Rhys Howell
ghop56.bsky.social
Rhys Howell
@ghop56.bsky.social
Writer based in the South West of England
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I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him

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By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs

Turn it off, now.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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ARTE
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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"Okay, then, what's your solution for the migrant crisis? What's your solution for protecting the border?" What's your solution for Decepticons? Alien robots that disguise themselves as cars and planes. What's your solution for White Walkers? What's your plan for dealing with Thanos?
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Don’t let the nature crisis become a catastrophe

Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.

www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/glouces...
Don’t let the nature crisis become a catastrophe | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Why is it always a straight choice between king of the castle & dirty rascal? Aren't there other jobs in between? What about something in admin?
January 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM
#FourComics that made me fall in love with comics. I've tried to put them in order discovered but it was all along time ago now.
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I am so out of the loop with films this year. Only seen F1 so far. #oscars
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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A Nazi (2026)
January 18, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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How to get into nature.
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I've got an early copy of this and it's very good so far.
Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times.

📕 Out April 26, 2025 with North Atlantic Books. Preorder link in bio.

💬 Naomi Klein: “A skillful, urgent and loving intervention.”
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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The tech guys have declared they are the future, and as such are not prey to our puny laws we developed to safeguard actual humans re: porn, consent, libel, copyright, health, mental health, environment, monopoly.

Governments have to insist they live in the now, in reality, with the rest of us.
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN

For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.

It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This won’t even work as intended. The people objecting to refugees aren’t asking for people to have to stay longer and jump through more hoops before they’re naturalised. They point blank want anyone not exactly like them kicked out.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Am I just out the loop or is everyone sitting on Jade's album? Full of Bangers.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Went to an art gallery and saw an original Sonic (1925)
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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AI still can’t do this
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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They’ll tell you that the arts & humanities aren’t practical and then …
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
@newwritersuk.bsky.social Is there an ETA for the sense of place results coming out?
October 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM