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Steve Weaver

@steveweaver.bsky.social
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Old bloke in Manchester, Sinophile, and ex-language teacher.

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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
An afternoon wander up to our local castle, Bamburgh. A biting wind but a lovely day to just walk, think and enjoy the scenery.
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Anna Chen is well worth a watch! #Covid19 #CovidInquiry
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Thankfully, here in Seahouses, we're only getting a small taste of Storm Bert so far. Stay safe everyone.👍
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Save the Observer @savetheobs.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Why are Guardian and Observer journalists going on strike for four days in December over the deal to offload the Observer onto a failing digital startup? Five reasons here. Please repost 🙏
Five reasons the journalists are striking
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Four great places to feed your mind and shelf. All local to me and highly recommended! Barter Books and The Accidental Bookshop in Alnwick Berrydin Books and Slightly Fox in Berwick Upon Tweed www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/lifestyle/a-...
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Northumberland: Home to some of the most special and quirky independent bookshops
The darker nights and colder weather makes autumn the perfect time to cosy up with a good book – and Northumberland happens to be home to some of the most unique and special bookshops.
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
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Anna Chen @annachen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
UK Covid Inquiry: Matt Hancock now on Airborne vs Droplets declassification. Hancock says it was based on "clinical decision," "real world practical reality" of how much PPE was available when everyone was calling for FFP3 respirators instead of surgical masks. www.annachen.co.uk/2024/09/15/i...
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I caught Covid again and it's not getting any better - Anna Chen
Why is Covid still here & why am I so ill? Airborne vs droplets screw-ups prolonging the pandemic were revealed at the Covid Inquiry last week by Dr Barry Jones. The shadowy IPC group is in the frame.
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
One thing's for sure, I'm not getting tired of this kind of morning view.
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 26/04/2024
A very interesting wide-ranging discussion with commentators Jerry Grey and Anna Chen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7kX...
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Finally: Another meeting with the Great Anna Chen
Anna is one of the most creative writers on the planet, she's also a great journalist, a comedian (enne) and a wonderful raconteur - join us for a chat and a...
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
Say goodbye to a reliable Sunday evening favourite. Enjoy your retirement Vera Stanhope.🥂 www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
"This absence of representation creates a vacuum where we are an unknown, mysterious entity. It turns us into a blank canvas onto which anything can be projected, mostly from the west’s own history." Anna Chen www.annachen.co.uk/china/a-perm...
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
Discover the real history behind the Opium Wars courtesy of Anna Chen: www.annachen.co.uk/china/
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
@AnnaChenMiaow Lets rip! Lin Zexu - Just Say No! The Steampunk Opium Wars youtu.be/ZksHUpKZkJ8?... via @YouTube
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/03/2024
I still think if your crime was particularly cool, it’s shouldn’t be a crime, like building yourself a secret little apartment at a train station with public funds.
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Ex-Caltrain employee, contractor charged with building secret homes at train stations
A former deputy director and a co-defendant allegedly misused public funds to construct clandestine residences inside two Peninsula stations, authorities say.
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
You've got to check this out! Well worth your time! #BBC #China www.annachen.co.uk/2024/03/18/k...
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
We were passing by the new Stockport Interchange 17th yesterday morning, and it's a big improvement over the old Bus Station. The question as ever with a lot of infrastructure in the UK is whether we're going to look after it.🤷‍♂️Here's to a new Metro link, too.👍 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
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Steve Weaver @steveweaver.bsky.social · 17/03/2024
Lin Zexu Memorial Park in the city of Guangzhou, Southern China. Lin Zexu (born August 30, 1785, Houguan [now Fuzhou], Fujian province, China—died November 22, 1850, whose efforts to eradicate the Opium Trade In China, started in Guangzhou and were crushed by the British military.
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Anna Chen @annachen.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
We're trapped in a science fiction writer's coma dream and nobody can wake him up. News meets nightmare and the novelty has worn off. www.annachen.co.uk/home/about/v...
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View from the Edge Bulletin 1 - Anna Chen
Edge bulletin 1 from the Exosphere where it's hard to breath but the view is clear. We're trapped in a science fiction writer's coma dream and nobody can wake him up.
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Anna Chen @annachen.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
View from the Edge Bulletin 2: Margate Grains of Sand How I may have drowned a world into being. www.annachen.co.uk/home/about-a...
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View from the Edge Bulletin 2: Margate Grains of Sand – Anna Chen
Was the ancient bathing-pool on Margate beach a portal into a bit of the multiverse gone wrong? What were the primaeval forces unleashed that day in an English holiday resort? by Anna Chen
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