@valduskin.bsky.social
Old boater, armchair reader, armchair Lancashire cricket fan and armchair LFC fan.
Hate the Tories, always, all the time.
Hate the Tories, always, all the time.
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Oh interesting, whose fault is that?
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Oh interesting, whose fault is that?
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From Copernicus: This shows how the expected date for breaching 1.5C has been creeping ever closer in recent years. The orange date shows the baseline for the extrapolation; the red date shows when 1.5C is breached based on the trend...
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
From Copernicus: This shows how the expected date for breaching 1.5C has been creeping ever closer in recent years. The orange date shows the baseline for the extrapolation; the red date shows when 1.5C is breached based on the trend...
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Might have designed a jigsaw that is a complete and utter bastard
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Might have designed a jigsaw that is a complete and utter bastard
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Because I’m aware these things can have amusing regional variants, is the version of “Jingle Bells (Batman smells)” that I learned at primary school (London, 1980s) still prevailing?
“Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Robin flew away, Father Christmas lost his knickers on the motorway! (Hey!)”
“Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Robin flew away, Father Christmas lost his knickers on the motorway! (Hey!)”
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Because I’m aware these things can have amusing regional variants, is the version of “Jingle Bells (Batman smells)” that I learned at primary school (London, 1980s) still prevailing?
“Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Robin flew away, Father Christmas lost his knickers on the motorway! (Hey!)”
“Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Robin flew away, Father Christmas lost his knickers on the motorway! (Hey!)”
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Wow. Can we have one of those here? Time to write to our MPs and Ministers and demand one. Science based, none of these delaying tactics. Get a move on NZ.
Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Wow. Can we have one of those here? Time to write to our MPs and Ministers and demand one. Science based, none of these delaying tactics. Get a move on NZ.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Russian propaganda crowns the UK as Moscow's prime villain, eclipsing the US with fevered tales of economic sabotage and espionage plots amid Ukraine's turmoil. #Russia
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Russian propaganda crowns the UK as Moscow's prime villain, eclipsing the US with fevered tales of economic sabotage and espionage plots amid Ukraine's turmoil. #Russia
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6 years ago, on the 1st of December 2019, a cluster of mysterious pneumonia cases broke out in Wuhan, China. The outbreak would later be linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market through unverified leaked documents. On January 8, the cases were linked to a new coronavirus. #otd #history 🗃️
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Day 1 of the #HooklandChristmasTree. We retrieve the Bloody Boy ornament from the box of china Mummers. Some say it's not blood that makes his skin red, but crabapple bark dye. I say best not spoil the seasonal magic. Besides, we all know where the skin of his drum comes from.
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Day 1 of the #HooklandChristmasTree. We retrieve the Bloody Boy ornament from the box of china Mummers. Some say it's not blood that makes his skin red, but crabapple bark dye. I say best not spoil the seasonal magic. Besides, we all know where the skin of his drum comes from.
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“….static fiscal rules have not worked, in principle it is hard to see how they could work, and the forecasts they would need, even if in principle they might work, are completely unreliable.
And they do not even protect us against the ‘Liz Truss effect.’”
99-percent.org/will-this-bu...
And they do not even protect us against the ‘Liz Truss effect.’”
99-percent.org/will-this-bu...
Will this Budget Keep Labour’s Promises? - 99%
Backbench rebels have made this a better Budget than it would have been, but they have more to do to prevent the UK having the Biden experience Labour made several […]
99-percent.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“….static fiscal rules have not worked, in principle it is hard to see how they could work, and the forecasts they would need, even if in principle they might work, are completely unreliable.
And they do not even protect us against the ‘Liz Truss effect.’”
99-percent.org/will-this-bu...
And they do not even protect us against the ‘Liz Truss effect.’”
99-percent.org/will-this-bu...
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Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
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Maybe you don’t care but how about your children…
You are the people who should be watching this.
You are the people who should be watching this.
Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Maybe you don’t care but how about your children…
You are the people who should be watching this.
You are the people who should be watching this.
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All the regulators are useless:
August 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
All the regulators are useless:
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This is a wonderful, even spectacular, thread.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is a wonderful, even spectacular, thread.
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
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"Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand"
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates
Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue after Cyclone Ditwah
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand"
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Please watch and sign.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY BRIEFING held in Westminster.
Who knew? Well, that’s the point of the briefing and the video.
The government and media should act now, we have an emergency that needs courage as a response. Now.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY BRIEFING held in Westminster.
Who knew? Well, that’s the point of the briefing and the video.
The government and media should act now, we have an emergency that needs courage as a response. Now.
Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Please watch and sign.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY BRIEFING held in Westminster.
Who knew? Well, that’s the point of the briefing and the video.
The government and media should act now, we have an emergency that needs courage as a response. Now.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY BRIEFING held in Westminster.
Who knew? Well, that’s the point of the briefing and the video.
The government and media should act now, we have an emergency that needs courage as a response. Now.
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Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
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I don’t recall @lbc.co.uk covering this either. Correct me if I’m wrong @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Please watch this important new video from Youtube channel “Just Have a Think”.
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I don’t recall @lbc.co.uk covering this either. Correct me if I’m wrong @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Even in winter, the wood whispers to tramp its paths. Its Sprites and Woodwose may sleep through days demanding our heaviest coats, but its mysteries do not. Bare branches scratch the low sky and still its mysteries sing. We walk for wonder. We walk for cold magics. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Even in winter, the wood whispers to tramp its paths. Its Sprites and Woodwose may sleep through days demanding our heaviest coats, but its mysteries do not. Bare branches scratch the low sky and still its mysteries sing. We walk for wonder. We walk for cold magics. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981
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Designed in my brain with movable type, vintage printing plates and linocut, and printed on a tiny press by hand, taking five impressions to print each card. Each has unique details making them one-off.
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
Hi! Would you like some of my lovely Christmas cards?
I still have a small number of packs available and sending out a couple of times a week.
You can find them here:
ko-fi.com/s/1af2e209ad
I still have a small number of packs available and sending out a couple of times a week.
You can find them here:
ko-fi.com/s/1af2e209ad
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Designed in my brain with movable type, vintage printing plates and linocut, and printed on a tiny press by hand, taking five impressions to print each card. Each has unique details making them one-off.
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
No AI, just real art made by a real person.
Last chance for shipping next week!
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Going to send these out probably tomorrow or Tuesday and after that very likely shutting down sales because I want to make sure they get to people in time.
So get your orders in before it’s too late!
So get your orders in before it’s too late!
Hi! Would you like some of my lovely Christmas cards?
I still have a small number of packs available and sending out a couple of times a week.
You can find them here:
ko-fi.com/s/1af2e209ad
I still have a small number of packs available and sending out a couple of times a week.
You can find them here:
ko-fi.com/s/1af2e209ad
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Going to send these out probably tomorrow or Tuesday and after that very likely shutting down sales because I want to make sure they get to people in time.
So get your orders in before it’s too late!
So get your orders in before it’s too late!
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BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.