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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · May 11

All of us are creatures of a day; the rememberer and the remembered alike. All is ephemeral-both memory & the object of memory. The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you.

Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 3h

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after attack in prison

Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 3h

Set's on the blink and it doesn't even matter... 🫩

an old panasonic television with a yellow frame

ALT: an old panasonic television with a yellow frame

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 3h

Great post.

#boomtish

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 3h

Plus came across this beauty!

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 3h

Just around the corner from Barts. Ideal for a bit of peace and quiet and maybe a sandwich before/after an appointment. Lovely spot. 🌳🌿

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 3h

Timeline cleanse
came across tiny postman's gardens in old London where there is a wall of plaques, set up in 1900, for ordinary people who sacrificed themselves to save others...

Beautiful small garden and beautiful tributes

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h

Nathan Gill who went from UKIP ⏩ Brexit Party ⏩ Reform UK has admitted to taking bribes to speak pro Russian and anti- EU statements?

Photo collage
➡️ Oleg Voloshyn and his wife Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nathan Gill with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nathan Gill

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13d

Conservative White Christians will worship serial predators,
career criminals,
neo-Nazi influencers,
race-baiting podcasters,
xenophobic nationalist politicians,
and homophobic celebrity evangelists.

They worship just about anybody but Jesus.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/conservati...

Conservative White Christians Will Worship Anyone But Jesus

I’d like to say I’m shocked.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 3h

Setting Sun – Westferry Circus, E14

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 11h

Why does this tax exile 'foreigner' think our government should discuss policy with him? He should feck off back to Monaco. Made his choice based on his own interest, to avoid tax. Anything he has to say will be only in his own interests, again.

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Miliband refused to discuss North Sea with me, says Ratcliffe

Ineos owner urges policymakers to reform net zero taxes or risk ‘irreversible decline’

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
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Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags

It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.

www.bbc.co.uk

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 7h

The signs are increasing that we should be preparing ourselves for a 2008-type financial crash. Perhaps, something even worse. 🫤
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A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 8h

An uplifting tale that isn't uplifting...

"AI, filters - all play a part in creating a fake online world. And, at the same time, we are seeing a rise in the normalisation of cosmetic procedures."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A facelift at 28? Why young people are turning to cosmetic surgery

Gone are the days when facelifts were for the ageing wealthy. Now younger people are going under the knife.

www.bbc.co.uk

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 9h

I'll see you 9th Oct 2025 and raise you 24th Sep 2025 (Waitrose, Canary Wharf)

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 17d

September?? FUCK OFF!!!

#Waitrose

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12h

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you for the videos. Really enjoyable. 👍

paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

Fabulous. Hit the Street View arrow down Van Gogh Walk and be transported back 13 years to how it used to be...
maps.app.goo.gl/zCq8yZS7ihDr...

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 5d

Look how wonderful Low Traffic Neighborhoods can be!

This is the Van Gogh Walk in Lambeth, London. This street is decades old but built for people first yet still has access for last block travel & emergency vehicles! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nycdot.bsky.social

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 23h

This could be a major decision in turning the tide on Putin and making sure he pays for his unlawful war of aggression.

I hope Germany, France & the UK can now repurpose frozen Russian state assets as soon as possible to keep Kyiv in the fight.

UK, France and Germany unite to turn Russian assets into Ukraine aid

The G7 plan could unlock up to £250 billion for Kyiv by converting frozen Russian state funds into loans and military support

www.thetimes.com

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Richard Hull @richhull.bsky.social · 1d

This has never been more important than now. I’m pretty sure I remember the Labour membership voted that PR should be policy, when will Keir take action?

Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 1d

Proportional Representation is the radical idea that a party that gets 30% of the vote should never have 100% of the power.

In most stable democracies, this is already obvious. Why not here?

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

👏👏👏

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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 1d

SUCCESS! Hamit Coskun's conviction has been overturned.

Today's judgment is an important victory, reaffirming the vital principle that free speech protects the right to offend, shock, or disturb – even when it challenges deeply held religious beliefs.
www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Success! Court upholds right to free speech in Quran burning appeal

National Secular Society welcomes decision as "important victory for freedom of speech" Read More »

www.secularism.org.uk

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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 1d

We campaigned to repeal blasphemy laws – and won. Today we’ve won again, stopping them from creeping back through the back door. Our work continues. If you support it, become a member today and put your principles into action.
www.secularism.org.uk/join-and-renew

Join and renew

Become a member today and we’ll put your principles into action. Join from as little as £2 per month.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

Is there anyone he didn't meet!?

'Jeffrey Epstein visited Tony Blair in Downing St during his time as Prime Minister. The former Labour leader recalled his meeting was "less than 30 minutes" and took place "long before" Epstein’s crimes were known about.'
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Jeffrey Epstein met Tony Blair in Downing Street

A spokesperson for Sir Tony Blair said he recalled that the pair’s meeting lasted ‘less than 30 minutes’.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1d

Farage's deputy Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Lubov Chernukhin, listing the purpose as “discussing gas power in the UK”

Reform are wining & dining corporate fossil fuel interests with their pledges to smash climate policy:

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

www.theguardian.com

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