Mark @markde.bsky.social · 21hYes, the light is very much getting that Autumn tint now. It turns the fens silver. 010
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 21h3rd of October, 19C with mostly blue skies after a cloudy start. The Dahlias are still in full force, if anything they are later due to the lack of rain. 🌱 0160
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fenland, September 30th, 2026 and I am sitting tip-tapping away, in bright sunshine, the smell of lillies wafting at 24C (and about a million % humidity). 🌱 040
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The aphids are REAL tonight. clouds of them in the air, they've been devastating salad crops. 🌱 250
Reposted by MarkJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What’s wrong with the Trump regime’s policies and priorities, in a horrific nutshell. 311224
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026All over bar the shouting.chadbourn.substack.comLast Days Of TrumpThe decline and fall is now underway 3538980
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Mark, I think you need to early doors get to the office, stat. 030
Reposted by MarkJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted. 563910736
Reposted by MarkJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pete Hegseth is hiding the truth about the war from voters. Story: buff.ly/pLzXQWx 38916
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump had a tantrum after he was shown negative television coverage of his administration which led to him banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House. 1423836
Reposted by MarkJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Tomorrow’s @ftweekend.com comes with an FT Mag special dedicated to the autumnal joys of brown food. My contribution is an intense search for the Best Brown Dish or BBD. A Farrow & Ball colour chart might have been involved. Do pick up a print copy if you can. It’s a beautiful thing. 117210
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Farewill.com not sponsoredfarewill.comWills And Probate Experts | The Simpler Cremation ServiceWrite a legal will in 15 minutes. Apply for probate or arrange a cremation over the phone. 020
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Putin pal and oligarch Umar Kremlev, who paid $100,000 towards Don Jr’s wedding, is a former member of the ultranationalist Russian biker gang the Night Wolves and is linked to the abduction of Ukrainian children.apple.newsMelania Trump denies link to oligarch ‘involved in child abductions’ — The Times and The Sunday TimesThe US first lady said she had no relationship with Umar Kremlev, who paid for Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas this year 25397221
Reposted by MarkKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026ProPublica: Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin. The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently.propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 61679271
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Sigh. Not entirely sure the always listening and transcribing Apple watch is the best read of the room in 2026. 🍎 110
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 06/09/20261510, 25C on the 6th of September, Buzzards and Red kites over head, on a smaller scale, The Caryopteris is absolutely alive with bees. 🌱 1242
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8vB...youtube.comThe Goodies Theme and Title SequencesYouTube video by Themes and Titles 020
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 05/09/20261700, 21C, a day mostly bright with scattered clouds. In somewhat concerning developments, seen whilst wandering* the fens today, a massive drop from the damson trees and not just this one. 🌱 *most certainly not scrumping, how rude. 180
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I think we'd judge more if the ponytail was still attached to the head in the box. 130
Reposted by MarkPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This really isn’t what’s on the film. Farage is told *during the lunch* that a foreign donor paid for polling that Reform organised and had placed in Telegraph and Times 1127288
Mark @markde.bsky.social · 05/09/2026As someone lucky enough to have been popping in to St John for Kidneys on toast and a rarebit for something like two decades, this is a lovely read. And gosh am I now hungry, if only I could get crab easily… ohhh wait. 🦀🦀 020
Reposted by MarkJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at the slightly mad but very good Celentano’s, just reopened in a new Glasgow location, where they throw nuggets of lasagne in the deep fat fryer, serve linguine with a crab and nduja XO and many other good things besides. www.ft.com/content/bfe5... 8602
Reposted by MarkThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 366201119886
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is a first rate investigation of Reform’s dodgy dealings by C4 News. Would be good if other broadcasters did similar. 621042277
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Farage's senior aide Dan Jukes and Reform's head of policy James Orr have stepped down following the Channel 4 News report into the party’s dodgy dealings. An attempt to protect the higher-ups.bbc.co.ukTwo Reform UK officials step down after undercover report on party donationsReform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report. 82750215
Reposted by MarkMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Pride is a promise — that every Canadian can live safely, openly, and proudly as themselves. To the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Nepean, and across Ottawa: Happy Pride! 33987164
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“This year’s El Niño climate event is likely to be historic. That’s not a good thing. But taken in conjunction with a planet overheated by climate change the results could be devastating.”chadbourn.substack.comForecast: ExtremeThe Climate Crisis will make El Niño hit hard 21468168
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026China recognises Trump’s failure and incompetence and sees an opportunity.yahoo.comChina deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure growsChina deployed a record number of coast guard, scientific research and other ships in Taiwan's waters last month, the island's coast guard told AFP, as Beijing dials up pressure on Taipei.The number o... 18223109
Reposted by MarkJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry. 7243894611287
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Oh no.theguardian.comDolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes 851221165
Reposted by MarkDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Oh, terribly sad news. May she rest in peace, and rise in glory. 3885
Reposted by MarkAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com 69135088680
Reposted by MarkKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Daily Beast obtained what it calls 'intimate' letters Natalie Harp wrote to Trump in 2023. "You are all that matters to me," Harp writes, "I don't want to ever let you down." In another passage, she says she's envious of women "whose only job seems to be to talk with you and look pretty."thedailybeast.comNatalie Harp’s Intimate Letters to Trump Revealed in FullTrump’s biographer Michael Wolff is revealing two bombshell letters Harp wrote to Trump, calling him her “Guardian and Protector.” 98659235
Reposted by MarkRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Guardian highlighting the misogyny which invariably goes hand in hand with scientific racism www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comAcademic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his universityResearcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy 1525348
Reposted by MarkJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026More signs of a blue tsunami building. 210712
Reposted by MarkMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada. 73965408
