Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️
@philgrass.bsky.social
🇬🇧/🇩🇪 Doing stuff badly since 1965, 48%er, Parent, Hausmann, ex-IT Project Mgr, Gin tester, 🧬PgCert Genealogist.
Accidentally getting applauded is such a Kier Starmer move 😂
“We are not the Britain of the Brexit years anymore” Starmer says - and gets spontaneous applause even he hadn’t planned for.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026
February 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Accidentally getting applauded is such a Kier Starmer move 😂
It's Friday, time to unwind. But please don't be like John Deighton who, in 1891, got drunk and "rode an entire horse down Hawnby Hill".🤦♂️ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
TBF-Hawnby Hill is pretty steep, so you wouldn't want to tackle it with anything less than an entire horse, especially if you're drunk.
TBF-Hawnby Hill is pretty steep, so you wouldn't want to tackle it with anything less than an entire horse, especially if you're drunk.
February 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It's Friday, time to unwind. But please don't be like John Deighton who, in 1891, got drunk and "rode an entire horse down Hawnby Hill".🤦♂️ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
TBF-Hawnby Hill is pretty steep, so you wouldn't want to tackle it with anything less than an entire horse, especially if you're drunk.
TBF-Hawnby Hill is pretty steep, so you wouldn't want to tackle it with anything less than an entire horse, especially if you're drunk.
Hi #AncestryHour, and my apologies for being late. Hope you are all having a good week. I got distracted researching Mrs K-G's Westphalian family. I'll just leave you with the beautiful calligraphy from a death record from 1878 that manages to be simultaneously unreadable and readable. 😁
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Hi #AncestryHour, and my apologies for being late. Hope you are all having a good week. I got distracted researching Mrs K-G's Westphalian family. I'll just leave you with the beautiful calligraphy from a death record from 1878 that manages to be simultaneously unreadable and readable. 😁
Yesterday #Germany won our first gold at the Olympics in the Mens luge. Currently our Women lugers are in the top two places.
It looks like Germany are the world leaders in going downhill fast. Perhaps it’s a metaphor 😂😂
It looks like Germany are the world leaders in going downhill fast. Perhaps it’s a metaphor 😂😂
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Yesterday #Germany won our first gold at the Olympics in the Mens luge. Currently our Women lugers are in the top two places.
It looks like Germany are the world leaders in going downhill fast. Perhaps it’s a metaphor 😂😂
It looks like Germany are the world leaders in going downhill fast. Perhaps it’s a metaphor 😂😂
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One more time, syntax matters. I do hope the snake had a good time, though.
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
One more time, syntax matters. I do hope the snake had a good time, though.
TBF This sounds very similar to the new-employee onboarding plan you would give to people involved in “Pig Butchering” scams.🤷♂️
In a tough district of Johannesburg, theatre trips and computer training are being used to persuade people to turn their back on drugs and guns
How ‘Aunty Bree’ keeps young South Africans out of gangs
www.thetimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
TBF This sounds very similar to the new-employee onboarding plan you would give to people involved in “Pig Butchering” scams.🤷♂️
This is not good news for German scientific research. The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt appears to be on fire. I live about 10km away and can smell it.
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/gro...
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/gro...
Großbrand in Darmstädter Forschungsinstitut
Im Darmstädter Stadtteil Wixhausen läuft ein Großeinsatz der Feuerwehr. Im Zentrum für Schwerionenforschung ist ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Es gibt eine Warnmeldung für die Bevölkerung.
www.hessenschau.de
February 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This is not good news for German scientific research. The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt appears to be on fire. I live about 10km away and can smell it.
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/gro...
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/gro...
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This is incredibly weird (and doesn't exactly look like strategic policy-making):
In late December, the Trump administration decided to ban all imports of new models of foreign (read Chinese-made) drones. 👇
But then... 🧵
In late December, the Trump administration decided to ban all imports of new models of foreign (read Chinese-made) drones. 👇
But then... 🧵
US Commerce Department drops plan to impose restrictions on Chinese-made drones
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it has withdrawn a plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones to address national security concerns after an earlier crackdown on passenger cars and truc...
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM
This is incredibly weird (and doesn't exactly look like strategic policy-making):
In late December, the Trump administration decided to ban all imports of new models of foreign (read Chinese-made) drones. 👇
But then... 🧵
In late December, the Trump administration decided to ban all imports of new models of foreign (read Chinese-made) drones. 👇
But then... 🧵
For fun Mrs K-G and I tried #Underberg, the “cult” German herbal liquor from the 1970’s (I use the terms loosely 😀).
I can’t begin to describe how horrible it is 🤮. There is clearly a reason this stuff is sold at the supermarket checkouts with the cheap vodka.😂
I can’t begin to describe how horrible it is 🤮. There is clearly a reason this stuff is sold at the supermarket checkouts with the cheap vodka.😂
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
For fun Mrs K-G and I tried #Underberg, the “cult” German herbal liquor from the 1970’s (I use the terms loosely 😀).
I can’t begin to describe how horrible it is 🤮. There is clearly a reason this stuff is sold at the supermarket checkouts with the cheap vodka.😂
I can’t begin to describe how horrible it is 🤮. There is clearly a reason this stuff is sold at the supermarket checkouts with the cheap vodka.😂
As a child of Yorkshire I’m not sure whether to be offended by the poor quality of this AI-generated map or pleased to see Yorkshire taking over England. 😂
Gemini has given up and Yorkshire has taken over the whole of England and Wales. Labels are just in random places now. I salute this version of Yorkshire!
20/n
20/n
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
As a child of Yorkshire I’m not sure whether to be offended by the poor quality of this AI-generated map or pleased to see Yorkshire taking over England. 😂
If only the UK had a Masernschutzgesetz. 🤷♂️
What a mess. This is the damage done by social media lies and disinformation - aided by a government that subsidises and cossets the platforms that spread it. news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO
Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.
news.sky.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
If only the UK had a Masernschutzgesetz. 🤷♂️
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Vienna airport sure knows its customers 😂
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Vienna airport sure knows its customers 😂
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Join the Association of Professional Genealogists on 29 January 2026, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM ET for the free APG 2026 Global Gathering. Connect with genealogy colleagues worldwide in themed discussion rooms and start the year with fresh ideas and community. Register now. www.apgen.org/news_manager...
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Join the Association of Professional Genealogists on 29 January 2026, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM ET for the free APG 2026 Global Gathering. Connect with genealogy colleagues worldwide in themed discussion rooms and start the year with fresh ideas and community. Register now. www.apgen.org/news_manager...
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"having DNA from...Roman times" honestly the participation trophy to end all participation trophy. you did it, man. you had ancestors.
The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
"having DNA from...Roman times" honestly the participation trophy to end all participation trophy. you did it, man. you had ancestors.
Good Morning from Germany . Now I need to clear the pavement, otherwise I’m liable if people fall and injure themselves .😀❄️
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Good Morning from Germany . Now I need to clear the pavement, otherwise I’m liable if people fall and injure themselves .😀❄️
This looks interesting 🤔
Rather annoyingly the results of the scientific and DNA investigation are only going to be released later this year ☹️
Bones of Anglo-Saxon kings return to cathedral after DNA ‘jigsaw’
www.thetimes.com/article/712e...
Rather annoyingly the results of the scientific and DNA investigation are only going to be released later this year ☹️
Bones of Anglo-Saxon kings return to cathedral after DNA ‘jigsaw’
www.thetimes.com/article/712e...
Bones of Anglo-Saxon kings return to cathedral after DNA ‘jigsaw’
The remains, believed to be of 25 individuals including Emma of Normandy, were jumbled together in mortuary chests at Winchester Cathedral
www.thetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This looks interesting 🤔
Rather annoyingly the results of the scientific and DNA investigation are only going to be released later this year ☹️
Bones of Anglo-Saxon kings return to cathedral after DNA ‘jigsaw’
www.thetimes.com/article/712e...
Rather annoyingly the results of the scientific and DNA investigation are only going to be released later this year ☹️
Bones of Anglo-Saxon kings return to cathedral after DNA ‘jigsaw’
www.thetimes.com/article/712e...
From today's Independent newspaper
News of a pre-historic elephant bone tool find. Included is this image with the comment "Archaeologists shocked by mystery building complex found by luck"
TBF I take my hat off to any #Archaelogist who could have spotted this building hidden in the landscape
News of a pre-historic elephant bone tool find. Included is this image with the comment "Archaeologists shocked by mystery building complex found by luck"
TBF I take my hat off to any #Archaelogist who could have spotted this building hidden in the landscape
January 22, 2026 at 10:59 AM
From today's Independent newspaper
News of a pre-historic elephant bone tool find. Included is this image with the comment "Archaeologists shocked by mystery building complex found by luck"
TBF I take my hat off to any #Archaelogist who could have spotted this building hidden in the landscape
News of a pre-historic elephant bone tool find. Included is this image with the comment "Archaeologists shocked by mystery building complex found by luck"
TBF I take my hat off to any #Archaelogist who could have spotted this building hidden in the landscape
One question for #GenHour. Has anyone started using the new Split-View in the Chrome browser? It’s an easy way to put two tabs side by side within the browser-useful if you are comparing/copying data😀
Obvs - other methods to split-view are available!
Obvs - other methods to split-view are available!
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
One question for #GenHour. Has anyone started using the new Split-View in the Chrome browser? It’s an easy way to put two tabs side by side within the browser-useful if you are comparing/copying data😀
Obvs - other methods to split-view are available!
Obvs - other methods to split-view are available!
Hi #GenHour This week I’ve started my first @pharostutors.bsky.social course - on researching Ag.Labs. Must admit I ended up in a rabbit hole on the first exercise - identifying your own Ag Labs🫢. I have so many, and all so badly sourced. 🤦♂️
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Hi #GenHour This week I’ve started my first @pharostutors.bsky.social course - on researching Ag.Labs. Must admit I ended up in a rabbit hole on the first exercise - identifying your own Ag Labs🫢. I have so many, and all so badly sourced. 🤦♂️
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Eric Adams, former NYC mayor, launched a memecoin (cryptocurrency) today. He marketed it as an “NYC Token” and used media appearances and his social media to promote it.
Within hours, Adams then drained its liquidity, apparently having scammed investors out of $3.4 million—a move called a rug pull.
Within hours, Adams then drained its liquidity, apparently having scammed investors out of $3.4 million—a move called a rug pull.
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Eric Adams, former NYC mayor, launched a memecoin (cryptocurrency) today. He marketed it as an “NYC Token” and used media appearances and his social media to promote it.
Within hours, Adams then drained its liquidity, apparently having scammed investors out of $3.4 million—a move called a rug pull.
Within hours, Adams then drained its liquidity, apparently having scammed investors out of $3.4 million—a move called a rug pull.
What REALLY annoys me about this post is that the border lines aren’t straight. 🤬
This is just plain lazy. Find the original jpg before you ask for my vote 🤦♂️
This is just plain lazy. Find the original jpg before you ask for my vote 🤦♂️
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
What REALLY annoys me about this post is that the border lines aren’t straight. 🤬
This is just plain lazy. Find the original jpg before you ask for my vote 🤦♂️
This is just plain lazy. Find the original jpg before you ask for my vote 🤦♂️
#MeanwhileInGermany everybody is getting on board with the sheep go into the Penny supermarket story.
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
#MeanwhileInGermany everybody is getting on board with the sheep go into the Penny supermarket story.
Ausgezeichnet 10 / 10
"Sehr geehrter Herr Kennedy,
Offenbar verschickt ein Verrückter Briefe in Ihrem Namen. Wir hielten es für wichtig, Sie darüber zu informieren.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen"
Offenbar verschickt ein Verrückter Briefe in Ihrem Namen. Wir hielten es für wichtig, Sie darüber zu informieren.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen"
This is a genuine post. What right does he think he has to tell Germany how to manage its healthcare. This is not the behavior of an ally.
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Ausgezeichnet 10 / 10
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Don't say 'I told you so' Stuart, it's unedifying.
'Superflu' looking very much like normal flu.
Worst flu season since... last year.
'Superflu' looking very much like normal flu.
Worst flu season since... last year.
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Don't say 'I told you so' Stuart, it's unedifying.
'Superflu' looking very much like normal flu.
Worst flu season since... last year.
'Superflu' looking very much like normal flu.
Worst flu season since... last year.
Hi #AncestryHour. Been thinking about my wish-list for this year and I’ve boiled it down to three wishes:
1. A decent DNA match for my 2nd cousin, so we can finally identify his grandfather.
2. A male-line Grass who I can test for my very-small Grass DNA Project.
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1. A decent DNA match for my 2nd cousin, so we can finally identify his grandfather.
2. A male-line Grass who I can test for my very-small Grass DNA Project.
cont/
My 2026 genealogy wishlist. What's on yours? #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour #GenHour cbgenealogy.ie/my-2026-wish...
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. Been thinking about my wish-list for this year and I’ve boiled it down to three wishes:
1. A decent DNA match for my 2nd cousin, so we can finally identify his grandfather.
2. A male-line Grass who I can test for my very-small Grass DNA Project.
cont/
1. A decent DNA match for my 2nd cousin, so we can finally identify his grandfather.
2. A male-line Grass who I can test for my very-small Grass DNA Project.
cont/