@ph3112.bsky.social
Geordie, MGS, lived on Wearside these past thirty-odd years. NUFC (old habits…) enjoys cycling, travel, family, friends. Follows current affairs and could despair…
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Several things are simultaneously true about the new Pretti footage:
-he engaged in vandalism for which he could have been charged.
-he was not always non-violent or merely "observing".
-his aggressive actions may have put him on the feds' radar.
-he did nothing last Saturday to justify his killing.
-he engaged in vandalism for which he could have been charged.
-he was not always non-violent or merely "observing".
-his aggressive actions may have put him on the feds' radar.
-he did nothing last Saturday to justify his killing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Several things are simultaneously true about the new Pretti footage:
-he engaged in vandalism for which he could have been charged.
-he was not always non-violent or merely "observing".
-his aggressive actions may have put him on the feds' radar.
-he did nothing last Saturday to justify his killing.
-he engaged in vandalism for which he could have been charged.
-he was not always non-violent or merely "observing".
-his aggressive actions may have put him on the feds' radar.
-he did nothing last Saturday to justify his killing.
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we are living in the golden age for assholes, there has never been a better time to be an unredeemable asshole than the one we are currently living in
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
we are living in the golden age for assholes, there has never been a better time to be an unredeemable asshole than the one we are currently living in
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Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
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Writing with @rupertread.bsky.social about just how devastating the Government- suppressed security report is, particularly its conclusions about our food insecurity. Ministers should be helping to build our resilience to these threats, not burying the report that contains them 👇
It's ecological breakdown that should put us on a war-footing: official
Admissions of extreme, eco-caused national security threats foreground importance of climate adaptation to bring much needed urgency and agency.
www.resilience.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Writing with @rupertread.bsky.social about just how devastating the Government- suppressed security report is, particularly its conclusions about our food insecurity. Ministers should be helping to build our resilience to these threats, not burying the report that contains them 👇
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Do you ever feel you’re being excluded?
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Do you ever feel you’re being excluded?
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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The week ending January 27, 1968, Marseille-born pianist/arranger Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their lush instrumental “Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #18. Fifteen weeks on the chart, 5 of ‘em at the #1 spot! #OneHitWondered
Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra - Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)
YouTube video by OneHitWondered
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The week ending January 27, 1968, Marseille-born pianist/arranger Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their lush instrumental “Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #18. Fifteen weeks on the chart, 5 of ‘em at the #1 spot! #OneHitWondered
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Reform UK foreign class: he describes Farage and friends (7,9)
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Reform UK foreign class: he describes Farage and friends (7,9)
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Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
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Begun, the Facebook ads have.
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Begun, the Facebook ads have.
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The Tories' guidance did not deliver the consistency schools need.
Labour has strengthened the guidance to make our position explicit – all schools should be phone-free environments for the entire school day.
I have written to heads to make that clear.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour has strengthened the guidance to make our position explicit – all schools should be phone-free environments for the entire school day.
I have written to heads to make that clear.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ban phones throughout the school day, Phillipson tells teachers
The education secretary says phones should not been seen during lessons, breaktimes or lunchtime.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Tories' guidance did not deliver the consistency schools need.
Labour has strengthened the guidance to make our position explicit – all schools should be phone-free environments for the entire school day.
I have written to heads to make that clear.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour has strengthened the guidance to make our position explicit – all schools should be phone-free environments for the entire school day.
I have written to heads to make that clear.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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King John: Have you seen my crown jewels anywhere?
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
King John: Have you seen my crown jewels anywhere?
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
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Exactly how I feel
And let's not overlook the fascism that is growing in our own country
And let's not overlook the fascism that is growing in our own country
The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Exactly how I feel
And let's not overlook the fascism that is growing in our own country
And let's not overlook the fascism that is growing in our own country
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I think this point has been underplayed. Someone who chooses not to stand as an MP in 2024 because they think another mayoral term better serves their ambitions then changes their mind 18 months in isn't necessarily the person to bring the party together and show the country Labour are serious
Burnhams behaviour demonstrated he would not be a better leader. Could have completed his term in Manchester as promised, campaigned hard for the candidate, claimed they won in part because of his own personal popularity and waited. Looks like an egotistical opportunist rather than a statesman
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I think this point has been underplayed. Someone who chooses not to stand as an MP in 2024 because they think another mayoral term better serves their ambitions then changes their mind 18 months in isn't necessarily the person to bring the party together and show the country Labour are serious
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Journalists should be verifying facts, not quoting opposing viewpoints - advice as old as the hills but now under threat.
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Journalists should be verifying facts, not quoting opposing viewpoints - advice as old as the hills but now under threat.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Hebden Bridge, west Yorkshire, at first light, 2021, photo by Bruce Cutts.
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Hebden Bridge, west Yorkshire, at first light, 2021, photo by Bruce Cutts.
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From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
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TW ⚠️
The stabilized version is brutal.
The stabilized version is brutal.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
TW ⚠️
The stabilized version is brutal.
The stabilized version is brutal.
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They think they can provoke us into abandoning our values. They are wrong. We will keep the peace. We will secure justice for our neighbors. And we will see this occupation end.
January 25, 2026 at 1:17 AM
They think they can provoke us into abandoning our values. They are wrong. We will keep the peace. We will secure justice for our neighbors. And we will see this occupation end.
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Hey MAGA
Your president Donald Trump believes if you have a gun you’re a criminal.
Wonder what the NRA thinks about this 🤔
Your president Donald Trump believes if you have a gun you’re a criminal.
Wonder what the NRA thinks about this 🤔
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Hey MAGA
Your president Donald Trump believes if you have a gun you’re a criminal.
Wonder what the NRA thinks about this 🤔
Your president Donald Trump believes if you have a gun you’re a criminal.
Wonder what the NRA thinks about this 🤔
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Matches up with this Statement from his parents about their hero son.
January 25, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Matches up with this Statement from his parents about their hero son.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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They cant scrub everyones phones and storage. Im saving EVERYTHING, I possibly can off line and Im a couple thousand miles away.
Save everything!
Save everything!
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
They cant scrub everyones phones and storage. Im saving EVERYTHING, I possibly can off line and Im a couple thousand miles away.
Save everything!
Save everything!