Ben TM Fretwell
@fretwellb.bsky.social
Unavoidably distracted by the world.Needs own library.COO.Ocnl write & vlong dist runner.Old schl Brit/IRI in NYC.Views own/likes not endt🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇸🇩🇪 Migrating from... but mostly on Garmin & Strava these days
Last weekend (Caribbean, Curaçao) versus this weekend (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
December 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Last weekend (Caribbean, Curaçao) versus this weekend (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
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Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor who spent more than 60 years in New York City before returning to Germany and finding her voice as a champion of Holocaust remembrance — work that landed her on the cover of German Vogue last year — died on Friday in Berlin. She was 103.
Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor who spent more than 60 years in New York City before returning to Germany and finding her voice as a champion of Holocaust remembrance — work that landed her on the cover of German Vogue last year — died on Friday in Berlin. She was 103.
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Exclusive: The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America’s spying apparatus into President Trump’s campaign to take over the island
Exclusive | U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland
The push underscores the seriousness of President Trump’s intent to acquire the island from Denmark.
buff.ly
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. is stepping up its intelligence-gathering efforts regarding Greenland, drawing America’s spying apparatus into President Trump’s campaign to take over the island
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How do airlines survive such a drastic drop in revenue? Trump has shot down not only the US airline industry, but also airplane manufacturing.
April 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
How do airlines survive such a drastic drop in revenue? Trump has shot down not only the US airline industry, but also airplane manufacturing.
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Lyrid meteor shower set to peak on Tuesday. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Lyrid meteor shower: How and when to see it in the UK sky
Visible for a few days in April, the Lyrids are set to peak on the 22nd.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Lyrid meteor shower set to peak on Tuesday. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Well Jackson Hole, Wyoming wasn’t too bad for skiing, as a grand distraction from the wider world this week
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Well Jackson Hole, Wyoming wasn’t too bad for skiing, as a grand distraction from the wider world this week
Weather? What weather? Brooklyn, NYC snowfall
February 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Weather? What weather? Brooklyn, NYC snowfall
Prospect Park, Brooklyn snow cheering up the day
January 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Prospect Park, Brooklyn snow cheering up the day
Niece proof Christmas tree
December 23, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Niece proof Christmas tree
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WOOOO! BIG NEWS! The BBC Sound Effects library is now FREE TO EVERYONE! This is amazing news for indie devs... sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search
#gamedev #IndieDevs #indiegames #GameMaker
#gamedev #IndieDevs #indiegames #GameMaker
BBC Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effects
sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
September 25, 2024 at 11:38 AM
WOOOO! BIG NEWS! The BBC Sound Effects library is now FREE TO EVERYONE! This is amazing news for indie devs... sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search
#gamedev #IndieDevs #indiegames #GameMaker
#gamedev #IndieDevs #indiegames #GameMaker
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Tara Dower set a new Appalachian Trail FKT on Saturday, shaving 13 hours off the record set in 2018 on the 2,197 mile trail that stretches from Georgia to Maine 👏👏👏 www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
There’s a New Queen of the Appalachian Trail’s Speed Record
Ultrarunner Tara “Candy Mama” Dower shaved 13 hours off Karel Sabbe’s previous record for hiking the iconic route
www.outsideonline.com
September 24, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Tara Dower set a new Appalachian Trail FKT on Saturday, shaving 13 hours off the record set in 2018 on the 2,197 mile trail that stretches from Georgia to Maine 👏👏👏 www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
Last minute decision to see the Tribute in Light for 9/11 from Governors Island and back, NYC
September 12, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Last minute decision to see the Tribute in Light for 9/11 from Governors Island and back, NYC
So proud of the Welsh: ban on politicians lying. "why does lying flourish in politics? Because we can get away with it. Deception can run among politicians, largely because we face no real repercussions." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Welsh government promises Senedd politicians lying ban
Ministers promise a law before next election in 2026 in move to avoid an embarrassing vote defeat.
www.bbc.com
July 3, 2024 at 3:07 PM
So proud of the Welsh: ban on politicians lying. "why does lying flourish in politics? Because we can get away with it. Deception can run among politicians, largely because we face no real repercussions." www.bbc.com/news/article...
I may have just had to explain this advert (whilst keeping a straight face) x.com/not_motd/sta...
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June 14, 2024 at 2:01 AM
I may have just had to explain this advert (whilst keeping a straight face) x.com/not_motd/sta...
Rain delay: felt like I was back watching the cricket for a moment
June 7, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Rain delay: felt like I was back watching the cricket for a moment
Baseball? Why yes; that’ll be grand.
June 6, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Baseball? Why yes; that’ll be grand.
Yesterdays hump day meeting venue, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
June 6, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Yesterdays hump day meeting venue, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible www.economist.com/science-and-...
A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible
That would ease the demand for type-O donors
www.economist.com
April 30, 2024 at 11:39 AM
A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible www.economist.com/science-and-...
Reason to have a Wisteria #3 purple rain in light wind
April 29, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Reason to have a Wisteria #3 purple rain in light wind
Spring flowering in NYC as the warmth seeps back
April 25, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Spring flowering in NYC as the warmth seeps back
An evening of miniatures (except the food, too much of that I can never dang well get that right, and leftovers for the week are the norm)
March 2, 2024 at 6:48 AM
An evening of miniatures (except the food, too much of that I can never dang well get that right, and leftovers for the week are the norm)
‘Twas a good February in NY
March 1, 2024 at 2:41 PM
‘Twas a good February in NY
Campari was mentioned this Valentines (no judging). Also a couple of decent old fashioned.
February 15, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Campari was mentioned this Valentines (no judging). Also a couple of decent old fashioned.
Bit of a Nor’Easter bringing some snow (soon to be slush) back to NYC so a dash to Central Park for some morning photos before work
February 15, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Bit of a Nor’Easter bringing some snow (soon to be slush) back to NYC so a dash to Central Park for some morning photos before work