Moonbeam
@moonbeam84.bsky.social
New to this site. Detransitioner trying to move on. I like art, science, animals, food, sport, politics. Follow me and I'll follow back.
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I do wish people would stop saying "Britain is broken". It's simply not true. Like every country, it has a few problems, but not nearly as many problems as many other countries. Who'd want to live in Russia?
PS we need PR urgently now.
PS we need PR urgently now.
“Britain is completely broken” says Robert Jenrick whose previous party did their best to break it enabled by the likes of Robert Jenrick (does this man have any self-awareness whatsoever?)
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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Watercolour study of an old apple tree at Wandlebury country park near Cambridge. cambridgeppf.org
#art #watercolour #Wandlebury
#art #watercolour #Wandlebury
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Watercolour study of an old apple tree at Wandlebury country park near Cambridge. cambridgeppf.org
#art #watercolour #Wandlebury
#art #watercolour #Wandlebury
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RFK Jr is rude about Germany (guess what, he was wrong). He gets a wonderful response.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
RFK Jr is rude about Germany (guess what, he was wrong). He gets a wonderful response.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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We're living is a dystopian nightmare, and many of the folks who voted for the criminal (or failed to vote at all) don't have any idea of the danger we're in.
(NYT)
(NYT)
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
We're living is a dystopian nightmare, and many of the folks who voted for the criminal (or failed to vote at all) don't have any idea of the danger we're in.
(NYT)
(NYT)
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Excellent!
The Constitution does say that war powers belong to Congress. But there are important exceptions, like if the president really, really wants to go to war. Or it’s the weekend. Or it’s January. Or he thought he saw a spider. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
President Trump Totally Meant to Ask Congress Before Attacking Venezuela
Oops!
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Excellent!
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This oil on canvas showing the garden at the front of the studio was finished in 2024 and hung in the autumn exhibition of the Cambridge Drawing Society where it found a buyer. I called it "The Stepladder" (size 30" X 34").
#art #oilpainting #cambridgegarden #oillamp
#art #oilpainting #cambridgegarden #oillamp
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This oil on canvas showing the garden at the front of the studio was finished in 2024 and hung in the autumn exhibition of the Cambridge Drawing Society where it found a buyer. I called it "The Stepladder" (size 30" X 34").
#art #oilpainting #cambridgegarden #oillamp
#art #oilpainting #cambridgegarden #oillamp
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Seems unusually specific
Today, Trump’s target was Caracas. What tomorrow? | Stephen Wertheim
Today, Trump’s target was Caracas. What tomorrow? | Stephen Wertheim
He took office promising to annex Greenland and take back the Panama Canal. Now that he has ousted Maduro, other countries could be next
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Seems unusually specific
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Fascinating bit of history.
The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Fascinating bit of history.
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I have no idea how this young woman could be so dangerous as to justify such draconian punishment. I strongly suspect that she isn't.
A vulnerable child was groomed and trafficked and then subjected to the most shocking experiences imaginable including the deaths of her babies.
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shamima Begum: Home secretary to 'robustly defend' citizenship decision
The ECHR questions whether it was considered if Shamima Begum was a victim of grooming and trafficking.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I have no idea how this young woman could be so dangerous as to justify such draconian punishment. I strongly suspect that she isn't.
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Shhh… don’t say anything. Let god do her work.
📌 Trump takes a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors recommend. “I want nice thin blood pouring through my heart.” He blames that for his visible hand bruises.
📌 Trump takes a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors recommend. “I want nice thin blood pouring through my heart.” He blames that for his visible hand bruises.
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Shhh… don’t say anything. Let god do her work.
📌 Trump takes a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors recommend. “I want nice thin blood pouring through my heart.” He blames that for his visible hand bruises.
📌 Trump takes a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors recommend. “I want nice thin blood pouring through my heart.” He blames that for his visible hand bruises.
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Wonderful analysis at this point of "the Epstein class", what they do, how they think, what they care about and don't. youtu.be/dFgIRpGnUJA?...
How the 'Epstein Class' Fails to the Top | The Chris Hedges Report (w/ Anand Giridharadas)
YouTube video by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel
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December 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wonderful analysis at this point of "the Epstein class", what they do, how they think, what they care about and don't. youtu.be/dFgIRpGnUJA?...
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Thank you all for your support over the past year. It's been another difficult year, designed to crush our spirits and our belief that change is possible.
It lightens the burden to share it with so many other like-minded souls.
I wish us all a more just and peaceful year ahead.
It lightens the burden to share it with so many other like-minded souls.
I wish us all a more just and peaceful year ahead.
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thank you all for your support over the past year. It's been another difficult year, designed to crush our spirits and our belief that change is possible.
It lightens the burden to share it with so many other like-minded souls.
I wish us all a more just and peaceful year ahead.
It lightens the burden to share it with so many other like-minded souls.
I wish us all a more just and peaceful year ahead.
An excellent article about Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
An excellent article about Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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No one should ever tell women what to wear.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/24/iran-women-flouting-dress-code-hijab-laws
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/24/iran-women-flouting-dress-code-hijab-laws
‘There’s no going back’: Iran’s women on why they won’t stop flouting dress code laws
Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa Amini
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No one should ever tell women what to wear.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/24/iran-women-flouting-dress-code-hijab-laws
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/24/iran-women-flouting-dress-code-hijab-laws
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Η Μικρή!!!!
Ο μεγάλος το έχει γκρεμίσει αρκετές φορές😹
Ο μεγάλος το έχει γκρεμίσει αρκετές φορές😹
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Η Μικρή!!!!
Ο μεγάλος το έχει γκρεμίσει αρκετές φορές😹
Ο μεγάλος το έχει γκρεμίσει αρκετές φορές😹
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Dick Van Dyke's amazing eulogy for Stan Laurel
famousclowns.org/laurel-and-h...
famousclowns.org/laurel-and-h...
Eulogy for Stan Laurel - Famous Clowns
Eulogy for Stan Laurel, read at his funeral by Dick Van Dyke, in 1965. A touching farewell to a great clown, from a great entertainer
famousclowns.org
December 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Dick Van Dyke's amazing eulogy for Stan Laurel
famousclowns.org/laurel-and-h...
famousclowns.org/laurel-and-h...
Who is this goddess?
December 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Who is this goddess?
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In honour of Jane Austen's upcoming birthday, I made one of her favourite dishes: cheese toast.
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In honour of Jane Austen's upcoming birthday, I made one of her favourite dishes: cheese toast.
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
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