Lindsay
@revteapot.bsky.social
Currently a nomad, back in the UK.
Priest, writer, owned by a greyhound.
Mildly obsessive about tea.
Liberal lefty tree hugging type.
my blog - https://revteapot.wordpress.com
my book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B181VTSJ/
Priest, writer, owned by a greyhound.
Mildly obsessive about tea.
Liberal lefty tree hugging type.
my blog - https://revteapot.wordpress.com
my book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B181VTSJ/
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Lindsay
@revteapot.bsky.social
· May 12
One of the nice touches in the game #CivVII is that a migrant is a *reward*, a little bit of free population you didn't have to work for.
That, my friends, should be said more often.
That, my friends, should be said more often.
I can't do Paul being Peek Paul first thing in the morning.
#MorningPrayer
#MorningPrayer
February 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
I can't do Paul being Peek Paul first thing in the morning.
#MorningPrayer
#MorningPrayer
I'm finding that Lent, for me, is more than anything about this daily repetition of Ps51 and the collect for Ash Wednesday.
www.everypsalm.com/listen?searc...
It's more than the words; it's a sort of mental shorthand for the season.
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www.everypsalm.com/listen?searc...
It's more than the words; it's a sort of mental shorthand for the season.
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February 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I'm finding that Lent, for me, is more than anything about this daily repetition of Ps51 and the collect for Ash Wednesday.
www.everypsalm.com/listen?searc...
It's more than the words; it's a sort of mental shorthand for the season.
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www.everypsalm.com/listen?searc...
It's more than the words; it's a sort of mental shorthand for the season.
🕯️
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Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
February 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
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Ms Twomey urged women who feared violence from their partner to seek immediate help and support. She said that, with the benefit of hindsight, she realised her husband had been planning the attack for a long time
‘I can still hear my own screams’, says Cork woman whose husband assaulted her with a hammer and boiling water
A woman who survived a horrific hammer and boiling water attack by her husband has urged others to seek safety if they suspect any form of a violent threat from their partner.
www.independent.ie
February 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Ms Twomey urged women who feared violence from their partner to seek immediate help and support. She said that, with the benefit of hindsight, she realised her husband had been planning the attack for a long time
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holy shit
BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC News reported reut.rs/4s0NSPL
February 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
holy shit
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I don’t think people can fathom quite how hard this would be to implement. I suspect almost all of the senior judiciary would resign immediately, as would a large proportion of the rest of the CJS.
Lowe's latest policy is a referendum on the death penalty, followed by the retrospective introduction of capital punishment for past murders.
"If the British people support the reintroduction of the death penalty in our referendum, a Restore Britain Government would put Axel Rudakubana to death"
"If the British people support the reintroduction of the death penalty in our referendum, a Restore Britain Government would put Axel Rudakubana to death"
February 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I don’t think people can fathom quite how hard this would be to implement. I suspect almost all of the senior judiciary would resign immediately, as would a large proportion of the rest of the CJS.
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Religion note: Remember the bishop who told priests to get their wills in order and “we are entering a new era of martyrdom,” referring to resisting ICE?
He’s the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, and he mentioned the fight over this ICE facility when I spoke w/him religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
He’s the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, and he mentioned the fight over this ICE facility when I spoke w/him religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
February 18, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Religion note: Remember the bishop who told priests to get their wills in order and “we are entering a new era of martyrdom,” referring to resisting ICE?
He’s the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, and he mentioned the fight over this ICE facility when I spoke w/him religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
He’s the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, and he mentioned the fight over this ICE facility when I spoke w/him religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Belated #AshWednesday thought.
We are dust, but that dust is the earth of Eden.
We are dust, but that dust is the earth of Eden.
February 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Belated #AshWednesday thought.
We are dust, but that dust is the earth of Eden.
We are dust, but that dust is the earth of Eden.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
Actual photo of the Holy Spirit checking in on folks as they begin a #HolyLent
@unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social
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@unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social
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A tiny Goldcrest just popped into your morning scroll! Cute!
📷 Carl Bovis
📷 Carl Bovis
February 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Actual photo of the Holy Spirit checking in on folks as they begin a #HolyLent
@unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social
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@unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Ramadan Mubarak
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Ramadan Mubarak
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On #AshWednesday, we begin our Lenten look at 'Community' with Vincent van Gogh's Potato Eaters, in light of Genesis 3.
Ben Quash writes that the young couple on the left '... must live as Adam and Eve had to live when they lost the bounty of paradise.' Take a look here:
thevcs.org/adams-curse#...
Ben Quash writes that the young couple on the left '... must live as Adam and Eve had to live when they lost the bounty of paradise.' Take a look here:
thevcs.org/adams-curse#...
February 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM
On #AshWednesday, we begin our Lenten look at 'Community' with Vincent van Gogh's Potato Eaters, in light of Genesis 3.
Ben Quash writes that the young couple on the left '... must live as Adam and Eve had to live when they lost the bounty of paradise.' Take a look here:
thevcs.org/adams-curse#...
