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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just watched Ep1 of The War Game. Was the dialogue of the main participants mostly scripted ? Or are those ex politicians really so totally unsuitable to have ever been anywhere near the levers of power ? Jim Murphy comes over so badly it’s easier to believe the makers had a vendetta against him. 😮
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Can someone preserve my sanity and explain why a heap of mouldy tat found in neglected servants areas of Buckingham Palace is on the national news ?
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The smell of roasting gammon in the air this morning is sure making me hungry.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just watched C4 news. My ears are ringing with the sound of prison cell doors slamming on Farage and his top lieutenants and it sounds so good. 🙂🙂🙂
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just finished “Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams about her time working at Facebook. An entertaining book, well written, but oh my god, what a picture of a cabal of people totally bereft of even a scintilla of basic human empathy or decency.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Not much left of the £78k after he paid the electricity bill.
BBC news article about Son who kept mum's body in a chest freezer in his living room for years while collecting £78k of her benefits.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Vulcan XH558 engine run up. 3engines at 60% power, one at 90 %. The ear defenders were obligatory but did nothing to alleviate the stinging in my sinuses caused by the noise. 😮
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Photos from yesterday’s visit to see Vulcan XH558
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just been to see The Odyssey. A terrific piece of cinema and great storytelling. I’ve been dismissive of historians complaints about the authenticity of the armour, though I can see why they were critical. I must admit that one line of dialogue intruded on my area of expertise and made me cringe. 😬
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Dog lovers comment after watching The Odyssey, a movie about the horrors of war, depicting slaughter on an epic scale.
SPOILERS !
Matthew: Dog lovers will certainly love this film. At the end when Odysseus came home, his beloved dog Argos who has waited all his life was so happy to see his master finally died with a peaceful heart.
Lauren: Matthew, I didn’t like the dog abuse scenes where they kicked a sick and dying dog then put him on a pile of shit forever but I guess that was in the source material. I also didn’t like the puppy being thrown over the cliff. The rest of the movie I enjoyed though.
Matthew: Ya me too. That poor dog they abused was old Argos
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Last year, for my birthday my wife made a donation to the restoration fund for Avro Vulcan XH558 and got my name added to the fuselage. This year she bought VIP tickets to an “engine ground run experience” next month. I reckon she’s a keeper !
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Keep putting one foot in front of the other 🤷‍♂️
BBC online article entitled “How to walk 30 minutes a day - your tips”
Illustrated with pictures of a young woman in sunglasses holding a small scruffy dog next to a low sea wall with white cliffs in the background and another of a scrawny young man in black shorts, grey top and white baseball cap ( worn reversed, of course !) on top of a hill peak with a lake in the distance.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 23/06/2026
The weather isn't the only thing making Farage sweat today 🥵
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
…….and counting down, three, two, one to the oligarch owned UK press rolling out their pre-prepared hit jobs on Sir Keir’s successor. ☹️
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
After the phenomenal success of my night fighter identity quiz, I thought I might try my hand at setting an Odd one Out quiz.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Some photos of Durham County Women in yesterday’s cracking Gill Burns division 2 final at Twickenham. www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham County Women v Cornwall in The Gill Burns Div.2 final at Twickenham
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Whoop whoop, just got my Twickenham photographer’s accreditation for this Saturday’s Gill Burns County Championship Final between Durham County & Cornwall. Incredibly excited !
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Today I have mostly been getting sunburned while photographing Durham County Women earning a final at Twickenham by beating Devon Women. www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham County Women v Devon in GB Div.2 Semi Final
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Durham County Women seal their place in a Gill Burns Championship (Div.2) Semi Final with a win over Cheshire. Photos of the match here. www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham County Women v Cheshire in Gill Burns Competition May 2026
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Spent all day Sunday travelling to/from Mellish RFC to photograph Durham County Women v Notts/Lincs/Derby in the Gill Burns Championship. www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham County Women v Notts/Lincs/Derby Gill Burns Championship 2026
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Spent a drizzly Sunday afternoon photographing Durham County Women v Northumberland rugby in a friendly* match I say friendly but you should have seen the ferocity of the tackling 😮 www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham County Women friendly match v Northumberland
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Off to the Gateshead Beer Festival tomorrow. Pray for me !
