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Russell England
@russellengland.bsky.social
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Moodle/Totara developer

Love travelling (41 countries so far), silly jokes, Marmite

Brummie, Remoaner, bit of a nomad, fact finder

Mostly post about climate, Brexit, health, poverty, UK politics and comedy

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Australian cartoonist Peter Broelman
Cartoon of a giant Trump in the sea, holding rockets, surrounded by the US navy - opposite is an island with "Venezuela" written on it and a huge black area underneath labelled "oil". 2 people on the island say "Trump says he wants to expose Venezuela's dark underbelly"
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Cartoon by @jackohman.bsky.social

The cartoon is from February 2024, very prescient
2 Cartoons outside NATO headquarters with flags on flagpoles Biden is standing under the US flag Trump is standing under a white flag (replacing the US flag)
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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They do know Jesus was an asylum seeker from the Middle East who didn't speak English?

(Image credit to @coldwarsteve.bsky.social)
Image of a beach with the white cliffs of Dover in the background. Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey are being arrested by the police, while former Home Secretary Suella Braverman is looking on and devout Christian, Jacob Rees-Mogg is laughing his head off.
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, to Elon Musk

"Go to Mars.

There's no censorship of Nazi salutes there."
Tweet exchange on Dec 6, 2025 Musk : "How long before the EU is gone? AbolishTheEU" Radosław Sikorski :"Go to Mars. There's no censorship of Nazi salutes there."
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Cartoon by @martinrowson.bsky.social

#Eurovision
Cartoon of Netanyahu, holding an Israel flag, standing on a mound of rubble, bodies, blood and a Eurovision banner
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Timeline of the Earth's temperature since the last ice age

By @xkcd.com

#GlobalBoiling
Long vertical cartoon showing the earth's temperature + major events. Right at the bottom, the temperature increases dramatically
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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From (retired?) cartoonist Ed Stein

www.facebook.com/ed.stein.71/...
Facebook post from Ed Stein on 3 Dec 2025 with an attached cartoon of Hegseth with a cowboy hat, hollering while riding a missile heading towards a boat in the sea - mimicking the scene from "Dr Stranglove" "Looks like Pete Hegseth may be going down. Telltale sign: he's starting to blame others for his decisions. He certainly deserves more than simply being fired. Call me a knee-jerk liberal, but I just have this thing about killing people without giving them their day in court. Otherwise it's called murder. (Note on the drawing: I played with adding color, defining the water, more detail, but decided I like it just as it is.)"
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Saw one of those in New Zealand, at the beginning of their autumn. Never seen anything like it before.

This photo was during the day.
Photo of the sun with an ice halo around it - taken near Wellington, New Zealand in 2013
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Feel free to correct me if I've made a mistake :)
Screenshot of a spreadsheet Former Tory, Minister, Chair, Mayor Lee Anderson, 0, 1, 0 Nadine Dorries, 1, 0, 0 Andrea Jenkyns, 1, 0, 0 Jake Berry, 1, 1, 0 Jonathan Gullis, 1, 1, 1 Sarah Pochin, 0, 0, 1 Danny Kruger, 1, 0, 0 Maria Caulfield, 1, 0, 1 David Jones, 1, 0, 0 Marco Longhi, 0, 0, 1 Lia Nici, 1, 0, 0 Chris Green, 0, 0, 0 Adam Holloway, 1, 0, 0 Ross Thomson, 0, 0, 0 Total, 9, 3, 4
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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"I’d never work with the Tories

Just ask Lee Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Andrea Jenkyns, Jake Berry, Jonathan Gullis, Sarah Pochin, Danny Kruger, Maria Caulfield, David Jones, Marco Longhi, Lia Nici, Chris Green, Adam Holloway, Ross Thomson"

9 Tory Ministers + 3 Tory Party Chairs + 3 Tory Mayors
Tweet from Nigel Farage on Dec 2, 2025 "A false story in the FT tonight claims Reform would do a deal with the Tories. After 14 years of dishonesty & lies they should never be forgiven. The idea I’d work with them is ludicrous. They betrayed my trust in 2019 & we will ensure they cease to be a national party in May."
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Been to that very spot ;)

Hobbiton (near Matamata, New Zealand)
Walking entrance to Hobbiton (New Zealand), a windy path surrounded by grassy high dry stone walls - the photo was taken in 2012
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Car cleaner?
Clip of Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) from "Back to the Future", standing in front of his truck "Biff's Auto Detailing" while polishing a BMW. Biff is wearing a tracksuit.
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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"Crib" - Cartoon by Steve Breen

For @sandiegouniontribune.com in 2017, during Trump 1.0
Cartoon of a baby crib shaped like the White House
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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So Israel tried to blow up Lebanon

And the US is demanding that Lebanon return the missile?
Screenshot from the Jerusalem Post on November 28, 2025 "US asks Lebanon to return undetonated GBU-39 bomb, fearing it could reach Russia, China - report The GBU-39 is a glide bomb manufactured by Boeing. Once launched, it deploys wings and can glide up to 110 km, despite lacking its own engine."
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Probably Île des Pins, New Caledonia in 2017
Photo of my feet by a swimming pool with a beach and the ocean in the background - at Le Méridien Ile des Pins
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Spotted in Yeovil
Photo in a car park outside B&M - a pothole has a sign on a long metal stick, secured with a sandbag, saying "BEWARE POTHOLES" in black and yellow
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Erm? :)
Clip of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from "Pirates of the Caribbean" looking pensive
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Rabid Brexiter, David Coburn, 2016 : "LEAVE THE EU"

Rabid Brexiter, David Coburn, 2025 : "Lives in a chateau in France"

Brexiters, you've been conned
Tweet from David Coburn on Jun 22, 2016 "BREXIT stand Edinburgh this morning" With a photo of himself and others standing behind a table with a banner reading "LEAVE THE EU"
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Clip from the film "Leon" with a piggy shaped oven glove peering around a door
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Doomscrolling break...

This made me proper laugh out loud this morning :)

Cartoon by @mooseallain.bsky.social
Cartoon of a man answering the door to 2 women. One of the women says : "Hello. Do you moisturise?". The caption reads "Jojoba's Witnesses"
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Trump now wants to court martial Captain Mark Kelly

Because he reminded military service members not to follow illegal orders and that they take an oath to the Constitution not to the President
Tweet from Department of War on Nov 24, 2025 OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures. This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality. Further official comments will be limited, to preserve the integrity of the proceedings. The Department of War reminds all individuals that military retirees remain subject to the UCMJ for applicable offenses, and federal laws such as 18 U.S.C. § 2387 prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces. Any violations will be addressed through appropriate legal channels. All servicemembers are reminded that they have a legal obligation under the UCMJ to obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful. A servicemember’s personal philosophy does not justify or excuse the disobedience of an otherwise lawful order.
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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"The US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol"

"Erreur de Transmission" cartoon by "Flock" in 2017 during Trump 1.0
Cartoon strip with a series of panels, starting with a US soldier landing on the Normandy beaches, capturing a Nazi flag, returning home to celebrations, storing the Nazi flag in the basement with his son, he passes away and generations later, a grandson/great grandson find the flag, hang it outside their house and perform Nazi salutes in the garden
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Trump has just suggested that several Democrat veterans should be executed 😬

This is in response to a video released by 6 Senators and Representatives - from the Navy, Army, Air Force, CIA - reminding service members that their oath is to the Constitution, not the President.
2 posts by Trump on Truth Social on Nov 20, 2025 "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" "This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP??? President DJT"
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Doomscrolling break...

From Australian illustrator @chazhutton.com

[instachaaz on Instagram]
"Tourist map of of Australia" Green - Area where things on land can kill you Blue - Area when things in the water can kill you Black - both The map of Australia is all green, black around the coastline and surrounded by blue water
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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We have a north/south divide in England (UK) for evening meals

Dinner - 57%

Tea - 36%

Supper - 5%

The shaded areas are English counties

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Map from the quoted article showing a north/south divide for dinner and tea by English counties
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM