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Born in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿; grew up in Wales.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Retired software designer; armchair philosopher; Gaian Daoist (tree-hugger). INTJ. EU (Remainer); Green and Socialist politics. Autist: #AuDHD. I don't follow-back; I follow *interesting*.

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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 4m
Toady's Wordle features a favourite word of mine. Wordle 1,931 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😀😎
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 2h
🤔Quick survey (England Only); Who do you support the Green Party or Labour? Green Party… press Repost Labour Party… press Like
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 2h
"BBC criticised for not having Green representative on QT panel ahead of by-election" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bbc...
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BBC criticised for not having Green representative on Question Time ahead of by-election
The BBC has been criticised for not having a Green Party representative on the Question Time panel ahead of a by-election next week.
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Painted Wolf @koorsboom.bsky.social · 21h
The Sleeping Lady, a 5000 year old clay figure found in the Hal Safleni Hypogeum in Malta. The exquisite figure is finely composed and shows the fashion of the age, a detailed woven fabric skirt. #malta #museum #archaeology
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 3h
The BBC has failed to explain why the host of its flagship current affairs programme Question Time has repeatedly pushed the idea that social security spending must be cut, while ignoring official figures that debunk claims it is “spiralling”. #BBCQT www.disabilitynewsservice.com/bbc-fails-to...
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BBC fails to explain why Question Time host repeatedly fails to debunk the lie of ‘spiralling welfare’
The BBC has failed to explain why the host of its flagship current affairs programme Question Time has repeatedly pushed the idea that social security spending must be cut, while ignoring official …
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 56m
The world is owned and run by #Billionaires; the rest of us are here to serve them. Fait accompli. 😓 All else is illusion and wishful thinking.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14h
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 19h
<Police released the five as an “investigative decision…grounded in experience and strategy”. No amount of back-tracking can make this look like, at best, opportunist warmongering or, worse, an engineered & botched attempt to drag the UK into war crimes & wars.> www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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More false flag farce: Fairford arrestee called 999 before anyone else
Fairford, the curious incident of the vans in the night-time, and more false flag farce now we know about the call to police
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 21h
"Leaks, harvests, harvesting schemes using databases are frequent occurrences that lead to contact lists available for outbound telemarketing promotions, cold calls, SMS text messages. Many are now using GetTempNumber..." www.thecanary.co/discovery/li... #spam #privacy #scams 😓
thecanary.co
Why People Are Keeping Their Main Phone Number Out of Online Forms
In the last decade, the mobile phone number has discreetly evolved from a means of connectivity to a universal digital ID.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This year, I've made a small change to my morning routine. A small and welcome change, that *I* made. 👍 I start the day with a cup of Darjeeling tea, instead of 'ordinary' tea. 😀🫖 #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergence
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026
📺 Watch our Party Political Broadcast tonight. Tune in on ITV1 and BBC One, or via our social media channels.
Green Party advert for party political broadcast, with picture of Zack Polanski. 

Text reads: Party Political Broadcast. Thursday, October 1. ITV 1: 6.25pm. BBC 1: 6.55pm.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The worst people in the world.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ah, I remember. 😀 Do kids still play conkers?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OK now I'm back at work I want to talk about GB Grid. I think the govt did the best it could at communicating this announcement but it's quite technical and you need to understand the energy system to fully get it, so it's almost impossible to sum up in a soundbite. Let me explain as far as I can:
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Even 30 years is brutal beyond comprehension. Take care. "Who cares, wins"
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A thought for the day, stolen from Mastodon:
Person: What's the dumbest thing you've ever done?

