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Craig Robert
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Retired, Musician and Photographer

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Craig Robert @savsongs60.bsky.social · Nov 12
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Before Ed Sheeran was famous, he was booked for a gig at the Cavern. No, not that one - the one in Exeter UK. No one turned-up!

After he found fame he was asked to return. He declined.....

🎞️

#filmphotography
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Canmore, Canada Autumn
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#leicam3
#kodalultramax400
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October 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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markusoff.bsky.social
Calgary’s suddenly a few years away from a population milestone planners had expected to come by mid-century. I don’t think ppl realize we’re already a 1.6M city.
By me:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Calgary is racing to 2 million people. Will next council prepare for it? | CBC News
City's population has hit 1.6M far faster than expected. City hall will face pressure to manage continued growth and the strains that come with it.
www.cbc.ca
October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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BBC Audio | The Global Story | The disgraced UK doctor behind autism misinformation
How a British doctor created the vaccine myth behind Trump's autism announcement.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
savsongs60.bsky.social
📷Leica M3
🎞️Kodak TMax 400

On The Beach - Calgary
#leicam3
#kodaktmax400
#filmphotography
September 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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slack2thefuture.bsky.social
Great speech by Raskin.

Also, nice of Farage to show up dressed like a 60s Batman villain.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 3
Raskin: "The dictators of the world have got nothing to fear from this hearing. Republicans called it to attack our democratic allies in Europe. The star witness is not a human rights leader like Navalny, but a far-right pro-Putin politician who leads the UK Reform Party."
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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localnotail.bsky.social
American intelligence tried to tell us about Nigel Farage in 2018
localnotail.bsky.social Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · Sep 3
Wasn't just the FBI who were interested in Nigel Farage.

Jan 2018 report to US Congress on "Putin’s Asymmetric Assault On Democracy In Russia And Europe" refers to EU Ref / Brexit (p116-120) & mentions Nigel Farage, unsurprisingly.
Report link download: www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/do...)
UNITED KINGDOM The Russian government has sought to influence democracy in the United Kingdom through disinformation, cyber hacking, and corruption. While a complete picture of the scope and nature of Kremlin interference in the UK’s June 2016 referendum is still emerging, Prime Minister Theresa May and the UK government have condemned the Kremlin’s active measures, and various UK government entities,649 including the Electoral Commission and parliamentarians, have launched investigations into different aspects of possible Russian government meddling.650 The UK government also worked to harden cyber defenses, particularly before the June 2017 election. The June 2016 referendum in which British voters opted for their country to leave the EU, famously dubbed ‘‘Brexit,’’ was a watershed moment for Western countries grappling with a resurgent wave of populism and nationalism in their political systems. Headlines the morning after the vote reflected the world’s—and many Britons’—shock. The Washington Post assessed it in stark terms: ‘‘British voters have defied the will of their leaders, foreign allies and much of the political establishment by opting to rupture this country’s primary connection to Europe in a stunning result that will radiate economic and political uncertainty across the globe.’’ 651 What was missing, however, in the morning-after news roundup was discussion of the Russian government and what role it may have played in helping to influence British voters’ decisions Indeed, the picture of potential Russian meddling in the June referendum vote has only begun to come into sharper focus as subsequent elections around the world revealed common elements— false or inflammatory stories circulated by bots and trolls, allegations of cyber hacking, stories in Russian state-sponsored media outlets playing up fears of migration and globalization, and allegations of corrupt foreign influence on political parties and candidates—that suggested a possible Russian hand. The Kremlin has long aimed to undermine European integration and the EU, in addition to its aims to sow confusion and undermine confidence in democratic processes themselves, making Brexit a potentially appealing target. The allegations that have emerged of Russian interference prior to the Brexit referendum are all the more stunning given the innate resilience within British society to the Kremlin’s anti-democratic agenda.652 A brief viewing of the lively sessions in Britain’s House of Commons is a reminder of the country’s traditions of popular representation, robust debate, and transparent governance. Nevertheless, analysts have cited pockets within the UK political system that are relatively more vulnerable to Russian influence. British campaign finance laws generally focus on restricting expenditures by political parties more than limiting donations, 649 Rowena Mason, ‘‘Theresa May Accuses Russia of Interfering in Elections and Fake News,’’ The Guardian, Nov. 14, 2017. 650 Jeremy Kahn, ‘‘UK Proves Russian Social Media Influence in Brexit Vote, Bloomberg Politics, Nov. 2, 2017. 651 Griff Witte et al., ‘‘In Stunning Decision, Britain Votes to Leave the E.U.,’’ The Washington Post, Jun. 24, 2016. 652 Neil Barnett, The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses: Russian Influence in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, The Atlantic Council, at 18 (2016). though foreign donors are not considered ‘‘permissible donors’’ under UK law. However, the beneficial owners of non-British companies that are incorporated in the EU and carry out business in the UK are immaterial under the law; this opacity may have enabled Russian-related money to be directed with insufficient scrutiny to various UK political actors. Investigative journalists have also raised questions about the sources of sudden and possibly illicit wealth that may have been directed to support the Brexit ‘‘Leave’’ campaign; the UK Electoral Commission has subsequently begun to investigate. Meanwhile, experts have pointed to the role of the far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) and its leader, Nigel Farage, in fanning anti-EU sentiment, criticism of the European sanctions on Russia, and flattering assessments of Russian President Putin as well as far left wing views as conducive to alignment with Russia’s anti-EU and NATO-skeptic positions. More broadly, there are concerns about vulnerabilities to Russian government influence on various UK actors, including political parties, civil society, and think-tanks, through extensive Russian financial ties and possibly illicit financial activity.657 While unrecorded inflows of cash may not necessarily be illicit, market research done in 2015 by Deutsche Bank confirmed through balance of payments data ‘‘the popular belief that Russian money has flooded into the UK in recent years,’’ particularly into the real estate market, and that a ‘‘considerable chunk’’ of unrecorded inflows into the country are the result of Russian capital flight.658 In March 2015, UK Metropolitan Police noted that a total value of 180 million British pounds in properties in the UK had been put under investigation as possibly purchased with corrupt proceeds by secretive offshore companies, in arrangements akin to ‘‘putting money in a Swiss bank" https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/how-did-arron-banks-afford-brexit/ in February 2017 the head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Ciaran Martin, asserted that the Russian government had stepped up its online aggression against Western countries.662 He cited 188 major cyberattacks over a three-month period against the UK government, most of which were reportedly attributable to Russian and Chinese actors; the NCSC reportedly blocked 34,450 attacks over a six-month period against UK entities more broadly (although not all of these attacks are necessarily attributable to the Russian government). In a November 2017 public speech, he indicated that Russian interference over the past year ‘‘included attacks on the UK media, telecommunications and energy sectors.’’ 664 The Russian government has also apparently sought to seize on populist sentiments and economic frustrations, exploiting the UK’s generally open marketplace for free speech and political competition by introducing fake or misleading news. Officially, the Russian government asserted its neutrality on the question of the Brexit referendum, but its English-language media outlets RT and Sputnik covered the referendum campaign extensively and offered ‘’systematically one-sided coverage’’ supporting a British departure from the European Union and frequently broadcasted statements from UKIP head Farage.665 Reporting in November 2017 on cached material from Twitter accounts tied to the Internet Research Agency, the Russia-based troll farm that generated false stories around the 2016 U.S. elections, CNN alleged that numerous accounts had also blasted out proBrexit messages before the UK referendum.666 Two researchers from the University of Edinburgh ultimately asserted that more than 400 of the Internet Research Agency Twitter accounts that had been active in the U.S. election had also been actively posting about Brexit.667 662 https://archive.ph/FOL8M 664 https://archive.ph/Ld5V4 665 https://archive.ph/XV2Od 666 https://archive.ph/KHWcE 667 https://archive.ph/uP4vO
September 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Canmore, Alberta Canada
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August 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Boat House Calgary
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August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

Listen to the survivors.
August 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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manmademoon.bsky.social
You could just look at the diversity in the Roman army, and know that.
daverino.bsky.social David @daverino.bsky.social · Aug 14
"Two unrelated young people buried in cemeteries in England in the Early Middle Ages probably had grandparents from West Africa..the discovery implies that migrants in Anglo-Saxon times were coming from much further afield than previously thought"
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England
An unrelated pair of people buried in cemeteries in 7th-century Britain probably had grandparents from West Africa
www.newscientist.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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christophersteele.bsky.social
The Russians are apparently untroubled by Trump’s newfound willingness to say rude things about them and are confident he shares their objectives of freezing the Ukraine conflict and resetting bilateral relations. They also think that he too sees the Europeans as the main obstacle to this agenda.
August 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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christophersteele.bsky.social
Concerning any possible Trump-Putin ‘deal’ in Alaska to end the Ukraine war, it is vital to remember Putin has abrogated every agreement Moscow signed with Kyiv since independence in 1992-the Budapest Memo(1994) and the Friendship(1997) and Border(2003) Treaties. Leopards don’t change their spots.
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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theguardian.com
Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics
Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics
Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods Truth, the progressive California politician Hiram Johnson once said, is the first casualty of war. His oft-cited remark was supposedly made in 1918 in reference to the first world war, which had by then caused millions of human casualties. More than a century later, truth is again caught in the crossfire, this time as a casualty of 21st-century culture wars. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/c...
They’re using the techniques honed by oil and gas to find near-limitless clean energy beneath our feet | CNN
Companies are using advanced technology to drill many miles underground to reach the hot rock below. Their quest is to make clean, abundant geothermal energy available anywhere on the planet.
www.cnn.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Around 90% of renewables cheaper than fossil fuels worldwide, IRENA says - www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Around 90% of renewables cheaper than fossil fuels worldwide, IRENA says
The majority of newly commissioned renewable energy is more cost-effective for electricity generation than most fossil fuels worldwide, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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vox.com
Trump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to have. www.vox.com/politics/419...
Trump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to have
A truly scary new revelation about Trump’s effort to circumvent the TikTok ban.
www.vox.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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www.timescolonist.com/opinion/gene...
Gene Miller: The chaos is real. America's not coming back
Only intensification of community cooperation can repel and reject an invasion of hostile values and systems of thought
www.timescolonist.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.

Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
savsongs60.bsky.social
There is a section of the population - right wing/christo fascists that want to mould society into their world and religious view rather than understanding exactly what society is, how it always has been and how it works....
July 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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kosmofoto.com/2025/06/east...
Eastman Kodak ‘replacing remjet layer’ from Vision3 cinema films
Currently, Vision3 films have to be processed in ECN-2 chemicals which dissolves the remjet layer (Pic: Eastman Kodak) Eastman Kodak appears to be planning to remove the remjet from its Vision3-bra…
kosmofoto.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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#leicam3
#flicfilmaurora400
#filmphotography

Kensington Plaza Calgary
June 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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High River Alberta

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June 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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wearequeeraf.com
🏳️‍🌈 "The long-discussed and often trite ‘is Pride still a protest?’ conversation, has a clear and present answer this year — fuck yes."

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/
This Pride Month is going to be unparalleled to any in recent years
Charged with a palpable anger, passion and a vigour that is unparalleled and unlike any in recent years
www.wearequeeraf.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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nbcnews.com
Emily Shilling, the highest-ranking out trans person in the Navy, has nearly 20 years of service and over 60 combat missions. She was a lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the ban.

With the policy in effect, her last day was June 12 and she'll retire in September.
nbcnews.to/3HOZKmc
These trans service members are being forced out of the military due to Trump's ban
Four trans service members who are in the process of separating said nothing about their decisions feels voluntary: “This is coercion. This is under duress.”
nbcnews.to
June 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM