Richard Webb
@fasgadh.bsky.social
Knackered ex orienteer and map collector- now on a bike much of the time. Hill bagger.
East Lothian.
Unfortunately due to some authoritarian overreach from our neighbours and overlords and over enthusiastic compliance, I am unable to easily access DMs.
East Lothian.
Unfortunately due to some authoritarian overreach from our neighbours and overlords and over enthusiastic compliance, I am unable to easily access DMs.
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This is the best takedown of Musk I’ve ever read. From a beloved author around my age no less, Joyce Carol Oates.
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is the best takedown of Musk I’ve ever read. From a beloved author around my age no less, Joyce Carol Oates.
Poplars, #Herefordshire. There were cattle grazing here as well.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Poplars, #Herefordshire. There were cattle grazing here as well.
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Nigel Farage, who has appeared on BBC Question Time 38 times, says the BBC has been insitutionally biased for decades.
He may have a point.
He may have a point.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nigel Farage, who has appeared on BBC Question Time 38 times, says the BBC has been insitutionally biased for decades.
He may have a point.
He may have a point.
"a long list of political biases at the #BBC"
So that will be your residence there Lord Haw Haw?
(Nice of Shitler to speak to his rectal polyp)
So that will be your residence there Lord Haw Haw?
(Nice of Shitler to speak to his rectal polyp)
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"a long list of political biases at the #BBC"
So that will be your residence there Lord Haw Haw?
(Nice of Shitler to speak to his rectal polyp)
So that will be your residence there Lord Haw Haw?
(Nice of Shitler to speak to his rectal polyp)
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This is exactly what I see every time I watch the mainstream mediathese days. Platforming fascists and conspiracy theorists in the deluded belief that it gives balance to an argument. Also, they ARE Nazis. Even the guy who came up with Godwin's Law says so:
March 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is exactly what I see every time I watch the mainstream mediathese days. Platforming fascists and conspiracy theorists in the deluded belief that it gives balance to an argument. Also, they ARE Nazis. Even the guy who came up with Godwin's Law says so:
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
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Pickering Forest 1980. British Relay Championships. #NorthYorkMoors, #EBOR #Orienteering #Maps #OldOrienteeringMaps
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pickering Forest 1980. British Relay Championships. #NorthYorkMoors, #EBOR #Orienteering #Maps #OldOrienteeringMaps
Castle Malwood 1980. #NewForest.
Scene of the killing of the Norman king William II. This is the southern edge of the 1980s British Championships area and used as a warm up event.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Maps #Orienteering #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub #Regicide ?
Scene of the killing of the Norman king William II. This is the southern edge of the 1980s British Championships area and used as a warm up event.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Maps #Orienteering #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub #Regicide ?
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Castle Malwood 1980. #NewForest.
Scene of the killing of the Norman king William II. This is the southern edge of the 1980s British Championships area and used as a warm up event.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Maps #Orienteering #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub #Regicide ?
Scene of the killing of the Norman king William II. This is the southern edge of the 1980s British Championships area and used as a warm up event.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Maps #Orienteering #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub #Regicide ?
Connel Bridge, #Argyll, #Scotland
Built as a railway bridge and for a while was used by road traffic as well as the railway. Below are the Falls of Lora where the apron at the mouth of a fjord is at sea level, so a waterfall in the sea can form at certain stages at certain stages of the tide.
Built as a railway bridge and for a while was used by road traffic as well as the railway. Below are the Falls of Lora where the apron at the mouth of a fjord is at sea level, so a waterfall in the sea can form at certain stages at certain stages of the tide.
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
Wrekin 1979. E. half of the map which included some very brambly industrial ground on limestone as well as the Uriconian ridge itself. 1st use was for the Midland Championships. This map was for a use up the map stock badge event #OldOrienteeringMaps #Orienteering #Maps #WrekinOrienteers #Shropshire
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wrekin 1979. E. half of the map which included some very brambly industrial ground on limestone as well as the Uriconian ridge itself. 1st use was for the Midland Championships. This map was for a use up the map stock badge event #OldOrienteeringMaps #Orienteering #Maps #WrekinOrienteers #Shropshire
King's Garn Gutter #NewForest 1980
British Championships M19 course. Very hot, very runnable.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Orienteering #Maps #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub
British Championships M19 course. Very hot, very runnable.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Orienteering #Maps #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
King's Garn Gutter #NewForest 1980
British Championships M19 course. Very hot, very runnable.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Orienteering #Maps #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub
British Championships M19 course. Very hot, very runnable.
