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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 21h

Seen some electoral bumph from Reform. They can’t even spell the name of their own party, for goodness sake. Some of the other parties are truly bonkers. Hoping someone normal gets in.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Elections in Spain again. Going to vote to keep the fash out. Sanchez is a true statesman. Those Vox w⚓️s, not so much. They’re unhinged and very dangerous. I wish they’d disappear into obscurity.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This view always reminds me of the original version of The Ladykillers. An excellent film!

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Interesting seeing the pamphlets getting sent to constituents for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Saw some utterly bonkers people sharing stuff for Restore. They sound utterly vile. Don’t think they’ll get many votes in Camden, thankfully. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The candidates standing in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election

The vote for Sir Keir Starmer's former seat in north London will take place on 8 October.

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Justin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Birthday to St Pancras station! Opened on this day in 1868. #architecture

Black and white nighttime image of the platforms and roof

Midland Mainline train under the clock before the station closed for rebuilding.

A class 45 diesel on a special to mark the end of domestic services from what are now the international platforms.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There’s that, but you also need rent controls, better educational/training opportunities, better transport infrastructure and higher salaries, amongst other things.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why must internet eejits be so arrogant? Some guy in the US is trying to mansplain to me that the Azores are Mediterranean. FFS, Google Maps is your friend, you silly man. Don’t have the energy to argue. Clearly he didn’t do geography GSCE or its equivalent!!

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m really flipping grumpy tonight. My second head injury of the last three weeks, lack of sleep, lack of support, and lack of anything nice to look forward to. Grrrrrr!!!

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Patrick Star: Lighten Up Would Ya?

Alt: Patrick Star: Lighten Up Would Ya?

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎙️ We're launching our new podcast - Life Sciences at UCL: The Big Questions. How can we feed a growing population sustainably? Professor Simon Gaisford talks to our Dean, Professor Gail Taylor about food security, climate change, and the future of farming. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4xfLOWb

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kids are learning about ancient Egypt so HAD to show them this video with their grandma Iman. 😂❤️

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Holborn and St Pancras by-election will take place on Thursday 8 October

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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

From Dexys Midnight Runners: I, Kevin Rowland (the son of Irish immigrants) and the main songwriter of ‘Come On Eileen,’ am disgusted to learn that Nigel Farage has used our song to make his entrance for his party conference. Myself, and all of Dexys are passionately against Farage’s politics.

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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Libraries gave us power. RIP to a goddess.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Travelling with an elderly parent and a baby soon. Packing light for all three of us because I’m lugging the pram too, but I’m taking the finger puppets and some books to entertain the little chimp. *Sharp inhale of breath!!

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Big questions. Brilliant minds. Groundbreaking science! A brand new podcast from UCL Life Sciences launches on 14 September. Join us as we explore the discoveries, debates and breakthroughs shaping our understanding of life and the world around us. Stay tuned! #UCLBigQuestions

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A snoozing Swan for #SereneBirdScene, the alt theme for #BirdOfTheDay today. Photographed at RSPB Middleton Lakes in May last year. Wishing everybody a Sunday as serene as this scene! #Birds #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿

Photo of an adult male Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) on a lake. The bird is facing to the left of the image, with his long neck slightly curved, and his eye (probably both eyes, but we can only see one!) shut. The Swan's plumage is white, with hints of brown on the head. The beak is orange with a black tip and black around the nostrils. A black area extends from the base of the beak to the eye and extends into a large, rounded, black lump projecting forwards.

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Post #9 in this #birds thread: a Chiffchaff I think (dark legs, less distinct 'eyebrow', and there was a male singing nearby so this may have been his mate—but the yellowish chest is rather Willow Warbler-y), at Brandon Marsh in early June. #BirdOfTheDay #Warblers #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #ECK 🌿

Photo of what I am almost certain is a Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), a type of warbler. The bird is perched on a twig, one of several from which leaf buds are beginning to burst. We are looking up at the warbler, whose body is facing partly towards and partly to our left, while the head is turned to look a little to our right. The bird has mostly brownish plumage on its upperparts (we can't see much of those parts though, only the top of the head, a little of the left wing, also the underside of the tail which is also brown). There is a pale stripe running across each side of the face above the eye, and the throat, chest and belly are whitish, with hints of yellow. The legs and feet are dark in colour. Behind the bird and the twigs, a blue sky can be seen.

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today’s main #BirdOfTheDay theme, #LongLegs, provides the perfect opportunity for me to post this pic of a Grey Heron lifting off from the pool in front of the Kingfisher Hide at Teifi Marshes @wtsww.bsky.social nature reserve in June. Post #1 in a new #birds thread. #UKWildlife #Photography #ECK 🌿

Photo of a Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) who has just taken off from a pool of water which is bordered by lots of the green leaves and stems of sedges and reeds. The bird, wings open in mid flap, is heading towards the top right corner of the picture, long neck outstretched, and long legs dangling below with trails of water droplets arcing away from the feet to the water just below. As the name of the species suggests, the plumage is mostly grey, darker in some places, paler in others. The top of the head is black, the eye is yellow with a black pupil and rim, the long, pointed, heavyset beak is dark above and an orangey-yellow colour below.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Today’s weather forecast from @schafernaker.bsky.social is music to my ears. Can’t wait for those Atlantic weather systems to reach our parched shores.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🔭 Searching for some weekend listening? 🎧 Why not try this episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast with Anand Menon and Tom McTague on the history of the UK’s uncomfortable relationship with Europe? 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/its-complica…

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It's complicated: Tom McTague on UK-EU relations - UK in a changing Europe

There have always been supporters and sceptics when it comes to the UK’s relationship with its European neighbours. On the latest episode...

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Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The hounding of Jason Arday has been unspeakable. A white person would have received a small fraction - if any - of the vitriol and humiliation he received. And the (largely) white people who did this, or failed to put safeguards in place, will get away without consequences.

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AJ McTERROR @robertgalbraith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I wonder why the media didn't pursue THIS plagiarist so harshly? I can't qwhite put my finger on it 🤔

Cambridge professor remains in post despite
plagiarism
History academic published an article containing large parts of essays copied from one
of his students
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Cambridge university professor Dr William O'Reilly. A university disciplinary tribunal ruled the plagiarism was product of negligent acts but was not deliberate' Warren Gunn/Cambridgeshire Live/BPM Media
Bethan Staton and Chris Cook in London
Published JUN 16 2023

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A reminder for anyone around the city tomorrow that I'll be doing two free talks for Cork Heritage Open Day #Cork #HeritageWeek #Genealogy

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Anecdata but I asked local farm shop how the farm itself was coping. They’ve had to prioritise watering the autumn/winter veg so there will be anything to harvest. Summer salad crops are tiny. I recommend “Feeding Britain” by Tim Lang to learn more about how insecure food is on this island.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Look at the state of this!! Sophie should have her own Spotify!! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

A Spotify screenshot showing an algorithm that has baby songs, hip hop, 80s songs and dance anthems.

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Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

As #Springwatch has drawn attention to the marvellous Marsh Fritillary, here is a photo of one of those beautiful #butterflies at the Prestbury Hill reserve of @savebutterflies.bsky.social, which I visited a couple of Saturdays ago. 😍 #NaturePhotography #Insects #UKWildlife #EKC #EastCoastKin 🌿

Photo of a Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) at resting on a Buttercup flower amongst some grasses. The wings are fully open and we are looking down on the butterfly, which is facing towards the top right corner of the picture. The wings are patterned with a patchwork of orange and tawny yellow blobs (plus, on the outer edges of the hind wings, whitish blobs) enclosed with brown lines and bands of varying thickness. The head and body are hairy and dark brown, with patches of more orangey hair on the front of the head and on the 'shoulders'. The antennae have thin bands of dark brown and white along their length; the thicker tips are dark brown with yellow tips.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.

Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.

Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.

BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently.

"Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
Sofia Ferreira Santos and Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe
correspondent
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Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."

Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We had some brief respite from the London heat in Berlin. It rained. We had to buy waterproofs as the weather hadn’t forecast rain! The zoo was the best bit as our little chimp saw lions for the first time. She does a fab roar! Heading home shortly.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I got off lightly when I lived on Kyushu. Only felt one very mild earthquake. Hope my friends are all safe and well. This looks really bad.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Can anyone explain why I can have a Catalan keyboard on my phone but not those of any of the other languages of Spain? It can’t be a regional issue, surely? I can see keyboards for plenty of other languages outside of my region, so what gives, Apple? I’d like to use a Galician keyboard on my phone.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

My daughter has uttered her first word in Spanish. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Round of applause, please!! We were talking about animals and she said the word frog in Spanish. If she can at least speak to my family, I consider this a win. Not easy raising multilinguals when you have a monolingual in the house.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

How did I not know this was a thing? Seeing loads of posts about people getting ready to join flashmobs to sing Wuthering Heights. It’s THE best song to sing in karaoke. It was my absolute fave in Japan. I’ve even run down Streatham Common singing this. Just fab!!

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

There will be even more climate refugees as parts of our world become uninhabitable. It’s already happening. Climate change deniers are the greatest scourge of our time.

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Scott Innes @flyinginside.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The 2026 World Cup is over

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Never has a team more richly deserved to lose than Argentina.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Nice big boos for Infantino and Trump

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Joanna Rial @joriro.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Olé! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 Que orgullo! ❤️‍🔥

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Leandro Paredes should be banned from international football for life viciously assaulting Spanish players after the final whistle. Indefensible thuggery and criminality.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Excellent result!! We are a happy household. The English Boy is also pleased with the result. 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Still very impressed with Rooney’s expert analysis of the halftime show. 🤣 Spot on! Absolutely no need for it. Anyway, I’m looking forward to the Orange Clown having to give the trophy to Spain.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Thank goodness!! Still don’t understand why the Williams goal wasn’t allowed. I don’t think there was a foul.

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Agreed. They also produce top tier programming for children. My current fave is the drum n’ bass song on the CBeebies gardening programme, as well as the Bananamento song from Bing.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism

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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X

Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Football is football, but I can’t help but think of the geopolitical side of tomorrow’s final. Who knows what will happen. Will be good if Spain wipes the smug smile of Poundland Les Dawson and the Orange Clown. Vamos España!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

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Sonia Sanchez @thesoninananah.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Missed the first half of this Iberian derby because of a projectile vomiting baby. She seems to have settled so I’ve made it in time to see Ronaldo’s tears.

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 02/07/2026

Spain leading the moral charge, again 👏

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