Andy Day
@andypday.bsky.social
Geographer in East Yorkshire. Retired teacher. Write a bit, garden a lot. Working on my tennis - could be the most exacting challenge yet. Set up the "Cloud Images" feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3jv7g73iyxesdm26wcp7phm/feed/aaaaw4ugntl2g Oh, & UTV
A lot of the family requesting books for Christmas presents. This website lets you order for home delivery, but you can nominate a local bookshop to register the sale/profit. So a huge range of books, delivered to your door, but helping keep your local highstreet bookshop going: uk.bookshop.org
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookshops.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookshops.
uk.bookshop.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A lot of the family requesting books for Christmas presents. This website lets you order for home delivery, but you can nominate a local bookshop to register the sale/profit. So a huge range of books, delivered to your door, but helping keep your local highstreet bookshop going: uk.bookshop.org
Was looking forward to the Villa-Arsenal match report in the Observer today. Full page report. Great! ... all 4 columns on - Arsenal, their title chances (very good), Arsenal's line-up (good), Arsenal's tactics (good), and Arteta's post-match comments (confident).
No mention of Villa. None. #avfc
No mention of Villa. None. #avfc
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Was looking forward to the Villa-Arsenal match report in the Observer today. Full page report. Great! ... all 4 columns on - Arsenal, their title chances (very good), Arsenal's line-up (good), Arsenal's tactics (good), and Arteta's post-match comments (confident).
No mention of Villa. None. #avfc
No mention of Villa. None. #avfc
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How hard is this to get???
December 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
How hard is this to get???
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I'd recommend a visit to Bastogne in Belgium and the scene of the Battle of the Bulge.
One of the last big battles of WW2, where US troops destroyed the remnants of the Wehrmarcht making victory inevitable.
The gentleman is a fine example of the courage of the US army.
One of the last big battles of WW2, where US troops destroyed the remnants of the Wehrmarcht making victory inevitable.
The gentleman is a fine example of the courage of the US army.
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I'd recommend a visit to Bastogne in Belgium and the scene of the Battle of the Bulge.
One of the last big battles of WW2, where US troops destroyed the remnants of the Wehrmarcht making victory inevitable.
The gentleman is a fine example of the courage of the US army.
One of the last big battles of WW2, where US troops destroyed the remnants of the Wehrmarcht making victory inevitable.
The gentleman is a fine example of the courage of the US army.
And nicely shows why the UK is getting successions of mild weather, then cold, then mild again over a month...
How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
whowhatwhy.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And nicely shows why the UK is getting successions of mild weather, then cold, then mild again over a month...
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Brexit ‘badly damaged’ our economy says David Lammy, the deputy prime minister also says rejoining the EU customs union would boost economic growth. More and more people are realising the sky doesn’t fall in when you tell the truth about Brexit!
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Brexit ‘badly damaged’ our economy says David Lammy, the deputy prime minister also says rejoining the EU customs union would boost economic growth. More and more people are realising the sky doesn’t fall in when you tell the truth about Brexit!
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Nearly there: 93k+ ...
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Nearly there: 93k+ ...
Y’know… we sometimes beat ourselves up too much here in these isles:
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Y’know… we sometimes beat ourselves up too much here in these isles:
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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If you're not familiar with the Marsh family's excellent music videos marshfamilysongs.bsky.social, here's a timely one to start with.
"MTG Has Broken Cover" - Marsh Family parody of "Billie Jean" by MJ about Marjorie Taylor Greene
YouTube video by Marsh Family
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you're not familiar with the Marsh family's excellent music videos marshfamilysongs.bsky.social, here's a timely one to start with.
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BBC and Sky journalists really struggling to say that both Labour MPs and the markets like the Budget. They can't cope with some success from this government.
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
BBC and Sky journalists really struggling to say that both Labour MPs and the markets like the Budget. They can't cope with some success from this government.
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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It pays to be born as part of a baby boom, in a cohort with a lot of working people, generating enough tax to pay for decent services, & political clout when votes matter. It sucks to be young when demographics have you paying for a retired boomer generation & you have little political leverage. 🤷♂️
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It pays to be born as part of a baby boom, in a cohort with a lot of working people, generating enough tax to pay for decent services, & political clout when votes matter. It sucks to be young when demographics have you paying for a retired boomer generation & you have little political leverage. 🤷♂️
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The Great Artesian Basin covers a 5th of Australia & contains ancient water that feeds mound springs. Arabana people should rightfully be compensated by BHP for their decades of extraction of this fossil water resource that's damaged their landscape, cultural heritage, knowledge, histories & stories
Water is under pressure in the Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting ...
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Great Artesian Basin covers a 5th of Australia & contains ancient water that feeds mound springs. Arabana people should rightfully be compensated by BHP for their decades of extraction of this fossil water resource that's damaged their landscape, cultural heritage, knowledge, histories & stories
Informative piece on the thinking behind potential EV charges-per-mile that may feature in the budget ( the 'why' being more obvious than the 'how' ) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Will pay-per-mile raise Reeves money or drive people away from electric vehicles?
Need for new road taxes is clear – but there are concerns that pricing plan could stall transition away from petrol
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Informative piece on the thinking behind potential EV charges-per-mile that may feature in the budget ( the 'why' being more obvious than the 'how' ) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just loaded up with thick coat, hat & binoculars, looked up through a gap in the clouds and found the Andromeda galaxy again. You dwell in the misery of the world's depraved leaders during the day... then you gaze up and let photons from a neighbouring galaxy enter your eyes and think - f*ck's sake
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just loaded up with thick coat, hat & binoculars, looked up through a gap in the clouds and found the Andromeda galaxy again. You dwell in the misery of the world's depraved leaders during the day... then you gaze up and let photons from a neighbouring galaxy enter your eyes and think - f*ck's sake
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Heavy Snowfall On The Wolds. 0°C. Sheep on the hillside.
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Heavy Snowfall On The Wolds. 0°C. Sheep on the hillside.
Strong thread…
The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Strong thread…
Not to excuse Johnson one iota, but how much of his poor decision-making related to fear of the reaction of the owners & editors of the Telegraph, Mail and Express? They bear their share of responsibility for maintaining their own agenda instead of being prepared to defer to the science
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not to excuse Johnson one iota, but how much of his poor decision-making related to fear of the reaction of the owners & editors of the Telegraph, Mail and Express? They bear their share of responsibility for maintaining their own agenda instead of being prepared to defer to the science
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This is what happens when you put a preening, lazy, populist, dilettante in charge of a country.
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is what happens when you put a preening, lazy, populist, dilettante in charge of a country.
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.