DaveHenniker
@davehenniker.bsky.social
81 years old, widower since 2016. Website since 1999. Visit henniker.scot for unusual photography including infrared.
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It's not as if we weren't warned.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's not as if we weren't warned.
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A couple of predictions for 2026. By this time next year and for very different reasons, we will have seen the back of both Starmer and Trump.
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Hope will start to dawn in 2026
Making predictions in politics is a mug’s game, particularly if those predictions concern a year ahead. It has famously been said that a week is a long time in politics, so a year is the equi…
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December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A couple of predictions for 2026. By this time next year and for very different reasons, we will have seen the back of both Starmer and Trump.
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Im addicted to cold turkey but I don’t know how to quit it.
December 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Im addicted to cold turkey but I don’t know how to quit it.
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Family member gifted some wooden salad serving spoons. Wonders aloud where it might come from.
10 yo pipes up… “Maybe Laos, it’s the only country in the world whose main export is wood products…”
I think my 10 year old might be a secret CIA analyst.
10 yo pipes up… “Maybe Laos, it’s the only country in the world whose main export is wood products…”
I think my 10 year old might be a secret CIA analyst.
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Family member gifted some wooden salad serving spoons. Wonders aloud where it might come from.
10 yo pipes up… “Maybe Laos, it’s the only country in the world whose main export is wood products…”
I think my 10 year old might be a secret CIA analyst.
10 yo pipes up… “Maybe Laos, it’s the only country in the world whose main export is wood products…”
I think my 10 year old might be a secret CIA analyst.
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Boxing Day hunts are happening, and while bellowing wankers gallop through the shires in search of creatures to slaughter, I hope entire families of urban foxes stroll through the tranquil town streets, gorging on post-Christmas delicacies scavenged from their upturned bins.
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Boxing Day hunts are happening, and while bellowing wankers gallop through the shires in search of creatures to slaughter, I hope entire families of urban foxes stroll through the tranquil town streets, gorging on post-Christmas delicacies scavenged from their upturned bins.
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Burying the lede here by saying this is the competition one. But I’m not done lol. Tell me if it sucks.
It’s not supposed to be particularly interactive, just massively high resolution, but it does do things when hovered
It’s not supposed to be particularly interactive, just massively high resolution, but it does do things when hovered
Data Poem: Hierarchical Edge Bundling
economic threads woven through hierarchical space, revealing the hidden architecture of global trade
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December 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Burying the lede here by saying this is the competition one. But I’m not done lol. Tell me if it sucks.
It’s not supposed to be particularly interactive, just massively high resolution, but it does do things when hovered
It’s not supposed to be particularly interactive, just massively high resolution, but it does do things when hovered
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He was a lovely gentle mischievous soul, one of the many characters who make the Highlands & Islands sing with their individuality and presence. He passed away in F.W. some years ago, and is greatly missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him. A true gentleman of the road. 3/3
December 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
He was a lovely gentle mischievous soul, one of the many characters who make the Highlands & Islands sing with their individuality and presence. He passed away in F.W. some years ago, and is greatly missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing him. A true gentleman of the road. 3/3
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This is really ephemeral stuff and can last for only a short while, sometimes only minutes before it's gone. But whilst its there...well...its a good reason to get out and poke around whatever the weather... 2/2
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is really ephemeral stuff and can last for only a short while, sometimes only minutes before it's gone. But whilst its there...well...its a good reason to get out and poke around whatever the weather... 2/2
Frosty the Snowman
(I thought I should post something Christmassy.)
(I thought I should post something Christmassy.)
December 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Frosty the Snowman
(I thought I should post something Christmassy.)
(I thought I should post something Christmassy.)
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Good fucking gawd. How much longer will the American people tolerate the monster in the White House? 😳👇
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Good fucking gawd. How much longer will the American people tolerate the monster in the White House? 😳👇
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🎁 Edinburgh’s very own The Phoenix Choir sing ‘Twelve Days of Clickbait’ at Central Hall in Tollcross. Next time a friend or relative complains about the state of (some) local news websites, send them this video. Lyrics in the replies. On the 12th day of clickbait, the headlines screamed at me:
December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🎁 Edinburgh’s very own The Phoenix Choir sing ‘Twelve Days of Clickbait’ at Central Hall in Tollcross. Next time a friend or relative complains about the state of (some) local news websites, send them this video. Lyrics in the replies. On the 12th day of clickbait, the headlines screamed at me:
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I'm usually averse to promoting Amazon in any way, but this is outweighed by my belief that everyone should read this series! Only £1.99 for all these terrific books!!!
You're welcome!
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You're welcome!
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December 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I'm usually averse to promoting Amazon in any way, but this is outweighed by my belief that everyone should read this series! Only £1.99 for all these terrific books!!!
You're welcome!
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
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You're welcome!
@dougjohnstone.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
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Thanks to Social Security Scotland I'll receive £300 for Pension Age Winter Heating payment.
Much appreciated. More info at:
mygov.scot/benefits
Much appreciated. More info at:
mygov.scot/benefits
Benefits
Money to support with disability, illness, children, caring, heating, housing, funerals, jobs, cost of living, emergencies and more.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thanks to Social Security Scotland I'll receive £300 for Pension Age Winter Heating payment.
Much appreciated. More info at:
mygov.scot/benefits
Much appreciated. More info at:
mygov.scot/benefits
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BBC Scotland, poised to be cheerleaders for Farage as we approach the Scottish elections.
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BBC Scotland, cheerleaders for Farage
On Wednesday evening BBC Scotland’s flagship evening news programme Och Aye the News, AKA Reporting Scotlandshire carried its second puff piece about Reform UK’s recent narrow council b…
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December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BBC Scotland, poised to be cheerleaders for Farage as we approach the Scottish elections.
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NY Times: “This a presidency that celebrates nastiness and spite, not empathy or grace, a reflection, perhaps, of a coarser era in American life.”
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NY Times: “This a presidency that celebrates nastiness and spite, not empathy or grace, a reflection, perhaps, of a coarser era in American life.”
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BBC Scotland again bigging up Reform UK's council by-election win in West Lothian. It's the second time BBC Scotland has publicised it. No mention of the winning candidate's questionable past or the scandals besetting the party.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
BBC Scotland again bigging up Reform UK's council by-election win in West Lothian. It's the second time BBC Scotland has publicised it. No mention of the winning candidate's questionable past or the scandals besetting the party.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
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Staff were left stunned after a rock legend paid a surprise visit to a beloved Glasgow foodie spot
Staff stunned as rock legend makes surprise visit to popular Glasgow bar
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December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Staff were left stunned after a rock legend paid a surprise visit to a beloved Glasgow foodie spot
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A number of people have been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield at a protest calling for an ambulance to be allowed in to treat hunger strikers
Doctor among arrests at protest calling for hunger strikers to receive medical help
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December 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A number of people have been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield at a protest calling for an ambulance to be allowed in to treat hunger strikers
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Reform UK is about to buy its way into the Scottish Parliament thanks to the cash it’s given by a small number of extremely rich donors, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️
🔗 www.thenational.scot/politi...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Reform UK is about to buy its way into the Scottish Parliament thanks to the cash it’s given by a small number of extremely rich donors, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️
🔗 www.thenational.scot/politi...
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Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
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A doctor has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield at a protest calling for an ambulance to be allowed in to treat hunger strikers 👇
Doctor arrested at protest calling for hunger strikers to receive medial help
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December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A doctor has been arrested outside HMP Bronzefield at a protest calling for an ambulance to be allowed in to treat hunger strikers 👇
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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
Study reveals how major broadcasters sideline SNP
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
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Our evil, mentally ill president, celebrates the murder of Rob Reiner
He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all.
He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our evil, mentally ill president, celebrates the murder of Rob Reiner
He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all.
He - and all who enable him - will eventually go to hell. I pity them all.
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🚨David McLennan is Reform UK's first elected councillor in Scotland. He won a by-election in Whitburn last week.
He claims to be a retired police officer, but David actually left the force after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, we reveal tonight.
He claims to be a retired police officer, but David actually left the force after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, we reveal tonight.
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨David McLennan is Reform UK's first elected councillor in Scotland. He won a by-election in Whitburn last week.
He claims to be a retired police officer, but David actually left the force after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, we reveal tonight.
He claims to be a retired police officer, but David actually left the force after being charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, we reveal tonight.