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For many years, @400footghost.bsky.social has been drawing my observations, simply because he wanted to respond. And for many years, folks have been asking me to share all of them in one place. So here they are - his beautiful pieces inspired by my words. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! 🧵…
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
For many years, @400footghost.bsky.social has been drawing my observations, simply because he wanted to respond. And for many years, folks have been asking me to share all of them in one place. So here they are - his beautiful pieces inspired by my words. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! 🧵…
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Humane and sensible step move by Spain in facilitating irregular migrants and asylum seekers to move to work with decent pay, social security and tax payments. Predictably the right is grumbling - unlike the UK, the govt isn’t allowing this to set their policies www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty
Half a million migrants will be ‘regularised’ under plans to boost economic growth that have angered rightwing parties
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Humane and sensible step move by Spain in facilitating irregular migrants and asylum seekers to move to work with decent pay, social security and tax payments. Predictably the right is grumbling - unlike the UK, the govt isn’t allowing this to set their policies www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Ok who do I have to bribe with stroopwafels to get access to this place?
I promise I won't steal or even touch anything and will only be being weird and talking to the artefacts like a silly old history addict.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I promise I won't steal or even touch anything and will only be being weird and talking to the artefacts like a silly old history addict.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse
Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Ok who do I have to bribe with stroopwafels to get access to this place?
I promise I won't steal or even touch anything and will only be being weird and talking to the artefacts like a silly old history addict.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I promise I won't steal or even touch anything and will only be being weird and talking to the artefacts like a silly old history addict.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Spain's PSOE government puts forward a path for citizenship for immigrants, and to the consternation of the nation's political right, the Spanish bishops join hands with the government in supporting the measure.
El líder de los obispos españoles, sobre la regularización extraordinaria de inmigrantes: “Se reconoce así su dignidad”
El presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal, Luis Argüello, valora positivamente la noticia, aunque advierte que “sigue habiendo desafíos de integración”
elpais.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Spain's PSOE government puts forward a path for citizenship for immigrants, and to the consternation of the nation's political right, the Spanish bishops join hands with the government in supporting the measure.
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🧪🧪 The surprisingly big health benefits of just a little exercise -- ‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The surprisingly big health benefits of just a little exercise
‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
🧪🧪 The surprisingly big health benefits of just a little exercise -- ‘Exercise snacks’ and other forms of everyday movement can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease and death.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This week is going to be A LOT for those of us who've been along for the ride. Here is Roger Federer, a fan of Rafael Nadal
November 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
This week is going to be A LOT for those of us who've been along for the ride. Here is Roger Federer, a fan of Rafael Nadal
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Stan Wawrinka pulls a Stone Cold Steve Austin and pulls out a beer during his last Australian Open
What a legend
😭😭😭😭😭😭
What a legend
😭😭😭😭😭😭
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Stan Wawrinka pulls a Stone Cold Steve Austin and pulls out a beer during his last Australian Open
What a legend
😭😭😭😭😭😭
What a legend
😭😭😭😭😭😭
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Corollary to @faineg.bsky.social's discourse on "good tech needs no begging to adopt": when the humble web browser has become so encumbered by AI features that an article about using the command line to run GitHub scripts to shut them off is viral news amongst normies, it's a full repudiation of AI.
January 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Corollary to @faineg.bsky.social's discourse on "good tech needs no begging to adopt": when the humble web browser has become so encumbered by AI features that an article about using the command line to run GitHub scripts to shut them off is viral news amongst normies, it's a full repudiation of AI.
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Here’s a question for non-native German speakers. Do you ever (even years into learning German) suddenly consider the literal meaning of a word.
Today it was ‘abgespeckt’ to mean ‘slimmed down’. Literally ‘ent-baconed’ - with the fat taken out.
It just occurred to me and made me laugh.
Today it was ‘abgespeckt’ to mean ‘slimmed down’. Literally ‘ent-baconed’ - with the fat taken out.
It just occurred to me and made me laugh.
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Here’s a question for non-native German speakers. Do you ever (even years into learning German) suddenly consider the literal meaning of a word.
Today it was ‘abgespeckt’ to mean ‘slimmed down’. Literally ‘ent-baconed’ - with the fat taken out.
It just occurred to me and made me laugh.
Today it was ‘abgespeckt’ to mean ‘slimmed down’. Literally ‘ent-baconed’ - with the fat taken out.
It just occurred to me and made me laugh.
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This is an extraordinary story
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This is an extraordinary story
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TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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A real “tell your parents” paper (since everyone on Bsky is canonically 38).
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
Association between vaccinations and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractImportance. Dementia is a highly prevalent issue in older people. Whilst the prevention of dementia is a public health priority, the role of vaccin
academic.oup.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
A real “tell your parents” paper (since everyone on Bsky is canonically 38).
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
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You will not regret scrolling up for the rest of this thread about the sheer audacity of cats to walk into houses they don't live in and swan around like they own the place
Honestly, excellent cat behaviour 💯
Honestly, excellent cat behaviour 💯
Just imagine - you’re a cat, with presumably a house, but you ignore that house and come instead to *my* house, and you walk in like you own the place, and come and go as you please and do whatever you like whenever you like. Just imagine how smug you’d be. Pretty smug? Not as smug as this bastard.
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 AM
You will not regret scrolling up for the rest of this thread about the sheer audacity of cats to walk into houses they don't live in and swan around like they own the place
Honestly, excellent cat behaviour 💯
Honestly, excellent cat behaviour 💯
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Okay as the original publisher is long since gone, here is a version of the (award winning at the time!) thing I wrote on the Pristina Airport incident back in the day.
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Okay as the original publisher is long since gone, here is a version of the (award winning at the time!) thing I wrote on the Pristina Airport incident back in the day.
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
Note Putin's role. Also worth it for this bit of sassiness by the Romanian Foreign Minister.
authory.com/JohnBull/Pri...
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Man 1 walking behind me in Tottenham: Feels end of days.
Man 2: Yes.
Man 1: So I might as well tell you.
Man 2: What?
Man 1: (inhales) That I love you.
Long pause.
Man 1: You don’t feel the same.
Man 2: Of course I do you silly sausage I’m just trying not to cry.
Man 2: Yes.
Man 1: So I might as well tell you.
Man 2: What?
Man 1: (inhales) That I love you.
Long pause.
Man 1: You don’t feel the same.
Man 2: Of course I do you silly sausage I’m just trying not to cry.
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Man 1 walking behind me in Tottenham: Feels end of days.
Man 2: Yes.
Man 1: So I might as well tell you.
Man 2: What?
Man 1: (inhales) That I love you.
Long pause.
Man 1: You don’t feel the same.
Man 2: Of course I do you silly sausage I’m just trying not to cry.
Man 2: Yes.
Man 1: So I might as well tell you.
Man 2: What?
Man 1: (inhales) That I love you.
Long pause.
Man 1: You don’t feel the same.
Man 2: Of course I do you silly sausage I’m just trying not to cry.
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Look 👀 Janeites you can buy A Visitor's Guide to Jane #Austen's England for just £6.50 plus postage! Plus, money off all my titles! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/SueWilkes/a/...
Pen and Sword Books: Titles by Sue Wilkes
Sue Wilkes is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She has written extensively on social history, and industrial history and heritage. Sue was born in Lancashire, and has lived in Cheshire since ...
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Look 👀 Janeites you can buy A Visitor's Guide to Jane #Austen's England for just £6.50 plus postage! Plus, money off all my titles! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/SueWilkes/a/...
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The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
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There are 6 known facts about every animal (except dolphins, for which there are only 5). Here are the horse facts
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
There are 6 known facts about every animal (except dolphins, for which there are only 5). Here are the horse facts
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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Few years back someone FINALLY released an accurate Lanc for MS Flight Sim. Battlefield Youtube guys asked me to try and redo the dam raids for them.
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
Finally got restarted on the Big Boy Lancaster. Wings on.
I look at it and wonder how those young men braved flying these with flak all around. Amazing.
#histscalemodels
I look at it and wonder how those young men braved flying these with flak all around. Amazing.
#histscalemodels
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Few years back someone FINALLY released an accurate Lanc for MS Flight Sim. Battlefield Youtube guys asked me to try and redo the dam raids for them.
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
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I would like to hear about a time someone, a stranger even, was very kind to you without any prompting, ulterior motive, or strings attached.
December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I would like to hear about a time someone, a stranger even, was very kind to you without any prompting, ulterior motive, or strings attached.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
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i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn