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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 12h

For those in England & Wales who don’t get them on the NHS: private flu & covid jabs are available from today. I’ve just had both at my local pharmacy. £115 for the pair. Yes, that’s expensive, but if you’re a freelancer & don’t get sick pay it’s probably a lot cheaper than taking time off.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Urgh. 4 hours of sleep. Not a good start to a very busy day 🙁

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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My hobbies as an introvert include: - Switching between the same three apps for hours - Not speaking to anyone for days - Listening to the same songs I’ve been listening to for 15 years - Imagining myself in situations that will literally never happen

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“I used to want a software engineering job. That dream for me is dying.”

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Robin @robingissing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Edinburgh should be back on the course for their 2nd run at around 2.40pm with Emma White at the helm.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another autumn, another #Covid booster done 😊. Next will be Flu (that's already booked in with my GP)

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So my body has decided to do that thing where after months of work without a break, as soon as I get some time off, i feel ill - just being able to slow down and my body 'crashes'. ☹️

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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Whenever someone asks what I’m doing later and my answer is “nothing,” please understand that nothing is not an opening in my schedule. Nothing is the event. Nothing is the plan

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's a dark thought, but with the loss this week of Dolly and Tim, it's made me consider what I want after I go. how the folks who have to tidy up my affairs will do. So have you done any After Life Admin - do your loved ones have details of your banking, of your insurance, of your will etc

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Antony Johnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In 2014 Dolly Parton played a now-legendary set at the Glastonbury festival. The BBC has re-uploaded the whole performance to iPlayer, for those of you in the UK (or using VPNs… 😉) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Glastonbury - Dolly Parton (2014)

Dolly Parton performs a crowd-pleasing set including self-penned classics such as Jolene, Coat of Many Colours, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and I Will Always Love You.

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PacoOnPause @pacoonpause.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"I can't believe I got COVID in 2026"

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Christian H. Klosz: "Remember: If you're a lone masker again, know that in another, more advanced culture you would be totally normal. The problem isn't you, it's them." Source: x.com/_Kun3_0/stat... @ckklosz.bsky.social

Poster Title: Promotional graphic advocating for public mask-wearing, themed around Japanese culture.
Visual Elements:
• Top: A white N95/P2 cup-shaped respirator mask centered against a dark blue background with glowing starburst effects.
• Middle: A blue and white pie chart showing a little over half shaded in blue.
• Bottom: A row of three graphics: the flag of Japan, two hands shaking, and a cartoon globe showing the Americas.
Text Content:
• "In Japan, wearing a mask is a sign of consideration for others."
• "56.8% of people in Japan wear masks most of the time (2025 national survey)"
• "Not because they have to. Because they care about others."
• "Kindness is powerful. Mask up."
• "Inspired by Japanese culture of caring for others"

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, the beloved global entertainment icon who sold more than 100 million records and whose songwriting prowess and sure-handed approach to her career reshaped the face of country music, popular music, and the entertainment industry at large, has died. 🕊️

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I should not have been awake at 4:30, closing the windows and turning up the air filters cos I woke up smelling smoke. It was outside. Again. Firemap.live shows a new fire within a few miles - so that's gonna be what I'm smelling this morning...

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FireMap: Track Wildfires in Real-Time with NASA & Local Data

Explore real-time global wildfire tracking with data from NASA FIRMS, EFFIS, and local authorities on FireMap.live.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

bit of South Wales trivia 'The Tramshed' in Cardiff is a music/arts venue. 'The Tramshed' in Swansea is a museum. A shed containing a tram (and a couple of other local historic vehicles). I'll not make judgement as to which is cooler... I know it's #Tramshed :)

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Well, must be another wildfire in the area - another smokey day here - so tired of this now - can we just get a decent amount of rain soon!

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Lateral with Tom Scott @lateralcast.com · 24/08/2026

EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: The strangest job in a theme park. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/ExXcRLaYFgk Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200

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The strangest job in a theme park

YouTube video by Lateral with Tom Scott

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Robin @robingissing.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

TEST YOUR HEATING, TODAY! This is your annual reminder to kick it back into action ahead of everyone doing the same on the first cold snap and the engineers being booked up for 3 weeks

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'd forgotten about this. Douglas Adams knew what people in power would pay money for and now AI is trying to make this a reality.

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Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

About 4 years ago, I posted my first “mask-selfie” on social media. I’d never posted a selfie before. Thousands of troll-comments later, not one has ever said: “Take off your mask – I’ll look after you if you get sick.” #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne

Man wearing a black respirator mask, sitting on some stairs.

Both the stairs, and his shoes are rainbow-coloured.

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Matthew 🇪🇺🚇🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ally @i-fib.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I've just found this strange and interesting plant in León.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I think this was the best eclipse photo I got...

The shadow of a tree on a fence during the lunar eclipse. Each edge of the shadow has the shape of the obscured sun visible

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Got an #eclipse watchface for my #pebble #pebbletime2 watch (of course I will be looking with my eyes, through proper viewers ) Will we see a space alien winning a by election, man eating plants taking over the world, or the sun being blocked makes the temperature outside less unbearable...

Pebble app store listing for the 'eclipz' watchface showing the occlusion of the noob (this is a preview of what it will do later today)

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Finally watched project Hail Mary this evening - I really enjoyed it and it really captures the book - giggly recommended 🙂

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵

A photograph of multiple fire service vehicles parked on moorland. In the background, white smoke from multiple fires is rising.

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 19/07/2026

Boys from the Dwarf

Madonna, Ronaldinho and Big Ronaldo inside Starbug

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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We really did love #penelopekeith :(

20.00 TO THE MANOR BOURNE
Exciting reboot of the classic 70s sitcom. Audrey Forbes-Hamilton is shocked to learn that the owner of her former estate is a nouveau riche businessman and engages in a visceral 12 minute fist fight and intensely shot 28 minutes car chase in an attempt to kill him.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Well, that's gonna be unpleasant

Snap from the bedroom temperature sensor saying it's 28C at 9pm

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

So there was a breeze in Cardiff today - but it was like standing in front of an open oven - just a blast of heat - no relief from the heat in the wind at all :(

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This was just shared by @naomialderman.bsky.social and it deserves the widest possible audience. Ladies and gentlemen and all others, for your graphic design delight, I present… … the logo for the Paris Tennis School.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Nightmare in lidl - getting 'the look' from everyone in the queue behind me cos the till operator pulled a bag of compost across the bag hook and slit it open. Stopped the till while we got another one and he cleaned up. Not my fault, don't glare at me for slowing you down... :(

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Tej Turner @tejturner.com · 14/06/2026

Cardiff #Pride parade yesterday

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Off to #Cardiff - #pridecymru today too (actually a coincidence) - but I'm starting the party early on the train 🏳️‍🌈

A cup of tea in a GWR (the train company) branded cup.

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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This one time, on CEEFAUX...

20.00 FILM: AMERICAN PIE CHART
It's a visual gag (sorry) but the film American Pie represented as a pie chart with different coloured areas representing the make-up of the film (e.g. Ladies with tops off, Stifler's Mom, Bandcamp mentions, Eugene Levy, Attempts to Lose Virginity)

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

And still a couple of hours until the temperature peaks!!

Screenshot of the Android weather app showing the current temperature of 29C and the hourly forcast has a peak of 31C at 5pm

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moogal @moogal.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

You just know that somewhere, in a tent in Berkshire, half a dozen contestants are trying desperately to build a tempered chocolate reconstruction of the Eiffel Tower while everything melts.

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Section 28 was passed on this day in 1988. It didn’t come out of nowhere. It came from a society where 75% of people thought homosexuality was wrong. It came from a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of lesbian or gay lives. 🧵 1/16

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ball hollywood @j0nfuzz.me · 21/05/2026

Deplorable. Rancid. Hideous. Unusable. Whoever designed this laptop keyboard needs to be sterilised.

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Tom M @beary-tom.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#Drakon at #PaultonsPark is a great little coaster, my first visit to the park but I can see why it gets the praise - all well deserved!

Me standing in front of the area sign for Valgard (viking themed area) at Paultons Park

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Jon 🎄 @pifflevalve.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026

If someone posts that they’re having a terrible time and they have loads of problems, chances are that you trying to fix everything by interrogating them is not what they want. Just be sympathetic

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