Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 20hThey had TEN.YEARS to demonstrate a benefit to Brexit, and have failed. We need to go back, and, sure it won't be as preferential an arrangement as we had before all of this bollocks happened, but they need us as much as we need them, esp. in these increasingly uncertain times. 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 20hnews.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgDjibouti faces ‘overlapping emergencies’ as Yemen’s refugee exodus continuesDjibouti is facing “overlapping emergencies” as refugees fleeing the conflict in Yemen arrive on its shores while migrants continue to travel in the opposite direction, the UN migration agency (IOM) w... 000
Reposted by Nick SargeantChronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 10/10/2026@EhJovan 311216
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 10/10/2026But at the rate the US uses diesel, that won't last a week?Unless ChatGPT's maths hasn't improved ... 010
Reposted by Nick SargeantBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026PEAK DELUSION. 561730430
Reposted by Nick SargeantNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just so we’re crystal clear: Trump is now funding the murder of Ukrainian women and children to try and win the midterms. America is lost. 32665225
Reposted by Nick SargeantMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026This is as treasonous as it gets 1679178806429
Reposted by Nick SargeantJules or Τζουλς 🕊️🍉 @katsikajules.bsky.social · 08/10/2026How can anyone look at this and not feel utterly broken. Yet still today our airwaves our dominated by presenters with their views supporting the country doing this. @lbc.co.uk is like Zionism on steroids. 1116988
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026He'd have a much better chance of changing the outcome of the midterms by announcing a complete cessation of hostilities (at least from the US side) and withdrawal of forces from the region. 130
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's a money sink, promoted by the Military Industrial Complex. Inflexible, likely never to be used. Better to buy a few more Type 45 destroyers if you want air defence that moves. (even so, chances are we will be hit by a drone swarm rather ICBM) 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Probably a lot safer now the B1s have left. BTW does anyone know if the B52s also left? 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Though if EU and UK could keep the lighter touch with BYD, that would be appreciated. 😉 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If we want a closer trading relationship with EU, we will need to align on tariffs on goods coming in from (eg) China, otherwise there will be a lot of stuff coming to the UK just to cross the Channel. I for one want a closer relationship with EU, and accept this as inevitable. 100
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Spent the morning removing and cleaning keys on the laptop after puppy spilled coffee all over it. Good news is that it hath survived. I did take the extreme measure of removing the base and giving affected areas a swabbing with isopropyl alcohol - when it would't charge. That also worked! 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's time someone invented the 'scramble suit' from A Scanner Darkly for real. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aS4...youtube.comThe Scramble Suit - A Scanner Darkly (2006)YouTube video by Cheaptrix91 010
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Went to my local aquatics shop (Southern Aquatics and Pets in Woolston) for some flakes and feed for the pond. I've bought many shubunkin and comets there over the years. They're closing down in 2 weeks. Shame. When I left, I said "So long, and thanks for all the fish" (apols to Douglas Adams). 012
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I recall the crazy headlines around nanotechnology some years ago, and people claiming that nanobots would turn the entire planet into a 'gray goo' - a phrase coined (and much regretted later) by Eric Drexler in his 1986 book Engines of Creation. Still here. No grey (or gray) goo anywhere. 150
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Possibilities: (please add more) 1) Dry run to check responsiveness of military and police 2) They were up to some mischief at the air base but hadn't quite worked out what to do 3) They were aiming to steal fuel oil from farms - hence the large number of strong, young men ahd three vans. 000
Reposted by Nick SargeantJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Why is your channel called Platypus Economics?" Time to share the back story. 734371
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the vans had a sign on the side "FUEL 2YOU" .. I took that as a clue to their real purpose. Equally, could be that they were on a dummy run to test the reaction of the authorities ... 010
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Given the huge price of diesel in this country (Thank you, Mr President), it is equally likely that the security services have found they were out on a night of stealing fuel oil from farms, and had no notion they were near a US base. 121
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Phone call received at 1245 am regarding three suspicious vans approaching the base. Armed police have arrested and taken away five men. Army bomb disposal on scene. 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BBC News reporting that security at the base has been clearly stepped up during the past few days, possibly as a response to increased threats from Iran. 100
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Currently watching a robotic vehicle approach one of three white vans - two have their rear doors opened, and the third seems to be the focus of attention now. 100
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There are a lot of ?ambulances on site at the incident by the look of it. Nobody seems to have heard any explosions though - maybe precaution in case some explosive material goes bang? Kudos to the police for their prompt action. 100
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We could always call it S uper H ighly I ntelligent T ool 010
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026And yet, an "excursion" in the Gulf region which has lasted nigh on 7 months is not a war. Congress, get your thumbs out of your bipartisan asses and do something, before we see yet another genocide. 000
Reposted by Nick SargeantReuters @reuters.com · 22/09/2026Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer says reut.rs/4AyEQyDreut.rsVenezuelan man shot by ICE agents is back in the hospital for paralysis treatment, lawyer saysThe Venezuelan man who spent Sunday night in an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back after being shot by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, has been taken back to a hospital, according to public statements from his lawyer on Monday night. 55833
Reposted by Nick Sargeant#ImpeachTrumpNow @trumps-a-moron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026WOW! The Cuban delegation walked out of the speech while Trump called their country a failed state. I truly love these fuck you Trump moments 4289
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think they have a legitimate right to be there. Trump, not so much. 051
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It would be fun if they made Hillary Clinton Secretary-General of the UN in December. If only for the impact on Trump. (note, dear reader: there are many excellent candidates for the position both male and female, and I am only teasing). 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How would you define a majority of the electorate? How about the recent poll that showed that 628 of the 632 constituencies support rejoining ? 010
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I interviewed for a job at NATS about 20 years ago. Disappointed to find out that I would be managing an internal team looking after their Windows Exchange service / email / sharepoint etc. The hairy assed stuff that controlled aircraft was all managed by Lockheed Martin. Told them no thanks. 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 21/09/202638d.gs/u0jt38d.gsThe People’s Sewage Refund💷🌊 We pay for sewage to be properly treated. Yet our waterways are still being polluted. If the service isn’t being delivered, why should we keep paying for it? Demand The People’s Refund. Add your na... 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Belarus is landlocked. Potash would have to go via rail to a Russian port somewhere, and ship from there. I cannot see how it could be competitively priced, or how it could evade sanctions. It's a good job Potash doesn't burn readily, or it could be a target for Ukraine drones in transit ... 030
Reposted by Nick SargeantFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In support of CNN, the American networks CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox are ceasing to cover Trump 2186
Reposted by Nick SargeantAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 21/09/2026🇪🇺 Data centres in Europe will be rated on energy and water consumption under an EU proposal put forward Monday to pre-empt possible public discontent as the bloc pushes to boost its computing capacity. ➡️ u.afp.com/SjCq 0133
Reposted by Nick SargeantCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law. 357103583399
Reposted by Nick SargeantWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/09/2026Your regular reminder that almost all of us reject NHS privatisation - no matter who we vote for 38541
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 19/09/2026static.klipy.comWindsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh DearALT: Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear 040
Reposted by Nick SargeantJoe "Radical Left Scum" Fink 🇸🇮 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇬🇱 🇺🇳🌈🇯🇴 @joefink53.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is the same pic of Gaza before and after the genocide...over 73,000 Palestinians killed... ANYONE THAT CAN JUSTIFY THIS IS INHUMAN! 17395261
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump says Canada becoming ‘associate member’ of EU could be a ‘hostile act’ www.cnn.com/2026/09/15/a...cnn.comCanada is pursuing a ‘unique alliance’ with the EU as US ties remain fraught. Here’s what we know | CNNEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that Canada become the bloc’s first “associate member,” a move aimed at shoring up their economies in the face of increasing trade... 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026static.klipy.comIrony Meter Goes Off The ChartsALT: Irony Meter Goes Off The Charts 000
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Reform Considers European Court in Fight to Keep Record Gifts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comReform Considers European Court in Fight to Keep Record GiftsReform UK is considering a legal challenge under the European Convention on Human Rights if the Labour government’s bid to retroactively cap overseas political donations is successful. 101
Nick Sargeant @nicksargeant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The planet would probably be a safer place if we replaced Trump with an AI. 110