Spademashie
@spademashie.bsky.social
Retired. Golf, Liverpool FC, history, archaeology, astronomy, climbing, hillwalking, family, social justice
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A High Court judge has forced a six-year-old girl to keep the surname of the man who raped her mother. We think this is an outrage and are putting together a legal team so D's mother can take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
The law has failed a woman and her child – fight back
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system.
goodlawproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A High Court judge has forced a six-year-old girl to keep the surname of the man who raped her mother. We think this is an outrage and are putting together a legal team so D's mother can take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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This is so disgusting. Why is this man still walking freely, let alone occupying our White House 🤬
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This is so disgusting. Why is this man still walking freely, let alone occupying our White House 🤬
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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This is so disgusting. Why is this man still walking freely, let alone occupying our White House 🤬
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This is so disgusting. Why is this man still walking freely, let alone occupying our White House 🤬
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Today is the day! I am immensely proud to have been a part of this project. It has been an honour and a privilege to help put Dorothy back together, and I can’t wait for people for people to be able to see the result of all of Mary’s hard work on these very special boats.
Three of the log boats discovered during the Must Farm palaeochannel excavations are going on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. Nine boats were found with dates ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare Bronze Age log boats on display in Peterborough first
The boats
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today is the day! I am immensely proud to have been a part of this project. It has been an honour and a privilege to help put Dorothy back together, and I can’t wait for people for people to be able to see the result of all of Mary’s hard work on these very special boats.
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The Telegraph's "attacks on the BBC are not remotely done in good faith & are the result of the publisher’s ideological & commercial interests. There is no world in which The Telegraph’s output would survive the level of scrutiny applied to the BBC’s journalism.”
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Telegraph's "attacks on the BBC are not remotely done in good faith & are the result of the publisher’s ideological & commercial interests. There is no world in which The Telegraph’s output would survive the level of scrutiny applied to the BBC’s journalism.”
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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People forget, but the rot really started with Cameron in 2010. He explicitly threatened the BBC with defunding if they didn't move to the right. Things have been getting worse since.
Looks like the BBC is going dowwwwn
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
People forget, but the rot really started with Cameron in 2010. He explicitly threatened the BBC with defunding if they didn't move to the right. Things have been getting worse since.
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Trump went on a rampage posting last night in his underwear and edema legs.
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump went on a rampage posting last night in his underwear and edema legs.
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occupydemocrats
Speaker Mike Johnson warns if Democrats win the midterms, they will impeach Trump and end his administration.
Smash the 👍 if that sounds great to you!
Speaker Mike Johnson warns if Democrats win the midterms, they will impeach Trump and end his administration.
Smash the 👍 if that sounds great to you!
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
occupydemocrats
Speaker Mike Johnson warns if Democrats win the midterms, they will impeach Trump and end his administration.
Smash the 👍 if that sounds great to you!
Speaker Mike Johnson warns if Democrats win the midterms, they will impeach Trump and end his administration.
Smash the 👍 if that sounds great to you!
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The Kenny Dalglish documentary on Amazon Prime is good - starts very bog standard sports doc, but the twin tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough are sensitively handled and reveal Dalglish’s fundamental humanity in a time of horrible crisis and pain
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Kenny Dalglish documentary on Amazon Prime is good - starts very bog standard sports doc, but the twin tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough are sensitively handled and reveal Dalglish’s fundamental humanity in a time of horrible crisis and pain
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That's an interesting observation, and a clever way of phrasing. We all 'know' what ordinary means. But of course for a general, it's probably a meaningless standard. Was Montgomery an 'ordinary' army commander? Divisional? Army Group? Let's assume the latter - is that a meaningful statement? 🧵
That. That’s a thing of beauty right there. 🥲
Reminds me of when Terry Copp pointed out in a talk he gave at the Laurier Centre that Montgomery was “really a very ordinary general” but with great publicity on his side. My friends had to practically sit on me to keep me from standing up and cheering.
Reminds me of when Terry Copp pointed out in a talk he gave at the Laurier Centre that Montgomery was “really a very ordinary general” but with great publicity on his side. My friends had to practically sit on me to keep me from standing up and cheering.
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
That's an interesting observation, and a clever way of phrasing. We all 'know' what ordinary means. But of course for a general, it's probably a meaningless standard. Was Montgomery an 'ordinary' army commander? Divisional? Army Group? Let's assume the latter - is that a meaningful statement? 🧵
No AI showing in my Google search screen this morning. I'm guessing the AI has finally gained sentience, realised what it's done, and killed itself
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
No AI showing in my Google search screen this morning. I'm guessing the AI has finally gained sentience, realised what it's done, and killed itself
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If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
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The Fenland of Cambridgeshire is my photographic “backyard” -a place of wide open landscape broken by drains, droves and lines. The rich black peat , slowly eroding contrasts against constantly changing light.
Using pinhole and Holga cameras I try to capture the still beauty of the place.
Using pinhole and Holga cameras I try to capture the still beauty of the place.
November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Fenland of Cambridgeshire is my photographic “backyard” -a place of wide open landscape broken by drains, droves and lines. The rich black peat , slowly eroding contrasts against constantly changing light.
Using pinhole and Holga cameras I try to capture the still beauty of the place.
Using pinhole and Holga cameras I try to capture the still beauty of the place.
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BBCFOUR tonight (and onwards) is showing the original series Edge of Darkness - please book your seat now.. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Edge of Darkness - Series 1: 1. Compassionate Leave
Thriller set in a world of obsessive state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
BBCFOUR tonight (and onwards) is showing the original series Edge of Darkness - please book your seat now.. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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On the eve of his second election — on October 31, 1936 — FDR delivered his coup de grace, explaining the stakes in his fight with the moneyed interests.
Today’s economic royalists are backing Trump, and the fight is much the same.
Today’s economic royalists are backing Trump, and the fight is much the same.
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On the eve of his second election — on October 31, 1936 — FDR delivered his coup de grace, explaining the stakes in his fight with the moneyed interests.
Today’s economic royalists are backing Trump, and the fight is much the same.
Today’s economic royalists are backing Trump, and the fight is much the same.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
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#Ostia Antica is an extraordinary #Roman site that contains the ruins of the ancient port town that served as the gateway to #Rome. Tracing its roots back to at least the 4thC BC. A witness and monument to the rise of the superpower.
#Archaeology #History
#RomanSiteSaturday
#Archaeology #History
#RomanSiteSaturday
October 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
#Ostia Antica is an extraordinary #Roman site that contains the ruins of the ancient port town that served as the gateway to #Rome. Tracing its roots back to at least the 4thC BC. A witness and monument to the rise of the superpower.
#Archaeology #History
#RomanSiteSaturday
#Archaeology #History
#RomanSiteSaturday
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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The last Op Nightingale project of 2025 was sensational. We aimed to find more of the Llyn Cerrig Bach hoard AND SUCCEEDED! All finds are subject to treasure assessment so no images yet bar this ww2 medal & toy truck! #anglesey #druids #ironage #celts #heritage #archaelogy #veterans #wellbeing
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The last Op Nightingale project of 2025 was sensational. We aimed to find more of the Llyn Cerrig Bach hoard AND SUCCEEDED! All finds are subject to treasure assessment so no images yet bar this ww2 medal & toy truck! #anglesey #druids #ironage #celts #heritage #archaelogy #veterans #wellbeing
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Auctioneers should be taught not to do this on their first day at auctioneer school.
October 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Auctioneers should be taught not to do this on their first day at auctioneer school.
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Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
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#OnThisDay in 1942, the first production Spitfire LF Mk XII flew. Powered by the 1,735-hp Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, its top speed was 397 mph. Only 100 examples were built.
Read our Spitfire profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc...
📷 www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/r...
Read our Spitfire profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc...
📷 www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/r...
October 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#OnThisDay in 1942, the first production Spitfire LF Mk XII flew. Powered by the 1,735-hp Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, its top speed was 397 mph. Only 100 examples were built.
Read our Spitfire profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc...
📷 www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/r...
Read our Spitfire profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc...
📷 www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/r...
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Short article I wrote* on recent advances in the story of early Homo sapiens is now available online!
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
We didn’t conquer the world alone. This is humanity’s untold origin story | BBC Science Focus Magazine
We’re discovering there were more characters, and more acts, in the tale of how Homo sapiens spread across the globe.
www.sciencefocus.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Short article I wrote* on recent advances in the story of early Homo sapiens is now available online!
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
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Nowadays folk claim calling someone racist/fascist is tantamount to this.
I think Liverpool got it right first time.
I think Liverpool got it right first time.
Ah, happy 88th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians – and someone concussed him with a brick
October 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Nowadays folk claim calling someone racist/fascist is tantamount to this.
I think Liverpool got it right first time.
I think Liverpool got it right first time.