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Richard
@notthathunter.bsky.social
· Apr 27
Liverpool have won the league
maybe we'll all be all right
maybe we'll all be all right
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social might be one for you - Scottish Government supporting/facilitating a freight-and-passenger ferry link between Rosyth and Dunkirk
www.gov.scot/news/support...
www.gov.scot/news/support...
Supporting trade and transport routes
Proposals to restore Rosyth to Europe ferry route.
www.gov.scot
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social might be one for you - Scottish Government supporting/facilitating a freight-and-passenger ferry link between Rosyth and Dunkirk
www.gov.scot/news/support...
www.gov.scot/news/support...
this is a ludicrous article
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
this is a ludicrous article
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
if you think James Bond has a rigid canon and that films should respect the events of previous ones, you're not just ignorant of the franchise, but you have no business making creative decisions tbh
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🏈 JAX 29 - 36 HOU
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🏈 JAX 29 - 36 HOU
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
weird thought: if Labour do properly collapse at the next GE, they’ll likely be left with a weird group of MPs who survived on random local dynamics/vote splits/personal votes, some of whom will potentially be doomed to lose in 2033/34 no matter what
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
weird thought: if Labour do properly collapse at the next GE, they’ll likely be left with a weird group of MPs who survived on random local dynamics/vote splits/personal votes, some of whom will potentially be doomed to lose in 2033/34 no matter what
the Dutch Lib Dems winning a General Election is an absolutely crazy result
Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
the Dutch Lib Dems winning a General Election is an absolutely crazy result
as I said when Jeremy Corbyn and Catherine Connolly said the same thing: this is, explicitly, a pro-Russia political position
There is always money for war, never for the poor.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
as I said when Jeremy Corbyn and Catherine Connolly said the same thing: this is, explicitly, a pro-Russia political position
fine, I guess i'll have to be the first Ulster Presbyterian elected as President of Ireland
🚨 Heather Humphreys has told RTÉ she concedes the Presidential Election and has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her victory.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
fine, I guess i'll have to be the first Ulster Presbyterian elected as President of Ireland
Because from where we are now, it seems, really
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
Quick preview of numbers being released tomorrow… special for my Bluesky peeps:
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Because from where we are now, it seems, really
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
that everything is growing in a thousand different ways
that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise to what is happening, or can you tell me otherwise?
Macron needs to call in the experts in running a country with zero political leadership and no chance of forming a stable government, and simply let the Northern Irish Civil Service run France for a bit
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
October 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Macron needs to call in the experts in running a country with zero political leadership and no chance of forming a stable government, and simply let the Northern Irish Civil Service run France for a bit
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
get Sue Gray to the Élysée by late this afternoon imo
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🏈 GB 40 - 40 DAL
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
🏈 GB 40 - 40 DAL
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day! On this day one man prevented the apocalypse.
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day! On this day one man prevented the apocalypse.
@edsouthsub.bsky.social mention of tram-trains in here...
Our new policy, passed today, will make rail travel more affordable, reliable, and accessible - connecting communities, boosting jobs, and building a fairer, more sustainable transport network.
Read more from @PaulKohlerSW19.bsky.social
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...
Read more from @PaulKohlerSW19.bsky.social
www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...
www.libdems.org.uk
September 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
@edsouthsub.bsky.social mention of tram-trains in here...
despise the narrative that Eurovision is “non-political” - it was not coincidental that the Contest grew out of the push for European integration among Western European states in the 1950s
the year ABBA won, the Contest had three fascist dictatorships competing!
the year ABBA won, the Contest had three fascist dictatorships competing!
Also find it ironic that the contest’s push as a non-political event is the reason for Eurovision’s long running success, but also the reason why it all might fall apart.
September 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
despise the narrative that Eurovision is “non-political” - it was not coincidental that the Contest grew out of the push for European integration among Western European states in the 1950s
the year ABBA won, the Contest had three fascist dictatorships competing!
the year ABBA won, the Contest had three fascist dictatorships competing!
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🏈 BAL 40 - 41 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
September 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
🏈 BAL 40 - 41 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
Alex Cole-Hamilton says he won't prop up an SNP-led government
Ross Greer says he won't prop up a Labour-led government
so a (plausible) Holyrood outcome that looks like this next May leads to...a second election in the autumn?
Ross Greer says he won't prop up a Labour-led government
so a (plausible) Holyrood outcome that looks like this next May leads to...a second election in the autumn?
