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David Emmett
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Owner-operator of MotoMatters.com. Motorcyclist. Reader. Writer.

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David Emmett @motomatters.com · Jul 17
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This is the way. "How do you feel about being paid by the child porn app?" is a good way to phrase things.
peterwalker99.bsky.social Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 2h
If you missed this question to Nigel Farage from The Critic's Rob Hutton – and it was over an hour into the press conference – then it was a particularly good one. The answer was... vague.
“In the last 18 month you’ve taken about £13,000 from X, the social media site. Its new innovation for 2026 is child porn on demand, that kind of thing. I was just wondering – are Reform MPs and you going to continue taking child porn money?”
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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peterwalker99.bsky.social
If you missed this question to Nigel Farage from The Critic's Rob Hutton – and it was over an hour into the press conference – then it was a particularly good one. The answer was... vague.
“In the last 18 month you’ve taken about £13,000 from X, the social media site. Its new innovation for 2026 is child porn on demand, that kind of thing. I was just wondering – are Reform MPs and you going to continue taking child porn money?”
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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tessmachling.bsky.social
TLDR If you find anything, stop digging, call in the professionals or you will be destroying, rather than saving, history...
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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tessmachling.bsky.social
Ok. So. Serious point.

With micro excavation of a find like this we will get maximum understanding - any preserved textiles/organics will be recovered.

Samples can be taken. The exact placing will be fully understood. The fragile find will be best protected. 🧵

#Archaeology 🏺
The carnyx exposed in a block of earth.
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
"Why is the government posting on a deepfake child porn site?"

That's the question to ask them, journalist friends.
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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guitarmoog.bsky.social
Meanwhile, in Belgium news:
VRT news Burgler drinks 16 Duvels and falls asleep on church billiard table. A burglar has been caught after he drank 16 bottles of Duvel (a type of strong beer, Ed.) and fell asleep on the billiard table at the Kriekenhof church hall in the Dearness-Zaid area of…
January 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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More on the stunning Iron Age carnyx found in #Norfolk with boar standard and shield bosses

👇👇👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2

Wowzers 🤩
Iron Age Copper alloy war trumpet being excavated c Norfolk Museum Service Iron Age shield bosses and wild boar standard Iron Age Copper alloy boar standard being cleaned c Norfolk Museum service
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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anonopin.bsky.social
If you have to tell people that you're an alpha male, you're not an alpha male.
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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nickmotown.bsky.social
From Twelfth Night, if memory serves.
Shakespeare quote of the day: An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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*Laughs in James Dean*
anonopin.bsky.social Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 5h
No actor has ever achieved more fame and success with less range than Clint Eastwood.
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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maniisnala.bsky.social
Petition: Ban greyhound racing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... Deadline30 January 2026
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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henkwillem.bsky.social
Denkt u ook als u weer hoort over 'al die vertrekkende bedrijven' en het 'slechte vestigingsklimaat': 'waarom merk ik daar niks van?' Nou, dat komt omdat het niet waar is
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Couple ask friend to be wedding celebrant, wedding celebrant asks ChatGPT to write official speech, speech nullifies wedding because it doesn't meet legal requirements

cc @davidgerard.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Spock, giving the Vulcan salute: "Don't play with Super Glue" Spock
January 6, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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This is exactly as I always envisioned it.
A joke meme about Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and rock icon Sting.
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Editor's Blog: Server Update - Expect Downtime

https://motomatters.com/blog_entry/2026/01/06/editor_s_blog_server_update_expect.html

Editor's Blog: Server Update - Expect Downtime

At some point during the evening of Tuesday January 6th / Wednesday morning January 7th, the server …
January 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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My favorite evidence that congestion pricing in New York has reshaped peoples’ behavior: we can see a surge of people trying to enter the zone before the price kicks up at 5 a.m., and after it decreases at 9 p.m.
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Finished my predictions for #MotoGP in 2026. Fewer hard predictions, more thoughts on the future of the business side of MotoGP.
- Concessions
- A future calendar
- How Liberty will finally start to change the sport
- Teams cash in

motomatters.com/analysis/202...
2026 MotoGP Predictions, Part 2: Concessions, How Liberty Will Change MotoGP, And A Future MotoGP Calendar | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
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January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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krveale.bsky.social
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.

Once upon a time, Europe was at war.

Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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walterolson.bsky.social
Five years ago.
Front pages of American newspapers after Jan. 6, 2021, with headlines like "Capitol Chaos," "Assault on Democracy," "Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol."
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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timbale.bsky.social
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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ianmartin.bsky.social
The Metal Mickey fightback starts here.

www.mathew-owen.co.uk/ai-speech-fix
AI Speech Fix Service | Mathew Owen | Manchester
Used ChatGTP for your wedding speech and you're now regretting it? Don't worry, I can fix it.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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luciolopezgp.bsky.social
Talking to some fellas made me write this about Marc's future
2026 - Fin de ciclo… y de la era Marc Márquez - MotoRaceNation
Compartir ¡Enlace copiado al portapapeles! Hace ya algún tiempo que dije en el Podcast de MRN que no veía claro que Marc Márquez quisiese continuar por mucho más tiempo compitiendo. Una reflexión que ...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM