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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Literally: "kinky nuts", seen today in Rocamadour, France. #France

Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Day 15 of the new life in France involves the strip-out of the 1947 kitchen which was last modified in the 1980s. Gas stove out. Bit of a relief to be out of the unseasonal 38°C temperature tbh. Looking forward to restoring the other mid-century bits too. #Rose&Andrew

Image shows the corner of a mid-century French kitchen, currently 4x5m with tiles removed from the walls and the skull-cracking low brick stove hood also taken away. The black soot from the leaky wood burning stove remains on the wall. To the right, a porcelain sink and drainer which was perhaps reclaimed when installed as it's from the 1920s. This will be getting installed in the much older part of the buildimg downstairs.

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Spotted in Cahors, France. For those without a map or self-awareness, Dunoon is in Scotland. #GTF

Photograph shows the window display of a tourist tat shop just off Rue Gambetta, Cahors, featuring a display of very colourful, artsy but mass-produced mugs with a label that reads 'Dunoon, Made in England', emblazoned withe The Butcher's Apron (or for the ratfink Yoons among you, the Union flag).

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Day Two of the new life in France and here's an 8pm image of our foundling feathered friend, Cinquieme, who fell onto our van and into our lives just two weeks ago as a mewling near-bald chick. Cat food brand 'Sheba' is the secret, and lots of strawberries, blueberries and cucumber. #Rose&Andrew

The photo shows the three-week-old bundle of prank that is otherwise known as a magpie chick. Possibly female as there's no white spot on her black back. From day one, two eeks last Saturday, we've debated the ethic of supporting a wild animal that fell with her siblings from a nest attacked by another magpie. She was the only survivor out of five from an abandoned nest (we waited for a parent to re-appear) and in a rural part of the country with no equivalent to the RSPCA, we either left for a cat, fox or whatever, or did the 'weak' thing and get her to an age she can fly and feed for herself. One notable thing to say in our defence is that other people on the campsite have overcome the superstition that corvids are bad luck, and discovering that persecuted birds can be helped, even if it's just giving them space to be curious has encouraged them to see these birds differently.

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Day One. Welcome to the jungles of Masclat, Lot, in south-west France and a new post-Brexit life. Just cut a path through what will be the garden so we can park! #Rose&Andrew

Photo shows the rear, north-facing side of our home which was first built in 1768. I've just finished using a brushcutter to whack a path through meadow grown a metre-high in the Spring rain.

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It's an Occupation. There may not be tanks on the streets but the logical consequence of holding a veto over a 'client' nation is that they cannot vote for independence. And for those unaware, Bernard Ponsonby is a journalist not a pro-independence politician.

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A. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

⚠️ Chrome's update installs a 4GB AI model file to your device without your consent! To disable the shitty AI mode*, go to chrome://flags/ and search for these, toggle each to "disabled": optimization-guide-on-device-model prompt-api-for-gemini-nano ai-mode-omnibox-entry-point -

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that 1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine 2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me 3. The environmental costs are astronomical Spread the word, every time!

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social gets the front page back home. It's surprising how many folk in England agree. Nice lady on phone yesterday apologised as she couldn't list our country of birth as 'Scotland' but only 'Royaume-Uni'... The French know it too.

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Resist and restore democracy in 2026 @defendamerica.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Just curious... how many times will we have to sit through these ridiculous "assassination attempt" reruns? Is it sweeps week yet?

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Strange find of the day: an Umbrella Paper Wasp nest found abandoned in the grass in Lot, France. Been inspired to keep a keen eye for the strange stuff by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social

Image shows the remains of a wasp nest containing around thirty empty cells, photographed on a decorative blue tile. At this time of year, it's really easy to find wasps mining wood such as oak and beech from which they make paper. If you've ever wondered what those strange blond trails on grey raw wooden surfaces were, there's a chance it was a gardener's friend. Many species of wasp are omniverous and predate other insects, so shouldn't be swatted, especially as they're also good pollinators.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Charlize Theron on the Night Her Mother Killed Her Father in Self-Defense Unfortunately, this is not an isolated story. These things are prevalent in a lot of homes. Women really get a very, very unfair shake, even in this country. Nobody takes it seriously.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage.
A woman answers the door.
We have come for the child, says the hooded figure
So soon? she asks
It is time, says the hooded figure.
The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card!
What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure
We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading!
For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness
Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman,
the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them.
Do not cry mother.
I am a writer now.

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 12/04/2026

*Scotland enters the chat* bsky.app/profile/lbc....

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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Pete Kegsbreath reckons that the sinking of an Iranian frigate is the first by torpedo since WWII. Two words: General Belgrano. But while we're distracting ourselves from Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza, let's consider how China fancies its chances of grabbing Taiwan:

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

. I'm in! When do we march? Time is running out . . . .