Ben Quash writes that the young couple on the left '... must live as Adam and Eve had to live when they lost the bounty of paradise.' Take a look here:
thevcs.org/adams-curse#...
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I mean ya. Jesus was offered a way to bypass the cross and establish a pax Christos... but that's not the kingdom. Using the tools of empire just creates another empire.
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I mean ya. Jesus was offered a way to bypass the cross and establish a pax Christos... but that's not the kingdom. Using the tools of empire just creates another empire.
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Disturbing results: with 2-degree increase "noticeably fewer beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, which left plants less able to acquire nutrients or buffer themselves from environmental stressors like freezing temperatures & drought"
#OneHealth #SoilHealth #Fungi
theconversation.com/warming-wint...
#OneHealth #SoilHealth #Fungi
theconversation.com/warming-wint...
Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub
Over a three-decade experiment in the Rocky Mountains, fungi and plant life fundamentally changed. The result has consequences for cattle and wildlife.
theconversation.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Disturbing results: with 2-degree increase "noticeably fewer beneficial mycorrhizal fungi, which left plants less able to acquire nutrients or buffer themselves from environmental stressors like freezing temperatures & drought"
#OneHealth #SoilHealth #Fungi
theconversation.com/warming-wint...
#OneHealth #SoilHealth #Fungi
theconversation.com/warming-wint...
There's always something rather lovely when Ramadan and Lent overlap, but to have them start together is proper lovely.
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Saudia Arabia announces Ramadan will start on Wednesday
Saudia Arabia announces Ramadan will start on Wednesday
Many Muslim-majority countries around the world follow Saudi Arabia in determining the start of Ramadan.
www.lemonde.fr
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
There's always something rather lovely when Ramadan and Lent overlap, but to have them start together is proper lovely.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
So when is @churchofengland.org going to add these guys to their list of prohibited organisations along with the BNP?
#CofEPeeps
#Anglican
#CofEPeeps
#Anglican
Restore Britain have their first ever councillor, Maria Bowtell, ex-Tory & ex-Reform a longstanding Lowe associate (& an employee of Restore). She told me she "fully supports" Conor Tomlinson's proposal to ban all ethnic minorities from parliament & propose a Restore Britain policy paper on it
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
So when is @churchofengland.org going to add these guys to their list of prohibited organisations along with the BNP?
#CofEPeeps
#Anglican
#CofEPeeps
#Anglican
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Do it now. If we want democracy we need a reliable source of truth. If we want truth we need it to be independent of multinational billionaires. The BBC is crucial and must not be privatised or run as a commercial company interested only in profit.
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Do it now. If we want democracy we need a reliable source of truth. If we want truth we need it to be independent of multinational billionaires. The BBC is crucial and must not be privatised or run as a commercial company interested only in profit.
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To help combat loneliness, we need to breathe new life into our high streets and community centres so people have somewhere to turn up, join in, and share the things they care about with others.
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
To help combat loneliness, we need to breathe new life into our high streets and community centres so people have somewhere to turn up, join in, and share the things they care about with others.
What?
No!
How is this even a possibility?
No!
How is this even a possibility?
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
What?
No!
How is this even a possibility?
No!
How is this even a possibility?
Well, it makes a change from rain.
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a cartoon of snoopy laying in a red shack in the snow with the words trendreisst below him
Alt: a cartoon of snoopy laying on his house in the snow
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Well, it makes a change from rain.
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When we refer to the Liberal Democrats, we generally shorten it to “LibDems”.
So why don’t we do likewise with ReformUK and refer to them as REFUK?
It would have the added benefit of succinctly conveying what they stands for!
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So why don’t we do likewise with ReformUK and refer to them as REFUK?
It would have the added benefit of succinctly conveying what they stands for!
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February 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
When we refer to the Liberal Democrats, we generally shorten it to “LibDems”.
So why don’t we do likewise with ReformUK and refer to them as REFUK?
It would have the added benefit of succinctly conveying what they stands for!
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So why don’t we do likewise with ReformUK and refer to them as REFUK?
It would have the added benefit of succinctly conveying what they stands for!
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I firmly believe the second house should be a People's Assembly - like jury service. Everyone is potentially called up to service for 2/3 years scrutinising the work of the Commons, equipped by civil servants.
(Side effect, it would level out the maternity penalty for women.)
(Side effect, it would level out the maternity penalty for women.)
When a peer makes headlines for the wrong reasons, there's virtually nothing the public can do about it. This is a democratic scandal. buff.ly/GNXnFru
How can someone be removed from the House of Lords?
When peers make headlines for the wrong reasons, the same question inevitably arises: how do you actually remove someone from the House of Lords? The recent cases of Lord Mandelson and B
buff.ly
February 14, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I firmly believe the second house should be a People's Assembly - like jury service. Everyone is potentially called up to service for 2/3 years scrutinising the work of the Commons, equipped by civil servants.
(Side effect, it would level out the maternity penalty for women.)
(Side effect, it would level out the maternity penalty for women.)