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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10h

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 8h

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 11: With a non primary colour/shade in the title.

Fleetwood Mac - 'Gold Dust Woman'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ti1...

Gold Dust Woman (2004 Remaster)

YouTube video by Fleetwood Mac - Topic

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Paws on Plastic @pawsonplastic.bsky.social · 1d

A lesser known impact of picking up #litter is the huge boost it gives to #mentalhealth

It only takes a minute but you immediately see the difference you’ve made & have the satisfaction of knowing they won’t harm an animal, a child or the #Environment
Try it!
#dogsofbluesky #WorldMentalHealthDay

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John Rendel @john-rendel.bsky.social · 1d

Given his opposition to the Venezuelan dictatorship, this is impossible for Trump to argue against - genius from Nobel - an element of subtle trolling that hammers home the committee’s pro-Democracy message twice over with just one decision.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 1d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 10: An album title track

Their debut self-titled album, and what a title track! Bad Company 😊

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXQJ...

Bad Company - Bad Company (Official Audio)

YouTube video by RHINO

www.youtube.com

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 1d

Holy sh*t!

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Look at them! They must be cosplaying as there's no way anyone in that age group would want to look like that 😄

Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 2d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

Day 9: by a fictional or virtual band

This was always one of my favourite sketches from the Muppet Show. Lots of woodland animals avoiding incompetent hunters whilst singing 'For What It's Worth'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXkn...

Muppets - For What It's Worth

YouTube video by GrownUpKidsChannel

www.youtube.com

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 2d

Autumn Regrets, painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836-93 (Shipley Art Gallery). #NorthernArt

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 2d

Going to catch Hollow Souls at the Waterloo in Blackpool in November. Really looking forward to it.

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Lego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social · 3d

It’s World Octopus Day. There were 4,200 Lego octopuses inside the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express back in 1997. We found our first Lego octopus soon afterwards but didn’t discover another for 18 years. #WorldOctopusDay #oceanplastic

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 3d

Nope, I've not a clue what Dio is thinking.
But look at the state of those legs - he's like a collapsed AT-AT Walker from Star Wars 😄

#lurcher #dogsofbluesky #sighthound #rescue

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 3d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU.

This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

Ruthless EU has just taught Starmer a painful lesson
Steel tariff threats are a reminder of how Brussels really feels towards post-Brexit Britain

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 3d

#DavidsMonthofMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 8 - A song about love without "love" in the title

Aerosmith - 'Crazy'

That kinda loving turns a man to a slave
That kinda loving sends a man right to his grave

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMNg...

Aerosmith - Crazy (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by AerosmithVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 3d

It's also interesting as Palace, Brighton and Bournemouth are constantly being touted as teams that can defy the Sky 6 and break through, and yet there we are on 42 points right in the mix with those teams

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 4d

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 4d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 7 - Relating to outer space or the ocean

Cor! How often do I get the chance to post up some Hawkwind in these challenges? Let's go with the live version of 'Space Is Deep' 🌌🚀✨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MUR...

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Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 4d

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 5d

Every local authority has been cut to the bone for years – this is common knowledge - but Grimey and his Reform chums swore blind that £millions were being wasted through incompetence and laziness. DOGE found fuck all - welcome to reality, dickhead.

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 5d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 6 - A pronoun in the title

Simple Minds - All The Things She Said

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytP...

Simple Minds - All The Things She Said

YouTube video by SimpleMindsVEVO

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Bruce G @bg-sta.bsky.social · 6d

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge

Day 5: A song that reminds you of a specific holiday/trip

Aug 1993: a warm weekend in Southampton to see #Everton
Spent a lot of time in the Hobbit pub garden & this song was a bit hit that summer. Always brings back memories

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXn...

4 Non Blondes - What's Up (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by 4NonBlondesVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 6d

The Tories have long lived in a fantasy land, but this is mind-blowingly stupid.

Some basic maths for context, moralities and legalities aside for a moment…

On average, this ‘plan’ would require a flight every single day for 5 years using a Boeing 787-9, for around 410 people.

Conservatives pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan

The party unveils new policies on illegal migration as its annual conference begins in Manchester.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 6d

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

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Everton Fan Advisory Board @efc-fanadvisory.bsky.social · 7d

FAB Drop-in: New home!
Tomorrow we move to our new permanent home, sharing space courtesy of @evertonheritage.bsky.social, upstairs at the @bluehousebmd, opposite the stadium gates. Entry at the back (in Fulton St). Come in to meet us and see the EHS treasure trove of memorabilia and merchandise.

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