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Lisa Quattromini

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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 3h
I thought the man had a @burningshed.com mug there for a minute 🤩
A screenshot of a black mug with a yellow logo from the magnificent burningshed.com
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 8h
While we're at it, might as well share Tom Baker's perennial masterpiece.
Interview with Baker in Vortex Magazine.

Vortex:What’s your one biggest Doctor Who memory?

Baker: I remember a man stopping me in Oxford Street once, looking at me with absolute incredulity; he couldn’t believe it. He said, ‘Tom Baker?’ A man in his late thirties. I said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Tom Baker?’ I said, ‘Yes!’ And he looked at me and in his brain he catapulted back in time and he said, ‘You know, when I was a boy, I was in a home for children; nobody wanted us, you know? It was terrible. And you made Saturday night good.’ And I went to say something to him and I could see him so close to tears that he couldn’t speak. And he shook his head as if to say, ‘Don’t go on, don’t remind me’ and he just did [a thumbs up]. Such a common thing, isn’t it, but suddenly backed up with an expression on his face through his tears that was a knighthood. It was a knighthood. Just thumbs up, meaning it was great, and thanks. It’s incredible, isn’t it? Just a gesture.
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Beau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 10h
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10h
There’s really only one way to mark the 99th anniversary of Roger Moore’s birth
Marc Haynes’ story: As a 7 year old in about 1983, … I was with my grandad in Nice Airport and saw Roger Moore Sitting at the departure gate, ... told my granddad i'd just seen James Bond and asked if we could go over so I could get his autograph. …so we walked over and he popped me in front of Roger Moore, with the words "my grandson says you're famous. Can you sign this?" As charming as you'd expect, Roger asks my name and signs the back of my plane ticket... I'm ecstatic, but …I glance down at the signature. … it definitely doesn't say 'James Bond'. ...I tell my grandad he's signed it wrong, … so my grandad heads back to Roger Moore...
"he says you've signed the wrong name. He says your name is James Bond." Roger Moore's face crinkled up with realisation and he beckoned me over. …he leant over, looked from side to side, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said "I have to sign my name as 'Roger Moore because otherwise...Blofeld might find out I was here." He asked me not to tell anyone …and thanked me for keeping his secret. I went back to our seats, my nerves absolutely jangling with delight. My grandad asked me if he'd signed 'James Bond.' No, I said.
I'd got it wrong. I was working with James Bond now. Many years later, I was working on a recording that involved UNICEF, and Roger Moore was doing a piece to camera as an ambassador. He was lovely and while the cameramen were setting up, I told him the story. He …had a chuckle and said "Well, I don't remember but I'm glad you got to meet James Bond." So that was lovely. And then he did something so brilliant. After the filming, he walked past me in the corridor, heading out to his car - but as he got level, he paused looked both ways, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said, "Of course I remember our meeting in Nice. But I didn't say anything in there, because those cameramen - any one of them could be working for Blofeld."
I was as delighted at 30 as I had been at 7. What a man. What a tremendous man.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 21h
For the first time, the British government has acknowledged that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. So who did BBC Newsnight invite on to discuss what happened? Sergei Markov, Putin’s former spokesman. Par for the course, says Nerve co-founder @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 1/
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 9h
The little candlestick is just beautiful 🥰 This exhibition will be well worth a visit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rare artworks at Norwich display help tell Bayeux Tapestry story
They include a silver-gilt reliquary similar to those seen in the Bayeux Tapestry, say organisers.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 21h
Coal miners had the sense to take urgent action when their birds died They knew that an environment that couldn't support birds ultimately couldn't support them either
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‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record
Nearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say
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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 10h
Somebody I used to know has posted on Facebook about a dream they'd had and used generative AI to create a picture of it, and it's really sad on a load of levels. Apart from the obvious one, it's totally wrecked my own mental image of what it looked like based on their description.-
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Paul Craig @paulwcraig1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
youtu.be/C3niINvSWeM?... I'd forgotten just how good this is
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The Durutti Column - Otis (Visualiser)
YouTube video by The Durutti Column
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 19h
okay yeah that (literally) rocks www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJ-...
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NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 23h
Let's stop this from happening!
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Oooh - thank you 🤩
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Lovely little guy slurping up the nectar from the Salvia Hotlips in the med-bed just now. Sorry for awful pics but I still felt it was worth sharing #moths #nectar #autumn
A large moth on the wing filling itself with nectar from a blooming salviaThe same just a different angle. No idea what kind of moth it is though
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London Wildlife Trust @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Just checking out the adverts at Piccadilly Circus… 👀 Not sure they’re buying into the marketing though! 🐦 How brilliant is this mini metropolitan murmuration captured by James Franks (@jfranks_photoweb on instagram) at Piccadilly Circus? 🤩 Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic shot with us!
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Researchers from @ueaenv.bsky.social have reaffirmed that the scientific evidence for human-caused climate change is stronger than ever. Read more: bit.ly/47m9aPx #ResearchMatters
A hand is shown with digital icons above it, including a cloud with "CO2" and downward arrows, symbolizing carbon reduction. Icons around it represent renewable energy, global connection, and other environmental themes, set against a green, blurred background.
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Daniel @deargodwhaat.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Prompts a fun question: whats the most niche historical inaccuracy in a piece of work that annoys you Not like 'oh they were referring to the wrong king' , more 'they had the wrong king on a banknote in one scene'
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Katharine Schopflin @schopflin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Anyone in the London area looking for a carer/ PA? My late husband's carer is FANTASTIC. She's based SE London but travelled up to NE and would go further. She's on PA Pool if you need further info (so no agency fees). Contact directly via details on card.
Business card reading 'Beula Muchekesi Caregiver/PA Health Aide, Home Help, Admin/ Meal Prep 07516809148 'Reverse of business card beulamuchekesi@yahoo.co.uk DBS checked, Ref available on request. Tiani's Care Sole Trader / Self-employed. Full bio on PA Pool.
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
How much do you know about the health of your local river? Even those that look beautiful can still be in trouble. Read our 2026 #StateOfOurRivers Report to learn what's happening in our rivers, the solutions we need, & how you can help your local river. ✊ theriverstrust.org/rivers-repor...
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yeah, he is - thank goodness Kemi!
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Jenrick... PoundShop Hegseth (and I never thought I'd say that out loud!)
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So yes. If a whole bunch of people with Bregrets now latch onto "The Russians told me to do it" as their climbdown, then whatever. i'm not gonna "well actually" that Politics has to be about change, not catharsis. You can't go through life expecting to always get the latter, if you want the former
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John Holland @johnhollandoaktree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I've responded but possibly two issues. I suspect people who support EU membership will be more likely to respond and South Norfolk actually bucked the trend in 2016, although Leave had a majority it was less than the national majority. We were probably the most pro EU of Tory seats in 2016
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Pete Morgan @mobymooby.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is such disingenuous bullshit. There’s no doubt that for all businesses #Brexit makes life harder, even if they aren't exporters, because the goods they are buying are more expensive thanks to additional import fees plus travel to/from the EU is now more difficult due to red tape, eg musicians
Screenshot from The Guardian Politics Live Blog:

"Farage concedes Brexit has made life 'marginally harder' for some firms, but claims others have benefited
Q: [From the Kent Messenger] What do you say to businesses in Kent who say Brexit has made life harder for them?

Farage replied:

There’s no doubt that for some businesses Brexit makes life marginally harder.

It’s also true that, for some businesses who do their business outside of the European Union, Brexit has made their lives easier.

But let me say this to you – 95% of Kent businesses do no business overseas whatsoever. They do their business in this county or neighbouring counties or somewhere in the United Kingdom. Why should they be subject to rules that are designed for international trade between giant companies of multinationals?

Again, this is one of the points of Brexit, making life easier for men and women running their own companies, acting as sole traders.

And who was it that had the chance, with a stroke of a pen, to get rid of 4,000 of those regulations that had been agreed by everybody, but decided not to? Well, I’ll tell you what her name was. Kemi Badenoch [who was business secretary in the last government]."
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And while we're at it please consider taking part in @bengoldsborough.bsky.social poll if you're a South Norfolk person 👍 bengoldsborough.co.uk/f/brexit-ten...
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Brexit ten years on: I want your view
It is now ten years since the referendum that changed Britain’s relationship with the European Union.
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thank you @bengoldsborough.bsky.social bengoldsborough.co.uk/f/i-will-for...
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I will formally oppose the proposed Keswick data centre
Keswick deserves better than a development that puts our environment at risk.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This horror is less than a mile from where I grew up. Don’t let this happen to your community.
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Why on earth does this BBC piece on Burnham telling an interviewer the UK security services confirmed Russian interference in the Brexit referendum require a response from a pro Brexit pressure group? It's literally our Prime Minister telling us about election security. It's nothing to do with them.
The prime minister told The Rest is Politics podcast that upon arriving in No 10, he had asked about possible Russian interference in the 2016 vote, adding: "I've had the clear answer that, yes, there was."

"I think we've been too much on the back foot on that actually and we haven't informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas," he added.

Burnham did not provide further details about the type or extent of Moscow's activity during the Brexit referendum.

Britain Unbound, a pro-Brexit campaign group, said Burnham's comments were "another crude attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the decision that the British people made in 2016".

It said that foreign interference in UK elections was "obviously unacceptable" but added: "There is no good reason to believe that Russian intervention influenced the outcome of the referendum in 2016.
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Pete Morgan @mobymooby.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Good point from Burnham. It hasn’t been said enough that Russian ‘interference’ includes funding far far right (and leftwing) agitators in France, Germany and the UK.
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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
so you're saying we can destroy Man City AND the British AI industry in one move???
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"Seamus O'Reilly" 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇦🇺🇬🇱 @jimbobuk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew...
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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It always seemed odd to me that no one in authority seemed even slightly interested in the armies of fly-by-night bots and trolls active around the time of the Brexit referendum. Somebody paid for all that activity. Why were successive governments reluctant to even acknowledge it?
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Jooooohhhh No! @josefoshea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What a weird world we live in - Ukraine hits a data centre deep in Russia - Irish twitter users see racist posts about IPAS centres in Offaly fall off a cliff
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A few years back, parked up in our little camper van there was a family next to us in a HUGE bus. One evening the mum sat loudly telling a group of mates who turned up about her “holibob in Abu DabDabs” If they hadn’t left the next morning we would have 🤮
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A11 - there, I said it 😂
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026
If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.
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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nothing is more important than intimidating asylum seekers
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When I say the politics will become increasingly obvious... I mean look at this. If you want to unite the left/centre and split the Tories, without a big spending committment there's no better option.
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Burning Shed @burningshed.com · 10/10/2026
This week's newsletter features Robert Fripp, Toyah, Loreena McKennitt, Pendragon, Yes and much more: burningshed.com/newsletters/newslet… #MusicNewsletter #ProgRock #MusicMerch #VinylCommunity #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)
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Burning Shed @burningshed.com · 09/10/2026
New releases, Hand Signed Exclusives, CD, vinyl: burningshed.com/newsletters/newslet… #NewReleases #VinylCommunity #CDCollection #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky
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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Keswick deserves better than a mega data centre that puts our community and environment at risk. At my street surgery in Keswick Hall, residents raised serious concerns about the proposed development. I share them. 🧵
A photo of Ben Goldsborough MP at Keswick Hall after his street surgery
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 09/10/2026
So the US is now helping find the attacks on Ukraine. FFS.
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Exactly!
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing
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Burning Shed @burningshed.com · 09/10/2026
By the way, if you click the link and scroll down you’ll see we found a few copies of the rare 2018 EU version on double blue vinyl (now deleted). These are brand new / sealed. The additional LP contains bonus tracks that featured on the 2003 remastered CD #Musicfeed #musicsky #VinylSky
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would be a disaster anywhere - thanks for spreading the word, Jake 👏 www.instagram.com/p/DeR43BEhlo-/
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Lisa Quattromini @lisaq.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Golden Retriever Looking at Camera
Alt: A gif of a Golden Retriever looking sad
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Pete Morgan @mobymooby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Fun fact we just spotted for small packages shipping UK to EU €3 EU fee per tariff code line introduced from July 1st - no VAT charged to customers Additional €2 EU 'handling' fee per tariff code line from Nov 1st - VAT to be charged Confused? You will be after this episode of.... #Rejoin
Bill Crystal wearing a SOAP t-shirt (SOAP was a 1970s sitcom that parodied daytime soap operas and always started with a recap that ended. 'Confused? You won't be after this episode of Soap'
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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