Steve Gilbert
@ombudsmans61pc.bsky.social
Time for ombuds schemes that are: pro-people and pro-justice.
And not: pro-business.
And not: pro-business.
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Man her joy is so contagious. I’m swooning
Olivia Dean - Man I Need in the Live Lounge
YouTube video by BBCRadio1VEVO
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Man her joy is so contagious. I’m swooning
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Archaeologists have uncovered a toy that offers a glimpse into the daily life of people from the Chalcolithic Period. This simple object, created between 5500-3000 BC, shows that even ancient societies valued play and imagination. #globalmuseum #Toys
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Archaeologists have uncovered a toy that offers a glimpse into the daily life of people from the Chalcolithic Period. This simple object, created between 5500-3000 BC, shows that even ancient societies valued play and imagination. #globalmuseum #Toys
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#NowSpinning: Today's dedication to @soundzofblackness.bsky.social , THEE Christmas album. If you're not spinning this essential holiday classic on repeat this holiday season, what are you doing? Yeah yeah, Vince Guaraldi can wait.
#XmasSky #CarolSky #ChristmasSky #NatKingCole
#XmasSky #CarolSky #ChristmasSky #NatKingCole
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#NowSpinning: Today's dedication to @soundzofblackness.bsky.social , THEE Christmas album. If you're not spinning this essential holiday classic on repeat this holiday season, what are you doing? Yeah yeah, Vince Guaraldi can wait.
#XmasSky #CarolSky #ChristmasSky #NatKingCole
#XmasSky #CarolSky #ChristmasSky #NatKingCole
Now to be known as The OBI.
Office for Budget Irresponsibility.
Shambolic like this government.
And Ombudsman Services.
Office for Budget Irresponsibility.
Shambolic like this government.
And Ombudsman Services.
Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child benefit cap and confirms council tax changes as OBR apologises for leaking details
Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves delivers budget as OBR apologises for leaking details
Office for Budget Responsibility blames ‘technical error’ after forecasts were accidentally published before chancellor gave her statement
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Now to be known as The OBI.
Office for Budget Irresponsibility.
Shambolic like this government.
And Ombudsman Services.
Office for Budget Irresponsibility.
Shambolic like this government.
And Ombudsman Services.
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This is the taller of 2 menhirs near Kerscaven in Penmarch (Finistère). It stands 6m tall and is a slab with 2 distinctive profiles; the broad faces are rutted from weathering and have a jagged top, the narrow ones are smooth. Card mis-captioned by Neurdein 1909 or earlier.
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
This is the taller of 2 menhirs near Kerscaven in Penmarch (Finistère). It stands 6m tall and is a slab with 2 distinctive profiles; the broad faces are rutted from weathering and have a jagged top, the narrow ones are smooth. Card mis-captioned by Neurdein 1909 or earlier.
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The godfather of British folk guitar
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The godfather of British folk guitar
Rachel Reeves has fared much, much better than all those cold and hungry children.
Donations from LFI, Lord Sainsbury, KKR, and a Sabrina Carpenter ticket worth £600.
All on top of a ministerial salary.
Donations from LFI, Lord Sainsbury, KKR, and a Sabrina Carpenter ticket worth £600.
All on top of a ministerial salary.
Budget 2025
One lesso: organise, inform, campaign, protest.
UK Govt wasted 18 months, condemned millions of children to poverty. Today govt announced end of the two child benefit cap.
7 MPs had Labour whip withdrawn for opposing the cap. For 18 months Ministers defended the stupid policy.
One lesso: organise, inform, campaign, protest.
UK Govt wasted 18 months, condemned millions of children to poverty. Today govt announced end of the two child benefit cap.
7 MPs had Labour whip withdrawn for opposing the cap. For 18 months Ministers defended the stupid policy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Rachel Reeves has fared much, much better than all those cold and hungry children.
Donations from LFI, Lord Sainsbury, KKR, and a Sabrina Carpenter ticket worth £600.
All on top of a ministerial salary.
Donations from LFI, Lord Sainsbury, KKR, and a Sabrina Carpenter ticket worth £600.
All on top of a ministerial salary.
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The Cranberries - Linger (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheCranberriesVEVO
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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On this day in 1792, Sarah Grimké was born. Her father was a wealthy slaveholder but she became an abolitionist & woman’s rights pioneer. Her Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women (1838) was one of the first woman’s rights pamphlets published in the United States. #WeTheMen
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1792, Sarah Grimké was born. Her father was a wealthy slaveholder but she became an abolitionist & woman’s rights pioneer. Her Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women (1838) was one of the first woman’s rights pamphlets published in the United States. #WeTheMen
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READ: Obama's speechwriter to a room full of Zionists: "Young Jews see powerful Israelis hurting weak Palestinians and think the lesson of the Holocaust is you fight Israel"
Yes! They learned correctly! That IS the lesson!
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/sara...
Yes! They learned correctly! That IS the lesson!
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/sara...
Sarah Hurwitz and liberal Zionism’s hail mary
Sarah Hurwitz’s now-viral appearance at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly has exposed the crisis of Zionism in the U.S. and Jewish leaders’ desperation to confront it.
mondoweiss.net
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
READ: Obama's speechwriter to a room full of Zionists: "Young Jews see powerful Israelis hurting weak Palestinians and think the lesson of the Holocaust is you fight Israel"
Yes! They learned correctly! That IS the lesson!
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/sara...
Yes! They learned correctly! That IS the lesson!
