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Ian McClellan
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TV addict, nerdy fan of Dystopian drama. Love a bit of ScandiNoir, Science-Fiction, Aviation, Military History and Cold War Radars & Bunkers.
Newly trained to be a Wellbeing Walks Leader in Barrow-in-Furness with Active Cumbria. #ParkRun #LoveParkRun
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I may even be wearing an elf hat!
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Some #IndieMusic on a Tuesday afternoon. Enjoy.

First off, The Sound.
The Sound - Winning (HD music video 1981)
YouTube video by Sound & Vision
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November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
Have you recently visited your pharmacy for a health concern? 💬

Do you find it easy to access your GP for appointments?

What do you think about the NHS app?

Let us know in this survey, and you can help improve the services that you use:
https://bit.ly/NHS-Access-Survey
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
This Thursday, we launch Holocaust Centre North Archive’s new collection browser, home to 3 curated digital galleries. The browser will feature:

• The Bradford Jewish Refugee Hostel 🏠
• Precious Objects 💍
• Child Refugees 👧🧒

📅 Launching 27th November: bit.ly/43EqHkt
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
One of the great #FilmNoir classics is being screened on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today, 1:05pm.

Get ready for one of our favs, Broderick Crawford, starring in Phil Karlson’s Scandel Sheet (1952).

Some excellent cinematography by Burnett Guffey + love the artwork for this one. #Noirvember
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1401
8️⃣7️⃣
9️⃣5️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
squareword.org 1394: 9 guesses

🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1394

#WQuers
Squareword
A two-dimensional word game
squareword.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
On the Origin of Species was published on this day in 1859.

It really did change the world, and the way much of humanity views our place in nature.

I spoke to Radio 4's Opening Lines about it's importance -- both to science, and to me on a personal level

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Opening Lines - On the Origin of Species - BBC Sounds
John Yorke investigates Charles Darwin’s world-changing book On The Origin of Species.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Strands #632
“Tip top”
💡🔵💡🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

#WQuers
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Connections
Puzzle #898
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

#WQuers
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
This claim is inaccurate and misleading. The members of Congress categorically did not tell the military to "defy the president" as implied here. What they said was this: "you can refuse illegal orders." That statement is accurate and consistent with American law—though it does require context.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
#waffle1404 0/5

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🔥 streak: 8
wafflegame.net

#WQuers
Waffle
The waffle-shaped daily word game.
wafflegame.net
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Wordle 1,620 5/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@scoremywordle.bsky.social

#WQuers #Wordle

#DailyWordle
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It’s happened again!

If you find anything that resembles a grenade, a bomb or anything you think contains explosives - DO NOT take it the police station.

LEAVE IT ALONE and DIAL 999.

It’s potentially dangerous and needs to be checked by experts.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trying to impose standards on passengers flying on airliners is commendable; but his premise is completely wrong.

Not putting your feet on the seat in front is just good manners.

And wearing comfortable clothing is ok I’d say, just not sleepwear. You have 2 factor in that you might need to evac…
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Flipping heck this was lesson no.1 in our basic training at RAF Swinderby.

The idea that Trump can spout garbage and it’s assumed to be lawful is not only nonsense, it’s totally against the principles of the Constitution. That’s why US service personnel swear an oath to uphold it; and not to POTUS
Leavitt: "All lawful -- all orders -- lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members."
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What is genuinely weird is that this former ‘adviser’ to the BBC who wrote this ‘memo’ thinks that Panorama should have done a similar documentary on Kamala Harris to the one on Trump.

Prescott being challenged by one of the MPs on the Committee. He seems a slimy unpleasant individual Mr. Prescott
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reposted by Ian McClellan
24 Nov 1804 // 74-gun HMS Venerable was with the Channel Fleet anchored at Torbay when worsening weather prompted an order for the fleet to head out to sea. Unfortunately the Venerable was delayed by two instances of men falling overboard during the raising of the anchor. [1/3]
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Weekly Quordle Challenge 127
8️⃣5️⃣
🟥6️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

#WQuers

Rushed the end and blew it
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1400
6️⃣7️⃣
9️⃣5️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

#Quers
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
squareword.org 1393: 11 guesses

🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟧🟧🟧🟧
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1393

#WQuers
Squareword
A two-dimensional word game
squareword.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Strands #631
“Horsing around”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

#WQuers
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Connections
Puzzle #897
🟪🟨🟦🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

#WQuers
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#deluxewaffle183 X/5 (29)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

wafflegame.net/deluxe
Waffle
The waffle-shaped daily word game.
wafflegame.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM