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BobP
@bobpitman.bsky.social
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Aging Disgracefully! Sucking the marrow out of lifes bones.
Run, ski, sail, fly, travel (not so much since Covid), space & astronomy, politics, ICT.
Also available on mastodon.social, CounterSocial, Threads and still have an account on Musks site
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BobP @bobpitman.bsky.social · Nov 15
New to Bsky was Sandanista on Twitter, happy to orefollow anyone who I followed there just send me a "hello".
Loving my vinyl, space and astronomy, running with Holly Hill Runners, travel, and ICT related stuff.
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toekneee.bsky.social
I don’t recall as much fuss when the Tories were caught actually lying about their final Budget and keeping the truth from the OBR. What became of this investigation? www.theguardian.com/business/202....
Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn spend in Tory budget, MPs told
Head of OBR says spending commitment would have ‘materially changed’ its forecast on Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budget
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
In case you needed even more motivation to vote in the Midterm elections...

#AccountabilityIsComing
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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philplait.bsky.social
A reminder to leave Twitter.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/goodbye-tw...
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
bobpitman.bsky.social
#bbc #prisoner951 #BorisJohnson who effectively murdered 23000 through inaction & incompetence.
Heres an idea.
To recompense #NazarinRatcliffe for Bozos adding years to her detention take the blonde smear of uselessnesses Parliamentary Mayoral & Primeministers pensions and ressign them to Nazarin
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
bobpitman.bsky.social
What reasons cld Trumps Whitehouse of Putin stooges have not to act in US interests? #Ukraine, if given the help needed, wld be long term ally, mineral resource & market.
Russia is treaty breaking kleptoligarch state in its death throes but MAGA loves it.
I know which looks like a better investment
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.

Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.

See how this works?
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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eff.org
If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips.
Want a security starter pack?
Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps. Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want t...
ssd.eff.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
It was ABC that Trump lied to when he claimed Bondi hadn’t told him he was in the files.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 31
REPORTER: Do you know Epstein was taking those young women, including Virginia Giuffre?

TRUMP: No, I didn't know. I figured it would be ABC fake news that would ask that question. One of the worst. But no I don't know really why.
July 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Things go in cycles, and as it was at the start of the 20th century power is now in hands of a tiny number of individuals who own or control everything.

But it was prised from their hands a hundred years ago, and it will be again.
July 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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tjeerd001.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
bobpitman.bsky.social
Rename the USA the United States of Clacton and watch as Farage stops going there
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
The fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. It may not be the battle we wanted, but it is the one we face. The state of our democracy and the future of our country depends on our willingness to take risks, ignore the naysayers, weather setbacks and fight fiercely for democracy.
The Survival of Democracy Depends on Our Willingness to Fight The Survival of Democracy Depends on Our Willingness to Fight
Justice Riggs is right. We should not have to fight for democracy. But the reality is that we must.
www.democracydocket.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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lilatheofficial.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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dailybeanspod.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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ivorbumpton.bsky.social
Grifter in chief 🤮
May 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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harryshannon.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
bobpitman.bsky.social
#bbclaurak @bbclaurak my take from #ReformUK front man interview is theyll get nothing done but will blame everyone else for getting nothing done. #GauleiterFarage will carry on gurning & lying until @KemiBadenoch is ousted & Reforms trojan horse @SuellaBraverman replaces her & lets reform eat them
May 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
bobpitman.bsky.social
#kuenssberg #bbclaurak @bbclaurak @KemiBadenoch says they won't tell lies just to win votes...they've lied for years I don't see that it's a behaviour the @Conservatives can break. Badenough is always talking about Labour & not about the Tories policies. Still Incompetent even in opposition
May 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
Only suckers and losers follow their oaths of office.
May 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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astrojaz.bsky.social
HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY TO HUBBLE!!!
LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL NEW IMAGES TO CELEBRATE!! 🌌
The Red Planet appears brightest orange in the left half. Darker surface features are noticeable on the lower half of the planet. These have a mix of orange, blue, and gray hues. At the top and bottom, white regions mark the planet’s polar caps. The entire limb of the planet, its visible edge, has a blue hue. The blue doesn’t form an even circle at the edges, and appears thinner toward the left and right, and thicker in some areas. A glowing nebula shines against the black background of space. The planetary nebula is shaped like a single macaroni noodle, with its edges pointed up, but its edge-on central torus is semi-transparent in the middle. The top and bottom edges are thick and orange. The center is semi-transparent blue and green. The wider central region looks roughly like a moth, also filled with semi-transparent blue and green. There are two pinpoint-like white stars with diffraction spikes toward the center. Immediately below them, slightly toward the right, is a smaller blue orb, a central star. The next layer of gas and dust is whiter, with some thicker pillars that look like they are rising up at bottom center. The color fades into reds and purples, and then to orange. The orange outline fades toward the left and right, but appears thicker at top and bottom. The background is speckled with pinpoints of light, most of which look like dots. Larger orbs appear with four bright spikes. Very dark gray material shaped like a triangle or shark fin extends from just below top left all the way down to the lower right corner and back up toward the top right. It looks like thick smoke that has billowed out irregularly, thicker along the line from top left to bottom right, and looser on the piece that goes toward the top right. Behind the dark gray on the left side, from the bottom left to top center, there is dust that looks like arced claw marks that appears in light orange and yellow. The background at top left is hazier and some blues are covered in semi-transparent orange wisps, which makes sections take on green hues. In the bottom right, the background is bluer. There are a few bright red and purple stars scattered along the right half, most toward the bottom. The largest star is at right-center, just at the edge. It is red and has four diffraction spikes. A barred spiral galaxy takes up the majority of the view. At its center is a milky yellow, flattened oval that extends bottom left to top. Within the oval is a bright central region that looks circular, with the very center the brightest. In the bright central region is what looks like a bar, extending from top left to bottom right. Around this is a thick swath of blue stars speckled with white regions. Multiple arms wrap up and around in a counterclockwise direction, becoming fainter the farther out they are. Both the white core and the spiral arms are intertwined with dark streaks of dust. The background of space is black. Thousands of distant galaxies in an array of colors are speckled throughout.
April 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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thatericalper.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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heardislandgov.bsky.social
No, we HAVE NOT formally negotiated, nor pecked any derrières at the White House. We floated a guano mineral deal but US officials scoffed at the idea of supplanting the surplus of odious excrement in their halls of power.

In fact, we’re drafting a 800% retaliatory tariff despite today’s events.
April 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM