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English bloke. Wiltshire.

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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 15h
We've read 246 books this year with Z. This is revolutionary!
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13h
Churchill specifically wanted ‘corkscrew’ thinkers. He believed that the Germans were too conventional, conservative. Too ‘straight’ Geoffrey Pyke. Prolific inventor. Very beardy and weird Turing. Code breaker. Gay. Dudley Clarke. Invented SAS. Bonkers. Cross dresser
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ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.lol · 17h
GM & TY, Lynda! 💙 @schultziepie.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @sassy0210.bsky.social @jenexpresses.bsky.social @suzzisulli.bsky.social @annettebeebe.bsky.social @chaserbaybe.bsky.social @jules1212.bsky.social‬ @felicianmitzi.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @raykwong.lol
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 18h
King Richard III of England was born #OnThisDay in AD 1452. In 2012, archaeologists famously discovered the king's remains under a car park in Leicester. The results of the excavation were published in Antiquity 👇 🔗 from 2013 🆓 doi.org/10.1017/S000... 🏺 #Archaeology
Excavated trench, containing a stone coffin and stone remains of a church.
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Gavril Ducu 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ducugavril.nafoforum.org · 01/10/2026
This account seems to be a 60/40 style account - doing a "bothsides" narrative with these posts👇 anyone who takes the time to blame Ukraine for being attacked is an azzhat🙄 Over 600 of my followers follow this account 🤷‍♂️ @humanrightsindex. bsky. social
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🇨🇦 Mr. Puggins 🇨🇦 @mr-puggins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I was appalled by the fact that so many fellas follow this r*ssian bait and switch account
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey you, Europe, You know how we started a war without telling you, failed badly, and hurt all our economies? No, after we tariffed you, lectured you that Russia isn’t a threat, and demanded territory. Okay. So. Weaken yourself to rescue us or we’ll hurt our own economy more and you’ll be sorry.
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Russia Maritime Watch @rfnosblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🇷🇺 RUSSIA DETAINS CARGO SHIP IN THE GULF OF FINLAND Russian authorities have detained the Cyprus-flagged Västerbotten (9436226) while she was sailing toward Estonia’s Sillamäe port.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 01/10/2026
🇬🇧 UK announces new sanctions on Russia targeting shadow fleet, propagandists and torturers
pravda.com.ua
UK announces new sanctions on Russia targeting shadow fleet, propagandists and torturers
The UK has imposed 31 new sanctions on Russia, targeting shadow fleet LNG vessels, disinformation networks and those involved in child indoctrination.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have a wonderful family and dog, I live surrounded by beautiful nature and historic sites. We live on a remarkable blue ball flying through empty space that appears to be barren for trillions of miles. Even if we're miserable, we're privileged to exist to experience that.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That was the most bonkers speech I’ve ever heard. Hegseth is quite mad.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Black Cloud Six @blackcloudsix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An account to bonk, report, and block. A Putin supporting neo-Nazi. @oryzen.bsky.social
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Jack Fella @jack74044.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
7-year sentence handed down to Oleg Bessedin for anti-Estonia activities. Work for russian SVR, pay the price. His handler Sergei Nalobin is, among other things, releted to Brexit campaign and arson of the home of British PM K.Starmer. news.err.ee/1610150341/7...
news.err.ee
7-year sentence handed down to Oleg Bessedin for anti-Estonia activities
A court has found a pro-Kremlin propagandist guilty of crimes against Estonia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ihor Romanenko, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that following his conversation with Putin, Trump blocked the transfer of 3,000 air-to-surface missiles to Ukraine intended for targeting ballistic missile launchers.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2/Coale had previously used a similar approach in Belarus. Trump backed the initiative, which is still at an early stage: it is meant to help reintegrate Russia into the global economy, open the way to deals on energy resources and minerals,
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 29/09/2026
⚡️Estonia says Russia responsible for arson attack against defense tech company
kyivindependent.com
Estonia says Russia responsible for arson attack against defense tech company
Estonia can say "with certainty" that the attack overnight on Aug. 15 "was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said ...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly. The entire water industry has failed. Must be nationalised. It is similar story in the energy sector. Profiteering, low investment. Privatisation has deepened cost of living crisis.
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
Editorial: Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure
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Thomas von Boguslawski @thomasvb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More European nuclear deterrence coming up: The United Kingdom has offered a "nuclear umbrella" to members of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) military partnership, which includes Finland, as part of a wider defence agreement: yle.fi/a/74-20248783
yle.fi
UK offers nuclear umbrella to Finland, other JEF countries
The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is a UK-led military partnership which includes the Nordic nations, the Baltic states as well as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How sensitive is NASA’s Webb Telescope? It spotted a Trans-Neptunian Object as faint as seeing a swarm of fireflies on the Moon from Earth! The smallest object detected was just ~3 miles (5 km) wide—5x smaller than ground telescopes can spot. 🌕🐝
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/ Russian warbloggers are angry at pictures of large numbers of Russian POWs captured near Lyman, which they see as a humiliation. They demand – almost certainly futilely – that the Russian government should be more honest about what is happening at the front. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/ukra...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A mass surrender of Russian forces in Ukraine near Lyman as Russian defensive positions collapse.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We can spend our lives debating the justifications (I more or less have); but we are wasting our time. What we need is a massive clampdown on the influence of money over politics, including lobbying transparency, campaign finance reform, an end to the revolving door between politics and lobbying.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Beautiful day in Royal Victoria Park. Autumn is lovely there.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is thanks to that orange shitgibbon #Trump. Electing imbeciles has consequences throughout the world.
bbc.co.uk
UK diesel price hits all-time high, RAC says
The US-Israel war with Iran has caused fuel prices to soar.
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#NAFO AirBonk Forces @airbonk.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
Correct.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.” www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
iankduncan.com
Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse - Ian Duncan
How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking ...
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🇷🇺 The truth always comes out sooner or later. — So the Banderites have nothing to do with it at all? — Yes, they’re just an excuse. The man on the left is journalist Maksim Shevchenko. On the right is blogger and lawyer Ivan Mironov.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"If Ukraine have ballistic missiles, and the FP-9 can reach Moscow..." "Not if, but when. It’s only a matter of time - a month, two months, or this winter. But they will have them." Russian propagandists Kalashnikov and Goroshko:
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Savonian Fella 🇫🇮 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 @savonianfella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goodbye, Windows: 🇳🇱 The Netherlands Is Building Its Own Linux for Government The trigger was a case that caused a stir across Europe: after 🇺🇸 US/Trump sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague www.trendingtopics.eu/netherlands-...
trendingtopics.eu
DAWO: The Netherlands Builds Its Own Linux to Replace Windows | Trending Topics
With DAWO, the Dutch government is building a NixOS-based workplace for its agencies without Microsoft. What to know about the project, its hurdles and Europe's alternatives.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ukrainian Warriors used a new tactic during Operation Vivaldi, striking Russian troops with unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) equipped with Bullspike grenade launchers. The UGVs attacked Russian positions and then detonated directly inside their shelters.
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Сонечко Флі 🐶 @sonechkoflea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‼️👀🧐🚨moscow's Genocidal Plan: Secret kremlin Documents Fall into the Hands of Ukrainian Intelligence 🤨🧐They revealed a detailed strategy for strikes against civilian infrastructure during the winter. 😠Even Western officials were deeply disturbed by the details. 🐶 + 🍆
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A few pics from the recent trip to #Dartmouth such a beautiful place. I won't take a car next time because jaysus those roads are tight and hilly.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Don't know how this only has 2k views. There's a lot of good blues still out there and this is a great little track. #Blues
youtu.be
I Don't Know but I Gotta Go
YouTube video by Beautiful Bobby Blackmon - Topic
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today's the day to get in the queue for tickets to see #Oasis at #Knebworth. I remember sitting by radio recording the first one in '96 and it's one gig I wish I got to.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A quote with transatlantic relevance at the moment.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🇬🇧 BBC: Several men were arrested under the Explosives Act after a “major incident” was declared near RAF Fairford, a UK base hosting the U.S. Air Force. Homes in Whelford were evacuated as Army bomb disposal specialists examined several vehicles. Police said the incident appeared contained.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Timeless voice.
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Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - Jaffa Remix
Nina Simone, Jaffa · Verve Remixed 2 · Song · 2003
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🇷🇺 BAHAHA! Lavrov really thought bringing up Nuremberg in his UN speech was a good idea. “80 years later, the lessons of Nuremberg have by no means been learned by everyone.” The irony is just too much!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Only 10% of the richest 0.01% of the population paid close to the top 47% (45% income tax marginal rate + 2% NIC) rate on earnings. A quarter of that group paid an effective average tax rate of 20% or less. The tax system appears to be progressive for some but is frequently not so at the very top
bmmagazine.co.uk
Only one in ten top UK earners pay close to top tax rate, says CenTax
CenTax says equalising capital gains tax with income tax could raise £19.7bn by 2030, as HMRC data shows few top earners pay the 47 per cent top rate.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Listening to Tricky for the first time in decades tonight. It was a big part of my teens and Trip-Hop was very much a West Country scene in England.
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Hell Is Round The Corner
Tricky, Martina Topley-Bird · Maxinquaye · Song · 1995
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Archaeologists May Have Found the School Where Aristotle Taught Alexander the Great www.zmescience.com/science/arch...
zmescience.com
Archaeologists May Have Found the School Where Aristotle Taught Alexander the Great
This ancient complex may be where Aristotle educated the teenage Alexander the Great.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Joe @joeuk80.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
All the vainglorious fools setting the world on fire will reap the same Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A Thiel-Altman-&-Andreessen backed “network state” called Praxis is planning a tech colony in Uruguay & has a nonbinding deal w/ a development led by a former advisor to Javier Milei. Located a short ferry ride from Argentina, the move aligns w/ the “Tech Bros”’ increasing interest in the region. 1/
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