Ian Arthur
ianarthur.bsky.social
Ian Arthur
@ianarthur.bsky.social
A devotee of Art, Gardening & Music in all their forms 🎨💚🎶.
Avoiding musky platforms & errant threads.
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USAID RIP
February 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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As Nick Abbot would say “Wake up people… it’s later than you think”.
February 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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You’d have to work hard to produce a front page that entirely avoids telling people that anything untoward took place this weekend in Washington. “All the News That’s Fit To Print”, eh?
February 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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At the end of a weekend of unprecedented frenzy in Washington, and ahead of Monday's US stock market crash, my live update for @nickabbot.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk

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February 2, 2025 - Musk takes control of Treasury and guts USAID as "state capture" begins in Washington
Simon's live update for LBC's late night programme with Nick Abbot.
audioboom.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Very proud of my main man @iaindale.bsky.social for doing tonight what needed to be done on @lbc.co.uk. But you've got to get through my bit first.

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January 30, 2025 - As America mourns mid-air collision dead, Trump blames diversity for putting passenger lives at risk
Simon's live report for Iain Dale's programme on LBC, followed by a very punchy interview with a....well, take a listen and decide for yourself.
audioboom.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Spread the word. ✊
January 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Lovely morning at Halnaker and last grass cut of the season.
December 3, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Another cracking day at Halnaker 😎
November 26, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Halnaker Bluesky… surviving storm Bert unscathed. Squirrels pilfered pond pot tulips - now replanted and triple defences in place 🐿️ 😠!
November 25, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Good to have Bluesky over Felpham today 😎
November 22, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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More: Here is the counter.
Bluesky User Counter
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November 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) ⭐️💙
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Frosty start to Norton this morning.
November 20, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Lifting remaining tender perennials into winter quarters in greenhouse before first significant frost of the season. Plus more tulips in containers… Mice have have finally sniffed out temp tulip store. Deterrents in place and the good stuff relocated!
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Wrestling with lots of couch grass & brambles today over at East Dean
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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For fabulous citizen journalism - follow these guys ⬇️
Oh - and European Movement @euromove.bsky.social
is here too! With an AMAZING graphic (I know that’s not the most important thing but it is superb)
November 17, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Another day at beautiful Halnaker preparing pots of tulips for the spring show next year.
November 17, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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In the fucked-up world of Brexit ‘sovereignty’, Brexit only works if we beg a dangerous authoritarian US president not to apply tariffs to special little us, instead of working collaboratively with our own continent to protect ourselves against him.
These people disgust me.
November 10, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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In her concession speech at Howard University, Vice President Kamala Harris urged her supporters not to despair.

“When we fight, we win,” Harris said, adding that the fight can take a while but “that doesn’t mean we won’t win.” wapo.st/40y778H
November 6, 2024 at 10:43 PM