Bob @brnew.bsky.social · 28/08/2026@katebevan.com Kate, help! I can't find that wonderful post about the cats being denied catering during a meeting, do you have it? 😻 100
Reposted by Bobgenna @genna.bsky.social · 03/06/2026the video linked in this 2013 of the instinctive drowning response is now dead. Here is a video: www.boat-ed.com/waterrescue/...boat-ed.comVideo: Instinctive Drowning Response 11212
Bob @brnew.bsky.social · 01/06/2026@petergeoghegan.bsky.social huge congratulations to the whole team, richly deserved and thank you for all you do! 000
Reposted by BobTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133909733
Reposted by BobBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 23/05/2026the two times i almost drowned, i couldn’t call for help and didn’t flail around like on tv — an important read Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for is rarely seen in real life. 814751
Bob @brnew.bsky.social · 20/04/2026@reecedinsdale.bsky.social ahh, you've just turned up in Classic Corrie 😊 010
Reposted by BobDave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social · 20/11/2025So sad to hear that Mani has died. God, he was such an ace bloke. A properly ace bloke. 317219
Reposted by BobMartin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 13/11/2025They didn't want my blood, but they probably want yours! I went to give blood today, but due to a v minor medical issue they couldn't take it. Yet they told me they do need donors. As I couldn't help by giving, instead, I thought i'd publicise this... www.blood.co.uk 33410126
Reposted by BobJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/11/2025The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...thenewworld.co.ukEXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC reportA report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself 44941502
Reposted by BobCaitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Can't believe there are conversations about ending the BBC. This is like listening to a family calmly discussing whether to shoot it's dog, or burn down the house. 2231356
Reposted by BobGiles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Share this with those who you think might need to hear this today. 36718
Reposted by BobMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Asterisks are ****ing great. I swear by them. 392020323
Reposted by BobFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 16/09/2025One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two. 119110873114
Reposted by BobOz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Coming up on The Oz Katerji Show tonight we have former trade negotiator and diplomat Dmitry Grozoubinski (@explaintrade.com) to help answer your questions on Trump's tariffs and their impact on the global financial system. Tune in live this evening over at twitch.tv/ozkaterji 0435
Reposted by BobThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 13/08/2025We're 300 followers away from 70,000. 300 more would be really nice. But you know what would be even better? 300 plus 30,000. Bluesky: help a museum out 11427195
Bob @brnew.bsky.social · 13/08/2025@james-carstairs.bsky.social went to school with a James Carstairs... DTMs mean anything to you??! 000
Reposted by BobTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 10955944782
Reposted by BobKit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 13/06/2025It is 22 years ago today that my best friend, Nick Everton, died. He was 17 years old. Not much time to leave a mark on the world you would think. But those of us who knew him came away irreversibly altered by even the short time we shared together.... 🧵 26694121
Reposted by BobMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Minimalism Not much to see here. www.worldofmoose.com/products/min... 746281
Bob @brnew.bsky.social · 26/05/2025@davidallengreen.bsky.social everyone thinks they're an above average driver! 010
Reposted by BobGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 01/05/2025Mike Waltz has left the chat. 1910656738867
Reposted by BobGail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 05/03/2025Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk 7497561
Reposted by BobBrad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 25/04/2025President Trump has personally ordered the Justice Department to open an investigation of Democrats' primary ways for raising donations. It is the third time he has personally ordered an open-ended criminal investigation, each against a perceived political foe. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u... 13829621096
Reposted by BobDavid Carroll @davidcarroll.org · 25/04/2025‘Competitive authoritarianism is a political system where elections occur, but the ruling party uses state power to unfairly disadvantage opposition parties, making the competition real but not fair.’ 412658
Reposted by BobSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 24/04/2025Friends and I once ordered pizza in Tromso and the waiter asked if we really wanted one each. He seemed horrified: The kitchen staff came out to watch us eat. It was a perfectly normal pizza. 11596
Reposted by BobFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 22/04/2025NBC has confirmed what we have been saying for weeks. Hegseth clearly copied classified strike schedules from a secure device to his personal phones. This alone would get a line service member thrown in prison. But when it’s SecDef we are supposed to ignore it.nbcnews.comInfo Pete Hegseth shared with wife, brother came from top general's secure messagesHegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News. 616145315423
Reposted by BobAllanJenkins21 @allanjenkins21.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Essential reading: Carole Cadwalladr on how the Guardian sold its soul and the Observer open.substack.com/pub/broligar...open.substack.comFuckity byeRIP, the Guardian-Observer 1993-2025. It was not a natural death. 071
Reposted by BobMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 17/04/2025oh sure, but my point was also that if you can buy high quality meat/fish/vegetables you don't actually need to completely drown them in whatever powders you have in your cupboard for them to taste goood 1662
Bob @brnew.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Quick! They have Timtams at Lidl! Small wins. Easter? Feels like Christmas. Yes, £1.99/pack, versus plenty of perfectly good, more reasonably priced alternatives.... Nostalgia won 💥🦘 000
Reposted by BobTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"We can react by seeing all of this for what it is, and naming it by name: incipient state terror. We can react by associating ourselves with others who are repressed before we are. Only in solidarity do we affirm law." 6940941589
Reposted by BobFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 14/04/2025One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse 111101053397
Reposted by BobThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference. The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so. 268022125
Reposted by BobJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 14/04/2025The slope isn't slippery; the frog isn't gradually getting boiled. Within its first hundred days the Trump administration has openly asserted the right/ power to seize and imprison anyone— including political dissidents, including citizens— and deprive them of any legal recourse at all. 5/ 2647851624
Reposted by BobRichard Primus @richardprimus.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Had he been a bigot but not also a narcissist, it would have been enough. (1) 931073
Reposted by BobPoorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 04/04/2025taking criticism 81920231
Reposted by BobThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025OBAMA: “Imagine if I had done any of this.” Exactly. 22696592558
Reposted by BobBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Ohh "America First" was a hit list 108326415282
Reposted by BobHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Why would a leader tank his own country's economy? It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook. Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump. But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time. Let your reps hear from you. 5calls.org/issue/trump-... 38489963036
Reposted by BobKara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered. 783518339987
Reposted by BobGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Not making time to watch the actual programme everyone’s talking about but seemingly having time to absorb a twitter conspiracy about it is the most Kemi Badenoch response I ever heard 401351286
Reposted by BobThomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Just found it, thx Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, talks with @maddow.msnbc.com about the animosity & mistrust Donald Trump is sowing among even allied nations, and the shock of betrayal people around the world are feeling about Americans they'd previously held in high regard..:msnbc.com'This is shameful': Trump sows animosity and mistrust abroad, degrading Americans in the processRufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, talks with Rachel Maddow about the animosity and mistrust Donald Trump is sowing among even allied nations, and the shock of betrayal people around th... 3369
Reposted by BobJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 07/03/2025NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated. The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west). My column: www.ft.com/content/3046... 12538931760
Reposted by BobDr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Hard to think of anything more likely to push mentally ill & neurodivergent people out of work, study, and society than these #PIP cuts. They are designed to take away the very support that lets people participate in life. 512536
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JANET:
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LIZ:
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[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
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