Robert
@fortherestless.bsky.social
Millennial 🫠
Woke remoaner 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
Nerd 🤓
Cat lover 🐈⬛
Wiltshire 🌳
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💼 - Local government - citizen digital services, websites, devops, Drupal, general IT engineer dogsbody
Woke remoaner 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
Nerd 🤓
Cat lover 🐈⬛
Wiltshire 🌳
❤️ - 🚙 💻 📷 🚈 🚌 ☕️ 🍰 📻 🌍
💼 - Local government - citizen digital services, websites, devops, Drupal, general IT engineer dogsbody
It has started. Fuck Zuck.
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
It has started. Fuck Zuck.
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It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.
January 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.
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If you press the bottom of the cylinder, her legs collapse
December 27, 2024 at 8:37 AM
If you press the bottom of the cylinder, her legs collapse
Elon Musk crashed our all staff 'Colleague Forum' at work today. Wild.
December 9, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Elon Musk crashed our all staff 'Colleague Forum' at work today. Wild.
This Apple Music Replay ‘24 highlight is perhaps my greatest achievement.
December 5, 2024 at 1:27 AM
This Apple Music Replay ‘24 highlight is perhaps my greatest achievement.
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This is one very important example of the damaging and dangerous effect of c40% cuts to BBC’s public funding by the Conservative government 2010-2024. No public service organisation cut in this way could function as it should. Cutting the BBC is a win for autocratic regimes like Russia and China.
Yesterday, I asked about the impact cuts to BBC world service have had to availability of impartial news in the Middle East
In a shocking example, closure of BBC Arabic radio led to Russia Today taking over the same frequency
Today’s evidence session continues investigating cuts to BBC World news
In a shocking example, closure of BBC Arabic radio led to Russia Today taking over the same frequency
Today’s evidence session continues investigating cuts to BBC World news
December 1, 2024 at 11:10 PM
This is one very important example of the damaging and dangerous effect of c40% cuts to BBC’s public funding by the Conservative government 2010-2024. No public service organisation cut in this way could function as it should. Cutting the BBC is a win for autocratic regimes like Russia and China.
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On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate it.
Ate it.
December 1, 2024 at 8:58 AM
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate it.
Ate it.
How long before Greg(g) gets an angry monologue show on GBeebies then 😂
Oh maaate *slaps head*
Keep your sock on 🧦
Oh maaate *slaps head*
Keep your sock on 🧦
November 29, 2024 at 5:53 PM
How long before Greg(g) gets an angry monologue show on GBeebies then 😂
Oh maaate *slaps head*
Keep your sock on 🧦
Oh maaate *slaps head*
Keep your sock on 🧦
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One of my favourite Gregg Wallace pics.
November 28, 2024 at 1:50 PM
One of my favourite Gregg Wallace pics.
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apparently Gregg Wallace is back in the news, here’s a flashback
November 29, 2024 at 12:24 PM
apparently Gregg Wallace is back in the news, here’s a flashback
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Jesus Christ!
Vindman is a hero who helped protect America from an attempt by Trump and Kremlin agents in Ukraine to steal the 2020 election. I know because I wrote a national bestseller on this
This is the co-President of the United States threatening to kill him.
Things are going to get so bad!
Vindman is a hero who helped protect America from an attempt by Trump and Kremlin agents in Ukraine to steal the 2020 election. I know because I wrote a national bestseller on this
This is the co-President of the United States threatening to kill him.
Things are going to get so bad!
November 27, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Jesus Christ!
Vindman is a hero who helped protect America from an attempt by Trump and Kremlin agents in Ukraine to steal the 2020 election. I know because I wrote a national bestseller on this
This is the co-President of the United States threatening to kill him.
Things are going to get so bad!
Vindman is a hero who helped protect America from an attempt by Trump and Kremlin agents in Ukraine to steal the 2020 election. I know because I wrote a national bestseller on this
This is the co-President of the United States threatening to kill him.
Things are going to get so bad!
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the prime minister of israel and the leader of hamas going on the run from the international criminal court has the makings of an incredible buddy/road trip movie.
November 21, 2024 at 1:17 PM
the prime minister of israel and the leader of hamas going on the run from the international criminal court has the makings of an incredible buddy/road trip movie.
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what’s whitney houston’s favourite type of coordination?
HAAAAND EYEEEE
HAAAAND EYEEEE
November 20, 2024 at 2:04 PM
what’s whitney houston’s favourite type of coordination?
HAAAAND EYEEEE
HAAAAND EYEEEE
Staying up way too late for a work night and watching @profbriancox.bsky.social beautiful Solar System doco on iPlayer is a top tier treat. Just magnificent.
November 20, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Staying up way too late for a work night and watching @profbriancox.bsky.social beautiful Solar System doco on iPlayer is a top tier treat. Just magnificent.
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I see the Tories and their media are struggling to define a farmer
November 19, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I see the Tories and their media are struggling to define a farmer
Some perspective: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
![Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), an independent economy think-tank, told Sky News: "The changes will affect a remarkably small number of some of the most valuable farms."
He added: "[Farms are] still more generously treated, actually, than farms used to be in decades past."
The Treasury estimates that 500 estates including agricultural land will be affected by the agricultural property relief reform, external per year.
Dan Neidle, an independent tax expert, says the number of actual farms, external affected is likely to be below 500 per year.
There were a total of 462 inherited farms valued above £1m in 2021-22, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), external:
345 valued between £1m and £2.5m
80 at £2.5m to £5m
37 above £5m
Under the new rules, those 462 farms would be affected by the 20% inheritance tax on any value above £1m (not on the whole value).
However, as Mr Neidle points out, like for the rest of the population, there is no inheritance tax to be paid on the value of property up to £325,000, bringing the untaxed total to £1.325m.
If a farmer is married, his or her spouse would be able to pass on another £1.325m tax free, taking the total untaxed amount to £2.65m.
There were 117 farms valued above £2.5m in 2021-22, according to the HMRC figures, external.
In addition, there is an £175,000 tax-free allowance on a main residence when it's being passed on to children or grandchildren. This brings the total untaxed amount for a farming couple to up to £3m.
Steve Reed, the secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, confirmed the "vast majority" of farmers will not be affected by changes. Writing in the Telegraph, external, he said "only the richest estates will be asked to pay".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hafbrtxat3sf7434r3itlw2m/bafkreiagqd4bmh5fkpsubedeb4i2dg6hkbxbw4exfumyggklrnxxi3z4ny@jpeg)
November 19, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Some perspective: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a fascinating read, but also, what the absolute fuck?
I’m getting media inquiries about Artem Klyushin, as he was a key figure in my 2018 NYT bestseller Proof of Collusion. The Russian oligarch and Putin ally hosted Trump in Moscow in November 2013 and—per Trump bodyguard Keith Schiller—offered to send women to Trump’s suite during his stay. {cont.}
November 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM
This is a fascinating read, but also, what the absolute fuck?
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Are we doing those old-school, meandering, ludicrous threads here? They were the best thing about ol’ Twitter.
And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.
Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.
🪡 🧵 🪡
And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.
Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.
🪡 🧵 🪡
November 16, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Are we doing those old-school, meandering, ludicrous threads here? They were the best thing about ol’ Twitter.
And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.
Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.
🪡 🧵 🪡
And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.
Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.
🪡 🧵 🪡
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Gonna be honest, I’d probably have left the “O” in that sign.
November 16, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Gonna be honest, I’d probably have left the “O” in that sign.
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‘I stand by my original statement: we ARE never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy.’
November 13, 2024 at 7:13 AM
‘I stand by my original statement: we ARE never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy.’
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Q. What has four legs in the morning, three legs in the afternoon, and two legs in the evening?
A. A shit table
A. A shit table
November 16, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Q. What has four legs in the morning, three legs in the afternoon, and two legs in the evening?
A. A shit table
A. A shit table
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COMPETITION: I’ve got three copies of Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors to give away.
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
November 15, 2024 at 4:39 PM
COMPETITION: I’ve got three copies of Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors to give away.
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
RT this before 10am on Monday.
I’ll randomly pick three people from the RTs, and I’ll sign and post a book to the winners. Perfect 🎁
It’s not my phone that’s a mess, CNN, it’s my whole life ✌🏻
Too much digital clutter on your devices could affect your mental health, and it might be a sign of digital hoarding. Here’s what to know, according to experts.
Storing too many digital items on your devices could be a sign of a disorder, experts say | CNN
Too much digital clutter on your devices could affect your mental health, and it might be a sign of digital hoarding. Here’s what to know, according to experts.
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:48 PM
It’s not my phone that’s a mess, CNN, it’s my whole life ✌🏻
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We’ll add this to our Liszt of terrible jokes.
November 14, 2024 at 9:44 PM
We’ll add this to our Liszt of terrible jokes.