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Rose of the Shire

@roseshire.bsky.social
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Interests include politics, history and the natural world. Love travelling. Procrastinatrix extraordinare.

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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 4h
In the reasonably-priced & adaptable department, I have used a hard-shell Cabin Max underseat suitcase for years. Small, but great for a short trip. I don't recommend their bigger versions, though...
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Lysander @lysander1945.bsky.social · 22h
I wonder when the 'experts'out there will figure out that the UK Ministry of Defence's (& therefore also NATO's) new Skynet 6A secure comms satellite (due to be launched by Musk/SpaceX in 2027) is likely to suffer the same problems of being compromised👇 www.polarisintelligence.co/forecasts/la...
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Skynet 6A Launch Forecast (2027) | Polaris Intelligence
Skynet 6A is forecast to launch in 2027 on SpaceX's Falcon 9 FT5 to GEO. Launch window, payloads, operators, and source evidence.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A bit later and British, but Life on Mars & Ashes to Ashes are really worth another gander...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@wulfhelm.bsky.social Almshouse, Frome, The Shires. #shitbirdphotos
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm still not over them changing the Scotts Porridge Oats guy..
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This might be an option...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm thinking that the new Julie has forgotten to change profile pictures...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you!😘💕
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Dan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most disappointing video you’ll see today.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Could they be trying to reverse the lost credibility of their party after the Davey stunts that suggested they were not a serious political force & didn't really care? I think that episode really damaged their reputation...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've received follows & blocked two of these Julies so far. She certainly seems to put it about (as my non-existent granny used to say...)
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
But how will the servants know??🤔
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My life runs on an old-school wall calendar. The bin information is up there!
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
😂
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think the only sugar in a cappucino would be from the lactose in the frothed milk?
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it? I was a tad surprised, but it explains quite a lot...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Which" did a comparison recently of the common UK coffee chains. I think the answer might be related to the caffeine levels...
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Carmen Harris🇿🇦 @carmenharris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Olive trees aren’t just crops in the West Bank-they can represent decades, sometimes generations, of a family’s livelihood and connection to the land. Destroying mature trees right before harvest makes the loss especially cruel.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rich assholes like this grind my teeth. Earned his billions off the petrochemical industry Backed Brexit squeezing the UK into a poorer less powerful corner Doesn’t admit that HE is one of the reasons we are in the state we are in Not worth the steam off my coffee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Chant in Cockernee, surely??🤔
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Anna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
An RNLI lifeboatman is taking part in the Great North Run tomorrow, wearing his full kit. Please donate here if you can: fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/...
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I'm taking on Great North Run 2026 - please help me reach my fundraising goal of £1000!
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Not sure the walking stick is helping matters...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The question that keeps occurring to me is this: If a group of people had taken office with the deliberate intention of destroying the global standing, democratic claims, credibility and power of the United States, what would they do differently? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've signed & copied it to my fb page. If you visit the docklands area of London, they are being built in ridiculous numbers, mixed in with the identikit housing highrises. It's quite scary!
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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 08/09/2026
Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage Please sign. We need to know the impact of data centres
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Petition: Mandate publishing annual statistics on data centre water & electricity usage
Parts of the UK have experienced a drought, and residents have been asked to conserve water. We are concerned that the concerted efforts to build new data centres could place a huge strain on our wate...
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 05/09/2026
Is there an open police investigation?
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It appears from that report that the sense of entitlement & demand to have her own way just oozes out of her... And she's getting legal aid??🤯
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There's nothing better than an end of spin singalong with the washing machine on a Saturday morning...
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The last time this happened to me, I gave a loud & *very* polite "excuse me!" to the offending woman, who quickly moved her bag. It certainly didn't go unnoticed by my fellow travellers...😂
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Incredibly irritating isn't really trivial. Someone obviously started doing it & they all copied the 'style'. I always scroll past anyone doing it as I find it so annoying. I thought it was just me, but we may be legion!😄
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
No reason why you shouldn't be irritated. It is such a twattish thing to do.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ooo. I didn't see this bird in my garden today... A spangled Drongo.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Top tune!🎸
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Look after yourself, Ash.💕
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Your photographs are sooo beautiful!🤩
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I'd definitely vote for that!!
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Absolutely!
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Same playbook as the people behind drumpf. I'm hoping the majority of the UK population hasn't reached the same level of stupidity to fall for it...
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
M&S Grand Padano. A squirrel with taste, I see...😄
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is it in a nutshell...
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 01/08/2026
Ceuta is in Africa. The Moroccans have been returned but on X & elsewhere ReFuK is still spouting Russian destabilisation propaganda. Given one of their lot is in prison as a traitor for Russia you’d think they’d be careful about spreading Russia’s BS. Questions should be asked.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Lush is a well-known term for drunkard that has been in use for very many years... He'd definitely use it as an insult.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Bert is utterly vile.
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Aspire to be 2/6. In reality, 4.🐿
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This made me laugh, thank you! I might just watch it all day...🤣
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Rose of the Shire @roseshire.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I really hope UEFA have the balls to walk away from FIFA & they don't get tempted by a bigger cut of the 'profits'.
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