Nicky Coates
@nickycoates.bsky.social
Lib Dem, former translator, potter, likes reading, walking, growing veg.
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There we go. Distraction from the Epstein Files anyone?
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
There we go. Distraction from the Epstein Files anyone?
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Reposted every year in response to all those who fetishize remembrance
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Reposted every year in response to all those who fetishize remembrance
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Trevor Philips, "What is the implication of the white poppy?"
Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism"
"So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"
Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism"
"So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Trevor Philips, "What is the implication of the white poppy?"
Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism"
"So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"
Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism"
"So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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My gut feeling is that the current US government is one gigantic plane crash
#GVerse Um. WTF???
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
My gut feeling is that the current US government is one gigantic plane crash
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Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.
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Donger Boop
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1920
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1920
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Donger Boop
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1920
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1920
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UK photographer Shirley Baker documented the city of Manchester's streets in the 1960s #WomensArt
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
UK photographer Shirley Baker documented the city of Manchester's streets in the 1960s #WomensArt
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If YouTube didn’t run 30 second ads before showing “Heimlich Maneuver” I’m sure my date tonight would’ve asked me out again.
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
If YouTube didn’t run 30 second ads before showing “Heimlich Maneuver” I’m sure my date tonight would’ve asked me out again.
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🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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It's all about perspective
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It's all about perspective
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30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 training places this year - one thousand more is not going to make a difference
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Resident doctors’ strike to go ahead after Wes Streeting’s last-ditch offer is rejected
Resident doctors in England to strike for five days next week, saying health secretary’s latest offer is too limited
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 training places this year - one thousand more is not going to make a difference
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Two men sunbathing, August bank holiday, Blackpool, 1971, by Don McPhee.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Two men sunbathing, August bank holiday, Blackpool, 1971, by Don McPhee.
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Anyone with a pen should write this on every piece of blank wall that they see.
The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Anyone with a pen should write this on every piece of blank wall that they see.
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When I was young, there was a 6 month period where my dad was away in the Falkland's. My sisters wrote him a letter explaining how we were going to a bonfire for 'Gay Fox Night'.
This is what happens when your mother has a strong Northern Irish accent and is the main influence on your accent.
This is what happens when your mother has a strong Northern Irish accent and is the main influence on your accent.
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
When I was young, there was a 6 month period where my dad was away in the Falkland's. My sisters wrote him a letter explaining how we were going to a bonfire for 'Gay Fox Night'.
This is what happens when your mother has a strong Northern Irish accent and is the main influence on your accent.
This is what happens when your mother has a strong Northern Irish accent and is the main influence on your accent.
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This is an excellent idea!!!
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an excellent idea!!!
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The insulin patent was sold for $1 to ensure it would always be available to anyone who needs it.
It should be free, and healthcare should be a basic human right guaranteed to everyone.
It should be free, and healthcare should be a basic human right guaranteed to everyone.
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The insulin patent was sold for $1 to ensure it would always be available to anyone who needs it.
It should be free, and healthcare should be a basic human right guaranteed to everyone.
It should be free, and healthcare should be a basic human right guaranteed to everyone.