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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 4h

My local news rarely disappoints...

Headline that reads, 'A Kettering woman who drove a mobility scooter towing a trailer the wrong way down the A14 while drinking a bottle of wine caused ‘chaos'
Police arrived to find motorists standing on the road waving light wands to try to alert other drivers.'

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 2h

Shotokan has a profound and lasting effect on the body! Respect 🥋

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 5h

Whichever makes you happier!
(Not a combination I’d considered… hmm… 🤔 I can see the potential here… 😀👍)

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Mrs Tales of the Unexpected 🎃👻🧙‍♀️ @mrstales.bsky.social · 7h

Reposting as many people have confided in me that they are in this position.

Might see you there myself...

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LookingBack @pinkyatacme.bsky.social · 11h

I have had a few let me know that they are also in a sexless marriage, and have struggled to find any kind of support outside the professional kind.
I have now got a Discord server for this: discord.gg/tMuE8BcmU

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 5h

Angstrom had the appetite of a dredger and the stomach of an ox and had feasted heartily (but unwisely) at breakfast; Tilda, determined to preserve her tiny waist and prone to vomit even the blandest food was spared the fatal intestinal apocalypse. Honeymoon ruined!
#GirlsOwnCC

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, that’s surely tsk-worthy, bravo 👏👏👏

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 11h

Please, keep this away from the shitstalgists hoping to take over the reins of power! 😂

VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 12h

cold winter? frozen pipes? have you consider dung?

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 11h

What do they practice on nowadays?
(I’ve seen that photo before and find it oddly disturbing 😱😂)

Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 14h

That it isn’t is bleak evidence of the relationship between NF and mainstream media journalism…

a man wearing a helmet and a trench coat is saying `` we 're doomed '' in a dark room .

ALT: a man wearing a helmet and a trench coat is saying `` we 're doomed '' in a dark room .

media.tenor.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 9

Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals

Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

www.theguardian.com

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 16h

Who knows?
We have long since concluded that we do best sticking to straightforward foods and avoiding all processed foods/convience products as far as possible.
Zoe Science and Nutrition podcasts; highly recommended, proper scientists explain stuff clearly!

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Girl on the Net @girlonthenet.bsky.social · 1d

This thread is excellent.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 1d

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

I adore London&fully agree on Dubai, but the author‘s criticism of Paris& Berlin is a joke. French political turmoil is bad is it? Have you watched UK news since 2014? German trains are slow? Thank God for the sound state of UK Infrastructure.
Love you 🇬🇧. But ditch the superiority complex. Please.

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be

[FREE TO READ] Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth

on.ft.com

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 16h

Excited to read the rest of this!
And 💯 agree about anticipation…
When I think back to when B and I were dating the memory of us ALMOST having sex is just as vivid as our wonderful first night together ❤️

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 1d

Just ask Elton 😂😂😂

a man in a suit and tie is wearing a hat and glasses .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is wearing a hat and glasses .

media.tenor.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 1d

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the pilot for a new “reality” show called, “Killing at Clowning”
For safeguarding reasons the children are 💯 AI generated!

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 1d

“Subject to peer review…”
Interesting thought…
It would definitely be better than jury duty 😂😂😂

a man and a woman are sitting at a table with #schittscreek on the bottom

ALT: a man and a woman are sitting at a table with #schittscreek on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 1d

And that’s the problem!
Where, in the mainstream media, is the enthusiasm, the tooth and claw relish, for dismantling and exposing this snake oil peddling grifter?
A shameful journalistic vacuum!

Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 1d

Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Steve @stega1958.bsky.social · 1d

4D… 2D… I’m guessing T is limited to considering 1D… and I rather doubt it’s in any way impressive 🔬🤷🏼‍♂️

adriana1o5.bsky.social @adriana1o5.bsky.social · 1d

China’s latest salvo is a particularly sophisticated show of force; one that underscores a growing mismatch between China’s long-term strategy and the Trump administration’s more improvisational approach.

“We’re playing 2-D chess while Beijing is playing 4-D chess” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

China’s rare earth gambit reveals the next phase of its economic warfare

Beijing’s rare earth crackdown lays bare the fusion of economic rivalry and national security risk.

www.politico.com