Silvia Bethencourt

Silvia Bethencourt

@baterfly.bsky.social

Batty lover of the dark, books, history, art. Fan of the macabre, champagne, dogs, and rain. Left of centre. Cantankerous. Australian. Uruguayan-born.

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Sophia Babai
@swingingstorm.bsky.social

Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.

Silvia Bethencourt
@baterfly.bsky.social

We became smug and complacent about gun control.

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com

Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack will force it to confront its surging number of weapons

theguardian.comAustralia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack will force it to confront its surging number of weaponsThere are now more guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week For almost three decades, Australia’s gun laws have been recognised as among the most stringent – and effective – in the world. After the horror of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre that killed 35 people in Tasmania, Australia’s then conservative government stared down the gun lobby to introduce restrictions that led to a dramatic decrease in the number of guns. Continue reading...

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Elise Thomas
@elisethomas.bsky.social

What happened at Bondi is a tragedy and a crime. If there's one thing I hope for, it's that we don't fall into "now is not the time to talk about gun control" bullshit. Now is EXACTLY the time to talk about gun control. We need to stop this from happening again. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comAustralia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surgeThere are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown

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The Whimsical Muse
@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social

I don’t understand why people ask you a question if they don’t want an honest answer. I was asked by someone what I would like for Christmas, but apparently a secluded castle on the Scottish coast “isn’t realistic.”

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Stevie Kilner
@1steviekilner.bsky.social

The Stiperstones in Shropshire are a series of distinctive rocks that include 'The Devil’s Chair'. The Devil was carrying the stones in his apron when a string broke, causing him to drop them. Annually, on 21st December, local ghosts meet at the stones for their spooky AGM 👻 #FolkloreThursday

Silvia Bethencourt
@baterfly.bsky.social

“…two things can be true at once: one can acknowledge that Meghan was treated poorly while also noting that she and Harry seem awfully keen to enjoy all the privileges of royalty, without many of the responsibilities.” 👏 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comWhy on earth would Meghan still want to be called the Duchess of Sussex? | Arwa MahdawiShe and her husband seem keen on their titles and accolades, and less enthusiastic about putting in the work that ordinarily goes with them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Maria Popova
@mariapopova.bsky.social

"Whoever is in your life, those who harm you, those who help you; those whom you know and those whom you do not know — let them off the hook, help them off the hook." Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance www.themarginalian.org/2024/07/18/l...

themarginalian.orgLeonard Cohen on the Antidote to Anger and the Meaning of ResistanceOne of the commonest and most corrosive human reflexes is to react to helplessness with anger. We do it in our personal lives and we do it in our political lives. We are living through a time of un…
Silvia Bethencourt
@baterfly.bsky.social

Protect this child at all costs 🖤

Kate Messner@katemessner.com

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

apnews.comFedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photoFifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

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Chris Woodyard
@chriswoodyard.bsky.social

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead The Empty/Vacant Chair was a popular design for funeral flower arrangements. They were made on wire frames stuffed with damp moss to keep the inserted flowers fresh. These examples c. 1908 "We shall meet but we shall miss him. There will be one vacant chair...."

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Annie Brassey
@anniebrassey.bsky.social

""Mr. Stainton pursued as fast as he could follow. Up the easy steps he ran at the top of his speed; but, fast as he went, the child went faster." Illustration To Mrs. Riddell's Ghost Story, "Walnut-Tree House."" The Illustrated London News 28.12.1878. #PhantomsFriday #Ghost #GhostStory #1870s