Grumpy Old Bear in the Corner
@bearinthecorner.bsky.social
Educational veteran, medieval reenactor, wargamer, mostly reasonable human most of the time
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So the conservative director of the BBC hand picked by the previous conservative government has had to step down because he has chosen to take the blame for an edit he authorised on another conservative and as a result conservatives are saying that the BBC was not conservative enough.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So the conservative director of the BBC hand picked by the previous conservative government has had to step down because he has chosen to take the blame for an edit he authorised on another conservative and as a result conservatives are saying that the BBC was not conservative enough.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Friend of mine just made this banger LMAO:
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Friend of mine just made this banger LMAO:
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For those who don't know:
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
For those who don't know:
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1. Reagan’s speech is real
2. It’s public domain
3. Americans pay the cost of the added 10% tariffs, not Canadians
4. Trump keeps lying because he thinks you’re all too stupid to fact check
5. The average family will pay an extra $4900 this year because his tariffs
2. It’s public domain
3. Americans pay the cost of the added 10% tariffs, not Canadians
4. Trump keeps lying because he thinks you’re all too stupid to fact check
5. The average family will pay an extra $4900 this year because his tariffs
October 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
1. Reagan’s speech is real
2. It’s public domain
3. Americans pay the cost of the added 10% tariffs, not Canadians
4. Trump keeps lying because he thinks you’re all too stupid to fact check
5. The average family will pay an extra $4900 this year because his tariffs
2. It’s public domain
3. Americans pay the cost of the added 10% tariffs, not Canadians
4. Trump keeps lying because he thinks you’re all too stupid to fact check
5. The average family will pay an extra $4900 this year because his tariffs
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Okay, who left the time machine unsupervised again?!
Wait... hang on... I hear they're aiming at someone who claimed medieval people never bathed... we'll come back a little later ;)
Via the Sundry Folk:
www.instagram.com/p/DMxvV-EMdp...
sundryfolk.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Wait... hang on... I hear they're aiming at someone who claimed medieval people never bathed... we'll come back a little later ;)
Via the Sundry Folk:
www.instagram.com/p/DMxvV-EMdp...
sundryfolk.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
October 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Okay, who left the time machine unsupervised again?!
Wait... hang on... I hear they're aiming at someone who claimed medieval people never bathed... we'll come back a little later ;)
Via the Sundry Folk:
www.instagram.com/p/DMxvV-EMdp...
sundryfolk.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Wait... hang on... I hear they're aiming at someone who claimed medieval people never bathed... we'll come back a little later ;)
Via the Sundry Folk:
www.instagram.com/p/DMxvV-EMdp...
sundryfolk.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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Someone needs to check the weather in hell. Has it frozen over??? Here is an actually uplifting story about wargaming/wargamers.
Spalding Wargames Club putting mental health on the front line
Members of a wargaming club say the support they have been getting from the sessions are 'crucial'.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Someone needs to check the weather in hell. Has it frozen over??? Here is an actually uplifting story about wargaming/wargamers.
This evenings delicate selection
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This evenings delicate selection
A subtle beer for the start of a subtle weekend..
October 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A subtle beer for the start of a subtle weekend..
'War ravaged Portland' wtf???
Seriously America what's it gonna take for you folk to do something?
Seriously America what's it gonna take for you folk to do something?
September 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
'War ravaged Portland' wtf???
Seriously America what's it gonna take for you folk to do something?
Seriously America what's it gonna take for you folk to do something?
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“Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke the same private language, where 'traditional values' meant 'hang someone'.
- Terry Pratchett, The Truth
- Terry Pratchett, The Truth
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke the same private language, where 'traditional values' meant 'hang someone'.
- Terry Pratchett, The Truth
- Terry Pratchett, The Truth
🌹🏆🌹🏆🌹🏆🌹🏆🌹🏆💪💪
September 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🌹🏆🌹🏆🌹🏆🌹🏆🌹🏆💪💪
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London mayor Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump.
About time. Trump spreads lies about every country.
Trump is doing so much harm at home/abroad - undermining the UN. NATO, US economy, human rights, free speech, tolerance
Will he ever be held to account?
About time. Trump spreads lies about every country.
Trump is doing so much harm at home/abroad - undermining the UN. NATO, US economy, human rights, free speech, tolerance
Will he ever be held to account?
Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump
Khan’s comments come after US president used speech at UN to call London mayor ‘terrible’
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
London mayor Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump.
About time. Trump spreads lies about every country.
Trump is doing so much harm at home/abroad - undermining the UN. NATO, US economy, human rights, free speech, tolerance
Will he ever be held to account?
About time. Trump spreads lies about every country.
Trump is doing so much harm at home/abroad - undermining the UN. NATO, US economy, human rights, free speech, tolerance
Will he ever be held to account?
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Birmingham libraries in crisis: council fights for survival
Closure of Sutton Coldfield Library and other cuts to library services call into question the future of Labour-run Birmingham City Council
@centralbylines.co.uk
Closure of Sutton Coldfield Library and other cuts to library services call into question the future of Labour-run Birmingham City Council
@centralbylines.co.uk
Birmingham libraries in crisis: council fights for survival
Closure of Sutton Coldfield Library and other cuts to library services call into question the future of Labour-run Birmingham City Council
centralbylines.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Birmingham libraries in crisis: council fights for survival
Closure of Sutton Coldfield Library and other cuts to library services call into question the future of Labour-run Birmingham City Council
@centralbylines.co.uk
Closure of Sutton Coldfield Library and other cuts to library services call into question the future of Labour-run Birmingham City Council
@centralbylines.co.uk
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Antifa terrorists.
September 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Antifa terrorists.
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Totally unshocking news to anyone who works in one alas..
MATs are really quite expensive…
In each MAT, the “back office” is replicated. So we have CEOs, CFOs, etc etc all commanding large salaries that eat away at school funds…
Then there is the demand for expensive schemes/programmes of learning…
No surprise at all…
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
In each MAT, the “back office” is replicated. So we have CEOs, CFOs, etc etc all commanding large salaries that eat away at school funds…
Then there is the demand for expensive schemes/programmes of learning…
No surprise at all…
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Most MATs looking at teaching staff cuts
Majority of trusts are considering reducing teacher numbers and teaching assistant hours in response to budget pressures, CST research shows
www.tes.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Totally unshocking news to anyone who works in one alas..
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Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration.
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Nan’s not bankrupting Britain (but politicians might be)
Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration.
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Another cracker from the Bear.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
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Very important info for eg women in violent relationships who maintain a secret phone. Please pass along.
If you have a secret or hidden phone, the government's Emergency Alerts could reveal your device, even if it's on silent or do not disturb.
The government is testing emergency alerts on Sunday 7 September. If you're worried this could reveal a phone, you can follow this guide to turn off the alerts
The government is testing emergency alerts on Sunday 7 September. If you're worried this could reveal a phone, you can follow this guide to turn off the alerts
September 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Very important info for eg women in violent relationships who maintain a secret phone. Please pass along.
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I mean yeah.
Fight scenes that cut too much just feel like they took a bunch of quick shots and threw them on a blender, especially with the unnecessary close ups just to show hits on actors who aren't even pretending to actually take one.
youtube.com/shorts/PAL4U...
Fight scenes that cut too much just feel like they took a bunch of quick shots and threw them on a blender, especially with the unnecessary close ups just to show hits on actors who aren't even pretending to actually take one.
youtube.com/shorts/PAL4U...
What Sword Fights COULD Look like if Hollywood didn't SUCK #sword #fantasy #film
YouTube video by Sellsword Arts
youtube.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I mean yeah.
Fight scenes that cut too much just feel like they took a bunch of quick shots and threw them on a blender, especially with the unnecessary close ups just to show hits on actors who aren't even pretending to actually take one.
youtube.com/shorts/PAL4U...
Fight scenes that cut too much just feel like they took a bunch of quick shots and threw them on a blender, especially with the unnecessary close ups just to show hits on actors who aren't even pretending to actually take one.
youtube.com/shorts/PAL4U...