Nick
@finch4077.bsky.social
Student of history, come for the football and Rugby stay for the history both remembered and forgotten. Also films and Detective fiction, and art, and stuff. I block AI firms, Crypto people of all genders and Traders so don't bother !
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TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝
✈️ Russian An-22 with 7 crew members crashed in Ivanovo.
🇬🇧 An agreement to release up to £100bn of frozen Russian assets in Europe to Ukraine could be announced within days, Starmer said.
🔥 Temryuk port: 20 tanks with a volume of 200 m³ each out of 30 available were burning.
✈️ Russian An-22 with 7 crew members crashed in Ivanovo.
🇬🇧 An agreement to release up to £100bn of frozen Russian assets in Europe to Ukraine could be announced within days, Starmer said.
🔥 Temryuk port: 20 tanks with a volume of 200 m³ each out of 30 available were burning.
December 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝
✈️ Russian An-22 with 7 crew members crashed in Ivanovo.
🇬🇧 An agreement to release up to £100bn of frozen Russian assets in Europe to Ukraine could be announced within days, Starmer said.
🔥 Temryuk port: 20 tanks with a volume of 200 m³ each out of 30 available were burning.
✈️ Russian An-22 with 7 crew members crashed in Ivanovo.
🇬🇧 An agreement to release up to £100bn of frozen Russian assets in Europe to Ukraine could be announced within days, Starmer said.
🔥 Temryuk port: 20 tanks with a volume of 200 m³ each out of 30 available were burning.
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you’ve definitely heard of elf on the shelf but are you ready for
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
you’ve definitely heard of elf on the shelf but are you ready for
He is not a partner for Peace. He is a destabilising influence and he need removing.
Israel has officially come out in support of Russia. Netanyahu brags about being in daily communication and coordination with Putin. Israel is also invested in attacking the EU due to Europe still upholding international law and the ICC.
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
He is not a partner for Peace. He is a destabilising influence and he need removing.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
December 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
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With this there would have been no Mo Farah. No Freddie Mercury. No Lenny Henry. No George Michael. No Meera Syal. No Sadiq Khan. No Sajid Javid. No Salman Rushdie. No Hanif Kureishi.
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
With this there would have been no Mo Farah. No Freddie Mercury. No Lenny Henry. No George Michael. No Meera Syal. No Sadiq Khan. No Sajid Javid. No Salman Rushdie. No Hanif Kureishi.
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No Prince Philip either
With this there would have been no Mo Farah. No Freddie Mercury. No Lenny Henry. No George Michael. No Meera Syal. No Sadiq Khan. No Sajid Javid. No Salman Rushdie. No Hanif Kureishi.
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
No Prince Philip either
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Reform UK councillor Andrew Harrison's business was fined £40,000 for hiring an "illegal immigrant."
Almost like these people are shameless, two faced hypocrites isn't it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Almost like these people are shameless, two faced hypocrites isn't it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Seaham Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
Durham councillor Andrew Harrison says the worker was legal and he is appealing against the fine.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Reform UK councillor Andrew Harrison's business was fined £40,000 for hiring an "illegal immigrant."
Almost like these people are shameless, two faced hypocrites isn't it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Almost like these people are shameless, two faced hypocrites isn't it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This has largely been memory-holed but in Trump 1.0, he picked a big public trade fight with China. They retaliated by cutting off agriculture purchases, farmers got squeezed, Trump mailed them checks and had to go crawling back to Xi for a face-saving "deal".
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This has largely been memory-holed but in Trump 1.0, he picked a big public trade fight with China. They retaliated by cutting off agriculture purchases, farmers got squeezed, Trump mailed them checks and had to go crawling back to Xi for a face-saving "deal".
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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Just astonishing that Labour under Keir Starmer cannot even defend Sadiq Khan (a highly successful Labour candidate no less) in the face of racist abuse from aspiring foreign despots, let alone from bad-faith criticism from domestic opponents (ULEZ etc.).
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just astonishing that Labour under Keir Starmer cannot even defend Sadiq Khan (a highly successful Labour candidate no less) in the face of racist abuse from aspiring foreign despots, let alone from bad-faith criticism from domestic opponents (ULEZ etc.).
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I suspect you'll appreciate Bellisario's explanation of how he created Higgins.
(From my history of Magnum: authory.com/JohnBull/A-m...)
(From my history of Magnum: authory.com/JohnBull/A-m...)
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I suspect you'll appreciate Bellisario's explanation of how he created Higgins.
(From my history of Magnum: authory.com/JohnBull/A-m...)
(From my history of Magnum: authory.com/JohnBull/A-m...)
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Spot on. That's why it was so disgusting and cynical of the Leave campaigns in the UK to use the symbols and evocations of WWII in their campaigning.
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Spot on. That's why it was so disgusting and cynical of the Leave campaigns in the UK to use the symbols and evocations of WWII in their campaigning.
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"What do we want?"
"BOOKS!"
"When do we want 'em?"
"We'll it usually takes about 2 working days for deliveries, but in the run up to Christmas, it can take a little longer"
"BOOKS!"
"When do we want 'em?"
"We'll it usually takes about 2 working days for deliveries, but in the run up to Christmas, it can take a little longer"
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"What do we want?"
"BOOKS!"
"When do we want 'em?"
"We'll it usually takes about 2 working days for deliveries, but in the run up to Christmas, it can take a little longer"
"BOOKS!"
"When do we want 'em?"
"We'll it usually takes about 2 working days for deliveries, but in the run up to Christmas, it can take a little longer"
People wouldn't try and ban them if they didn't cause upset.
Books are power charges for your brain.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
People wouldn't try and ban them if they didn't cause upset.
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America got “the president is killing terrorists, don’t question it” in the 2000s too. But unlike now:
-The US had been attacked
-Al Qaeda was a terrorist group and planned more attacks
-They were in areas the US military did not freely operate, where arrest was risky
-Congress authorized the action
-The US had been attacked
-Al Qaeda was a terrorist group and planned more attacks
-They were in areas the US military did not freely operate, where arrest was risky
-Congress authorized the action
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
America got “the president is killing terrorists, don’t question it” in the 2000s too. But unlike now:
-The US had been attacked
-Al Qaeda was a terrorist group and planned more attacks
-They were in areas the US military did not freely operate, where arrest was risky
-Congress authorized the action
-The US had been attacked
-Al Qaeda was a terrorist group and planned more attacks
-They were in areas the US military did not freely operate, where arrest was risky
-Congress authorized the action
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This mouse has such strong eyebrow game. Detecting a crime? Disliking your outfit? Let your guilt decide…
Ancient Animal Advent Day 9! Info below.
Ancient Animal Advent Day 9! Info below.
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This mouse has such strong eyebrow game. Detecting a crime? Disliking your outfit? Let your guilt decide…
Ancient Animal Advent Day 9! Info below.
Ancient Animal Advent Day 9! Info below.
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#OtD 9 Dec 1987 the First Intifada of Palestinians against Israeli occupation began with a general strike, refusal to pay taxes, a boycott of Israeli institutions and riots which lasted until the early 1990s. Learn more in these books: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#OtD 9 Dec 1987 the First Intifada of Palestinians against Israeli occupation began with a general strike, refusal to pay taxes, a boycott of Israeli institutions and riots which lasted until the early 1990s. Learn more in these books: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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I foolishly tried one of these products and the dryness was incredibly off-putting, but I suppose in retrospect, perfectly evokes the climate of Dubai.
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I foolishly tried one of these products and the dryness was incredibly off-putting, but I suppose in retrospect, perfectly evokes the climate of Dubai.
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Don’t get me wrong, there were a lot of shit men about. But fewer people believed they were role models. A “man” like Andrew Tait would either be in prison or regularly getting his lights punched out on a Saturday night.
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Don’t get me wrong, there were a lot of shit men about. But fewer people believed they were role models. A “man” like Andrew Tait would either be in prison or regularly getting his lights punched out on a Saturday night.
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Americans aren’t confused: they see Ukraine as an ally — and Russia as an enemy.
A new Reagan Institute poll shows a striking ratio:
Americans view Ukraine as an ally by nearly 4:1.
And they see Russia as an enemy by the same 4:1 margin.👇
A new Reagan Institute poll shows a striking ratio:
Americans view Ukraine as an ally by nearly 4:1.
And they see Russia as an enemy by the same 4:1 margin.👇
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Americans aren’t confused: they see Ukraine as an ally — and Russia as an enemy.
A new Reagan Institute poll shows a striking ratio:
Americans view Ukraine as an ally by nearly 4:1.
And they see Russia as an enemy by the same 4:1 margin.👇
A new Reagan Institute poll shows a striking ratio:
Americans view Ukraine as an ally by nearly 4:1.
And they see Russia as an enemy by the same 4:1 margin.👇
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i'd wager everyone regardless of age yearns for an era of tech that doesn't fucking suck egregious amounts of ass
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
i'd wager everyone regardless of age yearns for an era of tech that doesn't fucking suck egregious amounts of ass
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Using as an army at this point. Retirees, convicts, confused conscripts and contracted foreigners who thought they were coming to do non-combat jobs from Africa and Asia… this is not the Russian military everyone feared 4 years ago.
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Using as an army at this point. Retirees, convicts, confused conscripts and contracted foreigners who thought they were coming to do non-combat jobs from Africa and Asia… this is not the Russian military everyone feared 4 years ago.
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Pandering to racists is not what we voted for 🤬
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pandering to racists is not what we voted for 🤬