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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If you're in the Newcastle-Gateshead area this weekend and enjoy board games... 👀

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Must've wanted the 5 points for qualifying ahead of his team mate in @fantasygp.com

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 02/10/2026

Hey, Suella, leave them kids alone. A school's job is educate children, not force them into religious worship. Keep Christian Nationalism OUT of assemblies, classrooms, and the curriculum. Agree? Sign our petition today 👇 humanists.uk/action/keep-...

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Keep Christian Nationalism out of our schools

Reform UK wants to force every school to sing Christian hymns – and says there will be ‘consequences’ for schools that refuse. Add your name and help us defend inclusive education. Reform UK has unvei...

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Eurydice Games @eurydicegames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our next event is Tyneside Games Expo in Gateshead next month! Not only is it very local to me, but I’m one of the organisers too! Who’s coming too? www.tynesidegamesexpo.co.uk

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Man, I really need better proofing skills. A typo in each of those last two posts. #FAIL

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And while it's a bit late, it's still better later than never to follow the advice I've just seen here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... My ground feeders will be decommissioned tomorrow until winter.

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Our latest guidance on what and when to feed garden birds: Feed Safely, Feed Seasonally

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just discovered that this little fella (or lady) that I've been feeding from my hand for the last few weeks almost certainly has trichomonosis — and it's probably gone starve as it doesn't seem able to swallow any more. So gutted. 😭 #birds #UKbirding

A European robin sat on a garden chair, with puffed up feathers and a gaping beak.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another great newsletter from @tobyrogers.pm, taking aim at perfectionism and encouraging getting concrete, external feedback sooner, avoiding the endless polishing. I need to listen. tobyrogers.beehiiv.com/p/the-punk-p...

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The Punk PM #65

Original Sixties Dust

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is new to me and now I REALLY need to check it out. Thanks!

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I mean, I know Britain has always had a steady supply of #F1 drivers, but seeing this — even if it's just in a practice session — is pretty amazing.

The free practice 2 times from Monza, showing 5 Brits in the top 8: Russell, Norris, Hamilton, Lindblad and Bearman.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Quite pleased with a B for that. 😅 Can I get a B+ if I tell you the youngest has seen all of LotR and the Hobbit series?

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I've not even managed A New Hope with mine yet 😕

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I wouldn't be surprised if he's just strengthened his exit clauses so that he's barely committed at all.

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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Imagine being such a miserable bastard that you want people to be homeless on the off chance making your society gruesome stops anyone wanting to join it.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dammit, you lucky bugger! (Slightly envious 😂) Where were the kingfishers? I've been keeping an eye out for them for ages.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Get off the fence, Keith. 😂

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Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sometimes I do just feel the internet is turning us into arseholes yknow?

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Eurydice Games @eurydicegames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

With all the recent tariff and tax changes in the US and EU we, like many other small indie publishers, are facing many uphill challenges. Worth noting that our print at home games (inc. FlickFleet if you have a 3D printer!) are not affected: eurydicegames.co.uk/product-cate...

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Print & Play Archives - Eurydice Games

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Have to say, this wasn't the best of omens while waiting in the departure lounge at Schiphol yesterday.

A successful, 3-guess play of Wordle, with the first guess being PLANE and the final guess being CRASH.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sounds amazing. Well envious. Enjoy the rest of the trip.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It means "Here comes the vulture" btw. Game description here on BGG, although the alternate name of "What the heck?" sucks somewhat. 👎 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175

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What the Heck?

Players make secret bids for numbered cards in a game of pure bluff.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

TIL the name of the tabletop game "Hol's der geier" is Luxembourgish. Also... TIL that "Luxembourgish" is a word. And also, TIL that Luxembourg has its own language. Three for the price of one there. 🎓🎓🎓

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today, I shall mostly be hating Wordle. Well... hate is a strong word. But I reserve the right to have a grump.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

"I've politely asked to be fired from all of my services in #F1" So relieved to hear Pato O'Ward step back from the F1 reserve role with McLaren. It's been clear it was a dead end for a while now and #IndyCar is so much more his home. www.dirtymomedia.com/speedstreet/...

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SPEED STREET | Dirty Mo Media

Home to Dirty Mo Media's podcast Speed Street hosted by Conor Daly and Joey Mulinaro

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Sounds like the perfect "give them hope" victory to me. 👍😉

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"It'll never get this good again," I said confidently about my starting position of 4th in the @chainbear.bsky.social league. Turns out I was wrong. 😳 *faints*

The Chain Bear Fantasy GP league today, showing me in second place.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Happy Birthday, mate! Hope you're doing something nice (later?) and the gods of deployment are on your side today.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

That is a crazy number of games to be making in one's garage 😄

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Is it meant to be a chequered flag of papaya and black (and sponsors) or something? I'm left underwhelmed.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Nicely illustrates just how damned hard they are to spot!

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Alas, soon after each chick flew the nest, the magpies who also have a nest nearby swooped in to pick them off one by one. 😱 I consider myself pretty cold hearted when it comes to nature's apparent cruelty — magpie chicks have just as much right to survival, after all — but I am GRIEVING today. 😭💔

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The last 6 weeks or so have been delightful in my garden as a pair of blue tits built a nest in our nest box for the first time and then frantically fed their brood as we all tried to give them space. Today, the chicks finally fledged 😍 photos.app.goo.gl/S5MdbQ5cVU5X...

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New video · Monday, Jun 1 🎬

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Kudos to the photographer who picked exactly the right spot to get action shots like this. Beautiful. 😍 racer.com/2026/05/31/e...

Elfyn Evans rounds a sharp corner on 3 wheels in his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 in the 2026 Rally Japan, the camera taking the photo at ground level on the outside of the corner.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hope the day's improved since that post! 🤞

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Julia Allum @juliaallum.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Bright & bold, contemporary vintage, prints, posters, handmade screen prints & cards 👇 juliaallum.co.uk/shop/ Any reposts to spread the word are much appreciated :)

A grid of 9 framed prints. All are colourful minimalist vector illustrations of a variety of subjects that include birds, flowers and travel posters.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Nice even split between Russell and Antonelli on @fantasygp.com. I'll be using Canada to judge whether I should dump the former for the latter... but if prices change too much after the GP, I might have missed my chance! 😬

A bar chart shows that 4195 fantasy teams include Andrea Kimi Antonelli while 4193 teams include George Russell

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hope the toe's not giving you too much grief!

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Meanwhile, my win drought continues. Damn your eyes!

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Keith, I'm stunned at some of the negative comments you're getting for this post. The video is amazing and I don't think it's too harsh to call this particular yo-yo a "dismal spectacle". That said, there is a lot of negativity on RaceFans at the moment, so I get why people are tiring of that. 🤷

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I've also seen 2026 compared favourably to 2023 (Max's near-whitewash year), which is usually paraded as ultra-dull. But for me, 2023 was something very special indeed. A rare treat to witness such dominance. I feel like I'm out of touch with the F1 fanbase these days. But I'm not changing.

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I'm also rather surprised (shocked?) at how many people replying to that post are defending the racing, saying it's more interesting or exciting than that of recent years. But surely for an overtake to be exciting, it must be based on skill and narrow margins? It's hollow otherwise. 🤔

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Deary me. What a great illustration of an absolutely messed up situation. (Swearing withheld this time.) I don't *want* to hate on the regs, but this kind of thing sucks rather hard. 😢

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Mal Ross 🌈 @malross.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

That said, I challenge you to design a game for dice and scissors 😉

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