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/sara...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Volunteers created blankets for elephants during a cold spell in Myanmar, Winga Baw Elephant camp #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Volunteers created blankets for elephants during a cold spell in Myanmar, Winga Baw Elephant camp #WomensArt
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On this day in 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter entered the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Tut tomb, unbroken seal, 1922
Photo by Harry Burton
Knotted cord accompanied by a clay seal featuring Anubis, the ancient Egyptians’ jackal god entrusted w/ the protection of the cemetery. ~ Rare Historical Photos
Tut tomb, unbroken seal, 1922
Photo by Harry Burton
Knotted cord accompanied by a clay seal featuring Anubis, the ancient Egyptians’ jackal god entrusted w/ the protection of the cemetery. ~ Rare Historical Photos
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
On this day in 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter entered the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Tut tomb, unbroken seal, 1922
Photo by Harry Burton
Knotted cord accompanied by a clay seal featuring Anubis, the ancient Egyptians’ jackal god entrusted w/ the protection of the cemetery. ~ Rare Historical Photos
Tut tomb, unbroken seal, 1922
Photo by Harry Burton
Knotted cord accompanied by a clay seal featuring Anubis, the ancient Egyptians’ jackal god entrusted w/ the protection of the cemetery. ~ Rare Historical Photos
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The 3,400 years old Lion Gate of Hattusa, capital of the Hittites in modern Turkey. The Hittites seem often forgotten amongst the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, but they were one of the first great European/Asia Minor civilizations. turkisharchaeonews.net/object/lion-...
Lion Gate in Hattusa
This text is a fragment of a guidebook to Hattusa: "The Secrets of Hattusa". The capital of the Hittites - Hattusa - was surrounded by massive fortifications when the Hittite civilization had a status...
turkisharchaeonews.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The 3,400 years old Lion Gate of Hattusa, capital of the Hittites in modern Turkey. The Hittites seem often forgotten amongst the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, but they were one of the first great European/Asia Minor civilizations. turkisharchaeonews.net/object/lion-...
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RSPB has announced the bird of the year - Swifts!
www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/...
www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/...
The bird that rarely ever lands crowned RSPB’s first-ever Bird of the Year
The bird conservation charity celebrates the winner of its inaugural competition
www.countryliving.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
RSPB has announced the bird of the year - Swifts!
www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/...
www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/...
Coincides with the pheasant shooting season - October to February.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Coincides with the pheasant shooting season - October to February.
Hopefully the good people of Ilford North won't choose him either come the next election.
"Coronation": the latest thinking on how to overcome the fact the Labour membership would never choose Wesley.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Hopefully the good people of Ilford North won't choose him either come the next election.
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A relief sculpture of a blacksmith at work in his workshop. He’s surrounded by the tools of his trade. It was found in Tomb 29 at the Necropolis of Portus on the Isola Sacra. AD 160-180.
‘What we do in life echoes in eternity.’ 😊
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #Archaeology
‘What we do in life echoes in eternity.’ 😊
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #Archaeology
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A relief sculpture of a blacksmith at work in his workshop. He’s surrounded by the tools of his trade. It was found in Tomb 29 at the Necropolis of Portus on the Isola Sacra. AD 160-180.
‘What we do in life echoes in eternity.’ 😊
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #Archaeology
‘What we do in life echoes in eternity.’ 😊
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #Archaeology
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Eishō-in Temple in fall colors🍁
The garden is open for only three weeks during the fall foliage season. I’m always impressed by the beauty of nature here. The statue of Shaka Nyorai, framed by autumn leaves, is a must-see.
📸 11.25.2025
📍 Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City
#kyoto #temple #autumn #garden
The garden is open for only three weeks during the fall foliage season. I’m always impressed by the beauty of nature here. The statue of Shaka Nyorai, framed by autumn leaves, is a must-see.
📸 11.25.2025
📍 Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City
#kyoto #temple #autumn #garden
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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#OtD 25 Nov 1940 a bomb exploded aboard the SS Patria planted by the Zionist paramilitary group Haganah, killing 267, mostly Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe. They were trying to stop Britain transporting the refugees from Palestine to Mauritius stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9777...
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#OtD 25 Nov 1940 a bomb exploded aboard the SS Patria planted by the Zionist paramilitary group Haganah, killing 267, mostly Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe. They were trying to stop Britain transporting the refugees from Palestine to Mauritius stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9777...
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A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾 🐕 😍
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
About 2,000 years-ago, a dog made its mark for ‘pawsterity’ when it wandered across the wet tile laid out to dry before firing.
From Richborough Roman fort
📷 by me
#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology
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Cnoc Raithní • Inis Oírr
This unusual feature, with its two upstanding pillar stones, marks a burial mound that was rediscovered and excavated in 1885 after a storm blew away the sand that covered it.
The dig revealed Bronze Age urns and human remains that were dated to c.1500 BC.
#Ireland
This unusual feature, with its two upstanding pillar stones, marks a burial mound that was rediscovered and excavated in 1885 after a storm blew away the sand that covered it.
The dig revealed Bronze Age urns and human remains that were dated to c.1500 BC.
#Ireland
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Cnoc Raithní • Inis Oírr
This unusual feature, with its two upstanding pillar stones, marks a burial mound that was rediscovered and excavated in 1885 after a storm blew away the sand that covered it.
The dig revealed Bronze Age urns and human remains that were dated to c.1500 BC.
#Ireland
This unusual feature, with its two upstanding pillar stones, marks a burial mound that was rediscovered and excavated in 1885 after a storm blew away the sand that covered it.
The dig revealed Bronze Age urns and human remains that were dated to c.1500 BC.
#Ireland
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#OtD 25 Nov 1915 thousands in Chicago attended the funeral of martyred @IWW union organiser and songwriter Joe Hill. He had been fitted up for a crime he did not commit and was executed. Learn more about his life and works in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/joe...
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#OtD 25 Nov 1915 thousands in Chicago attended the funeral of martyred @IWW union organiser and songwriter Joe Hill. He had been fitted up for a crime he did not commit and was executed. Learn more about his life and works in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/joe...