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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 7m

False dichotomy. Both are important.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 2h

He's probably lying anyway.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 2h

I think he's given the Portuguese manager the perfect excuse to stop calling him up. It's a shame he hasn't bowed out gracefully.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 15h

George is right. We no longer have to kill these animals to live but that goes for most animals. If you care about the planet, either preserving nature or preventing climate change there's something you can do to help immediately. Eat less meat.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵

In my kayak, watching a bluefin tuna leaping beside me.

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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 18h

It’s good if they leave behind some DNA samples.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 18h

No. bsky.app/profile/sama...

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 20h

Do you think these people actually believe what they preach? I find it difficult to believe anyone could hold such a degree of self delusion.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 20h

Pretty wild - AI tool that figures out images you are seeing from tapping into your brain activity. Pictures on the left are the real image and on the right the AI reconstruction www.thetimes.com/article/3edf...

Series of pairs of images quite similar to each other

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Season of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 20h

So much like the receded shorelines of ancient Lake Lahontan, Pleistocene lake of the Great Basin. Drive through the Basin & Range, and ten thousand years ago wave action created sediment & cobble berms terraced on hillsides - remnants of a vast lake. Just like Gale Crater. Go, Curiosity, GO!

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Isabel Picornell Garcia @picornell.eurosky.social · 20h

"Colourful" is a euphemism for"one-time jailbird whose résumé seesawed between achievement and disgrace, and who inspired abiding public fascination with headline-grabbing accounts, both fictional and personal, of ambition, self-promotion, misbehavior and scandal".

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Spoooooky Twat 👻 @speccytwat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Eyeballs are red; Lips are bright blue; As makeovers go, I’m planning to sue. #SpamAyres 🤓

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yes, that may be the sensible option although it would no doubt lead to howls of outrage from the left.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In fact chuck them down the toilet and save.....

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They're only defending "there wimmin" against men with dusky skins. Do keep up Otto.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fair enough but the government should be able to work that out. According to AI it looks like most high earners are past the age where they need to use childcare.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sure but the reduction in salary is less than the reduction in housing costs so your disposable income is greater. How much would you pay for an equivalent property within an hour's commute of the city of London? Maybe 4x that much on 1.5x the salary?

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just taper the loss of allowance so no one actually loses money. How many people are we actually talking about here?

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I may have misinterpreted your reply which I took to mean that housing was still expensive outside of London. Peebles btw is a substantial county town in itself within commuting distance of Edinburgh so yes, if you can't afford London get a nice job in Embra instead :-).

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Housing outside of London is much cheaper. As an example here's a lovely detached family home in a beautiful part of Scotland within commuting distance of Edinburgh. espc.com/property/55-...

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3 bed house for sale in Peebles | 55 Edderston Road EH45 | ESPC

3 bed detached bungalow for sale in Peebles. 55 Edderston Road, Peebles EH45 9DT. Find homes for sale first with ESPC

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you're on £100k a year I'm sorry but I have little sympathy for any claims of being poverty stricken. If you can't pay your bills then you're doing something wrong. That said the cliff edge is obviously wrong and it would seem a minor change to fix it given few are actually affected.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I agree that if you have a million pound house and no income you could sell it and buy a £700k house and generate £12k a year indefinitely which would be fine. I'm not sure what £700k gets you in London but it's probably not bad. Outside of London a £700k house is still very nice.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kenya's health ministry has confirmed its first Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen died following their trip to the capital Nairobi after living in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The other point I'd make is about million pound houses and £100k a year salaries. Move out of London/SE England and £100k is a v. good wedge and a million pound house is a mansion whereas in London it's a fairly modest dwelling.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A point that is often missed and is germain to your "old trump the poor" assertion is that after you stop working you are with a fixed set of assets. You can't put in more hours or get another job to improve your circumstances. You are at the mercy of the chancellor and the stock markets.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Well it isn't an issue for you then.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Rising by 2.5% a year or the rate of inflation or 10[?] year average wage increase isn't a reduction. They're talking bollocks.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The killing of fish for food is an issue for carnivores not vegetarians. If you eat fish and approve the sentiments in his post then you're not being consistent.

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The demise of WHSmith reminds me of when my friend queued for ages to buy a protractor, only to get to the front and discover that it was Jeffrey Archer doing a signing

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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

just talkin rape with the boys, you know how it is

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Blair McDougall MP @blairmcdougall.com · 05/10/2026

People seemed to like the last one, so I'll keep sharing. This is one I think of when I see really ugly behaviour. More poetry in politics please!

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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 05/10/2026

the differences in sports across the pond is always interesting. look how the brits do bowling. totally different than how we do it

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Periodic check-in and yeah, actually having a robot drive me to the airport is still cool as hell

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We had the Strawberry Thief curtains in our last house!

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

About time. Opposition to nuclear power has been the sacred cow the Green movement refused to slaughter.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I predict a bloodbath. When they were in Labour others in the party had the cojones to take them on. That isn't going to happen in the Greens.

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Popcorn Guy Enjoys Popcorn While Relaxing

ALT: Popcorn Guy Enjoys Popcorn While Relaxing

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't know. I still wince when I recall that one legged Heseltine speech. It's a crowded field though.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Vomparing pensions across countries is notoriously difficult. We don't pay for healthcare for example, pensioners rents are subsidised etc, etc. Sooner or later the triple lock as it stands has to end, pensions can't keep rising in real terms indefinitely. .... but you know all that.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

These people aren't even very good at being racist, which is just about the only thing they do. A glimmer of the delightful stuff verified accounts churn out on X.

Screenshot of a post on X from a verified account, GreatBritisher (@GreatBritisher), replying to @BylineTimes, posted 42 minutes before capture. The post reads: "I have some questions for this Jew. Where do I get in touch @BylineTimes". Attached is a head-and-shoulders portrait of me in glasses with William Morris curtains behind

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Victorian settees and armchairs were a bit more vibrant than many people would assume

Colourfully decorated chairs and a settee

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Adidas chose to use an Israeli IDF soldier who lost his leg while Israel was committing War Crimes in Gaza as an advertisement. Gaza has the most amputees in the world, Adidas has never used them on its ads.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I expect the bulk of them are but someone is organising all this and I think they should know better.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tomorrow evening, all welcome.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I see there isn't a Palestinian murderer on that list. Bye.

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Alan Fresco @alanf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

...and if they'd chosen the 28th many people would have joined the march, an MP or two might have turned up and spoken and the government might have been shamed into pressurising Israel. But no, they'd prefer to cause maximum offence and alienate ordinary people from their cause. Why?

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