#OldOrienteeringMaps #Orienteering #Maps #SouthamptonOrienteeringClub
Woodland, Craig a Barns, #Perthshire Nov 2nd. Much of the forest above the Cave Pass has been felled. Some survivors here.
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Woodland, Craig a Barns, #Perthshire Nov 2nd. Much of the forest above the Cave Pass has been felled. Some survivors here.
Cramond, 1980 Cramond to Silverknowes with a photocopied map for an evening event. Mapped by Carol McNeil and others from Dunfermline College, the big black buildings on the west of the area (now houses). #OldOrienteeringMaps #OMaps #Orienteering #ESOC
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/10101
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/10101
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cramond, 1980 Cramond to Silverknowes with a photocopied map for an evening event. Mapped by Carol McNeil and others from Dunfermline College, the big black buildings on the west of the area (now houses). #OldOrienteeringMaps #OMaps #Orienteering #ESOC
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/10101
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/10101
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Image of the Sun.
Taken at night.
Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.
Not with light but neutrinos.
Taken at night.
Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.
Not with light but neutrinos.
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Image of the Sun.
Taken at night.
Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.
Not with light but neutrinos.
Taken at night.
Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.
Not with light but neutrinos.
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Somehow missed the sad news that Peter Watkins has died. A pioneer of blurring the lines between fact and fiction on screen. Culloden, The War Game, Privilege, Edvard Munch are all incredible pieces of work. One of the best and most unique filmmakers in British cinema.
Peter Watkins, Oscar-winning director of The War Game, dies aged 90
Radical English director who clashed with the BBC over his ‘horrifying’ film about nuclear war, was forced to look abroad to continue working
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Somehow missed the sad news that Peter Watkins has died. A pioneer of blurring the lines between fact and fiction on screen. Culloden, The War Game, Privilege, Edvard Munch are all incredible pieces of work. One of the best and most unique filmmakers in British cinema.
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🪬🧿 The Illiterati made me laugh
#flatearthers #antivaxxers #moonlanding #climatechangedenier #chemtrails #illiterati #conspiracy #denial #beliefs #science #alttext
#flatearthers #antivaxxers #moonlanding #climatechangedenier #chemtrails #illiterati #conspiracy #denial #beliefs #science #alttext
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🪬🧿 The Illiterati made me laugh
#flatearthers #antivaxxers #moonlanding #climatechangedenier #chemtrails #illiterati #conspiracy #denial #beliefs #science #alttext
#flatearthers #antivaxxers #moonlanding #climatechangedenier #chemtrails #illiterati #conspiracy #denial #beliefs #science #alttext
Lago Todos Los Santos, Chile
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Lago Todos Los Santos, Chile
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Everyone at Hereford FC is devastated to learn of the passing of Hereford United Legend, Colin Addison, at the age of 85.
https://herefordfc.co.uk/2025/10/tributes-paid-to-edgar-street-legend-colin-addison/
#COYW | #OurCity
https://herefordfc.co.uk/2025/10/tributes-paid-to-edgar-street-legend-colin-addison/
#COYW | #OurCity
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Everyone at Hereford FC is devastated to learn of the passing of Hereford United Legend, Colin Addison, at the age of 85.
https://herefordfc.co.uk/2025/10/tributes-paid-to-edgar-street-legend-colin-addison/
#COYW | #OurCity
https://herefordfc.co.uk/2025/10/tributes-paid-to-edgar-street-legend-colin-addison/
#COYW | #OurCity
Happendon 1978. Another from the golden age of scribing. I was familiar with the map from Harvey's JK stands. Now only the eastern part is used, it is not possible to cross the motorway that has been built since. #OldOrienteeringMaps, #Orienteering #Lanarkshire
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Happendon 1978. Another from the golden age of scribing. I was familiar with the map from Harvey's JK stands. Now only the eastern part is used, it is not possible to cross the motorway that has been built since. #OldOrienteeringMaps, #Orienteering #Lanarkshire
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
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[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
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NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
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KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
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[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
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[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1970s, by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1970s, by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.