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Paul Barnfather

@clanger9.bsky.social
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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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Skint Chester @skintchester.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wednesday Death by Tacos - Wednesday Wingz Nite: £6 for any wings all night The Oaklands Hotel Pub - Get a curry and a drink deal for £10 as part of their Wednesday promotion Olive Tree Brasserie Offers - Order a gyros with fries and a drink for £10, available all day every Wednesday
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps
getartcraft.com
Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How I arrived on BlueSky
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 06/10/2026
80% of all journalists/reporters currently writing about the plague should read this: fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/06/08/b...
fakehistoryhunter.net
The Black Death – everything you need to know
There are so many myths & misconceptions going around about the Black Death that I thought it might be a good idea to put a bunch of facts together.The topic seems to be extra popular among the…
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
John Crace has really found his mojo at the Tory party conference 😂 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Don’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference | John Crace | The Guardian
Conservative leader’s ‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than her
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
‘tis true 👆
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I usually enjoy visiting European cities, but man do I not like visiting Brussels. Sketchy AF 😬
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Woo, they have 5G mobile coverage in the #eurotunnel now. Progress!!
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“How much would it cost?” “Oooh, let’s see. How does £1 billion a year for 10 years sound? We could definitely make a start with a commitment like that.” “It’s a deal!”
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh crikey. It really was the result of a boozy lunch with a defence contractor, wasn’t it?
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Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a staggering all-time high 65% off on Steam! 💀⛏️🩸 It's the perfect time to check out our folk horror adventure set on the moors of Northern England. The answers lie in the soil...
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Unfortunately I'm not able to participate in the conference machinations personally. This outcome is on Zack. He's in charge, and I expect(ed) him to run the party with some discipline.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Indeed. We've been here before (sadly). Here's the 1975 UN resolution that declared "Zionism is racism" (which was thankfully rescinded in 1991) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
en.wikipedia.org
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 - Wikipedia
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let’s build shit houses everywhere. Yay! 🤡
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor. www.ft.com/content/38a5...
ft.com
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donor
British businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 - Wikipedia
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thankfully, the UN repealed that resolution in 1991 on the basis that it was anti Semetic. Choosing your own preferred definition of "Zionism" does not change this.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you want to know the history of this slogan, the USSR pushed anti Semetic tropes relentlessly in the 70s, resulting in the 1975 UN resolution declaring "Zionism is racism".
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is antisemetic because it makes Jewish people unwelcome in the Green Party. Is that simple enough for you?
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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch’s whole shtick is slash and burn, which is red meat for the Westminster-brained, but for the wider electorate… what actually is her vision for what emerges from the ashes? What sort of country does she want us to become? Seemingly just one that’s punitive, uncaring and nasty?
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tankies
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yup. It’s tankies again 🙄
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Zack needs to get a grip. Anti-semites and tankies did for Corbyn. Looks like they just found a new political home 😬
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have cancelled my Green Party membership with immediate effect. No matter how you try to defend it, endorsing “Zionism is racism” is blatantly anti Semetic. I cannot remain a member of a party that endorses such a position.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dammit. Now I need to cancel my Green Party membership. 😖
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My home patch 👌
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yay! ⭐️
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 02/10/2026
For those of you enjoying the Pet Shop Boys on #nottotp don't forget you could be colouring them in right now www.amazon.co.uk/Pet-Shop-Boy...
Pet shop boys colouring book
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I just gave it 5⭐️
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s this again, isn’t it?
Map scrawled with crayon showing the world divided into “Me” (Americas), “Putin” (Eurasia) and “Xi” (Africa & South-East Asia)
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Do check out the analysis from @hannahritchie.bsky.social . It’s excellent. hannahritchie.substack.com/p/uk-triple-...
hannahritchie.substack.com
The UK’s Triple Lock pensions: an explainer in charts
How the triple lock pension works; why it’s so divisive; and how the next government might change it.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Which only makes it funnier 😂
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do buy this. It’s ace.
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The Loves @thisistheloves.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's #bandcampfriday Why not have a look around our Bandcamp page? We've got @daytriprecords.com "TRUE LOVE- THE MOST OF THE LOVES" "career" spanning thing and the @precrecs.bsky.social "LIVE AT THE BBC" compilation of our BBC radio sessions. #bargains #muchcheapness theloves.bandcamp.com/music
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The Loves
The Loves 21/03/2000 to 13/02/2011 Occasionally resurrected for good causes.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A most enjoyable episode. I love this story!
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This week on Untitled History Podcast: Dr Clarke joins me for the incredible last stand of HMS Glowworm in WW2. The only time a Victoria Cross was awarded based primarily on a nomination by the enemy captain: Captain Heye of the Hipper Below or on apps/Youtube! open.spotify.com/episode/52Ma...
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Episode 34: The last stand of HMS Glowworm and the invasion of Norway
The Untitled History Podcast · Episode
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I would like to share this as general advice.
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Which pilchard wrote this? (No FT sub, so I can’t check). Gotta keep the shitlist up to date!
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.
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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you
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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 · 01/10/2026
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 · 01/10/2026
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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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I remember at school we had a class discussion on “Did they use it for washing, or wash it for using?” 🤷‍♂️
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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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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On a zebra crossing as well! Perfection 👌
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Paul Barnfather @clanger9.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is good info. Thanks for sharing. It’s nice to have real numbers 👍
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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...
newstatesman.com
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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