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nerdessire.bsky.social
@nerdessire.bsky.social
May you live in interesting times
Hi folks, I rarely post, but seeing this is a very nice, interesting, intelligent, informative and above all safe environment to interact, I shall endeavour to post my musings on some basis....cos I'm aghast at what's going on, so I need experts. Thanks folks 👍
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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@monkemma.bsky.social and I both are thrilled with the result, and incredibly grateful that the reception has been so good.

Now, planning for the next one, we would love it if you guys wanted to send us any ideas, subjects or any burning issues that you feel could use a bit of debunking.
January 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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We wanted to thank everyone who has given us such lovely feedback, as well as everyone who gave us constructive feedback as well (yes, I know, I was a little quiet, it will be fixed next time!)
January 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Our very first experimental episode of Bear and Monk Debunks has now been out for about 24 hours or so - if you haven’t listened to it yet, you can do so here.
Bear and Monk Debunk #1: Minneapolis & The Online Safety Act
Separating fact from froth: Minneapolis, the Online Safety Act, and the misinformation pipeline connecting them.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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A little message from me that might help anybody who finds this time of year a little tough.

niallharbison.substack.com/p/to-those-w...
To Those Who Struggle At This Time Of Year
There is always hope
niallharbison.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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This boy badly needed our help today.

To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one.

Have a lovely holidays 💕
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I finally left the NHS today.

Not because of the work (which I loved), but because my bandwidth collapsed like a flan chucked against a wall.

I’m scared. I’m relieved. I’m going to hide under a coffee table until this all feels normal.
My “One Day I’ll Use This” Resignation Letter Just Got Used
I resigned from the Health Service today, and I’m still not entirely sure whether this is bravery or stupidity. Too late now, I suppose!
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Or how about asking:

"If Jeffrey Epstein was a pervert and a horrible person, what does that make Ghislaine Maxwell?"

or:

"Your own intelligence community concluded that MBS ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, so why would you say he had nothing to do with it? Or call him 'highly respected'?"
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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It really is incredible what a difference we have seen in 24 hours. So much for her being "vicious and dangerous" as we were told
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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We've worked so hard for this moment since saving his life.

I could punch the air I am so happy. Prepare to have a huge grin on your face!! Look at Stormzy go!
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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He had no future. Brain damage from a whack from a car. His life was over.

Look at little Storm now just 9 days later.

He was down but he wasn't out ❤️
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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I’m 88 and haven’t had to take this test yet.
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🐶 This will help stop 100,000 puppies suffering.

📅 19 days to go of this insane challenge

🙏 So many of you asked how to support. This is the best way...

donorbox.org/30-day-marat...

You can see super detailed breakdown on that page! Thanks in advance if you can support!
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I had a horrific panic attack today. One of the worst in months or maybe even years. I thought I’d like to just explain what it feels like to normalize it for everybody else out there who suffers for anxiety, depression or similar.

Be kind to each other
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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I've been working with the team to save little Storm all week in the background.

Wasn't confident enough to share him until today.

What a little fighter he is ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Dice was died up and in agony. Then he landed on his paws...

Our new vet started and after 2 days in the job he pulled me aside and asked.... would you mind if I adopted Dice?

What a dream ending!
October 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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We are going to try and launch something that operates on 5000 dogs and stops 100,000 dogs being born into suffering.

We've shared budgets, planning, targets and data here.

Hopefully will be able to pull off the impossible!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rqZ...
Insane 30 Day Marathon Challenge for Street Dogs in Thailand
YouTube video by Happy Doggo
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The end is very close now but I've known him so long I knew he wouldn't want to just sit on a drip in the hospital.

Life is for living even at the very end ♥️
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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No words could ever do Big Mac justice but I tried my best...

niallharbison.substack.com/p/farewell-b...
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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"If you see something that doesn't look right, report it to staff or British Transport Police".

Okay then: I'd like to report the entire rail network. That's not right at all.
A paean to privatised public transport.

Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket

Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury

The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.

So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I sort of feel like “no shit, Sherlock” doesn’t quite cover it.

Of course this is what’s happening!
October 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I'm not asking for any special treatment. If you hated my book, you hated my book.

But if you're one of the hundreds who gave it a 5-star review on Amazon, would you mind adding it to Goodreads to counter the organised right-wing attack on me?

#BabysBreath
More on this. In the last hour my average score on Goodreads fell from 4.9 to 4.2

It's probably impossible to prove anything. But it shows the techniques free speech absolutists use to silence opposition. And all because I presented some data.
On X I used data to show London does not have the highest crime rate in the world.

10 mins later a right winger linked to my book.

10 mins after that I got 40 1-star reviews from unverified accounts (previously 4.9 star avg). Fair play to Amazon - they removed them all.

But that's how it works.
September 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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First week of publication in the USA, and its got the same ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ score.

Thank you so much to everybody who has read, loved and recommended Baby's Breath.

(Amazon paperback, and also available internationally on all ebook platforms)

www.amazon.com/Babys-Breath...
September 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE LYING LIARS & NEWS STINKERS OF FOX "NEWS" SO WE DON'T HAVE TO! IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY THOSE OF US WHO VALUE HONESTY, INTEGRITY & DECENCY WHILE ALLOWING US TO CONSUME ACTUAL FACTS WITHOUT THEIR BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUES & ABILITY TO TRIGGER BOUTS OF VIOLENT NAUSEA. 🤮
August 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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On July 14, 2025, Trump declared that he would levy 100% tariffs and secondary sanctions on countries that continued to buy Russian oil if Putin failed to agree to a ceasefire within 10-12 days.

Putin didn't. Trump hasn't.
August 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM