David Squires
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New #StrongMessageHere is up. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I discuss our words and phrases of the year. And I’m compared by AI to a kangaroo.
December 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New #StrongMessageHere is up. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I discuss our words and phrases of the year. And I’m compared by AI to a kangaroo.
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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I am SHOCKED that a FIFA Peace Prize recipient would bomb another country on Christmas. Absolutely stunned.
December 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I am SHOCKED that a FIFA Peace Prize recipient would bomb another country on Christmas. Absolutely stunned.
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As Christians around the globe wish one another a Merry Christmas, russian demons know only one thing: destruction. Their drones have just bombed an apartment building in Chernihiv, also targeting Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Two people were killed.
russia is exemplary evil.
Video: Suspilne Chernihiv
russia is exemplary evil.
Video: Suspilne Chernihiv
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As Christians around the globe wish one another a Merry Christmas, russian demons know only one thing: destruction. Their drones have just bombed an apartment building in Chernihiv, also targeting Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Two people were killed.
russia is exemplary evil.
Video: Suspilne Chernihiv
russia is exemplary evil.
Video: Suspilne Chernihiv
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Kyiv on Christmas Eve.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Kyiv on Christmas Eve.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
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To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. 10 Episodes in 2015. Thanks to all who listened. Nollaig Shona. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. 10 Episodes in 2015. Thanks to all who listened. Nollaig Shona. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast
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To Here Knows When. Great Irish Albums Revisited. EP57 A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof on Ireland in the 70s, the Rats at 50, Rat Trap at No. 1 and loads more. Coming Soon to all platforms. #theboomtownrats #bobgeldof paulmcdermott.ie/podcast
December 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To Here Knows When. Great Irish Albums Revisited. EP57 A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof on Ireland in the 70s, the Rats at 50, Rat Trap at No. 1 and loads more. Coming Soon to all platforms. #theboomtownrats #bobgeldof paulmcdermott.ie/podcast
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This is what Reform UK does.
“These closures are nothing short of a betrayal of local people and staff.”
“Derbyshire county council did not stand before the electorate last May pledging to shut care homes."
https://bit.ly/4pOeD9h
“These closures are nothing short of a betrayal of local people and staff.”
“Derbyshire county council did not stand before the electorate last May pledging to shut care homes."
https://bit.ly/4pOeD9h
Reform council's plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people'
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is what Reform UK does.
“These closures are nothing short of a betrayal of local people and staff.”
“Derbyshire county council did not stand before the electorate last May pledging to shut care homes."
https://bit.ly/4pOeD9h
“These closures are nothing short of a betrayal of local people and staff.”
“Derbyshire county council did not stand before the electorate last May pledging to shut care homes."
https://bit.ly/4pOeD9h
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The russian pre-Christmas peace proposals are once again flooding Ukrainian skies — in drones and missiles.
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The russian pre-Christmas peace proposals are once again flooding Ukrainian skies — in drones and missiles.
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Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
December 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
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New Libero
Our prestigious annual Personality of the Year award
@rorysmith.bsky.social
@jonawils.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
@jackpittbrooke.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/36bdc5
Our prestigious annual Personality of the Year award
@rorysmith.bsky.social
@jonawils.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
@jackpittbrooke.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/36bdc5
Libero: Libero 081 | The First Annual Libero Personality Of The Year Award
Black tie, ballgowns and montages... it's the Libero Personality of the Year award. Rory Smith is your host for this glittering event, where he is joined by the judging panel of John Brewin, Tariq ...
pod.fo
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New Libero
Our prestigious annual Personality of the Year award
@rorysmith.bsky.social
@jonawils.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
@jackpittbrooke.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/36bdc5
Our prestigious annual Personality of the Year award
@rorysmith.bsky.social
@jonawils.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
@jackpittbrooke.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/36bdc5
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Monday's Premium: How The AI Bubble Bursts In 2026 - the largest funder of data centers is pulling out, Oracle is suffocated by debt, OpenAI's running out of money, and NVIDIA's debt-powered customer base is shrinking.
Here's $10 off annual.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Monday's Premium: How The AI Bubble Bursts In 2026 - the largest funder of data centers is pulling out, Oracle is suffocated by debt, OpenAI's running out of money, and NVIDIA's debt-powered customer base is shrinking.
