Chris Worthing
@chrisworthing.bsky.social
Please do not follow me unless we've already interacted. I dislike Crypto. But I do like: History, Family & Royal; Politics; Whodunnits; Roses; Cats & most dogs. Lives in Worthing, Sussex England
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Floats are one thing that deserve a comeback.
January 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Floats are one thing that deserve a comeback.
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Be careful all you oldies today. The paths are slippery. I've almost fallen arse over tit countless times on the way to Sainsbury's x
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Be careful all you oldies today. The paths are slippery. I've almost fallen arse over tit countless times on the way to Sainsbury's x
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2074 years ago, on the 7th of January 49 BCE, the Roman Senate threatened to declare Caesar a public enemy if he failed to disband his army, causing the tribunes who supported him to flee to Ravenna. Caesar refused to comply and marched on Rome, crossing the Rubicon, days later. #otd #history 🗃️
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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This I’m afraid of typical America. They go in rising hell and have no plan for what comes after.
They’ve done this time again
They’ve done this time again
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This I’m afraid of typical America. They go in rising hell and have no plan for what comes after.
They’ve done this time again
They’ve done this time again
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Watching snow for the first time
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Watching snow for the first time
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So far in 1066:
• Edward the Confessor has died.
• Harold Godwineson has been named king instead of Edgar Ætheling.
• Edward has been buried.
• Harold has been crowned.
It's still only 6 January.
• Edward the Confessor has died.
• Harold Godwineson has been named king instead of Edgar Ætheling.
• Edward has been buried.
• Harold has been crowned.
It's still only 6 January.
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
So far in 1066:
• Edward the Confessor has died.
• Harold Godwineson has been named king instead of Edgar Ætheling.
• Edward has been buried.
• Harold has been crowned.
It's still only 6 January.
• Edward the Confessor has died.
• Harold Godwineson has been named king instead of Edgar Ætheling.
• Edward has been buried.
• Harold has been crowned.
It's still only 6 January.
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Farage’s plot to abolish the OBR shows Reform is not a serious party
Voters remember only too well what happened when Liz Truss sidelined the financial watchdog
Don’t just like it, share it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Voters remember only too well what happened when Liz Truss sidelined the financial watchdog
Don’t just like it, share it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Farage’s plot to abolish the OBR shows Reform is not a serious party
Voters remember only too well what happened when Liz Truss sidelined the financial watchdog
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Farage’s plot to abolish the OBR shows Reform is not a serious party
Voters remember only too well what happened when Liz Truss sidelined the financial watchdog
Don’t just like it, share it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Voters remember only too well what happened when Liz Truss sidelined the financial watchdog
Don’t just like it, share it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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The government is legislating a 6-month wait before you can do your driving test. Which is ridiculous because the dysfunction of the DVSA site means learners have to wait longer than that (and pay extra £££ to scalpers) to book already. Maybe we should just solve the problems instead?
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
The government is legislating a 6-month wait before you can do your driving test. Which is ridiculous because the dysfunction of the DVSA site means learners have to wait longer than that (and pay extra £££ to scalpers) to book already. Maybe we should just solve the problems instead?
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Shit, all the roads are pavements are covered in black ice. Was just driving down and the car started slipping for a good 20 metre, couldn’t do anything, had to just turn into the curb and luckily the verge stopped me. Car in front went into a tree. Have parked up and walked home.
January 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Shit, all the roads are pavements are covered in black ice. Was just driving down and the car started slipping for a good 20 metre, couldn’t do anything, had to just turn into the curb and luckily the verge stopped me. Car in front went into a tree. Have parked up and walked home.
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A sad, but wholly accurate summary of the nation formally knows as the United States!
January 7, 2026 at 7:59 AM
A sad, but wholly accurate summary of the nation formally knows as the United States!
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is gonna prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for saying something that is in the Uniform Code of Military Justice — It’s nonsense — What I said in November is the exact same thing Pete Hegseth said in 2016. This is about stifling people’s speech”
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is gonna prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for saying something that is in the Uniform Code of Military Justice — It’s nonsense — What I said in November is the exact same thing Pete Hegseth said in 2016. This is about stifling people’s speech”
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The Daleks are taking notes!
Roborock’s latest vacuum is reaching new heights, literally. The Saros Rover is equipped with legs that help it climb stairs so it can clean multiple floors in your home. It can also clean the stairs as it goes, roll down slopes, and jump over (small) obstacles.
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
The Daleks are taking notes!
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Jimmy Kimmel is a national treasure.
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Jimmy Kimmel is a national treasure.
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KERNEN: Europeans are talking about it almost being like Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
January 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
KERNEN: Europeans are talking about it almost being like Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
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Tell that to Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Samoa and Panama. Tell that to California, which we "won" in the Mexican American war that took California and much of the Southwest. Tell that to Florida, which we used military incursions to pressure Spain to cede to us.
January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Tell that to Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Samoa and Panama. Tell that to California, which we "won" in the Mexican American war that took California and much of the Southwest. Tell that to Florida, which we used military incursions to pressure Spain to cede to us.
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We know what happens when a US President ignores international law. My friend Charles Kennedy understood what was at stake in 2003 when he stood against the Iraq war.
Unlike the Labour government, we will not look the other way.
Unlike the Labour government, we will not look the other way.
January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
We know what happens when a US President ignores international law. My friend Charles Kennedy understood what was at stake in 2003 when he stood against the Iraq war.
Unlike the Labour government, we will not look the other way.
Unlike the Labour government, we will not look the other way.
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Shocking update!!
I called HMRC, the message said 30 minute wait and then put me straight through. Polite person could not help, but directly transferred me to another polite person who could immediately see and explain the problem. All sorted in less than 10 minutes. All credit to HMRC 🙌
I called HMRC, the message said 30 minute wait and then put me straight through. Polite person could not help, but directly transferred me to another polite person who could immediately see and explain the problem. All sorted in less than 10 minutes. All credit to HMRC 🙌
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Shocking update!!
I called HMRC, the message said 30 minute wait and then put me straight through. Polite person could not help, but directly transferred me to another polite person who could immediately see and explain the problem. All sorted in less than 10 minutes. All credit to HMRC 🙌
I called HMRC, the message said 30 minute wait and then put me straight through. Polite person could not help, but directly transferred me to another polite person who could immediately see and explain the problem. All sorted in less than 10 minutes. All credit to HMRC 🙌
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Swedish media SVT reports that Russian fishing boats were caught spying in Norwegian waters near Kirkenes.
The border has been closed since the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The border has been closed since the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Swedish media SVT reports that Russian fishing boats were caught spying in Norwegian waters near Kirkenes.
The border has been closed since the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The border has been closed since the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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I mean they do lose when their polls go down. Belief and nerve aren't much use in winning elections if no one votes for you.
Keir Starmer has this morning urged Cabinet to keep its nerve amid grim opinion polling (today’s YouGov put Labour in third place behind Reform & Tories)
“Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither,” he said
“Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither,” he said
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I mean they do lose when their polls go down. Belief and nerve aren't much use in winning elections if no one votes for you.