LukeBMTB
@lukebmtb.bsky.social
Usual Twitter transfer. Dog walks, phone photo's, dad puns, education, some politics, some family stuff, trying to maintain a 600 year old house.
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Mr. Starmer, your niece and her wife are reaping what you helped to sow.
OWN IT.
This is performative "fury" unless it's backed up by meaningful action to explicitly push back against racists, transphobes and homophobes.
I'm not holding my breath.
OWN IT.
This is performative "fury" unless it's backed up by meaningful action to explicitly push back against racists, transphobes and homophobes.
I'm not holding my breath.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/k...
Why are we hearing about this now if it happened a few years ago?
Since coming to office AFTER the attack on his niece, Starmer's culture war anti-LGBTQ+ words and policies have got him and Labour banned from every Pride. He has personally made ...
Why are we hearing about this now if it happened a few years ago?
Since coming to office AFTER the attack on his niece, Starmer's culture war anti-LGBTQ+ words and policies have got him and Labour banned from every Pride. He has personally made ...
Keir Starmer's fury after niece and wife 'beaten by blokes for holding hands'
'I thought the days of beating up people because they were gay were well behind us.'
metro.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mr. Starmer, your niece and her wife are reaping what you helped to sow.
OWN IT.
This is performative "fury" unless it's backed up by meaningful action to explicitly push back against racists, transphobes and homophobes.
I'm not holding my breath.
OWN IT.
This is performative "fury" unless it's backed up by meaningful action to explicitly push back against racists, transphobes and homophobes.
I'm not holding my breath.
"Houses worth £2m or more accounted for 6.4% of sales in Richmond-upon-Thames over the past five years"
1 in 20 is probably a lot higher than average but it's not even a significant minority.
£200/month extra council tax is not a huge amount for someone with an asset value of > £2million.
1 in 20 is probably a lot higher than average but it's not even a significant minority.
£200/month extra council tax is not a huge amount for someone with an asset value of > £2million.
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Houses worth £2m or more accounted for 6.4% of sales in Richmond-upon-Thames over the past five years"
1 in 20 is probably a lot higher than average but it's not even a significant minority.
£200/month extra council tax is not a huge amount for someone with an asset value of > £2million.
1 in 20 is probably a lot higher than average but it's not even a significant minority.
£200/month extra council tax is not a huge amount for someone with an asset value of > £2million.
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Two words: “equity release”.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Two words: “equity release”.
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This is an unspooling thread of total joy. A slug of forgotten comedy history.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is an unspooling thread of total joy. A slug of forgotten comedy history.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
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If you’re British and of a certain age, you’ll recognise everything in this rather lovely short film 🙂
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If you’re British and of a certain age, you’ll recognise everything in this rather lovely short film 🙂
Tell me more about this propellor driven bicycle.
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Tell me more about this propellor driven bicycle.
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A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
Save a bunch of files on a good ol’ magnetic hard drive, leave it in a box, and they’ll probably still be there a couple of decades later. The lubricants …read more
hackaday.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A Friendly Reminder That Your Unpowered SSDs Are Probably Losing Data
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Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department
Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department
Councils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil
The government will take over full responsibility for special educational needs spending from local councils, it was revealed at the budget, prompting warnings that the Department for Education could be facing a £20bn timebomb in two years.
The Office for Budget Responsibility said the annual costs of special educational needs and disability (Send) spending in England would reach £6bn a year by 2028, increasing the urgency of a potentially decisive overhaul of Send provision in a schools white paper expected early next year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department
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HOLY MOLY! 🙏
BAM! We’re back with the stuff of dreams, a new collab with legend David Keenan, turning This Is Memorial Device into a gloriously tactile, Glasgow-made letterpress art print. Numbered, signed, only 100. Cult-novel magic for your wall. More news soon. 😎
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
HOLY MOLY! 🙏
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The perfect Christmas card for music lovers 🎵
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November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The perfect Christmas card for music lovers 🎵
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
If you can afford a dehumidifier they make a massive difference to both drying times and the general humidity levels in the house.
A study by the University of Manchester found that drying a wet load of washing indoors can release two litres of water into your home.
The mould truth: Expert warns Brits of one common habit that brings damp into their homes
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If you can afford a dehumidifier they make a massive difference to both drying times and the general humidity levels in the house.
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There should be book clubs for babies. "I enjoyed the crinkliness of this one but I have to say the little mirror at the end was a bit predictable."
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There should be book clubs for babies. "I enjoyed the crinkliness of this one but I have to say the little mirror at the end was a bit predictable."
The ghost of John, driving a phantom Massey Ferguson, joins the tractor parade.
No real spoilers but apparently “someone we didn’t think would come back is returning” to #TheArchers at Xmas
Who would we want to hear again?
I’m going for Helen’s cell mate Caz who really helped her and so she’s never mentioned her again.
Who would we want to hear again?
I’m going for Helen’s cell mate Caz who really helped her and so she’s never mentioned her again.
Current #TheArchers Xmas Special odds
7/2 Brian dies
2/1 Amber bins George
4/1 George goes postal then scales St Stephen’s
6/1 Long awaited tree surgery accident
8/1 Kate’s accountant has a coronary
11/1 Ruth embraces her Sapphic tendencies
18/1 Leonard accidentally puts viagra in the Xmas pud
7/2 Brian dies
2/1 Amber bins George
4/1 George goes postal then scales St Stephen’s
6/1 Long awaited tree surgery accident
8/1 Kate’s accountant has a coronary
11/1 Ruth embraces her Sapphic tendencies
18/1 Leonard accidentally puts viagra in the Xmas pud
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The ghost of John, driving a phantom Massey Ferguson, joins the tractor parade.
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I'm not even going try defend this building, suffice to say its owners spending squillions on new buildings while letting their existing estate deteriorate to the point they need to wrap them in chicken wire to keep the cladding from falling off seems remarkably allegorical
Application submitted for stabilisation of A-listed 40 George Square (1960-1963), formerly David Hume Tower - covering the building in a light gauge stainless steel open mesh system due to the condition of the slate cladding (estimated to have a future lifespan of only 3-5 years): bit.ly/3K7E0Dz
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm not even going try defend this building, suffice to say its owners spending squillions on new buildings while letting their existing estate deteriorate to the point they need to wrap them in chicken wire to keep the cladding from falling off seems remarkably allegorical
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Happy birthday Roz Chast 🎂
📷 Deborah Feingold, 1986
"I putter. I nurse old grudges. I fold origami while nursing old grudges. I think about the past. I wonder if there's any grudges I should start."
📷 Deborah Feingold, 1986
"I putter. I nurse old grudges. I fold origami while nursing old grudges. I think about the past. I wonder if there's any grudges I should start."
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Happy birthday Roz Chast 🎂
📷 Deborah Feingold, 1986
"I putter. I nurse old grudges. I fold origami while nursing old grudges. I think about the past. I wonder if there's any grudges I should start."
📷 Deborah Feingold, 1986
"I putter. I nurse old grudges. I fold origami while nursing old grudges. I think about the past. I wonder if there's any grudges I should start."
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My favourite Roz Chast cartoon:
NewYorker, August 13, 1984
NewYorker, August 13, 1984
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My favourite Roz Chast cartoon:
NewYorker, August 13, 1984
NewYorker, August 13, 1984
When an actor changes and the rest of the characters have to spend the next five years starting every conversation greeting them by name. #TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When an actor changes and the rest of the characters have to spend the next five years starting every conversation greeting them by name. #TheArchers
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We can neither confirm nor deny.
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We can neither confirm nor deny.
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box of cereal is like a quid more than it was six months ago but at least now disabled people can't put their own money towards a car that's nicer than the government thinks they deserve
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
box of cereal is like a quid more than it was six months ago but at least now disabled people can't put their own money towards a car that's nicer than the government thinks they deserve
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Ireland has a different rail gauge from the rest of Europe a strategy which has successfully prevented the invasion of Ireland via Rail for almost 200 years.
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ireland has a different rail gauge from the rest of Europe a strategy which has successfully prevented the invasion of Ireland via Rail for almost 200 years.
Everyone: "These vehicles are not only designed to fight the last war, hugely expensive and very late they're also resulting in expensively trained soldiers having to leave the army with hearing loss."
MOD procurement staff, fingers not in ears: "Sorry, can't hear you."
MOD procurement staff, fingers not in ears: "Sorry, can't hear you."
British army halts Ajax vehicle training as noise and vibrations make soldiers ill
British army halts Ajax vehicle training as noise and vibrations make soldiers ill
Deployment paused after about 30 soldiers became ill while training to use heavily delayed armoured vehicles
The British Army has paused the use of its Ajax armoured vehicles after troops became unwell from noise and vibration.
About 30 soldiers had become ill when training to use the vehicle over the weekend and the deployment had been halted for two weeks for an investigation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Everyone: "These vehicles are not only designed to fight the last war, hugely expensive and very late they're also resulting in expensively trained soldiers having to leave the army with hearing loss."
MOD procurement staff, fingers not in ears: "Sorry, can't hear you."
MOD procurement staff, fingers not in ears: "Sorry, can't hear you."
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Nice to see one of my Glastonbury Tor sunrise photos in the national press today.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Nice to see one of my Glastonbury Tor sunrise photos in the national press today.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OnTheEdge , any bird at the edge of a body of water.
Does a small bird bath count as a body of water? Robin with a beakful of nesting material.
#photography #birds #EastCoastKin
Does a small bird bath count as a body of water? Robin with a beakful of nesting material.
#photography #birds #EastCoastKin
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #OnTheEdge , any bird at the edge of a body of water.
Does a small bird bath count as a body of water? Robin with a beakful of nesting material.
#photography #birds #EastCoastKin
Does a small bird bath count as a body of water? Robin with a beakful of nesting material.
#photography #birds #EastCoastKin
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Upset that guns overtook cars as the number one killer of children in America, the GOP sat down and asked themselves, what can we do?
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Upset that guns overtook cars as the number one killer of children in America, the GOP sat down and asked themselves, what can we do?