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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 34m

Just another grasping, grifting out-of-touch member if the HoL.

Nothing to see here.

Peer suspended for raising speeding fines with police chief www.bbc.com/news/article...

Peer suspended for raising speeding fines with police chief

Baroness D'Souza sought to influence Met chief Sir Mark Rowley, a Lords report found.

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 1h

Stunning series.

I’m now at the Bomber-Harris and Ord Wingate stage of arab repression.

Absolutely horrific.

William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 2d

In this episode @anitaanand.bsky.social & I are joined once again by Eugene Rogan, Prof of Middle Eastern History at Oxford, to discuss the War of 1948 which led to the creation of Israel, the bulldozing of 500 Palestinian villages & the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians
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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 1h

Because there was no evidence.

#Sheemples

Why did the judge acquit Soldier F in Bloody Sunday trial? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Soldier F: Why did judge rule not guilty in Bloody Sunday trial?

Mr Justice Lynch said troops had "lost all sense of military discipline" but cast doubt on the level of evidence provided on who fired the shots.

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 20h

Ah, Vulnavia…

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 21h

An indelible marker-pen does the same job - for a lot less than $60

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Mark Gillies @5goalthriller.bsky.social · 1d

What idiot called it ‘Storm Benjamin’ and not ‘It’s Raining Ben’?

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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 1d

New from @EmpirePodUK
The Final, Tragic Episode in our History of Gaza:
GAZA & THE NAKBA
linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 1d

Off to Canterbury Riverside @curzon.com to see this!

Perfect for a stormy day.

Mick Garris @mickgarris.bsky.social · 1d

Went to the noon show at the American Cinematheque today and sat in the middle of the front row. What an amazing, exhilarating, exciting experience! thank you GDT!

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Libération @liberation.fr · 1d

✏️ Le dessin du jour, par Coco

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 1d

Book Cover of the Day:

IN GHOSTLY COMPANY
By AMYAS NORTHCOTE
Blue lettering
Beneath title is a green hillside with a ghostly figure in brown walking under some trees, black border.

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 1d

One in

One out

One in

Aggin

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Migrant removed to France returns to UK on small boat

The man was sent to France under the 'one in, one out' deal but returned via the Channel on a small boat, the BBC understands.

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 1d

Biddy Baxter would often disarm a difficult telephone conversation by announcing

“..I’m sorry..I’m just adjusting one of my suspender-belts”

#BluePeter

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 2d

And I support

Plasticine Action

#Page94

@privateeyenews.bsky.social

Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 3d

What comes from Gammon goes to Gammon

#GammonSense

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 3d

The Fat-Tongued one hath spokenth.

It’s not for government

Calling the decision "wrong", Nandy said it was "not for the government to assess the risk surrounding this football match" but that ministers were working together to fund the necessary policing operation.

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'Resources will be found' to police Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy tells MPs local authorities in Birmingham should reverse the ban.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

Asked a dozen different people today if they thought Maccabi Tel Aviv fans should come to the UK.

No one said they should.

Literally it's just the Media and Politicians that want them.

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 3d

Well that was a TOP episode of #HIGNFY

@hignfy.bsky.social

Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 3d

So, of all the tiny-handed, bathmophobic, tax-dodging, draft-dodging sex-offenders who are involved in the Israel-Gaza cease-fire, only Trump believes it still holds.

The actual involved parties on the ground all state exactly the opposite.

#Gaza

Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 4d

Tam O’Shanter

You can still visit the Alloway auld kirk, the brig o’Doon and the well “Whare Mungo's mither hang'd hersel”

www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems...

"Tam o' Shanter" the Poem by Robert Burns

www.robertburns.org.uk

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

Tove Jansson’s mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson's self portrait, 1910 had a huge influence on her daughter’s career, showing her the often underrated work of women. She also taught Tove how to draw #WomensArt

Pen and ink artwork featuring a woman and her very young daughter in winter clothing walking away from the viewer while holding hands

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 4d

Land-side entertainnent at Glasgow airport Security.

Loud American eldster in baseball-cap and a wheelchair trying to brow-beat staff to just allow him through, pushed by long-suffering spouse.

Then stands unassisted, turns wrong way - twice - in body scanner and walks unaided to the gate!

#USA

Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 4d

Jews so violent that Jews have to ban a football match, in Israel, between Jews & Jews.

Not “as” violent as Palestine Action protesters, meanwhile..

“Starmer pulls out all the stops to allow match to go ahead…”

Tel Aviv derby called off by police after 'violent riots' www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Maccabi v Hapoel called off by police after 'violent riots'

The derby between Maccabi and Hapoel is cancelled before kick-off after police say

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 4d

Aunty are hosting Piers Moron on #BBCBreakfast

Like there isn’t any proper news in the world.

We just got back from a week in Troon to find @privateeyenews.bsky.social waiting in the letterbox - so telly-off.

Bye-bye Aunty

Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 5d

Close them.

Close them all.

Close them now.

Grasping dying billionaire tries to blame future tax for death of retail.

Betfred says all its shops may close if Reeves hikes gambling tax www.bbc.com/news/article...

Betfred says all its shops may close if Reeves hikes gambling tax

The company's co-founder says it would be forced to close all its sites, putting 7,500 jobs at risk, if gambling taxes go up.

www.bbc.com

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 6d

Tilslørte bondepiker?