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Pete

@bg-pete.bsky.social
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UK citizen, living the rural life in Bulgaria. Teacher of English as a second language. Got a small share in a Nobel Peace Prize. Which is more than Trump has. 😁 Ukrainian wife, Ukrainian daughter, 2 grown-up German kids too. #FBPE #NAFO. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇩🇪🇧🇬🇬🇧

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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I can't overstate how much admiration I have for the Ukrainian people. I teach English online to many groups and individuals. They often take their lessons while drones and missiles are exploding outside their homes and without exception they are focused, positive and happy.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nope they were called elk before America was a thing ...
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And they were called elk long before someone misidentified a wapiti and called it an elk in North America resulting in them having to invent a new name for elk ...
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Definitely that.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Not been here for a while. Did I miss anything?
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm surprised that he doesn't refer to Iran as a Special Military Operation ...
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bthervey.bsky.social @bthervey.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Just to be clear: the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children.
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Release the complete Epstein files. No, we won’t shut up about it.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I knew that it reminded me of something ...
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
You can't make a good Egg Banjo without runny yolks.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Why? They were already done. Runny yolks FTW
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
You're guilty AF. Release the Epstein files!
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
It was quite hectic and at times chaotic, but very flattering too. The Speaking Club was advertised with my name and it would appear that I have built a reputation. Ukrainians are an amazing people, I love working with them.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I was asked, by the school I work for, if I would do an open, online Speaking Club session for Ukrainians today. There'll be a few more than the usual 10 you have in your groups. They said. OK I can handle a few more, says I. I gave up counting at 32. 😱😅
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My sympathy is somewhat limited seeing what Russia has done to Ukraine, Syria, Georgia etc etc.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
That's annoying.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Well done Hungary. US your turn ...
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Used to work occasionally in Umatilla. Got to see a bit of both Oregon and Washington. Generally a nice part of the States with a much more laid back atmosphere compared to some of the other States I worked in.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Likewise
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Well he is the head of the Vatican State, so he does have a political role, and is quite entitled to be political.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Speaking as someone from the UK ... you should be.
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🇨🇦🍁Raia C Darsey-Malloy 🇨🇦🍁NO DM'S @raiastar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For those who do not know. For those of that do, keep this #Fact_Check in circulation. We won't quit until we win. #Concerned_globalcitzens #Seek_SpeakTruth
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It's the American Dream ...
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Susanne democratic socialist @momoftwo.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Epstein is not trending folks, so let's make some noise. RELEASE ALL THE FILES.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
It's at least a draw. Never watched them either.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Yes I think there would be a lot more noise if this were true. I'm also seeing chatter of an A10 being downed around the same time as the F15E. That could be the 2nd F35?
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Very likely propaganda, either Iran or (with Ritter involved) Russia. Yes the Lego material is very well done and tbh doesn't surprise me, far more subtle and sophisticated than Russian efforts (which also makes me suspect the latter with the F35 story).
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I'd be interested in looking at the 2nd source. Even Iran has AFAIK only claimed to have shot down 2 F35s, & the only one backed up with any evidence, turned out to be an F15E.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I'd believe it more if it didn't come from Ritter. It sounds very implausible at face-value too.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I don't but equally I don't believe anything from the Trump administration. The 600 figure is however plausible in this kind of war, especially with the clear absence of any real planning or strategic thinking.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I suspect that the current US administration is negligent in its planning and dishonest in its announcements and that 600 schools is a believable figure in this kind of conflict.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Why? If in 599 of them there was nobody or minimal staff present?
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No, it's 1.6 casualty per school, and you know what, after over 100 were killed in one school I would have closed the rest down to avoid further mass casualty events too. Nevertheless it is the destruction of vital civilian infrastructure, Iran actually has a good education system, unlike the US.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Kindergarten everywhere putting the safety of children first. Bulgarian kindergartens: "Come on kids, jump over a fire! It'll stop snakes biting you this year!"
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Do bears shit in the proverbial ... ?
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Exactly the same as what the Conservatives have been doing in the UK for decades.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Grifters funded by Russia and voted for by morons.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Some more than others.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
How come what he allegedly said in 2006 does not in any way match what he has said reference Epstein and Maxwell in more recent years?
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Our Bedouin guides/drivers/helpers and altogether great guys.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Our Beduin guides/drivers/helpers and altogether great guys.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The eye of the dragon.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Spent some time out in the desert. Anyone want to guess why this is called the Dragon Rock?
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
That would be a possibility but the story about her half-blindness is disputed, it could just be an unfinished bust. 🤷
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My wife has named her Cleopatra and she seems to approve.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Here in Dahab, this one eyed cat seems to be in charge. She certainly thinks that the house we are renting belongs to her.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Not been too active here recently. We're on our yearly winter break in Egypt. I'll take the sunburn risk here over the frostbite risk in Bulgaria. The neighbours can be a bit rowdy though.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
It's like watching a car crash in slow motion.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Is he dead? Please let him be dead.
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Pete @bg-pete.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
A white Christmas it is then. Let's hope there are no power cuts until I'm finished cooking.
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