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M A Spiers
@maspiers.bsky.social
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#Hills and #rivers and #maps and #sewers, not necessarily in that order.
Mostly in Sheffield, except when I'm not.
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maspiers.bsky.social
Us too.
TV licence pays for BBC making add free programs for TV + radio (and also the World Service)
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
maspiers.bsky.social
But for lots of low-income people who don't need Internet (so mostly pensioners, I'd guess) FTA broadcasts are important.
January 25, 2026 at 11:24 AM
maspiers.bsky.social
it's not hard to block free-to-aur TV either
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
This can have consequences for how agents see themselves. If they put on clothes designed for war, they are more likely to see cities as hostile terrain and citizens as enemy combatants, which can increase the chance of violence. Link to the story here:

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Problem With Greg Bovino’s Overcoat Isn’t What You Think
The head of Border Patrol isn’t referencing the Nazis — but he is sending a message.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
And on personal blog/Substack

Trump - neither rhyme nor reason

emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...

davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...

UK's own valiant conquest of a north Atlantic island...
...Rockall

emptycity.substack.com/p/when-the-u...

davidallengreen.com/2026/01/when...
When the United Kingdom annexed a north Atlantic island
The 1955 story of what has been described as the last expansion of the British Empire.
emptycity.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 AM