Steven Goddard
@sgoddard.bsky.social
Retired; keen on science; not keen on flat-earthers and their ilk; very much left-of-centre. AND - unsolicited DMs will result in instant block.
I played squaredle.com 01/04:
66/66 words (+17 bonus words)
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66/66 words (+17 bonus words)
📖 In the top 37% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 3
Squaredle
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January 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I played squaredle.com 01/04:
66/66 words (+17 bonus words)
📖 In the top 37% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 3
66/66 words (+17 bonus words)
📖 In the top 37% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 3
Reposted by Steven Goddard
Reposted by Steven Goddard
In 19th C Warwickshire it was believed to be unlucky to keep egg shells in the house. However they could not be disposed to by burning as an old belief said that if egg shells were burned, the hens would refuse to lay.
January 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
In 19th C Warwickshire it was believed to be unlucky to keep egg shells in the house. However they could not be disposed to by burning as an old belief said that if egg shells were burned, the hens would refuse to lay.
I knew this would be today’s theme!
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January 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I knew this would be today’s theme!
Strands #672
“I just know ...”
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Another ‘meh’ one ☹️
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January 4, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Another ‘meh’ one ☹️
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January 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Reposted by Steven Goddard
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December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Dear BBC. Please stop saying that President Maduro has been “captured” - he wasn’t on the run. Tell the truth, as per your charter - he was abducted. Stop using the language of propaganda. #BBCNews
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Dear BBC. Please stop saying that President Maduro has been “captured” - he wasn’t on the run. Tell the truth, as per your charter - he was abducted. Stop using the language of propaganda. #BBCNews
Good morning everyone. A very early one by my standards! Much too close for comfort today! Have a peaceful Sunday, all 🙂
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January 4, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Good morning everyone. A very early one by my standards! Much too close for comfort today! Have a peaceful Sunday, all 🙂
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It seems that wherever there's a political or moral fence to be found, Starmer will be sure to sit on it. Of course the USA's attack on Venezuela and the abduction of Maduro broke international law - why can't he just say so? (Rhetorical question - I know why).
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It seems that wherever there's a political or moral fence to be found, Starmer will be sure to sit on it. Of course the USA's attack on Venezuela and the abduction of Maduro broke international law - why can't he just say so? (Rhetorical question - I know why).
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January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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I played squaredle.com 01/03:
47/47 words (+4 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 2
47/47 words (+4 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 2
Squaredle
Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!
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January 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I played squaredle.com 01/03:
47/47 words (+4 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 2
47/47 words (+4 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 2
Weird one today. Yellow was almost too obvious and blue and purple were pure guesswork for me. 🤷🏻♂️
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Puzzle #937
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January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Weird one today. Yellow was almost too obvious and blue and purple were pure guesswork for me. 🤷🏻♂️
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I know you all already know this, but I think it’s worth mentioning again that Trump needs to be incarcerated for the good of the entire world.
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I know you all already know this, but I think it’s worth mentioning again that Trump needs to be incarcerated for the good of the entire world.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by Steven Goddard
Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Israel’s ban on 37 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from entering Gaza is another war crime.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
The Green Party condemns this decision and calls for immediate international action to protect humanitarian actors.
Good morning everyone. Relieved to get a par 4 this morning! Have a lovely first weekend of the year, all 🙂
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January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Good morning everyone. Relieved to get a par 4 this morning! Have a lovely first weekend of the year, all 🙂
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Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Years ago, I did a tethered parachute jump. I exited the plane clumsily, and the cords got twisted, so the canopy wouldn't open. I had to scissor-kick to untwist the cords to allow the 'chute to open. I quite enjoyed the experience after that!
Years ago, I did a tethered parachute jump. I exited the plane clumsily, and the cords got twisted, so the canopy wouldn't open. I had to scissor-kick to untwist the cords to allow the 'chute to open. I quite enjoyed the experience after that!
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
I had one of my many heart procedures and was given too high a dose intravenously. I felt like the ceiling caved and my voice wouldn’t come out. My HR / BP was high 200s. I vaguely remember the bed curtains closing, alarms, and staff running over.
I had one of my many heart procedures and was given too high a dose intravenously. I felt like the ceiling caved and my voice wouldn’t come out. My HR / BP was high 200s. I vaguely remember the bed curtains closing, alarms, and staff running over.
Hi, I’m 80mph skid into the safety barrier in a thunderstorm.
January 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Years ago, I did a tethered parachute jump. I exited the plane clumsily, and the cords got twisted, so the canopy wouldn't open. I had to scissor-kick to untwist the cords to allow the 'chute to open. I quite enjoyed the experience after that!
Years ago, I did a tethered parachute jump. I exited the plane clumsily, and the cords got twisted, so the canopy wouldn't open. I had to scissor-kick to untwist the cords to allow the 'chute to open. I quite enjoyed the experience after that!
I played squaredle.com 01/02:
50/50 words (+14 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 21% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 1
50/50 words (+14 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 21% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 1
Squaredle
Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!
squaredle.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I played squaredle.com 01/02:
50/50 words (+14 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 21% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 1
50/50 words (+14 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 21% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 1
Even more cynical (probably) 72 year old here, and I agree wholeheartedly!
Cynical 44 year old here. This fella has given me a little bit of hope in 2025. I truly believe we can move towards a politics that values empathy over greed, people over profits and make British politics less hateful.
Cheers Zack, keep up the good work
Cheers Zack, keep up the good work
We're challenging a broken, failed economic model, and the people defending it have no answer other than just to continue with what is broken.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Even more cynical (probably) 72 year old here, and I agree wholeheartedly!
Reposted by Steven Goddard
Starmer tried to make me, a disabled person live on £3.76 a week. I think I've earned the right to be excessively irate Jim.
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Starmer tried to make me, a disabled person live on £3.76 a week. I think I've earned the right to be excessively irate Jim.
Reposted by Steven Goddard
Whether it’s Barack Obama being the editor of Harvard Law Review or Donald Trump narrowly passing a cognitive test used to detect dementia, there’s plenty of serious intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama being the editor of Harvard Law Review or Donald Trump narrowly passing a cognitive test used to detect dementia, there’s plenty of serious intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.
Very apt for today!
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January 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Very apt for today!
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Very pleased to have spotted purple first, but to my mind, green is too vague to be a proper grouping of words.
Connections
Puzzle #936
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January 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Very pleased to have spotted purple first, but to my mind, green is too vague to be a proper grouping of words.
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I knew I was in the right part of the right decade with my 3rd guess, but Lady Luck certainly came to my assistance!
#whendle no1074
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January 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I knew I was in the right part of the right decade with my 3rd guess, but Lady Luck certainly came to my assistance!
#whendle no1074
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3/5 594pts
#whendle no1074
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