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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Horror story idea: SnowWight. A princess is lured to the woods, killed and stashed. A handsome prince comes along and kisses her. She wakes…
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Due to the ill advised release of haggis into the Derbyshire hills we now have hills covered in ridges where the haggis have worn grooves into them. This is what happens when an invasive species starts causing problems. 🤬
Hillsides around Combs Valley, hill in mid ground is very groovy
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I shall honour Dolly’s memory tonight by reading a book. 💔
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Travelled to Menorca for the eclipse, absolutely loved it.
Approaching totality - shadow is across some of the skyTotality - I am in the shadow, sky to the side is light
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🤦‍♂️
theguardian.com
Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Wordle 1,852 6/6* 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Really Wordle?
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Charlie Burrell attempts to recreate the success of Knepp in Lincolnshire
theguardian.com
‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?
The long read: Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nat...
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Clacton, I really hope you understand the assignment
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
It’s mad to me that an 80 year old has been alive for nearly a 1/3 of the USA’s existence. Brings home how young the country is.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy Revolting Americans Day for all who celebrate 😉
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Highest Ribbit frenzy score to date
Ribbit game from puzzmo.com - frenzy score 345
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The $400m flying bribe has shelves of fake books, some titled “Library”.
Karoline Leavitt inthe $400m flying bribe slash natsec nightmareA shelf of fake books, some titled “Library”
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A photo of a puddle, taken in October
Reflection shown in a puddle in a park
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
Telegraph headiline:

"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Pre-cooling my car before I leave work in this heatwave, one more reason to love having an EV
Car cabin temperature is at 52C
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Ollie Randall @ollie-randall.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Fun fact: unless I've gone wrong somewhere, Clement Attlee and Ted Heath are the ONLY prime ministers in British history whose time as PM began with winning a General Election and ended with losing one. And both of them eventually lost to the same man they initially beat.
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Dumb Runner @dumbrunner.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Last time the World Cup was held stateside there was a proposal to split the matches into quarters. Oh those silly Americans and their lack of understanding of football! How we laughed.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Just discovered the books of @dwainworrell.bsky.social - a distinctive take on the ideas and contradictions of time travel in Androne
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Had a great day yesterday at the UK athletics championships, wish I could have attended both days.
Amy Hunt after winning the women’s 100mRomell Glave posing next to his 9.98 time after winning the men’s 100m
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I think it’s only fair that Fathers Day should be the longest day of the year.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’ve been doing some of the puzzles at Puzzmo but I get frustrated by how American they are. I have no idea how I was meant to get the words before burner and sweat on today’s puzzle. I know there’s another clue there but it’s hard when you’re missing a big piece
puzzmo.com
Finished a game of Circuits #970 on Puzzmo
Play the best daily puzzles on Puzzmo
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Use of AI is at the heart of this story, Starbucks in South Korea is in big trouble
theguardian.com
How a Starbucks marketing stunt spiralled into mass boycotts in South Korea
A botched tumbler promotion on the anniversary of a pro-democracy massacre unleashed a boycott, police investigation and political firestorm
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
@daraobriain.bsky.social Dara wins Eurovision! Well done, great song from you there.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Slightly increase a band Core sleep
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Poor planning from me, but I’m working my way through my #Murderbot books before getting the latest. Left it a bit too late to get them done for release day.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Cascadle #68 🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 28 tiles cascadle.xyz I don’t think I’ll ever top this score, you can only theoretically score 3 lower
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Cascadle
A daily cascading word puzzle. Solve 5 connected words, from 3 to 7 letters.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The plural of patio is of course patii
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Wordle 1,756 5/6* ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I hate it when Wordle is a word I have never seen before
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
That first period of 100% low carbon electricity on the GB grid is close. We are exporting more power than is coming from gas and biomass combined.
GB grid status 05:30 5/4/26, exporting 4.1GW, generating 2.09GW from gasFull page screenshot from grid.iamkate.com, GB grid status at 05:20 5/4/26, generating an excess of 4.1GW
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I’ve just noticed that the e and the d on the FedEx logo dip below the line the other letters are on and this has really annoyed me
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Cascadle #40 ⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 54 tiles cascadle.xyz
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Cascadle
A daily cascading word puzzle. Solve 5 connected words, from 3 to 7 letters.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Wordle 1,743 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟨⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Time to comfort read a favourite book. In the mood for Ancillary Justice tonight I think.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I’m liking this game Cascadle #34 🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 49 tiles cascadle.xyz
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Cascadle
A daily cascading word puzzle. Solve 5 connected words, from 3 to 7 letters.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
On Good Friday I’m running 50 miles from Manchester to Liverpool, I was due to run it with a lad called Tig who died of bowel cancer recently. His friend Marcus is running in Tig’s memory and raising funds for Bowel Cancer UK. He’s very close to his fundraising target - please help him reach it
justgiving.com
GBUltra 50 M2L for Bowel Cancer UK
Help Marcus Ball raise money to support Bowel Cancer UK
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The economics of battery storage are moving *way* faster than most people realize. The cost of battery storage has dropped more than 50% just since 2022! The LNG enthusiasts need to reckon with a world where buyers suddenly have options. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
bloomberg.com
Energy Falling Below $100 Shows the World a Way Out
Worried about the way crude oil has stampeded above and then back below $100 a barrel in a matter of hours this week? What if I told you that another crucial component of energy prices has just slumpe...
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
megaphone.org.uk
Northern Trains: End the dispute with Carlisle and bring outsourced rail workers in-house
Northern Trains is becoming part of a publicly owned Great British Railways, which is good news for passengers and rail workers.  But many rail workers are being left out of Great British Railway...
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The sales figures for EV’s over the next few months are going to be interesting in context of Iran
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Two teenage girls and a peri-menopausal mother = fireworks.
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Dumb Runner @dumbrunner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Is Casey O’Gorman named for Casey Stoner? Also, I always liked Casey Stoner, some people dissed him for being a moaner but I think moaning is more authentic than being happy sometimes. People don’t pretend to be a moaner do they?
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Stainless Steel Rat for President!
Slippery Jim diGriz wants a big beautiful election, which he’s planning to rig
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I’ve given up hope for Lent
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Garmin status: productive
A butterfly near the end of its life, with tattered and faded wings, taking a break and sunning itself
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/02/2026
One more quick thread, and then I'm getting out of here to walk my dog in the sun. I think a lot about the authoritarian personality. I won't start going on about that because this thread would last forever, but I just want to say one thing about it.
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Just started a new jar of marmite. Noticeably paler than the one I just finished. Has something changed, or is it just that the old jar had a BBE of 2024?
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
youtu.be
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The other anniversary is of the Daily Mail running this thrillingly headlined story in 1967
Headline and opening paragraphs: The holes in our roads – There are 4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire, or one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey. If Blackburn is typical there are two million holes in Britain’s roads and 300,000 in London
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Rhubarb Grumble @rhubarbgrumble.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The river Goyt flowing under Derbyshire bridge, a few miles upstream of where it joins the Tame to form the Mersey.
A small river with a rocky bed flows under a small packhorse bridge at the bottom of a steep sided valley. Heather dominates the vegetation.
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