Donal Brannigan
@brannigand.bsky.social
Engineer. Interested in Science, Technology and History.
From The Midlands but now Up North.
Was once startled by a cabbage.
From The Midlands but now Up North.
Was once startled by a cabbage.
I think this advert is great.
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
Apple Holiday | A Critter Carol | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro
YouTube video by Apple
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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THREAD.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
THREAD.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
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I think this advert is great.
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
Apple Holiday | A Critter Carol | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro
YouTube video by Apple
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I think this advert is great.
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
I think this advert is great.
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
Apple Holiday | A Critter Carol | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro
YouTube video by Apple
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I think this advert is great.
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
I realise that some of you won’t like an advert from a big tech company
But Puppets!
youtu.be/-avONMmQtlI?...
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🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
- pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!)
- a link or details on how people can buy
I will boost you!
Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄
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I make small, unique & affordable New Zealand art. felt.co.nz/shop/cathshe...
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I make small, unique & affordable New Zealand art. felt.co.nz/shop/cathshe...
Just in case there are some corners of Blue Sky that do not know about Smol Paul, or @hollyqueenofspayeds.com rescue home for cats, I unashamedly repost this!
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just in case there are some corners of Blue Sky that do not know about Smol Paul, or @hollyqueenofspayeds.com rescue home for cats, I unashamedly repost this!
Earlier this week I shared a picture of Preston Bus Station by @eurostarjustin.bsky.social
so it is only right that I mention that @gailmyerscough.co.uk has made some great artwork of Preston Bus Station.
so it is only right that I mention that @gailmyerscough.co.uk has made some great artwork of Preston Bus Station.
It's been a bit quiet lately when it should be picking up for Christmas.
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester
Discover a world of bold and colourful prints, homewares and stationery by Gail Myerscough, a surface pattern designer and illustrator. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Earlier this week I shared a picture of Preston Bus Station by @eurostarjustin.bsky.social
so it is only right that I mention that @gailmyerscough.co.uk has made some great artwork of Preston Bus Station.
so it is only right that I mention that @gailmyerscough.co.uk has made some great artwork of Preston Bus Station.
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It's been a bit quiet lately when it should be picking up for Christmas.
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester
Discover a world of bold and colourful prints, homewares and stationery by Gail Myerscough, a surface pattern designer and illustrator. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It's been a bit quiet lately when it should be picking up for Christmas.
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
I often grumble about Preston Bus Station.
Mainly because it is in the wrong place, but also because at 6:30 AM in the morning it is colder than the North Pole.
But there is a beauty to its architecture, and this photograph by @eurostarjustin.bsky.social captures it perfectly.
Mainly because it is in the wrong place, but also because at 6:30 AM in the morning it is colder than the North Pole.
But there is a beauty to its architecture, and this photograph by @eurostarjustin.bsky.social captures it perfectly.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I often grumble about Preston Bus Station.
Mainly because it is in the wrong place, but also because at 6:30 AM in the morning it is colder than the North Pole.
But there is a beauty to its architecture, and this photograph by @eurostarjustin.bsky.social captures it perfectly.
Mainly because it is in the wrong place, but also because at 6:30 AM in the morning it is colder than the North Pole.
But there is a beauty to its architecture, and this photograph by @eurostarjustin.bsky.social captures it perfectly.
A series renewal for All Creatures Great and Small, promising a bonus surprise for fans.
I hope it is a parallel universe storyline guest starring Peter Davison as both Tristram Farnham AND the renegade Time Lord responsible for causing the space-time rift?
I hope it is a parallel universe storyline guest starring Peter Davison as both Tristram Farnham AND the renegade Time Lord responsible for causing the space-time rift?
Christmas has come early for fans of the beloved period drama.
Read more: www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/all...
Read more: www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/all...
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A series renewal for All Creatures Great and Small, promising a bonus surprise for fans.
