Skyjon
@skyjon.bsky.social
Father & Husband.
East Riding of Yorkshire.
East Riding of Yorkshire.
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DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
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I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out
June 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out
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I have Egyptian, Australian, Polish, South African, Canadian, Norwegian, Iranian, Irish and British born neighbours, and we can barely get down the road without having a good old natter.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I have Egyptian, Australian, Polish, South African, Canadian, Norwegian, Iranian, Irish and British born neighbours, and we can barely get down the road without having a good old natter.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
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Ah "probably" the kind of word markets just love.
Breaking news: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has said that all goods compliant with the sweeping 2020 trade deal with Canada and Mexico will probably be granted a one-month reprieve from tariffs. www.ft.com/content/cd33...
March 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ah "probably" the kind of word markets just love.
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ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump will be PM’s biggest diplomatic test to date.
“Will Trump still be saying Keir is a ‘nice guy’ at the end of it? We don’t know that, but we hope he will respect him,” one aide tells me.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Will Trump still be saying Keir is a ‘nice guy’ at the end of it? We don’t know that, but we hope he will respect him,” one aide tells me.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer’s meeting with Trump will be PM’s biggest diplomatic test to date
Aides say prime minister will try to balance the UK and Europe’s interests while retaining good relations with unpredictable US president
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump will be PM’s biggest diplomatic test to date.
“Will Trump still be saying Keir is a ‘nice guy’ at the end of it? We don’t know that, but we hope he will respect him,” one aide tells me.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Will Trump still be saying Keir is a ‘nice guy’ at the end of it? We don’t know that, but we hope he will respect him,” one aide tells me.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I love this point on my walk up the Tor. Almost there! As St Michael's tower reaches up to the sky, the birds soar below and all is calm.
February 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I love this point on my walk up the Tor. Almost there! As St Michael's tower reaches up to the sky, the birds soar below and all is calm.
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This Game of Thrones quote feels especially poignant: “Any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king.”
February 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This Game of Thrones quote feels especially poignant: “Any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king.”
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Put aside the nastiness of this post, & the way in he attacks Zelenskyy as a dictator but says not a word about his pal Putin, & just focus on the way it is written: would you hire this weird person to work for you? Would you trust this odd person to teach your kid in school?
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Put aside the nastiness of this post, & the way in he attacks Zelenskyy as a dictator but says not a word about his pal Putin, & just focus on the way it is written: would you hire this weird person to work for you? Would you trust this odd person to teach your kid in school?
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No words required.....
February 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
No words required.....
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Greenland to ban political donations… but Starmer still doing nothing about the huge loopholes that let foreign money into British politics 🤦
Seems prudent
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats
Arctic island in US president’s sights is due to hold parliamentary elections by April 6
on.ft.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Greenland to ban political donations… but Starmer still doing nothing about the huge loopholes that let foreign money into British politics 🤦
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🔥 This is an absolutely devastating set of figures on the UK public's view of Brexit.
Absolutely damning. Look at each category one by one - particularly the economic ones. YouGov article on these data here. 👉 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Absolutely damning. Look at each category one by one - particularly the economic ones. YouGov article on these data here. 👉 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🔥 This is an absolutely devastating set of figures on the UK public's view of Brexit.
Absolutely damning. Look at each category one by one - particularly the economic ones. YouGov article on these data here. 👉 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Absolutely damning. Look at each category one by one - particularly the economic ones. YouGov article on these data here. 👉 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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Trump said we don’t need so many Air Traffic Controllers!!
January 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Trump said we don’t need so many Air Traffic Controllers!!
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REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?
DUFFY: *walks away*
(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)
DUFFY: *walks away*
(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)
January 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?
DUFFY: *walks away*
(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)
DUFFY: *walks away*
(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)
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January 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Bravo!!👏👏👏
January 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Bravo!!👏👏👏
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The French Human Rights League is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X on January 20
www.euronews.com/next/2025/01...
www.euronews.com/next/2025/01...
French movement asks X users to leave platform on US inauguration day
The French Human Rights League (LDH) is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X, formerly Twitter, on January 20.
www.euronews.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The French Human Rights League is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X on January 20
www.euronews.com/next/2025/01...
www.euronews.com/next/2025/01...
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🚨🚨 Major and very welcome exodus news: Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X accusing platform of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship. 🧵
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
January 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨🚨 Major and very welcome exodus news: Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X accusing platform of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship. 🧵
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
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Olaf Scholz: German election ‘will not be decided by social media owners’
Olaf Scholz: German election ‘will not be decided by social media owners’
Chancellor’s New Year’s Eve address follows Elon Musk’s endorsement of German far-right party AfD on X
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has urged voters not to let the “owners of social media channels” decide next year’s snap election, after Elon Musk…
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Olaf Scholz: German election ‘will not be decided by social media owners’
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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
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Ah, Feargal Sharkey is here! 🦋
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
The stretch of the River Cam in Cambridge which has been designated bathing water, Sheep’s Green, failed the phosphate test, failed the nitrate test and failed the ammonia test.
You have been warned.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/feargal...
You have been warned.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/feargal...
'I'd stay well away from swimming there': Feargal Sharkey tests the River Cam after site was awarded bathing status
One of Britain’s top swimming spots is 'failing' on water quality due to pollution, according to environmental testing conducted by LBC.
www.lbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Ah, Feargal Sharkey is here! 🦋
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
Lovely. Please follow him and reshare this post to alert others.
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