Mr Sparkle
@darwendashers.bsky.social
Outsider.
Fell running.
Cycling.
Mountains.
Moors.
Lakes.
My politics dress left of centre.
Fell running.
Cycling.
Mountains.
Moors.
Lakes.
My politics dress left of centre.
Evening all. That was a wild ‘un!
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Evening all. That was a wild ‘un!
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Awkward...
Clip resurfaces of Jonathan Gullis insisting he would ‘never’ defect to Reform
Whatever then happened to Gullis’ principles.
leftfootforward.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Awkward...
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"Play it, Steve!"
The Blues Brothers had a HUGE influence on my musical education, bringing so much richness. It might not be why Steve "The Colonel" Cropper found fame, but it's why I knew him. RIP.
youtu.be/FTWH1Fdkjow?...
The Blues Brothers had a HUGE influence on my musical education, bringing so much richness. It might not be why Steve "The Colonel" Cropper found fame, but it's why I knew him. RIP.
youtu.be/FTWH1Fdkjow?...
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"Play it, Steve!"
The Blues Brothers had a HUGE influence on my musical education, bringing so much richness. It might not be why Steve "The Colonel" Cropper found fame, but it's why I knew him. RIP.
youtu.be/FTWH1Fdkjow?...
The Blues Brothers had a HUGE influence on my musical education, bringing so much richness. It might not be why Steve "The Colonel" Cropper found fame, but it's why I knew him. RIP.
youtu.be/FTWH1Fdkjow?...
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Más del 75% de los cultivos alimentarios dependen de insectos polinizadores...
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Más del 75% de los cultivos alimentarios dependen de insectos polinizadores...
Is it: go outside at night and look up?
How to see the next 'super' full moon on Thursday night in the UK
How to see the next 'super' full moon on Thursday night in the UK
On Thursday night, parts of the UK are expected to be treated to a show-stopping phenomenon - this is when you can expect to see it.
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Is it: go outside at night and look up?
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From the CWS ARCHIVE. 16th May and 13th June 2020.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
From the CWS ARCHIVE. 16th May and 13th June 2020.
There was a knock on the door last night and it was a bloke dressed as Santa who wanted to talk to me about God.
I think he was a Jeho-ho-ho-vas Witness.
I think he was a Jeho-ho-ho-vas Witness.
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
There was a knock on the door last night and it was a bloke dressed as Santa who wanted to talk to me about God.
I think he was a Jeho-ho-ho-vas Witness.
I think he was a Jeho-ho-ho-vas Witness.
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New £250k grant cash pot for projects to boost E Lancs town
New £250k grant cash pot for projects to boost E Lancs town
A new £250,000 Darwen Community Fund has been launched offering local groups grants for projects in the town.
dlvr.it
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New £250k grant cash pot for projects to boost E Lancs town
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“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
It looks like Reform might have peaked...
Support for Reform UK nosedives across several polls as scandals take toll
Farage's headaches continue...
leftfootforward.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
Ha ha ha! Genius! 🤣
🚨Some personal news.
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just filed my first copy for The New Yorker.
A profile of Jonathan Gullis.
"You get the sense that offstage, Jonathan Gullis struggles with being Jonathan Gullis."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just filed my first copy for The New Yorker.
A profile of Jonathan Gullis.
"You get the sense that offstage, Jonathan Gullis struggles with being Jonathan Gullis."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Jonathan Gullis, The Seagull's Lament
A New Yorker Profile
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ha ha ha! Genius! 🤣
Standard. 👍
Liège is beautiful. Don't believe what you read (except this - believe this)
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
In defence of Liège
This weekend I spent with my partner Kath, her close friend from her childhood Emma, the esteemed Guardian sportswriter Philippe Auclair and his mate Fred.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Standard. 👍
It was his head. They found nothing.
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It was his head. They found nothing.
Cool. Now do cars.
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Cool. Now do cars.
Ratners Jewellers all over again.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ratners Jewellers all over again.
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I started a thing called The Big Green Books 500 Club on July 25th (my birthday!).
I'm asking people to chip in £1 each week so we can get books into schools.
Every time we reach £500, I send £500 of books to a different school.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
I'm asking people to chip in £1 each week so we can get books into schools.
Every time we reach £500, I send £500 of books to a different school.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
Big Green Books 500 Club - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I started a thing called The Big Green Books 500 Club on July 25th (my birthday!).
I'm asking people to chip in £1 each week so we can get books into schools.
Every time we reach £500, I send £500 of books to a different school.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
I'm asking people to chip in £1 each week so we can get books into schools.
Every time we reach £500, I send £500 of books to a different school.
Details HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
Now I'm really curious, how did a Groninger street organ end up in Ulverston ? Ok I did some research it's in Dutch though : nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadsdr...
Stadsdraaiorgel de Pronkjewail - Wikipedia
nl.wikipedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
1. Pee when you can, not when you have to.
2. Don’t be a dick.
2. Don’t be a dick.
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
1. Pee when you can, not when you have to.
2. Don’t be a dick.
2. Don’t be a dick.
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
