Reposted by Mar MenorElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 41mWick & East Caithness (Highland) Council By-Election Result [1st Prefs]: 🔶 LDM: 50.4% (+20.6) 🙋 Ind: 23.6% (New) 🎗️ SNP: 14.0% (-11.3) ➡️ RFM: 9.4% (New) 🌳 CON: 2.6% (-12.5) No Inds (-12.8, -10.5) as previous. Liberal Democrat 'Gain' from Independent - Stage 1. Changes w/ 2022. 13415
Reposted by Mar MenorMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There are two types of dogs: water lovers and water haters. Original post 1233739514
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 8hHow the Govenor of Tennessee, Bill Lee , allowed the death penalty of Christa Pike to proceed is beyond me. He could have shown clemency, to the poor woman, hours earlier. Why in a RELIGIOUS state like Tennessee they dont stop after ONE FAILED attempt is beyond me. Surely the LORD is sayin someut. 000
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 9hA 1953 film called Our Girl Friday was on tv this afternoon.. staring someone called Joan Collins. Amazingly , she was a star billing 73 years ago at the tender age of 20 . And of course, she is STILL a mega star today 000
Reposted by Mar MenorSunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 18hComing up, 4 Oct - allotment delights, the fine Donegal accent and life-enhancing correspondence with a beloved children’s author. With Barry McCrea, Jessica Freed, Denise Blake, @antoniahart.bsky.social Colin Regan and the late Gordon Snell. Or catch us any time on RTÉ Listen www.rte.ie/radio/ 031
Reposted by Mar MenorSteve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 13h"In the closed world of Russian politics, what clues can we find to what comes next?" Our report from Moscow on Vladimir Putin's appearance at a foreign policy forum.youtu.beRussia: "What clues to what comes next?"YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg 813428
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Rest In Peace Ester Rantzen I will always remember her wonderful quote on the loss of her husband. She said she had .. " lost someone, to do nothing with " Which is so true 000
Reposted by Mar MenorRecoveringXtian @recoveringxtian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"The U.S. Military Never Announced That an Iranian Cruise Missile Had Struck a Ship With American Marines Aboard It" "Officials now say the death count is higher than what has been released" nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-mili...nationalsecurityjournal.orgThe U.S. Military Never Announced That an Iranian Cruise Missile Had Struck a Ship With American Marines Aboard ItOfficials say more U.S. troops have died in the Iran War than the Pentagon has disclosed, and lawmakers want the real figures released. 145
Reposted by Mar MenorArgentologist @juliegibson.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026Very sad to hear Dame Esther Rantzen has died, aged 86. I spent my 16th birthday haymaking at her estate, and drove a tractor for the first time, towing a trailer and 120 bales, on her land. She provided wonderful lunches for us all, such a kind and genuine person. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...bbc.co.ukDame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying. 011
Reposted by Mar Menor𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 29/09/2026Before you trust the polls, remember: pollsters find the same six people who still answer unknown numbers. 32972021434
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So "leftwing" UK Labour are ENDING the triple lock and SEIZING private homes. You can bet your bottom dollar no BILLIONAIRE homes will be seized but if Granny is forced to stay in hospital a few weeks.. Grannys flat maybe seized.. its a dangerous Slippery Slope. The NAZIs seized Jewish homes ! 011
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have had a coffee, 2 wjite wines and 2 tapas here on Mar Menor for €5 Last week i had a single coffee in Boarritz for €5.50 #Seaviews 001
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Who wpuld Vote LABOUR in UK Ending triple lock ehh i dunno what planet Labour luvvies live on but offering someone £12k a year after working ALL their lives is F.all Ensuring it NEVER increases effectively ending the UK pension No wonder young dont wanna work www.dailymail.com/news/article...dailymail.comBurnham to vow public control of energy, water and housingIn the most Left-wing speech delivered by a modern British prime minister, Mr Burnham will tell Labour's party conference it is time for the state to take 'more control of the basics'. 000
Reposted by Mar MenorOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Helen Whatley MP spends every day bashing disabled people online and calling them scroungers. She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015. £300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. " via Harry Eccles 13326204
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am holed up in my Spanish apartment because the Spanish residents changed the lock to the block entrance door. They have not provided me with the new one. My patience is thin though and if i dont get a key by tonight.. i shall be dispensing a bottle of super glue into that darn new lock tomorrow. 000
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When you grow up with these church windows all around you.. you dont reslly appreciate them But when you return, having been away, you appreciate them enormously 100
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Funny how we have ups and downs but lesson in life is nothing is ever as bad as it seems or as good as it seems. We plod on. 000
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026IRELAND 3 - GENOCIDE 0 Ireland defeat nation committing GENOCIDE 3 - nil Sadly ISRAEL will still be allowed to compete and rig the voting in #Eurovision #IREvISR www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukIsrael 0-3 Republic of Ireland: Irish impress in Debrecen victoryRepublic of Ireland claim their first win of their Nations League B3 campaign with an impressive showing against Israel in Debrecen. 000
Reposted by Mar MenorCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When Israel barred international journalists from Gaza in October 2023, the explanation was for their “safety” claiming that reporters could not be protected in an active war zone. One year after the one-sided ceasefire, Israel’s excuse has been invalidated, yet the ban remains. 413061
Reposted by Mar MenorGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time. 752931754
Reposted by Mar MenorRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks. 633131283899
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I asked google why google maps excludes the R11 bus from uis suggestions for travel to torrelano. This was googles AI response . Kinda hilarious nut TRUE I know the R11 bus exists to Torrelano as i saw the timetables in alicante airport 000
Reposted by Mar MenorElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 24/09/2026Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden (Tunbridge Wells) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 37.3% (+22.9) 🌳 CON: 31.6% (-14.6) ➡️ RFM: 21.0% (-4.4) 🌍 GRN: 10.1% (-3.9) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Localist. Changes w/ 2026. 410126
Reposted by Mar MenorBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Everybody already knows it, but it is Israel who makes Jews unsafe. 314633
Reposted by Mar MenorFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 25865571805
Reposted by Mar MenorJust Call Me Frank @justcallmefrank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Did you know that the United States officially withdrew from the Human Rights Council last Friday. The day after a UN group accused the Administration of multiple war crimes in Iran. Seems like something shithole countries do. 26707345
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is where the NONSENSE phrase of "support our own" ..where they lead you to believe its only immigrants who will be affected.. when reality is ANY minority, disability, single parent, elderly WILL be hit. By "Support our own" , Far right mean absolutely their own pockets .. NO ONE ELSE 010
Reposted by Mar MenorJeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026But they let the genocidal war criminal, Netanyahu, spout his insane bullshit. 55619334
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026LBC radio Mis infirming listerners givjng them an impression you cannot lose over long run investing in shares .. WRONG Mis selling ALERT ! Just con artists readyvto grab your money. Shares al all time high . You can LOSE everything in a crash 000
Reposted by Mar MenorWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English. 42103464406
Reposted by Mar MenorOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why do you think so many British papers haven't?" via Very Brexit Problems 191796793
Reposted by Mar MenorRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 537153527215
Reposted by Mar MenorPhil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Posted without comment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comEx-Tory candidate accused of sending unsolicited image of his ‘private parts’Jaymey McIvor, Reform UK’s first Essex councillor, was suspended from Conservatives last year amid claims 162
Reposted by Mar MenorSunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Reminder! For getting tickets for our Christmas show with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra (National Concert Hall, Thursday 3 Dec). Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday 25 Sept, from 10am, NCH website and booking line only – early booking is advised! www.nch.ie/all-events-l... 042
Reposted by Mar MenorRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington. 122470134508
Reposted by Mar MenorSunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Transported by sea-swimming and sharing watery worlds with natural beauties...along Waterford's spectacular Copper Coast. Hear Breda Joyce chronicle the experience of 'Swimming Out to Caves along the Copper Coast'. Catch it again on www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-miscellany/ & RTÉ Listen 103
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026EVERY DAY. Diesel is going a few cents higher and hitting new records DAILY. Rural USA is being BLASTED.. But will they turnout for Don again in a few weeks .. or stay at home ??? gasprices.aaa.comgasprices.aaa.comAAA Fuel Prices 000
Reposted by Mar MenorSunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There's nothing like an international collaboration to make you appreciate the power and vitality of culture...Jim Culleton describes his experience in a German theatre in 'Soufflage at the Staatstheater' from last Sunday's programme. Catch it again online and on RTÉ Listen @rteradio1.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Mar MenorSlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"PIVOT DAMMIT, PIVOT" 029850
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026EVERY SINGLE DAY now the price of DIESEL is hitting record levels. Up 3 to 6 cent EVERY DAY. You think surely this will decimate d rural republican vote completely in Nov. Their whole being revolves directly around transport and with farmers DIESEL gasprices.aaa.com #midterms #usmidterms #electiongasprices.aaa.comAAA Fuel Prices 000
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I love this website for US politics/polls. ELECTORAL VOTE PREDICTOR But the SCARY thing is, if you go back to this day in 2020 (u can do that on this website) the polls were all predictimg Dems winning in all sorts of places then too..and it never happened :( www.electoral-vote.com/evp2020/Sena...electoral-vote.com2020 Senate RacesTrack the 2020 Senate election with a red/blue map of the US updated daily using the latest state polls. 001
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Sunday Miscellany , always a great listen on a Sunday morning stories, music, poems www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...rte.ieSunday Miscellany - RTÉ Radio 1New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968 // Producer: Sarah Binchy; Broadcast Co-ordinator: Elaine Conlan 000
Mar Menor @marmenor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Such a brilliant actress. She was absolutely brilliant in TENKO Rest in Peace 000
Reposted by Mar MenorColin 🏴 (cms48X) @cms48.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'UK Lawyers for Israel' want 'Doctors Without Borders', to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. 😡 62215