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.
Having just discovered that ICE are on Blue Sky, I may have to revive my Mastodon account 🤬.
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Having just discovered that ICE are on Blue Sky, I may have to revive my Mastodon account 🤬.
I played squaredle.com 01/17:
48/48 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 28% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 16
48/48 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 28% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 16
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 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I played squaredle.com 01/17:
48/48 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 28% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 16
48/48 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 28% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 16
This is what *would* happen, if European leaders had any principles. In practice, though, I think they’d moan and write strongly-worded letters, then look the other way.
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This is what *would* happen, if European leaders had any principles. In practice, though, I think they’d moan and write strongly-worded letters, then look the other way.
An American spelling I wasn’t previously aware of caused me some confusion over today’s NYT mini crossword 🤨
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
An American spelling I wasn’t previously aware of caused me some confusion over today’s NYT mini crossword 🤨
Quick and easy again today 🙂
Strands #685
“That's putting it mildly!”
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Strands #685
“That's putting it mildly!”
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January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Quick and easy again today 🙂
Strands #685
“That's putting it mildly!”
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Strands #685
“That's putting it mildly!”
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Who said irony’s dead?
January 17, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Who said irony’s dead?
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Puzzle #951
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January 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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I’m not familiar with a couple of the purples.
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Steven Goddard
“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women…”
- says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman
- says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women…”
- says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman
- says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman
Good morning everyone. A birdie out of the blue this morning! Have a wonderful weekend, all 🙂
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January 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Good morning everyone. A birdie out of the blue this morning! Have a wonderful weekend, all 🙂
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I played squaredle.com 01/16:
53/53 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 23% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 15
53/53 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 23% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 15
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 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I played squaredle.com 01/16:
53/53 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 23% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 15
53/53 words (+6 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 23% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 15
Reposted by Steven Goddard
The last Squire Newsham (d. 1760) is reputed to haunt the grounds of Chadshunt Hall. Sometimes he is seen riding in a coach pulled by 4 horses which vanishes when it reaches a certain point in the avenue. At others, he is on horseback, accompanied by hounds.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The last Squire Newsham (d. 1760) is reputed to haunt the grounds of Chadshunt Hall. Sometimes he is seen riding in a coach pulled by 4 horses which vanishes when it reaches a certain point in the avenue. At others, he is on horseback, accompanied by hounds.
#PhantomsFriday
#PhantomsFriday
KAPOW!
Strands #684
“DC crusader”
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Strands #684
“DC crusader”
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January 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
KAPOW!
Strands #684
“DC crusader”
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Strands #684
“DC crusader”
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I got blue for not quite the right reason 🙂
Connections
Puzzle #950
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Puzzle #950
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January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
I got blue for not quite the right reason 🙂
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Puzzle #950
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Puzzle #950
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I suggest the Nobel committee withdraw the prize from her so that it has zero merit in anyone’s eyes.
The sickening fawning continues. After an act of violence the President gets another fake peace prize to massage his ego. He will never merit the proper one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I suggest the Nobel committee withdraw the prize from her so that it has zero merit in anyone’s eyes.
Good morning everyone. Well, that was close! I could only see 2 possible words left, and chose the right one 🥴. Have a great day, all 🙂
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January 16, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Good morning everyone. Well, that was close! I could only see 2 possible words left, and chose the right one 🥴. Have a great day, all 🙂
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At what point do we stop calling Reform UK by that name and start referring to it as the Tory Party B Ark (for fans of HHGG)? 🙂
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
At what point do we stop calling Reform UK by that name and start referring to it as the Tory Party B Ark (for fans of HHGG)? 🙂
The mightiest economy in the world, and its government has to make this sort of suggestion to its citizens. More tragically still, there are people who can’t afford even this!
Trump's Secretary of Agriculture says Americans can afford this delicious $3 meal.
Prices are going up, and the Administration’s suggestion is for Americans to eat “a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing.” Yum!
Prices are going up, and the Administration’s suggestion is for Americans to eat “a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing.” Yum!
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The mightiest economy in the world, and its government has to make this sort of suggestion to its citizens. More tragically still, there are people who can’t afford even this!
Is it time yet to start referring to what’s happening in the USA as “ethnic cleansing”?
Is ICE going to deport Native Americans now? What a bunch of clowns.
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for th...
apnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Is it time yet to start referring to what’s happening in the USA as “ethnic cleansing”?
Reposted by Steven Goddard
Strands #683
“The ears have it!”
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“The ears have it!”
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January 15, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Strands #683
“The ears have it!”
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“The ears have it!”
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Connections
Puzzle #949
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January 15, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Puzzle #949
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January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Good morning everyone. Back to par today after that short run of birdies. Hope you all have a lovely day 🙂
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January 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Good morning everyone. Back to par today after that short run of birdies. Hope you all have a lovely day 🙂
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