Reposted by Andrew PicklesTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g... 27834393 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/06/2026Key lesson of this by-election: make sure you book a plumber from Reform UK, not the Greens, as they will still have availability. 1039656 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.media.tenor.coma group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .Alt: A gif from Starship Troopers. A group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor. A soldier turns to face the camera and says "I'm doing my part!" 000 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread: Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.media.tenor.coma close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his faceAlt: a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his face 4236771210 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesPicard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit. 5852248 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesCaptain Hurley 🇺🇦 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🇪🇺 @zoonie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026So there is also the Scouts, who are open to everybody - and I do mean everybody! And they very clearly state it too, which makes me want to hug their, er, chief scout, or whatever ;) www.scouts.org.uk/news/2025/ap...scouts.org.ukScouts - Supporting trans and gender diverse young members and adult volunteers in ScoutsWe prepare young people with skills for life. Each year we help over 460,000 girls and boys enjoy fun and adventure while developing skills to succeed. Do more. Learn more. Be more. 47723 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 13/02/2026You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland). 6248311521 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well. 511289276 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesMicah @rincewind.run · 19/09/2025Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch 151151298 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesDavid Bisset @davidbisset.com · 24/07/2025Why I 🧡 the web. drawafish.com Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟 10023051204 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 17/07/2025@garius.bsky.social was right about K Pop Demon Hunters! 050 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesKaylee 🏴🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 🔜 BLFC @littlemacha.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Megathread of pro-trans petitions on Parliament’s petition website. If Labour suddenly gets hit with debates for a bunch of pro-trans petitions, maybe they’ll realise this issue isn’t going away and they’ve fucked up. I’ll add more as I find them. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... 5625402072 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Late Christmas present to go see @oxventure.bsky.social live. Was a fantastic show and recognised @naturalsix.bsky.social sitting behind us! 040 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesOlaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I don’t wish to alarm anyone but if you draw glasses on Masaccio’s Virgin and Child it’s Michael Caine holding a tiny Chris Evans being serenaded by the Proclaimers 23646180 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/03/2025I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnappedtheguardian.comI’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnappedI was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky 50391824299 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesRick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Are there awards for alt text? 48923 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Cats battling over who gets the new cardboard boxes #ProofOfCat 071 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 05/12/2024@outsidexbox.bsky.social Any chance of a 3 ways to play? 000 0
Reposted by Andrew Pickles優noD🏴 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 28/11/2024Petition: Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... via @quietriotpod.bsky.socialpetition.parliament.ukPetition: Referendum on changing the Electoral System To Proportional Representation (PR)We are petitioning for a National Referendum to decide whether the current electoral system should be RETAINED or REPLACED by a system where the number of MPs each party gets reflects the proportion o... 88357 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Got to the end of it. Some glimmers of hope at the end but overall a pretty damning view of our entire system of government. Need to read something a bit lighter next! 000 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Half way through @iandunt.bsky.social's "How Westminster Works" and it is a depressing indictment of our political system. Hoping for some reasons for optimism in the second half! 000 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Thanks to the random direction my players have taken I am now having to come up with the logistics of fantasy lizard farming #dnd 000 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Eveytime I call the vets: Receptionist: What is your last name? Me: Pickles Receptionist: Sorry, not your pet's name, your last name. Me: That is my last name... Curse of having an uncommon surname! 010 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesCrazyMyra @outonthemoors.bsky.social · 10/11/2023Preserve the Friday traditions 121295363 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I seem to be stuck in a version of Groundhog Day this week: Me: It's cold, you should put your jumper on. Daughter: I don't need a jumper. Daughter leaves to walk to school. 3 minutes pass. Daughter (coming back into the house): Where's my jumper and can I have a lift? 000 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesOlaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Ok, here’s the content you need. Fitness influencers with added fart noises. 1523437 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 08/11/2024Let's keep the joy going, I've got another 6x8 print sat here, just Follow, Like and Repost to be in with a chance of winning Pat Butcher from Ghosts. The lucky so-and-so will be chosen Monday morning. 13275165 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 06/11/2024I've got a small (6x8) Star Wars print to give away. Follow me, like and repost this and I'll pick a name at random in 24 hours. If you want a bigger version they are available from happytoast.co.uk 5175132 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 24/10/2024This is HMS Fidelity. Built in Liverpool in 1920. Served as a Royal Navy commando and covert action ship during WW2. I think Fidelity might be unique among WW2 Royal Navy combat vessels. Her First Officer was a woman: the absolutely fascinating Lt Cdr (effective) Madeleine Barclay. /1 24648269 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesTom Lawton @lawtontri.bsky.social · 21/10/2024By far the most sensible suggestion I've seen on the NHS Ideas For Change site from the 1250 contributions to date... change.nhs.uk/en-GB/ideas/... 36840313 0
Reposted by Andrew Picklesjessrock @jessrock.bsky.social · 18/09/2024Ugh, if you're on LinkedIn, head over there now and turn off the new AI training setting they quietly opted everyone into. Here's the direct link if it works for you, if not, follow the instructions below. www.linkedin.com/mypreference... 17201182 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 17/09/2024How blue is Bluesky? I found ismy.blue from a Guardian article and looks like I flip sooner the most and see more blue than green 100 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 11/09/2024Best quick summary of the US debate last night that I've heard. 110 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 18/08/2024Had my first experience of a scammer sending me DMs on Bluesky. Rather than the celebrities @deathtospinach.bsky.social attracts mine was a "lonely mom". I'd naively thought there'd be fewer of them here! 010 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 17/08/2024Picking back up our D&D campaign after a 7 week hiatus. Struggling to remember where the party was and what they were doing. May have to use the ol' reliable of throw in a combat encounter to give me thinking time! 000 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 11/07/2024@garius.bsky.social I know it was more Gavin Williamson's thing in the Brexit Papers, wondered if you'd seen James Cleverly coming out of the Warhammer closet today? 000 0
Reposted by Andrew PicklesJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 08/10/2023On 8th Oct 1952 the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history happened in London. 112 deaths. 340 wounded. That accident, and the actions of one woman from Florida have saved THOUSANDS of lives since. That disaster helped lead to the creation of paramedics. /1 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU60...youtube.comHarrow and Wealdstone Train Crash NewsreelNewsreel footage of the aftermath of the 1952 Train Crash at Harrow & Wealdstone Station, which claimed the lives of 112 people and injured hundreds more. 10447240 0
Andrew Pickles @andrewjpickles.bsky.social · 29/08/2023Hmm, first proper post. Should make it a good one... (Inspiration fails so falls back on cat pic) 090 0
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