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Charles Pontoon (talking sense with)
@charlespontoon.bsky.social
Author, Publisher, Musician, Bookbinder, Historian, all round good guy.
Wahey, got myself a new turntable and am slowly dragging out handfuls of vinyl from cupboards and loft
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#OTD In 1977 My band were headlining a Rock Against Racism gig :-) I believe we're on Spotify if anyone is interested. I recommend the tracks Artsy Fartsy and Starsky and Hutch, but it's all good. Recorded in 1977, released 2012.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein

'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Who knew Wilbur was a Geordie? Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was born in North Shields
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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NPR reported this morning that, based on their review of the #Epstein emails released yesterday, Trump’s name appeared more than 1,000 times in the document—

"I have met some very bad people, none as bad as #Trump. Not one decent cell in his body." - Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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"What a world we live in.."
via Fatima Ftouni
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#OTD in 1666 Mary Astell was born in Newcastle. Another famous Geordie
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The correct and only response to Trumps legal threat is to refer his "lawyers" to Arkell Vs Pressdram
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
#OTD 1983 The first episode of Auf Wiedersehen Pet was broadcast this evening, launching the careers of local actors Tim Healey, Kevin Whately and Jimmy Nail
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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"Sweden just changed the way they salt winter roads, and it's saving thousands of birds every single year. When engineers discovered that traditional rock salt was poisoning wildlife during the harshest months, they did something incredible."
via Daniel Peliculas
ifeg.info/2025/11/10/s...
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#OTD 1956 Sunderland Empire saw the professional debut of the teenage idol Tommy Steele . It wasn't the only first that night because it was the first time an electric guitar was played at the Empire and a fireman was on hand as a precaution.
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary."

manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Happy Birthday #HankMarvin
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Things like this keep happening.
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Seriously?
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Anyone have any suggestions for the best site to host a local history blog? Thank you
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Imagine the reaction if the bodies of returned Israeli hostages were handcuffed, blindfolded & showed signs of torture. It would be on the front page, leading every news bulletin, & the govt would be condemning the murderous brutality of Hamas

But Palestinian bodies? Nothing
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
#OTD in 1838 Johan Strauss played the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle, about 150 yards from my house :-)
I'm told the mix was shite but the beer was cheap
October 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In 1978 #OTD my band were supporting the Mekons and John Peel :-) John gave me £100 out of his fee when he learned we were only getting paid £25.I suspect he felt guilty for missing my band because he was on the Haymarket pub
October 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
MMM, what to wear today
October 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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“This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison”
This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison
Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.
zeteo.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM