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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The sunflower I planted in early May has decided to flower in late September

Sunflower in a weedy bed with a brick wall and a road in the background

Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My 12 year old came home with his school bag full of conkers yesterday. I'm pretty sure he's never played the game without my prompting, but the urge to collect them is obviously strong.

A yellow Halloween bucket overflowing with horse chestnuts

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social but how many knuckle bones do you have? Use your thumb to point to the sections on your 4 fingers and you count to 12 on one hand! That's what my Gujarati wife does and I bet the Babylonians did that too.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@cmckinnellmp.bsky.social Something needs to be done about the Blackshirts on our street.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@redscott.com I hope you enjoy your visit to the UK. I don't live in London or Scotland unfortunately, so I can't offer to buy you a drink. But if you somehow get stranded in Newcastle (on the train line from London to Edinburgh) drop me a line.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I remember having to look up what "Extreme Vamping" meant... then admitting it was correct.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ten of thousands of people are dying because of high heat. Tens of thousands of people make a one-day trip to Cueta. Guess what European politicians are identifying as the main problem?

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As I like to point out, as we're not in the Domesday book north of the Tees that's proof we're not English, right? opendomesday.org/map/

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Map | Domesday Book

Map for Domesday Book

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Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The new Prime Minister has set up 'No 10 North', which I'm not opposed to but also...

a map of the UK, including Shetland, with arrows showing its length, the halfway point, and where number ten North is (Manchester), which is about a quarter of the way up.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Buckle up for the story of 3 students from Newcastle uni getting the first printed interview with Kevin Keegan after he became manager of NUFC

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

@boarsgoreswords.bsky.social @ivanhernandez.bsky.social @redscott.com Thanks for the Patreon episode. I really enjoyed it. It also reminded me of when Irish polymath Blindboy used to improvise songs while playing RDR2 such as youtu.be/PFN-VLB6yBs?...

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The moon made me shit my pants

YouTube video by Rubberbandits

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I think that I've forgotten how to be sociable and meet new people!

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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hey Bayeux Tapestry fans have I made the platform game for you? I’m sure someone else will have done this before but well now I have too… bayeuxgo.live

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Bayeux Go!

Bayeux Go! Thou art Harold. Go forth and win thine battle. Jump your way to victory, avoiding arrows…

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I had 24 hours in London with my family last week. It was great. I was particularly pleased that when the bus we were taking back to the hotel terminated at Waterloo I remembered The Cut -> Union Street as an easy walk back to London Bridge.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Wandering around ancient Northumberland with my son today.

A lichen covered rock. The rock is carved with concentric rings

A sign that reads "this cup and ring marked rock is protected as a monument of national importance under the ancient monuments acts 1913-53"

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I wonder if anyone in the BBC politics department know that the music they're using for the election (Arthur by Rick Wakeman) was used for a BBC Lord of the Rings spoof in 1980 called "Hordes of the Things"? www.radioechoes.com?page=play_do...

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RadioEchoes.com

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Richard Harris @beeblebrox.com · 09/05/2026

A little perspective. Which you won’t get from the media. Note that only England had local elections: Scotland & Wales had full parliamentary elections. #UK #England #Localelections

Pie chart of the distribution of Council seats across the UK following the English Local Council election on 7 May. Despite the lurid headlines, Reform has 3.8% of seats, well behind the Greens, who have 4.7%.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

@manmademoon.bsky.social did you come to the UK in 2024 or can we stop looking now?

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I'm really impressed by the improvised broom handle the guys working on my roof are using.

A broom with a handle made from two lengths of construction wood screwed together rests against a brick wall.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

It's lovely to hear a bit of MES turning up on the new Gorillaz LP youtu.be/yw8ftPahxAg?... Attention @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social

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Gorillaz - Delirium ft. Mark E Smith

YouTube video by Gorillaz

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Colin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

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Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

#OTD 21 February 1940, the British Expeditionary Force in France preparing for a German attack included Indian troops, mules and mustard gas. A Sikh muleteer fits a gas mask on a mule. Photo: Len A Puttnam. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

Black and white photo side view soldier in turban and gas mask fits a gas mask on a mule.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The Gen X urge to eat yourself fitter.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

@quietriotpod.bsky.social thinking about your nationality chat. People from Northumbria and Cornwall are routinely shown that they aren't in England.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Great video, great houses. I have to point out George says "Mam" but the subtitles say "Mum" . The same thing happened all the way through '28 Years Later'. Feels like my dialect is being deliberately eroded.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I haven't been to the train station for a while. Today I noticed that LNER have added sign language to their departure boards. I'm intrigued by the technical aspects, and impressed at the effort to make the service accessible to more people.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

You know all those end of year stats that apps like to produce this time of year: what happens to the December stats? Are they rolled into next year, or just ignored forever?

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bandit from Bluey. Top bloke. Punching above his weight though.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

@jamescswanton.bsky.social please forgive me for contacting you directly, but I think that you will be able to answer this. Which Blu-ray (or DVD) Hammer releases will I be able to find contributions from our mutual friend John Johnston?

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

"I'm just off to watch the toon versus Benfica" on the monorail youtube.com/clip/UgkxWV2...

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This is full of wonderful shots of the North East of 1965, and some fantastic artist's impression of what the area would look like in the year 2000 (complete with monorail). youtu.be/Gn4OJhRWpoQ?...

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1965: A VISION For the NORTH EAST of England | Dan's Castle | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Alright, I reckon this is a cheese and onion slice. Steak is too expensive for these lads.

Two men stand opposite each other. One is holding a rectangular pastry.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

@boarsgoreswords.bsky.social I wouldn't call that a "pie", maybe a pasty? Although it looks like the UK bakery chain "Greggs" has got the pastry contract from Weyland www.greggs.com/menu?categor...

6 Greggs pasties in 2 columns of 3. They are rectangular pastry with various patterns on top.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social I mentioned this in the pub last week. Three Dutch women in there.

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Chris Gibson @christophergibson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

#AlienEarth : promising. Love the look of it. Can't get over how a load of microscopes and dissection equipment didn't fly off the lab tables when the spaceship crashed 🤔

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