Simon
@simonxfraser.bsky.social
No AI. Alternative photography. IR and alchemy.
Prone to the bee in my bonnet.
Prone to the bee in my bonnet.
Nadhim Zahawi... Unknown rat leaving a sinking ship in the hope of being a top rat in the rats nest of the billionaires party.
So many politicians. So little talent.
So many politicians. So little talent.
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Nadhim Zahawi... Unknown rat leaving a sinking ship in the hope of being a top rat in the rats nest of the billionaires party.
So many politicians. So little talent.
So many politicians. So little talent.
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Venezuela: How it unfolded
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Venezuela: How it unfolded
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Its all becoming so 1984 ish..
Power blocks, authoritarian and information control..
#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic...
Power blocks, authoritarian and information control..
#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic...
Political geography of Nineteen Eighty-Four - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Its all becoming so 1984 ish..
Power blocks, authoritarian and information control..
#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic...
Power blocks, authoritarian and information control..
#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic...
Where's Starmer ? Oh great statesman.. #Venezuela #Trump
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Where's Starmer ? Oh great statesman.. #Venezuela #Trump
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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I fucking hate that I don’t know if videos of kittens skiting off treadmills or dogs wearing hats and smiling are real any more.
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I fucking hate that I don’t know if videos of kittens skiting off treadmills or dogs wearing hats and smiling are real any more.
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2/ Beatrice Offshore wind farm was paid £417 million in its latest financial year for delivering 2,044.2 GWh (2.04 million MWh) of electricity. So the cost was:
417 / 2.04 = £204/MWh
That’s more than double the wholesale price in the current Ofgem price cap, which is £83/MWh.
417 / 2.04 = £204/MWh
That’s more than double the wholesale price in the current Ofgem price cap, which is £83/MWh.
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
2/ Beatrice Offshore wind farm was paid £417 million in its latest financial year for delivering 2,044.2 GWh (2.04 million MWh) of electricity. So the cost was:
417 / 2.04 = £204/MWh
That’s more than double the wholesale price in the current Ofgem price cap, which is £83/MWh.
417 / 2.04 = £204/MWh
That’s more than double the wholesale price in the current Ofgem price cap, which is £83/MWh.
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
Looking through some old photos I came across this.
From about 1966. This poster was screen printed by ( DC? Greer ) of Partick Cross Glasgow. Family friends.
I remember the turpentine smell and watching the amazing skills of the commercial artist with paintbrush and stencil. #OldGlasgow #Partick
From about 1966. This poster was screen printed by ( DC? Greer ) of Partick Cross Glasgow. Family friends.
I remember the turpentine smell and watching the amazing skills of the commercial artist with paintbrush and stencil. #OldGlasgow #Partick
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Looking through some old photos I came across this.
From about 1966. This poster was screen printed by ( DC? Greer ) of Partick Cross Glasgow. Family friends.
I remember the turpentine smell and watching the amazing skills of the commercial artist with paintbrush and stencil. #OldGlasgow #Partick
From about 1966. This poster was screen printed by ( DC? Greer ) of Partick Cross Glasgow. Family friends.
I remember the turpentine smell and watching the amazing skills of the commercial artist with paintbrush and stencil. #OldGlasgow #Partick
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My father in law used to love a Johnnie Walker Black Label premium whisky. Drowned with lemonade...
I once expressed a liking for a single malt whisky at a family gathering to embrace my Scottish heritage. I've been given expensive malts for the last 20 years. I drink them with Cherry coke or Sprite mixers.
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My father in law used to love a Johnnie Walker Black Label premium whisky. Drowned with lemonade...
From Zero to Nero ..
Can you see any other President in the history of our nation with the gall to put his own face on a US minted coin. What an out of control ego this idiot has. And his handlers are egging him on to new heights of narcissism. #TrumpTrainWreck
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From Zero to Nero ..
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The current Occupant of the White House is a sewer dwelling scum of the earth scared loser who is lashing out. @RepThomasMassie wife died last year. Congratulations to him on his new marriage. It is clear President Dump is afraid of what is coming.
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The current Occupant of the White House is a sewer dwelling scum of the earth scared loser who is lashing out. @RepThomasMassie wife died last year. Congratulations to him on his new marriage. It is clear President Dump is afraid of what is coming.
At 3.30am I just stood in my garden in my dressing gown and took in the wonder of the sky full of the Northern Lights.
No camera required.
No camera required.
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
At 3.30am I just stood in my garden in my dressing gown and took in the wonder of the sky full of the Northern Lights.
No camera required.
No camera required.
It pissed of rain all day... That was the probable reason.
But news gathering from a comfortable, dry office has space to fill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But news gathering from a comfortable, dry office has space to fill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Notable reduction' in Bonfire Night disruption
Police say between Halloween and Bonfire Night, 833 calls needed a local or specialist response, almost 500 fewer than last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
It pissed of rain all day... That was the probable reason.
But news gathering from a comfortable, dry office has space to fill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But news gathering from a comfortable, dry office has space to fill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today in 1974, the missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters as it departed the sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland, leaving a 9-foot scratch on the Madison’s hull. The United States did not report the accident to avoid embarrassing the UK.
Glasgow Botanic Garden. Kibble Palace. Today.
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Glasgow Botanic Garden. Kibble Palace. Today.
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I currently pay $18,646/yr (no subsidies) for privately purchased Blue Cross/Blue Shield silver tier PPO health insurance with a $7,000/pp deductible for myself and my daughter. We are both healthy.
In 2026, silver becomes bronze _and_ increases by 30.6% to $24,354—an extra $475/mo or $5,708/yr. 🤯
In 2026, silver becomes bronze _and_ increases by 30.6% to $24,354—an extra $475/mo or $5,708/yr. 🤯
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media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I currently pay $18,646/yr (no subsidies) for privately purchased Blue Cross/Blue Shield silver tier PPO health insurance with a $7,000/pp deductible for myself and my daughter. We are both healthy.
In 2026, silver becomes bronze _and_ increases by 30.6% to $24,354—an extra $475/mo or $5,708/yr. 🤯
In 2026, silver becomes bronze _and_ increases by 30.6% to $24,354—an extra $475/mo or $5,708/yr. 🤯
We used to listen to this on her Dansette record player. Terrible mono sound but she had this album and I didn't mind the two mile walk home to my flat off Byres Road in Glasgow at 2am.
Some 50+ years ago.
Its crap.
youtu.be/UEjAaLu8Dhs
Some 50+ years ago.
Its crap.
youtu.be/UEjAaLu8Dhs
Child in Time (1995 Remaster)
YouTube video by Deep Purple - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
We used to listen to this on her Dansette record player. Terrible mono sound but she had this album and I didn't mind the two mile walk home to my flat off Byres Road in Glasgow at 2am.
Some 50+ years ago.
Its crap.
youtu.be/UEjAaLu8Dhs
Some 50+ years ago.
Its crap.
youtu.be/UEjAaLu8Dhs
My old friend Jake. Gone these five years. Feeling a bit down tonight.
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
My old friend Jake. Gone these five years. Feeling a bit down tonight.
Forty eight hour notice. My hip replacement surgery is postponed for a month. No anaesthetist available... probably getting better money in private hospitals.
It's time the UK health service had a serious shake out. It's stopped being about people and become a self licking ice cream cone.
#NHS
It's time the UK health service had a serious shake out. It's stopped being about people and become a self licking ice cream cone.
#NHS
October 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Forty eight hour notice. My hip replacement surgery is postponed for a month. No anaesthetist available... probably getting better money in private hospitals.
It's time the UK health service had a serious shake out. It's stopped being about people and become a self licking ice cream cone.
#NHS
It's time the UK health service had a serious shake out. It's stopped being about people and become a self licking ice cream cone.
#NHS
Chill free speech.
Go for the vulnerable first. Then journalists will be watchful and careful what they say and who they upset.
Go for the vulnerable first. Then journalists will be watchful and careful what they say and who they upset.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, in apparent retaliation for the Muslim political commentator’s criticism of Israel while touring the US.
British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, in apparent retaliation for the Muslim political commentator’s criticism of Israel while touring the US.
ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Chill free speech.
Go for the vulnerable first. Then journalists will be watchful and careful what they say and who they upset.
Go for the vulnerable first. Then journalists will be watchful and careful what they say and who they upset.
Early for my hospital appointment. That's three cars booked for parking in a disabled bay without a badge.
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Early for my hospital appointment. That's three cars booked for parking in a disabled bay without a badge.