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Superannuated consultant, energy co-op director, lapsed politician, recidivist old house restorer, reader, food, wine, arts, humanitarian wokerato, fulminateur

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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 9h
Unexpectedly we drove past Grenfell Tower a week after the fire. The sight is scarred on our memories . One can only imagine the terror of dying in there. May the full wrath of justice fall on all those responsible . www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS
The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72 people.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 13h
Today the socks are a lighthouse, standing atop a chalk cliff thinking: “I used to be a lot further from the edge. I wonder what falling will feel like.”
A pair of black socks decorated with bright red and white lighthouses, and a few white gulls flying around them. Oh, and red toes. That’s the socks, not the lighthouses.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 14h
In this context, AI stands for Anal Insertion
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 15h
This is not a fireplace.
Photo of a very large sideboard with an utterly pointless knee hole, as if it were a desk. There’s a fender in front of the knee hole.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Scotland, we provide free personal care for older people without punishing pensioners. Andy Burnham removing the triple lock would simply repeat the mistakes of Keir Starmer. The blame for the UK’s financial mess lies with successive Westminster governments, not pensioners.
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Orcadian Gothic A Neolithic couple stand before the chambered cairn of Wideford Hill #Orkney Painting by Brian Lee, spotted on the Historic Scotland site interpretation board, in homage to Grant Wood's famous 1930 painting Well played 👏 📷 Aug 2024 #TombTuesday #Archaeology
A woman with yellow hair and man with grey, both dressed in Neolithic textiles and furs, the man holding a shovel, stand infront of a stone built structure with thatched roof. Neither look happy
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Luxembourg the average state pension for 40 years of contributions is nearly 4x higher than in the U.K. Far from being unaffordable the UK State pension is a joke, what is unaffordable is the tax evasion which leaves us with so little money to spend.
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James FBSI 🐸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Fanatic) @toplandscaper.eurosky.social · 23h
Why should pensioners in Scotland have to pay for English pensioners to have care that Scots already have? Are we going to pay twice now? Is this the best the #AngloState can come up with?
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The European Convention on Human Rights was created to protect fundamental freedoms and counter fascism after the atrocities of the Nazi’s in World War Two. Of course, Reform want to leave it.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They always say there is "No Money" Nobody ever asks why Why Mr Trillionaire and 3500 billionaires who own all the Media, Energy, Telecoms, Banks, Healthcare, Supermarkets.. on the planet is there no money? It seems to me you look at the people with all the money and blame them
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So let’s see practical steps to rejoin asap. As global insecurity grows, anything less simply won’t do
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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 29/09/2026
The leader of a UK government elected on 32% is telling a Scottish government elected on 36% that a 56% pro-Indy Scottish parliament can't hold a referendum that 68% of Scots want. UK democracy, ladies and gentlemen.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's not pensions you can't afford. It's not immigrants. It's not Disabled People. Or University educations. Or Healthcare. Or Housing. It's billionaires you can't afford, they are stealing all of this and much more.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Its the wrong place to get money from.. there are other places.. the richest 50 families are worth £500bn. Why are we talking about pensioners £12,500 & not talking about a wealth tax. Why is that?" @unitesharon.bsky.social says scrapping the triple lock would be the wrong thing to do
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Alice Sheppard @penguingalaxy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Behold, the world's smallest cow
A silly photo messing with perspective. A hilly grassy field with 4 cows, three quite far away, one a little closer. The person who took the photo is next to the fence, and the closest cow appears to be standing on top of a fence post.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind
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Gina nd Tonic (Shadow Secretary of the Drinks Cabinet) @georginam2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm really sad about this. I loved watching these.
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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And that was it. I had a long list of other discoveries for Series 6 but they closed BBC4 for new series. Endless thanks to everyone at Tern TV who worked on the programmes, brilliant co-presenters Jacky Klein and Emma Dabiri, and above all the Maestro, series producer and director, Spike Geilinger.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now this is a brilliant idea. Bear in mind Tesco’s CEO is on £30,000 a day. Why should we do his work for him?
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Er, global warming anybody?
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“We’ve been sitting here half an hour. Anybody want to paddle?”
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And there, anchored on the horizon, sits Death Star. Not wanted here, and seemingly nowhere to go.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The idea is you float these great, filthy buckets above oil wells, and from time to time an oil tanker comes along and empties them. D-I-L calls this one Death Star. It’s been parked in Nigg for years. At last it’s being taken away. Though the carrier’s 3 point turn is going to be fun.
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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ok don’t let’s get carried away but I found something genuinely good on Threads.
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
90 years ago today, 30,000 people gathered on Holbeck Moor in Leeds to stop British fascist leader Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts holding a rally. My grandad was there to help stop the fascists. I was so proud to speak at the unveiling of the plaque commemorating that historic day.
A plaque explaining: 

The Battle of Holbeck Moor

On 27 September 1936, 30,000 people assembled to prevent the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley, and his Blackshirts, from holding a rally.'They shall not pass.'
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fifty shades of grey. And everywhere the sound of geese, arriving from the north.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences.
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OverBoeken @overboeken.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Fascisme komt nóóit ineens, maar altijd in kleine, ogenschijnlijk onbenullige stapjes. Waardoor het redelijk klinkt en mensen langzaam kunnen wennen aan een 'nieuw normaal'. Hier in het Oost-Duitse #Heidenau wordt op initiatief van #AfD en #CDU (!) het plaatsen van #struikelstenen verboden.
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Greymane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @greymane54.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When you think that Netanyahu could not be any lower this expose by Haaretz in Israel. 1. He knew in advance 2. Hamas had offered to release the hostages within hours of their capture 3. It was his excuse for the genocide youtu.be/sS1XLSEnjyE?...
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The truth about Hamas and the hostages
YouTube video by Zeteo
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This definitely needs forensic examination by HMRC& NCA
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'It's a mystery, isn't it' via Christopher Warner
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just rereading a history of Europe published 30 years ago. On the period covering both World Wars, it mentions that fascists were claiming that they wanted to “rescue European civilization”. Ring any bells?
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Netanyahu holds a pager up to the UN to remind us that Israel sold pagers & mobile phones in Lebanon, with no control as to distribution, & then indiscriminately detonated them injuring over 3,000 people, many children. This monster is proud of his crimes against humanity x.com/HowardRBecke...
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Howard Beckett (@HowardRBeckett) on X
Netanyahu 🇮🇱 holds a pager to the UN To remind us as to how 🇮🇱 sold pagers & mobile phones in Lebanon 🇱🇧 Had no control as to distribution And then indiscriminately detonated them Injuring ove...
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Normalise asking far-right Tommyrotter influencers if they are genuinely racist or just in it for the reward$ because they can't get an honest job.
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Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't know to whom the credit goes for this! It appears sans ™ on another platform. Brilliant. Students of #ashwell26... This was the soil matrix drawing you deserved, not my poor dry erase board scribbles 😂 #archaeology #geology Please shout if you are the clever originator!
A soil matrix triangle showing percentages of sand, clay and silt, but with regions identified using punny song names like Clay Jude and Only the Loamy
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In most countries around the world, individual action is the only option left. You can really only take that away from yourself.
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our Danny Who art in prison Racist be thy name Thy balaclava come Thy will be done In ports as it is on dinghies Give us this day Our daily funding & forgive us our racism as we intimidate those who speak against us & lead us all into aggravation But deliver us from being civil. 🙏
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Between 2019 and 2025, export volumes slumped 31 per cent as Brexit added border checks and trade complexity, pushing up costs for businesses” … and threatening our food security. Why TF would *anyone* want this for our businesses and our country? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. Photo: AP News
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Irritated Llama @irritatedllama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Oh no! They're going to shut my troll farms down!"
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If these people were not so very dangerously stupid this would be very funny indeed. Jaymey McIvor of Reform insisting people from Chingford and Woodford are claiming asylum in Ongar.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The idea is you float these great, filthy buckets above oil wells, and from time to time an oil tanker comes along and empties them. D-I-L calls this one Death Star. It’s been parked in Nigg for years. At last it’s being taken away. Though the carrier’s 3 point turn is going to be fun.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Orange Pippin sounds like my kind of apple tree.
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 24/09/2026
We are a very old building. We have lots of keys. We have lots of keys that don’t open anything. Join us for a one off installment of, “Keys of the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall that are pretty but completely useless”. 🔑 🧵
We are looking at two pewter plates with an assortment of large brass and iron keys in various shapes and sizes.
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy 130th Birthday to F. Scott Fitzgerald who was born #onthisday in 1896. This is also your reminder that if editor Maxwell Perkins had not convinced Fitzgerald to change the title, The Great Gatsby was going to be called 'Trimalchio in West Egg.' Which really isn't as good.
The original cover of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
A black and white photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I agree with Dan Snow here. So it’s interesting that he opposed Scotland’s quest for independence from the UK which, after all, is a made up thing for the reasons he sets out below, supplemented by the Hanoverian era appetite for expansion of Empire, and happiness to slaughter to keep it.
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Ferryoons @ferryoons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Well now. Here’s a confession from Farage if ever I saw one. Not what he intended, obviously, but his judgement is getting weaker by the day. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
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Nigel Farage Has Attacked The Government's Plans For A New Russia Misinformation Unit
The Reform UK leader claimed it is “targeted directly” at his party.
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