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Ian

@bils.bsky.social
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Shy retiring, Cotswold exiled-northerner, easily distracted by shiny things. Dancer, chancer, wide awoke. Lover not a fighter.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 19h
Time for this classic again.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
One thing has led to another, and we are now looking for examples of the popular beat combo Steps getting involved in important local issues. And possibly other musical acts, I dunno. ——— “It’ll be a tragedy if it closes,” said a clearly rattled Lee Latchford-Evans.
Steps taken to protect historic pottery site.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Reform have now lost 158 councillors: 55 resigned 42 went Independent 28 defected 24 were kicked out 5 lost their seats 2 disqualified 2 suspended.
Reform councillors lost.
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Hughes That Girl ⚥ @nikkipedia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Women and children must be safe. So must lifeboat crews. Black shirts, black shorts and balaclavas don’t make anyone safe. They make everyone fearful. No legitimate concerns, no two sides to the argument. Just right and wrong. Do you know the difference?
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
From the boss.
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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh my god this has made me laugh like a drain.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hmm. Terminator meets Noo-Noo ?
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
song.link/y/1mWlMXxVa5k Bit of alright, this...
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Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto - Meuno Ma Térée - #djiyo - kora & diatonic accordion by Ablaye Cissoko
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hey #stroud Why not come and try a little light capering and cavorting!
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Peter O’Hanraha-hanrahan @peterohanrahah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This particular incident, just highlights it is out and out racism. But we knew that anyway, what next a hotel hosting an Indian wedding?
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The classics never go out of fashion....
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riskie78.bsky.social @riskie78.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Phony Clifton @stilldavis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
FUCKING GET IN THERE AINSLEY LAD!
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Ainsley Harriott's Delightful Smile
Alt: Ainsley Harriott's Delightful Smile
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/09/2026
Meet the magical creatures inspired by shamanism, folklore … and an old Ikea bag
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Meet the magical creatures inspired by shamanism, folklore … and an old Ikea bag
From ceramic goblin feet to furry disembodied legs, Korean-Chinese artist Woo Jin Joo is using London junk to inject the art world with a spirit of playfulness
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jimmy alto @jimmyalto.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#Nashville #NoKings #DollyParton
One million books have been delivered to Onslow County children through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

One Place, previously known as the Onslow County Partnership for Children, announced the milestone that reflects the nonprofit’s commitment to early childhood education and the belief that every child deserves access to books at home, said Molly McCabe, One Place marketing and communications manager.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book-gifting program that mails new, age-appropriate books to the homes of registered children each month until their 5th birthday, at no cost to the family.

Parton created the program to honor her father and other family members who struggled with literacy.

One Place brought the program to Onslow County in 2011 through a collaboration with the United Way of Onslow County, The Rotary Club of Jacksonville and Golden Corral, McCabe said.

Since then, more than 40,800 local children have received books.

“Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library started with the goal of ensuring children in Sevier County, (Tennessee), built home libraries, were successful in school and loved reading,” said Lisa Davis, One Place early literacy coordinator. “These are the same goals we have for the children of Onslow County.

“One million books have been grabbed from mailboxes, anxiously opened and shared as bedtime stories. Here’s to the next million. It’s amazing the difference we can make, one book at a time.”

In 2017, the N.C. General Assembly stepped in to fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, ensuring every child in North Carolina had the opportunity to enroll in the program.

The funding recently changed, though, so community support is essential to ensure the program remains available to Onslow County children, McCabe said.

“From the first book that came in the mail, (my son) was hooked,” said Sara Cariaso, parent and annual fund coordinator for One Place. “Even before he could talk, he would flip through the pages with wide eyes
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Karin Schall @karinschall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 25/08/2026
Someone in a big blonde wig with a big heart on their chest handing out books to kids with the words “always be more Dolly”
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gah! Poor, City!
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
BBC2 Proms tonight featuring the music of Marvin Gaye.A whisker before my time, so I didn't dive deeply into his work at the time. But what a legacy. "What's Going on" always makes my heart ache.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 05/07/2026
Edvard Munch’s The Chives
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Dungarees should never be worn by anyone capable of dressing themselves without adult assistance.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Very pleased with new t shirt... Should be equally applicable to media, politics, sportsing, bad haircuts, othering and patriarchal ghastlinesses of all types. Also regularly applicable to my kitchen endeavours.
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Dear Reform voters of Clacton…..
Letter to Clacton Reform voters
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Saw the superb Tao of Glass by @openspacer.bsky.social over the weekend. As I direct result I am searching out my copy of the i-ching and buying a kintsugi kit.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Long train journeys are such a great place to catch up on reading.
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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"I am damned if I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory... and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies"
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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 14/08/2026
I know you all hate the emergency alert about disposable barbeques. But yesterday I watched a man at our hotel breakfast set fire to a toaster by trying to toast a croissant - despite multiple signs telling him not to. Today he tried again. So, you know, calibrate for the average person.
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ScouseLakes @scouselakes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
No, Mr BBC Reporter, there is no confusion as to why Farage wasn’t there. He LIED! Why can’t you say so? #Clacton
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.
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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · 12/08/2026
Fully prepared for the eclipse with my welding mask and colander … got some good shots … and accidentally beat Nigel Farage in an election!! @countbinface.bsky.social
John Spiers standing in front of the eclipse with a field behind him wearing a welding mask and colander on his head.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
WANT!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
[belatid, posted not on fridaye] Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It's piddling down with rain. Berluddy lovely!
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Salmonsbury Moot. Greystones Farm Nature Reserve. For an archaeological slash nature slash folk open day thingy. There will be dancing later.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Bamos!
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So. Proof if it were ever needed. America just don't "get" the World Cup. Please god, there is never another half time show.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
FFS.
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I can't watch this garbage WC2026 build-up.
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Northern & proud 👊 @gazlancs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
😆😆
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Ian @bils.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Absolutely, and hilariously, this is SO on brand.
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A security detail would know where Farage was and who he was meeting at all times. I can't help thinking that might have been a factor in Farage declining the offer.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 12/07/2026
Erling Haaland and the rest of the Norwegian men's team are paid the same as the women's team. In 2017, they took a voluntary pay cut to allow the women's pay to be increased. The move came from the players' union, not management.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume. Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD. 📷️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
Deep blue glass vessel shaped like a stylized animal with four legs, a pointed snout, and decorative ridges along its back, resembling a whimsical pig.
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mseviechops.bsky.social @mseviechops.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I see Ann Widdecombe has died. When she was Home Secretary I showed her round Drake Hall womens’s prison. There was a pregnant woman on a bed in the early stages of Labour and she asked the prison officers why she wasn’t handcuffed to the bed. That’s the kind of woman she was.
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