Neil Brooks
@neilfb.bsky.social
Retired IT worker, TUAFC season ticket holder for 50 years, social skier (currently retired but who knows...))
I just told Speaker Hoyle to keep Trump out of Parliament - will you do the same? actionstorm.org/petitions/du... #DumpTrump
Sign the Petition
Keep Trump out of Parliament
actionstorm.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I just told Speaker Hoyle to keep Trump out of Parliament - will you do the same? actionstorm.org/petitions/du... #DumpTrump
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2 games to go in the National League South..
6 clubs could still potentially win the league!
All eyes on Worthing vs Dorking on Monday.
6 clubs could still potentially win the league!
All eyes on Worthing vs Dorking on Monday.
April 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
2 games to go in the National League South..
6 clubs could still potentially win the league!
All eyes on Worthing vs Dorking on Monday.
6 clubs could still potentially win the league!
All eyes on Worthing vs Dorking on Monday.
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Put your virtual hand up (and pass it on) if you’d be personally happy to PAY MORE TAXES so we could have better public services, fewer benefit cuts and faster progress on climate change.
I’ll start…
I’ll start…
a cartoon minion is standing in the snow and waving .
ALT: a cartoon minion is standing in the snow and waving .
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Put your virtual hand up (and pass it on) if you’d be personally happy to PAY MORE TAXES so we could have better public services, fewer benefit cuts and faster progress on climate change.
I’ll start…
I’ll start…
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Sign the Petition
National Commission on Electoral Reform
actionstorm.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
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The USA has scrapped plans to end the use of plastic straws
Explaining the move, President Trump said: "I don't think plastic is going to affect a shark very much"
Here Dr Sarah Nelms @sarahenelms.bsky.social explains that plastic straws are part of a bigger picture of #plasticpollution
Explaining the move, President Trump said: "I don't think plastic is going to affect a shark very much"
Here Dr Sarah Nelms @sarahenelms.bsky.social explains that plastic straws are part of a bigger picture of #plasticpollution
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The USA has scrapped plans to end the use of plastic straws
Explaining the move, President Trump said: "I don't think plastic is going to affect a shark very much"
Here Dr Sarah Nelms @sarahenelms.bsky.social explains that plastic straws are part of a bigger picture of #plasticpollution
Explaining the move, President Trump said: "I don't think plastic is going to affect a shark very much"
Here Dr Sarah Nelms @sarahenelms.bsky.social explains that plastic straws are part of a bigger picture of #plasticpollution
This is beautiful
🔊 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #InConcert
Erland Cooper, Freya Goldmark, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Jack Sheen:
🎵 Erland Cooper: Birds of Paradise
#BBCRadio3 #ErlandCooper #FreyaGoldmark #BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestra #JackSheen
February 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is beautiful
So what is a safe alternative?
(And don't say homeopathy)
(And don't say homeopathy)
Pet fur found in songbird nests contains high levels of pesticides, study finds
Pet fur found in songbird nests contains high levels of pesticides, study finds
Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicks
Songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study has found.…
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
So what is a safe alternative?
(And don't say homeopathy)
(And don't say homeopathy)
Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system.
Write to demand your MP attend and support fair votes: actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
Write to demand your MP attend and support fair votes: actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
Westminster is debating PR on 30th January. Tell your MP to be there.
Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system.
Don’t let ...
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system.
Write to demand your MP attend and support fair votes: actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
Write to demand your MP attend and support fair votes: actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
Just seen "Maria" the Callas biopic. Wonderful. Brilliant performance by Jolie.
January 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just seen "Maria" the Callas biopic. Wonderful. Brilliant performance by Jolie.
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Change is invigorating! 💡 Embrace new challenges and keep life exciting. Don’t let complacency hold you back! #Motivation #EmbraceChange #StayInspired
November 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Change is invigorating! 💡 Embrace new challenges and keep life exciting. Don’t let complacency hold you back! #Motivation #EmbraceChange #StayInspired
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Our first post on Bluesky? It could only be one thing 👀
Are you missing the blue skies and lighter evenings this week? It’s been grey and overcast for many…
But will it be more of the same for the next 10 days?
Find out in our latest YouTube video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgwz...
Are you missing the blue skies and lighter evenings this week? It’s been grey and overcast for many…
But will it be more of the same for the next 10 days?
Find out in our latest YouTube video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgwz...
November 6, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Our first post on Bluesky? It could only be one thing 👀
Are you missing the blue skies and lighter evenings this week? It’s been grey and overcast for many…
But will it be more of the same for the next 10 days?
Find out in our latest YouTube video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgwz...
Are you missing the blue skies and lighter evenings this week? It’s been grey and overcast for many…
But will it be more of the same for the next 10 days?
Find out in our latest YouTube video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgwz...
Reposted by Neil Brooks
Good Day!
Autumn, Kinnordy by James McIntosh Patrick 1936
Oil on Canvas
(Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection)
Autumn, Kinnordy by James McIntosh Patrick 1936
Oil on Canvas
(Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection)
October 26, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Good Day!
Autumn, Kinnordy by James McIntosh Patrick 1936
Oil on Canvas
(Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection)
Autumn, Kinnordy by James McIntosh Patrick 1936
Oil on Canvas
(Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection)
Reposted by Neil Brooks
If you're sitting there wondering how the US election can still be so close in the polls, maybe the answer is that it isn't.
Have a listen to @pimlicat.bsky.social and me, round off the weeks political stories - on both sides of the Atlantic.
And share it, too. Help us get into more ears!
Have a listen to @pimlicat.bsky.social and me, round off the weeks political stories - on both sides of the Atlantic.
And share it, too. Help us get into more ears!
🇺🇸 NEW Quiet Riot: Sunday School 🇬🇧
Is the US election really as close as it looks?
PLUS @pimlicat.bsky.social and @sturdyalex.bsky.social take the heat out of the Budget speculation and talk Badenoch vs Jenrick.
APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/5qJj...
Is the US election really as close as it looks?
PLUS @pimlicat.bsky.social and @sturdyalex.bsky.social take the heat out of the Budget speculation and talk Badenoch vs Jenrick.
APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/5qJj...
IS THE US ELECTION AS CLOSE AS IT SEEMS?
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · S1, E78 Bonus · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM
If you're sitting there wondering how the US election can still be so close in the polls, maybe the answer is that it isn't.
Have a listen to @pimlicat.bsky.social and me, round off the weeks political stories - on both sides of the Atlantic.
And share it, too. Help us get into more ears!
Have a listen to @pimlicat.bsky.social and me, round off the weeks political stories - on both sides of the Atlantic.
And share it, too. Help us get into more ears!
Reposted by Neil Brooks
The Poachers by James Arthur O’Connor 1835
Oil on Canvas
(National Gallery of Ireland)
Oil on Canvas
(National Gallery of Ireland)
October 4, 2024 at 7:46 PM
The Poachers by James Arthur O’Connor 1835
Oil on Canvas
(National Gallery of Ireland)
Oil on Canvas
(National Gallery of Ireland)
When you allow yourself two biscuits with your cup of tea, broken biscuits don't count do they? #AskingForAFriend
September 27, 2024 at 7:58 PM
When you allow yourself two biscuits with your cup of tea, broken biscuits don't count do they? #AskingForAFriend
Mount Batten bay, Plymouth at 10 year low tide. Not likely to see it this low ever again due to rising sea levels
September 20, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Mount Batten bay, Plymouth at 10 year low tide. Not likely to see it this low ever again due to rising sea levels
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Hi everyone! 👋 We've landed on Bluesky and we're delighted to be here 😄
a man wearing a party hat eating a cupcake
Alt: a man from the show the office wearing a party hat and holding a cupcake with a candle in it
media.tenor.com
September 12, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Hi everyone! 👋 We've landed on Bluesky and we're delighted to be here 😄
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The Green Gown by Thomas Edwin Mostyn (1864–1930)
Oil on Canvas
(Bolton Museum and Art Gallery)
Oil on Canvas
(Bolton Museum and Art Gallery)
September 6, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The Green Gown by Thomas Edwin Mostyn (1864–1930)
Oil on Canvas
(Bolton Museum and Art Gallery)
Oil on Canvas
(Bolton Museum and Art Gallery)
Reposted by Neil Brooks
I wrote about Supercitizens—the hidden heroes who volunteer their time, talent, and energy, to make our world better, with special attention paid to parkrun, the evolution of altruism, and similar joyous aspects of being human. Have a little read, as a treat:
The Power of Supercitizens
Lurking among us are anonymous heroes who quietly amplify social cohesion. Here's what we can learn from them.
www.forkingpaths.co
August 15, 2024 at 11:37 AM
I wrote about Supercitizens—the hidden heroes who volunteer their time, talent, and energy, to make our world better, with special attention paid to parkrun, the evolution of altruism, and similar joyous aspects of being human. Have a little read, as a treat:
Loving bsky. Here's a #bskyeTip
You can add accounts to a List without Following them. That means they are not in your feeds but you can see the posts in a list. Useful for things like Traffic and other things like
@bbc3musicbot.bsky.social which posts every time BBC Radio3 plays a piece
You can add accounts to a List without Following them. That means they are not in your feeds but you can see the posts in a list. Useful for things like Traffic and other things like
@bbc3musicbot.bsky.social which posts every time BBC Radio3 plays a piece
August 27, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Loving bsky. Here's a #bskyeTip
You can add accounts to a List without Following them. That means they are not in your feeds but you can see the posts in a list. Useful for things like Traffic and other things like
@bbc3musicbot.bsky.social which posts every time BBC Radio3 plays a piece
You can add accounts to a List without Following them. That means they are not in your feeds but you can see the posts in a list. Useful for things like Traffic and other things like
@bbc3musicbot.bsky.social which posts every time BBC Radio3 plays a piece