@tonyrussb.bsky.social
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Turnberry Golf Course to be officially renamed Shit Holes, until all American tariffs on the UK are removed. #voteBinface
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Turnberry Golf Course to be officially renamed Shit Holes, until all American tariffs on the UK are removed. #voteBinface
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In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
How to put people off EVs, there is already 20%VAT on public chargers
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars
Rachel Reeves is drawing up plans for a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles to announce in this month’s budget worth an extra £250 a year on average, according to reports.
Under the plans expected to be announced on 26 November, EV drivers would face a new charge of 3p a mile on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars as drivers switch to greener options. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
How to put people off EVs, there is already 20%VAT on public chargers
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#weekendread #crimefiction #historicalfiction
What do you crave most?
Arriving in 1600s Amsterdam, physician Baxby seeks marriage, wealth and the truth about a disturbing murder
Naming the Dead
free via #kindleunlimited & to buy
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
What do you crave most?
Arriving in 1600s Amsterdam, physician Baxby seeks marriage, wealth and the truth about a disturbing murder
Naming the Dead
free via #kindleunlimited & to buy
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#weekendread #crimefiction #historicalfiction
What do you crave most?
Arriving in 1600s Amsterdam, physician Baxby seeks marriage, wealth and the truth about a disturbing murder
Naming the Dead
free via #kindleunlimited & to buy
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
What do you crave most?
Arriving in 1600s Amsterdam, physician Baxby seeks marriage, wealth and the truth about a disturbing murder
Naming the Dead
free via #kindleunlimited & to buy
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
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While we’re still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like it’s nothing.
August 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
While we’re still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like it’s nothing.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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13 years ago today, I snapped this while crossing London Bridge on my way into town.
Such a moment of optimism and pride in London and these islands.
So what this country needs right now.
Such a moment of optimism and pride in London and these islands.
So what this country needs right now.
July 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
13 years ago today, I snapped this while crossing London Bridge on my way into town.
Such a moment of optimism and pride in London and these islands.
So what this country needs right now.
Such a moment of optimism and pride in London and these islands.
So what this country needs right now.
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Praise for NAMING THE DEAD in this first review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a hard-hitting historical mystery"
"seventeenth century Amsterdam is the star"
"perseverence of people in the face of fear and hardship is beautifully drawn"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
#CrimeFiction #Espionage #History
"a hard-hitting historical mystery"
"seventeenth century Amsterdam is the star"
"perseverence of people in the face of fear and hardship is beautifully drawn"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
#CrimeFiction #Espionage #History
June 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Praise for NAMING THE DEAD in this first review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a hard-hitting historical mystery"
"seventeenth century Amsterdam is the star"
"perseverence of people in the face of fear and hardship is beautifully drawn"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
#CrimeFiction #Espionage #History
"a hard-hitting historical mystery"
"seventeenth century Amsterdam is the star"
"perseverence of people in the face of fear and hardship is beautifully drawn"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
#CrimeFiction #Espionage #History
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This series of 5x15m programmes on Tax is brilliant. Complex stories about how other people’s tax decisions shape our lives, brilliantly told by @danneidle.bsky.social in a language anyone can understand. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Untaxing - 1. The Napkin That Changed the World - BBC Sounds
Dan Neidle unpacks the bizarre, brilliant and unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This series of 5x15m programmes on Tax is brilliant. Complex stories about how other people’s tax decisions shape our lives, brilliantly told by @danneidle.bsky.social in a language anyone can understand. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
RIP Skype, it was great while it lasted, bought up by big tech and killed off, a sad day.
February 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
RIP Skype, it was great while it lasted, bought up by big tech and killed off, a sad day.
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Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
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During WW2, four brothers from a Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived.
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
February 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Say it all...
February 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Say it all...
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A gentleman, a scholar and an acrobat
February 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A gentleman, a scholar and an acrobat
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PUT IT TO A VOTE. I'd smash it. #Democracy
Job ad of the year just dropped: its only BLACK ROD housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
Black Rod - Houses of Parliament
Title: Black Rod. Employer: House of Lords. Salary: £87,000 - £114,000. Closes: 02/03/2025, 23:55
housesofparliament.tal.net
February 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
PUT IT TO A VOTE. I'd smash it. #Democracy
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Ugh. Farage on #r4today to comment on Starmer attending the EU summit. An explosion of prejudiced bilge. The usual crap about needing a “proper” Brexit and a US trade deal. He talks of “submission” and “humiliation” but would be very happy to sell us out to Trump.
The man is such a fucking bore.
The man is such a fucking bore.
February 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Ugh. Farage on #r4today to comment on Starmer attending the EU summit. An explosion of prejudiced bilge. The usual crap about needing a “proper” Brexit and a US trade deal. He talks of “submission” and “humiliation” but would be very happy to sell us out to Trump.
The man is such a fucking bore.
The man is such a fucking bore.
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Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇
January 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇
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#WeekendReading
#KindleMonthlyDeal 99p
PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden
"historical detail, woven together with action and intrigue, it reminded me of Wolf Hall"
#KindleMonthlyDeal 99p
PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden
"historical detail, woven together with action and intrigue, it reminded me of Wolf Hall"
January 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#WeekendReading
#KindleMonthlyDeal 99p
PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden
"historical detail, woven together with action and intrigue, it reminded me of Wolf Hall"
#KindleMonthlyDeal 99p
PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden
"historical detail, woven together with action and intrigue, it reminded me of Wolf Hall"
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Happy 8th birthday to the greatest ever Christmas tweet.
December 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Happy 8th birthday to the greatest ever Christmas tweet.
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Tribunal orders release of the confidential citations Boris Johnson supplied to justify giving peerages to Charlotte Owen & Ross Kempsell, following my 18-month FOI battle with House of Lords Appointments Commission.
December 19, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Tribunal orders release of the confidential citations Boris Johnson supplied to justify giving peerages to Charlotte Owen & Ross Kempsell, following my 18-month FOI battle with House of Lords Appointments Commission.
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Very interesting thread.
Does HS2 have a future?
And why does that question hinge on an unseen government document and a sugar mill in Nottinghamshire?
And why does that question hinge on an unseen government document and a sugar mill in Nottinghamshire?
December 8, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Very interesting thread.
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Brexit thread (from 2020)
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
December 6, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Brexit thread (from 2020)
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21