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I’d heard about half an onion. Ginger isn’t always available

859. Kazakhstan was my problem too.

That’s a picture of a goéland. Mouettes are smaller (black-headed etc)

Who fed her this line? Some classically educated Tory backwoodsman

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And the flowers are great for insects too

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pyracantha berries are a great way to attract birds to your garden

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UK govt plans £1bn energy bills help for poorer households. How about cutting energy profit margins, 100% windfall tax on excess profits before turning to the public purse. UK energy sector is mostly foreign-owned. Dividends paid without any UK tax deduction. End this perk, raise billions.

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Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills

Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers

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I’m never going to win the lottery because I know what I’d do with it. The detail would depend on the sum involved, but the difficulty would be deciding how much to which recipient.

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It’s warm enough here to avoid it for the present. In any case I have independent electric radiators, so it’s not a dramatic decision - can turn one on in the evening if necessary . However, the one in the bathroom has a fan booster which is very handy. My two cats sometimes share their warmth too.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 07/10/2026

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We don't often agree with Kemi Badenoch, but she's spot on here 🚨

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We used to blow bubbles with them when I was a kid but they were replaced with less fragile (and no doubt cheaper) plastic ones

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I didn’t know about the berries. I assumed something would eat them, bird or mouse

Free meat. And the weight of tradition. Woodpigeons are probably the wild species most frequently shot in France. But cruelty, certainly. One method they used to use was to catch a pigeon and blind it, to attract the migrating birds which would come down to see why there was a pigeon on the ground

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Like a humpback bridge - downhill from here. I suppose. Here in Vendée there’s a lot of eleagnus, often as a hedge. It’s resistant to drought and salt air. It too has inconspicuous white flowers that have just finished, and the perfume is gorgeous. It really gives you a lift as you walk past.

They used to slaughter them in their thousands (millions?) in France, especially as they migrated across the Landes in autumn, by all manner of means - nets, throwing clubs…

Is that a Périgord pigeonnier?

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Brilliant detective work! I suppose the projection at the bottom was so you could lay the pipe down safely while still alight, and the thorns meant you could handle the bowl without burning your fingers?

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Never forget that both Tommy Robinson & Nigel Farage seem to think the best way to 'protect women and girls' is to publicly promote a pornographer brainwashing young boys into misogyny, who faces charges of rape, sexual exploitation, ABH, child porn ... meme via Truth Against Hate

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The duvet is still airing.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good morning Cats & ORCs. A few rumbles of thunder and a little welcome rain, and we may get some more later. After today we get normal temperatures . Daft little long-haired cat doesn’t take cover, so I’ve dried him off. He’s gone to sleep damply on my lap. Have a good hump day everyone

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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA. It has made JD Vance very mad. It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?

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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My diary tells me that today’s saint is St Bruno. Used to be a brand of pipe tobacco in the UK

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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

He was four years older than me. The bit I approve of in the obit is that he died suddenly and peacefully. That would do nicely for me

odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thank you. I did try it but couldn’t find your details when you made the suggestion before. I find it too constricting, especially when letters get thrown at you that you can’t use

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'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'

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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols

Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement

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Winny May @winnymay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes. And if it’s the pneumonic variety, it’s looking nervously at all the other travellers on the bus

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Exactly this ⬇️ Get rid of the Lords Spiritual

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026

More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️

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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🔴 Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded ‘a plan for poor housing and high bills’ by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/c...

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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use

Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again

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That’s what happened to me on Saturday. I imagine it’s national. Very sensible

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Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️

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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Obviously he’s sending thoughts and prayers

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I leave the laurel alone through the breeding season as there’s often a nest or two - usually blackbird. But it’s getting ideas above its station, and there’s also bay in there which grows even faster

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