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Photos from the Durham County All Girls Festival 2026 www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham County Girls Festival 2026
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Photos from Durham v Northumberland PDG16s girls rugby. www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham v Northumberland PDG16s match
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Public Service Broadcasting with clips of the 1942 movie “Spitfire” set to their music. What’s not to like. youtu.be/_u4Md_aXVJE?...
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PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - Spitfire
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Some U20s Women rugby photos. Durham v Yorkshire. www.flickr.com/gp/16645532@...
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Durham U20s Women v Yorkshire Apr 2026
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I see Question Time has reached its inevitable endgame. It was bound to happen.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Well, 2026 turned out to be an exceptionally entertaining Rugby Six Nations tournament.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Steeling myself for 6 nations super Saturday. Not just in the hope of the results going Scotland’s way, but for the fact I’m going to be in the pub from 14:00 until after the last match finishes at about 21:45. Going to try to pace myself to no more than 2 pints an hour.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Well that was a hell of a weekend of rugby !
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Back home after a long weekend in London. So disappointed I completely missed out on the quintessential London experience. ☹️ (according to twitter) Didn’t even get mugged, stabbed or have my phone snatched once. Maybe next time 🤞😂
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I’m sure I’ve seen this movie before 🤔😮
Photograph of a nuclear mushroom cloud illustrating a New Scientist cover about AI’s consistently recommending the use of nuclear weapons in war games.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Delighted to have captured a photo of the old battleship.
A photo of my beautiful wife with HMS Belfast in the background.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Order is restored, nature is healing, the Calcutta cup is back in its rightful place.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Was in Bennett’s bar last night when the lights went out for over an hour. Nobody batted an eye, just kept drinking in the dark as if that’s a perfectly normal thing to do. Luckily the card machine kept working and a little light from the illuminated beer taps meant the staff could keep serving.
A busy Bennett’s bar during a power cut. Minimal illumination from candles on some tables and light through a far doorway. Everyone keeps drinking with imperturbable focus.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Yesterday after more than 6 weeks of hard graft I finally ate the last of the ludicrous amount of chocolate, cheese, shortbread and cake I received as Xmas gifts. The diet starts today* *or maybe tomorrow.
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Every American needs to watch this:
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sorry, pardon, WHAT ? How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
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Ski jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims
The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I’m just over half way through S2 of “The Diplomat” on Netflix and it is just great. The dialogue is razor sharp & whip smart. The characters are engaging & believable and acted sublimely by professionals at the top of their game. I enjoyed S1 but this new series takes everything to the next level.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Honest Bob’s been caught Honest Bobbing. 😂😂😂
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I ordered an item from a French supplier. I ad to pay taxes of £13 .80 before Royal Mail would deliver. Fair enough, I have no quibble with that, but I’m incensed that Royal Mail also charged me an additional £12 as a “handling” fee. What a total rip off.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous. Once shared a lift in a Cardiff airport hotel with Bobby Ball, we didn’t interact. Once sat beside Paul Bettany at the US Embassy London, we didn’t interact. Once queued behind Matt Smith at Avignon station, we didn’t interact.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Festive aircraft identification quiz. Identify all four and be guided to the OoO. Reverse image search all you like, it’ll be bugger-all help. 😂
Image of an airborne Santa’s sleigh in a lightly clouded blue sky. Taken from a Canberra.Silhouette of Santa’s sleigh against a full moon and over a cityscape. Naughty children gnash their teeth and rend their hair, unseen, below.Santa’s sleigh depicted in a night sky, over roofs and trees with a full moon behind. The reindeer appear to be idly chatting in flight and need to maybe be a bit more focused on the important task in hand.Santa’s sleigh in a snowy landscape. This may be a picture of an early test of the sleighs VTOL capabilities as the surrounding snow is completely untroubled by tracks of any type.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Tough day for children in the USA. US forces detected a load of un-tariffed contraband inbound to the USA and destroyed it with a missile strike. Two reindeer survived and were seen to be waving and calling for rescue but a second strike was ordered and they were taken out too. ☹️
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The downside of having a bird feeder popular with goldfinches is that they are such messy eaters. All the spilled seed attracts a flock of pigeons. Luckily the pigeons eventually attract a solution to the pigeon problem.
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Tom Duncan @capntom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I saw Sinners on its cinema release and it’s my film of the year but it’s only today I learned that Michael B. Jordan played both Smoke & Stack ! That’s either incredible acting on Micheal’s part or a complete lack of observational talent on mine. 🙄
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