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Chris Forkbeard Booty

@c0rm0la1n.bsky.social
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Still trying to remember that I'm not a librarian any more.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 10h
A desperately sad post about a family leaving the UK to protect their trans child. “Looking at the legal, medical, media and political landscape, I can’t see a safe, secure and dignified future for my daughter in the UK.” Every public body must do more to ensure trans people’s safety.
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What's better than a cardboard box? A cardboard box full of tissue paper it seems.
Ginger cat asleep in a cardboard box
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Autumn must be here. This one spent the entire Summer in the garden but has decided to grace us with his presence once more.
Ginger cat sleeping on pouffé. Essex UK 25/09/26
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rory Stewart turning to stare weirdly at @pronouncedalva.bsky.social on Newsnight last night
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yoohoo! The Cinema Museum in London is fundraising to buy its building with a gala show. The theme is movies about movies and it looks amazing. September 30, if you can get to London! cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/ex...
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Extravaganza of Silent Films About Filmmaking – to Help The Cinema Museum Buy its Home – The Cinema Museum
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 23/09/2026
A showing of the People's Emergency Briefing is scheduled for Friday, September 25, at Sheringham Community Centre.. The film at 7.30pm highlights the climate and nature crisis and its potential impact on communities.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
New emergency briefing warns UK climate risks are accelerating
The National Emergency Briefing warns the UK is facing climate impacts far sooner and more severely than expected
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Simon Pease @simonpease.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I may have missed it. Can anyone point me to the govt. Statement on attacks on volunteers for the RNLI, and their commitment to have the police pursue and prosecute every perpetrator?
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The BBC’s Ratcliffe interview is shocking. He’s allowed to spout unchallenged nonsense about politics, economics and energy. Ratcliffe is worth listening to because he represents an emboldened and retrograde section of Britain’s ruling class 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The racist nimbies of Piddington are keen to declare themselves a Principality but remain rather coy about the identity of their Prince. Has Andrew found his new niche?
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Nick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have legitimate concerns, they're about intelligent articulate people like this one being drowned in an ocean of racism, being stirred up by a far right. Fuck me, this government needs to get a grip.
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This dahlia is rather late to the party, but worth the wait. Manoa is the name.
Dahlia "Manoa" Essex UK September 2026
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A major sabotage attack has hit the Netherlands railway network at more than 20 locations. Two-metre metal pipes were attached to tracks to trick the network’s warning system into registering that the tracks were blocked.
Map of sabotage locations
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Alan Wylie @alanwy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Islington Council are proposing to make huge cuts to the libraries budget come along and show your support ✊
Save Islington Libraries Protest outside Islington Town Hall 24/9 at 6:30pm
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
US Justice Dept and Reform donor Ben Delo. Pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act. Built a company designed to flout US law; willfully failed to implement and maintain even basic anti-money laundering policies. $10 million criminal fine. 30 months of probation, waived by Trump.
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Nicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Economic output is not the best way to define someone's value as a human being
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/09/2026
Devastating decision for Coton Orchard. The century old orchard will not have the C2C busway run straight through it. The decision is deemed crucial to sustainable development of the west side of Cambridge (see 🧵 ). Background to the fight to save Coton Orchard 👇️
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Busway vs. biodiversity: the battle for Coton orchard
The owner of an orchard west of Cambridge challenges plans for a busway that would fell 500 of her trees
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Bloody BBC running late yet again. No doubt they'll still stick trailers in once they deign to get back to the programme they're supposed to be showing.
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Nick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is exactly the same tactic Hitler used to get someone to buy him the Eagle’s Nest at Berchtesgaden. It’s uncanny how history repeats itself.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Remember - everything the BBC does is funded by you. And, yes that does include Justin Webb. Thankyou, suckers.
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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Convicted defendants in Bilbao can choose which prison they are sent to. They do this while wearing a special wicker beret known as a pick nick Basque hat. #UxbridgeEnglishDictionary
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Why is Farage dressed up as if he's auditioning for Great Railway Journeys?
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Left: Nigel Farage, "It was great (you picked up the tab for the poll), it worked, boom.. For a modest investment.. Amazing" Right: Nigel Farage to Laura Kuenssberg, "I frankly wasn't listening.. I was just there to say hello"
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 05/09/2026
The Guardian are now reporting concern that invasive & very predatory Asian hornets could compromise food security...