I hope it is a parallel universe storyline guest starring Peter Davison as both Tristram Farnham AND the renegade Time Lord responsible for causing the space-time rift?
I hope it is a parallel universe storyline guest starring Peter Davison as both Tristram Farnham AND the renegade Time Lord responsible for causing the space-time rift?
Pe-post from earlier.
If anyone has a copy of this album by Rowlf the Dog then please let me know.
Perhaps @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social’s friend Enid could help?
If anyone has a copy of this album by Rowlf the Dog then please let me know.
Perhaps @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social’s friend Enid could help?
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pe-post from earlier.
If anyone has a copy of this album by Rowlf the Dog then please let me know.
Perhaps @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social’s friend Enid could help?
If anyone has a copy of this album by Rowlf the Dog then please let me know.
Perhaps @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social’s friend Enid could help?
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Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
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Last few places available now!
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Last few places available now!
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November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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If you are interested in history then you might want to try out this online course.
I have signed up. I met Alex when she did a guided tour at Portsmouth Dockyard, she really knows her stuff.
I have signed up. I met Alex when she did a guided tour at Portsmouth Dockyard, she really knows her stuff.
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
If you are interested in history then you might want to try out this online course.
I have signed up. I met Alex when she did a guided tour at Portsmouth Dockyard, she really knows her stuff.
I have signed up. I met Alex when she did a guided tour at Portsmouth Dockyard, she really knows her stuff.
If you like a lot of cat in your calendar, then the 2026 Larry The Cat Calendar, with photos by @justin-ng.bsky.social of Downing Streets most important resident could be a good choice?
Cal update. Its been hell. 2 Straight wks of Ldn Film Fest 💀 me. I have a backlog of 120 messages to get thru atm. posted 100 orders. and have replied to almost all requests up to 1st October. Prioritising responding to some intl orders due to time to post.
Hi guys, the 2026 Larry Calendar is ready to order now. Atm I can't post to Canada due to strike action (again!). US postage has been resolved so can post there. Fill the form in and I'll get back to you when I can docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If you like a lot of cat in your calendar, then the 2026 Larry The Cat Calendar, with photos by @justin-ng.bsky.social of Downing Streets most important resident could be a good choice?
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Videos seen thousands of times on Facebook claim the government is banning people from using their central heating after 9pm from 1 November.
But this is completely false. There is no such policy.
But this is completely false. There is no such policy.
No, the government isn’t banning central heating after 9pm – Full Fact
Videos being shared on Facebook falsely claim the government is introducing a 9pm cut-off for using your central heating, with people who breach it at risk of fines.
fullfact.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Videos seen thousands of times on Facebook claim the government is banning people from using their central heating after 9pm from 1 November.
But this is completely false. There is no such policy.
But this is completely false. There is no such policy.
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The thing I like particularly about the fact that Isaac Newton invented the catflap is it gives the image of him trying to lay the foundations of classical mechanics but getting distracted by having to let a cat out then in again 40 seconds later and thinking, “Shit, I really need to sort this.”
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The thing I like particularly about the fact that Isaac Newton invented the catflap is it gives the image of him trying to lay the foundations of classical mechanics but getting distracted by having to let a cat out then in again 40 seconds later and thinking, “Shit, I really need to sort this.”
Letting @katebevan.com know!
Last chance to enter! Send your photographs to [email protected] today!!
We are pleased to confirm that we will once again be holding a weekend amnesty!
That's right, we will be accepting entries all this weekend to: [email protected]
So (gently) grab your pets and start bribing them now! Or sneak a law book next to them whilst they’re sleeping…
That's right, we will be accepting entries all this weekend to: [email protected]
So (gently) grab your pets and start bribing them now! Or sneak a law book next to them whilst they’re sleeping…
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Letting @katebevan.com know!
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As November approaches, never forget that the BBC pinned a poppy on Cookie Monster.
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
October 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM
As November approaches, never forget that the BBC pinned a poppy on Cookie Monster.
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."