Jim
@jimofthenorth.bsky.social
North East UK residererer. Mostly harmless, mediocre at best and I shout at the telly.
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So, my home town is having a meltdown on social media because a 50 year old brick and concrete bus shelter is being taken down to make way for a modern replacement.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So, my home town is having a meltdown on social media because a 50 year old brick and concrete bus shelter is being taken down to make way for a modern replacement.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
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Went to the volcanic caves yesterday. Villarrica is the most active volcano in Chile, cuenten on green alert 🌋
The caves were formed by lava flowing onto a great mass of ice, that formed a tunnel 400m long when it melted.
The Mapuche word for Villarrica is Rucapillán, meaning ‘house of the spirits’.
The caves were formed by lava flowing onto a great mass of ice, that formed a tunnel 400m long when it melted.
The Mapuche word for Villarrica is Rucapillán, meaning ‘house of the spirits’.
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Went to the volcanic caves yesterday. Villarrica is the most active volcano in Chile, cuenten on green alert 🌋
The caves were formed by lava flowing onto a great mass of ice, that formed a tunnel 400m long when it melted.
The Mapuche word for Villarrica is Rucapillán, meaning ‘house of the spirits’.
The caves were formed by lava flowing onto a great mass of ice, that formed a tunnel 400m long when it melted.
The Mapuche word for Villarrica is Rucapillán, meaning ‘house of the spirits’.
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Wicked: For Good (2025)
Dir: Jon M. Chu
Dir: Jon M. Chu
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Wicked: For Good (2025)
Dir: Jon M. Chu
Dir: Jon M. Chu
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This is about going to Middlesbrough, before you get misty eyed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is about going to Middlesbrough, before you get misty eyed.
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'Let's make everyone look at our swearing'
Every time I walk past this cafe on Bethnal Green Road I think it embodies all the ways modern London annoys me
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
'Let's make everyone look at our swearing'
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Possible overreaction
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Possible overreaction
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Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Just finished watching Don't Say A Word from 2001. You have to admire this level of detail from the goof sections on IMDb.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just finished watching Don't Say A Word from 2001. You have to admire this level of detail from the goof sections on IMDb.
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subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz350bs
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz350bs
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They obviously want you reassured that it's not going to change into something else
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
They obviously want you reassured that it's not going to change into something else
Just see how it goes for a few weeks.. .. ....twenty years later...
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Just see how it goes for a few weeks.. .. ....twenty years later...
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More concerned about his racist present.
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
More concerned about his racist present.
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Sometimes I'll make a big mistake and think about it for years and years then sometimes I'll make a little mistake and think about it for years and years
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sometimes I'll make a big mistake and think about it for years and years then sometimes I'll make a little mistake and think about it for years and years
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I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
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I mean what is anything anymore? Michael Buerk doing an album on the trombone. Matt Alwright skiffle record. Gloria Hunniford beatboxing.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I mean what is anything anymore? Michael Buerk doing an album on the trombone. Matt Alwright skiffle record. Gloria Hunniford beatboxing.
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You're never going to regret this, Ray!
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You're never going to regret this, Ray!
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. Brilliant creepy score by Bernard Herrmann
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. Brilliant creepy score by Bernard Herrmann
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The Open Door
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Open Door
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Ooh-wee-ooh I walk just like everybody
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Ooh-wee-ooh I walk just like everybody
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There is no reason why this should have made me laugh so hard a bit of gas escaped.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
There is no reason why this should have made me laugh so hard a bit of gas escaped.
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Governments and voters are both reacting to algorithm-shaped “public opinion,” not grounded priorities. Immigration feels urgent because platforms amplify fear, pulling parties into hollow performances of toughness. The far right reads that drift as confirmation it’s winning.
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Governments and voters are both reacting to algorithm-shaped “public opinion,” not grounded priorities. Immigration feels urgent because platforms amplify fear, pulling parties into hollow performances of toughness. The far right reads that drift as confirmation it’s winning.