Jeff
@jeffm2018.bsky.social
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Header pic Caban Coch Dam in the Elan Valley in Wales. Water topping the dam is normal when it is full.
Header pic Caban Coch Dam in the Elan Valley in Wales. Water topping the dam is normal when it is full.
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TODAY!
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! ๐
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! ๐
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
TODAY!
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! ๐
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
60th ANNIVERSARY of the world's first rendezvous in space! ๐
Gemini VI-A and VII
Human spaceFLIGHT? - Gemini is where it all began...
Photos, incl Jim Lovell seen through the window of GT-7 from #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered
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December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Ukrainian Security Service hit a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk
โผ๏ธFor the first time in history,SubSea Baby drones have blown up a Russian Varshavianka 636.3 submarine.It was critically damaged
4 Kalibr launchers were located on the submarine.The submarine was worth about $400 million
Glory!
โผ๏ธFor the first time in history,SubSea Baby drones have blown up a Russian Varshavianka 636.3 submarine.It was critically damaged
4 Kalibr launchers were located on the submarine.The submarine was worth about $400 million
Glory!
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ukrainian Security Service hit a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk
โผ๏ธFor the first time in history,SubSea Baby drones have blown up a Russian Varshavianka 636.3 submarine.It was critically damaged
4 Kalibr launchers were located on the submarine.The submarine was worth about $400 million
Glory!
โผ๏ธFor the first time in history,SubSea Baby drones have blown up a Russian Varshavianka 636.3 submarine.It was critically damaged
4 Kalibr launchers were located on the submarine.The submarine was worth about $400 million
Glory!
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๐งจThis is explosive
Former US ๐บ๐ธ Ambassador to EU says Trumpโs National Security Strategy is:
๐ฅAn act of treachery
๐ฅObscene, amateurish, ignorant
๐ฅA break with 80 years of bipartisan US policy
๐ฅSo aligned it was applauded by Kremlin
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Former US ๐บ๐ธ Ambassador to EU says Trumpโs National Security Strategy is:
๐ฅAn act of treachery
๐ฅObscene, amateurish, ignorant
๐ฅA break with 80 years of bipartisan US policy
๐ฅSo aligned it was applauded by Kremlin
1/2 ๐
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
๐งจThis is explosive
Former US ๐บ๐ธ Ambassador to EU says Trumpโs National Security Strategy is:
๐ฅAn act of treachery
๐ฅObscene, amateurish, ignorant
๐ฅA break with 80 years of bipartisan US policy
๐ฅSo aligned it was applauded by Kremlin
1/2 ๐
Former US ๐บ๐ธ Ambassador to EU says Trumpโs National Security Strategy is:
๐ฅAn act of treachery
๐ฅObscene, amateurish, ignorant
๐ฅA break with 80 years of bipartisan US policy
๐ฅSo aligned it was applauded by Kremlin
1/2 ๐
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Seeds make perfect small gift and our packets are just the right size to slip inside a card ๐
They'll also make the wildlife happy and most are only ยฃ2 each ๐ฆ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฆ๐๐
Available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
#MHHSBD
They'll also make the wildlife happy and most are only ยฃ2 each ๐ฆ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฆ๐๐
Available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
#MHHSBD
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Seeds make perfect small gift and our packets are just the right size to slip inside a card ๐
They'll also make the wildlife happy and most are only ยฃ2 each ๐ฆ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฆ๐๐
Available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
#MHHSBD
They'll also make the wildlife happy and most are only ยฃ2 each ๐ฆ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฆ๐๐
Available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
#MHHSBD
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And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
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This photo of Glyncorrwg Colliery was taken on this day 70 years ago, on 15 December 1955.
One of a number of photos in the National Coal Board collection tracking redevelopment at collieries in the Maesteg area, it shows the new headgear which had been constructed around the old headgear.
One of a number of photos in the National Coal Board collection tracking redevelopment at collieries in the Maesteg area, it shows the new headgear which had been constructed around the old headgear.
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This photo of Glyncorrwg Colliery was taken on this day 70 years ago, on 15 December 1955.
One of a number of photos in the National Coal Board collection tracking redevelopment at collieries in the Maesteg area, it shows the new headgear which had been constructed around the old headgear.
One of a number of photos in the National Coal Board collection tracking redevelopment at collieries in the Maesteg area, it shows the new headgear which had been constructed around the old headgear.
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NEWS! Inaugural FIFA Peas Prize awarded to Captain Birdseye newsthump.com/2025/12/15/i...
Inaugural FIFA Peas Prize awarded to Captain Birdseye
FIFA has awarded its inaugural Peas Prize to Captain Birds Eye.
newsthump.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
NEWS! Inaugural FIFA Peas Prize awarded to Captain Birdseye newsthump.com/2025/12/15/i...
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Today is the 55th anniversary of the official opening of the silliest pub the world ever saw, the Windsock in Dunstable
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today is the 55th anniversary of the official opening of the silliest pub the world ever saw, the Windsock in Dunstable
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And these CLOWNS want the keys to Downing Street.
How it started ... How it's going.
ReformUK-controlled Worcestershire council - one of three visited by Zia Yusuf's "DOGE" team, promising huge savings - has applied for permission to raise council tax by 10%! ๐ฑ ~AA
ReformUK-controlled Worcestershire council - one of three visited by Zia Yusuf's "DOGE" team, promising huge savings - has applied for permission to raise council tax by 10%! ๐ฑ ~AA
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
And these CLOWNS want the keys to Downing Street.
Tis why I have a huge worry for Wales in May.
December 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Tis why I have a huge worry for Wales in May.
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โLast week, the UKโs foreign secretary Yvette Cooper warned that Russia was running โvast malign online networksโ as part of a strategy of โinformation warfareโโ
Troll farms pushing Reform BS about small boats, immigrants etc
www.ft.com/content/5cbe...
Troll farms pushing Reform BS about small boats, immigrants etc
www.ft.com/content/5cbe...
Russia is โexporting chaosโ, new head of Britainโs spy agency MI6 warns
In her first public remarks since taking office, Blaise Metreweli will also say UK support for Ukraine is โenduringโ
www.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
โLast week, the UKโs foreign secretary Yvette Cooper warned that Russia was running โvast malign online networksโ as part of a strategy of โinformation warfareโโ
Troll farms pushing Reform BS about small boats, immigrants etc
www.ft.com/content/5cbe...
Troll farms pushing Reform BS about small boats, immigrants etc
www.ft.com/content/5cbe...
BBQ the joint, lob in mesquite chips. Never turkey. Not sure what the neighbours think at 6am firing up the BBQ but 15 years or so now.
Not sure thats too out there but the best flavours ever.
Not sure thats too out there but the best flavours ever.
December 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
BBQ the joint, lob in mesquite chips. Never turkey. Not sure what the neighbours think at 6am firing up the BBQ but 15 years or so now.
Not sure thats too out there but the best flavours ever.
Not sure thats too out there but the best flavours ever.
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Sign now: 1 week left before pesticides stay indefinitely in EU
to water down laws that control use of pesticides
This means even more widespread toxic chemicals in our food, water, and air
Pesticides are everywhere killing billions of Bees, animals wildlife
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
to water down laws that control use of pesticides
This means even more widespread toxic chemicals in our food, water, and air
Pesticides are everywhere killing billions of Bees, animals wildlife
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
One week left before pesticides stay indefinitely
On 16 December, the EU Commission will propose to water down laws that control pesticide.
www.birdlife.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Sign now: 1 week left before pesticides stay indefinitely in EU
to water down laws that control use of pesticides
This means even more widespread toxic chemicals in our food, water, and air
Pesticides are everywhere killing billions of Bees, animals wildlife
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
to water down laws that control use of pesticides
This means even more widespread toxic chemicals in our food, water, and air
Pesticides are everywhere killing billions of Bees, animals wildlife
www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
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Yeah, so, why are you still not investigating Brexit?
December 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Yeah, so, why are you still not investigating Brexit?
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Rishi Sunak is testifying again today at the UK #CovidInquiry. Some of us were there the last time he testified. โค๏ธ
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Rishi Sunak is testifying again today at the UK #CovidInquiry. Some of us were there the last time he testified. โค๏ธ
Being a hedgehog ambulance can help save their lives.
Have you seen a #hedgehog in need of help?
๐๐ฆ๐ฉน
Follow these simple first aid steps & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible.
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/posters/SOS-...
Don't delay - acting now can make a difference!
#MondayMotivation
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Follow these simple first aid steps & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible.
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/posters/SOS-...
Don't delay - acting now can make a difference!
#MondayMotivation
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Being a hedgehog ambulance can help save their lives.
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*ARCHIVE:
spotted by: reefer_madness;
platform 2; 55.998045,-2.513514;
time? 3/11/20.
spotted by: reefer_madness;
platform 2; 55.998045,-2.513514;
time? 3/11/20.
December 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
*ARCHIVE:
spotted by: reefer_madness;
platform 2; 55.998045,-2.513514;
time? 3/11/20.
spotted by: reefer_madness;
platform 2; 55.998045,-2.513514;
time? 3/11/20.
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Eleven-year-old wildlife activist Amaya Edwards urges beachgoers to protect Norfolkโs grey seal pups by keeping safe distancesย |ย Amaya Edwards
Young Norfolk activist fights to protect grey seal pups
Eleven-year-old wildlife activist Amaya Edwards urges beachgoers to protect Norfolkโs grey seal pups by keeping safe distances
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Eleven-year-old wildlife activist Amaya Edwards urges beachgoers to protect Norfolkโs grey seal pups by keeping safe distancesย |ย Amaya Edwards
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Farage โdraws his power not from the sheer force of his arguments and personality, but increasingly just how recklessly the immigration issue has been handled by the political establishmentโฆ there is now a little bit of his poison everywhereโ
How a country fails.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How a country fails.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Farage โdraws his power not from the sheer force of his arguments and personality, but increasingly just how recklessly the immigration issue has been handled by the political establishmentโฆ there is now a little bit of his poison everywhereโ
How a country fails.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How a country fails.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir.
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir.
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 15
โChristmas Timeโ
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
โChristmas Timeโ
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
December 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 15
โChristmas Timeโ
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
โChristmas Timeโ
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
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Reform risk reviving Thatcher-style 'industrial destruction' in Wales, warns TUC
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform risk reviving Thatcher-style 'industrial destruction' in Wales, warns TUC
Ahead of crunch Senedd elections next year, analysis for the TUC found Nigel Farage's party poses the biggest threat to Welsh industry - risking thousands of jobs
www.mirror.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Reform risk reviving Thatcher-style 'industrial destruction' in Wales, warns TUC
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Wales will need to recover as well, but the damage nige will do could be huge.
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Wales will need to recover as well, but the damage nige will do could be huge.