Andy
@ancientandy.bsky.social
Getting on a bit, but trying to keep the old man away. Still plays cricket, sort of.
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Andy
@ancientandy.bsky.social
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Serving beer in thirds has come at just the right time in history for late boomers like moi.
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If you’re enforcing the law but hiding your face, you already know what you’re doing won’t survive scrutiny.
January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
If you’re enforcing the law but hiding your face, you already know what you’re doing won’t survive scrutiny.
For a reliable and complete distraction from the terrible things in the news right now, a 4.5 hour game of count chess is right up there.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
For a reliable and complete distraction from the terrible things in the news right now, a 4.5 hour game of count chess is right up there.
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Unstable and unwell.
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Unstable and unwell.
I've never quite got the hang of presenting to an online audience from an empty room, especially when half of them are video-negative (are they even pretending to listen?)
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I've never quite got the hang of presenting to an online audience from an empty room, especially when half of them are video-negative (are they even pretending to listen?)
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Wow what a view.
I've been up to the top of Caradoc once. I hope I will have an opportunity to go up again
I've been up to the top of Caradoc once. I hope I will have an opportunity to go up again
Early morning on the summit of Caradoc, on a day when it was so cold that the water in this pool had turned to ice. This is the view looking towards the Lawley, with the unmistakeable shape of the Wrekin standing out on the horizon. Shrewsbury and Haughmond Hill are on the horizon to the left,
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Wow what a view.
I've been up to the top of Caradoc once. I hope I will have an opportunity to go up again
I've been up to the top of Caradoc once. I hope I will have an opportunity to go up again
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Trump has reunited the world—with China.
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
Trump Is Making China Great Again
America’s friends and trading partners are running into the arms of our adversaries. What a mess.
www.thebulwark.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Trump has reunited the world—with China.
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
Can't find Brussels sprouts anywhere today. Am I really their only fan ?
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Can't find Brussels sprouts anywhere today. Am I really their only fan ?
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"It takes cocksure Americans to spout such idiocy."
The Maga war on European democracy - as.ft.com/r/2a43ba19-f...
The Maga war on European democracy - as.ft.com/r/2a43ba19-f...
The Maga war on European democracy
[FREE TO READ] America’s national security strategy projects internal fears abroad
as.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"It takes cocksure Americans to spout such idiocy."
The Maga war on European democracy - as.ft.com/r/2a43ba19-f...
The Maga war on European democracy - as.ft.com/r/2a43ba19-f...
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I love a good map
Pictures that explain things
Contour lines
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
(Understanding Map, 1967)
Contour lines
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
(Understanding Map, 1967)
January 9, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I love a good map
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January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Serving beer in thirds has come at just the right time in history for late boomers like moi.
December 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Serving beer in thirds has come at just the right time in history for late boomers like moi.
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free speech news
(seriously, if you don't recognise him as a fascist by now, there's something wrong with you)
(seriously, if you don't recognise him as a fascist by now, there's something wrong with you)
Trump posts early on Christmas Eve: "If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn’t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? I say, YES!"
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
free speech news
(seriously, if you don't recognise him as a fascist by now, there's something wrong with you)
(seriously, if you don't recognise him as a fascist by now, there's something wrong with you)
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Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
ISS - Visible Passes
Satellite predictions and other astronomical data customised for your location.
www.heavens-above.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
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Yet strangely enthusiastic about the unelected, unaccountable, anti-woke elites telling the British people what they should or should not think about immigration - day in, day out, obsessively.
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yet strangely enthusiastic about the unelected, unaccountable, anti-woke elites telling the British people what they should or should not think about immigration - day in, day out, obsessively.
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Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on #AI at #Christmas @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on #AI at #Christmas @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Nothing says statesmanship like exploiting a death to settle a Twitter beef from 2017.
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Nothing says statesmanship like exploiting a death to settle a Twitter beef from 2017.
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"Move to London and live another decade"
Pass it on
Pass it on
Wrote a letter to Donald Trump, putting him right on a couple of points about London. This one stood out: London’s life expectancy is better than *all 50* US states.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-a...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-a...
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"Move to London and live another decade"
Pass it on
Pass it on
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i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
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Mitchell Starc has now faced more deliveries in this match than every England batter except Joe Root.
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Mitchell Starc has now faced more deliveries in this match than every England batter except Joe Root.
December in Reading, UK
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
December in Reading, UK