Ben Skipper
@benskipper.bsky.social
Communicator specialising in aviation, military, art and agricultural (Erotic Tractors™️ a speciality) themes, with some history, illustration and photography on the side.
I researched and wrote all these titles between January 2020 and early 2025. No ai, no ghost writing just caffeine, cake and spite. No wonder I'm knackered.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM
I researched and wrote all these titles between January 2020 and early 2025. No ai, no ghost writing just caffeine, cake and spite. No wonder I'm knackered.
#writerslife #avgeek #historywriter
#writerslife #avgeek #historywriter
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Reform and the Fagash Fuhrer have just spaffed up the wall £63m of taxpayers money in insisting these superfluous council elections take place.
Remember that when your car hits a pothole this spring.
Remember that when your car hits a pothole this spring.
February 16, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Reform and the Fagash Fuhrer have just spaffed up the wall £63m of taxpayers money in insisting these superfluous council elections take place.
Remember that when your car hits a pothole this spring.
Remember that when your car hits a pothole this spring.
Went to a cafe, made my order and the lovely individual serving me said take a seat then promptly died inside.
That's the level of chaos I'm here for as an Active User.
That's the level of chaos I'm here for as an Active User.
a man in a wheelchair is waving his hand in a dark room
ALT: a man in a wheelchair is waving his hand in a dark room
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February 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Went to a cafe, made my order and the lovely individual serving me said take a seat then promptly died inside.
That's the level of chaos I'm here for as an Active User.
That's the level of chaos I'm here for as an Active User.
So, it would appear a Psychobilly mega mix is not appropriate for Valentine's night and The Cult were ahead of their time with 'Rain'.
It's a day of education and realisation.
It's a day of education and realisation.
a man wearing a black shirt that says koffin kats on the front
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February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
So, it would appear a Psychobilly mega mix is not appropriate for Valentine's night and The Cult were ahead of their time with 'Rain'.
It's a day of education and realisation.
It's a day of education and realisation.
How have I missed The French Dispatch?
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February 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
How have I missed The French Dispatch?
No one's attempted the Iron Lotus in the figure skating. Just saying.
a man in a prison cell is talking to another man and says `` i am never satisfied ! ''
ALT: a man in a prison cell is talking to another man and says `` i am never satisfied ! ''
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February 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
No one's attempted the Iron Lotus in the figure skating. Just saying.
And Bannon was connected to Farage, Alexander Johnson and JRM. Yet nothing to see here.
Steve Bannon wasn’t just connected to Epstein — he was one of his closest friends.
Hundreds of texts. Personal interviews for a sympathetic documentary. Money laundering.
Nobody is too big to investigate.
Hundreds of texts. Personal interviews for a sympathetic documentary. Money laundering.
Nobody is too big to investigate.
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 AM
And Bannon was connected to Farage, Alexander Johnson and JRM. Yet nothing to see here.
Fellow Active Users please rethink your anti - Deform think. They've given us a bench. They are the party of the disabled.
I give up.
I give up.
February 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Fellow Active Users please rethink your anti - Deform think. They've given us a bench. They are the party of the disabled.
I give up.
I give up.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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If I were a newsreader I'd be unable to use the phrase 'His inclusion in the files does not indicate any wrongdoing' without giving the camera a wink.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
If I were a newsreader I'd be unable to use the phrase 'His inclusion in the files does not indicate any wrongdoing' without giving the camera a wink.
So Sweden isn't part of Europe now? www.faculty.world/04-166156-fr...
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 AM
So Sweden isn't part of Europe now? www.faculty.world/04-166156-fr...
It's an Ozrics kind of day...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It's an Ozrics kind of day...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
And UK defence just hoped in bed with this creature.
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
And UK defence just hoped in bed with this creature.
Laughs in Ducal system.
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Laughs in Ducal system.
So my idea to create a homage to the Charge on Bathsheba using the Pony Club under 12s, including Shetland ponies, in the main arena at the county show has been dismissed out of hand. In other news I'm now a steward at the Light Horse arena.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM
So my idea to create a homage to the Charge on Bathsheba using the Pony Club under 12s, including Shetland ponies, in the main arena at the county show has been dismissed out of hand. In other news I'm now a steward at the Light Horse arena.
Please reassure me the individual who posted this nonsense didn't serve. Have none of these people heard of lawful orders?
January 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Please reassure me the individual who posted this nonsense didn't serve. Have none of these people heard of lawful orders?
Looking at some of the creatures at the Veterans for Deform I'm proud to say I'm nothing like those feckers.
Sorry. Not sorry
Sorry. Not sorry
an older man in a suit and tie says you go with the losers
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January 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Looking at some of the creatures at the Veterans for Deform I'm proud to say I'm nothing like those feckers.
Sorry. Not sorry
Sorry. Not sorry
Big crowd? Because they're most retired by the looks of it.
I’m at a Nigel Farage/Reform event in London where they are launching “Veterans for Reform”. A perhaps obvious crossover but there’s a few hundred people here - a big political crowd to draw on a Monday morning.
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Big crowd? Because they're most retired by the looks of it.
Kindness and love are qualities that make us human.
The ability to make good coffee and cake also help.
The ability to make good coffee and cake also help.
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Kindness and love are qualities that make us human.
The ability to make good coffee and cake also help.
The ability to make good coffee and cake also help.
Just seen another gift around UK defence, this time advocating slashing health and welfare in favour of increasing defence spending. Apart from being financially illiterate and irresponsible, it also weakens nation resilience.
open.substack.com/pub/fallout/...
open.substack.com/pub/fallout/...
Are we ready for the challenges of Total Defence?
A new dawn of defence thinking we must prepare for.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Just seen another gift around UK defence, this time advocating slashing health and welfare in favour of increasing defence spending. Apart from being financially illiterate and irresponsible, it also weakens nation resilience.
open.substack.com/pub/fallout/...
open.substack.com/pub/fallout/...