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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026

Indeed. The first four results on DuckDuckGo images for prompt "Flag of Northern Ireland" are the loyalist banner.

A screenshot of a DuckDuckGo image search for "Flag of Northern Ireland". The first four results show the Ulster banner flag.

Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 30/08/2026

It still shows "Lake Ontario" only for users in the UK. The lake shows a dual "Lake Ontario (Lake America)" label shows if you click on or search for the lake.

A screenshot from Google Maps showing Lake Ontario. The infobox on the left shows the dual label "Lake Ontario (Lake America)".

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 24/08/2026

@showmeasign.online I found this old French beaut whilst randomly street-viewing around Paris. This sign and indeed the autoroute it signs, the A186, no longer exists.

A google street-view screenshot (Picture dating to circa 2008) showing an old motorway entrance gantry in Montreuil, France. The gantry shows both the old tall chopsticks symbol that France formally used for Autoroutes on the left sign and old colours (Blue on white) and font for on the right sign. This sign gantry was removed in circa 2010 and the motorway it signs, the A186 to Paris was closed in 2019 and demolished by 2020.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

This wildfire has led to a mass cancellation of trains going through Birmingham Snow Hill. This represents the loss of about a third of the West Midlands Railway network.

A list of trains departing Birmingham Snow Hill station. All trains except a single Chiltern Railways express are cancelled.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

This sign original? She looks rather worse for wear. PS: I had to delete and repost due to Bluesky not processing the picture.

A rather badly decayed motorway sign for M65 Junction 7. The text is supposed to read "Clitheroe, Accrington, A6185"

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

I've seen some assertions that that the M65 was planned to be one of three Trans-Pennine motorways (The M62 and the M67 being the other two) but beyond the @roads.org.uk and Pathetic Motorways pages I've found very little evidence for this beyond a short-lived plan for an 'M650' in the Aire Valley.

An old map showing an unbuilt M650 motorway running between Shipley and Kildwick via Bingley, following the routes of the modern A629 and A650.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

@showmeasign.online The M65 a bit of a weird motorway, isn't it? It seemingly exists for no apparent reason, connecting a number of (in the grand scheme) small towns in the Calder Valley to Preston. There's a lot of major cities that don't get that type of high tier road building.

A map of the North West of England with the M65 motorway highlighted.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 24/07/2026

@showmeasign.online Another Streetview special. A rather derpy looking ADS on the A75 at Gretna. I suspect that if one were to peel of the (A74(M)) patch, it might reveal (M6) underneath.

A green road sign found on the A75 in Gretna, Scotland. Ahead is a motorway which leads to the M6 to England and Carlisle. The exit is for Gretna Green and Gretna via the B7076, Longtown via the A6071, and on a blue motorway patch; Glasgow and Edinburgh via the A74(M). The A74(M)'s number is in comically large brackets.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026

@showmeasign.online I found this sign at the French-German border. It looks old.

A screenshot from Google Street View showing an old looking motorway fork sign, ahead for Freiburg and Karlsruhe, exit right for Lörrach and Basel (Bâle)

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 26/06/2026

AI images aside. Someone did make a Garry's Mod map dedicated to the Reflecting Pool.

A screenshot from Garry's Mod, showing a recreation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with the Washington Monument in the far background. The water in the pool is green with algae.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026

Looks like I didn't need to wait until 2029, its happening now. We are forecast to approach the 40°C threshold again.

A screenshot from the Met Office website showing a 7 day weather forecast. Thursday 25 June is forecast for 38°C, tying the all time record for the West Midlands.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 01/06/2026

I'd hate to reawaken this old thread but I made this mock-up of a British €1 a couple of years ago.

A mock-up of a British 1 Euro coin. The 12 stars of the European flag surround the portrait of King Charles III facing left. The King's depiction is accompanied by the text "CHARLES III - D - G - REX - F - D" and "UNITED KINGDOM - 2024".

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 19/05/2026

Oh it gets worse.. The #worldcup final is being held at the MetLife Stadium, one of the most physically hostile places I've ever seen. There is literally no way to get from the hotels to the stadium without driving, to the point where said hotels were telling guests that walking was illegal.

A white sign reading "Hotel Guests attending events at MetLife Stadium cannot walk to the stadium and cannot walk back to the hotel from the stadium. It is illegal and dangerous to walk on the roadways surrounding the stadium. Please make the proper transportation arrangements. Thank you."

