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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 1h

Probably: Brig Oubridge.

𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 1h

Coming to America?

Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 1h

Hamas won elections in Gaza in 2006. No elections have been permitted since then.

Inside Gaza, criticizing Hamas has long been treated by the organization as a form of betrayal. In a time of constant siege and Families learned to keep quiet

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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social · 2h

Stirring, thoughtful essay by Mohammed Mhawish. "Our pain is romanticized, and our survival treated as the whole story—when it is only the beginning." www.newyorker.com/news/essay/g...

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 1h

Inc. 3 days in Swansea Prison for "wilful refusal" to pay Road Tax penalty in the 1990s.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 1h

Oddly, someone I knew vaguely as a former New Age traveller around 1980, resurfaced as a candidate for Wiltshire Police & Crime Commissioner in 2022.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 2h

In 1962, author Roald Dahl’s beloved 7-yr-old daughter, Olivia, tragically died from measles, This devastating loss left an indelible mark on Dahl, propelling him into a lifelong crusade to raise awareness about the importance of childhood vaccinations.
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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 2h

That delicacy was served at school with bacon, swimming in fat.
Never ate any of it.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 2h

When WH Smith opened its new shop in Churchill Square, Brighton, c. 1968, its bookshelves oddly included "The Dictionary of Slang", which was a tad risqué for WHS.
For reasons unknown, the only entry I remember, is "cunt-struck bastard".
Which kinda lingers.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 2h

One food that you refuse to eat. One movie that you'll never watch again. And one song you can't stand.

Banana Blossom
The Towering Inferno
Sugar Sugar x The Archies

Super-fluous 🎃 @un-ness-assary.bsky.social · 1d

One food that you refuse to eat. One movie that you'll never watch again. And one song you can't stand.

Black pudding.
Alien.
Never gonna give you up by Rick Astley.

Beckatron @ridiculousrebecca.bsky.social · 1d

One food you refuse to eat. One movie you'll never watch again. And one song you can't stand.

Tomato Ketchup
The Elephant Man (original)
Tina Turner, Simply the best.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 2h

If you shine a light in Trump's ear, his nostrils light up.

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BrexitPirates @brexitpirates.bsky.social · 3h

Childish, vindictive, tosser.
Can we have the Epstein files on Friday, too?

Reuters @reuters.com · 3h

Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of 'Democrat programs' to be shut reut.rs/46S83b1

Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of 'Democrat programs' to be shut

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the White House that his administration planned to produce a list on Friday of "Democrat programs" that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 8h

Darfur:
At least 60 people were killed on Saturday when drone and artillery strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces hit a camp for displaced people in the besieged city of El Fasher in North Darfur.
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At Least 60 Killed by Paramilitary Attacks on Besieged City in Sudan’s North Darfur

In news from Sudan, at least 60 people were killed on Saturday when drone and artillery strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces hit a camp for displaced people in the besieged city of El Fash...

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 3h

First year class at children's school used "magic lines", where the child put the first letter and a line if they couldn't spell a word.
Twice in one story, the teacher filled in the same word wrongly:
"They p—ast a bus stop." – don't remember the other sentence.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 3h

Prime suspect.

Amazon Sued Over ‘Fake Sales’ on Prime Day - The Daily Beast

Amazon Sued Over ‘Fake Sales’ on Prime Day — The Daily Beast

The suit alleges Amazon used an inflated list price to calculate deals.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 3h

'I lost my kids': The devastating loss faced by one freed detainee on return to Gaza - ITV News

'I lost my kids': The devastating loss faced by one freed detainee on return to Gaza — ITV News

A Palestinian detainee, who was freed as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, has returned to Gaza only to learn that his young family were killed in the conflict.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 3h

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds - Reuters

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds — Reuters

The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote d...

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 3h

UK passport holders who don't meet the rules to be deported to ??????

UK toughens English language rules for migrants - BBC News

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK — BBC News

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 3h

You can tell what Putin's like, by the kind of people he gives refuge to.

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds - Reuters

Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds — Reuters

The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote d...

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 10h

Some say arming lunatics & the resulting murders they commit is simply the price we must pay to protect the freedom of armed lunatics to commit murders.

Let’s remember all the victims of senseless gun violence.

In Memory of
MELISSA HORTMAN
Former Minnesota House Speaker
1970 - 2025
Taken far too soon in a targeted attack.
A voice for justice, clean energy, and equality.
We honor her legacy, leadership, and courage.
#RestInPower

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just rejected Alex Jones' appeal and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him by the Sandy Hook Elementary School families

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 12h

It’s a mental illness

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 9h

“Raising hell at home & then pretending to be the President of Peace is diabolical.”

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 11h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 9h

Stones with lyrics of the Beatles' "In my life", Durness, NE Scotland, July 2025.
John Lennon spent some summer school holidays in Durness, staying with his aunt. It is thought that these visits inspired the words of the song.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 9h

i will be attending a NO kings rally because i love my country

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 9h

Useful tip.
There seemed to be particular places where this happened.
Not involving water, was a short length of the A1101, north of Wisbech, where there were numerous single car "crashes".
Highways finally admitted it was "adverse camber", and corrected it.

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