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Peter Smith

@redpeter99.bsky.social

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Recovering X and Twitter addict. Looking for a funnier, more intelligent place. Lifelong Leeds United supporter. I block racists. Elderly white hippie and proud.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1h

A rare moment of introspection. A rare moment of honesty.
Gives the impression of a man who has been given non sugar coated news from medical professionals.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 10h

One of the best albums of the 80s IMHO. Not a weak song.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 10h

Donald Trump's successful war endings are like Ernie Wise plays what he wrote. Everyone knows they don't exist but pretend they do.
At least Ernie didn't think he deserved the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 10h

Hope he doesn't play in the Premier League when Peter Drury is commentating.

The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 11h

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once.

Man with the 'world's longest name' takes 20 minutes just to read it out loud

www.mirror.co.uk

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 11h

A BBC reporter ends his piece about the China spy trial collapse with the words "this story won't go away"
In contrast, the BBC newshounds have lost their sense of smell about Nathan Gill accepting Russian bribes.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 15h

Minnie Ripperton's Loving You is one of the great songs and performances ever.
50 years old but timeless.
#SoundsOfThe70s

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16h

My memory of Rick Parfitt is him thanking the support act, Chicken Shack, and him saying they were better than Quo.
#SoundsOfThe70s

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h

Did I say Labour was perfect?

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h

Unfair. The messaging hasn't been brilliant but the relentless tsunami of lies and misinformation from the press and TV is also responsible together with the laziness of many of the general public.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h

It's just so lazy. I have reservations and criticisms but the alternative is scary.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h

A close family member is undergoing long term cancer treatment. It has improved significantly in the last 12 months.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h

It is NOT the same old shit. It is not perfect shit but it is an improvement on the pre July 2024 shit.
If the Tories had won the election, the 2025 shit would have been even worse than the July 2024 shit.

@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 18h

For years the people of Britain ached to be rid of the Tories. Finally in July 2024 they got their wish; Starmer marched into the smoking ruins and ... carried on with the same old shit. And he wonders why he's the most unpopular PM ever?

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h

It's bizarre. Spending a fortune to look like the face of a Labrador with its head out of a car window travelling at 60mph.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18h

That's raised a few eyebrows. Shame he won't be able to lower his.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 20h

The Alma Mater of Paul and Barry Ryan.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 20h

Copeland on Radio 3, while reading tributes to Diane Keaton, is a welcome reminder of an America that the rest of the world can admire.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 20h

Good comparison.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 22h

Forget high mileage or number of owners. If you're looking at cars for sale online and the radio is tuned to talksport, avoid like the plague.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 22h

I don't think anyone has celebrated the death of Diane.
In contrast, Trump's death will be like VE Day.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 22h

Reading the tributes to Diane Keaton is a welcome reminder of the value of kindness. A lasting legacy.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 23h

Mine managed one, then conked out.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 23h

Reckon Mozart's 25th Piano Concerto is the classical equivalent of Stairway to Heaven.
Although you know it off by heart, an occasional listen is a reminder of its genius.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1d

Agree. Apart from 5, obviously. I'd include the Moors murderers.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, the couple are divided about where to send Prince George, Eton or Marlborough.
Those who subcontract parenting to nannies and boarding schools have zero understanding of normal family life.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 3d

Phones creating 'epidemic of disconnection' in families, says Princess of Wales

Phones creating 'epidemic of disconnection' in families, says Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales has said smartphones and computer screens create "an epidemic of disconnection" within families.

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1d

I often wonder how Matt spends the 23 hours 58 minutes every day when he's not working.
Lazy messages and safe targets don't make a satirist. He's a court jester.

MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

650 grand a year