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Tarcy
@smurf101.bsky.social
Works at University of St Andrews. Former Police Officer turned lifelong learner and mediocre tech trouble-shooter. A passionate enthusiast of tech, travel, design, and all things that spark creativity and feed the mind. Views expressed are my own.
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'You can't add days to your life but you can add life to your days.'- Not my words, but I do love them. ❤️
September 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
What has happened to Emily Blunt,is she ok? Watched her on Graham Norton, she looked quite different.
September 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Im currently stocking up on books from Vinted for the coming apocalypse brought on by the US swing to hard right fascism and North Korea, China and Russia uniting. I can read until the end is nigh. 📖📚 #books #booksky
September 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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The latest admissions data shows a 14% rise in American applications for undergraduate courses starting this autumn. https://on.ft.com/4m2G39l
July 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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WATCH: “I feel embarrassed. I really don’t want to be the story. We were just on the ground trying to do our job.”

🇦🇺 Australian reporter @laurentomasi.bsky.social on an LAPD officer intentionally shooting her with a rubber bullet, in full view, on video.

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DKs2a2U...
June 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are smack talking each other into their own digital echo chambers
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are smack talking each other into their own digital echo chambers | TechCrunch
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are smack talking each other into their own echo chambers.
techcrunch.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Well, France was awesome 😍 #France #holiday
May 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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BREAKING: The FBI has arrested a judge who helped migrants avoid ICE. This judge is a hero. www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse
Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.
www.jsonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Don’t let the arrest of a Federal Judge distract you from the announcement that ICE can enter anyone’s home without a warrant to look for migrants.
April 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is #Netflix down?
April 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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After Boeing donated $1M into inauguration fund, it has been now awarded with a $20B+ engineering and manufacturing development contract that will lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in orders over the contract's multi-decade lifetime.

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March 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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How did @uniofstandrews.bsky.social benefit from, participate in, or support, British colonialism? Our report 'The University of St Andrews and the legacies of empire, 1700-1900' is now available legacies-of-empire.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk #history #skystorians
St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire – St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire project
legacies-of-empire.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Students disappeared by ICE for dissent.

International scientists deported for private emails.

Judges threatened with impeachment.

Media outlets branded “illegal” for criticising the President.

Journalists banned by the White House for fact-checking.

The 1930s are screaming their warning at us.
March 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
* Ex-England manager worried by impact on young men * Southgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’ Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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BREAKING🚨 -We've investigated the financial links between MPs and the private health sector, and can now announce which MP received the highest donation amount from individuals+companies with links to the private health sector between 2023-2025.

It's Wes Streeting. Our Health Secretary. £179,575🚨
March 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Help please. A friend wanted stats from the USAID web page but obviously it has been taken down. I know people have been hosting the info deleted by the administration elsewhere, can some one direct me? #USAID
March 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Polestar says customers who can prove their household currently owns or leases a Tesla can get up to $20,000 off of a leased Polestar 3 SUV. insideevs.com/news/751665/...
Tesla Owners: Want To Move On? Get $20,000 Off Of A Polestar 3 Lease
EV maker Polestar evidently wants to scoop up buyers who are over Tesla.
insideevs.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@bsky.app can we have a trending in the UK option?
March 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Scottish Tories actually advocating lowering the school leaving age to **checks fucking notes** 14.

#fmqs
March 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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What a load of old bollocks - Farage shouldn’t be allowed to get away with spouting this nonsense. The CBI reported just last week that the net zero sector is growing 3 times faster than the overall UK economy, & renewable energy is far cheaper than fossil fuels 🙄
Net Zero is hiking your bills - UK industry is being MASSACRED by Labour
IT is clear for all to see that Sir Keir Starmer and his Government can’t stop talking about Reform UK. Up until just a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister had not mentioned us once in the House of C…
www.thesun.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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And Donald Trump's shoes. You'd clean them with your tongue, Mr Farage.
You are the Lord HawHaw of our times, a friend of foreign despots, not of our country.
March 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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THIS IS SHOCKING - the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector. We have just completed research showing that...

MPs received more than £2.7m in donations from individuals and companies directly or indirectly connected to the private healthcare sector between 2023 and 2025 🚨
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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A survey of solar farms in southern England revealed surprisingly rich habitat for birds.
Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research
A survey of solar farms in southern England revealed surprisingly rich habitat for birds.
tcnv.link
March 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM