Denise Breen 🖖
@denisebreen.bsky.social
Building Data Centres by day | On the wireless at the weekends | Writing about film | Love my Border Collie | Ride a Gold Wing everyday | Bigots get blocked | Trekker 🖖 LLAP, (she/her/hers), 🏳️⚧️ and hello to Jason Isaacs 👋
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Today is "International Day of Persons With Disabilities". A good day to issue this reminder to all my Bluesky friends. #speirgorm. Worth keeping in mind if you see someone struggling in this "busy" pre-Christmas "season".
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today is "International Day of Persons With Disabilities". A good day to issue this reminder to all my Bluesky friends. #speirgorm. Worth keeping in mind if you see someone struggling in this "busy" pre-Christmas "season".
On this day in 1988 Edwina Currie made the statement “Most of our [UK] egg production is infected with Salmonella“. The boycott of eggs by British consumers that followed almost destroyed the industry.
Her autobiography in 2002 revealed she had a four year affair with the former PM John Major
Her autobiography in 2002 revealed she had a four year affair with the former PM John Major
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
On this day in 1988 Edwina Currie made the statement “Most of our [UK] egg production is infected with Salmonella“. The boycott of eggs by British consumers that followed almost destroyed the industry.
Her autobiography in 2002 revealed she had a four year affair with the former PM John Major
Her autobiography in 2002 revealed she had a four year affair with the former PM John Major
December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.
On this day in 1977 Wings started a nine-week run at No.1 in the UK with 'Mull Of Kintyre'. It was the first single to sell over 2 million in the UK. It was co-written by Denny Laine who sold his rights to the song when he became bankrupt.
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Wings - Mull Of Kintyre
YouTube video by PaulMcCartneyVEVO
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December 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
On this day in 1977 Wings started a nine-week run at No.1 in the UK with 'Mull Of Kintyre'. It was the first single to sell over 2 million in the UK. It was co-written by Denny Laine who sold his rights to the song when he became bankrupt.
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youtu.be/Plhtk_XJqhM?...
On December 3, 1976, a giant inflatable pig named Algie for Pink Floyd's Animals album cover photo shoot broke free from its moorings above London, causing significant disruption. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued a warning to pilots about the escaped pig, proving the old adage about pigs 😂
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
On December 3, 1976, a giant inflatable pig named Algie for Pink Floyd's Animals album cover photo shoot broke free from its moorings above London, causing significant disruption. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued a warning to pilots about the escaped pig, proving the old adage about pigs 😂
On this day in 1971 the Montreaux Casino in Switzerland burnt down during a Frank Zappa gig. Ian Gillan, lead singer with Deep Purple was nearby and was inspired to write a song about the incident – “Smoke on the water”
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
On this day in 1971 the Montreaux Casino in Switzerland burnt down during a Frank Zappa gig. Ian Gillan, lead singer with Deep Purple was nearby and was inspired to write a song about the incident – “Smoke on the water”
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant on this day in 1967, at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The patient was Louis Washkansky, and the donor was Denise Darvall, a 25-year-old woman who had been declared brain dead after a car accident
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant on this day in 1967, at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The patient was Louis Washkansky, and the donor was Denise Darvall, a 25-year-old woman who had been declared brain dead after a car accident
Alka-Seltzer went on sale for the first time in 1931, introduced by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company in Elkhart, Indiana. It was developed after a flu epidemic and was originally intended to help prevent colds and flu, but it also served as an antacid and pain reliever for headaches & indigestion
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Alka-Seltzer went on sale for the first time in 1931, introduced by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company in Elkhart, Indiana. It was developed after a flu epidemic and was originally intended to help prevent colds and flu, but it also served as an antacid and pain reliever for headaches & indigestion
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Some landmarks guide us.
Some remind us.
Some simply stay with us.
The quiet strength of Hook Lighthouse.
The familiar chime of Shandon Bells.
Kish Lighthouse standing watch.
Poolbeg’s chimneys marking home from miles away.
The SLATED.ie Landmark Collection.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Some remind us.
Some simply stay with us.
The quiet strength of Hook Lighthouse.
The familiar chime of Shandon Bells.
Kish Lighthouse standing watch.
Poolbeg’s chimneys marking home from miles away.
The SLATED.ie Landmark Collection.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Some landmarks guide us.
Some remind us.
Some simply stay with us.
The quiet strength of Hook Lighthouse.
The familiar chime of Shandon Bells.
Kish Lighthouse standing watch.
Poolbeg’s chimneys marking home from miles away.
The SLATED.ie Landmark Collection.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Some remind us.
Some simply stay with us.
The quiet strength of Hook Lighthouse.
The familiar chime of Shandon Bells.
Kish Lighthouse standing watch.
Poolbeg’s chimneys marking home from miles away.
The SLATED.ie Landmark Collection.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Someone should remind the 🟠🤡👇
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Adama On Police States
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December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Someone should remind the 🟠🤡👇
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It’s #GivingTuesday!
@glsen.bsky.social ,we’re daring to be powerful by going ALL IN on our young people, harnessing the transformational power of a generation of young people who are already inspired to create the SAFE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES & WORLD they want & deserve!
www.glsen.org/ways-to-give
@glsen.bsky.social ,we’re daring to be powerful by going ALL IN on our young people, harnessing the transformational power of a generation of young people who are already inspired to create the SAFE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES & WORLD they want & deserve!
www.glsen.org/ways-to-give
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday!
@glsen.bsky.social ,we’re daring to be powerful by going ALL IN on our young people, harnessing the transformational power of a generation of young people who are already inspired to create the SAFE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES & WORLD they want & deserve!
www.glsen.org/ways-to-give
@glsen.bsky.social ,we’re daring to be powerful by going ALL IN on our young people, harnessing the transformational power of a generation of young people who are already inspired to create the SAFE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES & WORLD they want & deserve!
www.glsen.org/ways-to-give
On this day in 1963, The Beatles appeared on the Morecambe & Wise show. Their appearance is memorable for their give and take with the comedy duo, donning the outfits you see here 👇 and singing Moonlight Bay. The Beatles said this was one of their favourite TV appearances
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The Beatles - 【Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show】- 1963
YouTube video by Beat Room - Glory1Dx
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December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
On this day in 1963, The Beatles appeared on the Morecambe & Wise show. Their appearance is memorable for their give and take with the comedy duo, donning the outfits you see here 👇 and singing Moonlight Bay. The Beatles said this was one of their favourite TV appearances
youtu.be/nqkKrK-uWK4?...
youtu.be/nqkKrK-uWK4?...
Olympic champion swimmer Johnny Weissmuller first starred as Tarzan on this day in the 1932 film "Tarzan the Ape Man". This was the first of 12 Tarzan films he would make, which cemented his image as the definitive Tarzan for many fans
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Olympic champion swimmer Johnny Weissmuller first starred as Tarzan on this day in the 1932 film "Tarzan the Ape Man". This was the first of 12 Tarzan films he would make, which cemented his image as the definitive Tarzan for many fans
Today is one of the more important dates in movie history as it was on this day in 1941 Ilsa Lund walked into Rick's cafe in the classic romance 'Casablanca.'
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today is one of the more important dates in movie history as it was on this day in 1941 Ilsa Lund walked into Rick's cafe in the classic romance 'Casablanca.'
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Ensign Beckett Mariner has beamed down from the #LowerDecks of the USS Ceritos to join my Menagerie.
She's on the shelf next to Bradward Boimler and Those Old Scientists, Pike and Spock 🖖
She's on the shelf next to Bradward Boimler and Those Old Scientists, Pike and Spock 🖖
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Ensign Beckett Mariner has beamed down from the #LowerDecks of the USS Ceritos to join my Menagerie.
She's on the shelf next to Bradward Boimler and Those Old Scientists, Pike and Spock 🖖
She's on the shelf next to Bradward Boimler and Those Old Scientists, Pike and Spock 🖖
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It's all about the cleavage!!! 😏 (Yes — still stone)
Slate’s natural layers (slaty cleavage) give it strength — so we use only the best slate.
Each piece is hand-cut with our 160-year-old family slater’s knife.
Timeless. Hand-crafted. Built to last.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Slated.ie
Slate’s natural layers (slaty cleavage) give it strength — so we use only the best slate.
Each piece is hand-cut with our 160-year-old family slater’s knife.
Timeless. Hand-crafted. Built to last.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Slated.ie
November 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's all about the cleavage!!! 😏 (Yes — still stone)
Slate’s natural layers (slaty cleavage) give it strength — so we use only the best slate.
Each piece is hand-cut with our 160-year-old family slater’s knife.
Timeless. Hand-crafted. Built to last.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Slated.ie
Slate’s natural layers (slaty cleavage) give it strength — so we use only the best slate.
Each piece is hand-cut with our 160-year-old family slater’s knife.
Timeless. Hand-crafted. Built to last.
#SLATED #speirgorm ##IrishDesign
Slated.ie
Featuring the BIG hits: "Isosceles", "Equilateral", "Right-angled" and a rare, never-released song "Scalene"
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Featuring the BIG hits: "Isosceles", "Equilateral", "Right-angled" and a rare, never-released song "Scalene"
We Live In Time is streaming now on Netflix. I enjoyed it in the cinema and, despite a couple of plot holes, its two central actors, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are in top form.
Here's my original review 👇
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Here's my original review 👇
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We Live In Time is a classic romantic weepie, with a twist, that is elevated by two amazing actors at their peak
4 out of 5While watching We Live In Time, I was reminded of the line used by the late Dame Maggie Smith in 2015's The Second Best Marigold Hotel; "There's no present like the time" - a twist on the ol...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We Live In Time is streaming now on Netflix. I enjoyed it in the cinema and, despite a couple of plot holes, its two central actors, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are in top form.
Here's my original review 👇
www.thefourthwall.xyz/post/we-live...
Here's my original review 👇
www.thefourthwall.xyz/post/we-live...
So lovely ❤️
Patrick Kavanagh - well loved poet and writer died #OTD 30 November 1967
#PatrickKavanagh #Advent
#speirgorm
#PatrickKavanagh #Advent
#speirgorm
November 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
So lovely ❤️
That's it, the tree is up. I'm thinking that I might leave it at that* 🤷♀️
*This statement may be false
*This statement may be false
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
That's it, the tree is up. I'm thinking that I might leave it at that* 🤷♀️
*This statement may be false
*This statement may be false
Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this morning. Insomnia meant we were out very early and we caught the Christmas lights. Holly posed beside the tree.
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Good morning from Holly and me out for our walk this morning. Insomnia meant we were out very early and we caught the Christmas lights. Holly posed beside the tree.
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
It was a frosty morning but we saw the dawn. Not much of a sunrise due to the clouds.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone. #DecorationDay
xx is profanity 🤷♀️ I always thought it was ❤️❤️
And "ho"??? Given the season I may be using more 😂 "Ho ho ho ho!"
And "ho"??? Given the season I may be using more 😂 "Ho ho ho ho!"
@denisebreen.bsky.social has swears! They've used 55 profanities in their last 3,437 posts.
🥇 "xx" (12 times)
🥈 "fuck" (6 times)
🥉 "ho" (4 times)
🥇 "xx" (12 times)
🥈 "fuck" (6 times)
🥉 "ho" (4 times)
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
xx is profanity 🤷♀️ I always thought it was ❤️❤️
And "ho"??? Given the season I may be using more 😂 "Ho ho ho ho!"
And "ho"??? Given the season I may be using more 😂 "Ho ho ho ho!"
@profanity.accountant Bring it the fuck on!
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
@profanity.accountant Bring it the fuck on!
On this day in 1967, Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet & writer died.
His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday
"And the wink-and-elbow language of delight"
His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday
"And the wink-and-elbow language of delight"
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
On this day in 1967, Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet & writer died.
His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday
"And the wink-and-elbow language of delight"
His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday
"And the wink-and-elbow language of delight"