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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fascinating story of Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, great grandson of Field Marshal Paget of Waterloo fame, and sometime officer in 2nd Volunteer Battalion of The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, though better known for a theatricality eccentric life. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

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Henry Cyril Paget: the dancing marquess of Anglesey

Podcast Episode · You're Dead to Me · 18 September · 1hr

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 03/10/2026

⚡️Pontoon crossings coming to Kyiv following Russian strikes on key bridges, media reports. A Ukrainian official said that the construction of pontoon crossings could take up to three months and would help traffic in the capital, which remains heavily restricted after multiple bridge attacks.

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Pontoon crossings coming to Kyiv following Russian strikes on key bridges, media reports

A Ukrainian official said that the construction of pontoon crossings could take up to three months and would help traffic move through the capital, which remains heavily restricted after multiple brid...

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Every time that you use an Oxford comma, you're doing your part to make the world beautiful, meaningful, and understandable.

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Deep in Scotland's Pentland Firth, a grid scale tidal turbine at the MeyGen site just set a massive milestone: over 6.5 years of continuous operation without a single unplanned maintenance stop. Operating 40 meters underwater in one of the fastest tidal currents on Earth.

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

What state have we got to as a country when saving human life has to be justified?

BBC headline of RNLI crew rescuing people from the Channel

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/09/2026

China's net greenhouse gas emissions *fell* this past quarter. Why? Because rapidly expanding electric vehicle use is putting a serious dent in oil demand. We could do that too. But we're not. We have the slowest EV update in the developed world, thanks to Trump.

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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use - Carbon Brief

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

1/x The "GREENLAND" problem" ... OK, maybe not the political one, but the "why is it so big?" problem. We can all blame it on one Belgian (Flemish guy) who has been dead for almost 450 years: Gerardus Mercator or Gerard De Kremer #maritimehistory

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There are only 100 days left for those dismissed, discharged or affected in other ways by the Armed Forces LGBT service ban, between 1967 & 2000, to apply for official, including financial, recognition. If you know someone thinking about it, it’s worth a nudge. affectedbytheban.campaign.gov.uk

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Armed Forces LGBT Ban: Recognition Schemes & Support - Were you affected by the Armed Forces LGBT Ban?

Find out what recognition is available if you were affected by the Armed Forces LGBT Ban, including financial payments, restorative measures and support.

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“The best performing teams I worked in… were inclusive, they weren’t teams that excluded people…” Fascinating discussion between experienced operational leaders on inclusion and risks of caricatures of military competence. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Is Pete Hegseth’s macho culture fit for the military?

Podcast Episode · The General & The Journalist · 5 August · 35min

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Is there a better smelling museum…

The Mallard locomotive at the National Railway Museum, York.

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NOH8 Campaign @noh8campaign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Remembering Dolly Parton, an enduring LGBTQ+ icon whose music, compassion, and outspoken support for LGBTQ+ people helped create greater visibility and acceptance across generations. Her legacy as an ally and champion of love, individuality, and inclusion will continue to inspire. Rest in peace.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 21/08/2026

On the cover this week, a new Editorial examines the deteriorating state of LGBTQ+ rights globally and its implications on health. Read this & more: spkl.io/633297Onhd

Cover of The Lancet's August 22, 2026 issue. Quote reads: "...movements that seek to undermine LGBTQ+ people are those that seek to control all of us—our freedom of expression, our personal medical decisions, and our privacy."

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/08/2026

🧵 Wildfires have burned across the UK, drought has been declared across the whole of Wales and two-thirds of England, while rivers continue to run low...

An image from above, the charred landscape where heathland once stood

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

“We wouldn’t have a war in the middle of a wildfire… we might absolutely have to…” Interesting talk on the boundaries of military and civilian crisis responses. Reminded of NATO Military Engineering CoE motto “Interoperability is a question of attitude.”

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The Interoperability Conundrum

Podcast Episode · The Resilience Brief · S1 E3 · 44min

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Climate change will impact in many ways most don’t realise and really needs cross-party adaptation cooperation. Who knew Italy’s ‘cheese bank’ was facing 30% energy demand rise whilst cows lying down in the heat more led to a 10% reduction in milk yield! fortune.com/2026/08/10/i...

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Italy's $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral | Fortune

Extreme heat is straining the vaults that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral, and economists say the damage runs wider than the vault.

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Interesting @ice-engineers.bsky.social discussion about the development of Defence infrastructure as modern methods of construction, changes to conflict and climate resilience demands change whilst security, an aging estate and skills demand present challenges. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Interesting read on how modern war is driving forces underground at the front, the rear and in civil defence. Interesting to see how this affects military #engineering training, how we design permanent basing and if other Government infrastructure teams take note. mwi.westpoint.edu/digging-belo...

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Digging Below the Death Zone: The Underground War in Ukraine - Modern War Institute

If you follow war in any way, you will see innumerable daily articles, podcasts, and news stories about the prevalence of drones in Ukraine. Pentagon budget requests reference it. So […]

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/07/2026

++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change."

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Owl in the Attic Books @owlintheatticbooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, & is waiting for it." - Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man #terrypratchett #discworld #books #booksky #fantasy #death #light #darkness #reading #writing

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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

2026 is leaving in a typo just so poeple know you're not AI

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/06/2026

genuinely think a key element of the current British-American fighting is that Americans don’t understand that complaining is the British national sport

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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I was cleaning my closet and found these. Decades ago, I stole them from my Mom's office. I treasure them. Kids don't know how easy they have it.

