mja66
@mja66.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Lefty, liberal, woke, pro-EU, anti fascist/racist, do-gooder Green & loving it.
He/him. Incurable music/history/news/politics/cinema/F1 geek. Highly skilled at tpyos.
Be nice or instant 🚫 Life really is too short.
He/him. Incurable music/history/news/politics/cinema/F1 geek. Highly skilled at tpyos.
Be nice or instant 🚫 Life really is too short.
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It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage won’t investigate the Russian infiltration of Reform.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage won’t investigate the Russian infiltration of Reform.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
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Lámh Laichtín • The Shrine of St Lachtin's Arm
This remarkable shrine in the shape of a forearm dates to around c.1120.
A hollow in the shrine is believed to have held the arm bone of St. Lachtin, a saint of the 6th century.
(some additional detail in the Alt-Text)
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
This remarkable shrine in the shape of a forearm dates to around c.1120.
A hollow in the shrine is believed to have held the arm bone of St. Lachtin, a saint of the 6th century.
(some additional detail in the Alt-Text)
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Lámh Laichtín • The Shrine of St Lachtin's Arm
This remarkable shrine in the shape of a forearm dates to around c.1120.
A hollow in the shrine is believed to have held the arm bone of St. Lachtin, a saint of the 6th century.
(some additional detail in the Alt-Text)
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
This remarkable shrine in the shape of a forearm dates to around c.1120.
A hollow in the shrine is believed to have held the arm bone of St. Lachtin, a saint of the 6th century.
(some additional detail in the Alt-Text)
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
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Among Native Americans and First Nations peoples, the planting combination of corn, squash, and beans is known as "Three Sisters."
In Central America and Mexico, the practice is known as milpa, and it dates back thousands of years. 🧵⬇️
In Central America and Mexico, the practice is known as milpa, and it dates back thousands of years. 🧵⬇️
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Among Native Americans and First Nations peoples, the planting combination of corn, squash, and beans is known as "Three Sisters."
In Central America and Mexico, the practice is known as milpa, and it dates back thousands of years. 🧵⬇️
In Central America and Mexico, the practice is known as milpa, and it dates back thousands of years. 🧵⬇️
BBC News - Most men should not be screened for prostate cancer, says UK expert body - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know what, there's some shit news around these days.
But this is really shit.
Like really, really, really shit.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know what, there's some shit news around these days.
But this is really shit.
Like really, really, really shit.
Most men should not be screened for prostate cancer, says UK expert body
It recommends that only men with a confirmed genetic risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BBC News - Most men should not be screened for prostate cancer, says UK expert body - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know what, there's some shit news around these days.
But this is really shit.
Like really, really, really shit.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know what, there's some shit news around these days.
But this is really shit.
Like really, really, really shit.
At Silverstone these days, the teams send out photographers to stand on the wall above the pit exit to photograph competitors cars to scour for even the minutest external bodywork and aerodynamic updates.
The best F1 photography has always encouraged a bit of stealth and craftiness.
#F1
The best F1 photography has always encouraged a bit of stealth and craftiness.
#F1
Photographers at Monaco, 1968. Beautiful and spectacularly unsafe!
#f1 #racing #photography #oldtimes
#f1 #racing #photography #oldtimes
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
At Silverstone these days, the teams send out photographers to stand on the wall above the pit exit to photograph competitors cars to scour for even the minutest external bodywork and aerodynamic updates.
The best F1 photography has always encouraged a bit of stealth and craftiness.
#F1
The best F1 photography has always encouraged a bit of stealth and craftiness.
#F1
There's a lot of self-hate going around.
David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There's a lot of self-hate going around.
Just your average sociopathic observation.
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just your average sociopathic observation.
Four years to the day since the great Frank Williams left F1 a poorer place.
Sir Frank's contribution to F1 is still immeasurable imho.
#F1
#WilliamsRacing
#WeAreWilliams
#WilliamsF1
#FrankWilliams
#NigelMansell
#AyrtonSenna
Sir Frank's contribution to F1 is still immeasurable imho.
#F1
#WilliamsRacing
#WeAreWilliams
#WilliamsF1
#FrankWilliams
#NigelMansell
#AyrtonSenna
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Four years to the day since the great Frank Williams left F1 a poorer place.
Sir Frank's contribution to F1 is still immeasurable imho.
#F1
#WilliamsRacing
#WeAreWilliams
#WilliamsF1
#FrankWilliams
#NigelMansell
#AyrtonSenna
Sir Frank's contribution to F1 is still immeasurable imho.
#F1
#WilliamsRacing
#WeAreWilliams
#WilliamsF1
#FrankWilliams
#NigelMansell
#AyrtonSenna
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Un ancient jeu de société maya, sous forme de mosaïque, découvert au Guatemala
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Ancient Maya game board with unique mosaic design discovered in Guatemala
Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board.
phys.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Un ancient jeu de société maya, sous forme de mosaïque, découvert au Guatemala
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another one?
And he wanted Brexit but lives in France? You couldn't make these 'patriots' up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another one?
And he wanted Brexit but lives in France? You couldn't make these 'patriots' up.
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another one?
And he wanted Brexit but lives in France? You couldn't make these 'patriots' up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another one?
And he wanted Brexit but lives in France? You couldn't make these 'patriots' up.
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Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
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Even now, thinking about himself
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Even now, thinking about himself
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Somehow this got missed off the "Benefit Street" front pages today
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Somehow this got missed off the "Benefit Street" front pages today
BBC News - 'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney Neolithic site
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They've found something...
but they won't say what it is?
I like this a lot.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They've found something...
but they won't say what it is?
I like this a lot.
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BBC News - 'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney Neolithic site
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They've found something...
but they won't say what it is?
I like this a lot.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They've found something...
but they won't say what it is?
I like this a lot.
Well, knock me down with a feather!
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Well, knock me down with a feather!
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
Just flicked on @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social show @lbc.co.uk where the topic of discussion is whether referring to the Chancellor as Rachel from Accounts really is misogynistic?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Just flicked on @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social show @lbc.co.uk where the topic of discussion is whether referring to the Chancellor as Rachel from Accounts really is misogynistic?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
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Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords.
Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws.
I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
On the Truss Budget, September '22 “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver".
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
On the Truss Budget, September '22 “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver".
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
news.sky.com/story/farmer...
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
news.sky.com/story/farmer...
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
The Overton Window writ large.
This vision of the Tory Party no-longer exists. It barely exists in the Labour Party. Where is the case for 'profit for a purpose'? Where is the implacable opposition to inequality in the two old parties? It will be the task of the 'minor parties' in the years ahead to reassemble this perspective.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Overton Window writ large.
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
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RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue:
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue:
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
news.sky.com/story/taiwan...
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Taiwan to prepare for combat by 2027, president says - as he warns China is preparing to take the country by force
President Lai Ching-te said the government will work to counter any attempts at "repression", and achieve a "high level of combat preparedness" within two years.
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
news.sky.com/story/taiwan...
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
BBC News - Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
BBC News - Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
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Luristan bronze, Iranian iron age (1000 to 650 BCE)
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Luristan bronze, Iranian iron age (1000 to 650 BCE)