Bette
@swisskale.bsky.social
European, Swiss (Vaud), British. Irish OH. Lived many years in Brussels ❤️. #TheArchers follower. Heartbroken by brexit
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“Apple set the tone” when Tim Cook gave Trump an engraved, glass disc. This week, the Swiss delegation gave him a “special Rolex desktop clock” and a $130,000 gold bar.
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Apple set the tone” when Tim Cook gave Trump an engraved, glass disc. This week, the Swiss delegation gave him a “special Rolex desktop clock” and a $130,000 gold bar.
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
“.. It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it," an administration official told @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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Extraordinary
Liz Truss on Fox News supporting Trump suing the BBC
"There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC"
"And I believe the organisation needs to be defunded"
"There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC"
"And I believe the organisation needs to be defunded"
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Extraordinary
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What exactly is the Chancellor going to do?
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What exactly is the Chancellor going to do?
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⚠️ BREAKING: BBC In Crisis - New Director General Picks Leaked.
🙏🏻 PLEASE like, share and kiss this latest #BrokenNews report.
youtu.be/P8kl2ETzH7k?...
🙏🏻 PLEASE like, share and kiss this latest #BrokenNews report.
youtu.be/P8kl2ETzH7k?...
LEAKED: BBC Director General Candidates - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
⚠️ BREAKING: BBC In Crisis - New Director General Picks Leaked.
🙏🏻 PLEASE like, share and kiss this latest #BrokenNews report.
youtu.be/P8kl2ETzH7k?...
🙏🏻 PLEASE like, share and kiss this latest #BrokenNews report.
youtu.be/P8kl2ETzH7k?...
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Don’t miss your chance to support For and against a united Ireland by Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride, featuring cartoons by @infiniteguff.com This book is shortlisted for Best Irish-Published Book of the Year in the @irishbookawards.bsky.social
Cast your vote now at irishbookawards.ie/vote
Cast your vote now at irishbookawards.ie/vote
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Don’t miss your chance to support For and against a united Ireland by Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride, featuring cartoons by @infiniteguff.com This book is shortlisted for Best Irish-Published Book of the Year in the @irishbookawards.bsky.social
Cast your vote now at irishbookawards.ie/vote
Cast your vote now at irishbookawards.ie/vote
Beavers … plod. Lovely imagery. #TheArchers
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Beavers … plod. Lovely imagery. #TheArchers
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Ian I have a seven year old son, who is very bright and visually creative, though is struggling to engage with reading. I'm thinking comics/graphic novels are a good way to go Any good suggestions for ones to draw him in?
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Ian I have a seven year old son, who is very bright and visually creative, though is struggling to engage with reading. I'm thinking comics/graphic novels are a good way to go Any good suggestions for ones to draw him in?
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Trump sues Everybody!
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Trump sues Everybody!
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we're working on getting search back up, hang tight
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
we're working on getting search back up, hang tight
Only one card game for the castle, surely? #TheArchers
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Only one card game for the castle, surely? #TheArchers
‘Babe + babe’… sounds weird. Do youngsters use that? #TheArchers
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
‘Babe + babe’… sounds weird. Do youngsters use that? #TheArchers
Kate and Jakob are really good value for #TheArchers
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Kate and Jakob are really good value for #TheArchers
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Link to full Page 94 episode (Teesside coverage from 31:13) ⬇️
Listen: pod.fo/e/34ae5a
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=saFY...
Listen: pod.fo/e/34ae5a
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=saFY...
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast: 159: The Grand Old Duke Of Yuck
Ian, Helen, Andy and Richard Brooks discuss the week’s royal fallout, the forthcoming Budget, and get an update on all the murky business on Teesside.
pod.fo
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Link to full Page 94 episode (Teesside coverage from 31:13) ⬇️
Listen: pod.fo/e/34ae5a
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=saFY...
Listen: pod.fo/e/34ae5a
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=saFY...
Great episode! ❤️ Neil. Susan desperate. Who will be Esme’s tenant? 👏 #TheArchers
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Great episode! ❤️ Neil. Susan desperate. Who will be Esme’s tenant? 👏 #TheArchers
Imo, #CelebrityTraitors wasn’t as good as the ordinary #Traitors.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Imo, #CelebrityTraitors wasn’t as good as the ordinary #Traitors.
I was *sooo* annoyed by the outcome of #Celebritytraitors . The faithfuls really were useless ( ie, the traitors were *not* that good).
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was *sooo* annoyed by the outcome of #Celebritytraitors . The faithfuls really were useless ( ie, the traitors were *not* that good).
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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Good call with President Zelenskyy.
Ukraine will not face this winter alone.
The EU stands with you, providing emergency energy support to help Ukraine through the coming months.
At the same time, we are working on options to ensure the necessary sustained financial assistance to Ukraine.
Ukraine will not face this winter alone.
The EU stands with you, providing emergency energy support to help Ukraine through the coming months.
At the same time, we are working on options to ensure the necessary sustained financial assistance to Ukraine.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Good call with President Zelenskyy.
Ukraine will not face this winter alone.
The EU stands with you, providing emergency energy support to help Ukraine through the coming months.
At the same time, we are working on options to ensure the necessary sustained financial assistance to Ukraine.
Ukraine will not face this winter alone.
The EU stands with you, providing emergency energy support to help Ukraine through the coming months.
At the same time, we are working on options to ensure the necessary sustained financial assistance to Ukraine.
Very poignant from Susan. #TheArchers
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very poignant from Susan. #TheArchers
@newsagents.bsky.social Excellent, measured, conversation with Neil Basu tonight.
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@newsagents.bsky.social Excellent, measured, conversation with Neil Basu tonight.
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A remarkable trend—one that runs fundamentally counter to the Swiss far-right’s portrayal of migrants as low-skilled:
Through the 2020s, Switzerland has become the only small country to rank among the world’s top 10 preferred destinations for highly educated young adults („the brightest and best“)
Through the 2020s, Switzerland has become the only small country to rank among the world’s top 10 preferred destinations for highly educated young adults („the brightest and best“)
The US remains the most popular destination among educated young adults worldwide, but its lead over #2 has narrowed from 20pts to 9pts, while the UK has plummeted from a consistent #2 ranking to #7, again with a steep fall after 2016.
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A remarkable trend—one that runs fundamentally counter to the Swiss far-right’s portrayal of migrants as low-skilled:
Through the 2020s, Switzerland has become the only small country to rank among the world’s top 10 preferred destinations for highly educated young adults („the brightest and best“)
Through the 2020s, Switzerland has become the only small country to rank among the world’s top 10 preferred destinations for highly educated young adults („the brightest and best“)
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.