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 21/04/2026

Is there any particular reason the MP for Clacton is in my hometown?

A screenshot of a Facebook post; reading "I was so proud to walk around Oldbury town centre with Nigel. Meeting and greeting traders and residents. All openly saying the Labour and Tory Parties had failed them. Below the text is a photo of a Reform council candidate (left) and the MP for Clacton (right) in front of the Sandwell Council House in Oldbury, West Midlands.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

Here's a bit of stupidness and I can only assume its because of the #OnlineSafetyAct. So as a PSA; if you use Imgur as an external image host on your website, it will get blocked in the UK and replaced with "Content not viewable in your region" regardless of what the original content was.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 21/03/2026

He sent me this picture. This is PRECISELY what he'd feared as that's a #RaisingTheColours banner.

A crowded outdoor car park under a clear blue sky, featuring a large white flag with a red St George's Cross and the mirrored text "SAVING OUR WOMEN & CHILDREN." In the background, a large digital billboard displays a car dealership advertisement above a line of trees and a train station sign reading "Bescot Stadium".

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

...and finally, there are the oddities. Things that are weird or don't fit into the above three families. Artistically designed signs, red permanently mounted pedestrian signs, signs that use metric and city centre totems that use maps instead of discrete destinations.

A multicoloured artistically decorated fingerpost type sign located at the intersections of NCN Routes 5 & 81. The arms of the sign are made to resemble waving flags with the post moulded in the shape of a chain. The flag pointing towards the camera leads to Birmingham (4½ miles away) via NCN Routes 5 & 81. The flag pointing right leads to NCN Route 5 which exits the canal towards the Sandwell Valley (1½ miles away). The partially obscured flag pointing away from the camera leads to Wolverhampton (10 miles away) via NCN Route 81.

I will note that further signage in the direction of Birmingham only acknowledges NCN Route 5. Maybe Route 81 becomes the recessive partner in a 'Useless multiplex' which terminates in Central Birmingham?

A cast iron 'milepost' type sign painted black and white, indicating distances to various places with the initials BCN at the top. Unusually this sign uses metric units for distances instead of imperial. Going left leads to Sheepcote Street (150 metres away), Saint Vincent Street (350 metres away) and Soho Loop (1.5 kilometers away). Going right leads to Gas Street (400 metres away)

A Google street view screenshot of a Central Birmingham style totem type sign showing a street map instead of individual destinations. This example is located near the National Indoor Arena. (called the Barclaycard Arena at the time of the GSV capture)

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

The third type is an older type (some carry identifiers for the BCNS) that are black & white, with distances in miles. I suspect they are more likely to be oriented to boating rather than land-based active travel because they include information such as the number of locks needed to navigate.

A black and white 3-way fingerpost type sign, complete with a striped post and a circular sign at the top; reading "Titford Pumphouse, BCNS". BCNS being the acronym for Birmingham Canal Navigations Society. The further left sign points down the non-navigable (for both boats and land based travel) Spon Lane Branch. The nearest left sign leads to Oldbury Junction (⅓ mile away, 3 locks). The right sign leads to Titford Pools (¾ mile away).

A black and white 3-way fingerpost type sign with a circular sign at the top; obscured from the camera from this angle. The sign at the top points behind the camera towards Netherton Tunnel. It's not actually possible to reach the tunnel in the direction posted as this section of canal passes above the tunnel mouth on an aqueduct, walkers and cycles must descend down a slopped footpath to the right of this sign, with boats having to navigate a circuit via Tipton to reach the lower level. The lower pair of signs point left towards Wolverhampton (6½ miles away) and right towards Birmingham (7 miles away, via 3 locks).

Detail of the round sign at the top of the Netherton Tunnel signpost. It reads 'Tividale'.

A black and white 3-way fingerpost type sign with a circular sign at the top; reading "Oldbury Locks Junction, BCNS". The left sign points towards Birmingham (7 miles away, via 3 locks) The further right sign points towards Titford Pools (2½ miles away, via 6 locks). The nearest right sign points towards Wolverhampton (6½ miles away). The concrete and steel structure visible above the signpost is the underside of the M5 motorway's Oldbury Viaduct.

I will note that distances given for Birmingham and Wolverhampton given here are identical to the Tividale signpost, despite this sign being approximately 2 miles to the west of it. The resulting distances given are incorrect and misleading.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

The second type are also blue & white and appears to be designed based on the TSRGD, using the Transport font, TSM type pictograms, distances in miles and fully incorporating NCN route numbers where present.

A blue fingerpost type sign bearing a bicycle pictogram leading off the canal towards Burnt Tree and Dudley, 1¼ and 1¾ miles away, respectively.

A blue flag type sign bearing a bicycle pictogram and the route number for NCN Route 81. The sign indicates this is an entrance to a 'Canal Cycleway' leading to Wolverhampton (10 miles away), Tipton (4 miles away), Birmingham (5 miles away) and Smethwick (2 miles away).

At the time of writing it wasn't possible to reach anything in the direction of Wolverhampton from this entrance due to a towpath closure.

A blue 3-way fingerpost type sign. The top right sign shows a pedestrian only route towards Wolverhampton via a tunnel (4½ miles away), the bottom left sign signs an alternative tunnel free route for cyclists following NCN Route 81 and the right sign shows NCN Route 81 leading towards Birmingham (8½ miles away)

The tunnel in question is the Coseley Tunnel, the towpath through can, in fact, be cycled on but the path is uneven and only wide enough for a single line of bikes to pass.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

The first type of canalside signage are the white on blue Canal and River Trust 'in house' type. They measure distance in terms of time taken to walk. This style does acknowledge the NCN Routes, but not consistently. This type also identifies the location in a small circle at the top of the pole.

A blue fingerpost type sign bearing logos for the Canal and River Trust with a circle at the top reading 'Lower City Road'. Going left leads to Dudley Road West with an estimated 8 minutes walk. The right side has three signs leading to Brades Hill Junction (estimated 2 min walk), Rounds Green Road (estimated 20 mins walk) and Oldbury Town Centre (estimated 30 min walk).

A pair of stacked rectangular signs bearing logos for the Canal and River Trust with a circle at the top reading 'Tividale Aqueduct'. The top sign is of an unusual diagrammatic design advising walkers to cross to the opposite bank via the aqueduct to proceed through a tunnel to the Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall Nature Reserves (an estimated 50 minutes walk). The bottom sign indicates a right turn towards Groveland Road (estimated 3 min walk) and the Black Country Living Museum (estimated 35 minutes walk). The bottom of the lower sign shows the number for NCN Route 54.

The Tunnel in question is Netherton Tunnel which is, to my knowledge, the longest canal tunnel in England with towpaths.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

At the risk of starting a fire in the comments; I personally consider Lincolnshire to be in the Midlands.

A map of Great Britain showing England, Scotland and Wales. England is split into thirds; The North, the South and places that are, in my opinion, in the Midlands. I consider places like Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire to be in the Midlands.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 15/02/2026

From what I can find, the A86 is definitely not part of Paris's clean air zones. As you said that's likely not the reason for the weird signage policy, maybe they want to have ring roads as a distinct class (á la Belgium or South Australia) but for some reason they can't actually have 'R' routes.

A map of Greater Paris showing its clean air zones which consists of areas within and adjacent to the A86 motorway but the A86 is itself excluded. Paris's other motorways and major roads outside the zones are marked in grey.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 09/02/2026

7) Route A4 (or is it B4?), between Ghan and Uluru, NT. The signage on the Lassetter Highway can't seem to agree on what letter prefix to use, some say A4, others say B4, and some, rather maddeningly still show blue shields. The adjoining Luritja Road is also bizarrely signed, showing A3 and B3.

A Google street view screenshot showing a flag type road sign in Ghan, NT. The sign shows left for the A4 Lassetter Highway towards Uluru (aka; Ayers Rock), the A4 is shown here using its old shielded number, State Route 4.

A Google street view screenshot showing a flag type road sign in Ghan, NT. The sign shows right for the A4 Lassetter Highway towards Uluru (aka; Ayers Rock), the A4 is shown here using an incorrect number, B4.

A Google street view screenshot showing a road sign in Red Centre Way, NT. The sign shows left for the A3 Luritja Road towards Watarrka (aka; Kings Canyon) and ahead for the A4 towards the Stuart Highway at Gahn. Both the A3 and A4 are both shown here using incorrect numbers, B3 and B4, respectively.

