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Drew Pontikis

@drewski.eurosky.social
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Enjoyer of Technology | Lover of Communities of Practice | Drinker of Coffee Thoughts can be found here leaflet.pub/p/drewski.eurosky.social And also here by-people-for-people.beehiiv.com

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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
@theproductmindedqa.com on stage to bring #Motacon to a close, talking about the QACI model
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
devonlive.com
Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Beach Party - done Pre-conference social - done Over-indulge on breakfast - very done #Motacon - here we go!
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
First step of the journey to #Motacon underway, waiting for the train to London. Free Waitrose coffee has come and gone, so now just chilling before moving on
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING🚨 "Caring for other people's parents on poverty pay, but doing it with huge skill, humor, and humanity, holding a threadbare system somehow together, yet invisible to the political class of this country" "I want to speak directly today to our care workers. You are not invisible to me."
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
🎥 Antlers (2021) ★½ via @popfeed.social
popfeed.social
A review of Antlers (2021)
Review on Popfeed
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today Prince William is lecturing us about Climate Change. Yesterday he flew in a Private Jet, then a Helicopter, then travelled in a multi vehicle Land Rover Convoy. Early this year he went on holiday in this $450m Megayacht that uses as much fuel as 2000 cars. He is full of shit
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33
Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top
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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 22/09/2026
A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”. Excellent. I love financial advice. Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor. metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...
metro.co.uk
I’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poor
Samuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage.
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
A shelf of books by JRR Tolkien
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires. campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/196457/...
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I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
20th September 2026
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
Conspiracy theory - #F1 is going to portemao and turkey next year because #FormulaE is going to be really good in the gen4 era, and they know that all the street circuits theyve added to the calendar are shite
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why do so many care about inheritance tax when fewer than 5% of estates pay it? Because that statistic counts the dead. Our new model counts living pensioner households instead. 20% have enough assets to face the tax. Over 50% in parts of London. Thread:
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ladies and gentlemen, male opera singers dubbed with ship’s horns
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
14th September
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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Lifestyle buyers of farmland have fallen to 11 per cent as farmer purchases hit a seven-year high.
thelondoneconomic.com
Inheritance tax changes for farmers have intended impact
New figures show agricultural inheritance tax changes brought in by Rachel Reeves are having the intended impact.
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Now THIS is incredible. 26 decommissioned wind turbines from Scotland's first commercial wind farm were - wait for it - 99.9% recycled? Less than 0.1% of their materials into landfill: www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-fi... Blimey.
newcivilengineer.com
‘UK first’ sees decommissioning of ScottishPower wind farm demonstrate turbine circularity | New Civil Engineer
Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire opened in the mid-‘90s and was decommissioned in 2023 before being repowered and brought back onstream in late
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
13th September 2026
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
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ALL IN MY HEAD
blink-182 · ALL IN MY HEAD / NO FUN · Song · 2024
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
Watched the first of the new Grand Tour - its alright I suppose
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
12th September 2026
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The climate debate is overly fixated on high-tech geological carbon storage. This obsession neglects the massive, immediate leverage we have in the bioeconomy and resource-efficient construction. Bio-based materials are NOT inferior carbon sinks.
Dense jumbo straw bales on a truckHighest straw-timber house with ecococon panels in Hyllie, Sweden.
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026
🎥 Vivarium (2019) ★★★½ Was very disappointed the first time in saw this - turned out to be a lot better than I remembered View full review on @popfeed.social
popfeed.social
A review of Vivarium (2019)
Was very disappointed the first time in saw this - turned out to be a lot better than I remembered
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026
Another day, another change that makes YouTube incrementally worse
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Given the pituful number of followers of this account, it is obvious that very few Londoners hete are aware of its existence. Yet - real-time alerts of disruptions on the Tube? Yes, thank you very much!
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026
Wow what horrible people
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
4th September 2026
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 01/09/2026
I wrote something! Badly! About ghosts and software testing!
the-tech-sector.leaflet.pub
Ghosts in the System
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 01/09/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
1st September 2026
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 31/08/2026
New book arrived and ready to be enjoyed #booksky
Eric Ries Incorruptible
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 24/08/2026
Was enjoying my evening and forgot to press send last night
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
23rd August 2026
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026
I think this is Lando's race here - can't see Russell letting Kimi through easily enough for him to catch him in time #F1 #DutchGP
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/08/2026
They do this to our rivers and seas while also raising our water bills, imposing hosepipe bans and failing to supply water to thousands of homes We don't have to live this way Send your MP our briefing on how we can take water into public ownership: vist.ly/5ftua
Screenshot of Tweet that says "A little rain and water companies pour sewage into our rivers!  We need to measure the volume of sewage not just the hours.  This is horrific."
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Landowners release ~50million pheasants a year into the countryside. It’s long past time this was regulated, such as through a stringent licensing regime. The government announced they’d explore licensing earlier this year; this piece is a useful update: www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...
theguardian.com
New licensing for game shoots could stop poisoning of birds of prey
Scheme planned for England could also curtail tradition of releasing pheasants for people to pay to shoot
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/08/2026
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis. The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown. Continue reading...
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 20/08/2026
🎥 A House Most Haunted (2026) ★★★½ via @popfeed.social
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A review of A House Most Haunted (2026)
Review on Popfeed
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 19/08/2026
RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
Smells quite smoky outside this evening, presumably from the awful fires over at Holme Fen that are still going over a week later
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
17th August 2026
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
Odegaard's goal yesterday is already a strong contender for my favourite goal of the season
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
16th August 2026
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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 16/08/2026
Arsenal broke Bluesky
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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Drew Pontikis @drewski.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026
threethingsaday.leaflet.pub
15th August 2026
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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Rewilding WITH BEAVERS is especially good at preventing wildfires because the wetlands and dams create firebreaks. See: www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/h...
euronews.com
Why beavers could be a secret weapon against Europe’s wildfires
Beavers’ penchant for dam building has created natural fire breaks across Europe, which could help tackle deadly blazes.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Good. Now we need action. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefighting helicopters. A cool space in every community. A maximum working temperature. And no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. We cannot negotiate with the science. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
bbc.co.uk
UK weather: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The endless rain at the beginning of the year, the endless heat and drought now….its so obvious what’s happening and the thought of worse to come is pretty frightening. Everyone’s taking about it…except politicians. So let’s make them 👇
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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