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Barbara J Bone
@barbarabone.bsky.social
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A wife, Mother, Photographer of sorts and a Quaker who looks for wisdom.
Tyneside / Northumberland
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peterwalker99.bsky.social
Blimey. Some pretty big questions for Nigel Farage to answer about this.

www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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mthrjo.bsky.social
Some good news!
November 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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scottkiss.bsky.social
A Great Eggfly showing off those blue iridescent wings at the Butterfly Pavilion. I loved how the worn edges added character.

If moments like this resonate, I’d love to share more with you.

#Photography #Butterflies #Macro #ScottKissPhoto
A male Great Eggfly butterfly with iridescent blue patches on dark brown wings rests on a textured green leaf, its wings slightly worn at the edges.
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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kinglucythe1st.bsky.social
Pissing down here. Lucy is searching for summer - he keeps going from the back door to the front door only to find it is raining everywhere.
kinglucythe1st.bsky.social Sam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 6d
Strictly tomorrow: Do not do the 'mention of Blackpool' drinking game as you will be unconscious within half an hour.
kinglucythe1st.bsky.social Sam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 6d
I love the Waitrose advert with Keira Knightly and Joe Wilkinson (who I have always found attractive). I am sure I will be sick to death of it 6 weeks from now but, at the moment, I think it is charming.
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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davidallanphoto.bsky.social
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland in North East England, pictured on a wet November evening. The building's west wall and lower part of the tower date back to AD674, when this location was part of an early Benedictine monastic site.
#england #sunderland #historic #monochrome #photography
The historic church dedicated to St Peter, pictured on wet November evening. The building, parts of which date back to AD674, is located in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland in North East England.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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dharazny.bsky.social
Robin taking a bath in the waterfall, until it was disturbed by a Sparrow. #water #bathing #drinking #birds #gardenbirds #mygarden #nature #mywildlifegarden #ukbirds #birdsonbluesky #CheshireUK
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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steviebennett.bsky.social
The bare faced cheek.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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reuters.com
Ethiopia confirms outbreak infecting nine was caused by Marburg virus, WHO says reut.rs/4i4OlN4
Ethiopia confirms outbreak infecting nine was caused by Marburg virus, WHO says
Ethiopia has confirmed that an outbreak infecting at least nine people in the south was caused by the deadly Marburg virus, the World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday in a post on X.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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drjoepajak.bsky.social
'The Royal College of Nursing, @rcn.org.uk, and British Medical Association, @bma.org.uk, have criticised the UK government for failing to recognise #LongCovid and severe COVID-19 complications as occupational diseases for health and social care workers.' 👏💯
www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/res...
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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factpoint.bsky.social
For most people, showering every two to three days is enough to stay clean and keep skin healthy, unless they sweat heavily, work in dirty environments, or have specific medical conditions.
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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transportenvironment.org
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC

Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.

It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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woodbrooke.bsky.social
S Jocelyn Burnell, 1989
Quaker Faith & Practice 22.50
Some situations which cause pain or suffering are avoidable, so part of our learning must be to analyse the situation and see if this is such a case. If it is, we must try to prevent it happening again. But perhaps the most painful situations are those that are apparently beyond our control. Another part of our learning is to recognise that there is unfairness, uncertainty, fear, loneliness and hurt in this world; learning to accept that this is the nature of the world can, of itself, be painful. Initially we may be able to do little, bound up in an acute, self-centred pain. As we try to cope with the anger, the pain and grief that come through some unhappy experience, we can learn a lot about the less-well-articulated, darker sides of our personality. These darker aspects should not be ignored. Although we tend to equate evil with darkness, we should remember that in the plant world roots grow in the dark. Darkness (and shadows) are as much a part of the natural order as light. S Jocelyn Burnell, 1989 Quaker Faith & Practice 22.50
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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suffolkvicar.bsky.social
#ToPray✝️

If there is no friendship with them (the poor) and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals

(Gustavo Gutiérrez)
A picture of a smiling Gustavo Gutiérrez If there is no friendship with them (the poor) and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals (Gustavo Gutiérrez)
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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dlted.bsky.social
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
dlted.substack.com/i/178183751/...
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
barbarabone.bsky.social
Wonderful colours and shapes.
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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quaker.org.uk
We’ve joined almost 300 organisations in an urgent plea to politicians and the UK government to stop scapegoating the country’s human rights framework.
Quakers join call for “full-throated defence” of UK human rights protections
Almost 300 organisations, including Quakers in Britain, have issued an urgent plea to politicians and the UK government to stop scapegoating the UK’s human rights framework.
www.quaker.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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paddyopatrick.bsky.social
Oops Reform has lost 9 out of 57 councillor in under 6 month😂

Farage protege Linden Kemkaran, leader of Reform’s flagship Kent County Council is doing an excellent job..

Showing us what a Reform Govt would look like. Chaotic, unprofessional, infighting, inefficiency & inexperience shinning through
Reform UK suspends another member of Kent county council
Isabella Kemp’s departure means party has lost nine of 57 councillors elected in May, including four after video leak
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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geoffalan4.bsky.social
Why the tories should bever be allowed into office EVER again!
cornishskipper.bsky.social Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 14d
“PPE Medpro, linked to Michelle Mone & Doug Barrowman, has entered administration with debts exceeding £188 million, including £39 million owed to HMRC & £148 million in damages for supplying non-sterile gowns”
Public money siphoned off facilitated by the Tories.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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aidan.skinner.me.uk
David Lammy has been Justice Secretary for 8 weeks. It's ridiculous to think that he should be held responsible for not sorting endemic issues in the prison system in that time.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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amandacook627.bsky.social
The sunrise was glorious as we walked to the bus stop this morning. #photography #photo #sunrise #clouds #trees #autumn #vibes
An image of the morning sky strewn with orange, pink, and fiery gold clouds as the sun rises over the tops of autumn colored trees.
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
barbarabone.bsky.social
On the river Tyne this morning I saw an underwater Pipe laying machine . I thought I’d share it . #rivertyne #underwarer #Shipping.
A tall grey mechanical like tower with a gigantic grey wheel on top which lays pipes under water . Tied up on the river Tyne . It’s huge.
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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stephencoxauthor.bsky.social
Note.
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18d
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
The driver "managed to contact the control centre at Network Rail and get the train diverted onto the slow line", Calder says. "That was absolutely crucial because this train was scheduled to be travelling through Huntingdon station on the tracks with no platform at 125mph." "It didn't stop in the middle of nowhere, which would have been very difficult." Calder thinks this was handled in the "safest possible way" thanks to the "incredible professionalism from the driver and the police". Train drivers are trained on how to take appropriate action, he adds,
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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spicynoodlez11.bsky.social
The first iNaturalist suggestion for this adorable tuft is trumpet lichen. #FungiFriday #Lichen #FungiFriends #Fungi #Macro #Nature #Photography #PNW #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepLooking #Don’tGiveUp
A tiny, trumpet-tower shaped sea green lichen community pokes out of a dark green tuft of moss surrounded by rich, dark brown mulch and deep red, fallen burning bush leaves - all shining in the early morning sun.
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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davidblanchard.bsky.social
Sometimes all you need to do is go out on the back porch to see some wonderful fall colors. The trees in the neighborhood are at peak color right now.

Sony RX10m4, 600mm (equivalent).

#landscape 📷 #aspen #fallfoliage
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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kaybell27.bsky.social
Farage is a dodgy salesman, stressing immigration but really selling you hardship and oppression
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October 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM