Ken-chan, the beloved black cat who spent seven years trying to slip past the sliding doors of the Onomichi City Museum of Art."
Ken-chan, Japan's Most Determined Art Museum Cat, Passes Away
The story of Ken-chan, the viral black cat who spent seven years trying to sneak into the Onomichi City Museum of Art, and his heartwarming friendship with a security guard.
www.tokyoweekender.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Japan is mourning the loss of Ken-chan, the beloved black cat who spent seven years trying to slip past the sliding doors of the Onomichi City Museum of Art."
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Who invented non-reflective glass?
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Who invented non-reflective glass?
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
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“Trump May Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter”
Freeeeee speech!
Freeeeee speech!
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
“Trump May Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter”
Freeeeee speech!
Freeeeee speech!
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There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women.
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women.
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."
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Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
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Absolutely no AI, just a writer with a hat.
A gentle reminder from the past: writing words and doing calculations are crafts best done sitting at a desk wearing a fancy hat. #amwriting
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Absolutely no AI, just a writer with a hat.
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Alessandra Giliani (1307 – 1326) is known as the first woman to be recorded in historical documents as practicing anatomy and pathology.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Alessandra Giliani (1307 – 1326) is known as the first woman to be recorded in historical documents as practicing anatomy and pathology.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
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New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science.
www.livescience.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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“The concentration it requires, the rhythm of the work, and the time it takes will center you, absorb your attention, and, for a little while, let the chaos of the world fade away."
Chocolate Chestnut Bûche de Noël
Moments of joy, beauty, and grace are necessary every day.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“The concentration it requires, the rhythm of the work, and the time it takes will center you, absorb your attention, and, for a little while, let the chaos of the world fade away."
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Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
I love many things about the land of my birth but Donald Trump’s America has become an unwelcoming country of deep divisions and waning trust
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
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Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Apparently we’ve established that if the US can seize the largest tanker off Venezuela, it can just as easily seize a small, alleged drug boat without murdering the occupants.
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“The world’s 7 richest individuals are all now powerful media barons, controlling what 🌎 sees, reads, and hears, marking a new chapter in oligarchical control over society and striking another blow at a free, independent press and diversity of opinion.” www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-ri...
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“The world’s 7 richest individuals are all now powerful media barons, controlling what 🌎 sees, reads, and hears, marking a new chapter in oligarchical control over society and striking another blow at a free, independent press and diversity of opinion.” www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-ri...
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wow!
Terrifying!
Why is Keir Starmer still continuing with the Neville Chamberlain tribute act?
Can we in UK break away from US, or is the fact that our defences are entwined (WHO thought of that stupid idea??) make if extremely difficult?
(However necessary)
Wow!
Terrifying!
Why is Keir Starmer still continuing with the Neville Chamberlain tribute act?
Can we in UK break away from US, or is the fact that our defences are entwined (WHO thought of that stupid idea??) make if extremely difficult?
(However necessary)
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee
With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wow!
Terrifying!
Why is Keir Starmer still continuing with the Neville Chamberlain tribute act?
Can we in UK break away from US, or is the fact that our defences are entwined (WHO thought of that stupid idea??) make if extremely difficult?
(However necessary)
Wow!
Terrifying!
Why is Keir Starmer still continuing with the Neville Chamberlain tribute act?
Can we in UK break away from US, or is the fact that our defences are entwined (WHO thought of that stupid idea??) make if extremely difficult?
(However necessary)
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The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
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The US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, dropping some hard facts regarding the developments unfolding around Ukraine and how Trump and his cronies are nefariously involved in it.
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, dropping some hard facts regarding the developments unfolding around Ukraine and how Trump and his cronies are nefariously involved in it.
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In these hard days, President Zelensky is holding the line where it matters most — defending Ukraine from utmost pressure disguised as "peace."
Durable peace in Europe won't come from appeasing the aggressor. The free world should support him. Forcing a democracy to surrender will fuel more wars.
Durable peace in Europe won't come from appeasing the aggressor. The free world should support him. Forcing a democracy to surrender will fuel more wars.
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In these hard days, President Zelensky is holding the line where it matters most — defending Ukraine from utmost pressure disguised as "peace."
Durable peace in Europe won't come from appeasing the aggressor. The free world should support him. Forcing a democracy to surrender will fuel more wars.
Durable peace in Europe won't come from appeasing the aggressor. The free world should support him. Forcing a democracy to surrender will fuel more wars.