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Beekeepers warn of Asian hornet threat and call for UK awareness campaign
Experts say invasive species are creating ‘pollinator deserts’ and could have serious impact on food security
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
BREAKING: Reform UK’s James Orr and Dan Jukes have ‘stepped down’ from their roles following last night’s undercover filming on Channel 4 News. Nigel Farage remains in post.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 03/09/2026
During the heatwaves doctors saw an increase in elderly people being light-headed, dizzy & falling. Some medication can exacerbate this ( see 🧵) Many urban buildings do not have enough shade around them to prevent urban heat island effects. We need more trees. Here's why.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Shade, cooling and survival: why we need more trees
Trees are nature’s air conditioning – cooling streets by up to 5°C, cutting heat risks, and helping cities withstand hotter summers
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
%raw(article_headline)https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/26516860.potter-heigham-stage-norfolk-dialect-weekend-service/?ref=li
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere!
  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On the whole it's easier to react to other peoples' suggestions with "absolutely not" than come up with your own list.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 28/08/2026
Once an icon of Norwich. Colman's Mustard brand synonymous with Norwich put up for sale and sold to America's McCormick together with Hellmann's, Marmite, Knorr and Pot Noodle. Via BBC News
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Colman's Mustard brand synonymous with Norwich put up for sale
The sale comes before a proposed merger between parent company Unilever and McCormick.
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👻 🎃 🦇 Bela Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
All 10,000 of these "placements" are with Sainsbury's by the way and are for children aged 14+. It's just free child labour.
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Burnham to announce plan for 10,000 work experience placements for young people – UK politics live
Prime minister to speak to press this morning while on visit to Sainsbury’s supermarket
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Another dahlia... "Ruth's Choice"
Dahlia "Ruth's Choice"
Essex UK August 2026
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Never a day goes by that I don't find something this BBC news does appalling. Needing someone to speak to Dolly Parton's work supporting literacy they turn to bloody Rowling.
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Nick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If anyone says anything nasty about her on Twitter, don’t screenshot it and post it on here, we’re doing fine without knowing what various pea-brained, contrarian, cash for column-inchers think.
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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dahlia "Otto's thrill" this morning.
Dahlia "Otto's thrill"
Essex UK August 2026
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Spitalfields Life @thegentleauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Learn the true story of the scandal of the closure of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Tickets available for THE GENTLE AUTHOR'S TOUR OF WHITECHAPEL on Sundays 23rd Aug, 6th and 23rd Sept, and 18th Oct. Includes tea & strudel at the Whitechapel Gallery. shorturl.at/ejuCL
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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Just lodged a complaint about this. www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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Make A Complaint | Contact the BBC
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The threat to get rid of BBC weather forecasters should be regarded as a just punishment for their constant use of the phrase "retreat back".
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Simunch @simunch1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The BBC have referred to Farage as an MP since he announced his intention to hold a by election in Clacton and Reeves appointed him as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on Wednesday, 8 July. He hasn't been an MP since then. Complaints have got this poor stock response. #ToriesGone769
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Downing Street's press release for Burnham's "emergency" Cobra meeting on the drought didn't even mention climate, with the Prime Minister blaming the growing numbers of wildfires on disposable barbecues. He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps
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Alan Wylie @alanwy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The vast majority of library users need/want; Trained & knowledgeable staff. A wide & deep collection of books. Buildings that are accessible and welcoming and are easily recognisable as Public Libraries. Libraries that are open when they need/want them. Simples 🤷
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 10/08/2026
An influential pro-Israel lobby group named ELNET has been quietly taking UK journalists on propaganda tours of Israel. The journalists who participated have written for the Telegraph, Spectator, and Mail on Sunday, among others. www.declassifieduk.org/lobby-group-...
declassifieduk.org
Lobby group taking journalists on propaganda tours of Israel
Amid the systematic killing of Palestinian and Lebanese journalists, one organisation has been quietly bringing British media workers to Israel.
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Dahlia "Perch Hill"
Dahlia "Perch Hill"
Essex UK August 2026
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
That's my reading taken care of for the next few days. 📖 @mwcraven.bsky.social
Front cover of M. W. Craven's book "The killer's mark"
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Chris Forkbeard Booty @c0rm0la1n.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trying to recall the first time I ever came across the phrase "sincerely held legitimate concerns" relating to immigration, and I suspect it was from Yvette Cooper. Anyone confirm?
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