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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 15m

Now pouring as they say. Several weeks of hard work and now we are ready

Sarah @hopandwedge.bsky.social · 23m

Decompressing at the only type of beer festival you need in England at this time of year, green hop beer 💚

Nice to be somewhere familiar

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Sarah @hopandwedge.bsky.social · 23m

Decompressing at the only type of beer festival you need in England at this time of year, green hop beer 💚

Nice to be somewhere familiar

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 16m

Thank you. It is a lot of hard work and good to know we are appreciated. I will be taking my turn in the bar about 4pm

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 1h

And making it lucrative to dump in the UK too

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 10/10/25: Illegal waste dumping in the countryside, Plaid Cymru, HS2 compulsory purchases

The increasing amounts of waste dumped in the countryside and how to tackle it.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 4h

Why does the NHS keep costing more?
1950 life expectancy was 69yrs it’s now 83yrs

14 more years of experience, living, grandchildren
14yrs of more costs £3600/person/year

5.6million people over 70yrs £20bn/pa

It costs to keep people alive with prevention, treatments, medicine

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 8h

More Pasta recalled by Nate's Fine Foods linked to Listeria Illnesses and Deaths www.marlerblog.com/case-news/mo...

More Pasta recalled by Nate's Fine Foods linked to Listeria Illnesses and Deaths

A California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of

www.marlerblog.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

abcnews.go.com

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 16h

I went there to pick up some yeast in 1997 and I think it was still working occasionally then

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 17h

Approximately 8% of US cocaine comes through the eastern Caribbean (and virtually none of it involves fentanyl). Conversely, about 74% of US cocaine comes up the Pacific coast from Ecuador and Colombia. Trump’s objectives in Venezuela aren’t about drugs.

Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs (Gift Article)

President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

www.nytimes.com

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'dro🐰 @clowndro.bsky.social · 17h

I was late for a college exam in a large auditorium and the seats had "lap desks" that were like clipboards without the clip. I almost got thrown out because I burst out laughing when I got to a seat and pulled out the lap desk to find someone had written on it in big black letters "STINKY POOP ASS"

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 17h

Should be a shrug that registers on the Richter scale

Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 17h

I think I actually bought this card in 1975

Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 18h

Writing this card at the Post Office Tower. We have just been up the top looking at a lovely view, you could see Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge & lots of other famous places. On Monday we went to the cinema and had dinner at a Wimpy Bar.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 18h

It used to be a major salmon run. Then, starting about 100 years ago, the installation of hydroelectric dams changed everything for the Klamath River. An author and member of the Yurok Nation shares what’s happening now.

The Story Behind The Largest Dam Removal In U.S. History

A new book goes behind the scenes of the removal of four dams along the Klamath River, and the massive restoration effort that’s followed.

buff.ly

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 17h

I saw what appeared to be a penisaurus drawn on the wall of a toilet cubicle in the Sydney Jones library at Liverpool Uni

Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 17h

Alexa, what are the admission times for the fiery pit and Sagan’s realm?

Spenser Dispenser @spenserdispenser.bsky.social · 18h

Their gates to all were open euermore,

Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 17h

Hit that nail on the head

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 21h

That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

www.businessgreen.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 18h

SHAMELESS Nigel Farage Caught Out In A COMPLETE Lie?

SHAMELESS Nigel Farage Caught Out In A COMPLETE Lie?Did the shameless Nigel Farage, get caught out in a complete lie. In the world of UK politics, we head ...

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 18h

FFS

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 1d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 20h

Too kind

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Skomer Island @skomerisland.bsky.social · 4d

Our phonelines are open - members of Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales can now book their 2026 stay on Skomer.

To book, call 01656 724100 Monday to Thursday between 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm only.

For more important information about booking visit: www.welshwildlife.org/islands-booking-faqs

A Guillemot looking to the right. It is bridled, which it means it has a white ring around the eye and a white streak behind the eye.

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 21h

FFS

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 21h

For the first time, Putin has directly acknowledged Russia’s responsibility for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet in December 2024.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Putin admits Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight last year, killing 38 — Meduza

For the first time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has directly acknowledged Russia’s responsibility for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger jet in December 2024. The Embraer E190,…

meduza.io

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Chris Gooch @chrisdg.bsky.social · 21h

C’est magnifique

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 21h

A court in southern France has increased by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term

A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.

www.bbc.co.uk

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