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Have written fiction for years for my own amusement. First draft novels, screenplays, story outlines... I'm not a noob. Studied IT as a postgrad. Firewall settings always cranked-up to MYOFB. Everything locked-up tight. Looked in the system tray just now and feel like I've burgled. 1/4

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Spent 3 days researching which CAD program to best use on next big project because nothing can justify the AutoDesk rip-off. I opted for Dassault's SolidWorks. Affordable and I've used it before with the big plus that's created by a European company. www.solidworks.com 1/2

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Oi, @channel4news.bsky.social are you even awake? The merger of SpaceX with xAI is not the big news about Jeffrey Epstein's other South-African friend, Elon Musk. Why not swap notes with your chums in Manchester? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit

Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firms

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Somehow, there are still folk in Scotland (and the rest of the UK) who think that the UK govt is better placed to defend us than an independent Scotland. Last week, the same muppets who made Peter Mandelson the UK ambassador, signed a defence agreement with Peter Thiel's company Palantir.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

It's not radical to think every vote should count. It's not radical to think every constituency should matter. It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide. It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support. It's common sense. #PRnow

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Absolute butt-nugget. English is a Germanic dialect but then maybe if Yank schools taught kids how to spell, they'd have also been able to write to their elected representatives to not only ask about the delayed release of the Epstein Files but why they're not called 'The Trump Files'.

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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Bonus: people who voted for Trump won't even get the joke.

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

There's no such thing as "British Greens". What a feckin' idjit. The Green Party of England & Wales is led by Zac Polanski. The Scottish Greens are a pro-independence party registered in Scotland. Tonight's winner of Russian-sponsored bot...

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Rewild Scotland @rewildscotland.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Where are the trees? We have A LOT of this landscape and less than 4% native woodland. This should be a rich mosaic of habitats, moor, bog, woodland, montane scrub…We force it to remain in this artificial state. We don’t need to give every inch of our uplands over to sheep, grouse and deer stalking.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020. #ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky

A montage portrait of science fiction author N.K. Jemisin. On the left, she appears in a close-up photo with long, dark braided hair, wearing earrings, a delicate necklace with a pendant, a deep maroon sweater, and a shimmering green scarf draped around her neck. She has a calm, confident expression and gazes directly at the camera against a softly blurred dark background. To the right are three stacked book covers of her works. Top: The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth trilogy), with a dark, textured design and metallic title. Middle: The Obelisk Gate, featuring an intricate, glowing red-and-purple circular mandala-like emblem. Bottom: The Stone Sky, showing a dramatic stormy sky with a massive floating obelisk.

The overall composition highlights the author alongside prominent covers from her award-winning Broken Earth series.

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murchadhfinn.bsky.social @murchadhfinn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

“the only people who would want to stay connected to a politics that no longer exists are, you’ve guessed it, unionists.” ~Brian Feeney The Irish News ☕️🥐

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

“I voted once for Trump in 2016 — I’ve learned right wing media is just a propaganda machine… ask yourself if the principles of this administration are actually in line with the teachings of Jesus. All they’re doing is exploiting the poor for the benefit of the billionaires.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Read this. Then read it again.

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

From President Zelensky's official telegram account.

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

It's official, and as someone who was diagnosed dyslexic later in life, I can't say I'm surprised, Times New Roman is the official font of 21st Century fascism: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... I prefer Courier: it's the font on old typewriters & looks just as good on all operating systems.

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Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman

Memo from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%

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Robert F @chippyman.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Even with Scotland’s relatively large 65+ population - the group least likely to back independence - the overall picture is clear. Across the full voting population, current polling shows YES would win a referendum with almost 59% support. Scotland has already moved on. #ENDTHEUNION #FREESCOTLAND

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

*cough* If you're gift shopping for anyone interested in how the world works, do consider these. Storm in a Teacup is all about the physics of everyday life and Blue Machine is all about how the ocean works - the water itself, which is the biggest story on Earth. Share the joy of nature & science!

Two books: Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

"Britain" is not a country and while folks in England continue to delude themselves otherwise, Russia will continue to accurately assess that the United Kingdom is a weak link between Europe and the US. The ability to control the future begins with some honest reflection of past and present actions.

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A policy document released by The White House but clearly written by Moscow. Come on US citizens, if your ancestors can rise up against a king, where's your guts when it comes to removing a traitor doing an enemy's bidding? #NoKings #PunchANazi www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right

Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

You mean the theft of Scotland's publicly-owned water via the huge pipeline under the A74(M74) hasn't kept England's privatised water supplies in good shape?

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Bentley Steed @bentleysteed.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Anyone whose ever known someone with dementia, will immediately recognise the symptoms of high-energy midnights after sun-downing, coupled with nodding off during the day. President MRI wouldn't remember these Code Orange episodes though: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump’s night of 160 posts on Truth Social fuels debate about US president’s stamina

The 79-year-old president’s social media blitz included conspiracies, attacks on political foes and self-praise

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Pru Madeley @prum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

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Jill Belch @jillbelch.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Everyone should pay their taxes Duchies of Lancaster & Cornwall provide King & P William £27 million & £23m/year Since 1993 king voluntarily agreed to pay income tax on Duchy’s surplus after expenses deducted. He doesn’t pay: Corporation tax Capital gains tax Inheritance tax

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