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RichArtSyd
@richartsyd.bsky.social
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Artist. Londoner originally; moved to Australia for love, many years ago. No regrets and still care about the UK, for my friends and family there. Will post artwork after my enforced hiatus :)
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Parthenon Marbles 2025. Charcoal on paper 60x60cm approx
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Love the Sydney new year cricket!
January 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Imagine it’s a good day (or few) to make unpopular decisions and bury bad news.
December 4, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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Dear internet. Please just get to the list of ingredients and how to make it. I don’t need a character backstory for each item first!
December 3, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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skeetofgod.bsky.social
Only one religion is right but I won't say which one because I want you to figure it out by hating and killing each other while I watch.
November 27, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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esherukweku.bsky.social
Farmers have arrived in London and parked up, ready to protest.
November 19, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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@dieworkwear.bsky.social
pippacrerar.bsky.social Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · Nov 18
Keir Starmer becomes first British PM to meet Chinese president in six years - shaking hands with Xi Jinping at G20 summit in Brazil 📸 @StefanRousseau
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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vicderbyshire.bsky.social
Hi
Just joined 👋

I host @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social LIVE 1030pm weeknights

🎧 Ukrainecast via BBC Sounds
🎧 And Then Came Breast Cancer

I care about politics & economics and the way they affect your lives

I’m a mum of two boys, I love dogs (we’ve 2 cocker spaniels) and I definitely love life ❤️
Black cocker spaniel Gracie; black & white cocker spaniel Lola
November 13, 2024 at 6:04 PM
richartsyd.bsky.social
Why do I keep thinking every third post is going to be an advert I may or may not be able to block? It’s nice here!
November 16, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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Great Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. Worth a visit! Was busy, but I went on a Sat afternoon, so hardly surprising!
November 16, 2024 at 6:41 AM
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josiahmortimer.bsky.social
NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"

UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...

"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We have used Twitter – now X – for many years. It has been a resource for story-gathering, network-building, and a megaphone for getting public-interest stories to a wider audience. And it has been a well of ideas and discourse. Unfortunately that well is now poisoned. All of us have seen X become more toxic and broken since Elon Musk took over in 2022. Feeds have become less useful. Engagement has plummeted, except for those who will pay. Replies gain traction not through merit, but through the corrupted blue-tick system. We have seen hate speech and abuse deliberately dialled up and amplified, boosted not just by the algorithm, but by the owner himself. And England’s racist summer riots were one of many factors suggesting to us that X is not a neutral platform, but a space that now seems to glorify misinformation at a great cost to our public sphere. Millions of people are ditching X, and we are doing so, too. We have taken the view that it is no longer a useful tool for objective reporting, but a weapon being wielded by a narrowing ideological set. A tipping point is coming. Perhaps we are already in it. After much consideration, we have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky. For some of us that means instantly deleting our X accounts, for others it is a more gradual process. But we are all putting the majority of our efforts into building more constructive online spaces elsewhere for political dialogue and reporting. Bluesky is becoming a new hub for political discussion, and we encourage other UK journalists to join and become active. We are already seeing far higher engagement on our posts there than we’ve seen recently on X. And importantly, the mechanisms to limit abuse actually work. We enjoyed Twitter while it lasted. It played an important role in shaping many of our careers. And it was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over. Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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Deactivated the other place. Feels like a real relief!
November 15, 2024 at 11:05 AM
richartsyd.bsky.social
David Bowie’s eyes were the same colour.

Marc Bolan’s were green.

Unexpected facts x
November 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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November 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM