Flosshilde
@susanjordan.bsky.social
Works for the NHS. Geek. Likes history, politics, Palestine, cats, music, TV, films, ballet, wine, photography, PS5, science, astronomy, opera and books
My pinterest page - https://uk.pinterest.com/moonbootica/
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This stone head with coronet was found on the site of Merton Priory, Surrey, in 1797. The diplomat and collector Sir William Hamilton FSA presented the head on behalf of the Priory’s landowner to the Society in 1802.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This stone head with coronet was found on the site of Merton Priory, Surrey, in 1797. The diplomat and collector Sir William Hamilton FSA presented the head on behalf of the Priory’s landowner to the Society in 1802.
Kansas City Ballet Dancer Taryn Pachciarz in Devon Carney's The Nutcracker - Photo by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kansas City Ballet Dancer Taryn Pachciarz in Devon Carney's The Nutcracker - Photo by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Gloria Govrin as Hippolyta in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream
New York City Ballet, 1966
Photo by Martha Swope
New York City Ballet, 1966
Photo by Martha Swope
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Gloria Govrin as Hippolyta in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream
New York City Ballet, 1966
Photo by Martha Swope
New York City Ballet, 1966
Photo by Martha Swope
Royal New Zealand Ballet Artists Catarina Estévez Collins and Hannah Thomson as Hokey Pokey in The Nutcracker - Photo by Stephen A'Court
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Royal New Zealand Ballet Artists Catarina Estévez Collins and Hannah Thomson as Hokey Pokey in The Nutcracker - Photo by Stephen A'Court
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#OTD AD450 Farewell to Galla Placidia, daughter of Theodosius I &a most influential women of the late #Roman Empire.
She lived through the sack of Rome, married the Visigothic king Ataulf, & served as Regent of the West for her son Valentinian III.
Her star-lit “Mausoleum” still amazes.
She lived through the sack of Rome, married the Visigothic king Ataulf, & served as Regent of the West for her son Valentinian III.
Her star-lit “Mausoleum” still amazes.
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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The Roman camps at #Pennymuir in the #ScottishBorders in the snow. The camps are located near Jedburgh and on the Roman road, Dere Street. Camps A & B are among the best preserved in Scotland. The scene is from Trajan's column & shows soldiers in a camp.
#RomanFortThursday
#RomanFortThursday
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Roman camps at #Pennymuir in the #ScottishBorders in the snow. The camps are located near Jedburgh and on the Roman road, Dere Street. Camps A & B are among the best preserved in Scotland. The scene is from Trajan's column & shows soldiers in a camp.
#RomanFortThursday
#RomanFortThursday
Wona Park in Tomasson's Nutcracker // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wona Park in Tomasson's Nutcracker // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo
Robert Filliou, Daniel Spoerri with Peter Moore, George Maciunas, Robert Watts. “Untitled.” 1967. The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift. © 2025 Robert Filliou / © 2025 Daniel Spoerri / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ProLitteris, Switzerland
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Robert Filliou, Daniel Spoerri with Peter Moore, George Maciunas, Robert Watts. “Untitled.” 1967. The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift. © 2025 Robert Filliou / © 2025 Daniel Spoerri / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ProLitteris, Switzerland
"The White Cat", 1912, by German artist Franz Marc (1880-1916)
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"The White Cat", 1912, by German artist Franz Marc (1880-1916)
The Sarasota Ballet in Martha Graham’s ‘Appalachian Spring’
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Sarasota Ballet in Martha Graham’s ‘Appalachian Spring’
Robert Havell, Jr. (American (born in England), 1793–1878) and W. H. Lizars (Scottish, 19th century), after John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), "The Birds of America, Plate 1, Wild Turkey" (1824–38), etching and aquatint, hand-colored. #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Robert Havell, Jr. (American (born in England), 1793–1878) and W. H. Lizars (Scottish, 19th century), after John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), "The Birds of America, Plate 1, Wild Turkey" (1824–38), etching and aquatint, hand-colored. #Thanksgiving
Suzanne Farrell as the Sugarplum Fairy in 1967 in Balanchine's Nutcracker - Photo: Martha Swope
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Suzanne Farrell as the Sugarplum Fairy in 1967 in Balanchine's Nutcracker - Photo: Martha Swope
Royal Ballet Principals Marianela Núñez and Vadim Muntagirov in The Nutcracker - Photos by Andrej Uspenski
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Royal Ballet Principals Marianela Núñez and Vadim Muntagirov in The Nutcracker - Photos by Andrej Uspenski
BBC News - Newcastle metal band Pigsx7 Christmas appeal for instruments - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Newcastle metal band Pigsx7 Christmas appeal for instruments
Pigsx7 are calling for donations to get unwanted musical gear to low-income families this Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
BBC News - Newcastle metal band Pigsx7 Christmas appeal for instruments - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I get a surprisingly large number of responses saying “This is because the public are stupid” but for real, if that was the key issue, then it wouldn’t be necessary to constantly shitehouse people with the most misleading and inflammatory messages they can get away with. There would be no need.
It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I get a surprisingly large number of responses saying “This is because the public are stupid” but for real, if that was the key issue, then it wouldn’t be necessary to constantly shitehouse people with the most misleading and inflammatory messages they can get away with. There would be no need.
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I mean the thing about trying to govern with no political ambitions is that your opponents can just project whatever they want onto it and there's nothing you can really do to stop them
The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I mean the thing about trying to govern with no political ambitions is that your opponents can just project whatever they want onto it and there's nothing you can really do to stop them