September 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Alex Cole-Hamilton says he won't prop up an SNP-led government
Ross Greer says he won't prop up a Labour-led government
so a (plausible) Holyrood outcome that looks like this next May leads to...a second election in the autumn?
Ross Greer says he won't prop up a Labour-led government
so a (plausible) Holyrood outcome that looks like this next May leads to...a second election in the autumn?
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Some excellent news. "More than 16.1 GW of new renewable energy capacity spread across 323 projects was given permission to start building during the second quarter of this year - 195% rise on the same quarter last year."
www.ft.com/content/926a...
www.ft.com/content/926a...
UK green power surges with record approvals for new renewable energy capacity
Rise in planning permission for projects reflects growing momentum behind Labour government’s clean power push
www.ft.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Some excellent news. "More than 16.1 GW of new renewable energy capacity spread across 323 projects was given permission to start building during the second quarter of this year - 195% rise on the same quarter last year."
www.ft.com/content/926a...
www.ft.com/content/926a...
this post, on a totally different topic, is the clearest explanation of the rhetorical/political strategy of the anti-trans rights campaign in Scotland in the last decade or so
The NIMBY three step: “I participated in the public process and did not get my way” becomes “I was left out of the decision making process” and then turns into “I deserve the power to overturn the result of the public process and impose my will on the majority by lawsuit.”
August 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
this post, on a totally different topic, is the clearest explanation of the rhetorical/political strategy of the anti-trans rights campaign in Scotland in the last decade or so
if I had a quid for every time someone from my rough era of university debating made news for impacting UK foreign/national security policy, i'd have two quid
which isn't much, but it is weird that it has happened twice
which isn't much, but it is weird that it has happened twice
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked about author Sally Rooney's plans to donate her royalties to Palestine Action, says that supporting the group is a terrorist offence and "obviously the police will implement the law"
August 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
if I had a quid for every time someone from my rough era of university debating made news for impacting UK foreign/national security policy, i'd have two quid
which isn't much, but it is weird that it has happened twice
which isn't much, but it is weird that it has happened twice
@footballcliches.bsky.social going to need a ruling here, on Kieron Bowie's comments about his screamer for Hibs last night:
August 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
@footballcliches.bsky.social going to need a ruling here, on Kieron Bowie's comments about his screamer for Hibs last night:
feel like a whole swathe of British TV and culture is different if Terry Nation actually got his proposed American Dalek TV show made in 1966-7
youtu.be/O90k3g8VPgc?...
youtu.be/O90k3g8VPgc?...
July 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
feel like a whole swathe of British TV and culture is different if Terry Nation actually got his proposed American Dalek TV show made in 1966-7
youtu.be/O90k3g8VPgc?...
youtu.be/O90k3g8VPgc?...
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Good news alert
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
July 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good news alert
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
In 2024, renewables supplied more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time over a year, reaching a record share of 50.4%
Renewables and nuclear combined hit a new high of 64.7%
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6889ec...
at university, @groovydegroovy.bsky.social said that every year, one student on his course on the 1960s in America became a massive fan of Tom Lehrer, and that person ended up being me
what a remarkable life - Lehrer even outlived the man who wrote his obituary
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
what a remarkable life - Lehrer even outlived the man who wrote his obituary
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
at university, @groovydegroovy.bsky.social said that every year, one student on his course on the 1960s in America became a massive fan of Tom Lehrer, and that person ended up being me
what a remarkable life - Lehrer even outlived the man who wrote his obituary
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
what a remarkable life - Lehrer even outlived the man who wrote his obituary
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
so *that's* where the massive slice I hit on the Portrush Valley Course in August 2010 ended up
Rory McIlroy hit an approach from the rough and his follow through popped another ball up out of the ground, replay view included
July 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
so *that's* where the massive slice I hit on the Portrush Valley Course in August 2010 ended up
the Provisional IRA blew up Manchester city centre *during* Euro 96
Found it amazing last week that people of a certain age were like 'oh weren't the 90s full of hope, they were just better right?? Oasis, bucket hats, britpop!" and this week it's the 30th anniversary of the largest massacre in Europe since WW2. These things were happening at the same time!!
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
the Provisional IRA blew up Manchester city centre *during* Euro 96
@ballotbox.scot More in Common have done some Senedd polling - correct me if i'm wrong, but they've never polled for Holyrood before, have they?
July 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@ballotbox.scot More in Common have done some Senedd polling - correct me if i'm wrong, but they've never polled for Holyrood before, have they?