Me: Awfully bold of you to assume I've peaked.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What is Nigel Farage is as usual missing is facts, evidence, rational reasoning which he again replaces with a spewed out mish-mash of racist rumour, anti-migrant bias, anti-Muslim hate, peppered with umpteen outright lies meme via We Demand UK
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Fair point, well made." via Truth Against Hate
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We have the chance to cut bills, end the sewage scandal and stop the rampant profiteering. But instead it's more half-measures, and kicking the issue into the long grass.
Prime Minister stops short of nationalising water companies
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Matthias (watering thoughts) 🦄🧚‍♂️🐉 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
quill casts its shadow across the hungry parchment wordblooms emerging #haikuchallenge #haiku #poetry
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #disability #InvisibleDisabilities #MS #etc 😜
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
she only sang while washing dishes and always off-key one hundred percent fully and purely terrible that was part of her beauty #vss365 #Purify #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/09/2026
EVs are now up to 9x cheaper to drive than diesels in UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Autism prevalence at age 7 held steady across 12 South Korean birth cohorts. The pattern suggests improved detection rather than increased occurrence. doi.org/hckrhj
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Study uncovers no evidence of autism epidemic despite claims
Many people, including U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say autism rates have reached epidemic proportions.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not owned? OK, it's still used and operated by a foreign power, though, yes?
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I should've asked this of myself a Long Time ago, but I didn't. So: Why is there a military base, owned and operated by a foreign power, on British land? 🤔 [No matter who that foreign power might be.] www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What we know about RAF Fairford incident and counter-terror probe
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Being lonesome is unpleasant. A lifetime of being lonesome, Is a lot more. Think of the neurodifferent, Neglected and rejected. Not poetry, just heartfelt pleas. I have little else. #emoetry #NotPoetry
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The motion is up for discussion again. Why? Because Zionism is Racism, that's why. #GreenParty #OpposeGenocide #Palestine belongs to #Palestinians! www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
thecanary.co
Israel lobby group CAA threatens Greens over 'Zionism is racism' motion
CAA, the Israel-funded group habitually treats opposition to Israel's genocide and apartheid as antisemitic
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
<The report launched on 22 September. It explodes the myth that “we can’t afford it“, exposing it as a political choice, not an economic fact.> www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026... #HostageNation
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'Hostage Nation' - new report explodes the myth that the UK can't afford things
'Hostage Nation' says the UK has the money, land and people to reverse a death-spiral of rising bills, insecure work and climate collapse.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"But the fact that [Netanyahu] was able to get up and speak on a global platform, instead of rotting in a jail cell, is a real stain on the international community." #WarCrimes #WarCriminals #ICJ www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Netanyahu: the top five bits of BS from his UN speech, ranked
We're bringing back the listicle, and what better way to start than with Zionist war-criminal Netanyahu's speech at the UN
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Linda Hutchison @machutch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Helen Whately is a millionaire, she talks about unaffordable benefit payments. She was the MP claiming the highest amount for Rent in the entire Parliament, £39,000 a year. And that was JUST what she was claiming for rent. It's always the worst offenders trying to blame someone else.
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Antikrish (UTFR MUFC) 🇾🇪 @antikrish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
👏 Ireland and Spain ❤️
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 23/09/2026
Despite everything baristas and other workers do to allow the company to be successful, Starbucks continues to make work difficult for its employees while refusing to meet them halfway. It’s time to boycott Starbucks. Lisa Watson on @inequality.org
inequality.org
It’s Time to Boycott Starbucks
Organizers with Starbucks Workers United have been trying to get a contract finalized for five years. Enough is enough.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To me, Capitalism is the scourge, and the ads are just a symptom. I resist all of it, as much as that's possible. 👍
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Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 23/09/2026
Ads are a scourge. Resist the coercion!
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Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 23/09/2026
Shut it down.
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Mizz Whozza Whazzit @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let me invade your castle. #7syllablesentence #meaninglessdoubleentendres
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Cut billionaires, CUT THEM HARD"
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
. #Billionaires = #Aristocrats #Guillotines, anyone? #Blame anyone but...
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Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you choose to ignore what the government are doing and ignore all the disabled communities and charities telling you how dangerous it us for disabled people, you are complicit in the outcome
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Free Palestine. Fuck the genociders and all who kowtow to them." www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20... #FreePalestine #EdSheeran #Genocide
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Sheeran's self-pitying tears are exposed by comparison to genocide he denies
Compared to the class of wronged artist Macklemore, Sheeran's display was every bit as disgusting as we should have expected
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Those of us old enough to remember, know that Earl Spencer's words ring true, while those of the brutal and ruthless Palace Machine do not. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Laura Kuenssberg: I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe, him or the King?
Princess Diana's brother has caused a storm with his new memoir - the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg describes how she put his claims to the test.
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The Trump regime is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in an attempt to destroy the world’s highest criminal court. This is their latest move to defend Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu." 😠 www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20... #FreePalestine #SupportTheICC
thecanary.co
Trump prepares sweeping sanctions in attempt to destroy ICC
Trump previously said the US would dismantle the ICC if it didn't drop charges against Netanyahu and other Israeli criminals
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More contraband from Mastodon: 😂 Amusing AND TRUE! 🤔🤔🤔
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Pattern-chaser @pattern-chaser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you're learning about #SoftwareDesign, you could do a LOT worse than to refer to this rather insightful list: lawsofsoftwareengineering.com
lawsofsoftwareengineering.com
Laws of Software Engineering
A collection of principles and patterns that shape software systems, teams, and decisions.
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