Eadred
@eadred.bsky.social
For a split second I read this as Leonard Rossiter.
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
For a split second I read this as Leonard Rossiter.
An excellent double-whammy for @secondmentions.bsky.social: "intricate prize" and "orbital award". Bonus points for "hoisted aloft".
In a timeline defined by absurd headlines, this one might actually take the cake.
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-g...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-g...
July 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
An excellent double-whammy for @secondmentions.bsky.social: "intricate prize" and "orbital award". Bonus points for "hoisted aloft".
@secondmentions.bsky.social "putrid-smelling arthropods"
‘I’ve woken up with them on my face’: millipede infestation horrifies Wellington
‘I’ve woken up with them on my face’: millipede infestation horrifies Wellington
Residents in the city’s south despair amid swarm of putrid-smelling arthropods that mate inside building
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
@secondmentions.bsky.social "putrid-smelling arthropods"
Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek
March 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek
I wonder if he's touring?
March 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I wonder if he's touring?
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In the 1890s, tariffs reduced government income, increased government expenditure, and undercut foreign investors’ confidence in U.S. reliability, leading to catastrophic effects for ordinary Americans.
Tariffs haven't changed. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-love...
Tariffs haven't changed. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-love...
Trump Loves the 1890s But He’s Clueless About Them
The tariffs he keeps babbling about didn’t make that decade great. They helped usher in a depression.
www.thebulwark.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In the 1890s, tariffs reduced government income, increased government expenditure, and undercut foreign investors’ confidence in U.S. reliability, leading to catastrophic effects for ordinary Americans.
Tariffs haven't changed. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-love...
Tariffs haven't changed. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-love...
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It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
What...does any of this mean
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
February 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
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@royalsociety.org why are you still honouring Elon Musk with a Fellowship of your society?
He and his cronies are tearing down US science, blocked USAid that’ll result in the deaths of thousands from disease, and supports the Far Right. Why still honour him?? 🔭🧪⚛️
royalsociety.org/people/elon-...
He and his cronies are tearing down US science, blocked USAid that’ll result in the deaths of thousands from disease, and supports the Far Right. Why still honour him?? 🔭🧪⚛️
royalsociety.org/people/elon-...
Fellow Detail Page | Royal Society
Explore the history of the Royal Society, including our motto and discover our timeline of key events.
royalsociety.org
February 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
@royalsociety.org why are you still honouring Elon Musk with a Fellowship of your society?
He and his cronies are tearing down US science, blocked USAid that’ll result in the deaths of thousands from disease, and supports the Far Right. Why still honour him?? 🔭🧪⚛️
royalsociety.org/people/elon-...
He and his cronies are tearing down US science, blocked USAid that’ll result in the deaths of thousands from disease, and supports the Far Right. Why still honour him?? 🔭🧪⚛️
royalsociety.org/people/elon-...
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There are many stories for why we don't fasten the bottom-most button on a tailored jacket. The most widely repeated is that some king once got fat and stopped fastening this button, so his courtiers followed. Maybe this is true; maybe not. Who knows.
January 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
There are many stories for why we don't fasten the bottom-most button on a tailored jacket. The most widely repeated is that some king once got fat and stopped fastening this button, so his courtiers followed. Maybe this is true; maybe not. Who knows.
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Always regret not writing more on mechanics of broadcasting in old job.
Anyway, I *did not know* that the reason BBC Radio 4 still broadcasts on long wave in 2025 is that it secretly carries the Economy 7 signal for cheap overnight power on old electricity meters.
c20society.org.uk/news/c20-cal...
Anyway, I *did not know* that the reason BBC Radio 4 still broadcasts on long wave in 2025 is that it secretly carries the Economy 7 signal for cheap overnight power on old electricity meters.
c20society.org.uk/news/c20-cal...
C20 calls for Droitwich Transmitter Masts listing – The Twentieth Century Society
c20society.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Always regret not writing more on mechanics of broadcasting in old job.
Anyway, I *did not know* that the reason BBC Radio 4 still broadcasts on long wave in 2025 is that it secretly carries the Economy 7 signal for cheap overnight power on old electricity meters.
c20society.org.uk/news/c20-cal...
Anyway, I *did not know* that the reason BBC Radio 4 still broadcasts on long wave in 2025 is that it secretly carries the Economy 7 signal for cheap overnight power on old electricity meters.
c20society.org.uk/news/c20-cal...
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Superstar interviewer John Fortune died on New Year's Eve just over 11 years ago. Here is one of his most entertaining interviews - with Eurosceptic MP Sir George Parr, 20 years before the Brexit referendum:-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6a_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6a_...
John Bird and John Fortune - Europe
YouTube video by af101
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Superstar interviewer John Fortune died on New Year's Eve just over 11 years ago. Here is one of his most entertaining interviews - with Eurosceptic MP Sir George Parr, 20 years before the Brexit referendum:-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6a_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6a_...
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The 21st of December was the feast of St Thomas the Apostle. On this day, the poor went 'Thomasing,’ asking for food and money. At Penmorfa, a board records the money distributed to the parish poor on December 21st.
Many of our churches have similar benefaction boards.
Many of our churches have similar benefaction boards.
December 21, 2024 at 8:00 AM
The 21st of December was the feast of St Thomas the Apostle. On this day, the poor went 'Thomasing,’ asking for food and money. At Penmorfa, a board records the money distributed to the parish poor on December 21st.
Many of our churches have similar benefaction boards.
Many of our churches have similar benefaction boards.
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OTD in early British television: the afternoon and evening of Saturday 12 December 1936, just six weeks into the BBC Television service from Alexandra Palace, witnessed a spectacular demonstration on the terrace just outside the studio.
December 12, 2024 at 9:04 AM
OTD in early British television: the afternoon and evening of Saturday 12 December 1936, just six weeks into the BBC Television service from Alexandra Palace, witnessed a spectacular demonstration on the terrace just outside the studio.
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Derek Griffiths with the Wibbly Wobbly walk.
December 8, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Derek Griffiths with the Wibbly Wobbly walk.
If you see this, post a Knight.
December 2, 2024 at 7:12 AM
If you see this, post a Knight.
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OTD in early British television, on 27 November 1938, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company made its television debut with its production of 'The Wooing of Anne Hathaway'. The tradition of a major drama production each Sunday evening was already well-established...
November 27, 2024 at 10:43 AM
OTD in early British television, on 27 November 1938, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company made its television debut with its production of 'The Wooing of Anne Hathaway'. The tradition of a major drama production each Sunday evening was already well-established...
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this appears to be the only photo of the first version of a four-engined triplane bomber that the Voisin Company were developing in 1915
by this time, some aircraft had enclosed cockpits - but few as sleek as this!?
note also the very pleasing engine cowlings, and the inverted-V radiators
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by this time, some aircraft had enclosed cockpits - but few as sleek as this!?
note also the very pleasing engine cowlings, and the inverted-V radiators
1/2
November 22, 2024 at 5:22 PM
this appears to be the only photo of the first version of a four-engined triplane bomber that the Voisin Company were developing in 1915
by this time, some aircraft had enclosed cockpits - but few as sleek as this!?
note also the very pleasing engine cowlings, and the inverted-V radiators
1/2
by this time, some aircraft had enclosed cockpits - but few as sleek as this!?
note also the very pleasing engine cowlings, and the inverted-V radiators
1/2
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The Magical Kings of Medieval England https://www.medievalists.net/2021/11/the-magical-kings-of-medieval-england/ #MedievalLiterature #MedievalEngland #Arthurian
The Magical Kings of Medieval England - Medievalists.net
While magic and historical figures seem like polar opposites to many today, in the Middle Ages, they were frequently connected. Medieval historical records even contain several accounts of former…
www.medievalists.net
November 24, 2024 at 9:05 PM
The Magical Kings of Medieval England https://www.medievalists.net/2021/11/the-magical-kings-of-medieval-england/ #MedievalLiterature #MedievalEngland #Arthurian
Annoyed to be interrupted whilst shedding his fur in my clean bedding #proofofcat
November 17, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Annoyed to be interrupted whilst shedding his fur in my clean bedding #proofofcat
Repost with one of the greatest villains in cinema history.
November 13, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Repost with one of the greatest villains in cinema history.