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- Time wounds all heels - World Citizen living in the Upper Flemish Low countries, #Wülferhampton denizen, feline fan, amateur genealogist, translator and editor. No DMs! 'Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else.'

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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Morning Popetato. Have a lovely Tuesday! 😘
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Morning MC. Off to get COVID vaccination! 💪🏻
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Fingers and paws crossed! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🤞🤞🤞🤞
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
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Little Girl's Confused Reaction
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Wulfhelm as a toddler? 🤔
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Orbituary template for Bonkers Boris.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Oooh… missed this post. Hope the vet can sort him out. Chin up cholo!!😘
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Price of spam just shot up on the spudmarket! 😱
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Man Drawing on Dogs vs. Awesome Graph
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 2h
Best wishes to Her Ladyship. When is your ordeal due?
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 13h
Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin Ice Sheet, East Antarctica ...it contains enough ice to raise global mean sea level by 3–4 m. Its marine-based geometry makes it a tipping risk whose temperature thresholds and timing remain poorly constrained. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin Ice Sheet, East Antarctica - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
The Wilkes Subglacial Basin is a marine-based sector of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet that is vulnerable to ocean-forced melting and climate warming. This Review assesses changes in ice-sheet extent in...
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 12h
That made me smile. We waited 6 weeks for our army boxes to arrive after our move to Hongkong. The kids hardly had any toys. Staring out over the South China Sea on the horizon there was one enormous cargo ship and my daughter shouted: Our boxes are arriving! look! There! On that boat! Our toys! !
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He’s a keeper. He admitted it. Very rare in the male species! 😘
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rubbish. He’s an ambassador fgs. He’ll be nowhere near the negotiating table. 🤦‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants
Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wow. Well done Andy Burnham. 🤓https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck4glnl2v9p5o
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Potty-training scheme to expand to more parts of England after city's success
The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I did. Good morning. Having a BlueSky short break at the moment. Just popping up now and then. Have a great Monday😘
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pair ! FFS lost my specs.
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Illus Cute Baby with Sunglasses
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I initially thought they were onion rings. Amazing what a par of scissors can do.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When coming to Belgium…😱https://www.brusselstimes.com/2333506/covid-19-frankenstein-variant-leads-to-tenfold-increase-in-infections
brusselstimes.com
Covid-19 'Frankenstein' variant leads to tenfold increase in infections
Circulation of the Covid-19 virus in Belgium has multiplied tenfold since June, driven by the XFG sub-variant – informally dubbed "Frankenstein".
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh well done! Keep up the good work!
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Orange Cat Cat Hitting Cat
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Moved 14 times every 2 years in my life. Great stuff: got rid of loads of junk every move! Especially ties. Ties all over the place. If he didn’t wear them in the last two years: out! 😜
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Handsome Cat in a Tie
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Model's Catwalk Fail at Fashion Show
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wonder how they knew that. Highly suspicious of anything coming from California…🤔
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absolute cinema
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Don’t worry. You’ll still make it in time for lunch .😘
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nothing to do with work on Monday but everything with the car free first Sunday of the month. And Sunday lunch in Paris of course. 😋https://www.paris.fr/pages/paris-respire-2122
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Paris Respire
Tout savoir sur l'opération Paris Respire qui prévoit la fermeture pour les véhicules motorisés de certaines voies de circulation, pour profiter pleinement de l'espace parisien.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.heistberlin.com/news/behold-...
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Behold, the Last Surviving Piece of DDR Bread
The frozen East German loaf survived three apartment moves and one case of lice to end up in the Deutschlandmuseum.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What‘s Durex got to do with it?
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Cat's Hilarious Shocked Expression
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’ll think about it. 🤪
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Maverick's Hilarious Side Eye Reaction
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We were taught at great length in school. And told by family in great detail. People now are still suspicious even of the collaborator’s descendants.
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RoseRed @thebookishgardener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” -Groucho Marx 🎨Maggie Vanderhalle #Caturday #cats
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So they say…🤫
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m convinced it was a Rowallan Company Sandhurst prank. Ex OH used to train them and some of their missions were not dissimilar.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Kermit Puppet and Vampire Segment
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What are your rates? Have a couple of rooms to do here.
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
People really need to cool their jets. We've been here before. And this so far looks very much like PMs Sunak and Starmer from the European side.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is all very nice on Burnham's opening the door a little on EU matters, but I've been having conversations in Brussels about the UK's choices since at least 2023 and nothing has basically changed since then. www.ft.com/content/3d43...
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Does the EU want Britain back?
Burnham has reopened the Brexit debate. That doesn’t mean the UK will be welcomed back on its own terms
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/10/2026
no I'm sorry who told Le Monde we were calling it "Breturn", own up
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How long do they want to join for? 🤔 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Theo is a prat who pops up now and then between the sprouts.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Guethenoc Calls for Revolt in Kaamelott
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They 😜
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Scrap the sprouts! Theo are revolting!
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh. Bit of a storm indeed. 😱
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Because millions US compatriot morons support him.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My Mother in Law used to say: 'My son always liked his girls big'. I was 1m70 en 10 stone. I did not attend her funeral.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please @theguardian.com . Deliver....
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let the UK put its house in order first and educate its population and politicians about the EU workings.
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Heavy boned…
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK = US messenger? 🤔https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/01/britain-talks-european-allies-eu-emergency-diesel-stockpiles-reserves
theguardian.com
Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles amid Trump pressure
Ministers discuss drawing down EU countries’ reserves after Donald Trump threatens to cut off US supplies
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MDW @clevercomma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey. US! Stop your bloody wars. Prices will come tumbling down. www.politico.eu/article/trum...
politico.eu
Trump’s energy chief asked Europe to release more than a third of its diesel reserves
Chris Wright’s detailed proposal is being sold as a way to bring down fuel prices without banning U.S. exports.
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