Chris Forkbeard Booty
@c0rm0la1n.bsky.social
Same old me, but even older and hairier
So we've seen the back of Mandy at last.
Aahh - just remembered how many times we thought that previously.
Aahh - just remembered how many times we thought that previously.
February 2, 2026 at 8:14 AM
So we've seen the back of Mandy at last.
Aahh - just remembered how many times we thought that previously.
Aahh - just remembered how many times we thought that previously.
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With news that organist and broadcaster Nigel Ogden has died here's a chance to enjoy a 1990 edition of Radio 2's The Organist Entertains
youtu.be/ZaiShZqOpms
youtu.be/ZaiShZqOpms
The Organist Entertains
YouTube video by RandomRadioJottings
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January 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM
With news that organist and broadcaster Nigel Ogden has died here's a chance to enjoy a 1990 edition of Radio 2's The Organist Entertains
youtu.be/ZaiShZqOpms
youtu.be/ZaiShZqOpms
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Not even 'both sides' here - the crucial bit is removed out from the parents' statement (giving the false impression that they did not rebut the administration's lies), while the administration's lie is presented without rebuttal. Truly appalling stuff.
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Not even 'both sides' here - the crucial bit is removed out from the parents' statement (giving the false impression that they did not rebut the administration's lies), while the administration's lie is presented without rebuttal. Truly appalling stuff.
Nothing to see here: just the Labour Party continuing their long term policy of political suicide.
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Nothing to see here: just the Labour Party continuing their long term policy of political suicide.
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A government report on the national security implications of ecosystem collapse is finally out, and it’s even more shocking than feared | Prof Rupert Read
A suppressed warning finally appears: ecosystem collapse as a national security threat
A government report on the national security implications of ecosystem collapse is finally out, and it’s even more shocking than feared
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 6:23 AM
A government report on the national security implications of ecosystem collapse is finally out, and it’s even more shocking than feared | Prof Rupert Read
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"Nigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the World Economic Forum that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018"
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ps Sasan Ghandehari donated £100K to Reform
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ps Sasan Ghandehari donated £100K to Reform
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 AM
"Nigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the World Economic Forum that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018"
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ps Sasan Ghandehari donated £100K to Reform
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ps Sasan Ghandehari donated £100K to Reform
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January 24, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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FULL UPDATE!: We learn from the Times in this morning’s paper that indeed as I surmised (see thread below) the Govt >haven’t< released an unredacted version of this bombshell report. What a scandal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM
FULL UPDATE!: We learn from the Times in this morning’s paper that indeed as I surmised (see thread below) the Govt >haven’t< released an unredacted version of this bombshell report. What a scandal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
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Three journalists on their way to film a displacement camp in central Gaza were among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday. Their vehicle was known to the Israeli military and their work was sponsored by the Egyptian Relief Committee www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Three journalists on their way to film a displacement camp in central Gaza were among at least 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday. Their vehicle was known to the Israeli military and their work was sponsored by the Egyptian Relief Committee www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Molly Windley RIP 👇https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25783856.obituary-singing-postmans-muse-molly-windley-dies-92/
Singing Postman's muse Molly Windley who 'smook like a chimley' dies at 92
Obituary: She is said to have "smook like a chimley" yet Norfolk’s Molly Windley lived to a ripe old age before her death at 92.
www.edp24.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Molly Windley RIP 👇https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25783856.obituary-singing-postmans-muse-molly-windley-dies-92/
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
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This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
BBC lunchtime news gaily broadcast Badenoch criticism of the T&C deal without bothering to point out that she was part of the government that negotiated it. Probably no time for proper reporting as needed for the rubbish Beckham story.
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
BBC lunchtime news gaily broadcast Badenoch criticism of the T&C deal without bothering to point out that she was part of the government that negotiated it. Probably no time for proper reporting as needed for the rubbish Beckham story.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
A gloomy and dank Sunday morning brightened by a near perfect hellebore bloom.
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
A gloomy and dank Sunday morning brightened by a near perfect hellebore bloom.
Perhaps Farrage should announce that Jenrick isn't welcome. Too unspeakably awful even for Reform.
January 15, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Perhaps Farrage should announce that Jenrick isn't welcome. Too unspeakably awful even for Reform.
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A Twilight Zone episode made real. My state rep filed a bill to send librarians to prison for TWO YEARS hard labor for attending a professional conference. It failed bc it is crazy but it didn’t stop the lies. Librarians are under attack—this isn’t opinion, it’s fact. And I won’t stop fighting it.
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A Twilight Zone episode made real. My state rep filed a bill to send librarians to prison for TWO YEARS hard labor for attending a professional conference. It failed bc it is crazy but it didn’t stop the lies. Librarians are under attack—this isn’t opinion, it’s fact. And I won’t stop fighting it.
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
Still waiting.
I hope someone from Essex Libraries attends this. They were among the first to harness social media but more recently seem to present an attitude of disinterest. Prove me wrong!
This is on Friday 31st January 2025 from midday until 2pm, a workshop led by me, and I'm very much looking forward to it!
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Still waiting.
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Christmas decorations are down and put away. Everything looks so dim for a few days now.
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Christmas decorations are down and put away. Everything looks so dim for a few days now.
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My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
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Happy NY!!! Since 2014 we have pioneered the restoration of overgrown ponds & lost infilled #ghostponds in the UK. Our methods, learnt from a wonderful farmer (Richard Waddingham), are mega successful & lead to massive biodiversity gains for aquatic & terrestrial species. Please support us in 2026 🎉
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happy NY!!! Since 2014 we have pioneered the restoration of overgrown ponds & lost infilled #ghostponds in the UK. Our methods, learnt from a wonderful farmer (Richard Waddingham), are mega successful & lead to massive biodiversity gains for aquatic & terrestrial species. Please support us in 2026 🎉