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Charles Nurse
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Retired Software Engineer, Husband,Father and Grandpa (Bapa).

Former ASP.NET MVP, AspInsider and contributor to open-source projects.

Liverpool FC and Bristol Bears fan

Currently living my best life, building model railways and babysitting grandkids.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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So lets recap:

- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.

The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
February 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The trade war may be on hold for now, but I for one will still be implementing my personal Buy Canada plan and I bet many other Canadians will be too.
February 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
One thing to note about this unnecessary trade war. Even if it is resolved quickly, Canadians are feeling betrayed by someone we thought of as our Best Friend. Those feelings will not go away any time soon.
February 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I think we may have found a candidate to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Anglican Church.
Bishop calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants and LGBTQ+ people
Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal amounts to bold public criticism and prompts frosty response from US president
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It was squeaky bum time today in the Premier League #SOULIV, but Liverpool made it through to take an 8 point lead #YNWA
November 24, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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Jay on Bluesky: We've been scaling up. There's been about a million people joining a day for the past week
November 20, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Cool - Just updated my BlueSky handle to be my Domain name.
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
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bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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I do really enjoy that Bluesky lately has felt like the bar in Cheers and all my old pals have come back to the bar
November 17, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I am enjoying my first few days on BlueSky. It reminds me of Twitter in the early days. Hopefully it will remain a fun place to socialize.
#Bluesky
November 17, 2024 at 7:47 PM
The kids put pressure on new England Manager Thomas Tuchel, by getting the job done in the absence of many top players.
#england #EngIre
England 5-0 Republic of Ireland: Nations League – as it happened
Four players scored their first international goals as England ended Lee Calvert’s interim reign on a high
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I was a bit nervous for a while but the kids did good tonight. Greece 0 England 3. #football
November 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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I quit Twitter some time ago and joined Threads, but now I am getting annoyed with it's algorithm so let's see what Bluesky has to offer.
November 14, 2024 at 5:02 AM