Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/20...london-fire.gov.ukWaste fire - DeptfordFifteen fire engines are responding to a fire at a waste facility in Deptford 022
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 18/08/2026National Rail: "A large fire has broken out at a recycling plant between New Cross and London Bridge. Currently some lines are unsafe for the passage of trains." 044
Reposted by Steve BrownJack Fifield @jackfifield.uk · 28/07/2026Scrabble is now with the Celia Hammond rescue in Canning Town. Apparently it looked like she had recently had kittens, and staff suspect the owners likely sold them before abandoning her. The rescue doesn't have much space, if you're willing to adopt. 7203
Reposted by Steve BrownMatthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Do you live in London? Are you free next Weds evening (29th)? Do you love LGBTQIA+ drama, comedy and performers? If so, we have a great evening lined up for you at the @queertheatreuk.bsky.social Outcast showcase, at the iconic 2 Brewers, Clapham. Tickets: www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/out... 13617
Reposted by Steve BrownThe Daily Mash @the-daily-mash.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Government to raise minimum age for choosing own haircut to 21 buff.ly/WaoJt1c 03110
Reposted by Steve BrownAndy Council @andycouncil.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The scaffolding is finally down and I can reveal this huge back of house mural I painted a few weeks ago in Bristol! A tree bathing theme with a sleepy dragon in the corner, a great project to work on and a different direction to take my work in. #mural #streetart 35111
Reposted by Steve Brownpasttensehistories.bsky.social @pasttensehistories.bsky.social · 03/07/2026#OnThisDay in London housing history, 2009: six people die in Lakanal House fire, Camberwell. If lessons had been learnt after this grim disaster, Grenfell might’ve been prevented. wp.me/p74yfw-1bDwp.meToday in London housing history, 2009: six people die in Lakanal House fire, Camberwell“It began with a faulty electronic appliance starting a fire in a flat. But the flames spread across the outside of the building, taking hold on cheap composite panels, not compliant with building … 022
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 30/06/2026There was one on Old Kent Road between a Waymo and a motorcycle. I believe Waymo stated that it was being manually driven at the time. 100
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Still one of my favourite films. Our only option to see it at the time was the local flea-pit cinema, no main cinema was showing it. 020
Reposted by Steve Brownpasttensehistories.bsky.social @pasttensehistories.bsky.social · 21/04/2026#OnThisDay in London gay history: the squatted South London Gay Centre evicted, Railton Road, Brixton, 1976 wp.me/p74yfw-u1 More here: www.revoltinggays.comwp.meToday in London gay history: the South London Gay Centre evicted, Brixton, 1976In 1972, some transpontine activists in the Gay Liberation Front founded a South London branch, which initially met from 1972 in the Minet Library, North Brixton. Among their early actions was stre… 034
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Sad news. Knew him well when at Leeds Uni, we were both on the student union exec. RIP 010
Reposted by Steve BrownDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Disgusting reporting by BBC using a tiny number of cases to suggest widespread abuse of a system which routinely denies LGBTQIA+ individuals asylum and forces them back into environments of persecution. This article massively distorts the reality of the situation. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukLegal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation findsThe BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system. 1002009645
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Given the current state of things, I for one will welcome our new tribble overlords. 030
Reposted by Steve BrownMatt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 21/03/2026This is absolutely mad. Any school indulging in this sort of nonsense should be thoroughly ashamed. One of the books banned is David Mitchell's autobiography for goodness sake! 710126
Reposted by Steve BrownToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 17/03/2026‘Hi Donald - I hear you need some minesweepers. I have a friend who runs a pub who has never built a minesweeper before but could sort you out for the right price’ 824155
Reposted by Steve BrownAsh @queerash.bsky.social · 27/02/2026okay, here it is, the five key takeaways from this by-election: 1. Denton Kebab House 2. The Crispy Cod, Denton 3. Reddish Tandoori, Gorton 4. Cottage Chippy, Gorton 5. The Continental Takeaway, Denton 211068268
Reposted by Steve BrownTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here." 302716701
Reposted by Steve BrownRobert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Matt is a genius: 38322
Reposted by Steve BrownGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 23/01/2026URGENT 🚨 We have just one week to stop Sex Matters infiltrating a vote to ban conversion therapy. We must stop them. Use our tool and tell the MPs to stand up for what's right ✊ goodlaw.social/945cd5goodlaw.socialgoodlaw.social 11235160
Reposted by Steve BrownJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up. Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵 221791855
Reposted by Steve BrownMatt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 11/01/2026I know I'll never pay mine off. It's impossible. The angering thing is that combining my undergrad and masters I'm now having to pay a 15% additional tax. My rate is basically 50%, and my salary is not insane. It has been a political choice to plunder the poorest generation, from taxes to housing. 3253
Reposted by Steve BrownDisability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 20/12/2025The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...disabilitynewsservice.comGovernment’s housing agency fails to mention accessible homes in new five-year strategyThe government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis. Homes E… 0119
Reposted by Steve BrownRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented. 1011106722818
Reposted by Steve BrownJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 05/12/2025There aren't many times when Trump is the least morally bankrupt man in the room. 1124750
Reposted by Steve BrownMore Cow Bell 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 💉💙 @prizepatrol.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Remember those we’ve lost and those living with #AIDS. #WorldAIDSDay 💐 054
Reposted by Steve BrownAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/11/2025A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers. "Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns." It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support. www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...thepinknews.comHeartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his deathThe family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old. 11131831016
Reposted by Steve BrownStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Every ad now 8271893093
Reposted by Steve BrownianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 12/11/2025Consider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-r...ianvisits.co.ukA reminder to visit the Post Building’s free public roof gardenConsider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area. 1367
Reposted by Steve BrownNPR @npr.org · 10/11/2025Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.n.pr50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake SuperiorTwenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. 22707216
Reposted by Steve BrownSolastalgic @my-solastalgia.bsky.social · 09/11/2025A perfectly-timed autumn thunder storm ~ Every year, I hope for a day like this, & sometimes I get very lucky. This was more spectacular in person. #stunday #orangesun #eastcoastkin #artchallenge #autumn #autumnmood #fallfoliage #treephotography #autumntrees #landscapephotography #autumnlandscape 2840855
Reposted by Steve BrownSeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 09/11/20259th November 2025 07.30 312824
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Lovely day for cycling through the New Forest today. Just about missed a shower at the end. #trees #autumn #nature #woodland #forest #cycling 0131
Reposted by Steve BrownAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Yeah. Definitely nothing Nazi-ish here... 👀 2615939
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Glorious day for a stroll in South London today including Burgess and Kennington Parks. #sky #trees #walking #urbanwalking #london #walworth #kennington 1101
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Gloomy skies in London this morning so here's one I took last Monday in Brenchley Gardens for #BlueskyMonday 0131
Reposted by Steve BrownMichael Hutchinson @doctorhutch.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Cycling is a totally normal sport where you can win a piglet and take it home. 1233
Reposted by Steve BrownPaintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 03/10/2025'Peckham Fruit Juices' by Mark Pearson markpearsonartist.com 010314
Reposted by Steve BrownLeo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Just one pedestrian killed by a pedal cyclist in the UK in 2024. 265 killed by cars www.gov.uk/government/s... 108625
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Dawn in Peckham Rye Park this morning #sunrise #Peckham 092
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 29/09/2025It was worth delaying my morning walk until after the mist had cleared this morning. This the view from Pasley Park towards Elephant and Castle. #Walworth 041
Reposted by Steve BrownTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 28/09/2025I hand over an invisible ‘Tree Of The Day’ award to the most charismatic tree I see on each of my walks. Here are just a few past winners of this esteemed but still largely unknown prize. 1536376
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Grey skies over South London this morning so here's a couple of photos from Sunday morning of sunrise over Peckham Rye Park 011
Steve Brown @pyspidistra.bsky.social · 23/09/2025A bit of South London dawn from my stroll on Sunday morning. 030