David Holmes
@darcysarto.bsky.social
Soggy liberal with angry leftie aspirations. Ex scientist (if that’s possible?) so don’t respond well to baseless poppycock from those who have made ignorance a political choice.
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"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
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Not a bad morning here at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
May 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Not a bad morning here at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot
Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Meanwhile on X…
Isabel Oakeshott appears to have forgotten that she’s supposed to represent ordinary folk and completely outed herself as the impossible snob that she is.
Isabel Oakeshott appears to have forgotten that she’s supposed to represent ordinary folk and completely outed herself as the impossible snob that she is.
December 6, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Meanwhile on X…
Isabel Oakeshott appears to have forgotten that she’s supposed to represent ordinary folk and completely outed herself as the impossible snob that she is.
Isabel Oakeshott appears to have forgotten that she’s supposed to represent ordinary folk and completely outed herself as the impossible snob that she is.
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Dear @keirstarmer2.bsky.social,
Please move the laws around political & campaign financing to the top of your list
Or…
Expect 1 term that ends in handing power of this country to a foreign billionaire proxy PM and his little puppet
Yours,
The people of this country paying attention.
Please move the laws around political & campaign financing to the top of your list
Or…
Expect 1 term that ends in handing power of this country to a foreign billionaire proxy PM and his little puppet
Yours,
The people of this country paying attention.
December 1, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Dear @keirstarmer2.bsky.social,
Please move the laws around political & campaign financing to the top of your list
Or…
Expect 1 term that ends in handing power of this country to a foreign billionaire proxy PM and his little puppet
Yours,
The people of this country paying attention.
Please move the laws around political & campaign financing to the top of your list
Or…
Expect 1 term that ends in handing power of this country to a foreign billionaire proxy PM and his little puppet
Yours,
The people of this country paying attention.
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If only Louise Haigh had repeatedly kicked her partner…
Or been arrested for numerous sexual assault charges
Or been found to have frequently bullied her staff
Then maybe she’d still be in her position.
Or been arrested for numerous sexual assault charges
Or been found to have frequently bullied her staff
Then maybe she’d still be in her position.
November 29, 2024 at 11:45 AM
If only Louise Haigh had repeatedly kicked her partner…
Or been arrested for numerous sexual assault charges
Or been found to have frequently bullied her staff
Then maybe she’d still be in her position.
Or been arrested for numerous sexual assault charges
Or been found to have frequently bullied her staff
Then maybe she’d still be in her position.
Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrghhhhh! 😱😱👋🏽
The Sound of Music review – a joyous blast of song and hope that speaks to today
The Sound of Music review – a joyous blast of song and hope that speaks to today
Pitlochry Festival theatre
This captivating production of the evergreen musical is a fitting swansong from Pitlochry’s outgoing artistic director, Elizabeth Newman
Light breaks through darkness; love heals ruptures – but only if we have the courage to…
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrghhhhh! 😱😱👋🏽
@newscientist.bsky.social
I think the straightforward answer is - because it hasn’t!
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
I think the straightforward answer is - because it hasn’t!
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
November 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM
@newscientist.bsky.social
I think the straightforward answer is - because it hasn’t!
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
I think the straightforward answer is - because it hasn’t!
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
I think the straightforward answer is - because it hasn’t!
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
November 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM
I think the straightforward answer is - because it hasn’t!
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
I fear it’s a “Schroedingers/HHGttG proof of the existence of god” thing. If we knew the answer we would instantaneously disappear in a puff of logic…
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Important article about how many so called “patriotic” groups, spreading hateful divisive racist content in the run up to the GE (whilst supporting Farage and Anderson) were located in… Nigeria. Oh the irony.
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
From Russia With Likes: Nigel Farage Dominates Social Media During General Election – Boosted by Bots Stoking Racism
The Reform Party is hovering around 18% of the vote, yet Farage's and his party's Facebook posts generated six times more reactions and shares than either Labour or the Conservatives and their leaders
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Important article about how many so called “patriotic” groups, spreading hateful divisive racist content in the run up to the GE (whilst supporting Farage and Anderson) were located in… Nigeria. Oh the irony.
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
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Who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury?
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
November 20, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury?
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
Getting very tired of “hard done by” actual millionaire farmers spreading misinformation about a tax (not a fine or punishment) that they either avoid completely or pay half what the rest of “hard done by” millionaires would pay.
a black and white photo of a sheep in a field .
ALT: a black and white photo of a sheep in a field .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Getting very tired of “hard done by” actual millionaire farmers spreading misinformation about a tax (not a fine or punishment) that they either avoid completely or pay half what the rest of “hard done by” millionaires would pay.
@chrisbryant1962.bsky.social - Hi Chris - is it really you (from the crumblingly toxic Twitterverse). Some imitating chicanery going on on here where they attempt to poison this organ at birth). If it’s you keep up the good works speaking truth to power (chiefly sticking it to Tories).
November 17, 2024 at 11:23 AM
@chrisbryant1962.bsky.social - Hi Chris - is it really you (from the crumblingly toxic Twitterverse). Some imitating chicanery going on on here where they attempt to poison this organ at birth). If it’s you keep up the good works speaking truth to power (chiefly sticking it to Tories).
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As a former officer and now an academic working in policing I can quite confidently say that the Tories damaged policing almost beyond repair. Chris Philp as policing minister had no impact whatsoever on policing; he remains a pointless mouthpiece. #BBCLauraK
November 17, 2024 at 9:47 AM
As a former officer and now an academic working in policing I can quite confidently say that the Tories damaged policing almost beyond repair. Chris Philp as policing minister had no impact whatsoever on policing; he remains a pointless mouthpiece. #BBCLauraK
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Like No.19 in particular "Take the piss. Humour is a weapon. Any man who feels the need to build a rocket is not overconfident about his masculinity. Work with that."
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Like No.19 in particular "Take the piss. Humour is a weapon. Any man who feels the need to build a rocket is not overconfident about his masculinity. Work with that."
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NEWS! Children in Need celebrates raising 0.4% of the money written off by the Tory government for PPE that wasn't delivered by their mates
Children in Need celebrates raising 0.4% of the money written off by the Tory government for PPE that wasn’t delivered by their mates
Friday night saw Children in Need raise an incredible £39m, which is 0.4% of the amount the Tories wasted on unusable and undelivered PPE contracts handed out like confetti to friends of Tory polit…
buff.ly
November 16, 2024 at 10:02 AM
NEWS! Children in Need celebrates raising 0.4% of the money written off by the Tory government for PPE that wasn't delivered by their mates
“With cat-like tread”…..🤣🤣
November 15, 2024 at 10:26 PM
“With cat-like tread”…..🤣🤣
You know that iconic picture of John Wayne redeemed but still excluded framed in the doorway at the end of The Searchers. You hope to live a flawed but ultimately just and heroic life…. but just end up as Sheriff Link Appleyard (different movie)..
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
You know that iconic picture of John Wayne redeemed but still excluded framed in the doorway at the end of The Searchers. You hope to live a flawed but ultimately just and heroic life…. but just end up as Sheriff Link Appleyard (different movie)..
When asked about my college “reading list” I could only recall these. I think only one of them was on any list. I still try to live life as a radical gonzo Noggin.
November 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
When asked about my college “reading list” I could only recall these. I think only one of them was on any list. I still try to live life as a radical gonzo Noggin.