Here's $10 off annual.
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Here's $10 off annual.
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The Reform UK-led council in Derbyshire promised to cut costs.
Now they are closing eight care homes.
Let that sink in.
Now they are closing eight care homes.
Let that sink in.
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Reform UK-led council in Derbyshire promised to cut costs.
Now they are closing eight care homes.
Let that sink in.
Now they are closing eight care homes.
Let that sink in.
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"FIFA President Infantino’s steadfast commitment to expanding football’s impact on the world’s climate has been recognised with a special new award, Fossil Free Football’s “Football Climate Impact Prize”.
www.fossilfreefootball.org/2025/12/04/f...
www.fossilfreefootball.org/2025/12/04/f...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino Wins “Football Climate Impact Prize” | Fossil Free Football
FIFA President Infantino’s steadfast commitment to expanding football’s impact on the world’s climate has been recognised with a special new award, Fossil Free Football’s “Football Climate Impact Priz...
www.fossilfreefootball.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"FIFA President Infantino’s steadfast commitment to expanding football’s impact on the world’s climate has been recognised with a special new award, Fossil Free Football’s “Football Climate Impact Prize”.
www.fossilfreefootball.org/2025/12/04/f...
www.fossilfreefootball.org/2025/12/04/f...
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I'm up to day 503 of Duolingo Italian and was very glad that my Balfron Tower notebook arrived safely as I'm on the last page of Park Hill Flats. Lovely quality from @gailmyerscough.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm up to day 503 of Duolingo Italian and was very glad that my Balfron Tower notebook arrived safely as I'm on the last page of Park Hill Flats. Lovely quality from @gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Cunt
December 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Cunt
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And, btw, Trump's oil "sanctions" were never meant to be serious and were part of his con to seem like he might be tough on Putin when he was working out a deal with Putin.
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And, btw, Trump's oil "sanctions" were never meant to be serious and were part of his con to seem like he might be tough on Putin when he was working out a deal with Putin.
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People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?
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“Transgender and nonbinary youth (ages 13 to 24) whose pronouns are respected were 31 percent less likely to attempt suicide in the past year than those whose pronouns are not respected, according to a new report from The Trevor Project”
www.advocate.com/exclusives/p...
www.advocate.com/exclusives/p...
Transgender and nonbinary youth whose pronouns are respected attempt suicide less: report
"It's about effort, and just attempting to be respectful and kind to people," lead author Steven Hobaica tells The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“Transgender and nonbinary youth (ages 13 to 24) whose pronouns are respected were 31 percent less likely to attempt suicide in the past year than those whose pronouns are not respected, according to a new report from The Trevor Project”
www.advocate.com/exclusives/p...
www.advocate.com/exclusives/p...
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Hard to think of anywhere that shaped my musical and literary personality more strongly than Birmingham Central Library in the 1970s. Designed by John Madin in the Brutalist style, now sadly demolished. Great to see it being celebrated in these Christmas cards by @gailmyerscough.co.uk
Birmingham Central Library Christmas card - pack of four | Gail Myerscough
Send some brutalist festive cheer with our pack of four Birmingham Central Library Christmas cards.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hard to think of anywhere that shaped my musical and literary personality more strongly than Birmingham Central Library in the 1970s. Designed by John Madin in the Brutalist style, now sadly demolished. Great to see it being celebrated in these Christmas cards by @gailmyerscough.co.uk
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But my audience, but my brand, but my reach, but the people I follow...yeah, I get it. But we have to choose the world we want to live in. Pin a "Find me on Bluesky" post on Twitter and don't look back. You won't miss it. I mean, ultimately you decide if it's worth it, but...
Everyone needs to get off X.
Now.
Government. Politicians. Your Aunty Judith.
All of them are fueling this racist extremist billionaire
Now.
Government. Politicians. Your Aunty Judith.
All of them are fueling this racist extremist billionaire
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
But my audience, but my brand, but my reach, but the people I follow...yeah, I get it. But we have to choose the world we want to live in. Pin a "Find me on Bluesky" post on Twitter and don't look back. You won't miss it. I mean, ultimately you decide if it's worth it, but...