@electricpolecat.bsky.social
Pro: Democracy & Rejoin
Anti: Tories, Fascists, Racists, Misogynists & all kinds of bigots, including Transphobes.
Love Science, History, SF&F, Comics & Music
He/him
Victory to Ukraine!
DM me if you want, but unless I know you, I'm unlikely to reply
Anti: Tories, Fascists, Racists, Misogynists & all kinds of bigots, including Transphobes.
Love Science, History, SF&F, Comics & Music
He/him
Victory to Ukraine!
DM me if you want, but unless I know you, I'm unlikely to reply
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This is a hell of a thing. A terrifyingly low level attack on a power station near Paris in 1943 by Free French crew flying RAF Bostons (the British A-20 Havoc bomber variant). The A-20 was not the most agile aircraft ever, so this kind of flying under radar is a real feat.
youtu.be/1LyqGo6dz2I
youtu.be/1LyqGo6dz2I
Dramatic low level flying bomber footage (1943)
YouTube video by British Pathé
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is a hell of a thing. A terrifyingly low level attack on a power station near Paris in 1943 by Free French crew flying RAF Bostons (the British A-20 Havoc bomber variant). The A-20 was not the most agile aircraft ever, so this kind of flying under radar is a real feat.
youtu.be/1LyqGo6dz2I
youtu.be/1LyqGo6dz2I
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Farage lying & denying his racist bullshit back in 1999.. funny how these "allegations" always seem to him follow him around ... for decades .
Definitely not a racist though definitely .. lol
Definitely not a racist though definitely .. lol
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Farage lying & denying his racist bullshit back in 1999.. funny how these "allegations" always seem to him follow him around ... for decades .
Definitely not a racist though definitely .. lol
Definitely not a racist though definitely .. lol
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Have you signed this petition yet?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy 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 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Have you signed this petition yet?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
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Lilian May Miller (1895-1943) was a US woodblock printmaker and poet born in Tokyo, who was influenced by a Japanese printmaking styles of strong colours and bold design #Womensart
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Lilian May Miller (1895-1943) was a US woodblock printmaker and poet born in Tokyo, who was influenced by a Japanese printmaking styles of strong colours and bold design #Womensart
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BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
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People who received the mRNA flu vaccine had 35% fewer flu-like illnesses than those who received the traditional vaccine.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
mRNA flu shot shows better results than traditional vaccine in trial - UPI.com
Pfizer's mRNA flu vaccine worked better than a standard flu shot in a large Phase 3 trial, researchers reported in the results of a clinical trial.
www.upi.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
People who received the mRNA flu vaccine had 35% fewer flu-like illnesses than those who received the traditional vaccine.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
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And if you're only just coming to the amazing story of the California Clipper, we are genuinely so excited for you — it is, as we say here in The Up Front Towers, an absolute bloody ripper.
Start here: theupfront.media/the-long-way... #avgeek
Start here: theupfront.media/the-long-way... #avgeek
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbor, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the worl...
theupfront.media
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And if you're only just coming to the amazing story of the California Clipper, we are genuinely so excited for you — it is, as we say here in The Up Front Towers, an absolute bloody ripper.
Start here: theupfront.media/the-long-way... #avgeek
Start here: theupfront.media/the-long-way... #avgeek
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Ok Bluesky, let’s give this a go: I found this postcard in the back of a photo frame I bought at a London thrift shop.
It’s an unsent postcard from a woman called Linda to her parents. The front shows the Kremlin in Moscow and the stamp says 1984 (!).
I’d love to return it to Linda - can you help?
It’s an unsent postcard from a woman called Linda to her parents. The front shows the Kremlin in Moscow and the stamp says 1984 (!).
I’d love to return it to Linda - can you help?
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ok Bluesky, let’s give this a go: I found this postcard in the back of a photo frame I bought at a London thrift shop.
It’s an unsent postcard from a woman called Linda to her parents. The front shows the Kremlin in Moscow and the stamp says 1984 (!).
I’d love to return it to Linda - can you help?
It’s an unsent postcard from a woman called Linda to her parents. The front shows the Kremlin in Moscow and the stamp says 1984 (!).
I’d love to return it to Linda - can you help?
Fascinating video arguing, I think correctly, that movies no longer feel "real" because modern filmmaking neglects techniques that create perceptual realism — deep focus, natural environments, and tangible details — in favour of digital effects, shallow depth of field, and heavy post-production.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fascinating video arguing, I think correctly, that movies no longer feel "real" because modern filmmaking neglects techniques that create perceptual realism — deep focus, natural environments, and tangible details — in favour of digital effects, shallow depth of field, and heavy post-production.
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It takes 225 million years or so for the Solar System to make one orbit around the galaxy. Sharks evolved long enough ago that they’ve done it twice.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It takes 225 million years or so for the Solar System to make one orbit around the galaxy. Sharks evolved long enough ago that they’ve done it twice.
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FT investigation:
Tuna-fishing has among the worst working conditions of any fishing.
If you buy tuna from a UK supermarket, you may be buying the product of modern slavery. ig.ft.com/supermarket-...
Tuna-fishing has among the worst working conditions of any fishing.
If you buy tuna from a UK supermarket, you may be buying the product of modern slavery. ig.ft.com/supermarket-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
FT investigation:
Tuna-fishing has among the worst working conditions of any fishing.
If you buy tuna from a UK supermarket, you may be buying the product of modern slavery. ig.ft.com/supermarket-...
Tuna-fishing has among the worst working conditions of any fishing.
If you buy tuna from a UK supermarket, you may be buying the product of modern slavery. ig.ft.com/supermarket-...
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I have a piece on the Islamic history of Europe in the new issue of The New Statesman: 'Islam is Part of European History': www.newstatesman.com/culture/book... via @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I have a piece on the Islamic history of Europe in the new issue of The New Statesman: 'Islam is Part of European History': www.newstatesman.com/culture/book... via @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social
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Plumber confirmed that the fuses blowing yesterday was due to the water heater and we need a new water heater. I did find the fuse for the water heater itself so we're good heating wise
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Plumber confirmed that the fuses blowing yesterday was due to the water heater and we need a new water heater. I did find the fuse for the water heater itself so we're good heating wise
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
(last night we had no light or heating in half the flat, which is less fun).
Wheee
Please buy my books?
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I did lots of silly, regrettable things in my youth but I am damn sure I never sang Hitler youth songs or racially abused anyone. Nigel Farage was, is and always will be a racist piece of shit and he can deny it all he likes. He's shown us what he is.
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I did lots of silly, regrettable things in my youth but I am damn sure I never sang Hitler youth songs or racially abused anyone. Nigel Farage was, is and always will be a racist piece of shit and he can deny it all he likes. He's shown us what he is.
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Into the Quantum Realm: my SKETCH of Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, to whom the rules of time and space don't apply.
Quantum politics | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
Kemi Badenoch opened her press conference on Tuesday with a revealing complaint. Labour, she said, were blaming Conservatives for the state of the country “long after they left office”.
thecritic.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Into the Quantum Realm: my SKETCH of Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, to whom the rules of time and space don't apply.
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Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
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Today come with me on a bonkers jaunt to Arabia in WW1… achurchill.substack.com/p/free-featu...
FREE FEATURE: A Very Arab Revolt, Pt.I 1916-17
In June 1916, gunfire resounded around the sacred city of Mecca and the Ottoman garrison there found themselves imperilled.
achurchill.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Today come with me on a bonkers jaunt to Arabia in WW1… achurchill.substack.com/p/free-featu...
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PFI deals signed under Tony Blair left the NHS without enough money to treat patients, while private investors made billions in profits.
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
PFI deals signed under Tony Blair left the NHS without enough money to treat patients, while private investors made billions in profits.
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
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Labour moving further right on immigration and are the right going “well this issue is now settled, good work Keir“, nope, they’re laying the ground for “only white people can be English“ and “mass remigration”
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Labour moving further right on immigration and are the right going “well this issue is now settled, good work Keir“, nope, they’re laying the ground for “only white people can be English“ and “mass remigration”
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Today is not the day to argue "oh so you want Reform to win then" as an argument for Labour's indefensible and inhumane anti-asylum policies. At least be honest and own that you're defending racist policies promoted with genuinely far right talking points. Don't try and pretend this is "progressive"
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Today is not the day to argue "oh so you want Reform to win then" as an argument for Labour's indefensible and inhumane anti-asylum policies. At least be honest and own that you're defending racist policies promoted with genuinely far right talking points. Don't try and pretend this is "progressive"
Unfortunately, Starmer, McSweeney et al are vile & stupid. Starmer has the political skills of a banana & has been shown up as a useless & cowardly manager & leader to boot. While McSweeney is as clueless as his boss, he only appears to want to stick it to leftish Labour voters.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Unfortunately, Starmer, McSweeney et al are vile & stupid. Starmer has the political skills of a banana & has been shown up as a useless & cowardly manager & leader to boot. While McSweeney is as clueless as his boss, he only appears to want to stick it to leftish Labour voters.
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When you’re out fishing please be responsible and clean up your gear. This stuff is a hazard for wildlife.
November 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When you’re out fishing please be responsible and clean up your gear. This stuff is a hazard for wildlife.