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Paul Barnfather

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#music #motorcycles #mountains not necessarily in the right order. #energy geek. This is the virtual me. Real me @clanger9@mastodon.online on Fediverse. I do not have an X or Meta account.

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The Magic Roundabout @magicroundabout23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Sunday is the 4th of October and time for the next Magic Roundabout!! Join us from 2pm at @thatbeerplace.co.uk And also live on @circl8radio.bsky.social
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Heritage Chester @heritagechester.bsky.social · 17h
One month to go! 🏛️ ROWVEMBER returns 1 - 30 November, celebrating Chester's unique Rows. Our full line-up is on its way - watch this space 👀 buff.ly/pfzQySk Image: @stuartrobphoto.bsky.social. #Rowvember #ChesterRows #HeritageChester #LoveChester #Chester
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 18h
This is sovereignty. 'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.' www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
Bar chart showing record wind and solar have saved the UK from gas imports worth £5.9 billion during Hormuz crisis.
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The Shipbuilders @theshipbuilders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We're playing this on Saturday. We've just had a practice and I don't mind saying, not only is it the best we've ever sounded, but we're the best band in the world right now. Every band should believe that about themselves and right now, it's as true as the sky is blue. Get in.
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@drpauldorfman.bsky.social Breaking News: SMRs are still pants and always will be youtu.be/zrNa9k6sSlg?...
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How Solar Is Beating Nuclear's Best Idea
YouTube video by Undecided with Matt Ferrell
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kemi Badenoch claimed at PMQs that a billionaire's departure meant that "every year, £330 million" in taxes would be lost. How does she know that? She doesn't: it was a claim made up from reading a couple of headlines and misinterpreting them. In more detail: www.newstatesman.com/business/eco...
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Kemi Badenoch's billionaire baloney
The Tory leader's claims about a fleeing billionaire don't stand up to the most basic scrutiny
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It will never not be wild to me that the Russians attacked Keir Starmer's home, successfully spread falsehoods about Starmer's love life, and this didn't changed British politics and British political elite behaviour *at all*.
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Johnny Mains @johnnymains.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Trish Keenan would have been 58 today. Everyone go listen to some Broadcast.
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 28/09/2026
Today’s #CrossBorderRail: Kędzierzyn-Koźle - Leipzig - Frankfurt - Bruxelles. Just been subjected to an illegal non #Schengen compliant control entering 🇩🇪 In Bruxelles I’m going to #ConnectingEuropeDays, a big @ec.europa.eu event about transport How many other attendees were subjected to the same?
PKP IC train at Kędzierzyn-Koźle - platforms to both sides, clear morning sky above. The train is a PKP IC Newag Griffin, blue and grey
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👻BOOryan BlessDEAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Check out Balaclava Boys on Electric Bikes' new single "Legitimate Concerns", if you get the chance. Sound of the summer.
The new single from Balaclava Boys on Electric Bikes. There's a picture of the lads on some waste ground in balaclavas with electric bikes.
Parental advisory: explicit lyrics.
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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A painting by Leonardo Dai Winci "Cleif y cleddyf" (Clive the sword) has sold for a world record £13.60. In it Cleif can be seen slaying the legendary Goat of Garnant which destroyed Glanaman after eating a dodgy Vindaloo.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't know what I imagined the lead guy from Cypress Hill looked like. Not this 🤷‍♂️#totp
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026
A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today. I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design. Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks! gailmyerscough.co.uk
A pile of colourful prints featuring illustrations inspired by music, mid-century design and architecture.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today I write about Jonathan Richman on my blog thing
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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If the person who just paid an extra £18 for a download of my latest album "THE ONE TRUE PRINCE OF WALES (in exile after abdication)" on Bandcamp is reading this...I love you. Now I just need...100,000 more people to do this. Please. Link in bio.
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Olde Cottage @oldecottage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I think a mild is the choice for today, don’t forget it’s £4 cask and keg cider @beersinchester.bsky.social @editorcamra.bsky.social @johnbagatelle.bsky.social
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is the most inspirational clean energy messaging I've heard in years @chrisnelder.bsky.social People, we have work to do! www.transitiontimes.net/nn-9-organiz...
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NN#9: Organizing for Power
In NN#9, we welcome Steve McBee, founder of AMPED, “the political and cultural infrastructure the clean energy industry never built.” We discuss how the clean energy industry needs to organize to do battle with the fossil fuel industry and win on every level—from popular opinion to federal policy.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CITIZENS OF THE UK! I need you to stop what you're doing and watch this 20 minute BBC documentary from 1972 about a new potato-based snack. One that's a bit like crisps but nobody is confident the public will embrace. I think 54 years later we know the answer to that question.
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1972: Hula Hoops - Launching a New Snack | Science Session | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Labour are worried. They've had the Foreign Secretary, the Chancellor, the Mayor of London & the Prime Minister out in Holborn & St Pancras but we've got you. Hundreds of thousands of you who care & are making a difference! Donate today to help us win: donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-el...
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Let's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green Party
We have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us?
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Nihl L'Amas @nih-llamas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pedoculars
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is so insane I cannot believe this is real. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Prolapse @prolapseband.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here’s a new link with Bandcamp now also working now apparently x orcd.co/prolapse orcd.co/prolapse
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Prolapse – A Place For Lyres
The new single "A Place For Lyres" out today! Also available is the first re-pressing of the current album ‘I Wonder …’ - order your copy!
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dls100.bsky.social @dls100.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mark Carney graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1985. He got his Masters & PhD in Economics at Oxford. He worked at Goldman Sachs. He was the governor of the Bank of Canada, then the governor of the Bank of England. Here's Trump's background in "economics"🙄, from his niece, Mary Trump:
Donald, on the other hand, couldn't even get into college. When he graduated from New York Military Academy that spring, he hadn't yet been accepted anywhere and asked his older sister, Maryanne, for help. She drove him around to local schools close enough to my grandparents' house so he could commute, and Fordham University finally found a spot for him. Fordham, however, wasn't prestigious enough for him. He had his sights set on the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School.
Because Maryanne did his homework for him and wrote his papers, his grades were decent enough, but he worried about the SATs. To hedge his bets, he paid a guy he knew, with a reputation for being a good test taker, to take his SATs for him. Just to be on the safe side, he also asked my dad to speak with his fraternity brother, who worked in Penn's admissions office to put in a good word.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Do you drive an electric car in England? How is it working out for you? If you've got 5 minutes to spare, please let EVA England know by completing their annual survey (closes midnight on Sunday) ⚡️#ev us.list-manage.com/15tzDkL724f...
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SurveyMonkey Powered Online Survey
Drive an EV? Thinking about it? We want to hear from you
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What fresh hell is this #ebay Live? And more importantly, how can I turn it off??
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
First time I've used one of these. Solar powered parcel postbox! You scan your label and the door opens. Brilliant. 😎
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If @huwstephensdj.bsky.social doesn't play @helenlove1.bsky.social banger "I'll WearThe Sparks One" on the t-shirt special this evening, I *will* riot alcopop.bandcamp.com/album/ill-we...
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I'll Wear The Sparks One | Helen Love | Alcopop! Records
1 track album
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Simon @intruth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
No matter how you answer “the better of two sci fi franchises” in this NYT crossword, the other clues still work. Even more diabolical, if you give Star Trek as the answer, 71 down is the Star Wars answer.
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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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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers. As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Around 10am on 17 June 1940, a small plane landed on the island of Jersey, in need of fuel. Strapped to it with rope were four suitcases, whose contents included 100,000 francs of French government money. Inside were two passengers. Sir Edward Spears, British liason to France and Charles de Gaulle
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Heritage Chester @heritagechester.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Halfway through. Still plenty to see. ✨ Free drop-in events still to come: 🗿St. John's Chapter House (Wed 16) 🕊️ Chester Quaker Meeting House (Sat 19) 📸 Helsby Heritage Day (Sat 19) 🗼 Water Tower (Sun 20). Find out more👉️ buff.ly/nl8WL97 #HeritageOpenDays #Chester
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More artists withdrawing from the Ed Sheeran tour over his decision to drop Macklemore for his pro-Palestine stance
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Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed.
I have decided to withdraw from my upcoming tour dates with Ed Sheeran.
I stand with Palestine and its people.beogamusic • 22m
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We have made the decision to depart as Ed Sheeran's band on the remaining US Loop tour, following the silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies.
We are a traditional Irish band who never saw ourselves playing in stadiums of that size and that opportunity is not lost on us. We have been friends with Ed for over 10 years now and will continue to be. We believe in dialogue as a means of progressing the plight of the Palestinian people.aaronrowe__
I have made the decision to withdraw as a support act for Ed Sheeran's 'The Loop' North American Tour.
I don't take the decision lightly. Ed has been a friend to me and has changed my life, I could never thank him enough for this.
But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation.
I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage murder of children.
I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal.
I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonisation, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland.
FREE PALESTINE
AARON
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👻BOOryan BlessDEAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just putting it out there... Maybe techbro lads haven't suddenly started to care AI might kill us all but rather they're in waaaaaay too deep on the costs of a technology that isn't a decent business model and governments stepping in will slow the ride down enough for them to hop off unscathed?
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own
Dude on Threads: If you hate on ai, you better be pretty damn good at whatever you're doing
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Mrjimbob @mrjimbob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tickets cheaper than an Oasis booking fee
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Amazing look at the #chester camera obscura courtesy of #HeritageOpenDays this weekend
Chester camera obscura at the Water TowerPhoto of Chester camera obscura image
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Amazing web building skills by this #spider with a single silk span between the two trees in the foreground 🕸️
Spider skills with ~2m web span
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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I sold a grand total of 4 calendars, last year, but because I'm a sucker for punishment, I'm giving it another go. www.lulu.com/shop/captain...
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Cover Stories 2027
Another collection of literary classic Cover Stories.
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Mickeyundertone @mickeyundertone.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When all around is chaos and unhappiness and dismal noise ....there's always a Helen Love record to make things better. This came out in the summer. And it has the Girl From Tiger Bay on it. It's also on the Late Show/MBRS buff.ly/qf9fdIw
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why are rich people so dull? Imagine having £36m burning a hole in your pocket and you can't think of anything better to do with it than hand it over to Nigel Frogface and Reflux UK. Think of the joy, relief and appreciation you could generate with that kind of cash. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ben Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire
Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love summer, and I hate the change of seasons. But eels change in excellent ways, so let's talk about that, instead! That's right, friends...it's Big Eel Life Cycle Thread time! Before we start, let's remember that I'm a historian, not a scientist. But I'll do my best. 1/11 🗃️🧪
Meme. Drawing of the eels' life cycle, surrounding a map of their migration range, centered on the mid-Atlantic. The drawing shows the evolution cycle:
1. Silver eels spawning
2. Eggs
3. Larval stage
4. Glass eel
5. Elvers
6. Yellow eel
7. Silver eel

The inconsistency in singular/plural drives me a little crazy, because it suggests that eels shift from being multiple animals to one animal and back several times over their lives. Which is silly. Nobody does that. Not even my neighbors, who might be werewolves.

Meme text reads:
"There's history in here somewhere"
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Quelle surprise... 'While jack mackerel is estimated to cost only a third of the price of Atlantic true mackerel, supermarkets have launched their new products at similar prices to their old. In Tesco, a tin of Princes jack mackerel costs £1.75, only 20p less than a tin of Princes’ true mackerel.'
Image of a tin of Princes Jack Mackerel Fillets.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Been thinking on how hard RW media works on a "Rise of The Far Right" narrative, @annettedittert.bsky.social. Maybe convincing us such results are inevitable is a precondition to such results. It diverts all efforts to delaying, rather than defeating them. They play to win, while we play for a draw.
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Heritage Chester @heritagechester.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Doors normally closed to the public - open just for Heritage Open Days 🕯️ St Mary's Creative Space: Sun 13 Sept, 1-4pm. Medieval roof, 72 monuments spanning four centuries, plus a drop-in zine workshop. Free, drop-in. 🔗 Find out more: buff.ly/AGbBzm9 #HeritageOpenDays #EverydayHistoryHeroes
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