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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Interesting event in #Oxford this afternoon hosted by Oxford Community Action 2-5 PM at @fusionartsox.bsky.social on Park End Street. Including a talk from Michael La Rose from New Beacon Books, UK’s first black publisher, specialist bookshop and international book distributor.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Mitch McConnell with President Trump on the White House lawn this morning

Leonid Brezhnev and Dmitry Ustinov at the 1979 October Revolution Day

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Wishing a Happy #Lammas to all my Pagan friends and fellow growers. "Crom is our god, and he lives in the ground." #CromDubh #Lughnasadh

Still from the 1990 film Conan the Barbarian, in which a young Conan hears his father talk about Crom.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A special place. Many happy Saturday afternoons hanging around there with @dugster.bsky.social and walking back up Portabello Road, day-dreaming of Michael Moorcock and Hawkwind as we passed the Mountain Grill restaurant.

Cover of Hawkwind's classic 'Hall of the Mountain Grill' LP

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Wait 'til he finds out about lunch!

Allister Heath: The relentless push for Breakfast is a catastrophic assault on our liberty

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Dad looks like a Coldplay fan!

Chris Martin from Coldplay wearing coloured wrist bands

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"I assure you, Officer, I've only had a few ales ..."

Picture from the film Withnail and I, Withnail has been pulled over by the police for drunk driving.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Sorry, not being clear. I meant, in that period. My Grandfather is second to end on this row, and would never have been able to afford a top hat and tails. I'm guessing that the canes were mostly hired too.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I personally know of no think tanks that would engage in such unethical behaviour

Picture of 55 Tufton Street. From COVID-19 Deniers to Climate Activists — Looking Back at the Faces ... from desmog.com

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We can all see it coming. We're running towards it.

Text: Starlink or Skynet? Picture: Elon Musk next to Terminator robot.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

TBF there are very few people who would be prepared to fight for their country in western Europe (see 2015 stats below). I expect a lot of the far-right lads would be happier living in a Russian or American satellite state, so giving them guns probably wouldn't be a good idea anyway.

Map of Europe showing % of population who would fight for their country. 2015 data. Russia 59%, Ukraine 62%, Finland 74% Sweden 55%. Most of western Europe in 15-30% range.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Perhaps anti-intuitively, older people are generally happier. Over-65s are generally better on all scores than younger people. Retirement seems to be a turning point for many. If there were data for turbo-capitalism, I would expect a correlation. Source data here www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

4 charts illustrates that different age groups rate their personal well-being in terms of life satisfaction, how worthwhile they feel, happiness and anxiety. Over-65s are generally better on all scores than younger people.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It's the 'I didn't do it' kid! TBF tho, they didn't

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Finally, I toast some seeds and add them on top, together with any other seasonings (I'm a sucker for the Maggi Hot Liquid Seasoning and a little sesame oil). The photo shows the seeds on top, but it tastes much better when you've mixed them in! Obviously peanuts are more authentic. 6/6 🧵Ends

The finished salad in a china bowl. Grated courgette, bean sprouts, rice noodles with chopped mint, garlic, chili and toasted seeds in a dressing of salt, vinegar, and sugar. Served in a blue and white china bowl.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

For this recipe I've also added bean sprouts. I chop the mint with a green chili, crush some garlic and add it to the bean sprouts and courgette with sugar, salt and a couple of glugs of white wine vinegar. Then it goes in the fridge (or not if I'm too hungry). For a main course I add noodles. 5/6

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I grate the courgette and then squeeze out the water (with clean hands, obviously). The ones I've grown are quite dry at the moment because of the heat 🥵🔥4/6

3 piles of grated courgette on a chopping board

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I grow a lot of mint on my plot too! It needs no encouragement, but is quite invasive if not checked. 3/6

Bunch of mint standing in a glass of water

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🌱🍽️In the UK, it's courgette (zucchini) season. You can't plant them out much befor May because of frost, and if you leave it much later powdery mildew will get them. This year it's been hot early, so there's plenty! If you have a recipe please tag me in. 🧵1 of 6

Wooden box containing courgettes/zucchini on wooden bench

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Hard Orange Toilet Brush. Apropos of nothing ... 5.imimg.com/data5/JG/CL/...

Orange headed toilet brush from online catalogue. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely unintentional.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I think that every time one of these MAGA/CPAC types does a Nazi salute, they should have to put their finger under their nose and do enormous goose steps when they get off the stage. If you're going to look like a pr*ck, at least get the details right.

John Cleese in Fawlty Towers with finger under nose doing fake stormtrooper goose stepping.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Just read the BBC news story about Ozzy and the the #BlackSabbath reunion gig in Aston this summer ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard... Photo of "Black Sabbath's original line-up performing together in 1984" clearly shows Ian Gillan, who took over from Ronnie James Dio. Oh Dear.🤘 #Metal #DadRock

Photo of "Black Sabbath's original line-up performing together in 1984" clearly shows Ian Gillan alongside Tony Iommi

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

There's another perspective. I'm not sure that the corporates of fascist Italy did so well in the end. The so-called 'economic miracle' of post-war growth was arguably a product of industry being literally leveled during the war, followed by reinvestment & redevelopment through the Marshall Plan.

Photo showing the destruction of Milan by allied planes in WWII

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

It's alright. Later on she became a Nun

Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne in the BBC television drama series Call the Midwife

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Redistributive effect of indirect taxes in the UK in 2022, from ONS: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula... Fig. 3

The bottom quintile (20%) by income pay almost 30% of their disposable income in indirect tax, while the top quintile pay less than 10%.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Also from IFS ifs.org.uk/taxlab/taxla...

Shows UK VAT and sales taxes rising from around 2% of GDP in 1965 to approx. 5.5% now. UK is broadly comparable with EU14 and OECD, about 2% lower than Scandinavia but much higher than USA, which seems steady at approx. 2%

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

From ifs.org.uk/taxlab/taxla...

Shows UK income tax falling as a % of GDP from a peak of 14% in 1975 to around 8% more recently. UK is comparable with OECD, EU14 and US, but much lower than Scandinavia (still at around 14%).

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Not a million miles from all the 'green' Tory election fliers, really. Picture from Byline Times.

Conservative election leaflet that doesn't mention candidate's political party, in light and dark green print.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

Twitter is the new MSM Ask your government if the feed is manipulated or controlled. Did you give them permission to do it? Are you paying for it? Of course you are.

Screenshot of Marjorie Taylor Greene's Tweet:
Climate change is the new Covid.
Ask your government if the weather is manipulated or controlled.
Did you give them permission to do it?
Are you paying for it?
Of course you are

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Kitchen being rewired, so cooking outdoors. Step 1: Get a nice pile of embers built up. 😜🔥🍽️

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 05/05/2024

Rhubarb from our allotment, made into crumble. 🍽️In the UK, rhubarb is the earliest fruit in spring. The 'cream' is from a well-known manufacturer of oat milk, which now makes the equivalent of single and double cream. They claim the double can be whipped. This experiment proves it!

Rhubarb crumble in a wooden bowl, topped with cream and a tiny sprig of mint.

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

Simple flatbread to accompany mid-morning coffee. Currants, strong white bread flour, pinch of salt and water. Pressed flat with fingertips and cooked on hot heavy small skillet. Sometimes I add sweet cinnamon or coarse ground black pepper, but today I kept it simple. The char adds a lot of flavour🍽️

Currant flatbread torn in half sitting on china saucer on wooden table 🍽️

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

In England spring is finally here and so the brassicas are bolting. So it's kale, broccoli and cabbage for every meal 🍽️. This is a kale and blue cheese stuffed chapati. The kale is blanched and pressed then mixed with Stilton, fish sauce, an egg and spices. Cooked in heavy skillet.

Flat bread halved and garnished on plate

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JonGlue @jonglue.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

Science in the 80s, before the internet. The Science Data Book, with everything from simple log tables to the properties of liquids at 273K. Eat that, WonderWeb!

Battered Cover. The Science Data Book 1983, Edi6ted by RM Tenant.

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