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Charlie

@chari.es
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Former sailor, now land based. Interested in politics. Involved in maritime search and rescue.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Labour to repeal Thatcher's "ideological ban" of public ownership on water companies. This is a BIG announcement.
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Rob Palk @robpalk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amazing contrast to Starmer's buttoned up style as Burnham delivers his speech stripped to the waist and covered in peanut butter, repeatedly diving into the audience
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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UltimBoat @ultimboat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Ultime #Ultim #OceanFifty #24HUltim #Photos Retour photos sur le départ des 24H Ultim' la course au large, sous un très beau soleil, une petite brise et une mer d'huile. Plus de photos sur la page fb
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
TSA: any carry on? vulture: no thanks i already ate
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We may never know how deep the horse rabbit hole goes.
A screenshot from a Reddit post on r/askscience. The main post by user Seeyalateralevator questions "What is this subs thoughts on the Multiple Horse Theory?" with 146 upvotes and 49 comments. A top comment by user -_-Orange suggests that seeing multiple horses together implies different individual horses, with 67 upvotes. User created4this comments about one horse and mirrors, getting 38 upvotes. User ulubai humorously adds "Swamp gas" with 7 upvotes.A screenshot of a Reddit thread discussing a humorous mathematical theorem. Theorem states any group of n horses are the same horse. The post uses induction to humorously prove it and ends with "Q.E.D." Below, comments reference the Canter Set and agree with the theorem's logic.Comments discussing the idea of horses as a human invention, with varying opinions. Mentions of "Big Chariot" and "Gates" in a speculative context.A discussion thread about philosophical theories on horses. The first comment describes Plato's idea of an ideal horse versus multiple imperfect horses, suggesting "Zero Horse Theory" as more accurate. Additional comments express disagreement and support for the theory's insights.
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Charlie @chari.es · 08/09/2026
I saw one yesterday for the first time in years! It felt like i’d seen an escaped zoo animal
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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Even leaving any politics at all aside: as general rule, no state can allow a group of masked men to be able to close down critical infrastructure. This is basic stuff.
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Charlie @chari.es · 08/09/2026
Also, don’t forget the Coastguard who are the UK’s fourth emergency service and the RNLI’s tasking authority!
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Charlie @chari.es · 08/09/2026
The RNLI themselves have pushed back against attempts at government funding in the past. Being a charity frees them from government spending decisions and allows boats in communities with otherwise very small numbers of incidents that maybe wouldn’t survive a spending review.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Time for Andy Burnham to appoint a Culture Secretary.
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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026
Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022
No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
published at 13:34 5 September
13:34 5 September
Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.
It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".
"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it addsThe Met Police said 35 people had been arrested in response to the disruption.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said the action was "criminality", not protest, and pledged to bring those involved to justice as quickly as possible.
"This was a very significant and co-ordinated effort to cause massive disruption to the entirety of the M25," he added.
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Of course, it being the Dianaversary means that today is also the 5th anniversary of the death of Geronimo, the People’s Alpaca
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet
“We apologise for the Princess Diana page one headline DI GOES SEX MAD, which is still on the stands at some locations. It is currently being replaced with a special 72-page tribute issue: A FAREWELL TO THE PRINCESS WE ALL LOVED.”
Statement published by the National Enquirer, August 31, 1997
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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Services I provide for my cats
Chicago streets and sanitation truck with the first s missing so it says treets and sanitation
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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You  know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
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Peter Sloman @pjsloman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Fair play to John Healey, who managed to time his 5.5-week break from government to coincide exactly with the World Cup
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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 19/07/2026
Some notable exceptions but my impression:
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Charlie @chari.es · 19/07/2026
good lord this halftime show is dreadful
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Charlie @chari.es · 16/07/2026
There does seem to be closed issues which have removed domains from the list that were done around a week ago, so that suggests the repo is still maintained
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
me in 1997: i can't wait for the future when microsoft word fixes all the issues and it becomes a more user-friendly piece of software me in 2026: any day now
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Fiona @fionasmall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 13/07/2026
If you’re heading to the beach HM Coastguard and RNLI warn that inflatables can pose a real danger as you can easily be swept out to sea, particularly with the brisk breezes forecast for parts of the UK In an emergency call #999Coastguard bit.ly/3k2QzTB #WeatherReady
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10 beach safety tips
Heading to the beach this summer? The RNLI gives advice on how you and your family can stay safe.
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Natasha Kindred @thehoursgodsends.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Horrible new bullshit from the sea every time. It’s never ‘oh we found a new pink fish that is so happy’ it’s always stuff like this, the crush-depth screw-headed dongwongler, and it’s got to have big long creepy bits. Sick of the ocean tbh.
A photo of a Magnapinna squid captured by a deep sea drilling company.
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maia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · 07/07/2026
maybe the most awesome dm request ever
bluesky dm request:

Hello? I have some questions for you

Take this as like, an impromptu interview of sorts

1. Why are you an anarchist? Isn't the ideology kinda stupid? Why not be a normal socialist like me?

2. Why are you against copyright and intellectual property?
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Breaking News: FIFA have confirmed Folarin Balogun will be allowed to stand in the Clacton by-election.
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 06/07/2026
Cristiano Ronaldo: what if a mall in Dubai was a person
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Will Weaver vs. ACME 📸 @willweaverrva.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Mitch McConnell's publicity team:
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Substack of Boba Fett @agraybee
Every lifelong soccer fan I've ever met is like "I think we're supposed to suspend a red card player
"and every
adult convert is like "+ Clearly the reading of rule 27 in FIFA's 'Rules and Guidelines means Balogun should be allowed to play
USA USA USA."
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 01/07/2026
Henry VIII with a speech bubble
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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Lisa Nandy clearing her desk in hope of a new job and discovering a weird wired basket with INTRAY written on it. What's this she thinks and starts to read the papers inside it...
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Morris “Day and The Time” Katz @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
John Hinckley Jr. in 1981
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The soles of the meat at the bottom of the feet are popular with cat lovers
Realistic pallas cat pillow with stitched on paws and tail. Absurd looking orb of a cushion printed to look like a real pallas cat. Shown on a red chair. Shown from below to highlight the feet and their realistic pads. The text says the soles of the meat at the bottom of the feet are popular with cat lovers
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Charlie @chari.es · 26/06/2026
Returning to Mallorca, Nearly 10 years ago now. Malta to Mallorca. 📍 Mediterranean Sea #GrainSocial grain.social/profile/did:plc:5r5dpg…
A picture showing the foredeck of a sailing yacht, the left side is obscured by a yellow kevlar sail with the sun behind it, the right side shows deep blue sea and above that evening sky dotted with some clouds.
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Charlie @chari.es · 25/06/2026
Cameroon suspended suspended registrations for vessels navigating outside of Cameroonian waters back in February: maritime-executive.com/article/came...
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Cameroon Suspends International Registry Citing Fraud
The government of the Central African nation of Cameroon announced that it was suspending its international ship registry, citing “several cases of fr...
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Charlie @chari.es · 25/06/2026
me when the outside temperature finally drops below the inside temperature
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Charlie @chari.es · 20/06/2026
Good time to be on holiday near Bordeaux, with a one year old and no AC…
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Charlie @chari.es · 12/06/2026
Just Gasly I believe as the other penalties were served during the race. Though I believe Mclaren are appealing the decision. Going to be a fun weekend…
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
oh FUCK OFF
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Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Prime Minister is set to make his strongest refutation of Elon Musk yet, the BBC understands. “Please,” Sir Keir Starmer is expected to say in a speech. “Not the face.” The embattled Labour leader is expected to make the case that he’s “just a little guy” and “it’s [his] birthday.”
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 09/06/2026
cubosh (@cubosh) on twitter: "realization: the asteroid that ended the dinosaurs was technically the highest ratio of killing birds to one stone in earths history" 

1800oxycodone comments on tumblr: ""average rock kills 2 birds" factoid actualy just statistical error. average rock kills 0 birds. chixulub georg, which killed 3/4 of all life, is an outlier adn should not have been counted."
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We're just normal men @wejustinnocentmen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We’re just normal men
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Undead Name 👻 @dara-the-explara.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Joe Exotic saying the quoted post
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Chain Bear F1 @chainbear.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Russell is currently doing whatever the opposite of the "call an ambulance...but not for me" meme is.
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