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Ant Dawson

@railwayhobbit.bsky.social

580 followers 170 following 700 posts

Historian, Archaeologist, and Museum Professional who is also an Organist, Unitarian, Rower, Geek, into Boardgames, Reenactment, Heavy Metal and with a soupcon of Long-Covid.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 1h

Happy Caturday 🐈‍⬛

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 1h

That's lovely! And a fantastic prototype, too.

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 22h

sorry, laughed far too hard at that.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 1d

A Christianity that is known for its cruelty is a Christianity that no longer knows Christ.

"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." -Jesus

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 1d

It's World Mental Health Day. Since being prescribed T Blockers 5 years ago (+ now come off), my M/H has collapsed. Suicidal ideation (+ attempts), self harm, depression (and other irreversible unwanted changes) as a result. Let down by the NHS. Taking it one day at a time. Be kind to everyone.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 2d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for recommendations for a good medical no win, no fee solicitor.
Ditto for affordable gyno surgery in the UK.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 2d

The first Silmarillion map. Drawn by Tolkien on an unused page from a University of Leeds examination booklet.

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 2d

Then let it be killed then. Simple as.

Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 2d

FanTASTIC news let’s get this done

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 3d

Whatever you do, please please please please please don't touch finasteride. That stuff is fucking poison. It will ruin your life. I know becuase it's destroyed mine. www.pfsfoundation.org

The Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation – Dedicated to supporting research and finding treatments for PFS patients worldwide.

www.pfsfoundation.org

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 4d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 5d

They're not well are they?

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 6d

Full house for Harvest Festival. The Chancel bring full of brass band meant a bit if a struggle. Very much improvised as the young people and uniformed orgs who were meant to be doing readings etc didn't show (I should be used to it now. They'd prepared but parents didn't bring them which is sad).

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Aaroncanetsneck @aaroncanetsneck.bsky.social · 7d

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Fr Edward Barlow @edwardrhbarlow.bsky.social · 6d

Those in a flap about the appointment of a female Archbishop of Canterbury are gonna lose their schizzle when they find out how many female Supreme Governors the Church of England's had...

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 6d

On the anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street, let us remember that the Daily Mail was cheering on Fascists then and continues that proud tradition today.

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 7d

Glad you like them!🦊

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 7d

I made a friend!

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📎🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @ncoastbruin.bsky.social · 7d

RIP dear #DamePatriciaRoutledge.

Thank you for all the joy you brought to our lives via stage and screen.

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 7d

No. Just no. Stop it. Wrong. Bad. ARGHGHGGHGH

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 8d

Thankyou. It rather quickly skims over Rocket et al. But, I hope to do a book on Rainill for 2029. So that will include what came before and the evolution of the Rocket type. Fingers crossed for contracts.

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 8d

huge difference. More stable at speed. larger boiler, heating surface and reduced fuel consumption. Higher fuel and water capacity. Northumbrian had a modern locomotive boiler with firebox within the shell. Huge leap forward.

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Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 9d

Both. Locomotion only just worked. Rocket was a dynamic prototype and not squadron service. Obsolete in a few months.

Ant Dawson @railwayhobbit.bsky.social · 9d

Neither of them can pull the skin off rice pudding. L&MR is a longer route, and Locomotion's train was built with roller bearings, grease boxes, all mod cons.

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