Joan Hunter Dunn
@velfille.bsky.social
London and the vast empty spaces of northern Provence.
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Really interesting speech today by new MI6 boss Blaise Metreweli, suggesting a tougher more pro-active focus in the world we’re in now, a grey zone “between peace and war”.
More James Bond than it’s been for a while. Action first.
More James Bond than it’s been for a while. Action first.
Speech by Blaise Metreweli, Chief of SIS, 15 December 2025
Blaise Metreweli, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service on how SIS is keeping the UK safe in a world where the rules of conflict are being rewritten.
www.gov.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Really interesting speech today by new MI6 boss Blaise Metreweli, suggesting a tougher more pro-active focus in the world we’re in now, a grey zone “between peace and war”.
More James Bond than it’s been for a while. Action first.
More James Bond than it’s been for a while. Action first.
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This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
@Mercado Media video credit #minnesota #illinois #louisiana #america
TikTok video by June Osborne
www.tiktok.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
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Five clay guard-dog figurines from North Palace in Nineveh, in present-day Iraq. About 2,700 years old, just 7cm long (3 in), with inscriptions of their fierce given names ~ Loud is his bark / Biter of his foe / Catcher of the enemy / Expeller of evil / Don’t think, bite! (British Museum)
December 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Five clay guard-dog figurines from North Palace in Nineveh, in present-day Iraq. About 2,700 years old, just 7cm long (3 in), with inscriptions of their fierce given names ~ Loud is his bark / Biter of his foe / Catcher of the enemy / Expeller of evil / Don’t think, bite! (British Museum)
The river is a brown god…
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The river is a brown god…
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Starring Dexter Fletcher as a cheeky copper merchant I hope.
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language
Watch: TCD debuts world's first film in ancient Sumerian
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language.
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Starring Dexter Fletcher as a cheeky copper merchant I hope.
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Happy Birthday to William Blake, who knows where the wild things are...
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Happy Birthday to William Blake, who knows where the wild things are...
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Trump lashes out at women because they’re the ones brave enough to ask questions & stand up to him. And deep down this absolutely terrifies him. Because underneath all the years of bluster, fury & recriminations—he knows they’re right
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump lashes out at women because they’re the ones brave enough to ask questions & stand up to him. And deep down this absolutely terrifies him. Because underneath all the years of bluster, fury & recriminations—he knows they’re right
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Lord Patten 100% reflects my view, particularly the point about the dangers of this all undermining our democracy
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Lord Patten 100% reflects my view, particularly the point about the dangers of this all undermining our democracy
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
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This is amazing and a total game changer for our tanking economy but release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is amazing and a total game changer for our tanking economy but release the Epstein files.
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White House Dementia Care Unit Helpfully Labels Oval Office With Giant, Comforting Gold Letters
www.wonkette.com/p/white-hous...
www.wonkette.com/p/white-hous...
White House Dementia Care Unit Helpfully Labels Oval Office With Giant, Comforting Gold Letters
We've reached the Post-Its phase.
www.wonkette.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
White House Dementia Care Unit Helpfully Labels Oval Office With Giant, Comforting Gold Letters
www.wonkette.com/p/white-hous...
www.wonkette.com/p/white-hous...
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They are lovely when they fly to roost.
I can't describe how beautiful tonight's murder of crows against a red sky was.
I'm kindof emotional about it.
50% speed. Narrative video in next post 🪶
I'm kindof emotional about it.
50% speed. Narrative video in next post 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
They are lovely when they fly to roost.
A Boy and his Dog, London autumn.
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A Boy and his Dog, London autumn.
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When Cuba hands you your ass
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
When Cuba hands you your ass
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
queleqes jours à Toulon.
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
queleqes jours à Toulon.
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It should be a litmus test for Democratic presidential primary candidates whether they will restore the White House and DC public properties to exactly the way they were before the Palm Beach lounge lizard decided to turn it into Mar-a-Lago meets 1936 Nuremberg.
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It should be a litmus test for Democratic presidential primary candidates whether they will restore the White House and DC public properties to exactly the way they were before the Palm Beach lounge lizard decided to turn it into Mar-a-Lago meets 1936 Nuremberg.
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morning glory did nothing all summer, suddenly burst into flower with buds on every stem, almost matches the glorious October sky.
October 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
morning glory did nothing all summer, suddenly burst into flower with buds on every stem, almost matches the glorious October sky.
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Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
