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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
That is brilliant!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
More depth up front, please.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We had that in Kent yesterday morning. Like the spray from a cologne bottle because it made everything smell wonderful just for a few minutes!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
That is - technically - how the Opposition is supposed to work. Agree it would be better if, once in a while, they said, “Ooh, that’s a good idea, isn’t it?”!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Jessica - also: peanuts aren’t nuts. Hope you’re OK.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
My daughter’s school (in Kent ) occasionally had 5 or 6 peacocks on the roof that had wandered in from a farm nearby. Always seemed a bit weird.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Rafinha!!! #lufc
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This is an actual Black Mirror episode.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Wow - who needs spies when we have data brokers? Terrifying implications.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Seems insanity to change leader without a credible alternative. I know it’s naive but how about the whole cabinet sitting down and working out exactly where it’s gone wrong? Problem is bigger than Starmer.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I’m sure there’ll be a match down there somewhere!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
And do hallucinations breed more hallucinations? Will the LLMs become less and less reliable as a result?
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Is that because he knows how to run a war, by any chance?
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hardly. That suggests you end up in the same place. I’m guessing an AI novel looks more like an instruction manual for a toaster than ‘One hundred years of solitude’
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Absolutely. Wars are about people, not maps.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hmmm…. Maybe Europe should leave the bloc and invite other interested states to join them?
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
That’s such a great explainer. Thank you!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Erm…playing the markets to enrich his mates?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Who do we want: WHU or League 1 Brentford? #lufc
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
These words by Supreme Justice Gorsuch should be printed, in full, on tomorrow’s front pages.
For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be dis-appointing. All I can offer them is that most major decisions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the American people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative pro-cess, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Nation's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Can you catch it on the internet? Or even….as a podcast?!!!
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daviss @daviss.org · 30/01/2026
Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Has it got the name of the vets painted on its side?
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Remember, the MPs defecting to Reform UK know exactly who Nigel Farage is, and what he stands for.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Bit weird - I live surrounded by rolling hills covered in orchards and vineyards, just yards from an AONB. Apparently, this living environment counts as ‘most deprived’.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 14/11/2025
This is true. The husband just found me having a little cry in my studio. He’s making me a hot Vimto and I’m having a word with myself. Have a look at my website and please repost. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk Thank you.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Ahem - Leeds didn’t try very hard to stop them.
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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 08/11/2025
Reminded of this silly video I made a while ago: youtu.be/i0NLam0c-eY?...
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Fireworks shop owner who hates November
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/11/2025
Watch to the end
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 01/11/2025
hey @support.bsky.team i know how to use the mute and block buttons so how ‘bout you leave it up to me to manage my replies?
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Hard agree!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
That’s why I reposted it for my three followers!
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Patrick Kincaid @patrickkincaid.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Combination of too little supply work (bird flu yet to kick in, I suppose) and late payment on invoices has led me, among other things, to review subscriptions. If you unsubscribe to Apple TV they immediately offer you two months at £4.99 (half price). So I’d do that if I were you.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Thank you for the tip! That was a very easy way to save some cash!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Up in North Yorks, Mischief Night was the night before Guy Fawkes. We definitely made lanterns back in the 70s (out of swedes) but we were more likely to be out trying to get a Penny for the Guy rather than trick or treating.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Woop-whoop! #lufc
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Tom ⚡️ @sparkeface.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Gonna be cross if Cree scores that goal he used to
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 24/10/2025
get in bro, we’re leedsposting
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Yeah, I’m not sure we’d get much for them (unless some MLS club fancied a job lot…).
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Toasted Almond @toastedalmond.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Yeah don’t make changes just for the sake of it. Make the changes because Aaronson couldn’t hit the goal if it fell on him, make the changes b/c we’re giving up silly goals on defense & because you have an inconsistent player in Stach and one of our best midfielders in Tanaka on the bench. #LUFC
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Let’s sell Harrison and Aaronson, maybe? Nobody likes ‘em.
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Love his idea that statisticians should record this thing called ‘assists’!
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life. And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Actually had a little cry at this.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions? t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Thank you!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Thanks for sharing. It’s a really lovely listen!
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Ptacek in the sky @ptacek.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
That’s such an easy story to fact check and spot its falsehood. Amazing it got through!
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