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Dymvue

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Retired librarian. Wrote 3 books (see pinned post). Now carer for OH with dementia. Likes music, books, gardens; also cats, curry & John Lennon.

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Dymvue @dymvue.bsky.social · Oct 17

From Doodlebugs to Devon: one woman's letters & curious wartime tales
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C8Y4RMHV/
The secret diary of a 1970s secretary: romance in a BBC lift
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Diary...
Short skirts and shorthand: what being a secretary was really like.
www.amazon.co.uk/Short-Skirts...

From Doodlebugs to Devon: Amazon.co.uk: Shaw, Sarah O: 9798223341840: Books

Buy From Doodlebugs to Devon by Shaw, Sarah O (ISBN: 9798223341840) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 19h

Several sources told The Observer that the Electoral Commission had been given prior notice by a party, understood to be Reform UK, that it had received a donation made in cryptocurrency in recent weeks.
Reform is the only political party in Europe to accept donations in crypto

Calls for transparency on political funding after first crypto donation made to UK party

Electoral Commission notified of financial contribution, which is understood to have been handed to Reform UK

uk.news.yahoo.com

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Philip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social · 4h

Times/S Times campaign against Jonathan Powell accuses him of “caring about one audience above others: Starmer himself”. Clearly it’s a heinous crime for PM’s national security adviser to prioritise giving advice to, well, the PM..

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legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 4h

Once you start to condone prison justice, you start a very slippery slope. The correct justice for Watkins happened - his lifetime incarceration. Nobody will miss him. But let’s not make his killers out to be heros.

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A London Inheritance @alondoninheritance.bsky.social · 3h

Fountain House and Bastion House – Two Soon To Be Lost Podium Towers explored at alondoninheritance.com

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 9h

It's cool how when you try to search for the solution to a computer problem now you can pick from an AI summary, several out-of-date videos by a guy with a shitty mic, or some forum posts on the publisher's site dealing with an obsolete version of the software

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South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social · 7h

Alfriston in East Sussex was once the centre of smuggling along the south coast.

It's believed that many of the local ghost stories that abound were conjured up by smuggling gangs to protect their contraband from any potential snooping eyes.

#SouthDowns #SpookySeason

The picturesque village of Alfriston as seen from the other side of a flooded field, the flooded area providing a perfect mirror to the village-scape

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 6h

Well done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky

retractionwatch.com/2025/10/03/w...

Wiley retracts study stolen by reviewer, following Retraction Watch coverage

A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now…

retractionwatch.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16h

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Dymvue @dymvue.bsky.social · 15h

Putin pours another glass

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 20h

RFK fired the CDC official (w/decades of experience) leading the measles outbreak response. It's been decades since we've had such a large outbreak. And just to ensure they they can spread the measles outbreak even farther, they also fired the leadership for the center focused on immunization.

Figure showing the largest measles outbreak in the US in decades. There are over 1500 cases as of October 7 2025

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 15h

RFK:

We’re ending the Nanny State.

Hilaire Belloc:

And always keep a-hold of Nurse
For fear of finding something worse.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

I adore London&fully agree on Dubai, but the author‘s criticism of Paris& Berlin is a joke. French political turmoil is bad is it? Have you watched UK news since 2014? German trains are slow? Thank God for the sound state of UK Infrastructure.
Love you 🇬🇧. But ditch the superiority complex. Please.

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be

[FREE TO READ] Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth

on.ft.com

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ID @chuffnell.bsky.social · 1d

Also this tree crossing the road in Ealing, in the UK.

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ScouseLakes @scouselakes.bsky.social · 1d

Experts know not to put an apostrophe in “dos”

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Experts reveal the best ways to help people after they have had a stroke

The do’s and dont’s of caring for someone after a stroke

www.independent.co.uk

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be on.ft.com/3VWLZFR | opinion

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be

Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth

on.ft.com

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 1d

Wonky window!

Hello my old friend.

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Dymvue @dymvue.bsky.social · 1d

#totp Heard the teacher call the register but as I don't recognise any of the acts I'm out!

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Dave Brockman 💙💛 @davebrockman.bsky.social · 1d

Is that you, Jay Kay? #TOTP

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blogmywiki @blogmywiki.bsky.social · 1d

And to think I missed 'Airfryers vs Microwaves' on Channel 5 for this. #totp

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 1d

This is probably the most correct opinion I have ever seen on social media.

Dymvue @dymvue.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! It's delicious.

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Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 2d

Haven't seen this but did anybody challenge Yusuf, whose parents were immigrants, on his anti-immigrant stance? Why do we pussyfoot around this? Call out their hypocrisy

Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 2d

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 2d

You have to go private for jabs now. The govt don't give a crap how many get ill.

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 2d

I *really* want more reporting on this because the book was pretty heavily vetted by lawyers in advance of publication….

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 2d

This is so damn scary. The book claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was the one who introduced Donald and Melania. Now the CEO of Harper UK is out.

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 3d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 2d

I’m going to be so upset if I don’t win the Nobel Peace Prize. Please could all news outlets start covering my story.

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Dymvue @dymvue.bsky.social · 2d

Probably. I think the Pronunciation Unit only works part time.