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Iain

@iplburdis.bsky.social
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Left wing sesquipedalian, loves tea, likes wine, books, baking, and bursting into song. A fan of the Archers. He/him Views are my own and are definitely "woke". Newcastle/Gateshead UK Bitcoin and crypto will be blocked, so don't bother

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
*dapper man in a dinner jacket lights a woman’s cigarette at a roulette table in a Monaco casino* ‘What’s your name?’ ‘The name’s And The Giant Peach. James And The Giant Peach’
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
‘I thought, let’s just drink water this week. I know I can survive a few days without food.’ No one should be left in a situation like this. But this winter thousands of people will be driven to the doors of food banks.
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Today is off to a bad start. Phone didn't charge overnight. Got to the gym to find no running water so wouldn't be able to shower before the office. Left my lunch at home. The dog ate the marzipan sweets my husband bought me. I've gained a kilo (so maybe the dog was just helping me out).
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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Choir, let me share a thought with you. If justice for child rapists disrupts society, then society needed to be disrupted. Oh, he's a job creator? Oh, the economy will suffer? Oh, the uncertainty? Oh, our whole political system? If it's built on raping children, burn it all the fuck down. Amen.
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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
GNU Jane Goodall.
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Brian @bwianair.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
It's very easy: if you are on a march organised by racists, and there are lots of racists there then you are a racist too.
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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
When the Tommeh mob kick off, could someone tell McSweeney and Starmer that most British people intensely dislike drunk, coked up football hooligans acting the twat and it is high time they stood up to them, and for British values, which do not include yobbery, vandalism or white nationalism.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Labour is shameful. They told us they wanted to end the cull, but now they've changed their mind. Share if you're furious and want the cull to end immediately!
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Glinder @glinder.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
“Transphobia is not f**cking feminist” Kate Nash's powerful speech during her performance at Glastonbury.
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Total E-Chryss of the Hart (ze/zim/zyr) 🏳️‍⚧️🎮 @chrysshart.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Funny how the actual conclusion your headline should come to is that societal fat-shaming is a bigger problem than actually having body fat. What if we started shaming people for being jerks, instead?
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB
Plato's Cave allegory, illustrated. the shadows on the cave wall are captioned "increasingly insane and extreme positions", the prisoners labeled "internet users", the figures holding the shadow's shapes labeled "algorithms", the fire labeled "random internet users expressing their idiosyncratic beliefs". the space above the cave is labeled "literally just outside" and the philosopher freed from the chains of the physical world labeled "guy who logs off"
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Today I hiked the stunning Simonside and Dove Crags in Northumberland, rugged cliffs and breathtaking panoramic views. And bloody windy.
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
He stole my chair, so now I'm relegated to the floor
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Almost 3 million emergency food parcels were provided by food banks to people facing hunger in the past year – equivalent to one parcel every 11 seconds. This is a 51 per cent increase compared to five years ago www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The UK is failing on hunger — Labour must put the right to food into law
Writing for The Mirror, Labour MP Ian Byrne and Just Fair's Alex Firth call on the Government to act to tackle demand on food banks
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
I steamed my thumb making fresh pasta. And it really bloody hurts! My excuse is, I was distracted by The Archers
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
I confess, that after a classy evening last night drinking champagne and eating in a lovely French restaurant in Newcastle. Today I'm hanging. I need carbs and salt and fat and a cuddle and a cup of tea. In any order
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PT Klein @ptklein.com · 25/04/2025
Good morning
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink its cruel, shameful & completely irresponsible plan to cut benefits which will plunge 250,000 people, including 50,000 children into poverty - on its own impact analysis This is how you can help youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
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I’m joining Trussell in calling on the Gov’t to rethink its cruel & shameful plan to cut benefits
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Malört Sommelier @sippingmalorts.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I will be thinking about this tweet for the next four years
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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
To everybody who received a book from me for Christmas... They are due back at the library next Monday.
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Luke 🏳️‍🌈✈️ @lukeacl.com · 08/12/2024
If a supermarket or store ever asks if you want to round up your transaction for charity always say no. It’s a tax minimisation strategy for them. They’re trying to help themselves. Donate your money directly to a cause.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says “We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants” Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
So, #Pokémon people, what do I, a person who knows nothing about Pokémon get my Pokémon obsessed husband for Christmas? Suggestions please
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
How contented does this dog look?.
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Forcing the husband to watch the greatest Christmas film of all time.
A living room with an open fire and television on which is The Muppet Christmas Carol
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Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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Jack D 🏳️‍🌈 @jackdunc1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Trans people are the most maligned, most scapegoated, most lied about minority. They are just people trying to live their lives in peace. Far too many lost to hate. Solidarity now and always.
trans day of remembrance
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
My husband has washed both tea cosies. So I've had to resort to swaddling the teapot in oven gloves and a tea towel. Grounds for divorce, surely?
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Trying to tell my biggest dog that I know he doesn't like his coat, but it's a feels like temperature of -7°c today. He'll feel the benefit. He doesn't look convinced
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The soundtrack to today's dog walk will be Henry Purcell's "The Cold Song" from King Arthur. Because it's bloody freezing!
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Yesterday me was fairly chipper and keen to book the 5:45 AM gym class. This morning me thinks yesterday me is a c*nt
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Karen Chee @karenchee.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Book pages should be numbered backwards so we’re always counting down how many pages we have left
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Iain @iplburdis.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
With nothing important to impart, I'm posting cosy pictures of the dogs. This app really is a breath of fresh air.
A lurcher lying in front of an open fireA mixed breed black terrier in front of an open fire.
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