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Ian Gorrie

@iangorrie.bsky.social

770 followers 750 following 2.2K posts

35 years in Telecom’s. Scot living in England = British . Refugee from Twitter. Dundee & Redditch Worcestershire Uk. Interested in Technology, Aviation, History, local culture, military history, politics for the people and many other things.

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Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 1h

Congratulations.. and welcome! 😀

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 3h

Robert Jenrick is right, we have an integration problem: racist white people trib.al/maZQVI6

Robert Jenrick is right, we have an integration problem: ...

The shadow chancellor has railed against the lack of integration in parts of Britain. But it’s the ‘flag-bothering patriots’ who don’t want to mix

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Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 3h

It presumably has not escaped your notice that in your terminology pro uk parties have a majority?

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Han🌹🏳️‍🌈 @ceremonialgeek.bsky.social · 4h

While the Tories want to scrap VAT on private schools, Labour are introducing breakfast clubs across the country to help the poorest in society. Labour spoke about a Britain built for all, and tackling child poverty. The difference between the two parties is clear.

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 6h

I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated

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Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 4h

Huh? 😀

Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 7h

I worked in Small Heath in Brum for 25 years. Not very integrated, ( whatever that means) but the question is so what? Me and several colleagues went for lunchtime walks most days around the local streets and parks and never once felt uneasy .. ? So what’s jenricks issue?

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 20h

Do watch this. It’s very good. Sound absolutely on.

Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 21h

Robert Jenrick and his wiggy puppet

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Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 19h

Murdoch paywall alas ..

Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 19h

Good guess .. that’s what they said! Analogue or some such twaddle.. amazing scenes though!

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 21h

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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ʀak @raksky.bsky.social · 1d

Andy Street, former Mayor of the West Midlands, sets Robert Jenrick @robertjenrickmp.bsky.social straight on integration in Handsworth and claims of it being a slum.

with Sonia Sodha @sonia-sodha.bsky.social and Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social on #Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

I’m down for this.

The image is an X post by RB (@rbisrb
) from 1 day ago, with the caption "Absolutely..." The post includes a meme featuring a photo of several men in suits, with text overlay stating: "Instead of 'billionaires' can we go back to calling them 'robber barons'?" The individuals in the photo appear to be prominent figures, though they are not specifically identified.

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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 2d

"Let's see how she flies." (#OTD in 1944. A captured Messerschmitt Me 410. #WW2 #HISTORY)

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Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 1d

I think that’s the one that is now at the RAF Midlands Museum at Cosford.

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 2d

if that HIGNFY Euan Blair fuckup had been about a right-winger it'd have had full front-page scandal coverage in the Mail followed by frontpage coverage across the board for the next week, days of "BBC in crisis" headline coverage by the BBC, and parliamentary questions about Tim Davie's future

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 1d

The BBC have put an episode of ‘Think Of A Number’ on YouTube. youtu.be/z30YWqAJAm4?...

1977: Johnny Ball and the Fun of Mathematics | Think of a Number | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social · 2d

He’s a Fascist

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 2d

Start your week with first hand accounts of the #coldwar told by those that were there!

Cold War Conversations Podcast

The award-winning & New York Times recommended podcast preserving the stories of the Cold War before they are lost…subscribe for free. Produced by Ian Sanders FRHistS

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Narrator: This is fascism.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 2d

I know this is obvious when you think about it but we don’t think about it enough: fascists have to cow & persecute decent journalists to prevent them from reporting exactly what they, the fascists, are doing. Fascist-adjacent ‘journalists’ help by insisting that we shouldn’t call fascists facsists.

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 2d

rubbish news abounds but this was a bright spot

That nerk off the apprentice being voted off strictly

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 2d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 2d

I hate that it's come to this, but I'm proud to see Americans doing this.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 2d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 3d

If your country hasn’t issued a travel warning regarding visiting the US due to political violence by the government it’s doing you a disservice

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