Chris Hounsell
@chrisvjhounsell.bsky.social
Committee member, Saltford Business Network. Volunteer Saltford Community Post Office & Library Hub, Ex-Imperial College Chem. Personal account - views my own.
Not a good samaritan then - he "walked by on the other side"
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Not a good samaritan then - he "walked by on the other side"
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Shoestring. Brilliant!
February 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Shoestring. Brilliant!
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Olympic chiefs have got it badly wrong over Heraskevych ban and owe him an apology | Lizzy Yarnold
Olympic chiefs have got it badly wrong over Heraskevych ban and owe him an apology | Lizzy Yarnold
As athletes we try to focus on our event and the task at hand, but our lives do not take place in a vacuum
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Olympic chiefs have got it badly wrong over Heraskevych ban and owe him an apology | Lizzy Yarnold
And are young men keen on being fathers?
I can’t say I’m keen on hearing these creepy authoritarians telling women to ‘Breed for Britain’ because of their racist white replacement theory. Actually shuddered reading this, it’s viscerally revolting.
Reform candidate calls for young girls to be given "biological reality check" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
February 13, 2026 at 8:56 AM
And are young men keen on being fathers?
Even better. Try to use your local independent bookshop/camera shop if you have one. A lot of these big chains have USA parent companies.
If you need inspiration, just consider that your purchases on Amazon help fund the $40 million Trump bribe that was the Melania documentary.
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Even better. Try to use your local independent bookshop/camera shop if you have one. A lot of these big chains have USA parent companies.
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So you can be Russian and take part in the Olympics as long as you take participate under an independent banner. But to commemorate murdered sportspeople because they were murdered by Russian troops in an illegal war the Ukrainian sportsman get disqualified 🙄 it's crap.
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 AM
So you can be Russian and take part in the Olympics as long as you take participate under an independent banner. But to commemorate murdered sportspeople because they were murdered by Russian troops in an illegal war the Ukrainian sportsman get disqualified 🙄 it's crap.
A stupid decision
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete disqualified from skeleton over helmet tribute – live
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete disqualified from skeleton over helmet tribute – live
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Per the Associated Press:
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry was waiting for Heraskevych at the top of the track when he arrived at around 8.15am Thursday, or roughly 75 minutes before the start of the men’s skeleton race. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
A stupid decision
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I think they should invite her but make sure she knows all questions, answers and speeches, including hers, must be in Welsh.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I think they should invite her but make sure she knows all questions, answers and speeches, including hers, must be in Welsh.
AI is so inaccurate it cannot even get the opening times of our local post office right!!
No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI | Samuel Woolley
No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI | Samuel Woolley
Moltbook, a social media site for AI agents, is nothing new. Still, the marriage of big tech and politics demands we take a stand
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
AI is so inaccurate it cannot even get the opening times of our local post office right!!
This is no surprise to anyone, is it?
Russian officials have no desire to halt Russia’s almost 4-year-old invasion of neighboring Ukraine and think they can “outsmart” the United States during talks with Washington about how to end the war, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press.
Russia thinks it can outsmart the US during Ukraine peace talks, a European intelligence chief says
Russian officials have no intention of ending their war in Ukraine, according to a senior European intelligence official.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is no surprise to anyone, is it?
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"A lot of peace of mind for 26%"
(and if they decided to #TaxTheRicn more
and #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
it could be even lower ...)
via Democratic Socialism Now
(and if they decided to #TaxTheRicn more
and #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
it could be even lower ...)
via Democratic Socialism Now
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"A lot of peace of mind for 26%"
(and if they decided to #TaxTheRicn more
and #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
it could be even lower ...)
via Democratic Socialism Now
(and if they decided to #TaxTheRicn more
and #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence
it could be even lower ...)
via Democratic Socialism Now
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That should clear things up.
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
That should clear things up.
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Well said . The media in this country is a disgrace
Lets call it as it is..
MSM worked tirelessly to undermine Labour & Starmer since the Election ❌
They’ve been promoting Farage & Reform daily, Reform has just 6 MPs but BBC had them on multiple times over LibDems with 72 MPs❌
Tories scandal after scandal & got kid gloves❌
#MSMNeedsBalanceNotBias
MSM worked tirelessly to undermine Labour & Starmer since the Election ❌
They’ve been promoting Farage & Reform daily, Reform has just 6 MPs but BBC had them on multiple times over LibDems with 72 MPs❌
Tories scandal after scandal & got kid gloves❌
#MSMNeedsBalanceNotBias
Starmer facing Labour MPs after cabinet ministers back PM to stay in office
Support from Starmer's team came as Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the PM to resign, saying
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Well said . The media in this country is a disgrace
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If you spot the “pure English blood” preacher Goodwin outside your house, he might even fraudulently Photoshop a Reform UK poster onto your window - then all your friends and relatives will think you’re a Reformmoron. #UKPolitics
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
If you spot the “pure English blood” preacher Goodwin outside your house, he might even fraudulently Photoshop a Reform UK poster onto your window - then all your friends and relatives will think you’re a Reformmoron. #UKPolitics
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On a train to London for #GeneralSynod. Quite a bit of Wiltshire is under water, too
I'm looking forward to another episode of Question Time or News night with pundits opining on why Net Zero is too expensive, while the local news covers people in Somerset who may have to abandon their homes for good and farmers in despair about damage to their yields.
another yellow warning today, yes
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
On a train to London for #GeneralSynod. Quite a bit of Wiltshire is under water, too
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Brilliant news as plans for the Fashion Museum 👗✨ move forward with £1.745m from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
This will bring fashion to life for local and global audiences as well as boosting investment, jobs and tourism in Bath.
A great addition to our city!
This will bring fashion to life for local and global audiences as well as boosting investment, jobs and tourism in Bath.
A great addition to our city!
Council welcomes new £1.7m funding for Fashion Museum Bath and Milsom Quarter | Newsroom | Bath & North East Somerset Council
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s plans to develop Fashion Museum Bath have taken a step forward with £1.745m grant funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Brilliant news as plans for the Fashion Museum 👗✨ move forward with £1.745m from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
This will bring fashion to life for local and global audiences as well as boosting investment, jobs and tourism in Bath.
A great addition to our city!
This will bring fashion to life for local and global audiences as well as boosting investment, jobs and tourism in Bath.
A great addition to our city!
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Missed this yesterday. Massive boost for Ukraine’s arms industry, who have been pushing for export controls to be lifted. Creates even more opportunity to develop new equipment, innovate and fund the defensive effort. Great news.
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Missed this yesterday. Massive boost for Ukraine’s arms industry, who have been pushing for export controls to be lifted. Creates even more opportunity to develop new equipment, innovate and fund the defensive effort. Great news.
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"It took decades of painstaking work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory for her to come up with the geodesic systems that would allow the precise measurements and mapping needed for the technology – her work nevertheless transformed modern life."
Gladys West obituary
Mathematician whose work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory was pivotal to the development of GPS
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
"It took decades of painstaking work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory for her to come up with the geodesic systems that would allow the precise measurements and mapping needed for the technology – her work nevertheless transformed modern life."
#GTTO was the main reason!
Key question: did Morgan McSweeney 'win' the 2024 UK election?
Or was it the broad coalition that hated what the Tories did / had become / promised to do?
Was it the Brexit lies, the COVID parties, the racism and the economic crappiness? Or Mr McSweeney? 🤔
Or was it the broad coalition that hated what the Tories did / had become / promised to do?
Was it the Brexit lies, the COVID parties, the racism and the economic crappiness? Or Mr McSweeney? 🤔
Did he though? I think people merely wanted to #GTTO after 14 years of misrule.
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
#GTTO was the main reason!
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Corbynistas as Faragists have something in common I will never forgive them for. Without them, Brexit would not have happened.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Corbynistas as Faragists have something in common I will never forgive them for. Without them, Brexit would not have happened.
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UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says
Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says
Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says
Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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While there is justified outrage about Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor &others, the relentless media focus on Keir Starmer (who was NOT mentioned in any Epstein file) is overdone.
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM
While there is justified outrage about Mandelson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor &others, the relentless media focus on Keir Starmer (who was NOT mentioned in any Epstein file) is overdone.
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
By contrast, no focus on Farage who WAS mentioned (and who, BTW, applauded the appointment of Mandelson)…
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After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
'BBC policy on Brexit is not impartial'
Why is the BBC giving so much time to hardline Brexiteers, asks journalist Raymond Snoddy
www.radiotimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...