Meg
@roaringmeg.bsky.social
Arts & Crafts art & architecture, Italian Renaissance art, books and beer. Family history addict. Train traveller. Environmentally conscious. Former librarian. Stratford for Europe. Green Party member. Manchester City supporter
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NBC News: “How soon will elections be held in Venezuela? Within 30 days?”
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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A lively relief depicting the God Amun-Re giving a scimitar to King Merenptah in celebration of his victory over invading Libyan tribes (1213-1203, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty): from El-Kom El-Ahmar & now in the new Grand Egyptian Museum #stoneworksunday #grandegyptianmuseum
January 4, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A lively relief depicting the God Amun-Re giving a scimitar to King Merenptah in celebration of his victory over invading Libyan tribes (1213-1203, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty): from El-Kom El-Ahmar & now in the new Grand Egyptian Museum #stoneworksunday #grandegyptianmuseum
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With the bombing of Caracas, we have yet more evidence of an unfolding tragedy. 250 years on from the founding of the world's first modern democracy, the US is now ruled by the capricious whims of one dangerous old man.
January 3, 2026 at 7:57 AM
With the bombing of Caracas, we have yet more evidence of an unfolding tragedy. 250 years on from the founding of the world's first modern democracy, the US is now ruled by the capricious whims of one dangerous old man.
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New Venezuela statement from all 26 EU member states:
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
New Venezuela statement from all 26 EU member states:
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Billiard room, piano, stuffed animals, hot scones.
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Billiard room, piano, stuffed animals, hot scones.
What a prize prat!
Musk, leave the gynaecology to experts !!!
Musk, leave the gynaecology to experts !!!
Maybe he should stick to trucks that look like waste disposal bins!
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January 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
What a prize prat!
Musk, leave the gynaecology to experts !!!
Musk, leave the gynaecology to experts !!!
Framlingham Castle @englishheritage.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Framlingham Castle @englishheritage.bsky.social
Beach huts at Southwold #Southwold #Suffolk
January 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Beach huts at Southwold #Southwold #Suffolk
January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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"People are celebrating in the streets all over"
What on earth is the basis for that? People are protesting too, in US and foreign cities, and at US embassies abroad. Journalists should hold themselves to higher standards.
What on earth is the basis for that? People are protesting too, in US and foreign cities, and at US embassies abroad. Journalists should hold themselves to higher standards.
BASH: There's no question that Maduro was a destabilizing force in the region. People are celebrating in the streets all over. Is it fair to say there's some benefit in him not being in power?
CHRIS MURPHY: What changes? You just heard Sen. Cotton not be able to explain who's running the country
CHRIS MURPHY: What changes? You just heard Sen. Cotton not be able to explain who's running the country
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"People are celebrating in the streets all over"
What on earth is the basis for that? People are protesting too, in US and foreign cities, and at US embassies abroad. Journalists should hold themselves to higher standards.
What on earth is the basis for that? People are protesting too, in US and foreign cities, and at US embassies abroad. Journalists should hold themselves to higher standards.
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1' | And we're off! ▶️
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
1' | And we're off! ▶️
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Manchester Victoria in 1982 - & a platform Travellers Fare Buffet just visible on the far platform @doublearrow64.bsky.social Yes, here was a station that deserved a rebuild; just not sure what it did to deserve the ghastly fate its platforms & passengers received.
↘️vhttps://flic.kr/p/2rQdy7f
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40025 at Manchester (gbw,92/23/12)
Manchester Victoria was echoing to the sound of 40025, whistling through with an empty newspaper train. The train was (possibly) 4J09 the 08:25 Bangor to Red Bank empty newspaper train, the time was ...
flic.kr
January 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Manchester Victoria in 1982 - & a platform Travellers Fare Buffet just visible on the far platform @doublearrow64.bsky.social Yes, here was a station that deserved a rebuild; just not sure what it did to deserve the ghastly fate its platforms & passengers received.
↘️vhttps://flic.kr/p/2rQdy7f
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The US is not at war with Venezuela because Congress has not authorised a war with Venezuela.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
January 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The US is not at war with Venezuela because Congress has not authorised a war with Venezuela.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
Anything Trump and Hegseth have done - everything from murdering random fishermen, to invading a third country that didn't present a threat, to kidnapping and renditoning its leader - are simpy illegal.
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In a nutshell.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
In a nutshell.
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Nothing is more pathetic than going to war to cover for a paedophile
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
Nothing is more pathetic than going to war to cover for a paedophile
There are several reasons why the US decided to bomb Venezuela and kidnap the Maduros, but the most obvious one is that Trump needed a distraction from the Epstein files.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Nothing is more pathetic than going to war to cover for a paedophile
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
A rare survival - an octagonal 15th c font showing the Seven Sacraments. Woodbridge St Mary’s has one of three with the Crucifixion as 8th panel.
#FontsonFriday #Woodbridge #Churches
#FontsonFriday #Woodbridge #Churches
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A rare survival - an octagonal 15th c font showing the Seven Sacraments. Woodbridge St Mary’s has one of three with the Crucifixion as 8th panel.
#FontsonFriday #Woodbridge #Churches
#FontsonFriday #Woodbridge #Churches
#OldPostboxes a Victorian wall box at Woodbridge station #Suffolk
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
#OldPostboxes a Victorian wall box at Woodbridge station #Suffolk
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British politics is no longer left vs right—it’s bloc vs bloc.
Ben Ansell’s analysis shows voters are sorting into durable camps, not switching sides.
Labour’s strategy must change accordingly.
Stephen McNair reports
Ben Ansell’s analysis shows voters are sorting into durable camps, not switching sides.
Labour’s strategy must change accordingly.
Stephen McNair reports
Blocs not parties: the case for a new politics
Ben Ansell suggests that the emergence of “bloc politics" calls for a radical change in Labour’s electoral strategy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 7:32 AM
British politics is no longer left vs right—it’s bloc vs bloc.
Ben Ansell’s analysis shows voters are sorting into durable camps, not switching sides.
Labour’s strategy must change accordingly.
Stephen McNair reports
Ben Ansell’s analysis shows voters are sorting into durable camps, not switching sides.
Labour’s strategy must change accordingly.
Stephen McNair reports
St Edmund’s in Southwold Sat 3 Jan 2026
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
St Edmund’s in Southwold Sat 3 Jan 2026
The graveyard at St Edmund’s #Southwold Saturday 3 Jan at 1pm
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 AM
The graveyard at St Edmund’s #Southwold Saturday 3 Jan at 1pm
It’s not AI! 🤣🤣 #adoorable in Southwold
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 AM
It’s not AI! 🤣🤣 #adoorable in Southwold
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