Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖
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An outdoorsy photoshoppy mole- likes National Trust scones & Dartmoor. A bookish mole in a hole seeking the return of integrity. Not sure this account adds much to it though. #AltText - no AI🚫
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“On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me… FIVE GOLD RINGS, offered as a Tolkien of affection” says Morten the Grey Nordic Gnome.
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
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“On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me… FIVE GOLD RINGS, offered as a Tolkien of affection” says Morten the Grey Nordic Gnome.
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me… FIVE GOLD RINGS, offered as a Tolkien of affection” says Morten the Grey Nordic Gnome.
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
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'Chutter Manzil Palace, with the King’s Boat in the Shape of a Fish on the Gomti River'
Felice Beato, 1858
Felice Beato, 1858
December 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
'Chutter Manzil Palace, with the King’s Boat in the Shape of a Fish on the Gomti River'
Felice Beato, 1858
Felice Beato, 1858
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2025 was our first whole year on YouTube
Views: 3.1 MILLION
Hours watched: 700,000
Average monthly audience: 140,000
I'd call that a smashing success in sharing real archaeology & debunking the fake stuff
Onwards and upwards, and happy New Year to all!
www.youtube.com/@flintdibble
Views: 3.1 MILLION
Hours watched: 700,000
Average monthly audience: 140,000
I'd call that a smashing success in sharing real archaeology & debunking the fake stuff
Onwards and upwards, and happy New Year to all!
www.youtube.com/@flintdibble
December 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
2025 was our first whole year on YouTube
Views: 3.1 MILLION
Hours watched: 700,000
Average monthly audience: 140,000
I'd call that a smashing success in sharing real archaeology & debunking the fake stuff
Onwards and upwards, and happy New Year to all!
www.youtube.com/@flintdibble
Views: 3.1 MILLION
Hours watched: 700,000
Average monthly audience: 140,000
I'd call that a smashing success in sharing real archaeology & debunking the fake stuff
Onwards and upwards, and happy New Year to all!
www.youtube.com/@flintdibble
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Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
Sergey Lavrov’s comments come ahead of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s talks with Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
EU is ‘main obstacle’ to peace in Ukraine, says Russia’s foreign minister
www.politico.eu
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Russian troops invading Ukraine are "main obstacle" to peace in Ukraine, says mostly everyone else
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Good old Donald coming to the rescue!
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Good old Donald coming to the rescue!
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Truss needs an intervention of some sort. She's spouting "globalist" conspiracy theories and that's some really crazy stuff.
Dipped into ep.4 of the Liz Truss Show for no more than a minute (using mirror site that does not boost numbers or revenue yewtu.be/channel/UCpI...). Quite aside from the INSANITY of what she says, camera is focussed on background, not her, THROUGHOUT. And what's up with the candy cane on the books?
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Truss needs an intervention of some sort. She's spouting "globalist" conspiracy theories and that's some really crazy stuff.
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I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
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As someone who often conducts fieldwork in remote places, I find it really irritating that many basic applications now require an internet connection to function.
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
As someone who often conducts fieldwork in remote places, I find it really irritating that many basic applications now require an internet connection to function.
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It's fucking embarrassing. It never stops being fucking embarrassing, but this is just so plainly Russian propaganda being parroted openly by an American president that it hits another level of fucking embarrassing.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's fucking embarrassing. It never stops being fucking embarrassing, but this is just so plainly Russian propaganda being parroted openly by an American president that it hits another level of fucking embarrassing.
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I'm not an IP guy but it's weird that the notoriously litigious Tolkien estate is so controlling in other contexts but, apparently, you can just gank his character names whenever you want to slap them on your company? How does that work? Are they actually licensing these?
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I'm not an IP guy but it's weird that the notoriously litigious Tolkien estate is so controlling in other contexts but, apparently, you can just gank his character names whenever you want to slap them on your company? How does that work? Are they actually licensing these?
“You cannot pass!” shouts Morten the Grey, “Probably too much left over turkey - try the figgy pudding to see if that helps get things moving again.”
December 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“You cannot pass!” shouts Morten the Grey, “Probably too much left over turkey - try the figgy pudding to see if that helps get things moving again.”
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December 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me… FIVE GOLD RINGS, offered as a Tolkien of affection” says Morten the Grey Nordic Gnome.
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me… FIVE GOLD RINGS, offered as a Tolkien of affection” says Morten the Grey Nordic Gnome.
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
“𝑭𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑻𝒐 𝒅𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅
𝑾𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒚
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅.”
#TwelveDaysOfChristmas
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#StandingStoneSunday The Long Stone from Mottistone, Isle of Wight. The remains of a 6000 year old Neolithic communal long barrow. These two stones at the end align with the rising sun.
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#StandingStoneSunday The Long Stone from Mottistone, Isle of Wight. The remains of a 6000 year old Neolithic communal long barrow. These two stones at the end align with the rising sun.
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A large standing stone making up part of the Merrivale complex on western Dartmoor in Devon. The menhir is 42 metres south of the centre of the stone circle, and is 3.1 metres high. Here in snow. #StandingStoneSunday
December 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A large standing stone making up part of the Merrivale complex on western Dartmoor in Devon. The menhir is 42 metres south of the centre of the stone circle, and is 3.1 metres high. Here in snow. #StandingStoneSunday
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Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed."
Russia in Ukraine:
Russia in Ukraine:
December 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed."
Russia in Ukraine:
Russia in Ukraine:
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Beardown Man #Dartmoor
I haven’t been that way for some years. Maybe in the Spring
#StandingStoneSunday
I haven’t been that way for some years. Maybe in the Spring
#StandingStoneSunday
December 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Beardown Man #Dartmoor
I haven’t been that way for some years. Maybe in the Spring
#StandingStoneSunday
I haven’t been that way for some years. Maybe in the Spring
#StandingStoneSunday
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#StandingStoneSunday with the Trelew Stone, Penwith
We've been spending a lot of time on Cornwall recently as we have some episodes out on the Cornish Iron Age, why the architecture has survived so well & the curious absence of the Romans
its here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQg...
We've been spending a lot of time on Cornwall recently as we have some episodes out on the Cornish Iron Age, why the architecture has survived so well & the curious absence of the Romans
its here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQg...
December 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
#StandingStoneSunday with the Trelew Stone, Penwith
We've been spending a lot of time on Cornwall recently as we have some episodes out on the Cornish Iron Age, why the architecture has survived so well & the curious absence of the Romans
its here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQg...
We've been spending a lot of time on Cornwall recently as we have some episodes out on the Cornish Iron Age, why the architecture has survived so well & the curious absence of the Romans
its here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQg...
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“On the fourth day of Christmas…” four colly birds land in the branches just after midnight, blackbirds singing in the dead of night. Snowman belts out “Back in black” before hitting the sack.
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“On the fourth day of Christmas…” four colly birds land in the branches just after midnight, blackbirds singing in the dead of night. Snowman belts out “Back in black” before hitting the sack.
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But Putin has not agreed to a ceasefire, because he doesn't want to stop fighting, and then have to start again, Trump says.
"I understand that position," the US president adds.
Not sure I do🤔
"I understand that position," the US president adds.
Not sure I do🤔
December 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
But Putin has not agreed to a ceasefire, because he doesn't want to stop fighting, and then have to start again, Trump says.
"I understand that position," the US president adds.
Not sure I do🤔
"I understand that position," the US president adds.
Not sure I do🤔
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With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
It’s the Christmas Rev binge here again - on BBC iPlayer.
December 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It’s the Christmas Rev binge here again - on BBC iPlayer.
Meanwhile, this year’s display at Sir Francis Drake’s pad at #BucklandAbbey has wicker Arthurian knights fighting on a shrubbery path with a split level effect (up towards the raised dais in the tithe barn).
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December 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Meanwhile, this year’s display at Sir Francis Drake’s pad at #BucklandAbbey has wicker Arthurian knights fighting on a shrubbery path with a split level effect (up towards the raised dais in the tithe barn).
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@nationaltrust.org.uk 🎄