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@bazipad.bsky.social
Walking, Beer, Art. Oh, and Cheese.
Dreams of lovely long train journeys.
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They never seem to be familiar with the truly bad stuff.
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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British values
February 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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NEW: Reform UK’s flagship council, Kent, has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero were found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Disclosures show figures cited by authority’s leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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useful summary of what Starmer knew and when via Times political team
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding

Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted

*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it

Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This is a weekly go-to for me - and antidote to the dirge
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Happy News - The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind? - BBC Sounds
Lessons in kindness from an expert inspired by a stranger risking his life to save hers
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Celebration of "a warm, lovely human being"
BBC News - Altrincham guitar shop opens one last time after owner's death - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Altrincham guitar shop opens one last time after owner's death
Dan Hepner, described as
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February 4, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?

Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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'Rajah quilt' ,1841 by English female convicts as they were transported to Australia, typically for petty crimes due to poverty, sailing from Woolwich to Hobart, Tasmania. The quilt was named after the ship in which they sailed #womensart
February 1, 2026 at 6:08 AM
BBC News - After ICE raids... a once bustling Chicago neighbourhood has changed - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
After ICE raids... a once bustling Chicago neighbourhood has changed
Businesses in Little Village - known as the
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February 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!

I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
BBC News - Sunken Thames barges create new Essex island for birds - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sunken Thames barges create new Essex island for birds
The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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I was asked to look at this post!

And while the story obviously has important context that’s missing from the headline - which I’ll cover obvs 😜 - what’s more important is to question why this is being posted!

And what to ask yourself when you see something like this…

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January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Me returning from the pub aged 18: "I'm stealing these traffic cones for the sheer fun of it." Me returning from the pub tonight aged 45: "I'm stealing these traffic cones to put them on the double yellows by my kids' school to stop people parking dangerously."
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
BBC News - Scafell Pike hikers left Wasdale rescue team to pay hotel bill - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scafell Pike hikers left Wasdale rescue team to pay hotel bill
The mountain rescue team says it feels obliged to settle the debt on their behalf.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM