Frank
@newgeoffrey.bsky.social
Retired surgeon. Don’t give medical advice under any circumstances so don’t ask. Late starter on the piano. Interested in medical matters, anything science, music, politics. Oh, and cats I suppose. On the right wing of the Labour Party.
For this to be used effectively, we need more ships. Simples. Or not so simples. The first steel on HMS Glasgow was cut in 2017 and she won’t be operational until 2027. We’re not building enough of them. And don’t even mention the cost. A NATO rollout would help www.navylookout.com/royal-navys-...
Royal Navy’s Proteus RWUAS completes ground testing ahead of maiden flight - Navy Lookout
The RN’s first full-sized remotely-piloted helicopter has completed its initial ground tests. Proteus, a technology demonstrator aircraft developed by Leonardo in Yeovil, is intended to help define th...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
For this to be used effectively, we need more ships. Simples. Or not so simples. The first steel on HMS Glasgow was cut in 2017 and she won’t be operational until 2027. We’re not building enough of them. And don’t even mention the cost. A NATO rollout would help www.navylookout.com/royal-navys-...
At the vet. Tigger was no problem but getting Moonlight into her travel basket was like getting Donald Trump into court. Exactly like it actually - she kept farting at me 🤣🤣🤣
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
At the vet. Tigger was no problem but getting Moonlight into her travel basket was like getting Donald Trump into court. Exactly like it actually - she kept farting at me 🤣🤣🤣
There are still 303 of these on the roads out of a total production run of 1065. That’s pretty good. Ask yourself when you last saw a Hillman Imp or an original BMC Mini. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aston Martin DB5 made famous by James Bond left to rust on drive now worth £1m
Local children jumped on the bonnet, and there was even a mouse nest in the highly-valuable car.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
There are still 303 of these on the roads out of a total production run of 1065. That’s pretty good. Ask yourself when you last saw a Hillman Imp or an original BMC Mini. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’m against capital punishment in all its forms. But in an idle moment I did wonder whether a Judge Jeffreys style Bloody Assize might be appropriate in this case. On the other hand he did come to a bit of a sticky end - died of kidney failure in the Tower. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal
The move comes as police continue to investigate what has been called the UK's most widespread miscarriage of justice.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m against capital punishment in all its forms. But in an idle moment I did wonder whether a Judge Jeffreys style Bloody Assize might be appropriate in this case. On the other hand he did come to a bit of a sticky end - died of kidney failure in the Tower. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They need proper gun laws. But that’s not going to happen in my lifetime 😳 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stockton mass shooting: Four killed at California family gathering
Police say 10 others are injured in what they believe is a
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November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
They need proper gun laws. But that’s not going to happen in my lifetime 😳 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Uh oh 😳. I’ve done a quick assessment on the Venezuelan armed forces and it’s no contest. Biggish army, elderly Russian jets. They do have an old diesel electric sub which could conceivably take out the Ford but it doesn’t seem to have been to sea for several years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump tells airlines Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed
The US cannot legally close another country's airspace, but Trump's comments could deter airlines from operating in Venezuela.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Uh oh 😳. I’ve done a quick assessment on the Venezuelan armed forces and it’s no contest. Biggish army, elderly Russian jets. They do have an old diesel electric sub which could conceivably take out the Ford but it doesn’t seem to have been to sea for several years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The cardboard box fetishist strikes again 🙄
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The cardboard box fetishist strikes again 🙄
This makes little sense. Do they mean solar storms? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This makes little sense. Do they mean solar storms? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is sad. The ship is 72,000 tons and it’s 30 years old. I’ve never been on a cruise but it’s like staying in a large, well equipped hotel, with extra features to enjoy such as seasickness and falling overboard. I hope they find him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
British man falls from TUI-operated cruise ship near Tenerife
The Spanish coastguard has been coordinating search and rescue efforts since Thursday morning.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is sad. The ship is 72,000 tons and it’s 30 years old. I’ve never been on a cruise but it’s like staying in a large, well equipped hotel, with extra features to enjoy such as seasickness and falling overboard. I hope they find him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
327 people are shot EVERY DAY in 🇺🇸 and 116 of them die. Wonder why that is? Whadya gonna do about it, Donnie boy? Any ideas running round that fetid mess you call a brain? None? Oh, what a shame. Spoiler - the answer is not and is never going to be “more guns” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump administration will re-examine Green Card holders from 19 countries
Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Somalia and Venezuela are among the countries subject to the review.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
327 people are shot EVERY DAY in 🇺🇸 and 116 of them die. Wonder why that is? Whadya gonna do about it, Donnie boy? Any ideas running round that fetid mess you call a brain? None? Oh, what a shame. Spoiler - the answer is not and is never going to be “more guns” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dear ol’ Donnie. Wouldn’t know a third world country if it bit him on the ankle. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says US will 'permanently pause migration' from 'third world countries'
The president did not name which countries would be affected, but vowed to remove anyone
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November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Dear ol’ Donnie. Wouldn’t know a third world country if it bit him on the ankle. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is just the start. The Project 2025 leaders of 🇺🇸 who pull Trump’s strings will get him to fling out anyone who is brown and oppress the populace with troops on the streets. Trump is just doing what he’s told. He’s not really aware of what’s happening. He’s a PINO. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This is just the start. The Project 2025 leaders of 🇺🇸 who pull Trump’s strings will get him to fling out anyone who is brown and oppress the populace with troops on the streets. Trump is just doing what he’s told. He’s not really aware of what’s happening. He’s a PINO. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, at least it proves the OBR got a look at it. Which is more than can be said for Liz Truss’ disastrous budget 😳
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OBR apologises over pre-Budget leak
Details of the Budget are supposed to be kept under wraps until the chancellor announces them to MPs.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Well, at least it proves the OBR got a look at it. Which is more than can be said for Liz Truss’ disastrous budget 😳
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I will stop that madman from ‘playing’ the piano at any cost😡
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I will stop that madman from ‘playing’ the piano at any cost😡
💤💤Is anyone else out there sick to the back teeth of the slavering budget speculation in the press which has been going on for at least a month and has now reached fever pitch? Hello? Hello? Oh never mind 💤💤💤
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
💤💤Is anyone else out there sick to the back teeth of the slavering budget speculation in the press which has been going on for at least a month and has now reached fever pitch? Hello? Hello? Oh never mind 💤💤💤
@wcooperbooks.bsky.social Hmm. I’m about to finish a SciFi/fantasy novel and I have a publisher. I suspect the really hard work is about to start. I have ideas for a historical novel next. Did you have problems with copyright?
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@wcooperbooks.bsky.social Hmm. I’m about to finish a SciFi/fantasy novel and I have a publisher. I suspect the really hard work is about to start. I have ideas for a historical novel next. Did you have problems with copyright?
Good for you, Kate. Spot on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Princess of Wales calls for end to 'stigma' around addiction
The message from the Princess of Wales comes on Addiction Awareness Week.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good for you, Kate. Spot on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Frank
Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
Tigger and moonlight are working hard to make sure their ageing servants don’t forget to feed them
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tigger and moonlight are working hard to make sure their ageing servants don’t forget to feed them
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In a spell-binding move, Reform run, cash-strapped, Kent County Council repaints the yellow 'Keep Clear' lines outside a school that closed 10 years ago
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Reform council repaints road markings for school which closed in 2016
Kent County Council sold the disused school site to a government agency in March, but has repainted yellow zigzags and "School Keep Clear" warnings.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Once-extinct wildcats to make a comeback in England. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Once-extinct European wildcats set to make a comeback in England
Fifty wildcats could be reintroduced to the countryside in south west England, conservationists say.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Once-extinct wildcats to make a comeback in England. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump has stopped holding rallies. He has only held 4 this year and the last one was on 3rd July in Des Moines, Iowa. It couldn’t possibly be that his minders are shielding the public from his accelerating mental decline. Could it?
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump has stopped holding rallies. He has only held 4 this year and the last one was on 3rd July in Des Moines, Iowa. It couldn’t possibly be that his minders are shielding the public from his accelerating mental decline. Could it?
@cillacat.bsky.social I used to sneer at people who posted pics of their cats. Then a couple of rescues acquired us and things have changed a bit.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@cillacat.bsky.social I used to sneer at people who posted pics of their cats. Then a couple of rescues acquired us and things have changed a bit.
@lydiam.bsky.social And seeing you’re interested in cats, this is Moonlight. She has a piano sonata named after her.
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@lydiam.bsky.social And seeing you’re interested in cats, this is Moonlight. She has a piano sonata named after her.