Bruce G
@bg-sta.bsky.social
Re-enactor. Love the fells. Love live music.
Football = blue. Politics = mostly green. Drink = real ale, especially dark beers 🍺
Football = blue. Politics = mostly green. Drink = real ale, especially dark beers 🍺
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
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Farage the politician *is* Farage the schoolboy losing his shit over seeing the name ‘Patel’ on the school roll and telling black pupils to go back to Africa. There’s really no difference. Except now he wants (and may be bought) the power to deport those people.
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Farage the politician *is* Farage the schoolboy losing his shit over seeing the name ‘Patel’ on the school roll and telling black pupils to go back to Africa. There’s really no difference. Except now he wants (and may be bought) the power to deport those people.
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
It’s not the past. It’s now.
#NeverPM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 7: a song from 2013
Spoilt for choice - Avenged Sevenfold, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Ghost, Stone Sour, et al.
Decided on this - Alter Bridge with 'Cry of Achilles'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=obcg...
#MusicChallenge
Day 7: a song from 2013
Spoilt for choice - Avenged Sevenfold, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Ghost, Stone Sour, et al.
Decided on this - Alter Bridge with 'Cry of Achilles'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=obcg...
Alter Bridge - Cry of Achilles (Official Video)
YouTube video by Mimmo P. Pisconti
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 7: a song from 2013
Spoilt for choice - Avenged Sevenfold, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Ghost, Stone Sour, et al.
Decided on this - Alter Bridge with 'Cry of Achilles'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=obcg...
#MusicChallenge
Day 7: a song from 2013
Spoilt for choice - Avenged Sevenfold, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Ghost, Stone Sour, et al.
Decided on this - Alter Bridge with 'Cry of Achilles'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=obcg...
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Forest fans singing "Feed The Scousers"
Short story.
Short story.
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Forest fans singing "Feed The Scousers"
Short story.
Short story.
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"And sometimes, if the wind howls just so on the eve of his feast, parents warn their little ones: “Be good, or Père Fouettard will come.”
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Post by @whatthecrowtold · 1 image
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · On this day of Saint Nicholas, O my best beloved, let me whisper of Père Fouettard, the Whipping Father, whose shadow follows the good saint through the frosted villages of France.…
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December 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
"And sometimes, if the wind howls just so on the eve of his feast, parents warn their little ones: “Be good, or Père Fouettard will come.”
www.tumblr.com/whatthecrowt...
www.tumblr.com/whatthecrowt...
#DavidsMonthofMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Dec 6: Another Favourite Song
Rival Sons - 'Shooting Stars'
"My Love is stronger than your Hate will ever be" ... oh yes, sing it loud 😍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPtM...
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Dec 6: Another Favourite Song
Rival Sons - 'Shooting Stars'
"My Love is stronger than your Hate will ever be" ... oh yes, sing it loud 😍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPtM...
Rival Sons: Shooting Stars (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Rival Sons
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#DavidsMonthofMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Dec 6: Another Favourite Song
Rival Sons - 'Shooting Stars'
"My Love is stronger than your Hate will ever be" ... oh yes, sing it loud 😍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPtM...
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Dec 6: Another Favourite Song
Rival Sons - 'Shooting Stars'
"My Love is stronger than your Hate will ever be" ... oh yes, sing it loud 😍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPtM...
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❌️ "President Trump wins inaugural Fifa Peace Prize"
✅️ Famously corrupt Fifa just made up a nonsense prize and handed it to Trump
✅️ Famously corrupt Fifa just made up a nonsense prize and handed it to Trump
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
❌️ "President Trump wins inaugural Fifa Peace Prize"
✅️ Famously corrupt Fifa just made up a nonsense prize and handed it to Trump
✅️ Famously corrupt Fifa just made up a nonsense prize and handed it to Trump
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Per Britannica:
Widely known for making M&M’s, Skittles, and Snickers, the Mars company began investing in veterinary clinics in 1994. In 2023 Mars made 60 percent of its revenue from pet care.
Widely known for making M&M’s, Skittles, and Snickers, the Mars company began investing in veterinary clinics in 1994. In 2023 Mars made 60 percent of its revenue from pet care.
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Per Britannica:
Widely known for making M&M’s, Skittles, and Snickers, the Mars company began investing in veterinary clinics in 1994. In 2023 Mars made 60 percent of its revenue from pet care.
Widely known for making M&M’s, Skittles, and Snickers, the Mars company began investing in veterinary clinics in 1994. In 2023 Mars made 60 percent of its revenue from pet care.
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Refusing point blank to watch the World Cup Draw. Trump and Infantino and all the sycophants together under one roof 🤮
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Refusing point blank to watch the World Cup Draw. Trump and Infantino and all the sycophants together under one roof 🤮
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#DecemberDuets
Day 5: A Song With a Number in the Title
Meeting two challenges with this one song. The wonderful '7 Seconds' by Youssou N'Dour ft Neneh Cherry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCp...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#DecemberDuets
Day 5: A Song With a Number in the Title
Meeting two challenges with this one song. The wonderful '7 Seconds' by Youssou N'Dour ft Neneh Cherry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCp...
Youssou N'Dour - 7 Seconds ft. Neneh Cherry
YouTube video by NCherryYNDourVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#DecemberDuets
Day 5: A Song With a Number in the Title
Meeting two challenges with this one song. The wonderful '7 Seconds' by Youssou N'Dour ft Neneh Cherry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCp...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#DecemberDuets
Day 5: A Song With a Number in the Title
Meeting two challenges with this one song. The wonderful '7 Seconds' by Youssou N'Dour ft Neneh Cherry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCp...
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Tommy Ducks pub, Manchester, 1986 (Manchester Libraries). Demolished overnight in 1993 by its owner, Greenall Whitley, when a preservation order expired. A Premier Inn stands there now.
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Tommy Ducks pub, Manchester, 1986 (Manchester Libraries). Demolished overnight in 1993 by its owner, Greenall Whitley, when a preservation order expired. A Premier Inn stands there now.
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Snow muffles all but their noise, which reverberates like a distant avalanche through the forested valleys. Their purpose is old as frost—chasing away the spirits of chaos, ensuring the land’s fertility for another year.
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Post by @whatthecrowtold · 1 image
💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · O my best beloved, they will tell you this is the night of Krampusnacht, the so-called “ancient” custom of darkly horned Christmas demons stalking Alpine hamlets. But, alas, Krampu…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Snow muffles all but their noise, which reverberates like a distant avalanche through the forested valleys. Their purpose is old as frost—chasing away the spirits of chaos, ensuring the land’s fertility for another year.
www.tumblr.com/whatthecrowt...
www.tumblr.com/whatthecrowt...
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It’s the night many outside of the German-speaking countries came to call #Krampusnacht these days and thus, our 6th #yulefolklore tale takes us to the Alemannian South to witness something older than 19th century postcards.
We’ll witness something they call Klausentreiben. 👹⬇️
🎨 hellyxir
We’ll witness something they call Klausentreiben. 👹⬇️
🎨 hellyxir
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It’s the night many outside of the German-speaking countries came to call #Krampusnacht these days and thus, our 6th #yulefolklore tale takes us to the Alemannian South to witness something older than 19th century postcards.
We’ll witness something they call Klausentreiben. 👹⬇️
🎨 hellyxir
We’ll witness something they call Klausentreiben. 👹⬇️
🎨 hellyxir
#MusicChallenge #NewMusicChallenge
#DecemberDuets
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt - I'm In The Mood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F425...
#DecemberDuets
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt - I'm In The Mood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F425...
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt - I´m In The Mood (John Lee Hooker And Friends, December 1992)
YouTube video by John Lee Hooker Official
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#MusicChallenge #NewMusicChallenge
#DecemberDuets
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt - I'm In The Mood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F425...
#DecemberDuets
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt - I'm In The Mood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F425...
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 4: A song with four words in the title
'Bad To The Bone' - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
youtu.be/IyhJ69mD7xI?...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 4: A song with four words in the title
'Bad To The Bone' - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
youtu.be/IyhJ69mD7xI?...
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone
YouTube video by GeorgeThorogoodVEVO
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 4: A song with four words in the title
'Bad To The Bone' - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
youtu.be/IyhJ69mD7xI?...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 4: A song with four words in the title
'Bad To The Bone' - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
youtu.be/IyhJ69mD7xI?...
#MusicChallenge #NewMusicChallenge
#DecemberDuets
Those of a sensitive disposition, look away now. Subtlety definitely left at the door on the way in 😄
Maria Brink and Rob Halford giving their all on this brooding little number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAi...
#DecemberDuets
Those of a sensitive disposition, look away now. Subtlety definitely left at the door on the way in 😄
Maria Brink and Rob Halford giving their all on this brooding little number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAi...
In This Moment - "Black Wedding feat. Rob Halford" [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by In This Moment
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#MusicChallenge #NewMusicChallenge
#DecemberDuets
Those of a sensitive disposition, look away now. Subtlety definitely left at the door on the way in 😄
Maria Brink and Rob Halford giving their all on this brooding little number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAi...
#DecemberDuets
Those of a sensitive disposition, look away now. Subtlety definitely left at the door on the way in 😄
Maria Brink and Rob Halford giving their all on this brooding little number.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAi...
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Your #FoxOfTheDay today is from @matthewjames86.bsky.social on BlueSky , thank you Matthew !
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Your #FoxOfTheDay today is from @matthewjames86.bsky.social on BlueSky , thank you Matthew !
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#Rock
Day 3: A cover song
Going back to one of the first songs I ever discovered was a cover version. 'Hush' by Deep Purple - the song was written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZa...
#MusicChallenge
#Rock
Day 3: A cover song
Going back to one of the first songs I ever discovered was a cover version. 'Hush' by Deep Purple - the song was written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZa...
Deep Purple - Hush (2023 Remaster)
YouTube video by Stereo Classics
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#Rock
Day 3: A cover song
Going back to one of the first songs I ever discovered was a cover version. 'Hush' by Deep Purple - the song was written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZa...
#MusicChallenge
#Rock
Day 3: A cover song
Going back to one of the first songs I ever discovered was a cover version. 'Hush' by Deep Purple - the song was written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZa...
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Jack Grealish has 6 goal involvements in the Premier League so far this season (2 goals, 4 assists) - as many as he managed in the previous 2 Premier League campaigns combined (4 goals, 2 assists). #EFC
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Jack Grealish has 6 goal involvements in the Premier League so far this season (2 goals, 4 assists) - as many as he managed in the previous 2 Premier League campaigns combined (4 goals, 2 assists). #EFC
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Farage.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show | LBC
The Reform UK leader has filmed close to 2,000 fan videos in the last 12 months, which he sold on the US-based Cameo platform
www.lbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Farage.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Okay, I was not expecting this.
Taylor Momsen has revisited 'Where Are You Christmas?' 25 years on. And she actually smiles in a Pretty Reckless video - that must be a first.
#PrettyReckless #Rock #HeavyRock #ChristmasNo1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQR...
Taylor Momsen has revisited 'Where Are You Christmas?' 25 years on. And she actually smiles in a Pretty Reckless video - that must be a first.
#PrettyReckless #Rock #HeavyRock #ChristmasNo1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQR...
The Pretty Reckless - Where Are You Christmas? (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Pretty Reckless
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, I was not expecting this.
Taylor Momsen has revisited 'Where Are You Christmas?' 25 years on. And she actually smiles in a Pretty Reckless video - that must be a first.
#PrettyReckless #Rock #HeavyRock #ChristmasNo1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQR...
Taylor Momsen has revisited 'Where Are You Christmas?' 25 years on. And she actually smiles in a Pretty Reckless video - that must be a first.
#PrettyReckless #Rock #HeavyRock #ChristmasNo1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQR...