Basil Seal
@basilseal1.bsky.social
Well here I am in the 21st Century,
Have to say it ain't as cool as I hoped it'd be.
No man on the moon, nobody on Mars,
and where the hell is my flying car?
Account focussed on farming, dogs, tractors and Putin's genocidal invasion of Ukraine.
Have to say it ain't as cool as I hoped it'd be.
No man on the moon, nobody on Mars,
and where the hell is my flying car?
Account focussed on farming, dogs, tractors and Putin's genocidal invasion of Ukraine.
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This is an incredibly illuminating video on what we're up against.
She thinks I'm with ICE
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is an incredibly illuminating video on what we're up against.
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Conservatives are now applauding the use of state power to control views--and they will undoubtedly suffer the consequences when they lose power in the future. They will have no one to blame then but themselves.
The short-sightedness of all this is breathtaking.
The short-sightedness of all this is breathtaking.
December 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Conservatives are now applauding the use of state power to control views--and they will undoubtedly suffer the consequences when they lose power in the future. They will have no one to blame then but themselves.
The short-sightedness of all this is breathtaking.
The short-sightedness of all this is breathtaking.
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
I see those immigrant bears are coming over here and stealing Giles Brandreth's job as the celebrity grim reaper.
December 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I see those immigrant bears are coming over here and stealing Giles Brandreth's job as the celebrity grim reaper.
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This is such a tragic story. These young people seem committed to a path that will achieve nothing but their early deaths.
It's an absolutely futile waste of life.
It's an absolutely futile waste of life.
These guys are gonna die because they've set themselves totally unmeetable demands. Won't do anything good for politics. Hermer is technically right it's a judicial matter but politically his judgment stinks: useful if these guys don't start dying. www.thetimes.com/article/ddde...
Dying is worth it, Palestine Action hunger striker says on jail phone
After 13 months on remand, Kamran Ahmed is in a critical condition and may not live to be tried over a break-in at an Israeli-linked arms factory
www.thetimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This is such a tragic story. These young people seem committed to a path that will achieve nothing but their early deaths.
It's an absolutely futile waste of life.
It's an absolutely futile waste of life.
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An absolutely magnificent Freudian slip! 🤌🏼
December 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
An absolutely magnificent Freudian slip! 🤌🏼
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour towards women
Telegraph investigation into best-selling children’s author uncovers claims that he ‘harassed’ junior female employees at Harper Collins
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.
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he also kind of gets everyone's asses again in this follow up with the washington post
December 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
he also kind of gets everyone's asses again in this follow up with the washington post
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If any evidence were needed for the total collapse of the US political system, the fact that this is happening and the perpetrators are running the country remains a mixture of unbelievable and enraging.
🚨Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, in a closed-door House Judiciary Committee hearing:
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power”
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power”
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If any evidence were needed for the total collapse of the US political system, the fact that this is happening and the perpetrators are running the country remains a mixture of unbelievable and enraging.
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Private equity firms preying on vets practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
‘Fat cats’ preying on veterinary practices
Senedd hears private equity firms have been accused of collaring the market in a corporate 'feeding frenzy' that has seen local, independent vets…
www.southwalesargus.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Private equity firms preying on vets practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
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Disobedience can be beautiful.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Disobedience can be beautiful.
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John James Witherspoon, fallen in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
"He was proud to fulfill his greatest heart’s desire to serve & we are so proud of him." "He was there to defend the freedom, sovereignty, and ancestral lands of innocent people; compared it to our history as Native Americans." #3E
"He was proud to fulfill his greatest heart’s desire to serve & we are so proud of him." "He was there to defend the freedom, sovereignty, and ancestral lands of innocent people; compared it to our history as Native Americans." #3E
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
John James Witherspoon, fallen in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
"He was proud to fulfill his greatest heart’s desire to serve & we are so proud of him." "He was there to defend the freedom, sovereignty, and ancestral lands of innocent people; compared it to our history as Native Americans." #3E
"He was proud to fulfill his greatest heart’s desire to serve & we are so proud of him." "He was there to defend the freedom, sovereignty, and ancestral lands of innocent people; compared it to our history as Native Americans." #3E
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The heroes in Ukraine, didn't ask themselves if they were born near or far, left or right, young or old, employed or not, rich or poor, man or woman, military or civilian, they saw danger ahead and ran towards it to defend. #3E #StandWithUkraine
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The heroes in Ukraine, didn't ask themselves if they were born near or far, left or right, young or old, employed or not, rich or poor, man or woman, military or civilian, they saw danger ahead and ran towards it to defend. #3E #StandWithUkraine
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Death and disinformation.
Interesting report from Steve Rosenberg talking to everyday Russians. Such blind support for the man doing such harm to their country. A mediocre State led by a malign leader. #UkraineWar #r4today @chrisdyork.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Death and disinformation.
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🇺🇸 attempts to force 🇺🇦 surrender are currently 0 from 3. Europe is winning, even if it doesn't realise.
Trump's national security strategy exposes weakness. Its attitude to Europe is like the obsessive ex stalking the former partner, wondering who that new guy is.
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
Trump's national security strategy exposes weakness. Its attitude to Europe is like the obsessive ex stalking the former partner, wondering who that new guy is.
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🇺🇸 attempts to force 🇺🇦 surrender are currently 0 from 3. Europe is winning, even if it doesn't realise.
Trump's national security strategy exposes weakness. Its attitude to Europe is like the obsessive ex stalking the former partner, wondering who that new guy is.
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
Trump's national security strategy exposes weakness. Its attitude to Europe is like the obsessive ex stalking the former partner, wondering who that new guy is.
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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This is rather like me saying I’m in “the final stretch” of my plan to become an Olympic 100m champion. I’ve got some new trainers and a nice t-shirt. I only need to do the last bit where I run 100m in 10 seconds. Everything else is sorted.
Keith Kellogg, Trump’s so-called envoy on Ukraine, says talks are “in the final stretch,” but admits the hardest part remains. Control over Donetsk, Luhansk, parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are still unresolved.
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This is rather like me saying I’m in “the final stretch” of my plan to become an Olympic 100m champion. I’ve got some new trainers and a nice t-shirt. I only need to do the last bit where I run 100m in 10 seconds. Everything else is sorted.
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Poland‘s Vice President Radoslaw Sikorski absolutely torches Elon Musk.
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Poland‘s Vice President Radoslaw Sikorski absolutely torches Elon Musk.
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"Europe’s leaders privately warned that the United States may be preparing to pressure Ukraine into territorial concessions without offering real security guarantees." Their only clue was absolutely everything the Trump administration have been saying and doing since 20 January.
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Europe’s leaders privately warned that the United States may be preparing to pressure Ukraine into territorial concessions without offering real security guarantees." Their only clue was absolutely everything the Trump administration have been saying and doing since 20 January.