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Journo/analyst covering transnational security, cyber, research. Lives with wife, chickens and ducks.
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flups.bsky.social
Scooby Doo’s favourite pantomime.
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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kren.bsky.social
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
BEST HAM in the airport sign @ BCN
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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jfcudennec.bsky.social
🏺Facebook archaeology groups might not be completely dead after all
A snowbank on both sides of a cleared sidewalk is shown in cross‑section, humorously annotated like an archaeological profile. On the left wall, three horizontal snow layers are labeled from bottom to top “early snowfall event,” “early snow plough deposit,” and “massive snowfall event,” with a line at the base marking “extent of excavation” down to the exposed pavement labeled “bedrock.” On the right wall, multiple undifferentiated snow layers are labeled simply “snow,” with a vertical gap through the bank identified as a “processional way (pizza delivery)” leading from the sidewalk to the street. Near the outer edge of the right bank another small feature is marked “faunal remains? (tauntaun?),” and the thin wet band along the pavement is labeled “slush layer.” Bare winter trees, parked cars, and buildings are visible in the background.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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there is no spoon
December 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Day 25 of my 2025 Favorites: the most festive of boys

Phidippus cardinalis. Just a lovely little velvet ant mimic lad. That red is so striking in the sandy scrub. ❤️
#EmotionalSupportSpood #InverteFest
Merry Whatever-The-Hell-You're-Doing-Today Day to you all
Soft fuzzy jumping spider with black legs and a bright red "cap" CNN a bright red booty visible behind him. He's peering at you from a dry oak leaf View of the lad from behind, as he peers at something to upper right of frame. The top of his entire body is just bright velvety red
December 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
If you know what's going on in Yemen, this is a lol.
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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jessigrace.bsky.social
My heart... 🥹

Inclusion matters
❤️❤️❤️

(For those wondering, Santa is signing in BSL - British Sign Language - and asks the
sweet angel girl about her list, and different things she might like.
Then he tells her that if she's a good girl, Santa will bring her a
present✨）

🔊
christmas love
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
Now watching and feeling the warmth of a nostalgia blanket.

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Morecambe & Wise 1977 Christmas Show - Angharad Rees, Penelope Keith, Francis Matthews, Elton John
YouTube video by Wikström från Värmland
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December 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
Audio is a bit screechy but it's just gone live on YouTube.

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LAUREL & HARDY Talkies 1929🍕 PizzaFLIX COLLECTION
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December 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
A very Merry Christmas to you all. I hope that if you all receive the presents you wished for and have a splendid day.
December 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
Watched Home Alone this evening and, as I let the dogs out afterwards, it was snowing. Just a light shower but still nice to see.
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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egall.bsky.social
This is somehow less credible than the spirit mediums channeling victims that you cross-examine in the Ace Attorney games:
404media.co 404 Media @404media.co · 4d
This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings.

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'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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drdind.bsky.social
🧵In Sept, 78 yo vet Charlie Hicks did not show for a couple days for his twice daily order of chicken gumbo soup as he had for 10 yrs at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola.

Cook Donell Stallworth & staff leader Denise Galloway worried that their friend was in trouble.

With Galloway guiding him by..
Shrimp Basket cook goes above and beyond to save elderly regular from dire situation
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December 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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oddthisday.bsky.social
Well, happy anniversary to one of the finest of festive exchanges
Twitter screenshot, 23 December 2016 (and god knows we needed a laugh at the end of that year): Gerry Adams, “This house is like Santa's Grotto. Takes half an hour 2 switch off fairy lights and assorted Yule illuminations. Feel like a grinch now.” Reply from ‘Eddielzzard'sBeret’: “Surely you know someone who can fit a timer.”
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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lionella.bsky.social
Roses are red
Spreading cheer is her motto
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
Just been thinking about the mother in the song, Que Sera, Sera. Terrible parenting.
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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mmaarrow.bsky.social
Legend has it that this moment in the Morecambe & Wise Christmas show 1977 broke television sets up and down the country because of how much star power was onscreen. 🤩
Fraser, Mainwaring and Wilson from Dad’s Army are sat talking to Elton John who is stood examining a letter.
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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herrhilfreich.bsky.social
Typografie ist wichtig!
Abfotografierte Getränkekarte eines Restaurants. Als Überschrift steht "Heisse Schokolade" das S von Schokolade ist aber so vergrößert dargestellt, dass man eher "Sheisse Schokolade" liest
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
permaconfused.bsky.social
Did Dr Feelgood write this?
oldukprintads.bsky.social Old UK Print Ads @oldukprintads.bsky.social · 11d
Dec 1971: Milk ad from Nature

(+Alcohol)

«Milk before the party helps you enjoy the fun»
An advertisement advocating for drinking milk before consuming alcohol, supported by a graph from a scientific study. The graph shows that alcohol concentration in the bloodstream is lower when milk is consumed beforehand, leading to a clearer head and a brighter morning. Milk before the party helps you enjoy the fun Alcohol concentration in the bloodstream. See how alcohol taken on a virtually empty stomach stays highly concentrated in the bloodstream, causing dizziness and fatigue. If you drink a pint of milk first, the level of alcohol in the bloodstream is much lower. Hours of time since experiment began. This graph is adapted from NATURE (Vol. 212, No. 5066). It shows you how a pre-party pinta effectively reduces the level of alcohol in the bloodstream. Result: a clearer head, a heightened sense of well-being -and a brighter morning after! And don't forget-if you're driving, make sure it's only milk you're drinking. It's a medical fact!
December 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says reut.rs/458iDcs
Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says
An earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck the Papua New Guinea region on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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contentapologist.bsky.social
...which in turn is the perfect excuse to share this old chestnut.
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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accordingtojond.bsky.social
We saw you across the bar and really fucking hate your vibe.
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) and Dr. Liz Shaw (Caroline John) look pissed of at the Doctor (oov). Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space Episode 2.
December 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
permaconfused.bsky.social
Just had to help a robin escape from our bathroom. Poor thing had flown in and then couldn't get out again.
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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beckyaizen.bsky.social
Nominative determinism at its finest.
December 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Watch ‘Private Eye - The Year In Review 2025’ on the Eye’s YouTube ⤵️
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Private Eye - The Year In Review 2025
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December 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM