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@gilberts1950.bsky.social
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literature, cinema, art, life and socialism are my hobbies

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 5h
How about a camp to help children who have been abused and/or sexially assaulted?
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 12h
Amazing editorial cartoon re artificial intelligence by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 14h
Who knew that AI data centres meant more nuclear reactors on top of the rest of the shit they bring? US Approves First Small Nuclear Reactor as AI Power Demand Surges - GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2026/10/02/u...
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sounds like a must see
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the White House with Trump
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AI sure ain't gonna fix this shortage for us and I cannot imagine graduates filling the shortfall either road.cc/news/105000-...
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105,000 more bike mechanics are needed in Europe by 2032 – and the shortfall is already changing how people travel, report claims
Discover the alarming shortfall of bike mechanics in Europe and the projected need for 105,000 additional workers by 2032.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
the European social media platform W now has a constitution - read it here - wsocial.news/constitution
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W - The European social network for verified humans
W is a European social network governed by EU law, data hosted in Europe, and built for real, verified people. Trust your feed.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There he goes applauding the3filthy rich and bemoaning them being held to account while cutting the triple lock to pensioners - some fucking socialist huh? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Andy Burnham admits to ‘concern’ if Manchester City lose their owners after guilty verdicts
The primer minister said: ‘City have been a huge partner in building modern Manchester,’ while the Independent Football Regulator said it is monitoring the case
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have 2 questions: first ,why does arguably the most advanced civilisation still execute its citizens and second why does it make such a mess of doing it? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt after two injections
Killer Christa Pike's lawyer says she is being given "life-saving measures" in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital.
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El Cortador @newmexislosh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remember when republicans wouldn’t adopt electric vehicles, because our electric grid couldn’t handle it? Now they’re building data centers that consume entire state’s worth of power.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who will stop this ethnic cleansing?? time to send UN troops into protect the Palestinians that the IIDF and Israeli police will not? Israeli Settlers Invade Al-Aqsa Pour Boiling Water on 75-Year-Old israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-sett...
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Israeli Settlers Invade Al-Aqsa Pour Boiling Water on 75-Year-Old
Israeli Ministers led 1,271 colonizers under heavy Israeli police guard in an invasion of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this "man" is doing irreparable to the military in the same way as Musk did to the civil service
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The whole Fairford Terrorist incident has swiftly deteriorated into farce and that brings me to as film that those guys may have used as their training video: Four Lions www.imdb.com/title/tt1341...
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Demographic Fears and Far-Right Fantasies | Los Angeles Review of Books lareviewofbooks.org/article/camp...
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Demographic Fears and Far-Right Fantasies | Los Angeles Review of Books
Alexandra Minna Stern explores the eugenic fantasies and enduring legacy of Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel ‘The Camp of the Saints.’
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every single day I am amazed that Trump has not actually imploded - the man is a moral and intellectual vacuum so how is that possible?
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We live in the worst era for car design. Every car released in the last five years looks like an iPhone fucked a house brick.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Morally vacant and beyond redemption; they continue to defend him.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Does becoming a filthy rich cunt turn you into a selfish fucker or do only selfish fuckers become filthy rich cunts? asking for a socialist friend
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You usually only get one of the following but the USA has government that ticks all 3 boxes: kleptocarcy gerontocracy kakistocracy
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Both democractically elected - democracy is no guarantee
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It rained overnight for the first time in five months and this morning the air around the house smelled gloriously of spike lavender but when we took the dogs out into the wider valley it was like a long slow walk thruugh an apothecary's home and gardens
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
good review - made me look for one locally
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mended Stockings, San Francisco, 1934 by US social documentary photographer Dorothea Lange #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring the legs of a sitting woman in stockings with obvious holes and mends
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trump administration: protecting white American child abusers from the law wherever they might be www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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US flew diplomat out of UK after he was found with child abuse images
The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.
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Kat Lyons @katlyyons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
btw they do this so they don’t have to hire back the same crew on a raise 🤙 (speaking from experience)
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UK MSM coverage is all about Israel's response to the UK initiative scarcely even alluding to the European solidarity - tells you all you need to knoew about who controls UK MSM www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/w...
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Europe Unites to Pressure Israel, Breaking With U.S.
Britain once followed in France’s slipstream when it came to pressuring Israel. Under new leadership, it is spearheading opposition to Israeli settlements, risking American anger.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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GirlFuturist @girlfuturist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#vaccines #autism #MMR #RFKjr
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau erupted on September 6, sending around volcanic ash plumes up to 50,000 feet, leading to the temporary suspension of flight operations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Original post
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When you become one with art. Literally. [📹 anniset / DrCuerda] Original post
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In 1977 James Callaghan, the then British Prime Minister, appointed his son in law Peter Jay as the British Ambassador to the United States.their relationship became highly controversial with accusations of nepotism and political cronyism. NOT LIKE TODAY
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train. But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK. Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Open letter to Ed Miliband on settlement trade stoptrump.org.uk/settlement-t...
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Open letter to Ed Miliband on settlement trade
Stop Trump Coalition
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
JBL Just Introduced A Trio Of Wi-Fi Speakers For Whole-Home Audio www.engadget.com/2247954/jbl-...
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JBL just introduced a trio of Wi-Fi speakers for whole-home audio - Engadget
The Cove series is a major departure for JBL.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs Control is not the same thing as public ownership. Toothless Ofwat, Ofgem, Ofcom, CMA have not protected people. Need public ownership of water, energy, essentials. Need worker/consumer elected directors, vote on exec pay.
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More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wouldn't it be nice if Bluesky allowed us to define a "do not show me" list of topics I do not EVER want t see? Mine would start with football and go thru a whole bunch of sports
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Let the Cyclops go hungry say I www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it | John McTernan
The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive government, says John McTernan, former special adviser to the Ministry of Defence
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Senile Satan: “I’m signing an Executive Order that changes the name of German Measles to American Measles.” 🇺🇸
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Wow Passage by Colin Thubron review – mortality and memory in a gem of a novel | Books | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Passage by Colin Thubron review – mortality and memory in a gem of a novel
A terminally ill woman makes a final trip to Egypt in an exquisitely wrought portrait of end-of-life reckoning
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Brilliant youtu.be/Laf9vpJMDjA
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PlayStation 2 advert: Welcome To The Third Space | 2000 | #20YearsOfPlay
YouTube video by PlayStation Europe
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David Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#DavidLynch
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The insane commercials of David Lynch
A look at why many movie directors, even respected ones, prefer making commercials to making Hollywood movies and how David Lynch made some insane ones.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The bathroom designed by science for proper posture while defecating
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
shingrex looks more and more like a really cost effective prophylactic jab - first it was dementia and now .... Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds | Medical research | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I pretty much hate country and western but I loved Dolly - RIP you lovely lady
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nokia’s latest retro feature phone comes with a super-bright flashlight and built-in power bank — and yes, there’s a headphone jack too | TechRadar www.techradar.com/phones/nokia...
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The retro Nokia 300 Charge phone has a bright flashlight, microSD card slot, headphone jack, and a power bank mode that can charge an iPhone 17 Pro
There's lots to like about the Nokia 300 Charge, including a power bank mode and expandable storage.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Five girls sitting at the next table to us in the cafe, all under 20, all but one wearing spectacles stylishly. When their burgers arrive only one uses the cutlery provided. Five happy girls doing their own things.
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gilberts1950.bsky.social @gilberts1950.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
gripping viewing - www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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‘Better than The Godfather’: how we made brutal Yorkshire crime classic Red Riding
‘The show’s hardly an advert for Yorkshire. Sets would have a burnt-out car and maybe an upturned shopping trolley. Locals would say, “Can’t you put a nice floral arrangement there instead?”’
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