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Not Space Karen

@rowan68.bsky.social
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Jam tolerator. Umbrage taker. Mallard unbracer. Mutton shunter. 'Vibrant and Fashionable Pruning Tool'

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1h
Rough times for Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, who since being taken into US custody appears to have undergone breast enhancement
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 48m
Flat white or a cortado?
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 1h
Me neither. I can just about cope with a cut and blow dry.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 8h
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 2h
Bath, book, bottle (of milk), bed. That was the kids' routine for years, and I missed the book bit once they were old enough to read for themselves.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 3h
A few bad apples eh?
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 3h
I usually have my haircut next to some poor soul in foils who has been there for an hour at least and will still be there long after I'm gone.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 5h
Finished our morning's walking tour of Valletta and am ded. Partaking of the restorative pizza cure.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 5h
It's absolutely rammed if that's any help
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 9h
we have already had that conversation, neither of us fancy it. River Cruise at a push (although not on the Danube atm!)
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 9h
Glad to hear it's cold back home, hate to be abroad and hear the weather in the UK is nice. It's currently a balmy 27 degrees here with a gentle breeze.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 9h
Behold the floating virus palaces
The view towards Birgu and a fuckton of cruise ships
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 12h
No, I stick to water after that. We have a walking tour booked this morning, so a digestif would have been unwise. A great meal though.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 21h
I had to!
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 21h
It doesnt want to use the word Penis in the headline 😄
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 21h
Wtf?
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 21h
Spectrum Allocation xkcd.com/3307/
Comic: Modern Spectrum Allocation Chart. [Long line of rectangles of different widths in shades of gray. From top to bottom: radio (shouting), TV test patterns, 1G cellular, radio (music), radio (static), reserved for zeppelin navigation, TV channels 2, 5, 7-13, 16, 17, and 28 with 2G cellular in between, interference, WKRP in Cincinnati, spaceship beeps, all other TV, car dealership ads, numbers stations, weather balloons, amateur radio, HAM radio, “weather balloons”, *Choosing Texas* 24/7, [extra large rectangle] boat captains say they need this for something and we don’t ask what because they’re scary, the secret radio waves that make planes stay up, defunct satellite phone company, radioastronomy, radioastrology, [extra small rectangle] all modern wireless infrastructure, death rays, LoFi hip hop beats to relax/study to, security guard walkie talkies, amateur military satellites, left open in case aliens try to call, one brand of garage door openers with a lot of political pull.]
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 21h
Yeah, but I was hammered before dinner and it always fills me up. Much prefer doing justice to my dinner (it was great this evening, wish I'd had room for dessert)
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Svetovid @svetovid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well, that's a hell of a thing to leave next to a statue of Joan of Arc.😏
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 22h
I had it as a kid and quite liked it iirc
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 22h
That said, we're not actually eating rabbit, which is a real taste of Malta. Can't bring myself to eat teh fluffeh bunny.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 22h
We're in a proper Maltese restaurant and it's the proper shizz. Finally soaking up the Maltese wine I had earlier.
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 23h
Dear god.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 23h
I haven't seen the squirrel man for a while now, I'm assuming he's met his maker.
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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 23h
There’s not a single billionaire gay men thirst for and that really says something.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 23h
Ikr? We're booked on a walking tour tomorrow so this will be all the booze for me. Can't answer for Mr Negroni though.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We've accidentally come out during happy hour😬
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I went the NHS emergency room in London over the weekend, it was free. Free to anyone. I'd have been charged only if I was admitted to the hospital. A cart in the waiting room went by me with some nice sandwiches, and I chose one. Before I could try to pay, the cart moved on. Sandwich also free.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
SPY BOSS <striding into an op centre with screens everywhere>: Okay. I need INFORMATION people. What do we know about this guy? NERD AT AN OPS DESK: He studies railway history actively, ma'am. SPY BOSS: And?! I need more NERD: He's building a comprehensive craft supply collection SPY BOSS: My god
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That's why
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Id imagine the deals to get countries and organisations to invest in the UK are never something the UK would like known. Murky AF.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Was he mayor back then?
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🇺🇦 Zelensky: The rubble is being cleared at the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Pryluky. At this time, 18 people are known to have died, and four of them are children: Oleksandr, Kyrylo and Serhiy, who were only one year old, and eight-year-old Maksym.
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thanks again, to @monkemma.bsky.social: "You have to ask why the Guido Fawkes headline, the City AM headline and Matt Goodwin wanted you to focus on condoms for Pakistani men rather than the family planning and maternal health services for the rural women" monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-we-dont...
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No, we don't spend £74 million a year on branded condoms for Pakistan
Tracing the City AM headline, from Matt Goodwin's LBC claim and back through Guido Fawkes to a UK aid programme for women in rural Pakistan
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As is the law in this family, we are heading off round the island on a Hop on Hop off sightseeing bus.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
X.com
We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Column on Greens, anti-Zionism and why the people who pathologically hate something are not the most reliable people to define it accurately www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael Behr
A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 07/10/2026
Newspaper comment of the day goes to this corker in the Times below a story about a certain Andrew’s old Bentley going on sale.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's worth saying that the Maltese are big fans of Britain though, they aren't just catering to tourists. And I'm not sure how many expats there are here, property is really quite pricey.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Right! We've stuck to Sliema today as that's where we're staying but we're heading over there tomorrow. Really looking forward to it.
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Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Charity Hiker Ste Lingard is currently walking the 300 miles from York to Battle (near Hastings), commemorating the 960th anniversaries of the battles of Fulford Gate, Stamford Bridge, and of course - Hastings. Following in the footsteps of King Harold.
Charity Hiker Ste Lingard is hiking the 300 miles from York to Battle Abbey, commemorating the fateful journey of King Harold while raising funds for MIND Charity.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What we've seen is nice. Going to explore properly tomorrow.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Was not quite prepared for just how British this place is; driving on the left, 3 pin plugs, all the signs in English, all the high Street shops. Bit weird.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One of the best bits about European holidays is the rando local biscuits you get in little supermarkets. Currently nomming cinnamon crisp,(they're biscuits) bought from a little shop called Dave's
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Checking out the options for getting over to Valletta 😆
A v smol boat with Valletta in the background
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We arrived a couple of hours ago. We're just exploring the hotel and then we're going to head out.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maltese lager is v nice, can confirm.
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Steve Rose @steverose7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No tittering at the Dutch potatoes.
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Not Space Karen @rowan68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Operating on about 2 hours sleep and about to partake of the local lager. Can't imagine this ending well.
D sitting in our hotel bar
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh THAT’S why we used to vaccinate people against horrible diseases!
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