A stack of Letraset dry transfer sheets with rows of different fonts.

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Mike Meadway 🇪🇺 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mmeadway.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I was reminded this morning of something IBM noted in 1978: "A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore, a computer must never make a management decision."

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Please do not ask bookworm if they are going to finish the books they have before buying more. It is very offensive in our culture.

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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The Interoperability Conundrum

Podcast Episode · The Resilience Brief · S1 E3 · 44min

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Come To Celebrate 10 Years Of Pride in STEM on April 17 in London!! www.outsavvy.com/event/34281/...

A poster for the event. it says pride in stem 10th anniversary celebration. Royal society of Chemistry April 17, 6:30 pm

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Arguably amongst the coolest jobs in the world and the crew of four hold ten STEM degrees. Surely this needs telling to every child in school, especially the boys who think they’re cool. Almost nobody will be as cool as this lot and they’re also the nerds! 😎 🤓

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ECIU @eciu.net · 24/03/2026

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive From 2028, new homes will install heat pumps or join heat networks, plus solar covering 40% of ground floor area. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articl...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Your regular reminder that the UK is in fact a high trust society and anyone who implies it isn’t is either selling you a pup or has bought one.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

An Audience with Kenneth Williams (23rd December 1983). KW recalls his army revue days

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Attitude Magazine @attitudemag.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

André K. Isaacs, Sophie Wilson and the BBC's Nathan Wren are among the inspiring people making up the 'STEM' category of Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley www.attitude.co.uk/life/attitud...

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Attitude 101 2026: Here are the 10 figures who made our 'STEM' list

André K. Isaacs, Sophie Wilson and the BBC's Nathan Wren are among those making up the 'STEM' category of Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley.

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

“…the United Kingdom remains one of the most astonishing places in the world… the British are suddenly, and oddly, intent on convincing themselves it isn’t.” When I returned from serving in the USA I certainly felt something akin the Polish Ambassadors’ view. www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/brit...

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Britain doesn’t need to become great again – it already is | The Spectator Australia

After three-and-a-half years as Poland’s ambassador in London, I’ve come home with two strong impressions. The first: the United Kingdom…

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

🇱🇹🇪🇪🇱🇻 The Baltic States are preparing for the Russian invasion: explosive structures have appeared on the bridges on the border of Lithuania with Belarus and Russia, — LRT 📍Several dozen points have been equipped for storing anti-tank barriers, trenches are being dug.

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Marked Rememberabce in departures at RAF Akrotiri. The silence, announced on tinny loudspeakers and respectfuly observed by all, even the babies, toddlers and children of families travelling back to the UK from their stations overseas, was unusually moving.

Painting of the Royal Air Force KC3 ‘Voyager’ strategic air transporter by Austin aged 5, in the RAF Akrotiri departure lounge.

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NATO Climate Change & Security Centre of Excellence @ccascoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We’re proud to be a sponsor and partner of the Resilience Brief podcast, a series exploring how armed forces partners are preparing for climate-driven challenges . How do we build the resilience our forces need for tomorrow’s missions? Follow here : ccascoe.org/the-resilien...

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Kevin NOT Kev! Veteran. LGBTQ+ . #Rejoin @polbikers.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The work thing I am most proud of in my life is almost ready for its dedication on October 27th. Some finishing touches to the groundworks and surrounding areas to go and already it is simply stunning. The LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial #Pride #Strenght #Respect #Solidarity

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Had to binge Boots having read Greg Cope White’s memoir #ThePinkMarine. There’re great moments that’ll make those who’ve done military training laugh, some that’ll make LGBTQ laugh, and many that’ll make LGBTQ people who’ve done military training laugh and take pause.

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BOOTS | Official Trailer | Netflix

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

“…so we can stop going round and round in circles on questions we’ve already answered.” A few fields I follow are victim to pervasive misinformation, challenging engineering evidence, so @hannahritchie.bsky.social’s @cleaninguppod.bsky.social episode is an interesting listen.

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Less Doom, More Data: Debunking the Biggest Climate Myths | Ep223: Dr. Hannah Ritchie

Podcast Episode · Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change · 17/09/2025 · 1h 10m

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

‘The Iron People’. For all the focus on drones this fascinating podcast highlights the importance of railways in logistics, and therefore indirectly of engineering, engineers and technicians, for national resilience and wartime defence. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... #STEM

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The story of Ukraine's heroic 'Iron People'

Podcast Episode · The General & the Journalist · 27/08/2025 · 33m

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X2Y @handle.invalid · 04/09/2025

In the 70s, Exxon’s own research confirmed climate change was real. Instead of warning the world, Exxon spent decades killing regulations and funding climate denial.

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aCivilSapper @acivilsapper.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

“…our job really, is to do ourselves out of a job…” great aim from Royal Navy Servicewomen’s Network. When the Army LGBTQ+ Network was taking off this was an often quoted aim. When that may be will vary network by network, but it should always be an inclusion network’s aim.

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Changing the Tide - with Fran Crowsley-Allen & Kim Wyche

Podcast Episode · The Culture Colonel · 22/07/2025 · 35m

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