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Carole Flint 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈
@carolebristol.bsky.social
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I like cooking, photography, reading, music and wine. I have two Westies who I love dearly and I am in a civil partnership. History is a passion of mine, also Wargaming. Take a look at my blog https://hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/
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This is why no one should ever listen to influencers.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
carolebristol.bsky.social
OK, so what about releasing the report Johnson suppressed and then getting MI5 to carry out a wider and deeper investigation into Russian interference in the UK, including the Brexit referendum?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill
It would be expedient for Reform to take Labour’s advice and disavow ‘Putin talking points’
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
The illegal Zionist settlers in the West Bank are escalating their programme of ethnic cleansing;

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire
UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally, as settlers attack farmers and burn olive trees
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
In March 2019 we took a trip around France, to buy wine and other things in case the UK was going to leave the EU at the end of the month. Here is Montpellier in the sunshine on March 11th, taken with my Pentax K-70.

#France #Montpellier #Pentax #photography #DSLR
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
She looks a bit Grimdark to me. A nice @badsquiddogames.bsky.social sci fi mini;

#nerdlings #wargames #grimdark

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A Bad Squiddo Sci Fi figure .......
hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
I am now wondering if the US Navy's carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford is able to sail along and launch aircraft at the same time.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
And this is why I hate international football. Pointless "friendlies" where our players get injured. Mind you I don't really care about international tournaments either.

#football #arsenal #internationalfootball

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gabriel injury: Arsenal defender to miss Brazil game with thigh injury
Arsenal defender Gabriel will miss Brazil's game on Tuesday after scans confirmed a thigh injury.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
Trump can Do One. The BBC shouldn't take any notice of a jumped-up tinpot dictator and even if some US court finds in his favour, it should refuse to accept the ruling or pay any money.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
carolebristol.bsky.social
The last of my @badsquiddogames.bsky.social Fantasy/D&D figures;

#fantasywargames #28mmfigures #nerdlings #D&D

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The last of my Bad Squiddo D&D figures
hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
This is disgraceful. Labour really doesn't give toss about the environment or protecting wildlife. What is the point of this, apart pandering to the developers?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
carolebristol.bsky.social
Here's another case of historic sexual abuse the flag-shaggers won't be getting outraged about;

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds
Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
Chinese curry with tofu, mushrooms, onions and peppers, and steamed rice.

#chinesefood #tofu #cooking #midweekfood
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
In case you were wondering about the background to the BBC resignations and who Michael Prescott is, it all becomes clear. We are seeing a right-wing plot to destroy the BBC.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
The next time someone from the Labour Party boasts about Labour's green credentials, laugh in their face and show them this. Hypocritical is a word that hardly covers Labour's position, but mendacious and duplicitous help it along;

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
More 28mm Fantasy from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social ;

#D&D #fantasy #dungeonsanddragons #nerdlings

hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/11/guar...
Guards! Guards!
hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Ian's a nice guy and @fenrisgames.com sells fantastic things. Let's help him pay for his dog Oz's surgery.
fenrisgames.com ian.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 24d
Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
me in a red tee (white guy with mohawk, dreads and tattoos) cuddling Oz (black, breindle & white husky-staffie cross sitting on wooden table, leaning against me).
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
After being without a functioning carpet washer for the last three years, last week we bought a brand new Vax. We spent this morning vacuuming and vaxxing the front room carpet and our bedroom and landing carpets. The sheer amount of yuck that we removed was amazing. Still, nice clean carpets again.
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
More D&D/Fantasy figures;

#nerdlings #dungeonsanddragons #wargames

hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-fe...
A few more Dungeons and Dragons characters
hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
carolebristol.bsky.social
Chicken breast escalope in a cream and wild mushroom sauce with steamed spinach and roasted new potatoes. Our wine is a 2021 Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara Pinot Noir.

#FrenchFood #FrenchCuisine #cooking #foodandwine
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Last night it was steak frites, washed down with a bottle of Paul Jaboulet Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône, which was a perfect match. Sometimes, the simple things are best.

#frenchfood #cooking #foodandwine #cuisine
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
carolebristol.bsky.social
The Apple TV series of Down Cemetery Road is absolutely nothing like the original novel. So far, I am finding this disappointing.

#ZoeBoehm #MickHerron #AppleTV
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
Here's a ditty that seems appropriate for tonight;

#halloween #spooky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Ud...
Come to the Sabbat - Black Widow
YouTube video by Thiago Lima Rodrigues
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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What amazing and beautiful photos;

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Week in wildlife: a tiger in a tube, migrating crabs and busy Highland beavers
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
carolebristol.bsky.social
This is an utter disgrace. This isn't America and we shouldn't follow the lead of the Orange Turd-in-Chief.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
More than half of UK businesses changing DEI approach due to Trump’s criticism
Leading UK organisations reacting to pushback against diversity initiatives in the US by reviewing or even scrapping policies
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
carolebristol.bsky.social
A few fantasy minis from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social ;

#D&D #nerdlings #wargames #fantasygames

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Some Dungeons and Dragons characters
hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM