Tony da Franca 📎 🇵🇹🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Retired graphic designer and IT professional; hobby photographer. INTP, happily married to @annakc.bsky.social. Member of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Apostrophes. Investment offers = block🚫
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Case in point.
The government's earned settlement proposals manage to be politically and morally bankrupt at the same time as being economically and fiscally counterproductive.
Quite remarkable really.
www.ft.com/content/ca14...
Quite remarkable really.
www.ft.com/content/ca14...
Non-working partners risk limbo with UK migration reforms, analysis finds
Research comes as ministers signal rethink of policy that could carry big fiscal cost
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Case in point.
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I've written something about why banning kids from social media could be a terrible idea.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
Banning kids from social media? A very bad idea…
As the idea of banning kids from social media is spreading round the globe – the new ban of under-16s from social media in Australia comes into action in a week or so – it is worth look…
paulbernal.wordpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I've written something about why banning kids from social media could be a terrible idea.
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
paulbernal.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/b...
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I know I’ve been getting some attacks on this, but there’s nothing progressive about strict immigration controls.
Yes, some on the left have pushed for them over the years - hence Lexit - but that wasn’t progressive.
‘Workers of the world unite’ isn’t ’workers of England unite’.
Yes, some on the left have pushed for them over the years - hence Lexit - but that wasn’t progressive.
‘Workers of the world unite’ isn’t ’workers of England unite’.
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I know I’ve been getting some attacks on this, but there’s nothing progressive about strict immigration controls.
Yes, some on the left have pushed for them over the years - hence Lexit - but that wasn’t progressive.
‘Workers of the world unite’ isn’t ’workers of England unite’.
Yes, some on the left have pushed for them over the years - hence Lexit - but that wasn’t progressive.
‘Workers of the world unite’ isn’t ’workers of England unite’.
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Greek Oligarchs helping Russian Oligarchs
Greece is trying to block the EU's ban on Western oil tankers transporting Russian oil
⚓️ Watching you Greek shipowners. Don’t make me come back to Posidonia all pissed off. 😡
Greece is trying to block the EU's ban on Western oil tankers transporting Russian oil
⚓️ Watching you Greek shipowners. Don’t make me come back to Posidonia all pissed off. 😡
Greek Oligarchs helping Russian Oligarchs
Greece is trying to block the EU's ban on Western oil tankers transporting Russian oil
robinjbrooks.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Greek Oligarchs helping Russian Oligarchs
Greece is trying to block the EU's ban on Western oil tankers transporting Russian oil
⚓️ Watching you Greek shipowners. Don’t make me come back to Posidonia all pissed off. 😡
Greece is trying to block the EU's ban on Western oil tankers transporting Russian oil
⚓️ Watching you Greek shipowners. Don’t make me come back to Posidonia all pissed off. 😡
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He’s a national embarrassment.
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
He’s a national embarrassment.
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The sun went away this afternoon 🙁 Sooo I decided to post one with a bit of natural lighting. ☀️😎
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The sun went away this afternoon 🙁 Sooo I decided to post one with a bit of natural lighting. ☀️😎
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
📍 #Oregon
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
My day was going so-so until I was told the car needs 4 tyres instead of just the two I was expecting. 😭😭😭😭💷💷💷💷💷💷
February 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
My day was going so-so until I was told the car needs 4 tyres instead of just the two I was expecting. 😭😭😭😭💷💷💷💷💷💷
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All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
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One in five Euro datacenters AI-ready as builders battle land and labor blues
One in five Euro datacenters AI-ready as builders battle land and labor blues
Report warns skills shortages and grid bottlenecks threaten to stall region's capacity push
Only 20 percent of datacenters are considered AI-ready across Europe and the Middle East, despite the growing demand for infrastructure to accelerate AI processing.…
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February 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
One in five Euro datacenters AI-ready as builders battle land and labor blues
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About twenty years ago I read an article about that year's E. Language GCSE's.
In the whole country, only 15 students had attempted to use a colon or semi-colon.
Five of those students had used them correctly.
It made me feel quite sad.
In the whole country, only 15 students had attempted to use a colon or semi-colon.
Five of those students had used them correctly.
It made me feel quite sad.
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
About twenty years ago I read an article about that year's E. Language GCSE's.
In the whole country, only 15 students had attempted to use a colon or semi-colon.
Five of those students had used them correctly.
It made me feel quite sad.
In the whole country, only 15 students had attempted to use a colon or semi-colon.
Five of those students had used them correctly.
It made me feel quite sad.
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How about paying the tax you’re supposed to, rather than trying to wiggle out of it?
What could be more patriotic than that, supporting one’s King & Country…
No?
The Telegraph think you should avoid it.
Wholly unpatriotic.
What could be more patriotic than that, supporting one’s King & Country…
No?
The Telegraph think you should avoid it.
Wholly unpatriotic.
February 10, 2026 at 7:52 AM
How about paying the tax you’re supposed to, rather than trying to wiggle out of it?
What could be more patriotic than that, supporting one’s King & Country…
No?
The Telegraph think you should avoid it.
Wholly unpatriotic.
What could be more patriotic than that, supporting one’s King & Country…
No?
The Telegraph think you should avoid it.
Wholly unpatriotic.
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The same people who tell us “oh, dear boy, you don’t understand” when reassuring us about Palantir embedding itself in the British state were almost exactly the same people who told us Russian interference, Cambridge Analytica and phone hacking were just ‘conspiracy theories’
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The same people who tell us “oh, dear boy, you don’t understand” when reassuring us about Palantir embedding itself in the British state were almost exactly the same people who told us Russian interference, Cambridge Analytica and phone hacking were just ‘conspiracy theories’
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Anyone who says “oh dear boy, you don’t understand” needs to fuck off.
These people are poisonous.
These people are poisonous.
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Anyone who says “oh dear boy, you don’t understand” needs to fuck off.
These people are poisonous.
These people are poisonous.
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Ok Nige, we will if you will.
If you promise to stay in Clacton and stop fucking about in the US (which is nothing to do with your job whatsoever). We’ll follow your example.
If you promise to stay in Clacton and stop fucking about in the US (which is nothing to do with your job whatsoever). We’ll follow your example.
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Ok Nige, we will if you will.
If you promise to stay in Clacton and stop fucking about in the US (which is nothing to do with your job whatsoever). We’ll follow your example.
If you promise to stay in Clacton and stop fucking about in the US (which is nothing to do with your job whatsoever). We’ll follow your example.
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Yet ANOTHER piece of shit Trump regime move that has to be stopped now or reversed once they’re removed or replaced.
This is fucking exhausting.
This is fucking exhausting.
This is deeply dangerous. Replacing professional civil servants with political appointees is a recipe for corruption, incompetence, and waste. We must push back to protect the government services that millions of Americans rely on.
Trump Just Finalized A Dystopian New Rule No President Has Used Before
A new rule will face legal battles, but would make “resistance” to Trump policies — like saying climate change is real — a fireable offense.
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Yet ANOTHER piece of shit Trump regime move that has to be stopped now or reversed once they’re removed or replaced.
This is fucking exhausting.
This is fucking exhausting.
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Living a long way from home and I would do terrible, unforgivable things right now for a bag of chips and a pot of curry sauce.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Living a long way from home and I would do terrible, unforgivable things right now for a bag of chips and a pot of curry sauce.
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Stupid shit in my phone.
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Stupid shit in my phone.
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There is a dog! That is a happy pup. Give him a medal.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
There is a dog! That is a happy pup. Give him a medal.
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« Benton »
« BENTON »
« Jesus Christ »
« BENTON »
« Jesus Christ »
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
« Benton »
« BENTON »
« Jesus Christ »
« BENTON »
« Jesus Christ »
@jennyfurfuls.bsky.social Happy Birthday!
a cartoon of snoopy and woodstock celebrating a birthday with a cake
ALT: a cartoon of snoopy and woodstock celebrating a birthday with a cake
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February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
@jennyfurfuls.bsky.social Happy Birthday!
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Everyone I know seems to be anti alcohol at the moment.
But who was with you in your hardest moments?
It wasn’t bloody kale or ginger shot was it?
But who was with you in your hardest moments?
It wasn’t bloody kale or ginger shot was it?
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Everyone I know seems to be anti alcohol at the moment.
But who was with you in your hardest moments?
It wasn’t bloody kale or ginger shot was it?
But who was with you in your hardest moments?
It wasn’t bloody kale or ginger shot was it?
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11 years ago. The dining room in our old cottage in Devon. Everyone over 5 foot 10 inches banged their heads.
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
11 years ago. The dining room in our old cottage in Devon. Everyone over 5 foot 10 inches banged their heads.
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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