Brian Ronald
@brian.ppcis.org
Spellwright. Practitioner of technomancy. Ally.
@techconnectify.bsky.social is the reason why I don't consider the United States to be a complete write-off. The second half of this video made my evening.
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
@techconnectify.bsky.social is the reason why I don't consider the United States to be a complete write-off. The second half of this video made my evening.
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In our local pharmacy today to get something over the counter. They asked what it was for, took a look, issued a prescription for something better, and handed it to me.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
In our local pharmacy today to get something over the counter. They asked what it was for, took a look, issued a prescription for something better, and handed it to me.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
No charge.
This is Scotland atm.
If you want that excellent service to continue, don't vote for any of the Unionist parties.
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Holy hell, what a photo.
Los Angeles, CA -
Bit of a false alarm; crowd isn’t marching yet though they are assembled in the street currently. Making speeches still.
Bit of a false alarm; crowd isn’t marching yet though they are assembled in the street currently. Making speeches still.
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Holy hell, what a photo.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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62.5% of current Reform MPs are former Tory MPs so they are in fact the Conservatives.
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
62.5% of current Reform MPs are former Tory MPs so they are in fact the Conservatives.
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We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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Only one nation has ever invoked NATO Article 5, which calls on aid from other nations when under attack; that nation was the USA. Donald Trump said that those troops “stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan. As a resident of Royal Wootton Bassett I can confirm They didn’t.
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Only one nation has ever invoked NATO Article 5, which calls on aid from other nations when under attack; that nation was the USA. Donald Trump said that those troops “stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan. As a resident of Royal Wootton Bassett I can confirm They didn’t.
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Question: What formed Irish soils after the last Ice Age?
Answer: Natural ecosystems such as rainforest, over 1,000s of years.
Conclusion: Sheep grazing uplands (for eg) is just mining the fertility built up by the very nature it killed off and continues to keep out, while giving NOTHING back.
Answer: Natural ecosystems such as rainforest, over 1,000s of years.
Conclusion: Sheep grazing uplands (for eg) is just mining the fertility built up by the very nature it killed off and continues to keep out, while giving NOTHING back.
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Question: What formed Irish soils after the last Ice Age?
Answer: Natural ecosystems such as rainforest, over 1,000s of years.
Conclusion: Sheep grazing uplands (for eg) is just mining the fertility built up by the very nature it killed off and continues to keep out, while giving NOTHING back.
Answer: Natural ecosystems such as rainforest, over 1,000s of years.
Conclusion: Sheep grazing uplands (for eg) is just mining the fertility built up by the very nature it killed off and continues to keep out, while giving NOTHING back.
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At last night's council meeting there was a motion on winter maintenance.
An amendment to 'Investigate gritting those parts of major arterial pedestrian/cycle routes susceptible to freezing' was not passed, as more than half of those councillors present voted against it.
An amendment to 'Investigate gritting those parts of major arterial pedestrian/cycle routes susceptible to freezing' was not passed, as more than half of those councillors present voted against it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 AM
At last night's council meeting there was a motion on winter maintenance.
An amendment to 'Investigate gritting those parts of major arterial pedestrian/cycle routes susceptible to freezing' was not passed, as more than half of those councillors present voted against it.
An amendment to 'Investigate gritting those parts of major arterial pedestrian/cycle routes susceptible to freezing' was not passed, as more than half of those councillors present voted against it.
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Dear America,
From Feb 1st you will be paying an extra 10% for our stuff, if you still want it, because we won't let your Emperor have one of our countries.
Sorry about that.
Love
UK
From Feb 1st you will be paying an extra 10% for our stuff, if you still want it, because we won't let your Emperor have one of our countries.
Sorry about that.
Love
UK
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Dear America,
From Feb 1st you will be paying an extra 10% for our stuff, if you still want it, because we won't let your Emperor have one of our countries.
Sorry about that.
Love
UK
From Feb 1st you will be paying an extra 10% for our stuff, if you still want it, because we won't let your Emperor have one of our countries.
Sorry about that.
Love
UK
@bsky.app Not liking this "What's up?" prompt at the top of the Android app. The new post button at the bottom is enough for me. Do we really need two controls on screen that do the same thing?
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
@bsky.app Not liking this "What's up?" prompt at the top of the Android app. The new post button at the bottom is enough for me. Do we really need two controls on screen that do the same thing?
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It's only Gestapo if it’s the German State Police, otherwise it’s just sparkling ICE
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
It's only Gestapo if it’s the German State Police, otherwise it’s just sparkling ICE
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Sainsburys had duo packs of gold and silver markers, half price, and I have some black A4 card so... 😄 I doodled this while him indoors watched Columbo. It's Avebury Henge viewed from the top of the henge, opposite The Red Lion inn.
January 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sainsburys had duo packs of gold and silver markers, half price, and I have some black A4 card so... 😄 I doodled this while him indoors watched Columbo. It's Avebury Henge viewed from the top of the henge, opposite The Red Lion inn.
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2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
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#DEYANKIFICATION needs to be trending.
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
#DEYANKIFICATION needs to be trending.
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Wow. I'm in a webinar about the new road safety strategy, and a guy from the ADI has just said that there is no mandatory requirement for driving instructors to carry out CPD! So they could have been a driving instructor for 30 years and never have done any further learning in that time 😱
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Wow. I'm in a webinar about the new road safety strategy, and a guy from the ADI has just said that there is no mandatory requirement for driving instructors to carry out CPD! So they could have been a driving instructor for 30 years and never have done any further learning in that time 😱
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Think about this: Norway is a country that stretches far from south to north, with Svalbard in the far north. Yet Svalbard is today the warmest place in Norway and the only place with observed temperatures above zero 😮
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Think about this: Norway is a country that stretches far from south to north, with Svalbard in the far north. Yet Svalbard is today the warmest place in Norway and the only place with observed temperatures above zero 😮
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When daughter Rachel made a wedding breakfast speech for her younger sister.
@katjcurrie on Instagram: "reminiscing and had to share this with the world, I simply don’t have any words to explain this feeling 😭😭😭😭😭😭"
61 likes, 8 comments - katjcurrie on December 14, 2025: "reminiscing and had to share this with the world, I simply don’t have any words to explain this feeling 😭😭😭😭😭😭".
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December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When daughter Rachel made a wedding breakfast speech for her younger sister.
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This is my watercolour of Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic long barrow in Oxfordshire. Legend tells that if you leave your horse there with a coin then the mythical blacksmith Wayland will magically reshoe it.
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 AM
This is my watercolour of Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic long barrow in Oxfordshire. Legend tells that if you leave your horse there with a coin then the mythical blacksmith Wayland will magically reshoe it.
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday
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Entirely unsurprising, but there’s clearly no plan to treat the new multi-million pound cycle path along the North Tyneside coast (or indeed the pavement) - lots of evidence of cyclists though…
January 4, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Entirely unsurprising, but there’s clearly no plan to treat the new multi-million pound cycle path along the North Tyneside coast (or indeed the pavement) - lots of evidence of cyclists though…
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Help your brother/sister across the road.
Ease the work and lift the load.
Add your gift to the whole world’s cheer,
Have and give a Happy New Year.
2/2
Ease the work and lift the load.
Add your gift to the whole world’s cheer,
Have and give a Happy New Year.
2/2
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Help your brother/sister across the road.
Ease the work and lift the load.
Add your gift to the whole world’s cheer,
Have and give a Happy New Year.
2/2
Ease the work and lift the load.
Add your gift to the whole world’s cheer,
Have and give a Happy New Year.
2/2
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New Year Resolutions Anon
Leave the old year with a burst of song,
Recall the right and forgive the wrong;
Forget the thing that binds you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that's past .
Dare go forth with a purpose true
To the unknown task of the year that’s new.
1/2
Leave the old year with a burst of song,
Recall the right and forgive the wrong;
Forget the thing that binds you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that's past .
Dare go forth with a purpose true
To the unknown task of the year that’s new.
1/2
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
New Year Resolutions Anon
Leave the old year with a burst of song,
Recall the right and forgive the wrong;
Forget the thing that binds you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that's past .
Dare go forth with a purpose true
To the unknown task of the year that’s new.
1/2
Leave the old year with a burst of song,
Recall the right and forgive the wrong;
Forget the thing that binds you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that's past .
Dare go forth with a purpose true
To the unknown task of the year that’s new.
1/2
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December 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM