Janet Stiles Tyson
@stiles-tyson.bsky.social
Indy #historian. PhD #Birkbeck. Authority on #ACuriousHerbal by #ElizabethBlackwell. Self-taught #gardener. Unchurched #Christian. #Anglophile. Occasional #printmaker. #Michigander.
As an American who didn't vote for #Trump, I can tell you: #Farage's.racism won't turn off enough voters to beat him. What needs to happen: fix health care; under-employment; housing; high cost of groceries & other essentials; & sort out immigration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As an American who didn't vote for #Trump, I can tell you: #Farage's.racism won't turn off enough voters to beat him. What needs to happen: fix health care; under-employment; housing; high cost of groceries & other essentials; & sort out immigration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A last minute #MineralMonday for y'all! Some gorgeous cacoxenite from Alabama.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A last minute #MineralMonday for y'all! Some gorgeous cacoxenite from Alabama.
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To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Tempting.
ruzzia murdered 7 and injured 20 in its overnight mass strike on Kyiv
tRump continues his clownshow—but Ukraine keeps fighting, downing 94% of the 464 Shaheds and other ruzzian drones
Join our raffle to fund Wild Hornets STING drones to keep stopping moscow's murder drones⤵️
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tRump continues his clownshow—but Ukraine keeps fighting, downing 94% of the 464 Shaheds and other ruzzian drones
Join our raffle to fund Wild Hornets STING drones to keep stopping moscow's murder drones⤵️
You help save lives!
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tempting.
Tragic.
The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tragic.
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There is a beautifully illustrated, accessibly written new book about this artist -
Josefa de Obidos,
by Carmen Ripolles / @cripolles.bsky.social
Co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social, www.lundhumphries.com/collections/... and
Getty Publications, shop.getty.edu/products/jos...
Josefa de Obidos,
by Carmen Ripolles / @cripolles.bsky.social
Co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social, www.lundhumphries.com/collections/... and
Getty Publications, shop.getty.edu/products/jos...
Josefa de Óbidos
The first monograph on the artist to be published in English, this book provides a long-overdue introduction to the life and work of Portuguese painter Josefa de Ayala, known as Josefa de Óbidos (1630...
www.lundhumphries.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There is a beautifully illustrated, accessibly written new book about this artist -
Josefa de Obidos,
by Carmen Ripolles / @cripolles.bsky.social
Co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social, www.lundhumphries.com/collections/... and
Getty Publications, shop.getty.edu/products/jos...
Josefa de Obidos,
by Carmen Ripolles / @cripolles.bsky.social
Co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social, www.lundhumphries.com/collections/... and
Getty Publications, shop.getty.edu/products/jos...
Gorgeous.
A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Gorgeous.
I would love to go backwards economically.
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I would love to go backwards economically.
Don't forget to use the ceramic part as a planter! But, no other suggestions here.
Welp. After 35 years, my workhorse deep fryer/slow cooker combo has died. Time to set him out to pasture.
Any of you fry daddies/mamís have a model recommendation for a home-sized deep fryer? (Air fryers are a separate convo.) Doesn’t have to multitask—just looking for a solid, reliable deep fryer.
Any of you fry daddies/mamís have a model recommendation for a home-sized deep fryer? (Air fryers are a separate convo.) Doesn’t have to multitask—just looking for a solid, reliable deep fryer.
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Don't forget to use the ceramic part as a planter! But, no other suggestions here.
www.mlive.com/news/2025/11...
We have water that those data centers need, but not the arid climate. And dehumidifying sucks up energy. Plus, there's not much by way of jobs that can be assured.
#BigNo to sacrificing farm land for data estates.
Message to #AI. Go ruin someone else's ecosystem.
We have water that those data centers need, but not the arid climate. And dehumidifying sucks up energy. Plus, there's not much by way of jobs that can be assured.
#BigNo to sacrificing farm land for data estates.
Message to #AI. Go ruin someone else's ecosystem.
A wave of big AI data centers targets Michigan. Here’s what to know
Big tech projects for artificial intelligence and cloud computing are sparking local pushback, environmental worries and anxiety over power bills. We've got answers.
www.mlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
www.mlive.com/news/2025/11...
We have water that those data centers need, but not the arid climate. And dehumidifying sucks up energy. Plus, there's not much by way of jobs that can be assured.
#BigNo to sacrificing farm land for data estates.
Message to #AI. Go ruin someone else's ecosystem.
We have water that those data centers need, but not the arid climate. And dehumidifying sucks up energy. Plus, there's not much by way of jobs that can be assured.
#BigNo to sacrificing farm land for data estates.
Message to #AI. Go ruin someone else's ecosystem.
23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk
Sign the petition: Strip Boris Johnson of his annual former PM allowance
23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today:
38d.gs
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk
Farage’s ultimate message is simple: open borders for the super-rich, closed borders for everyone else. #NigelFarage
#UKimmigration
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#UKimmigration
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Farage’s ultimate message is simple: open borders for the super-rich, closed borders for everyone else. #NigelFarage
#UKimmigration
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#UKimmigration
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Instead of just pointing out the corruption, let’s mobilize! We need to organize grassroots movements that embody true Christian values of love and justice. #blueresistance
This chiefly is about corruption of #Christianity, but it also addresses other concerns.
"Trump has managed to turn America’s idea of itself entirely upside down. And he has done it with the active consent of an entire political party."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"Trump has managed to turn America’s idea of itself entirely upside down. And he has done it with the active consent of an entire political party."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Instead of just pointing out the corruption, let’s mobilize! We need to organize grassroots movements that embody true Christian values of love and justice. #blueresistance
#JamesTalarico: "Jesus came to transform the world. Christian nationalism is here to maintain the status quo. ... They have turned this humble rabbi into a gun-toting, gay-bashing, science-denying, money-loving, fear mongering fascist."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#JamesTalarico: "Jesus came to transform the world. Christian nationalism is here to maintain the status quo. ... They have turned this humble rabbi into a gun-toting, gay-bashing, science-denying, money-loving, fear mongering fascist."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
This chiefly is about corruption of #Christianity, but it also addresses other concerns.
"Trump has managed to turn America’s idea of itself entirely upside down. And he has done it with the active consent of an entire political party."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"Trump has managed to turn America’s idea of itself entirely upside down. And he has done it with the active consent of an entire political party."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This chiefly is about corruption of #Christianity, but it also addresses other concerns.
"Trump has managed to turn America’s idea of itself entirely upside down. And he has done it with the active consent of an entire political party."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"Trump has managed to turn America’s idea of itself entirely upside down. And he has done it with the active consent of an entire political party."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
This is good news on the #AI front. And I'm with #LadyKidron.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Artists--performing, composing, visualising--all need protection from that effectively is a rape of their creative work.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Artists--performing, composing, visualising--all need protection from that effectively is a rape of their creative work.
Minister indicates sympathy for artists in debate over AI and copyright
People rightly want to get get paid for their work, says Liz Kendall, in apparent change of tack to predecessor
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is good news on the #AI front. And I'm with #LadyKidron.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Artists--performing, composing, visualising--all need protection from that effectively is a rape of their creative work.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Artists--performing, composing, visualising--all need protection from that effectively is a rape of their creative work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's possible to be a #Christian, without being wack like #Kruger, whose thinking and values constitute a bundle of contradictions. He's dangerous.
It's possible to be a #Christian, without being wack like #Kruger, whose thinking and values constitute a bundle of contradictions. He's dangerous.
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's possible to be a #Christian, without being wack like #Kruger, whose thinking and values constitute a bundle of contradictions. He's dangerous.
It's possible to be a #Christian, without being wack like #Kruger, whose thinking and values constitute a bundle of contradictions. He's dangerous.
#HeatherCoxRichardson succinctly has summed up this bad joke.
Ukraine will reject this proposal.
Europe must reject this proposal.
There can be no "peace" from a dirty deal that rewards Russia's murderous aggression.
There must be a just peace that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Europe must reject this proposal.
There can be no "peace" from a dirty deal that rewards Russia's murderous aggression.
There must be a just peace that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv
It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#HeatherCoxRichardson succinctly has summed up this bad joke.
It's the trees for me.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's the trees for me.
Wha' evs. These days, the Telegraph effectively is the Mail in broadsheet form.
DMGT Chairman Lord Rothermere said: 'I have long admired the Daily Telegraph. My family and I have an enduring love of money...er, newspapers and for the journalists who make them. But not for much longer, obviously".
Owner of the Daily Mail strikes £500 million deal to buy The Telegraph
The owner of the Daily Mail has struck a £500 million deal to buy The Daily Telegraph, with the aim of securing the future of one of the world's most prestigious media brands.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Wha' evs. These days, the Telegraph effectively is the Mail in broadsheet form.
Hoping that the new version works better than the old one.
Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hoping that the new version works better than the old one.