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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

An obituary for my Mum. www.theguardian.com/society/2025... RIP. I miss her every day.

dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I wandered along to both the 'Unite the Kingdom' and 'Stop Trump' rallies in London over thr last week. Here are some photos from each...

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

St Mary's Island, March 2025.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

5 years ago today, Covid 19 was declared a pandemic.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Every so often this letter from Alex Ferguson to Eric Cantona goes around. Many years later, Cantona said "Sir Alex Ferguson will be my boss forever."

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A nice, annual milestone this week: The point at which the sun starts to rise before 7:30 and sets after 5pm again.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Always nice light this time of year when the sun starts setting a little later.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

When you're on the X Factor at 8 but need to get a bag filled with iPhone 16s and Galaxy S24s by 7.

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Graham Matuszak @grahammatuszak.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Ran along Irvine beach during the week to have a look at the minke whale that had washed up. Quite a creature and sad to see it in this state. Hoping it died simply of natural causes. #whaleofatime

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Sunday morning picnic on someone's grave. Slightly unusual.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Man in a fez. London, December 2024.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

100+ Trends & Predictions Reports for 2025: bit.ly/2025trending (from Adobe, McKinsey, Goldman, Meta, PWC, Deloitte, Youtube, Statista, and many more)

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Cecil Court, London, December 2024.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I usually ask on Twitter, but thought I'd give it a go here instead: Which good books have you read this year? Which would you recommend wholeheartedly (optionally why)? I'll compile the list if there are enough responses. (feel free to repost for a broader spread of recommendations)

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The 2024 Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree has arrived.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Not the most promising sign when Instagram suggests your account is similar to Phillip Schofield and Hannah Ingram-Moore.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Is the Gladiator 2 team faking Google Reviews? These don't really ring true as casual, amateur reviews.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

'Grey Friday' today: The day where companies take advantage of the fact loads of people don't actually know whether it's Black Friday or not. Some go out with more 'early deals', some just straight up pretend it's Black Friday today.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A man, taking a picture, in freshly trodden snow.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Bluesky is pretty much like Twitter, but everyone has avatars that are 5 years older.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Odd q: what do you think is missing / wrong about this model, which is supposed to be a guide for 'purpose' in life?

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Went for a walk this evening and wandered over to see if the tree was up at Pickering Place. Very pretty.

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The Covent Garden tree, in various states of dress. (Trivia: it is actually five trees, all joined together like a beautiful Frankenstein's monster)

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dan barker @danbarker.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Today is the final 'Evening Standard', first published 1859. A weekly replacement - 'The London Standard' - goes live next week. I often picked up the paper from Aristotle, who sang a song while he gave it away, like a carnival barker. He doesn't know if he'll be handing out the weekly version yet

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