Paul Cheney
@halfmanhalfbook.bsky.social
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Paul Cheney
@halfmanhalfbook.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Follow my progress on my challenge: tinyurl.com/25ms66pv
More rain 🌧. Great...
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 PM
More rain 🌧. Great...
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1. Does this clip make you want to find out more about our cat Jim and how utterly brilliant he is?
2. Of course it does!
3. Well, I have good news, because you can do exactly that, here: www.tom-cox.com/jim/
2. Of course it does!
3. Well, I have good news, because you can do exactly that, here: www.tom-cox.com/jim/
January 21, 2026 at 6:29 PM
1. Does this clip make you want to find out more about our cat Jim and how utterly brilliant he is?
2. Of course it does!
3. Well, I have good news, because you can do exactly that, here: www.tom-cox.com/jim/
2. Of course it does!
3. Well, I have good news, because you can do exactly that, here: www.tom-cox.com/jim/
Orkestra Obsolete play Blue Monday using 1930s instruments - BBC Arts
YouTube video by BBC
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Current listening:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiU...
Marsh | Anjunadeep Open Air: London 2025 (Official Set)
YouTube video by Anjunadeep
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Current listening:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiU...
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So How Did My 2025 Reading Intentions Go? – Halfman, Halfbook
halfmanhalfbook.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
So How Did My 2025 Reading Intentions Go? – Halfman, Halfbook
halfmanhalfbook.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Retweet with your home river(s). The Stour. The other is the River Allen with an otter
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Retweet with your home river(s). The Stour. The other is the River Allen with an otter
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British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe
Exclusive: Collection includes workbooks and index cards, and papers that show his research for bestseller Akenfield
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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Okay my loves. I need your help here with a local thing! I’m currently putting together a series of talks relating to East Sussex.
If you could share with your fellow lovelies it would be incredible! @overslizzie.bsky.social @reblambert.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social @lazaruscorporation.co.uk
If you could share with your fellow lovelies it would be incredible! @overslizzie.bsky.social @reblambert.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social @lazaruscorporation.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Okay my loves. I need your help here with a local thing! I’m currently putting together a series of talks relating to East Sussex.
If you could share with your fellow lovelies it would be incredible! @overslizzie.bsky.social @reblambert.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social @lazaruscorporation.co.uk
If you could share with your fellow lovelies it would be incredible! @overslizzie.bsky.social @reblambert.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social @lazaruscorporation.co.uk
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Seems like a good time to remove the paywall and reshare my article about the US invasion of Grenada and how it relates to the bombing of Venezuela. Because seriously what the actual fuck!
open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...
open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...
The Ghost of 1983 is Knocking Again
Since September, the United States has carried out six military strikes against Venezuela and forty-two years after the U.S. invasion of Grenada, the island once again finds itself in the shadow of Am...
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Seems like a good time to remove the paywall and reshare my article about the US invasion of Grenada and how it relates to the bombing of Venezuela. Because seriously what the actual fuck!
open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...
open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...
As this seemed to go down well in 2025, I thought that I would do a thread of all the books that I read and finish this year again.
Book 1: Scoff
Book 1: Scoff
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
As this seemed to go down well in 2025, I thought that I would do a thread of all the books that I read and finish this year again.
Book 1: Scoff
Book 1: Scoff
Most recent purchases...
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Most recent purchases...
Found a copy of @tharikhussain.bsky.social's new book in the library. Looking forward to it
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Found a copy of @tharikhussain.bsky.social's new book in the library. Looking forward to it
Thank you to @helenmccusker.bsky.social for sending four books from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social for review
January 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Thank you to @helenmccusker.bsky.social for sending four books from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social for review
Thank you to @helenwatsonwriter.bsky.social for arranging a copy of her new travel book, Tea and Grit, to be sent to me
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Thank you to @helenwatsonwriter.bsky.social for arranging a copy of her new travel book, Tea and Grit, to be sent to me
Thank you to @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social for sending the latest two @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird books
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Thank you to @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social for sending the latest two @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird books
25 Years Of Anjuna Mixed By James Grant
YouTube video by Anjunadeep
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM