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My book in memory of Sophie is @thepoetrykit 's Book of the Month; it is being sold in aid of @smitf_london 's Vicar's Relief Fund for the homeless: poetrykit.org/blog/?p=403 If you'd like a copy, email your address, & I'll send you details of how to pay.
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A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children. I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
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Trump says that Russia “frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much." Notably, a Russian strike on a park in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast today killed six people, including three children.
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Same day a Russian drone killed six civilians, including children, in a Kharkiv region park. Overnight strikes cut power to 550,000 households. Ukrainian civilian casualties up 85% y/y in September. usnews.com/news/world/art… abcnews.com/International/… mb.com.ph/article/109408…
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For #MosaicMonday, this framed #Nilotic scene is actually a surviving fragment of the famous Asàrotos òikos (Unswept Floor) from the #Aventine. It formed the high-art centrepiece of the dining room, admired by guests looking past the trompe-l'œil food debris at their feet. – at Vatican City
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Replying to @SarahBlick3
"The Babe with a cry brief and dismal": the necessity and cost of font covers in later medieval England. The babe, with a cry brief and dismal Fell into the water baptismal. Ere they'd gathered its plight It had sunk out of sight Fir the depth of the font was abysmal. – at Vatican City
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This video was deleted yesterday from Twitter by Elon Musk. You know what to do ‼️‼️‼️
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🇺🇦 Zelenskyy delivers a blunt message to the United States: “Just give us Starlink back. If you refuse, Ukraine will survive. We will continue defending ourselves with or without it. But why would you restrict a country fighting for its survival? Why make it harder for us to defend our people? I simply cannot understand the reasoning behind this decision. It is a mistake.” Ukraine isn’t asking America to fight its war. It’s asking America not to stand in the way of its defense.
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'Drug Store.' (1927) Edward Hopper’s paintings have defined our idea of the modern urban world. In his early years, he studied under Robert Henri and embraced his central teaching: to paint the city and street life he knew best.
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Ukraine will defeat Russia.
Ukraine will defeat Russia.
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Spectacular fan fault of Kings College Chapel Cambridge. The overabundance of dragons and greyhounds hammer home Henry VII's claim to the throne.
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Her: "OK I'll go out but I'm not drinking" Also her, two hours later:
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Trump is throwing Ukraine to the wolves. Putin's war aim is to annihilate Ukrainian nationhood, that is actual genocidal intent, and the consequences for Ukraine and its people will be as nothing we've seen since WW2. I don't recognise this new America.
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Four churches that we have rescued over the past couple of years will be photographed next week and you can follow along with the photographer’s journey from the comfort of your own home. 1/8 📷 Andy Marshall at Gumfreston before repair project
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Domenico Ghirlandaio’s extraordinarily-delicate image of St John falling asleep at the Last Supper has fully emerged after years of painstaking restoration (details from Last Supper, Badia di Passignano, 1476)
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The Frame Blog is mostly powered by bananas, Lapsang, boiled eggs, and Colombian coffee... (but it doesn't dispose of its cups so untidily).
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This reeks of the kinds of comments made by British appeasers who met with, and were entranced by, Hitler in the 1930s.
Vance: "I've never met Putin in person. I've spoken to him on the phone. He was calmer than you might expect. The American media has a stereotype of him. He's very deliberate and measured in his words. I think, at his core, he's someone who cares about Russia's interests as he sees them. One reason he respects the President is that he recognizes the President cares about the interests of the American people."
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Ukrainians are not superheroes. They are people who want to live, love, and see another tomorrow. Two of Ukraine’s leading artists, @JamalaBird and ONUKA, have come together to release “Lyudyna” (“Human”) — a song about finding the strength to keep going, even when you have none left.
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Yesterday’s archaeological exploration took me to Doclea (Duklja), near Podgorica in Montenegro. 🇲🇪 #ArchaeologyTravel Doclea was an important Roman city in the province of Dalmatia, later becoming the capital of the province of Praevalitana. Its extensive ruins include the remains of a forum, temples, public baths and early Christian basilicas. For me, the highlight of the visit was an inscription dedicated to Divus Traianus (Divo Traiano), the deified emperor Trajan, who was officially consecrated after his death in AD 117.
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