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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 3h

Common sense prevailed

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 4h

Overheard in gym changing room 'you don't want to be the richest man in the graveyard.

Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 8h

Hush, don't tell the UK government they might get ideas....

Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 11h

Chilling in the extreme - under a new national security memorandum, ordinary American individuals can be designated as domestic terrorists - accused of being “anti-American” for normal acts of protest, or opposition to govt policies. WAKE UP, AMERICA. www.treason.io/p/must-read-...

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 8h

Lucky enough to have seen them in concert a few years ago.

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 8h

I had not thought of doing that but now that you mentioned it....

Pieter Haeck @pieterhaeck.bsky.social · 1d

The Dutch data protection watchdog has warned voters not to ask artificial intelligence chatbots for voting advice ahead of the country’s general election next week.

www.politico.eu/article/dont...

Don’t let AI chatbots tell you how to vote, Dutch authorities warn voters

Far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labor were overrepresented as suggested picks, in a test of how four chatbots gave voter advice.

www.politico.eu

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 9h

Apparently it comes under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, which make it an offence to cause or knowingly permit a polluting substance to enter controlled waters.

Coffe grounds are a polluting substance.

Controlled waters includes surface water drains.

Who knew?

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 9h

It's not a good look.

Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 15h

Bizarre innit?

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 15h

So does this mean washing car in street when water goes into street drain is a crime?

BBC News - Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond

Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is "disproportionate" while Richmond Council say it is in line with its policies.

www.bbc.com

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 16h

A friend said something similar recently. That she had been threatened with prosecution for reporting abuse...

BBC News - 300 people tell BBC of police misogyny and racism after undercover investigation - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

300 people tell BBC of police misogyny and racism after undercover investigation

Many describe incidents of domestic violence and sexual abuse being dismissed by officers across England.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 1d

Lloyds Bank announce Copilot saves their staff 46 minutes a day. A number so specific, it must be true

Any CFO will tell you productivity savings aren't cashable savings. Is headcount down? Problem resolution improved?

Come on lads, you can do better than this

www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/l...

Lloyds Bank claims Microsoft Copilot saves 46 minutes a day

: That's 46 minutes in which more work can be done, not an extended lunch

www.theregister.com

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Pants, Manchester @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 1d

Your semi-regular reminder that @commonslibrary.bsky.social posts all the latest research from the House of Commons Library. Think of it like Substack, but written by people who know things

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

You can visit HMS Victory and the Mary Rose, as well as HMS Warrior, HMS M33, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, the Submarine Museum, Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower and more, AND get a harbour tour, all on one ticket that's valid for a whole year!

historicdockyard.co.uk/buy-your-tic...

Buy your Tickets - Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

OH SHIP…..SAVE A FURTHER 10% ON YOUR ULTIMATE EXPLORER TICKET Find out more

historicdockyard.co.uk

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 2d

A brown bear on tiptoes, stretching up for some tasty fruit in this Roman floor mosaic! 🐻 🍎

From Trier (ancient Augusta Treverorum). 3rd century AD.

Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier.
📷 by me

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology

My photo shows a fragment of a Roman floor mosaic depicting a brown bear standing on its hind legs with its front legs raised/ leaning on the upper trunk of a tree laden with round fruit, perhaps apples, which are a favourite of brown bears! The bear raises its head, mouth wide, as if about to eat a fruit from the tree.

The bear’s outline is defined with black tessarae, and its fur is composed of dark and light brown tessarae. The fruit tree is covered with round orangy-red fruits amongst green and grey leaves. The trunk is coloured with olive and light brown tesserae. The background is made of off-white tesserae. This natural scene is supplemented by a small geyish green shrub between the tree and the bear, and in the background, a second tree without fruit.

This mosaic fragment was found in 1875 at Südallee, Trier. Dated 3rd century AD. It has been partially restored.

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 2d

What Marvel get wrong or right is mentioned a lot. A really fun episode with outrageous stories.

pca.st/episode/e4cd...

Thor and Loki

pca.st

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News - The two words you need to help you push back at work - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The two words you need to help you push back at work

Ambition and work ethic help us succeed, but how can we stop drive damaging our health?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 2d

Clearly the work of Arsene Lupin.

BBC News - Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

The world-famous museum in Paris was closed on Sunday after a masked gang raided one of its galleries.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 3d

Is it safe?

Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 3d

Just read this. Rings true based on family experiences.

Accompanied a friend recently for a minor op paid for by work/Bupa. I said at time this is how the NHS should be. Very patient centered.

Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 3d

One of the most insightful commentators on the NHS today is @samfr.bsky.social - here writing from his perspective as a patient. Essential reading for anyone interested in what has gone wrong (and he writes on lots of other important things too).

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 3d

New post just out:

"On the edge"

On my unexpected week in hospital and five things I learnt about the state of the NHS.

(Free to read)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...

Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 3d

Saw 'The Harder They Fall' yesterday at Stratford East after reading a review in the TLS. Was as good as they said no wonder tickets scarce. Based on Jimmy Cliff playing Ivan in the legendary Jamaican 70s reggae film. Tremendous.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 5d

🌤️ Saturday vs Sunday 🌧️

Making plans for the weekend?

Saturday is looking mostly dry - a great day to get outside

Sunday will be wetter... perfect for puddle jumping! 💦

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 5d

Fixed facial recognition cameras have gone live for the first time in Croydon ⚠️

The Gov plan to expand police use of this dangerous tech across the UK, with no laws or safeguards in place to protect us.

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Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social · 5d

Revenge justice, from 17th century.

History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 5d

In October 1660, many of the 59 commissioners who signed Charles I's death warrant were executed, after the monarchy was restored.

Richard Ingolsby was not one of those men, claiming that Oliver Cromwell forced him to sign it. But was this true?
historyofparliament.com/2024/01/30/r...

Richard Ingoldsby – Reluctant Regicide? - The History of Parliament

On 29 January 1649, Charles I's death warrant was signed by 59 men. One of these men, Richard Ingoldsby, later claimed during the restoration of the monarchy

historyofparliament.com

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 5d

#FindsFriday
Originally set into a signet ring, this jasper intaglio was discovered at Aldborough #Roman Town, North #Yorkshire. It depicts a hare in a chariot, pulled by a cockerel. Intaglios have been found at Roman sites across #Britain, depicting people, animals and gods.

#History #art

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 5d

A gold and silver torc that was discovered in south-west Norfolk in 2003 on the surface of a ploughed field. Iron Age in date, the torc is now part of the collections at Norwich Castle.
📸 My own. #FindsFriday #IronAge #NorwichCastle

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