Anth
@anthhartley.bsky.social
Bouncing around the world like The Littlest Hobo in a #Boro top.
#SocialImpact | #GlobalDev | #CommunityDev | #Enviro
A writer of sorts. Kids adventure story "The Secrets of Ice Cream Success" - Out Now: bio.site/adhartley
#SocialImpact | #GlobalDev | #CommunityDev | #Enviro
A writer of sorts. Kids adventure story "The Secrets of Ice Cream Success" - Out Now: bio.site/adhartley
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Anth
@anthhartley.bsky.social
· Jun 30
Are books supposed to get Trailers? Pah, who cares!
The Secrets Of Ice Cream Success
A great young adult adventure for long summer days, available in paperback or e-book.
bio.site/adhartley
#YABooks #BookSky #Books #BookBoost #SummerReading #UTB
The Secrets Of Ice Cream Success
A great young adult adventure for long summer days, available in paperback or e-book.
bio.site/adhartley
#YABooks #BookSky #Books #BookBoost #SummerReading #UTB
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"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."
Defending our national treasure: the voice of the nation
Politicians see the BBC through the lens of TV news, but those who want to undermine it threaten a central plank of our national culture
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."
#Boro 's season in a nutshell Held our own against the best side in the league, but our very obvious problems let us down. Hellberg must be happy. We're very close to a cracking side, but lots for him to work on.
Currently we're doing OK despite some of our players, not because of them.
Currently we're doing OK despite some of our players, not because of them.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
#Boro 's season in a nutshell Held our own against the best side in the league, but our very obvious problems let us down. Hellberg must be happy. We're very close to a cracking side, but lots for him to work on.
Currently we're doing OK despite some of our players, not because of them.
Currently we're doing OK despite some of our players, not because of them.
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has already passed 40,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has already passed 40,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Introduce yourself with 4 spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Introduce yourself with 4 spaceships.
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Laughed so hard when I saw this, Russian Asset Farage.
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughed so hard when I saw this, Russian Asset Farage.
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
ME: Hey, where are those shorts I put on the bed for after my shower?
MERLIN: What shorts?
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
MERLIN: What shorts?
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
ME: Hey, where are those shorts I put on the bed for after my shower?
MERLIN: What shorts?
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
MERLIN: What shorts?
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
It's been a good while since I've had the opportunity to watch an entire day's test cricket from first ball to last.
Really couldn't have picked a better day to do it again.
This will almost certainly be the only chance I get in this series. 🤣
#Ashes
Really couldn't have picked a better day to do it again.
This will almost certainly be the only chance I get in this series. 🤣
#Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It's been a good while since I've had the opportunity to watch an entire day's test cricket from first ball to last.
Really couldn't have picked a better day to do it again.
This will almost certainly be the only chance I get in this series. 🤣
#Ashes
Really couldn't have picked a better day to do it again.
This will almost certainly be the only chance I get in this series. 🤣
#Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ah, the joys of host nation cricket commentary.
"I think England looked soft. They didn't look like they were even trying.
At least we (Aus) look like we're trying."
Note: it took them 5 overs to score a run and they're currently 4/41
🤣 #Ashes
"I think England looked soft. They didn't look like they were even trying.
At least we (Aus) look like we're trying."
Note: it took them 5 overs to score a run and they're currently 4/41
🤣 #Ashes
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Ah, the joys of host nation cricket commentary.
"I think England looked soft. They didn't look like they were even trying.
At least we (Aus) look like we're trying."
Note: it took them 5 overs to score a run and they're currently 4/41
🤣 #Ashes
"I think England looked soft. They didn't look like they were even trying.
At least we (Aus) look like we're trying."
Note: it took them 5 overs to score a run and they're currently 4/41
🤣 #Ashes
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What happened between 2013 and 2023 to cause such horrific levels of poverty 🤔
🚨 NEW: The UK saw the largest increase in relative child income poverty of 37 high-income countries between 2013 and 2023, an increase of 34%, new research from UNICEF UK shows.
If the two-child limit stays in place, child poverty will continue to rise. Is this really a record we want?
If the two-child limit stays in place, child poverty will continue to rise. Is this really a record we want?
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What happened between 2013 and 2023 to cause such horrific levels of poverty 🤔
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy"
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy"
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Looks like Gremlins 3 has been confirmed. Is that a good or bad thing? I mean, I was 8 when the original came out, so i'm all for it. But what would a new one even look like?
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
Shooting Fish #1 - Gremlins 3 (Part 1)
Whether we like it or not, beloved movies from the 80s are going to be pillaged for illconceived sequels and reboots for the forseeable futu...
adhartley.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looks like Gremlins 3 has been confirmed. Is that a good or bad thing? I mean, I was 8 when the original came out, so i'm all for it. But what would a new one even look like?
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
Blimey, #England, that was a cracking game! #RugbyUnion
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Blimey, #England, that was a cracking game! #RugbyUnion
This is really sad news. I first tried Rogue here in KL in 2012, and while other brewers have come and gone, they've been an ever present on the craft beer scene.
beerstreetjournal.com/rogue-ales-c...
#Beer #CraftBeer #BSkyBeer #BeersOfBlueSky #BeerSky
beerstreetjournal.com/rogue-ales-c...
#Beer #CraftBeer #BSkyBeer #BeersOfBlueSky #BeerSky
Rogue Ales Abruptly Closes After 37 Years - Beer Street Journal
Rogue Ales abruptly closes all operations after 37 years, shuttering Newport brewery and all Oregon pubs amid $545K debt. Dead Guy Ale maker shuts down.
beerstreetjournal.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is really sad news. I first tried Rogue here in KL in 2012, and while other brewers have come and gone, they've been an ever present on the craft beer scene.
beerstreetjournal.com/rogue-ales-c...
#Beer #CraftBeer #BSkyBeer #BeersOfBlueSky #BeerSky
beerstreetjournal.com/rogue-ales-c...
#Beer #CraftBeer #BSkyBeer #BeersOfBlueSky #BeerSky
Happy #Caturday from a rainy KL, where snooziness has been the order of the day. After the relentless heat of the last few weeks, nice for a little cool.
NB: in this context "cool" is 27c.
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
NB: in this context "cool" is 27c.
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy #Caturday from a rainy KL, where snooziness has been the order of the day. After the relentless heat of the last few weeks, nice for a little cool.
NB: in this context "cool" is 27c.
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
NB: in this context "cool" is 27c.
#Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatSky
Looks like Gremlins 3 has been confirmed. Is that a good or bad thing? I mean, I was 8 when the original came out, so i'm all for it. But what would a new one even look like?
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
Shooting Fish #1 - Gremlins 3 (Part 1)
Whether we like it or not, beloved movies from the 80s are going to be pillaged for illconceived sequels and reboots for the forseeable futu...
adhartley.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looks like Gremlins 3 has been confirmed. Is that a good or bad thing? I mean, I was 8 when the original came out, so i'm all for it. But what would a new one even look like?
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Movies #Gremlins
adhartley.blogspot.com/2025/11/shoo...
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Ayresome – place of perpetual privation
Ayresome is one of only three neighbourhoods out of 33,755 in England to figure consistently among the country’s most deprived for more than 20 years
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...
Ayresome is one of only three neighbourhoods out of 33,755 in England to figure consistently among the country’s most deprived for more than 20 years
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...
Ayresome – place of perpetual privation
Ayresome is one of only three neighbourhoods out of 33,755 in England to figure consistently among the country’s most deprived for more than 20 years
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ayresome – place of perpetual privation
Ayresome is one of only three neighbourhoods out of 33,755 in England to figure consistently among the country’s most deprived for more than 20 years
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...
Ayresome is one of only three neighbourhoods out of 33,755 in England to figure consistently among the country’s most deprived for more than 20 years
northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...
The #Bond stories swirling around seem bollocks. Like some bored writer at a media outlet decided to make shit up.
Because if it's really true that #Amazon have wound themselves into a continuity based state of creative paralysis coz Bond died, then they're dumber than I already think they are.
Because if it's really true that #Amazon have wound themselves into a continuity based state of creative paralysis coz Bond died, then they're dumber than I already think they are.
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
No matter how bad a Prime Minister Starmer has turned out to be, a disappointment in every way - for every decent step forwards, he takes two gob-smackingly poor ones backwards straight away...
I would vote for him every day and twice on Sundays if Wes Streeting was the other choice.
I would vote for him every day and twice on Sundays if Wes Streeting was the other choice.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
No matter how bad a Prime Minister Starmer has turned out to be, a disappointment in every way - for every decent step forwards, he takes two gob-smackingly poor ones backwards straight away...
I would vote for him every day and twice on Sundays if Wes Streeting was the other choice.
I would vote for him every day and twice on Sundays if Wes Streeting was the other choice.
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◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
#BBC being jumped on by the left & right for bias towards the right & left.
The issue of the last 10 years wasn't bias. That's just a symptom. It's that they have an existential crisis every time someone scolds them, then tries to please that group rather than telling them to go fuck themselves
The issue of the last 10 years wasn't bias. That's just a symptom. It's that they have an existential crisis every time someone scolds them, then tries to please that group rather than telling them to go fuck themselves
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
#BBC being jumped on by the left & right for bias towards the right & left.
The issue of the last 10 years wasn't bias. That's just a symptom. It's that they have an existential crisis every time someone scolds them, then tries to please that group rather than telling them to go fuck themselves
The issue of the last 10 years wasn't bias. That's just a symptom. It's that they have an existential crisis every time someone scolds them, then tries to please that group rather than telling them to go fuck themselves
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Adi Viveash: 'I think today is all about the players and supporters. I think they dovetailed amazingly well and joined together to show the best of an amazing football club. It was pretty special to witness it, let alone work within it. The noise was like a tidal wave' | #Boro
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Adi Viveash: 'I think today is all about the players and supporters. I think they dovetailed amazingly well and joined together to show the best of an amazing football club. It was pretty special to witness it, let alone work within it. The noise was like a tidal wave' | #Boro