A Google street view screenshot showing a pair of flag type road signs in Red Centre Way, NT. The top sign shows left for the A3 Luritja Road towards Watarrka (aka; Kings Canyon). The bottom sign is double ended and shows left for the A4 towards the Stuart Highway at Gahn and right for the A4 towards Uluru (aka; Ayers Rock).

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 08/02/2026

6) Routes A1 and A87 in Birdum, NT. Not really a one off number but a rather significant signage error. Some signs at the A1/A87 intersection variously show all three arms of the junction as either A1 or A87.

A screenshot from Google street view showing two 'flag' type signs in Birdum, NT. One for the A1 Carpentaria Highway towards Borroloola and the other, a two way sign for the A1 Stuart Highway towards Tennant Creek and Katherine. The two way sign is misleading as the A1 towards Tennant Creek is actually the A87.

A Google street view screenshot showing a road sign in Birdum, NT. The sign shows left for the A87 towards Tennant Creek and right for the A87 towards Katherine. This sign is also misleading, the A87 towards Katherine is actually the A1.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 08/02/2026

Time to resurrect this old thing. 5) Alternative Route A2 in Winton, Queensland. Turns out Charleville wasn't the only instance of an alphanumeric Alt route being used, Winton also has one, also on the A2. I missed this one due to it not showing on Google Maps but it is fully signed on the ground.

A Google street view screenshot showing a road sign for a roundabout in Winton, Queensland. Left is the Alternative A2 towards Winston Town Centre and Cloncurry. Ahead is the Alternative A2 (leading to State Route 62) to Longreach, Hughenden and an airport. Right leads to the main route of the A2, signed with a hybrid National Highway shield.

A screenshot from Google Maps with the routes of the A2 and Alternative A2 annotated. The A2, marked in green, bypasses Winton to the south and east. The Alternative A2, marked in red, follows surface roads through the middle of Winton requiring drivers to 'Turn off to stay on' twice. The Alternative A2 meets State Route 62 in the north.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 27/01/2026

I'm very fed up with this dystopian shite. Aliens, you know where to find me.

A black-and-white, hand-drawn illustration of a night sky with stars and a crescent moon. A large flying saucer hovers overhead, tilted toward the ground, while a small human figure stands in a field below, waving one arm up at it. A speech bubble coming from the person reads “I will literally pay you to abduct me”.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 26/01/2026

I would but it appears to have been suspended.

"We're checking this petition"
"20 people have already supported this petition. No more people can sign this petition until it has been approved"

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 06/01/2026

Fascinating. Was the Port Talbot Bypass still the A48(M) in 1976?

A historic road map of South Wales showing Swansea Bay and the surrounding area, including Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, and Bridgend. Major routes are marked in red and green, with a short section of M4 motorway shown running north of Swansea and the A48(M) motorway also prominently shown around Port Talbot. Coastal features such as Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel are visible at the bottom of the map.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 31/12/2025

I say that but there's one suburb in the Netherlands that recreated the banknote bridges for real. Some look good but for some they look a bit squashed, esp the €500 Bridge.

A vertical collage comparing real bridges with Euro banknote designs. On the left are photographs of eight small pedestrian bridges over canals, each painted a different color (gray, red, blue, orange, green, yellow, and pink) in a residential area. On the right, aligned with each bridge, are images of Euro banknotes (€5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, and €500), each featuring a stylized bridge illustration in a matching color. The layout visually highlights the similarity between the real bridges and the fictional bridges depicted on Euro currency.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 08/12/2025

Not to mention the infamous "Breaking Point" poster, courtesy of UKIP that was very clearly intended to be racist anti-EU propaganda. Especially in the context of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean at the time.

A billboard showing a large caravan of people walking towards the camera, with the headline "Breaking Point" in bold red, subheaded by "The EU has failed us all. We must break free of the EU and take back control of our borders. Leave the European Union"

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 08/12/2025

You sure about that? Vote Leave was putting up billboards, leaflets and social media posts all claiming that Türkiye was imminently joining the EU (example pictured), that's definitely a racist anti-immigration message to me.

A photo of a red billboard reading "Turkey (population 76 million) is joining the EU. Vote Leave." An open door decorated with the design of the then current British passport is shown in the centre of the poster.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 28/11/2025

I don't think it's AI as the photo does match the interior of a 1972 Stock train. The faces seen through the windows could easily be an advertising poster or decorative design on the station wall. You will be surprised what types of artwork you can find in a tube station.

The interior of a 1972 stock London Underground train, sans-graffiti. The train's interior has black, white and brown seats, brown grab poles and white walls and ceilings.

An example of decorative wall artwork commonly found in London Underground stations. This example depicts numerous figures on horseback, located on the Bakerloo line platforms at Charing Cross station.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 19/11/2025

The more I learn about Labour's asylum plans, the more I hate them. Britain's reputation in the toilet, again, just to plicate racists who would have never voted for Labour in the first place.

It's the distracted boyfriend meme, but with Keir Starmer as the boyfriend.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 16/11/2025

The fact that Shabana Mahmood keeps tripping a Freudian Slip where I accidentally call her Suella Braverman is quite funny.

It's the "They're the same picture" meme.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 05/11/2025

I'm guessing she's not been to Southall station either... That station also has bilingual name signs, in Punjabi.

A photo of a purple station name roundel at Southall, showing the station's name in both English and Punjabi (Southall/ਸਾਊਥਹਾਲ)

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 02/11/2025

Just came back from a holiday in Devon; no lamppost flags anywhere between Dawlish and Dartmouth, although there was a fash sticker campaign seemingly in progress in Paignton, an example is pictured below. Someone did hang flags from the M5 bridges in Bridgwater but they were removed after a week.

An example of the stickers I witnessed in Paignton, appears to be associated with a Fascist group out of Plymouth.

The sticker consists of a circular design featuring the Union Flag with "Flag Force Plymouth" written around the perimeter.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 29/09/2025

Well that went down like a lead balloon. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

A screenshot from the UK parliament's petition site, showing that the "Do not introduce Digital ID cards" petition has passed 2,552,359 signatures.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 11/09/2025

Bro, this is getting ridiculous. 4 spam calls in the space of 48 hours. Scammers, stop trying to call me, you won't get through.

A screenshot of my mobile phone call log from today and yesterday showing 4 missed calls from random phone numbers, 3 of which were flagged as spam by my phone.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 02/09/2025

My mother @downtwisted.bsky.social and I ended up watching 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴. She wanted to watch it because @reecedinsdale.bsky.social is in it. I will say this; it most definitely lives up to its ghastly reputation, especially in the 3rd Act where things get very raw and apocalyptic.

A movie poster for Threads (1984).
The poster is in black and white and depicts a man wearing a traffic warden's uniform with a white cloth wrapped around his head with holes cut out for the eyes. The man is carrying a rifle on his left shoulder. There is a ruined city in the background with a nuclear mushroom cloud rising over it. The movie's title"THREADS" in white block text is at the top.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 26/08/2025

To give people an idea of how bloated the North American (sorry Canada) autos are, here's a size comparison between the best selling car in the U.K. (Ford Puma, front) vs the best selling car (actually a full sized pickup truck) in the U.S. (Ford F-150, rear).

A size comparison of two vehicles, showing a Ford Puma in front of a Ford F-150. The F-150 is larger than the Puma in every dimension with the Puma being completely hidden if the F-150 was in front.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 17/08/2025

I am having a hard time even finding this one. There's no sign of it on Google Maps and OpenStreetMap shows a road under construction but fails to show any details, not even a name. I am assuming it's this one?

A screenshot from OpenStreetMap showing an unnamed under construction road linking the Middlebrook Estate and former Horwich Works near Bolton.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 17/08/2025

I hate to resort to stupid memes but I had to do it... UK police be like:

Sleeping Shaq meme. Top: Carrying a "Kill them all" flag, i sleep.
Bottom: Carrying a Palestinian flag, real shit.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 16/08/2025

I have a theory that they are being taken down because a lot of them are cold @'ing other Bluesky users, begging for money and they've likely been flagged for spam. As an example of such a post:

An example of a Palestinian account directly cold approaching me and one other user. The message reads: "Dear friend, time is running out. One kilo of flour is $30. One meal costs more than we earn. Help. Every voice matters." followed by a link to a crowdfunding page.

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Sam Green 🌻 @samonthebus.eurosky.social · 09/08/2025

The UK: We have to release criminals from jail early because the prisons are full. Also the UK:

Arrests begin in London at largest protest over Palestine Action since group's ban

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