@andrewjwoods.bsky.social
Journalist, author and Naarwich City fan
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For some reason Youtube wants to show me this clip all the time. Something about it makes clear how terrifying it might be as a mere mortal to stand up alone in front of a massive crowd, and then how singularly brillliant PJ Harvey is at it; absolutely compelling.
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me - Live 2001 HD
YouTube video by ScottishTeeVee
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
For some reason Youtube wants to show me this clip all the time. Something about it makes clear how terrifying it might be as a mere mortal to stand up alone in front of a massive crowd, and then how singularly brillliant PJ Harvey is at it; absolutely compelling.
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UK charities urge ministers to stop scapegoating nature for planning failures
UK charities urge ministers to stop scapegoating nature for planning failures
Exclusive: RSPB and National Trust among groups saying rhetoric from Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer at odds with public sentiment
Nature charities with a combined membership of about 8 million people are pressing the prime minister and chancellor to stop demonising wildlife and to urgently strengthen environmental protections in new planning laws.
Organisations which are household names, such as the RSPB, the National Trust and the Wildlife Trusts, are calling on MPs to back amendments to the planning and infrastructure bill to end what they say is the scapegoating of nature for the failures of the planning system. They say the anti-nature rhetoric employed by Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer, who has labelled environmental objectors as “blockers”, is at odds with public sentiment. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
UK charities urge ministers to stop scapegoating nature for planning failures
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I had insomnia the night Russia invaded Ukraine and watched it unfold in real time. And tonight watching, here in London, that's what it feels like again. A dark, implacable malevolent takeover. That's accompanied by almost total silence amid so much noise.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
February 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I had insomnia the night Russia invaded Ukraine and watched it unfold in real time. And tonight watching, here in London, that's what it feels like again. A dark, implacable malevolent takeover. That's accompanied by almost total silence amid so much noise.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Amyl & The Sniffers at the Roundhouse. Bonkers good
November 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Amyl & The Sniffers at the Roundhouse. Bonkers good
Some art items I’ve spotted on #placeinthesun
November 16, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Some art items I’ve spotted on #placeinthesun
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Quite astonishing, really, that some “Blue Sky” users are opting NOT to follow my patented blend of tepid satirical “takes” & feverishly rehashed Twitter #content ??? 🤔
November 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Quite astonishing, really, that some “Blue Sky” users are opting NOT to follow my patented blend of tepid satirical “takes” & feverishly rehashed Twitter #content ??? 🤔
@stephenworthy.bsky.social welcome! I’ll pop the kettle on
November 15, 2024 at 12:15 PM
@stephenworthy.bsky.social welcome! I’ll pop the kettle on
Invalid Handle?
November 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Invalid Handle?
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For the Brits: Trump has announced this woman, Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence. Here she is spouting Putin’s best lines. To remind you: the UK & US share intelligence.
youtube.com/shorts/xI7PJ...
youtube.com/shorts/xI7PJ...
Putin, end this attack now before the point of no return
YouTube video by Tulsi Gabbard
youtube.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:22 AM
For the Brits: Trump has announced this woman, Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence. Here she is spouting Putin’s best lines. To remind you: the UK & US share intelligence.
youtube.com/shorts/xI7PJ...
youtube.com/shorts/xI7PJ...
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Hello ! Good morning Bluesky ! Some Leopards can’t change their spots . . . but some of us can . . .
November 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Hello ! Good morning Bluesky ! Some Leopards can’t change their spots . . . but some of us can . . .
Local GP surgery notice: “Somebody is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 15 minutes” - poor sod
November 14, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Local GP surgery notice: “Somebody is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 15 minutes” - poor sod
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I recommend this piece on why truth-seeking journalism is in trouble mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
November 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
I recommend this piece on why truth-seeking journalism is in trouble mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
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This is Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the two last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She turned 110 years old on Sunday, Nov. 10.
Drop her some birthday love! 💙
Drop her some birthday love! 💙
November 13, 2024 at 1:28 PM
This is Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the two last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She turned 110 years old on Sunday, Nov. 10.
Drop her some birthday love! 💙
Drop her some birthday love! 💙
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I got chiles
They’re multiplying
They’re multiplying
November 13, 2024 at 11:28 AM
I got chiles
They’re multiplying
They’re multiplying
Fabrezing the socials down, away from you-know-where
November 13, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Fabrezing the socials down, away from you-know-where