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Carl Mairs
@carldmairs.bsky.social
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Just started a business removing skin moles. Living in a small village in North Wales. Pro EU. Anti Tories. I would just like to see more honesty and decency, especially in politics. #FBPE
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Response received from the BBC regarding my complaint about the biased amount of exposure they are giving reform... Might as well not have bothered.
Our Royal Charter requires us to reflect and represent all the communities of the UK, and our Editorial Guidelines require that we must take account of the different political parties with electoral support to achieve due impartiality. In complying with this, we need to take steps to reflect those communities. Reform is a relatively new party and we know that their voters trust the BBC less and as such we should take steps to address this as part of our ongoing commitment to reflect and represent the voters, whether this is in our news coverage or in other content across the BBC. We hope this addresses your concerns and we appreciate your feedback about this. All complaints are sent to senior management and we have included your points in our overnight report. These reports are among the most widely read sources of feedback within the BBC and ensures that your concerns have been seen.
June 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Picture showing a post from X of an old stone tablet with cuniform carving. The post says "WOW: 2780 year old israelite tablet finally translated to reveal it's message: 'Persia is only weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon ' "
June 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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June 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Sent this morning...
Complaint to BBC I read this report: https://bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/bbc-news-tim-davie-robbie-gibb-reform-voters-nigel-farage-trust/ Firstly... Is it true ? I have been constantly horrified at your platforming of this despicable far right group and have noticed an increasingly, very strong, bias towards them. I have paid my licence fee for over 4 decades, despite the recent constant platforming of this hate group, however, if this report is true, I will no longer support the BBC and will be looking for a refund of my licence fee. I shall look forward to your response.
June 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Nice trip to the seaside with the hounds... Sunshine, seagulls, the smell of the sea air, light twinkling off the water... Made perfect by the addition of some chips and an ice cream. Perfect.
2 dogs sat in the back of a convertible car, parked by the beach on a sunny day.
April 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Mawddach Estuary, North Wales, taken from Fairbourne. Today at 3pm GMT. Taken with my Redmi note 11 phone. Not the best photo, but definitely one of the best views.
Photo shows the Mawddach Estuary with lightly clouded skies and the river estuary surrounded by mountains, with grass in the foreground.
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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And this one too
February 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Block, block, blockety block... Not having this crap appear on my feed... Fuck off 🖕
February 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Been thinking back to the books I've enjoyed most during the last 12 months. The stand-out series, for me, has been the 'Exoskeleton' series by Shane Stadler. A mix of science fiction, thriller, and horror. I simply couldn't put these books down, and even lost sleep because of them.

#BookSky 💙📚
'Exoskeleton' by Shane Stadler. Black book cover with white symbols and writing. Line diagram of a headless body with astrological and esoteric symbols around it.
December 20, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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My freestyle 2 CGM showed me as being hypoglycaemic for over 3 hours yesterday, despite being above my target range for that time. It's a good job I didn't rely on those readings and increase my glucose intake. I could have ended up being VERY poorly. The latest in a long line of faulty sensors.
Smartphone with Abbott Healthcare LibreLink app showing a dangerously faulty reading of 2.9 mmol/l blood sugar, compared with a BGM showing 8.6 mmol/l.
December 19, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Book cover of "The Third Eye" by Tuesday Lobsang Rampa. A blue background showing a silhouette of the Chakpoori Lhamasery in Tibet. In the foreground is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk with a yellow hat and a burgundy robe.
December 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19
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The cover of the book 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman. Orange/red flames with images of buildings within that look like a skull at a distance, with the word 'Neverwhere' around in the shape of a hat brim.
December 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 18
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Cover of the first book in the "Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan. Beige, papyrus-like background with a triskell type symbol in a slightly darker beige on the right and the words "The Eye of the World " on the left in burgundy.
December 17, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Cover of "Weaveworld" by Clive Barker. Centre panel showing a snowy ground and bare Winter trees with a glowing figure walking towards us. Around the panel is an intricate pattern a little like a woven rug in many warm colours like red, orange, yellow and green.
December 16, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Book cover. Background is space with a green alien spaceship in the foreground, with the words "asimov" followed by "The Foundation Trilogy" underneath.
December 15, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Book cover of Raymond Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" showing a row of matches with some burned and FAHRENHEIT in white letters, below which is the number 451 in orange.
December 14, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Big, smiley jazz hands
December 13, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Book cover of "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood. 2 green hares facing each other with a red butterfly between them on blue grass.
December 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 13
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Cover of the book "The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. Background shows a cloudy sky with small patches of blue, above the tops of trees in a forest, with a picture of a bear in the style of a cave painting.
December 12, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
White book cover with a gold flagpole, on top of which is a red flag with a black bird with wings spread facing downwards. The words "Ship of Magic" in an old script and the name of the author, Robert Hobb at the bottom. A line of text in small letters at the very bottom reads "Book one of The Liveship Traders"
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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Nearly missed this today...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Book cover of "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness. The first of the "Chaos Walking" trilogy. White background with a red silhouette of a serrated dagger.
December 10, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
The cover of "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami. Black background with a red circle. Inside the circle is a white silhouette of a butterfly key with a white bird's head and black beak.
December 9, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 9
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Black book cover with white line stylised drawing of a headless body in the middle surrounded by 8 symbols. "Exoskeleton" written at the top and "Shane Stadler" at the bottom.
December 8, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
The book cover for "Mort" by Terry Pratchett. A room full of egg timers in a blue hue with one timer in focus, showing characters from the book inside the timer.
December 7, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Book cover showing a dramatic sky with a lightning strike coming down vertically. "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton.
December 6, 2024 at 11:01 AM